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name of a riverHuai River, main river of east China, between the Yellow River 黄河 Huaihai, economic hub around Xuzhou 徐州 , including parts of Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan and Anhui provincesQinhuai district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江苏 Qinhuai district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江苏 Huaibei prefecture-level city in Anhui

寰

huán

large domain

桓

huán

Chinese soapberry (Sapindus mukurossi)

洹

huán

name of a river

焕

huàn

brilliant

煥

惶

huáng

frightenedterrifiedpanic-strickenanxious and perplexed

凰

huáng

phoenixFenghuang county in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州 phoenixFenghuang Ancient Town, in Fenghuang County, Xiangxi Prefecture, Hunan, added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List in 2008 in the Cultural categoryFenghuang county in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州 phoenix

徨

huáng

irresoluteto pace back and forth

簧

huáng

metallic reed

璜

huáng

semicircular jade ornamentvariant of 装潢 a dandy

隍

huáng

dry moat

遑

huáng

leisureto have no time to (do sth)let alone

幌

huǎng

shop sign

卉

huì

plantsflowers and plantsexotic flowers and rare herbs (idiom)rare and exotic flora (idiom)myriad plants and flowers (idiom)

诲

huì

to teach

誨

蕙

huì

Coumarouna odoratathe good and pure are destroyed (idiom)beautiful and intelligent (of women) (idiom)lit. when one grass burns the other grass sighs (idiom)

喙

huì

beak

晦

huì

last day of a lunar month

彗

huì

broomcometHalley's Comet

秽

huì

dirt

穢

徽

huī

badge

晖

huī

sunshine

暉

棘

jí

thornsthorny (problem)

汲

jí

to draw (water)

亟

jí

urgent

笈

jí

trunks (for books)secret book or collection of booksto leave home to seek knowledge (idiom)to study abroad (idiom)

鲫

jì

bastard carp

鯽

暨

jì

and

祭

jì

to offer a sacrifice to (gods or ancestors)

偈

jì

Buddhist hymn

妓

jì

prostitutebrothel

悸

jì

to palpitateto have lingering fears

冀

jì

(literary) to hope for

脊

jǐ

spine

矶

jī

breakwater

磯

叽

jī

grumbleserge (loanword)(onom.) to jabber

嘰

乩

jī

to divineplanchette writing

稽

jī

to inspect

羁

jī

bridle

羈

屐

jī

clogswooden clogs

畸

jī

lopsided

姬

jī

woman

丌

jī

"pedestal" component in Chinese characters

颊

jiá

cheekscheekcheek

頰

迦

jiā

(phonetic sound for Buddhist terms)Siddhartha Gautama (563-485 BC), the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism

葭

jiā

reed

珈

jiā

gamma

枷

jiā

cangue (wooden collar like stocks used to restrain and punish criminals in China)stocks and chain

伽

jiā

traditionally used as phonetic for ga

贱

jiàn

inexpensive

賤

茧

jiǎn

cocoon

繭

囝

jiǎn

child

碱

jiǎn

base

鹼

笺

jiān

letter

箋

蒹

jiān

reed

奸

jiān

wicked

姦

歼

jiān

to annihilate

殲

匠

jiàng

craftsmancarpenterartisan

蒋

jiǎng

surname Jiang

蔣

浆

jiāng

broth

漿

姜

jiāng

gingerfresh gingerturmericJiang Wen (1963-), sixth generation Chinese movie directorheroine of Qin dynasty 秦朝 folk tale, who searched for her husband, and whose tears broke down a stretch of the Great Wall to reveal his bodydried ginger

薑

矫

jiáo

argumentative

矯

酵

jiào

yeast

轿

jiào

sedan chair

轎

剿

jiǎo

to destroy

绞

jiǎo

to twist (strands into a thread)

絞

佼

jiǎo

handsomewell-known figure

礁

jiāo

reef

跤

jiāo

a tumble

颉

jié

to confiscate

頡

诘

jié

to investigate

詰

讦

jié

to accuse

訐

羯

jié

ram, esp. gelded

喈

jiē

harmonious (of music)

烬

jìn

ashes

燼

瑾

jǐn

brilliancy (of gems)Qiu Jin (1875-1907), famous female martyr of the anti-Qing revolution, the subject of several books and filmsfull of fine qualities (idiom)

堇

jǐn

clay

矜

jīn

to boast

襟

jīn

lapel

靓

jìng

to make up (one's face)