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to slash, to cut in two; to contradict

lán

fence, railing, balustrade

lǎn

to look over, to inspect, to view, to perceive

làn

overcooked, overripe; rotten, spoiled

lǎo

onomatopoeic; sound, noise

lǎo

maternal grandmother; midwife

le

buckwheat or sorghum noodles

lěi

rampart; base (in baseball)

lèi

category, class, group, kind; similar to; to resemble

one thousandth

rustic, vulgar, unpolished; mean

smooth; active; clever, sharp

spouse; pair, couple

chestnut-leaved oak

scrofulous swellings or lumps

lychee

to run over something in a vehicle

a place in Henan province

liǎ

two, a pair, a couple

liàn

to smelt, to refine; to distill, to condense

liàng

bright, brilliant, radiant, light

liě

to grimace, to grin

liè

clear, pure; to cleanse

lín

to draw near, to approach; to descend

líng

Eurya japonica

líng

the tinkling of jewelry

líng

Roman roof tiles; a long-necked jar

liú

bright; clear; deep; swift

liǔ

willow tree; pleasure; surname

lóng

cage, pen; grating

lóng

the tinkling of jewelry

lóng

blurry, obscured; the condition or appearance of the moon

lóu

a constellation; to wear; surname

sumac; loquat; the capital of a column

to arrange, to display

pulley, windlass, capstan

a village of twenty-five families

companion; associate with

statute, principle, regulation

luán

lovely, beautiful; docile, obedient

luán

twins

luán

mountain range; tall pointed mountain

luò

a river in the Shanxi province; a city

luò

web, net; to entangle

luò

brindled ox; tawny, variegated

luò

camel

ant; leech

to accuse, to blame, to curse, to scold

mǎi

endive; sow-thistle

mài

a pulse; arteries, veins; blood vessels

máng

vague, boundless; vast, widespread

mǎo

one of the 28 constellations

mào

to risk, to brave, to dare

mào

commerce, trade

méi

eyebrows; upper margin of book

měi

beautiful, pretty; pleasing

mèi

dark, hidden, obscure

mèi

sleeves

méng

horsefly, gadfly

a cat's meow; a meter

one's deceased father

to bewitch, to charm; a fan of; infatuated

to stop, to repress, to quell

a river in Hunan province

secret, mysterious, abstruse

miǎn

to endeavor, to make an effort; to urge

miǎn

to ogle, to squint at, to look askance

miàn

face; surface, side; plane, dimension

miǎo

blind in one eye; subtle, minute, minuscule

miǎo

a second; a corn kernel; measure word for time

miē

the bleating of sheep

mín

alabaster; a jade-like stone