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紉
rèn

to sew, to stitch; to thread a needle

紈
wán

gauze; fine white silk

紆
yū

to twist, to turn, to bend; to distort

約
yuē

treaty, covenant, agreement

紂
zhòu

saddle strap, harness; an emperor

绑
bǎng

to tie, to fasten, to bind

给
gěi

to give, to lend; for, by

绗
háng

to quilt

绘
huì

to sketch, to paint, to draw

绛
jiàng

deep red; a river in Shanxi province

绞
jiǎo

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

结
jié

knot, tie; to connect, to join

绝
jué

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

绔
kù

pants, trousers, underwear

络
luò

web, net; to entangle

绕
rào

to entwine, to wind around; to orbit, to revolve

绒
róng

cotton, silk, velvet, wool

统
tǒng

to govern, to command; to gather, to unite

绚
xuàn

variegated, adorned; brilliant

缸
gāng

earthen jug, crock, cistern

罚
fá

penalty, fine; to punish, to penalize

罘
fú

a screen used in ancient times

羍
dá

little lamb

美
měi

beautiful, pretty; pleasing

羿
yì

a legendary archer

耑
duān

specialized; concentrated

耐
nài

to resist, to bear; patient, enduring

耍
shuǎ

to play, to frolic, to amuse

耔
zǐ

to hoe the soil around one's plants

耷
dā

drooping ears

胞
bāo

womb, placenta, fetal membrane

背
bèi

back, backside; to betray, to violate

胆
dǎn

gallbladder; gall, guts, courage

胍
guā

guanidine

胛
jiǎ

shoulder; shoulder blade

胖
pàng

fat, plump, obese; a fat person

胚
pēi

embryo; an unfinished thing

胂
shèn

arsine

胜
shèng

victory; to excel, to truimph

胎
tāi

embryo, fetus; car tire

胃
wèi

stomach

胗
zhēn

measles, pustules, rash

胝
zhī

corn, callus

胄
zhòu

helmet; descendant

胙
zuò

meat offered in sacrifice to one's ancestors

胨
dòng

peptone

胡
hú

recklessly, foolishly; wildly

胫
jìng

calf, shinbone

胩
kǎ

carbylamine; isocyanide

胧
lóng

blurry, obscured; the condition or appearance of the moon

胪
lú

to arrange, to display

胠
qū

to open; to throw away

胥
xū

all, together, mutually

胤
yìn

heir, successor; progeny, posterity

脉
mài

a pulse; arteries, veins; blood vessels

臿
chā

to separate the grain from the husk

舁
yú

to lift, to raise, to carry on one's shoulder

舡
chuán

boat, ship

舢
shān

sampan, wooden boat

舣
yǐ

to moor a boat

苧
zhù

China grass, ramie

苲
zhǎ

hornwort

茈
cí

a plant yielding a red dye

茀
fú

weeds; overgrowth

茛
gèn

ranunculus

茗
míng

tea; tea leaves; tea plant

茜
qiàn

reed, madder; Rubia cordifolia

茬
chá

opportunity; farmland after the harvest

茶
chá

tea; tea leaves; tea plant

茺
chōng

茨
cí

thatching; caltrop, Tribulus terrestris

茯
fú

China root; medicinal fungus