kuí
chief
kuì
basket for carrying soillit. to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful
kuī
to peep
kuī
helmethelmetarmor
kūn
(jade)
kūn
brilliant
kūn
one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦 , symbolizing earth
là
12th lunar month
lái
name of weed plant (fat hen, goosefoot, pigweed etc)
lài
name of a river
lài
to glance
lán
swelling waterbillows
lán
railing
lán
orchid (兰花 Cymbidium goeringii)
lán
mist
lǎn
oliveChinese olive
lǎn
cable
lǎn
to monopolize
láng
tall tree (archaic)arenga or sugar palm (Arenga pinnata)Chinese or lacebark elm (Ulmus parvifolia)hammer
láng
dragonfly
lào
curdled milk or fruit juice
lào
to brand
lǎo
male
léi
beat
lèi
pour out libation
lèi
rib
lěi
to injure
lěi
rampart
lěi
lumpy
lēi
to strap tightly
léng
square beam
léng
variant of 棱 , corner
léng
lofty (as of mountain)
lí
pattering (of rain)
lí
raccoon dog
lí
happen to
lí
Chinese orioleyellow oriole (Oriolus chinensis)(bird species of China) silver oriole (Oriolus mellianus)(bird species of China) black-hooded oriole (Oriolus xanthornus)(bird species of China) maroon oriole (Oriolus traillii)(bird species of China) Indian golden oriole (Oriolus kundoo)
lí
a fencehedge
lì
oysteroysterclam
lì
to drip
lì
to attend (an official function)
lì
minor government official or functionary (old)bureaucrat
lì
bamboo rain hatconical bamboo hatsincere friendship between rich and poor (idiom)fitted bed sheet
lì
jasminejasmineSally (name)Elizabeth
lì
clap of thunderPerak (state of Malaysia)clap of thunder
lì
hole, pitZhongli or Chungli city in Taoyuan county 桃园县 , north TaiwanZhongli or Chungli city in Taoyuan county 桃园县 , north Taiwan
lì
husband and wifehusband and wife (literary)photo of a (married) coupleparallel (sentences)
lì
afraid
lǐ
mile (unit of length equal to 1,609.344 m)
lǐ
carpcarpLicheng district of Quanzhou city 泉州市 , FujianLicheng district of Quanzhou city 泉州市 , Fujianto make a significant advance in one's career (idiom)
lián
Hypophthalmichthys moritrixsilver carpsee 鳙鱼
lián
lotuslotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, among others)
lián
ripple
liǎn
to hold back
liáng
sorghumdream of golden millet
liǎng
sprite
liáo
bureaucrat
liáo
hut
liáo
empty
liào
surname LiaoLiao Mosha (1907-1990), journalist and communist propagandist, severely criticized and imprisoned for 10 years during the Cultural Revolution
liǎo
old variant of 缭
liāo
to lift up (sth hanging down)
liě
to draw back the corners of one's mouth
lín
female unicorn
lín
continued rainChang-lin Tien (1935-2002), Chinese-American professor and chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley 1990-1997spring rainsZhang Zuolin (c. 1873-1928), warlord of Manchuria 1916-1928Seasonable rain has fallen everywhere. (idiom)timely rain for all drought areas (idiom)
lín
gemglittering jewels to delight the eye (idiom)
lín
scales (of fish)row upon rowfish scalesscale
lín
phosphorus (chemistry)phosphate fertilizerphosphoric acidphospholipidphosphorescencephosphorescence
lín
(literary) to select
lìn
juncus effusus
lìn
to trample down
lǐn
cold
líng
tail feathers
líng
fungus
líng
antelopeantelope
líng
sound of water flowing
líng
Trapa natans
líng
(onom.) ting-a-ling (in compounds such as 玎玲 or 玲珑 )
líng
to hear
líng
damask
lǐng
mountain range
liú
surname LiuLiu Bowen (1311-1375), general under the first Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋 , with a reputation as a military genius
liú
pomegranatehand grenadehigh explosive shell
liú
sulfur (chemistry)sulfuric acid H2SO4
liú
precious stoneAchilles (or Akhilleus or Achilleus), son of Thetis and Peleus, Greek hero central to the IliadRyūkyū
liú
to distill
liǔ
willowwillowwillow tree
lóng
rising moonhazyMisty Poetry, a post-Cultural Revolution poetry movementdrowsy
lóng
tinkling of gem-pendants(onom.) clink of jewels
lóu
subordinates in gang of bandits
lóu
skullhuman skeleton
lú
(old) rice vessel
lú
hutventuring from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom)
lú
forehead
lú
rush
lù
deersika deerPère David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus), species of deer native to China that is critically endangeredreindeerantler
lù
heron(bird species of China) little egret (Egretta garzetta)(bird species of China) grey heron (Ardea cinerea)(bird species of China) Chinese pond heron (Ardeola bacchus)(bird species of China) Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)ibis
lù
foot of a hillfoothillsthe southern foothills (of a mountain)the northern foothills (of a mountain)Yuelu district of Changsha city 长沙市 , HunanYuelu district of Changsha city 长沙市 , Hunan
lù
to join (forces)
lù
good fortune
lǔ
alkaline soil
lǔ
to capture
lǘ
donkey
lǜ
chlorine (chemistry)
lǚ
aluminum (chemistry)
lǚ
strand
lǚ
pitchpipe, pitch standard, one of the twelve semitones in the traditional tone system
lū
grumble
luán
mountain rangesmountain range
luán
Koelreuteria paniculata
luǎn
egg
lún
to sink (into ruin, oblivion)
lún
Kunlun (Karakorum) mountain range in Xinjiang
lún
to classify
luó
radishradish (Raphanus sativus), esp. white radish 白萝卜 carrotpineapplecarotenejackfruit
luó
gauze
luó
gong
luó
spiral shell
luò
surname Luo
luò
camel
luǒ
nakednaked
mà
variant of 骂
mǎ
agate
mái
hazehazedust haze
mán
eel
mán
to deceive
màn
handsome
mǎng
thick weeds
máo
reeds
máo
banner decorated with animal's tail
mào
to be hardworking
mǎo
mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon)
méi
brink
méi
berry
méi
plum
méi
(fine jade)
méi
lintel
mèi
to sleep soundlyto yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom)
mèi
sleeve of a robejointly
mèi
blind
mèi
flatter
mén
lay hands on
méng
lemonlemoncitric acidlemon juicelemonadelemon tea
méng
indistinct
mèng
first month of a season
měng
grasshoppergrasshoppergrasshopper
mí
to waste (money)
mī
sound for calling a catoboe-like musical instrument used in folk music of Gansu, Qinghai etc
mián
silk floss
miǎn
distant