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浊
zhuó

dirty, filthy, muddy, turbid

涎
xián

saliva

炳
bǐng

bright, luminous; glorious

炽
chì

to burn, to blaze; splendid; intense

点
diǎn

dot, point, speck

炯
jiǒng

bright, brilliant; clear; hot

炼
liàn

to smelt, to refine; to distill, to condense

炮
pào

cannon, artillery

炻
shí

china, stoneware

炱
tái

soot

炭
tàn

carbon, charcoal, coal

炫
xuàn

to glitter, to shine; to show off, to flaunt

炸
zhà

to explode; to fry in oil; to scald

炤
zhào

to illuminate, to light up; to reflect

炷
zhù

candle wick; incense

烀
hū

to simmer, to cook over a slow fire

烂
làn

overcooked, overripe; rotten, spoiled

烁
shuò

to sparkle, to shine, to glitter

烃
tīng

hydrocarbon

爯
chēng

to balance, to fit; balanced, suitable

爰
yuán

to lead on to; then, therefore, as a consequence

牴
dǐ

to butt, to gore; to resist

牯
gǔ

cow, steer

牮
jiàn

to prop up

牵
qiān

to drag, to pull, to lead by the hand

牲
shēng

sacrificial animal; domestic animal

狊
jú

独
dú

alone, independent, only, single, solitary

狠
hěn

vicious, fierce, cruel

狡
jiǎo

cunning, deceitful, treacherous

狯
kuài

sly, cunning, crafty

狨
róng

the common marmoset

狮
shī

lion

狩
shòu

winter hunting; a hunting dog; an imperial tour

狲
sūn

monkey

狭
xiá

narrow, limited; narrow-minded

狱
yù

prison, jail; case; lawsuit

狰
zhēng

fierce-looking, ferocious

玻
bō

glass

玳
dài

tortoise shell

玷
diàn

character flaw; a flaw in a gem

玲
líng

the tinkling of jewelry

珐
fà

enamel, cloissoné

珈
jiā

an ornament attached to a woman's hairpin

珏
jué

two gems mounted together

珂
kē

an inferior kind of jade

珑
lóng

the tinkling of jewelry

珉
mín

alabaster; a jade-like stone

珀
pò

amber

珊
shān

coral

珍
zhēn

a treasure, a precious thing; rare, valuable

瓴
líng

Roman roof tiles; a long-necked jar

甚
shén

considerably; very, extremely; a great extent

甭
béng

"there is no need"

畈
fàn

field; farm

畐
fú

to fill; a roll of cloth

界
jiè

boundary, limit; domain; society, the world

畎
quǎn

a drain between fields, irrigation; to flow

畋
tián

to till, to cultivate; to hunt

畑
tián

dry field (as opposed to a paddy); used in Japanese names

畏
wèi

fear, dread, awe, reverence

疤
bā

scar, cicatrix; birthmark

疮
chuāng

boil, tumor; wound, sore

疯
fēng

crazy, insane, mentally ill

疥
jiè

scabies; to itch

疬
lì

scrofulous swellings or lumps

疫
yì

epidemic, plague, pestilence

疣
yóu

wart, tumor, papule, goiter

疭
zòng

clonic convulsions

癸
guǐ

10th heavenly stem

皈
guī

to follow, to comply with

皇
huáng

royal, imperial; ruler, superior