quán

to explain

quán

to recover (from illness)to recover completely (from illness or injury)

què

magpie(bird species of China) Eurasian magpie (Pica pica)magpie bridge across the Milky Way between Altair and Vega where Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎织女 are allowed an annual meetingthe magpie made a nest, the turtledove dwells in it (idiom)

què

(literary) to end

què

footbridge

quē

used in place of 缺 (old)

rǎn

edge of a tortoiseshell

rǎng

to push up one's sleeves

rèn

edge of bladelit. (bamboo) splits when it meets the knife's edge (idiom)

róng

to smelt

róng

to smelt

róng

banyan tree

róng

loftytowering

róng

see 芙蓉 , lotus

rǒng

extraneous

róu

trampleto ravage

child

to eat

thouLi Ruzhen (c. 1763-c. 1830), Qing novelist and phonologist, author of fantasy novel Jinghua Yuan 镜花缘 or Flowers in the MirrorRunan county in Zhumadian 驻马店 , HenanRunan county in Zhumadian 驻马店 , HenanRucheng county in Chenzhou 郴州 , HunanRucheng county in Chenzhou 郴州 , Hunan

ruǎn

ruan, a four-stringed Chinese lute

ruì

lucky

ruì

astute

ruǐ

stamen

rùn

intercalary

thirtyabbr. for 五卅运动 , The May Thirtieth Movement (1925)anti-imperialist movement of 30th May 1925, involving general strike esp. in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong etc

Bodhisattva

sāo

to scratch

a type of standing harp, smaller than konghou 箜篌 , with 5-25 stringstrembling

sēng

monk

shà

all of a sudden

shā

sharksharkwhale sharkman-eating shark

shā

cotton yarn

shā

sand

shā

katydid (family Tettigoniidae)

shā

to terminate

shàn

to repair

shàn

mealsmealto dinemedicinal cuisineThermos (brand)imperial kitchen

shàn

to mock

shān

to fan into a flame

shān

China fir

shān

coralcoralcoral reefcoming to an end

shāng

feast

sháo

(music)

shào

stimulate to effort

shào

surname Shao

shè

to pardon (a convict)amnesty

shèn

kidneykidneykidney inflammation

shēn

long

shēng

sheng, a free reed wind instrument with vertical bamboo pipesreed-pipe wind instrumentmusic and song (formal writing)pipe wind instrument introduced from the non-Han peoples in the North and Westpipes of a panpipereeds of a panpipe

shì

to wipeto wipe cleanlit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom)

shì

crossbar in carriage frontKim Busik (1075-1151), court historian of the Korean Georyo dynasty 高丽 Su Shi (1037-1101), also known as Su Dongpo 苏东坡 to drive non-stop as fast as one can (idiom)

shì

to rely on

shì

addicted to

shì

to devour

shì

to serve as an official

shì

to serve

shǐ

stool

shǐ

arrow

shú

to redeem

shú

private schoolprivate school (in former times)(old) village school

shú

who

shù

to rinse one's mouth with water

shù

numerous

shù

variant of 腧

shǔ

short name for Sichuan 四川 province

shǔ

daybreak

shǔ

potato

shū

hinge

shū

foot

shū

abundant

shū

warm and virtuous

shuài

cricketcricket (insect)wire grass (Eleusine indica)

shùn

Shun (c. 23rd century BC), mythical sage and leaderYi Sunshin (1545-1598), Korean admiral and folk hero, famous for sea victories over the Japanese invadersYu Shun, one of Five legendary Emperors 五帝 several tombs of legendary Emperor Shun, one in Ningyuan county 宁远县 in southwest Hunan, another Yuncheng prefecture 运城 Shanxisage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom)

shuò

beginning

6th earthly branch: 9-11 a.m., 4th solar month (5th May-5th June), year of the Snake

hiss

heron

mutually

sòng

surname Song

sōng

lofty

sǒu

shake

morning

to go upstream

archaic variant of 苏

flaky pastry

suàn

garlic

suì

evil spirithaunted

suì

to satisfy

suì

ear of grain

suì

deep

suǐ

marrow

sǔn

bamboo shootlit. after rain, the spring bamboo (idiom)

suǒ

fragmentary

suō

(phonetic)

suō

shuttle (textiles)

(third person pronoun for a divine being)

tái

to trample, to kicktaekwondo (Korean martial art)

tāi

coating (of tongue)

tán

sandalwood

tán

deep pool

tán

dark cloudslit. the night-blooming cactus shows once

tán

variant of 谈

tǎn

to bareto bare one shoulder

táng

to keep out

táng

praying mantismantis

táng

cherry-appleChinese flowering crab-apple (Malus spectabilis)begoniabirch-leaved pear (Pyrus betulaefolia)Zuo Zongtang (1812-1885), Chinese administrator and military leaderGeneral Tso's chicken, a deep-fried chicken dish

tǎng

to drip

tāo

bow case or scabbard

téng

rattan

hoof

to cry

shave

tián

quiet

tiáo

remotefrom distant parts(adverbial phrase used with verbs such as 归 or 赴 etc) traveling a great distanceto take a long journey (idiom)

tiào

to gaze into the distanceto survey the scene from an elevated positionto gaze into the distanceto lean on sth and gaze into the distanceto observe from afar

tiǎo

quiet and secluded

tíng

clap of thunderto be furious

tíng

see 蜻蜓 dragonflylit. the dragonfly touches the water lightly

tíng

graceful(of a woman) elegant and supple(literary) (of a woman) to have a graceful demeanor

tíng

palace courtyardcourt

tīng

sandbar

tóng

pupil of the eyepupil (of eye)pupil of the eyepupil of the eye

tóng

tree name (variously Paulownia, Firmiana or Aleurites)wutong (Firmiana platanifolia)

tóng

redpresents between loversThe sky was filled with thick clouds. (idiom)

tòng

griefmournfulto be deeply grievedto weep over a corpse (idiom)to wail over a corpse (idiom)to beat one's breast and cry bitterly (idiom)

tóu

dicedicedice towerdice cupdice cupliar's dice (dice game)

thistle

to slaughter (animals for food)

thorium (chemistry)

tuí

to crumble

tuì

to take off (clothes)

tuì

skin cast off during molting

tún

to station (soldiers)

tún

suckling pigdolphinblowfish (Tetraodontidae)

tún

butt

tuó

hump or hunchbacked

tuó

(phonetic)

tuó

tearful

tuó

ostrichostrichostrich policy (sticking one's head in the sand, failing to acknowledge danger)Lesser Rhea

tuó

to stumble

frog

wàn

wrist

wǎn

graceful

wǎn

winding

wàng

to deceive

wǎng

disappointed

wǎng

to deceive

wāng

feeble

wāng

expanse of water

wéi

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