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mǐn

robust, strong, vigorous

mǐn

Fujian province; a river; a tribe

míng

tea; tea leaves; tea plant

mōu

a cow's moo

mǒu

some, someone; a certain thing or person

which? where? how?

elegant, graceful, delicate

to sew, to mend; quilt; patch; cassock

sodium, natrium; to sharpen wood

nài

crab-apple tree; to endure, to bear

nài

to resist, to bear; patient, enduring

nán

south; southern; southward

náo

to yield; to scratch, to disturb

nǎo

small hillock, used in place names

nǎo

angry, wrathful

close, intimate; to approach

to disobey, to rebel; traitor, rebel

niè

chaos, disorder

zhù

China grass, ramie

níng

lemon

niǔ

button, knob; surname

nóng

to whisper

nóng

concentrated, dense, strong, thick

anger, passion, rage

nüè

cruel, harsh, oppressive

nuó

to shift, to move

ōu

seagull, tern; Larus species (various)

white flowers

prone, lying down, leaning over

pài

used in transliterations

pài

clique, faction, group, sect

pàn

rebel; rebellion; rebellious

pàn

to look, to gaze; to expect, to hope for

páng

surname

pàng

fat, plump, obese; a fat person

pào

cannon, artillery

pēi

embryo; an unfinished thing

pén

basin, bowl, pot, tub

arsenic

to aid, to help; to adjoin, to connect

pián

a team of horses; to associate; to join

pīn

mistress, lover; an affair

pīn

to link, to join together; to incorporate

pǐn

article, good, product; commodity; quality, character

pīng

to trust to; send a message

píng

screen, shield; to put aside, to reject; to hold

píng

smooth board; chessboard; chess

amber

to crawl; to lie prostrate

seven (bankers' anti-fraud numeral)

wait for, wait until, as soon as

to whisper, to slander, to blame

deed, bond, contract; to engrave

to pile up, to build; stone steps; rock wall

qià

just, exactly, precisely; proper

qià

to mix, to blend, to harmonize

qiān

to drag, to pull, to lead by the hand

qián

in front, forward; former, preceding

qián

lock, latch; to stamp, to seal

qiàn

reed, madder; Rubia cordifolia

qiáo

buckwheat

qiào

to resemble; similar, alike; pretty

qiào

to scold, to blame; to ridicule, to criticize

qiè

trunk, suitcase; portfolio

qiè

to steal; thief; secret, stealthy

qīn

relatives, parents; intimate; the hazelnut tree

qīn

to invade, to encroach upon, to raid

qīn

to respect, to admire; royal

qīng

ammonia

qīng

light, gentle; simple, easy

qiū

autumn, fall; year

qiú

ornamental cap