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jiàng

flood

jiàng

deep red; a river in Shanxi province

jiāo

beautiful, handsome, pretty

jiāo

seductive, lovable, tender; pampered; frail

jiāo

to spray, to sprinkle, to water

jiāo

an edible aquatic grass; Zizania aquatica

jiāo

haughty, spirited; a wild stallion

jiǎo

to correct

jiǎo

cunning, deceitful, treacherous

jiǎo

intertwined; to twist, to wring; to hang a criminal

jiǎo

stuffed dumplings

jiào

tall pointed mountain

jiē

all, every, everybody

jié

busy, occupied; to pursue

jié

clean, pure; to purify, to cleanse

jié

knot, tie; to connect, to join

jiè

boundary, limit; domain; society, the world

jiè

scabies; to itch

jiè

to warn, to admonish; warning

jīn

saliva, sweat; ferry, ford

jīn

to pity, to sympathize, to feel sorry for

jīn

collar, lapel

jǐn

nuptial wine cup

jìn

strong, tough, unyielding; power, energy

jìn

loyal, faithful; a perennial weed

jīng

thorns, brambles; surname

jìng

calf, shinbone

jiōng

door latch, crossbar

jiǒng

bright, brilliant; clear; hot

jiū

gallant, valiant

jiǔ

scallion, leek, chive

jiù

bier, coffin

narrow, cramped, confined

Chinese character

to raise; to recommend; to praise

carpenter's square, ruler, rule

taro, hemp; herb;

steel, iron; great

jué

two gems mounted together

jué

to cut, to sever; to break off, to terminate

jué

conscious; to nap, to sleep; to wake up

jūn

army, military; soldiers, troops

jūn

unit of weight equal to thirty catties; your (formal)

jùn

talented, capable; handsome

jùn

county, region, administrative division

carbylamine; isocyanide

kǎi

a high and dry place

kǎi

to enjoy; kind; joyful, content

kǎn

to hack, to chop, to cut, to fell

kàn

to look, to see; to examine, to scrutinize

kàng

scandium

kǎo

to torture, to interrogate; to beat, to flog

axe-handle, bough, stalk; surname

an inferior kind of jade

section, department; field, branch; science

axle

guest, traveller; customer

respectful, reverent

to subdue, to restrain, to overcome; used in transliterations

kěn

to cultivate, to farm; to reclaim

kōu

sunken eyes

dried out, withered, decayed

pants, trousers, underwear

kuǎ

to be defeated, to collapse, to fail

kuà

to carry

kuài

to swallow, to gulp down; greedy

kuài

sly, cunning, crafty

kuāng

onomatopoetic, a clang or clatter

kuáng

to lie, to deceive; to delude, to cheat

kuàng

to bestow, to grant; surname

kuí

a man's stride; a constellation

kuò

to embrace, to enclose, to include