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a [ (a particle); (used before someones name) 68
4i to love (to), be fond of, like to; love, affection 70
1n _ peaceful, quiet; to pacify, console; to put, to place 62
4n _ to press (with the fingers or hand); according to 160

B

ba [ (sentence suffix indicating suggestion or probability) 37
b1 ] 8 6
b1 _ used in transliterating foreign names; general noun suffix 320
b3 _ a handle or hold; to watch over; a handful 61
b4 _ dad 29
b2i white, bright; clear, pure; futile (effort) 40
b3i hundred ; all 7
b4i ) to worship 18
b4i _ to (be) defeat(ed), to fail, to lose 320
b1n a class (in school); (Measure for scheduled transport) 55
b1n Q to move (something), to transport (goods) 46
b1n j kind, sort, class (of) 320
b3n _ boards or planks; rigid, stiff 320
b3n _ edition; printing plate; household register 320
b4n ` half (a) 37
b4n to manage/handle (a matter) 39
b1ng to help, assist 60
b1o _ to wrap (up); a parcel or package 43
b3o j to protect, to guard; to care for; to guarantee 65
b3o _ treasure; precious, valuable; honorable 320
b4o _ newspaper; to report; to recompense 48
b5i | cup, glass, mug 17
b5i / b8i to carry (on ones back) / to memorize; back (of the body) 160
b7i north 20
b8i -times, -fold; to double (in number/price) 320
b8i _ by (indicates the Passive); bed quilt 49
b8i to prepare, be ready for 51
b7n { volume (of books); our, this; the root, origin, source; based on 13
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b- _ to compare; compared with; to compete 38
b- _ pen (general term for writing instruments); sum (of money) 9
b= must, have to, necessarily, most certainly 50
b= to complete, to finish; the whole, total 160
b= currency, money 320
bi1n _ side 27
bi4n / pi2n convenient, handy 25
bi4n to change, alter; uncommon; accident, tragedy 160
bi4n _ time(s); everywhere, throughout 320
bi1o j to show, to label; a model, paragon; a symbol, mark, label 320
bi3o a blank form, chart, meter; to show; relatives 54
bi6 _ other; different; do not (imperative) 37
b9ng ice 160
b9ng soldier, troops; arms, weapons; pawn (Chinese chess) 320
b-ng j cookie, biscuit 47
b=ng ) and, also, at the same time; even, equal with 160
b=ng illness, sickness, disease, to be sick; blemish, defect 60
b! _ waves, breakers; to undulate; to implicate 320
b@ ] wide, extensive; erudite, learned, well-read 61
b@ ones fathers elder brother; a count (nobility) 320
b& | supplementary; nutritious; to mend, patch up 55
b* not; (the negative) 8
b* _ a pace or step; to walk; on foot 57
b* part, section; department; cabinet ministry 46
b* [ cloth, textiles; to declare, proclaim; to disseminate 320

C

c2i _ only, just; just now; not until; natural talent 45
c2i wealth, riches 160
c3i variegated colors; prize money 320
c4i _ vegetable; dish (of food) 21
c1n a meal; food 46
c1n / s1n _ to participate in; to visit, to call on / 3 (s1n) 63
c3o ) draft (copy); a Chinese script; grass, herb, straw 160
c8 plan, strategy; orders of appointment; to spur on, to urge 320
c6ng _ storey (in a building); a layer; stratum 160
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c6ng / z5ng _ previously, (to have experienced) before 160
ch1 / ch4 difference; mistake / nearly, approx.; differ, fall short 40
ch2 _ to examine, to inspect, to check; to look up/into 69
ch2 _ tea 32
ch2 _ to investigate, examine, survey, scrutinize 52
ch1i to dispatch (someone on a mission or errand) 40
ch3n ) to produce, bring about; to bear (offspring) 160
ch2ng /zh3ng long 40
ch2ng often, frequently; usually; common, ordinary 31
ch3ng j arena/ground; act/performance (of a play or movie) 21
ch3ng factory, workshop 160
ch4ng ( to sing, to chant 160
ch1o to exceed, be more than, surpass; to overtake 49
ch2o / zh1o to face (in a direction); dynasty; imperial court 320
ch3o ) to stir-fry, to roast 47
ch5 vehicle (general word) 22
ch6n (a Chinese family name) 15
ch5ng to weigh; to call or name; to claim that or declare that 320
ch6ng to succeed (another in a task); undertake (responsibilities) 320
ch6ng a schedule; an (educational) course; extent; journey 320
ch6ng to become; to achieve; accomplished 64
ch6ng city 160
ch6ng honest, sincere; true, real 160
ch9 _ to eat 21
ch0 to maintain, uphold; to hold or grasp; to preside over 320
ch- ) a foot ruler; a unit of Chinese measurement 160
ch!ng full, sufficient; to fill; to fake, to pretend 320
ch!ng to wash away, rinse; infuse; soar upwards; empty, void 320
ch@ng insects, worms 320
ch@ng /zh$ng _ to repeat, to do again 49
ch% _ out, exit; to (re)produce; to happen, occur 39
ch% first, original, initial; junior, elementary 320
ch^ _ except, besides; to get rid of; (in math) to divide 49
ch& _ clear, distinct; neat; distress, suffering 54
ch& / ch* _ deal with; be faced with / a place, location; a department 160
chu1n _ to wear or put on (clothes/shoes) 33
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chu1n river, stream; Sichuan (province) 320
chu2n boat, ship 160
chu2n /zhu4n j to propagate, spread, pass on 160
chu1ng _ window 57
chu2ng | a bed 160
chu4ng/chu1ng to create, initiate, establish; original / a wound 320
ch%n { Spring (season) 44
c0 j words, phrases, expressions; a part of speech 160
c- g this, these, such; if so, in this case; here 160
c= times; occasion; next in order; inferior, lower 41
c@ng from (a place or time) 28
c%n | village, hamlet 160
c^n to exist, to survive, to live; to deposit 320
cu$ j wrong, incorrect 53

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d2 / (d1) _ to answer, reply (to); to reciprocate 160
d2 reach, arrive at; intelligent, smart; prominent, successful 320
d3 to make (a phone call); to hit, beat, fight; to do; to get 19
d4 big, large; very, greatly; great, famous; full-grown, adult 17
d4i to take (along), to bring (along); to lead; a belt, tie 39
d4i j generation, era, dynasty; to be a substitute (for) 160
d4i / d1i to treat (someone); await (for) / stay (at a place); later on 320
d1n ) a slip of paper; a list; odd (numbers); single, only 48
d4n _ but, however; only, merely 26
d4n _ weak (liquids); light (in color); tasteless (flavor) 160
d4n _ egg 160
d4n / t2n bullet, bomb 320
d1ng / d4ng ought to; the very same; to undertake / to regard as 60
d3ng (political) party, faction, clique 320
d1o knife, blade, sword 160
d3o to guide, to lead, to direct 320
d3o an island 320
d3o / d4o to collapse / pour out; on the contrary; turn upside down 160
d4o _ Taoism; a way/principle; road, path 34
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d4o _ to (a place/time); to arrive at 16
de (Noun/Verb suffix of possession or modification) 9
d6 / de j to get, to obtain / (a grammar particle) 26
d6 _ German; morals, virtues 53
d7i j must, ought to 26
d5ng ) light, lamp, lantern, burner 160
d5ng to climb, ascend; to register; to board (plane/boat) 320
d7ng _ to wait (for); when, until; etc., and so on 40
d9 low, to lower 160
d- underside, bottom, base; the end or final part 320
d= emperor, ruler; imperial; god 320
d= _ place, location; ground, earth 28
d= younger brother 29
d= (ordinalizing prefix to numbers) 39
di3n j a rule, statute; a tale, story; to mortgage 160
di3n _ oclock; (M for hours of the clock); point; a drop, spot, dot 11
di4n shop, store, commercial establishment 43
di4n _ electricity 27
di4o to fall, drop; to lose; to change, substitute; turn; off (RVE) 320
di4o / ti2o to transfer; a tune, melody 320
d9ng 4th of the 10 Celestial Stems; population; cubes 320
d-ng the top, summit; extremely, very; Measure for hats 320
d=ng reserve (room, seat); suscribe (to a mag.); edit, revise 320
d=ng _ definite, fixed; certainly; to decide or fix 38
di% _ to lose; to get rid of, to reject 160
d!ng east 20
d!ng _ winter; 10
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d#ng _ to understand 36
d$ng to move 51
d!u / d% all, both; always / capital, big city 10
d$u _ beans, peas 47
d^ j to read aloud; to read, to study 160
d^ poison, toxin; to poison 320
d^ alone, single, solitary; only 320
d* _ degree; (number of) times; to pass (through) 54
du3n _ short 40
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du4n section, division; paragraph 160
du4n sever, cut apart; to judge, decide on; to break; absolutely 320
du= a team; troops 320
du= ] to be correct, right; to(wards); a pair (of); with regard to 17
du! _ much, many; more than, over (a certain number); how ! 12

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6r / r son; child 13
6r but, and yet, nevertheless; also, and 45
7r | the ear 160
7r thou (literary); used in transliterating foreign names 320
8r I 2 6

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f1 / f4 to start; to emit, give out / hair (on the head) 50
f3 French; law, legal; method, ways 53
f1n to translate; to capsize, turn over 320
f2n _ to annoy, to trouble, to worry, to be vexed 62
f3n _ reverse, opposite; to return (something) 160
f4n _ cooked rice; a meal; food 21
f1ng place, region; square shape; (a Chinese name) 28
f2ng house, building; a room 46
f4ng _ put, place; let go of; play (music); show(slides) 44
f5i Africa; not, non- 53
f5i to fly 22
f8i { expenses; to waste, to use more than is neeeded 68
f5n minute (of time); cent; to divide up 30
f7n j powder 43
f8n j a part or portion; (Measure for gifts & newspapers) 68
f5ng to seal, close up completely; (Measure for letters) 60
f5ng wind, breeze; customs, practice; scene, style 58
f5ng abundant, plentiful; a crop or harvest; good-looking 320
f5ng peak, summit 320
f@ j Buddha, Buddhism 160
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f#u no, not; to negate 320
f% man, male adult; husband; a master 63
f^ _ clothing; to obey, yield to 23
f^ blessing, good fortune, happiness 160
f& | to bow down, to stoop; to condescend 160
f& to decay, to rot; corrupt; old, worn-out 47
f* _ father 29
f* to pay (money); to consign (to) 320
f* secondary, auxiliary; deputy, vice-; to assist; a set (of) 320
f* to recover (to normal); answer, reply; complex; repeat 320
f* a woman, a female; a wife 320
f* wealthy, affluent; abundant, plentiful 320
f* to bear, to sustain; to be defeated; minus, negative 320
f* rely on, be dependent on; attach, enclose, append; near to 320

G

g1i ought to, should 38
g3i to change, to alter; to modify, to transform 160
g4i general, overall, roughly 160
g1n / g4n dry; clean / capabilities, talents; to do, manage; the main part 47
g3n _ to feel, perceive; to affect, be moved; feeling, emotion 160
g3n to hurry, rush; to pursue; to expel, drive out 160
g1ng _ just now, just this moment 32
g3ng harbor, port; (short for) Hong Kong 59
g1o high, tall; (a Chinese family name) 31
g3o to do or be engaged in; to make a mess of, to mix up 320
g4o to tell, to inform; to accuse 39
ge / g8 (general Measure) / individual, (my)self 7
g5 elder brother 29
g5 song; to sing, to chant 160
g6 to adjust or regulate; a square frame or blank 320
g8 each, every; all 160
g7i to give (to); for (the benefit of); to let, allow; the Passive 9
g5n together with; to follow 28
g5n root (of a plant); foundation; M for stick-like objects 320
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g8ng / g5ng j still more, even more / to change, alter 31
g!ng effort; function; merit; usefulness 63
g!ng work, job; labor, laborer; engineering 55
g!ng _ public, open to all 22
g!ng a palace 320
g!ng /g$ng to supply, contribute to / offer in worship; to confess 320
g$ng ] common, same, collectively, all; to work together 50
g$u enough, sufficient 35
g$u to constitute, to form, to establish 320
g& ancient, old, antiquated 160
g* former; previous; cause, reason; incident, event; intentional 160
g* to concern oneself about, care for, look after 320
gu1 melon, gourd, cucumber 160
gu4i strange, odd, peculiar; to blame; a monster or ghost 320
gu1n government official; (body) organ 160
gu1n to observe, to view; point of view; appearance, view 63
gu1n to close (up), to shut; relationship 35
gu3n to manage, to control; to take heed to; a tube, pipe 62
gu3n _ hotel, restaurant; official residence or office 52
gu4n _ accustomed to; habitual, customary 55
gu1ng _ light, brightness; to exhaust; bare; alone; glossy 63
gu3ng ) broad, extensive; to stretch, to extend; Canton 160
gu9 to plan, to scheme; rules, regulations 160
gu9 to return, come back; to return (something); to belong to 320
gu- ghosts, demons; cunning, crafty; sinister, evil 320
gu= expensive; your esteemed (surname, country, company, etc.) 12
gu= j cabinet, cupboard; shop counter 64
gu@ _ country 20
gu# fruit; effect, result, consequence 21
gu$ _ to pass, cross over; (particle of past experience) 30

H

h2i j child, children 23
h2i / hu2n _ still, yet, also; or 28
h3i sea, ocean 160
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h4i to injure, to damage; harm, detriment; to kill 320
h4n Chinese (people or language); Han (dynasty) 20
h2ng / x0ng j a trade; a row of 52
h2ng to navigate; ship, boat, vessel 160
h3o / h4o good, well; okay / to love to, be fond of 9
h4o _ day (of month); number (of house); size (of clothing) 18
h5 to drink 42
h6 to join, to combine; to close, to shut 61
h6 ] and; peace, harmony 35
h6 river, waterway 160
h6 ] what, how, why, where 160
h5i _ black; dark; evil, sinister 160
h7n _ very 12
h@ng _ red (color) 33
h$u rear of, back of; afterwards; descendants 26
h$u period; to await 26
h% to call (out) or shout; to cry (out); to exhale 320
h^ a lake 320
h& tiger; fierce, savage; brave; vigorous 320
h* mutually, each other, reciprocally 320
h* to protect, to guard, to shield, to defend 320
h* ) door; household, family 160
hu1 _ to spend (money/time); flower 36
hu2 ) China, Cathay; prosperous; splendid, majestic 160
hu4 _ to plan, to design; to unify; to lay boundaries 160
hu4 _ to draw/paint (pictures); (Chinese character) stroke 160
hu4 j (spoken) words, speech; language 24
hu4 _ to convert, to transform, to change; chemistry 70
hu2i bosom; to hold/harbor (thoughts); recollect; to conceive 320
hu4i bad, vicious, evil (persons); out of order; rotten, decaying 320
hu1n joyful, glad, be pleased with 19
hu2n / h2i _ to return (items borrowed) 28
hu2n surroundings; to encircle, surround; a ring or bracelet 320
hu4n _ to change, to exchange; to alter; to substitute 160
hu2ng yellow (color) / (a Chinese family name) 15
hu2ng imperial, royal; an emperor 320
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hu0 [ to return; to reply to; number of times/repetitions 28
hu= to remit money; collect (materials); categorize, classify 320
hu= / ku4i _ will, shall; can (i.e. know how to); an association; a moment 19
h%n g marriage, wedding 58
hu@ to live, to be alive; active, lively; movable, mobile 42
hu# fire 22
hu$ _ or (used in statements), either; perhaps, may be 56
hu$ goods, cargo, freight; currency, money; to bribe, bribery 320

J

j9 ] machine; opportunity 22
j9 chicken 32
j9 [ foundation, base; origin, root, basis; on the basis of 160
j0 _ urgent, hurried; quick(ly); anxious, worried 160
j0 grade or year (in school); degree or rank 49
j0 promptly, immediately; even if/though; then, accordingly 320
j0 collection of works (e.g. poems); assemble, gather together 320
j0 and, as well as; reach, attain; just at the moment, timely 320
j- / j9 _ how many?; a few, some; which? / nearly, almost 11
j- _ self, oneself 33
j= _ to remember; to recollect; to record (in writing) 35
j= to mail 34
j= [ border; boundary 160
j= since (that); already, de facto 160
j= to calculate; a plan, a scheme; to scheme, to plot 160
j= _ age (of a person); a century; historical record 160
j= a season; a quarter of a year 320
j= skill, special ability, ingenuity 320
j= to aid or relieve (e.g. the poor) 320
j= to continue, to carry on; to inherit, to succeed to 320
ji1 _ to add (to), to increase 51
ji1 _ home; family; specialist 25
ji3 1st of the 10 Celestal Stems; first (e.g. Grade A); shell 320
ji4 a rack, frame; to prop up, support; M for planes & pianos 320
ji4 / ji3 _ vacation, holiday / false, not real; supposing if 44
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ji4 j price, cost, value 66
ji1n [ the space between; (Measure for rooms) 37
ji1n strong & durable; resolute, determined; solid & firm 320
ji3n to decrease, to reduce, to subtract, to deduct, to cut 320
ji3n simple, concise, succinct, brief 48
ji3n ] to examine, to inspect, to search 69
ji4n ] (Measure for items, things, clothing) 23
ji4n _ to meet; to see; to visit or call on; perceive (RVE) 34
ji4n _ to build, construct, establish; to propose, suggest 160
ji4n gradually, little-by-little 320
ji1ng a large river; the Yangtze River 320
ji1ng / ji4ng ] about to, going to; =_ / a general, an admiral 62
ji3ng j to speak, to talk; to explain; to be fussy about 66
ji4ng obstinate, stubborn 320
ji4ng / xi2ng to descend; to drop, decline; to lower 320
ji1o / ji4o ] to teach / to educate; a religion 24
ji1o to deliver, to hand in/over; to exchange; to meet 67
ji1o banana 59
ji3o the feet; leg or base (of something) 320
ji3o / ju6 j (animal) horn; a corner; an angle 160
ji4o / (ji3o) ] comparatively; to compare; to compete 38
ji4o to be called (by a name); to tell/order (someone); to shout out 14
ji4o / ju6 _ a sleep or a nap 36
ji5 j street 30
ji5 _ to receive, accept; to join, connect; to welcome 160
ji5 grade or rank; flight of steps or stairs 320
ji6 _ to unite, to connect; to tie, to knot; result, outcome 58
ji6 festival, season 44
ji7 q to loosen, to untie; to understand; to explain clearly 64
ji7 q elder sister; young lady 14
ji8 to lend/borrow 36
ji8 to demarcate, to delimit; domain, territory 160
ji8 ) to lie between; upright (of character) 160
j9n _ gold; money, wealth; metal 67
j9n now, the present 11
j9n ) jin (=500 gm.) 34
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j-n only; barely, scarcely 320
j-n tight, tense, firm; urgent, critical, pressing 320
j-n / j=n to ones greatest extent; exhaust, use up; accomplish; all 320
j=n _ near (to), close (to) (in space and time) 59
j=n _ to go ahead, advance, proceed; to improve 57
j9ng _ capital (of a country) 20
j9ng _ to pass through; classic books; to manage, to plan 38
j9ng j ghosts, spirits; male sperm; essence, essentials 160
j-ng _ scenery, view; circumstances, situation 160
j-ng _ to warn, caution; to guard, keep watch 52
j-ng a well 320
j=ng a boundary, border; a place, area; a state, circumstances 320
j=ng to respect, honor, esteem, revere 320
j=ng to finish, to terminate; somewhat unexpectedly 320
j=ng quiet & peaceful; motionless, calm; virtuous, chaste 160
ji% _ to examine, to investigate; finally, after all 66
ji& _ 9 7
ji& long (in time) 27
ji& wine, liquor; alcoholic drink 160
ji* ] old, ancient, past 160
ji* _ to save, to rescue 160
ji* _ then, thereupon; only, just; right away 25
j% to reside, to abode 69
j^ ) office, bureau; a situation, state of affairs 27
j& to lift, raise; to recommend; entire, whole, all; manner 320
j* a sentence 320
j* according to, on the basis of; proof, evidence 320
j* to come or put together; to assemble, to gather 320
j* | utensil, tool, equipment 56
ju6 to sever, break off; to renounce; to run out of, used up 320
ju6 to decide, to judge; certain, sure 64
ju6 / ji4o _ to feel that; to realise that 36
ju6 / ji3o j role or part (in a play) 160
j%n military, corps, armed services 160
j%n a sovereign, king, monarch; you (polite/formal) 320

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k3 a card; cardboard 48
k1i ) to open (up); to leave (of trains and scheduled buses) 22
k4n / k1n [ to see; to visit; to read; to look at / to keep an eye on 24
k3o to test or examine 44
k4o to lean on, against; near to; to rely upon 160
k5 | department, section; class/variety (of) 160
k7 ) may, can; but, however; indeed, certainly 19
k8 guest, stranger; spectator; alien, non-native 46
k8 ] lesson 27
k8 to overcome, to conquer; a gram 320
k8 to carve, engrave; quarter of an hour; a moment; harsh 320
k!ng / k$ng _ empty, vacant; sky or space / to have free/spare time 56
k#ng a hole, opening, aperture; Confucianism 320
k#ng to fear, to dread; to be afraid that 320
k#u ] mouth; oral; an opening; (Measure for people) 57
k% to cry, to weep, to sob 320
k& bitter; miserable, hard, difficult 160
ku4i j fast, quick; about to, soon; happy 36
ku4i j dollar; a piece or lump (of) 12
ku4i / hu= _ to compute, to do accounting 19
ku3n a fund, a sum of money; to treat well; sincere(ly) 320
ku4ng situation, conditions, circumstances; moreover 320
ku$ to include, comprise of, to enclose 320

L

l1 _ to pull, to drag; to lengthen, to elongate 160
l2i to come (to); the future; a little more than (used with numbers) 11
l2n orchid 320
l4ng waves, billows, breakers; dissolute, debauched 320
l2o to labor, toil; meritorius deeds; to trouble, to bother 320
l3o old (in years), elderly; always; dear (friend, etc.); #child 16
le / li3o _ (suffix of change in situation or action completed) 25
l8 / yu8 _ happy, joyful, glad 57
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l8i a species, a class, a category; similar, alike 320
l8i / l7i _ tired, tiring, weary / to accumulate, pile up 55
l7ng cold (literally & figuratively) 160
l0 from (i.e. distance from); to leave, depart 42
l- _ (a Chinese family name); plum 15
l- reason, cause; law, principle; to govern, regulate 61
l- in(side), within 13
l- _ courtesy, polite; rites, ceremony; a gift or present 18
l= an example; regular, routine; regulation, custom, practice 320
l= a calendar; an era, an age; to calculate 320
l= ] profit; advantage; to benefit; sharp 160
l= _ beautiful, fine, elegant 160
l= strength, power; might; vigorously 160
l= _ to stand (erect); immediately; to establish, to erect 160
li2n _ to connect or join (up); even 41
li2n to unite, connect, join up; allied (forces), joint (effort) 320
li3n the face (physically & figuratively) 320
li4n to practice, train, exercise 55
li2ng good, fine; very; inborn, innate 320
li2ng / li4ng to measure / a quantity; capacity; to estimate 320
li3ng [ 2 (must be followed by a Measure) 7
li4ng _ bright, radiant, luminous 58
li2o [ to chat 65
li3o / le _ (RVE indicating possibility, ability or completion) 25
li4o material, stuff; to conjecture, reckon; infer, anticipate 320
li8 a series (of); to arrange in a line; enumerate; to display 320
l0n on the point of; approaching; temporary, provisional 320
l0n | (a Chinese family name); a forest, woods 15
l0ng _ zero; a small amount; retail 66
l-ng the neck; a collar; to lead, head up; to receive, to get 320
l=ng a directive, order; to cause, make; your (formal speech) 320
l=ng another, besides, in addition to 45
li^ (a Chinese family name) 15
li^ _ to keep, preserve; to stay (behind), remain; to detain (someone) 69
li^ j to flow, to wander; a division, rank; unsettled, unfixed 160
li* 6 6
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l@ng dragon; imperial, the emperor 320
l@u _ (number of the) floor (in a building); storied building 46
l* _ land, terra firma; land transport; 6 (in formal script) 160
l* road, path; way, route 30
l* _ to record (sound); to take down (notes) 57
l{ _ traveler, passenger; to travel; to lodge 52
l} a law or regulation, a statute 320
l} / shu4i ratio (in maths); rate, proportion 320
l} / (l*) green 320
l*n / l^n _ to discuss, to argue, to debate / a theory 65
lu$ to fall, to decline, to wither; few & far-spaced 320

M

ma [ (interrogative sentence particle) 8
m1 mom 29
m2 q hemp, sisal; numb; pock-marked 62
m3 _ horse; (a Chinese family name) 27
m3 a code, sign or thing indicating number 320
m3i to buy 12
m4i to sell 12
m3n _ full; the whole of; abundant; Manchu 66
m4n slow, unhurried 48
m2ng j busy, in haste, short of time 25
m2o _ (body) hair, fur; 10 cents, a dime; woolen 160
m4o to trade, to barter; rashly; mixed 320
me _ (interrogative particle) 10
m6i _ not 9
m7i ] each, every 33
m7i _ beautiful; America 28
m8i { younger sister 29
men j (Noun suffix indicating the plural) 8
m6n [ door, gate 40
m- q (uncooked) rice; metre (linear measurement) 43
mi3n to avoid, evade; to exempt, forego; dismiss (from office) 320
mi4n side, face; to face (something); noodles, flour 13
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m0n the people (as opposed to the government) 160
m0ng name; given name; reputation, fame 14
m0ng [ light, bright; clear, understandable; Ming (dynasty) 11
m=ng life; fate, destiny; order, command 160
m$ last, final; late, end; trivial, unimportant 320
m#u a certain (person or thing) 320
m& mother; female 29
m* / wood, timber; senseless, stupid, dumb-witted 160
m* j the eye; to look, to see; category, division 160

N

n2 _ to take hold of or carry (smaller items) 41
n3 _ which? 10
n4 ] that 10
n3i _ milk; grandma; breasts 58
n2n male (of humans) 23
n2n south 20
n2n / n4n _ difficult, hard (to do), unpleasant (to do) / disaster, calamity 39
n3o the brain 68
ne (used in questions or to indicate ongoing action) 41
n8i within, inner; interior, domestic (e.g. flights); wife 160
n6ng _ can (=be able to); capability, talent; (atomic) energy 19
n- ] you 8
ni2n year 11
ni4n _ to read aloud; to study 24
ni2ng mother; girls or women 320
ni3o bird 160
n0n _ you (polite form) 160
n0ng / n=ng serene, tranquil / would rather 320
ni^ cow, ox, cattle, bull 32
n@ng [ farming, farmer, agricultural 63
n$ng , to handle, to do; to play with; to make fun of 68
n{ _ female (of humans) 23


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O

!u Europe, European 320

P

p4 to be afraid of; to fear, to dread; maybe, perhaps 160
p2i j a row or line (of); to expel, reject 60
p2i tablet, signboard; tag, label; brand(name); bulletin board 320
p4i to dispatch; a school (of art); a party, faction; a tributary 320
p2n a plate, dish, tray; entwined; interrogate, investigate 320
p2ng side (door, way); by the side of 160
p3o _ to run; to flee 57
p6i to accompany, keep company 320
p8i g to pair, to mate; to match, fit, suit; to dispense (medicine) 160
p6ng _ friend 23
p0 skin, leather, fur, hide, bark, rind; naughty 64
pi1n / pi4n ) photograph / a piece or slice 48
pi2n / bi4n cheap 25
pi4o / pi3o pretty, attractive / to bleach / to float (pi1o) 58
pi4o _ ticket 33
p-n a commodity; personality; to rate, to grade 160
p0ng peaceful; level, even; equality 62
p0ng bottle, jug, vase 320
p! a slope, bank, hillside 320
p$ to break; dilapidated, ruined; defeat, beat (the enemy) 320
p& general, universal, widespread 67

Q

q9 _ 7 6
q9 _ wife 68
q9 _ a period of time; to expect, to hope (for) 18
q0 / j9 strange, uncanny; wonderful / odd (numbers) 160
q0 he, she, it, they; this that, the 70
q0 ] to ride (straddle) 42
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q- _ to arise, to get up; to rise 30
q- to hope, long for, expect 320
q= an implement, tool, utensil, instrument 320
q= steam, gas, vapor 51
q= air, gas, breath; anger 35
qi1n 1,000 7
qi1n to sign (ones name); bamboo (divination) slips; a label 320
qi2n front; previous, former 26
qi2n _ money 12
qi2ng/qi3ng strong, powerful / to force, compel , strive 320
qi2o a bridge 320
qi5 / qi8 j to cut, to slice / to be in close contact (with) 160
qi7 _ furthermore, moreover, still 45
q9n _ parents, relatives 29
q0n a musical stringed instrument 320
q9ng _ light (in weight); simple, easy; mild, gentle 67
q9ng green, blue, black; young, youth(ful) 50
q9ng clear, pure, clean; virtuous, honest; Qing (dynasty) 54
q0ng j fact, detail; feeling, emotion; love, affection 45
q-ng j to ask/request to ...; to invite; please ... 9
q=ng to celebrate or congratulate; festivity, joy 320
qi% j autumn 160
qi^ to beg or plead for; to seek for; to demand; to covet 320
qi^ ] a ball, a globe, ball-shaped 60
q% [ to distinguish; district, area, zone 160
q% / q& bent, winding, twisted / a piece of music, a song 320
q& g to collect, obtain; to select, choose; to marry 160
q* _ to go (to) 11
q* _ interesting, funny; interest, fun 50
qu2n _ perfect; complete, whole; absolute(ly) 160
qu2n power, authority, inherent rights 320
qu5 deficient, lacking; incomplete, defective; a (job) vacancy 320
qu8 sure, certain, true, valid; firm(ly) 320
qu8 ) still, but, yet; to refuse to accept; to retreat, withdraw 160
q^n multitude, crowd, swarm (of), a flock, herd, large number 320

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R

r / 6r Noun suffix 13
r2n _ nevertheless, but, although 26
r3n to dye; to soil, pollute; to get infected, catch a disease 320
r4ng _ to give way (to), to yield, to concede; to permit, to allow 160
r8 _ hot, to heat; earnest, zealous, enthusiastic 47
r6n man, person, people 7
r6n benevolence, kindness 320
r8n j to recognize; to admit; to resign oneself to 49
r8n _ duty, office, post; to bear (a burden); to let one act at will 160
r6ng still, yet 320
r= j day; sun; J apan 18
r@ng _ easy; to contain or hold; face, expression 25
r$u | meat, flesh 32
r^ if, supposing; as, be like 41
r* to enter; receipts, income; to arrive at, to reach 160
ru$ if, supposing (that), provided that 320

S

s4i to compete, to contest; a tournament, match or race 320
s1n 3 6
s8 _ a color; sensuality, lust; appearance, looks 40
sh1 to kill, slaughter, destroy 320
sh1n mountain, hill 35
sh1ng wound, injury; to injure; grief, distress; to hurt (feelings) 320
sh1ng trade, commerce, business; to discuss, confer 43
sh4ng _ on, up, above; ascend, get into; last (week/month) 13
sh1o somewhat, rather; slightly, a little 320
sh1o _ to burn; to roast (meat) 47
sh3o/sh4o _ little (in quantity), few; less / young, youthful 17
sh4o to bring together, connect, join; to continue 160
sh8 _ an inn or house 51
sh8 _ society, community, an organization 64
sh8 to shoot (e.g. an arrow); to emit (light/heat) 320
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sh8 to establish, set up; to lay out, display; to provide 320
sh6i _ who? 18
sh5n the body; in person, oneself 69
sh5n deep (water); dark (colors); profound (ideas) 160
sh6n | god, spirit; divine, mystical; look, expression 160
sh6n ] what? 10
sh5ng _ to be born; to live; to breed; uncooked, unripe; unfamiliar 14
sh5ng ) voice, sound; to make known; reputation, fame 160
sh5ng to rise, ascend; promote, advance to a higher level; liter 320
sh7ng / x-ng a province; to be economical 160
sh8ng to triumph, excel, win; victory, success; scenic view 320
sh9 teacher, tutor, specialist 16
sh9 to lose; to neglect, let slip; an omission, mistake 320
sh9 to act, do, make; to bestow, grant; apply (ointment) 320
sh9 poetry, poems; Book of Odes 320
sh0 rocks, stones, minerals 320
sh0 food, meal; to eat 320
sh0 real, true, actual; practical; tangible, solid 70
sh0 10; complete(ly), perfect(ly) 7
sh0 j time; era, age 26
sh0 to recognize, to know 49
sh- beginning, start 36
sh- to make, to act; to use, to employ; to send envoys 160
sh- history, historical 320
sh= to show, indicate; to notify; instruct; to demonstrate 320
sh= to look at, to observe, to watch, to inspect 320
sh= to explain, to interpret; to set free; to disperse, dispel 320
sh= _ world; generation 160
sh= _ model, style, mode, pattern 160
sh= _ a room 67
sh= _ just right, exactly; appropriate, fit; at ease with self 61
sh= market; city, municipality 21
sh= q matter, item of business; job, task 33
sh= _ scholar, man of learning; soldier 53
sh= to be; yes, right 9
sh= to test or examine; to have a try at 44
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sh!u ] to gather, collect; to retrieve; to accept, receive 160
sh#u _ hand; a skilled person 63
sh#u to guard, protect; to keep (secrets); to abide by (laws) 320
sh#u the first, the beginning; chief, leader; M for poems, songs 320
sh$u to receive, to accept; to endure, to suffer; pleasant 70
sh$u _ to teach, to tutor 46
sh% _ book; a document, certificate; a style of calligraphy 13
sh% _ to relax; to unfold, stretch; slow, leisurely 53
sh^ ripe (fruit); well-cooked (food); very familiar 320
sh& to belong to; be governed by; a category 320
sh& / sh* to count, enumerate / number, quantity, amount 320
sh* a skill; a way or method to do something 320
sh* tree; to plant, to cultivate; to erect, to establish 320
shu4i / l} to lead (troops); frank, straightforward; handsome 320
shu1ng a pair, a couple; even (as distinct from odd numbers) 160
shu- _ water, liquid 21
shu= tax, duties (on commodities) 320
shu= to sleep 45
sh*n _ smooth-going; to submit to, to follow, to obey 160
shu! _ to say, to speak; to say that 16
s9 , to be in charge of 37
s9 _ to think, consider; to remember, recall 37
s9 private, personal; secret, clandestine; contraband; selfish 320
s- _ to die; extremely (RVE) 68
s= to resemble, to seem; like, as if 320
s= } 4 6
s!ng _ lax, slack; to relax, to loosen 67
s$ng _ to give (gifts); to send/deliver (goods); to see off (guests) 59
s* vegetarian diet; plain, simple; up to the present 320
s* fast, speed(y), prompt 320
s* to stay overnight, to lodge 51
s* j to tell, to inform; to accuse, to file a complaint 39
su4n to calculate, to compute; to plan (to); to regard, consider as 19
su9 _ although 26
su0 to listen to, submit (to); to accompany; to follow on after 160
su= _ years old, age (of a person) 160
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s%n grandchild; a descendant 320
su# [ that which; place, location; building or office 31

T

t1 _ he, him; other, another (e.g. person) 8
t1 Q she, her 8
t1 _ it (neuter gender) 160
t2i _ raised platform; (Meas. for electrical equip./machines) 43
t4i attitude; manner, bearing; situation, circumstances 320
t4i too, excessively 12
t2n _ to chat, to converse, to talk over 56
t2n / d4n to play (stringed instrument); to rebound 320
t1ng soup; hot water 160
t2ng Tang (dynasty) 320
t2ng _ hall, meeting or reception room; relatives of same grandfather 160
t3o j to demand, to beg for; to examine into 65
t4o a set/suit (of); to wear/slip on (clothes); a case, wrapping 320
t8 | special, unique, unusual, outstanding 66
t0 topic, subject (for discussion) 42
t0 to lift by hand, pull up, carry; mention, suggest; deliver 320
t- the body; shape, form 69
ti1n day; sky, heaven; nature, natural; weather; Nature, God 11
ti2n fields, cultivated land, rice fields, agricultural land 160
ti2o (Measure for long, narrow objects); clause (in a law or treaty) 43
ti2o / di4o to adjust; to blend, to mix 320
ti4o to jump, to leap; to throb, to pulsate; to skip (over) 320
ti7 iron; firm, unyielding 320
t9ng a hall; main room of a house; government agency 320
t9ng j to listen to, to hear; to obey 42
t0ng a hall; a yard; the imperial court; court of justice 320
t0ng to stop; to park (a vehicle) 60
t!ng _ to interchange; to lead/reach to; flow unobstructed 67
t@ng [ same, identical; together; equal; to agree 62
t#ng wholly, totally; to unify, unite; to govern, to rule 160
t$ng painful; aching; sorrowful; bitter(ly); heartily 320
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t@u to throw, toss; to present (as a gift); to submit to, join 320
t@u the head; top, first, chief; (localizer suffix) 34
t% abrupt, sudden; to break through; to jut out 320
t^ a way or road 320
t^ a picture, chart, diagram, map; intention, aim, purpose 320
t& earth, soil; land, territory; local, native; rustic; unrefined 320
tu2n _ a group, a club, an organization; a mass, a lump 64
tu9 to push; to infer, to deduce; to shirk (responsibilities) 320
tu= to retreat, withdraw; to retire; send back (for a refund) 320
tu! to undress; to abandon, cast off; to escape from 320

W

w4i outside; foreign 33
w1n a bay, gulf or cove; bend of a stream 320
w2n _ to finish, to complete; whole, perfect 46
w2n to play or amuse oneself (at or with) 56
w3n evening; late 40
w3n (rice) bowl, a bowl (of) 60
w4n 10,000; myriads (of); all; very, extremely 7
w2ng king; (a Chinese family name) 15
w3ng _ to go towards (a given direction); in the past 59
w4ng _ to forget 70
w4ng _ to view, to watch; to hope, to expect 65
w5i very small, minute, slight; low, humble 320
w5i danger(ous), perilous, precarious 320
w6i to disobey, defy, go against 320
w6i to surround, encircle, hem in; surroundings, environment 320
w7i extraordinary, great, gigantic 320
w7i to deputize (for); to commission; frustrated 320
w7i the tail, the rear; last, final; remaining 320
w8i to guard, protect; a guard, keeper; a state in Chou Dynasty 320
w8i taste, flavor; smell, odor 320
w8i not yet; not 320
w8i / w6i for, on behalf of / to be; to do, to handle 31
w8i _ (polite Measure for people); position, rank; location; seat 16
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w5n warm; mild; temperature; to review (materials studied) 320
w6n to smell; to hear, have heard; make known; reputation 320
w6n _ written language 24
w8n | to ask (a question), to inquire 10
w# _ I, me 8
w% house; room 320
w^ _ not, no, none; without, to lack; no matter what 65
w^ _ (a Chinese family name) 15
w& _ 5 6
w& noon 31
w& military; martial, warlike 320
w& to dance; to wave, brandish 320
w* duty, affairs; must, necessary; be engaged in, attend to 320
w* thing, matter; the physical world, nature 61

X

x9 to hope, to desire, to long for; rare, strange 65
x9 _ west 20
x9 _ to stop, to end; news, tidings 44
x9 _ to inhale, absorb, imbibe; to attract, to draw 160
x9 _ to pity, to regret; to cherish 160
x0 a feast, banquet; a seat; a mat 320
x0 _ to practice, learn; habit, custom 55
x- _ to wash 42
x- | joyful, glad, be pleased with 19
x= _ to relate to; system, series; (university) department 70
x= a drama or play; a game; to jest, make fun (of) 320
x= tiny; thin, slender, slim; exquisite; detailed, trifling 320
xi4 down, below; descend, go down; next (week/month) 13
xi4 _ summer; a dynasty in Chinese history 160
xi1n _ first 14
xi1n fresh; bright, attractive 59
xi3n _ dangerous, danger; obstructed 160
xi3n evident, clear; eminent; to manifest, show, display 320
xi4n county or prefecture 320
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xi4n thread, wire; a line 320
xi4n boundary; limit, restriction; to limit or restrict 320
xi4n now, at the present time; to emerge, appear; ready, available 27
xi1ng /xi4ng reciprocal, one another, mutual / facial features 56
xi1ng tasty, delicious; fragrant; incense, balm 59
xi1ng ] a box, chest, trunk 160
xi1ng countryside, rural; a village; ones native home 320
xi2ng / ji4ng to surrender, submit to 320
xi3ng to make a sound; (of bells) to ring; a noise or sound 320
xi3ng _ to think (that/about), to think (of doing) 16
xi4ng an item, matter, article; the back of the neck 320
xi4ng to face towards (a given direction); until now 59
xi4ng _ such as; to be like, seem like, to resemble 53
xi1o to vanish, disappear, die out; disperse, remove, eliminate 320
xi1o to be marketed, to sell; to melt 320
xi3o _ small, little, trivial; young (in age) 14
xi4o effective(ness), efficacy; to imitate, mimic 320
xi4o _ to laugh, to smile; to ridicule, to deride 66
xi4o j school 16
xi5 _ a few, some; (the plural Measure) 21
xi6 ( shoes, footwear 64
xi6 to assist, to aid; be united; coordinate; an agreement 320
xi7 ] to write 24
xi7 / (xu8) blood 160
xi8 _ to thank; (a Chinese family name) 17
x9n _ the mind; the heart or core; intention, idea 47
x9n new 28
x=n letter (mail); to believe or trust (in); news, a message 34
x9ng _ star or planet 18
x0ng / h2ng j okay, alright; to walk; baggage 52
x0ng a style, fashion; pattern, model; mould (for casting) 320
x0ng form, shape, appearance 320
x-ng / sh7ng to be introspective, to examine (oneself), to reflect on 160
x=ng well-being & happiness; fortunately, luckily 320
x=ng / x9ng , cheerful, happy; interests / to prosper, to thrive 50
x=ng _ to be surnamed, surname 14
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x=ng _ nature, temper, disposition; sex 160
xi% to rest, to pause, to cease, to stop 44
xi% ] to prune, to cut; long, slender; to repair; to study 61
x% to need (to), needs 45
x% have to, must; a beard 320
x& ] perhaps, may be; permit, allow; (Chinese family name) 53
x* _ to continue, renew, extend 63
xu1n to announce, declare; to propagate, circulate 320
xu3n to select, choose; to elect, elections 320
xu6 _ to study, learn, to learn how to 16
xu7 snow; snow-white; to wash/wipe away 320
x*n to instruct, train, lecture; (serve as) a lesson or model 320

Y

y1 to press (down); to oppress, suppress; to crush 320
y2 teeth; ivory articles 320
y4 _ Asia; second (in excellence) 160
y1n smoke, fumes; tobacco, cigarette; vapor, mist 320
y2n stern, strict, severe, rigorous, solemn 320
y2n speech, words; language, dialect; to speak, to talk 320
y2n [ to investigate, to research 66
y3n to perform, act; expound; to exercise, practice; to evolve 320
y3n the eye; a look, glance; an aperture, opening 320
y4n to examine, analyze; to verify, to prove 320
y2ng ] (a Chinese family name) 17
y2ng [ the sun, solar; male, masculine; positive (electricity) 160
y3ng to breed, to raise; to bear (a child); to nourish 65
y4ng { kind, variety (of); style, pattern; appearance, looks 41
y4o medicine; drugs 320
y4o / y1o j to want; want to, going to; will (=future tense) / to demand 8
y6 _ father; master, sir 58
y7 _ also, too 10
y8 night, dark 160
y8 _ work, trade, occupation; estate, property 160
y8 a leaf or petal 320
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y9 1; single, alone; whole, all; throughout; just as soon as 6
y9 clothing 23
y9 _ (medical) doctor, physician; to heal, treat diseases 54
y0 right, proper 25
y- _ already 38
y- ] because of, by means of 19
y= easy, lenient; Book of Changes 25
y= _ meaning; intention; idea 37
y= justice, righteousness; meaning; philanthropy, charity 320
y= to discuss, debate, negotiate; opinion, viewpoint 320
y= 100 million 320
y= art, skill, craft, talent 320
y9n | because (of), for; cause, reason 31
y9n _ sound, voice; a musical note; news/information 57
y0n _ silver; money, wealth 52
y-n to attract; to guide; to quote; to cause, to make 320
y=n } to print, imprint; a seal or chop, imprint, mark 54
y9ng / y=ng _ ought to, should / to respond to; to deal with 38
y9ng _ English; British; handsome; outstanding 24
y0ng military barracks; camp; battalion; to administer, manage 320
y0ng to welcome, receive, greet 320
y-ng [ shadow, image, reflection; to copy & imitate 54
y#ng _ eternal, everlasting, permanent 160
y$ng [ to use; use (Noun); with, using 30
y@u oil, fat, grease; inflammable liquid 43
y@u | postal, mail 27
y@u _ to tour, to travel; to swim, to float 160
y@u reason, cause; from; up to (someone); by, through 320
y#u friend, friendly 23
y#u [ there is/are; to have 9
y$u again, also 41
y$u right (side) 50
y^ _ fish 32
y^ _ then, than, to; in, on, at, by, from 70
y& spoken language 24
y& [ rain 160
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y& / y* and, together with; give, impart / participate in, take part 320
y* jade; gems or precious stones 320
y* to meet, run into, encounter; treatment, to treat; a chance 320
y* to educate; to breed, to beget; to raise (children) 69
y* to bathe 67
y* _ to prepare; in advance; reserve (funds) 160
yu2n _ dollar; the beginning; Yuan (dynasty) 58
yu2n _ park, garden 36
yu2n _ origin, source, beginning; originally 160
yu2n _ member (of staff or an organization) 160
yu2n source; head (of a stream) 320
yu3n _ far away, distant 45
yu4n courtyard, yard; hall, court, college 54
yu4n _ be willing to, be desirous of; an aspiration 49
yu5 a contract; approx.; a date, appointment; to bind, restrain 320
yu8 _ the more; even more; to cross over 62
yu8 / l8 _ music 57
yu8 } month; moon 18
y*n _ to transport (goods); to utilize; luck, fortune 51

Z

z2 to mix or blend; miscellaneous; petty & numerous 320
z4i j again (future), more (i.e. additionally); still, further 32
z4i _ to be (located) at; in, at, on; to be alive; (present progressive) 13
z2n [ I, me; (in the plural =inclusive) we 160
z3o early; ago, before; Good Morning! 34
z4o to create; to manufacture, to produce; to build 320
z6 but, however; a rule, regulation, law, norm 320
z6 ones duty or obligation; to upbraid, reprimand 320
z7n _ how? why? in what way? how is it that ...? 35
z5ng / c6ng _ older/younger by three generations; (Chinese family name) 160
z5ng to add to, increase, enlarge, grow 320
zh3n to spread out, to unfold, to open 320
zh4n war, battle; to contest, to fight; to shudder, shiver 320
zh4n to stand; a (train) station, a (bus) stop 22
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zh1ng _ (M for stamps & flat objects); (Chinese name); to open (mouth) 15
zh1ng chapter; emblem; a system 160
zh3ng /ch2ng to grow; senior, elder 40
zh4ng _ an elder, a senior; (a unit of measurement) 68
zh1o to beckon (with ones hand); to recruit, enlist; to attract 320
zh1o / ch2o (early) morning 320
zh2o /zh1o (RVE of successful attainment) / worried, anxious 41
zh3o _ to look for, hunt for 36
zh4o _ to shine upon; to care for; license, certificate 56
zh4o (a Chinese family name) 17
zhe (verb suffix indicating continuing of action) 41
zh7 those who; (particle used to form adverbials) 160
zh8 _ this 10
zh5n really, truly; real, true 38
zh5ng to contend, struggle, strive for; to dispute, argue 320
zh7ng _ whole, complete; orderly, tidy; to set in order 61
zh8ng _ to prove, to confirm; evidence, proof 69
zh8ng _ in the middle of (doing something); exactly 37
zh8ng government; politics; administration 160
zh9 to know 34
zh9 to weave, to knit 320
zh9 to disburse ($); to support, sustain; a branch, subdivision 320
zh9 of (possessive particle similar to ) 320
zh0 profession,vocation; an office or official duties; to govern 320
zh0 price (of commodities), value; be worth; be on duty 320
zh0 _ straight; direct; continuous; outspoken, frank 160
zh- / zh9 , only, just / (Meas. for animals & birds; one of a pair) 52
zh- _ paper 48
zh- to stop, to cease, to halt; to prohibit 320
zh- to indicate, refer to; to point, to direct; the finger 320
zh- a location, a foundation, a site, (an address) 320
zh= will, purpose, determination; an ideal, ambition, desire 320
zh= wise, intelligent, capable, talented 320
zh= to adminster, govern, rule; to treat (diseases); to punish 320
zh= to put, to place; to establish, set up; to purchase 320
zh= to arrive at, reach (a destination); extremely 320
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zh= to produce, manufacture, create 320
zh= matter, substance; ones disposition, temperament 320
zh!ng/zh$ng ( middle; China / to hit (the target or bullseye) 20
zh!ng oclock; a clock; bells (which toll) 42
zh!ng the end, conclusion; to die, pass away; finally, at last 320
zh#ng/zh$ng ] kind or sort (of); seeds (of grains) / to plant, sow 48
zh$ng many, numerous; multitude, crowd, the masses 320
zh$ng /ch@ng _ heavy, weighty; severe; important 49
zh!u ] county (in old China); a state (in America) 52
zh!u all around, everywhere; complete; to aid; Chou Dynasty 320
zh% _ pig 32
zh^ bamboo 320
zh& lord, master, host, leader, chief; to officiate at 160
zh* _ to live, to reside; to stop; (RVE) 30
zh* g to assist, to help, to aid 160
zh* to concentrate; be engrossed in; to pour (liquid); annotate 320
zh* to offer good wishes; to congratulate; to celebrate 320
zh* to write, to author; writings, books; outstanding 320
zhu1n concentrate, focus on; exclusive; specialize; monopolize 320
zhu3n to turn; to change, to shift; to transfer, pass on to 320
zhu4n /chu2n j a biography 160
zhu1ng install; pack, load; pretend, feign; decorate; to store, keep 320
zhu4ng appearance, form; state, condition; certificate 320
zh&n a standard or norm; accurate; to approve, to allow 51
zhu! _ table (for eating) 56
zi / z- _ (Noun suffix) / son; a person; a seed 17
z9 wealth, capital; expenses; ones qualifications; to assist 320
z= _ word; written (Chinese) character 14
z= _ self, oneself, personally; from 33
z!ng ancestor or clan; religion or sect; to believe in 320
z#ng _ chief, central; always; overall, total 160
z#u _ to depart, to leave; to walk; to go (by way of) 30
z% _ to rent, to let, to lease; rent 160
z^ tribe, clan, relatives; race (of people); class/group (of) 320
z^ the foot or leg; base (of an object); sufficient, adequate 320
z& ancestors; ones grand-father/mother; founder, originator 320
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z& _ a group, a team; to organize, to arrange, to form 160
zu- the mouth; a nozzle 320
zu= the most, -est (=the superlative) 31
z%n to honor, revere, esteem, respect 320
zu@ [ yesterday 39
zu# _ left (side) 50
zu$ ] to do, make, write, compose, act the part of 55
zu$ _ to sit; to ride or go by (a conveyance with seats) 22
zu$ to do, to make, to engage in 35
zu$ _ a seat; a stand, base, pedestal; Measure for mountains 160