Single-Exception Groups

These groups contain only 1 exceptional character pronunciation.

朱

1: dwarf

Old Chinese: *to

Middle Chinese: tsyu

2: red

Old Chinese: *to

Middle Chinese: tsyu

侏
295
zhū
TODO: Cantonese?
small, little, tiny, dwarf
侏儒
侏儒倉鼠
zhū rú
zhū rú cāng shǔ
dwarf/pygmy/small person/midget
dwarf hamster
朱
296
zhū
TODO: Cantonese?
cinnabar, vermilion; surname
朱元璋
北朱雀
zhū yuán zhāng
běi zhū què
Zhu Yuanzhang, personal name of first Ming dynasty emperor Hongwu 洪武[Hong2 wu3]
(bird species of China) Pallas's rosefinch (Carpodacus roseus)
株
297
zhū
TODO: Cantonese?
numerary adjunct for trees; root
株式會社
植株
zhū shì huì shè
zhí zhū
Japanese limited company/corporation/public company/Ltd/p.l.c./Corp/Japanese pr. kabushiki-gaisha
plant (horticulture)
珠
298
zhū
TODO: Cantonese?
precious stone, gem, jewel, pearl
珠寶
眼珠
zhū bǎo
yǎn zhū
pearls/jewels/precious stones
one's eyes/eyeball
硃
299
朱
zhū
TODO: Cantonese?
a red mole; cinnabar
皓齒硃唇
硃砂
hào chǐ zhū chún
zhū shā
white teeth and vermilion lips (idiom); lovely young woman
cinnabar/mercuric sulfide HgS
茱
300
zhū
TODO: Cantonese?
dogwood
山茱萸
茱莉亞
shān zhū yú
zhū lì yà
Cornus officinalis/sour mountain date/herb associated with longevity
Julia (name)
蛛
301
zhū
TODO: Cantonese?
spider
蛛絲馬跡
蜘蛛
zhū sī mǎ jì
zhī zhū
lit. spider's thread and horse track/tiny hints (of a secret)/traces/clue
spider
誅
302
诛
zhū
TODO: Cantonese?
execute, kill, put to death; punish
人不為己，天誅地滅
伏誅
rén bù wèi jǐ , tiān zhū dì miè
fú zhū
Look out for yourself, or heaven and earth will combine to destroy you./Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.
to be executed
銖
303
铢
zhū
TODO: Cantonese?
unit of weight, one twenty-fourth of a Chinese ounce (liang)
泰銖
錙銖必較
tài zhū
zī zhū bì jiào
Thai baht
to haggle over every cent (idiom)

殊
304
shū
TODO: Cantonese?
different, special, unusual
特殊
殊榮
tè shū
shū róng
special/particular/unusual/extraordinary
special glory/distinction/rare honor/one's laurels/it's a privilege (to meet you)

刃

edge of a blade

Old Chinese: *nə[n]-s

Middle Chinese: nyinH

仞
305
rèn
TODO: Cantonese?
ancient unit of measure (8 feet); 'fathom'
仞
rèn
(measure)
刃
306
rèn
TODO: Cantonese?
edged tool, cutlery, knife edge
兩面刃
兵不血刃
liǎng miàn rèn
bīng bù xuè rèn
double-edged sword
lit. no blood on the men's swords (idiom); fig. an effortless victory
紉
307
纫
rèn
TODO: Cantonese?
thread needle, sew stitch, string
縫紉
縫紉機
féng rèn
féng rèn jī
to sew/tailoring
sewing machine/CL:架[jia4]
認
308
认
rèn
TODO: Cantonese?
recognize, know, understand
認識
認同
rèn shi
rèn tóng
to know/to recognize/to be familiar with/to get acquainted with sb/knowledge/understanding/awareness/cognition
to approve of/to endorse/to acknowledge/to recognize/to identify oneself with
軔
309
轫
rèn
TODO: Cantonese?
a block that keeps a wheel from moving
發軔
軔
fā rèn
rèn
to set (sth) afoot/to initiate/beginning/origin/commencement
brake
靭
310
rèn
TODO: Cantonese?
strong and pliable, resilient
韌
311
韧
rèn
TODO: Cantonese?
strong and pliable, resilient; (Cant.) tough, elastic
韌性
堅韌
rèn xìng
jiān rèn
toughness
tough and durable/tenacious

忍
312
rěn
TODO: Cantonese?
endure, bear, suffer; forbear
忍不住
忍受
rěn bu zhù
rěn shòu
cannot help/unable to bear
to bear; to endure

粦

will-o'-the wisp

Old Chinese: *[r]ə[n]

Middle Chinese: lin

燐
313
lín
TODO: Cantonese?
phosphorus (element 15, P)
磷
314
lín
TODO: Cantonese?
phosphorus (element 15, P)
三氯氧磷
三磷酸腺苷
sān lu:4 yǎng lín
sān lín suān xiàn gān
phosphorous oxychloride
adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
轔
315
辚
lín
TODO: Cantonese?
rumbling of vehicles; threshold
轔
lín
rumbling of wheels
遴
316
lín
TODO: Cantonese?
select, choose; surname
遴選
遴
lín xuǎn
lín
to pick/to choose/to select
(literary) to select
鄰
317
邻
lín
TODO: Cantonese?
neighbor; neighborhood
鄰近
鄰里
lín jìn
lín lǐ
neighboring/adjacent/near/vicinity
neighbor/neighborhood
鱗
318
鳞
lín
TODO: Cantonese?
fish scales
小鱗胸鷦鶥
東鱗西爪
xiǎo lín xiōng jiāo méi
dōng lín xī zhǎo
(bird species of China) pygmy wren-babbler (Pnoepyga pusilla)
lit. a dragon's scale from the east and a dragon's claw from the west/odds and ends (idiom)
麟
319
lín
TODO: Cantonese?
female of Chinese unicorn
湯玉麟
章炳麟
tāng yù lín
zhāng bǐng lín
Tang Yulin (1871-1937), minor warlord in northeast China, sometime governor of Chengde 承德, mostly poor in battle but very successful at accumulating personal wealth
Zhang Taiyan 章太炎 (1869-1936), scholar, journalist, revolutionary and leading intellectual around the time of the Xinhai revolution

憐
320
怜
lián
TODO: Cantonese?
pity, sympathize
可憐
憐憫
kě lián
lián mǐn
pitiful/pathetic/to have pity on
to take pity on/pity/mercy

幾

1: small; almost

Old Chinese: *kəj

Middle Chinese: kj+j

2: few; how many

Old Chinese: *kəjʔ

Middle Chinese: kj+jX

嘰
321
叽
jī
TODO: Cantonese?
sigh in disapproval; take small
不拉嘰
咔嘰
bù lā jī
kǎ jī
(nasty, stupid etc) as can be
khaki (loanword)
幾
322
几
jī、jǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
how many? how much?; a few, some
幾近
一蹴可幾
好幾
幾何
jī jìn
yī cù kě jī
hǎo jǐ
jǐ hé
to be on the brink of; to be on the verge of
to succeed at the first try (idiom)/easy as pie/one can do it at once
several/quite a few
geometry/(literary) how much
機
323
机
jī
TODO: Cantonese?
machine; moment, chance
機會
機關
jī huì
jī guān
opportunity/chance/occasion/CL:個|个[ge4]
mechanism; gear/machine-operated/office; agency; organ; organization; establishment; institution; body/stratagem; scheme; intrigue; plot; trick/CL:個|个[ge4]
璣
324
玑
jī
TODO: Cantonese?
pearl that is not quite round
天璣
璣
tiān jī
jī
gamma Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper
irregular pearl
磯
325
矶
jī
TODO: Cantonese?
jetty; submerged rock; eddy
加利福尼亞大學洛杉磯分校
栗腹磯鶇
jiā lì fú ní yà dà xué luò shān jī fēn xiào
lì fù jī dōng
UCLA
(bird species of China) chestnut-bellied rock thrush (Monticola rufiventris)
譏
326
讥
jī
TODO: Cantonese?
ridicule, jeer, mock; inspect
譏笑
反唇相譏
jī xiào
fǎn chún xiāng jī
to sneer
(idiom) to answer back sarcastically; to retort
饑
327
饥
jī
TODO: Cantonese?
starve, be hungry; famine
饑荒
啼饑號寒
jī huāng
tí jī háo hán
crop failure/famine/debt/difficulty
hunger cries and cold roars (idiom); wretched poverty

邕

city moat

Old Chinese: *[q](r)oŋ (< *[q](r)om)

Middle Chinese: 'jowng

壅
328
yōng
TODO: Cantonese?
to obstruct
壅蔽
壅
yōng bì
yōng
(literary) to cover/to conceal/to hide from view
to obstruct/to stop up/to heap soil around the roots of a plant
擁
329
拥
yōng
TODO: Cantonese?
embrace, hug, squeeze; crowd
擁有
擁擠
yōng yǒu
yōng jǐ
to have; to possess
crowded/to throng/congestion
臃
330
yōng
TODO: Cantonese?
swell up; swelling; fat
臃腫
yōng zhǒng
obese/bloated/swollen (style)/(fig.) (of an organization) oversized or overstaffed
邕
331
yōng
TODO: Cantonese?
former or literary name for Nanning (in Guangxi)
邕寧
邕寧區
yōng níng
yōng níng qū
Yongnning District of Nanning City 南寧市|南宁市[Nan2 ning2 Shi4], Guangxi
Yongnning District of Nanning City 南寧市|南宁市[Nan2 ning2 Shi4], Guangxi
雍
332
yōng
TODO: Cantonese?
harmony, union; harmonious
懸雍垂
時雍
xuán yōng chuí
shí yōng
uvula (biology)
concord/harmony

甕
333
wèng
TODO: Cantonese?
earthen jar; jar for ashes
好酒沉甕底
甕中之鱉
hǎo jiǔ chén wèng dǐ
wèng zhōng zhī biē
lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom)/fig. the best is saved for last
lit. like a turtle in a jar/to be trapped (idiom)

复

return

Old Chinese: *m-p(r)uk

Middle Chinese: bjuwk

復
334
复
fù
TODO: Cantonese?
return; repeat; repeatedly; hexagram ䷗
恢復
光復
huī fù
guāng fù
to reinstate/to resume/to restore/to recover/to regain/to rehabilitate
Guangfu or Kuangfu township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县[Hua1 lian2 Xian4], east Taiwan
腹
335
fù
TODO: Cantonese?
stomach, belly, abdomen; inside
腹地
腹痛
fù dì
fù tòng
hinterland/interior/outback
bellyache/stomach pain
複
336
复
fù
TODO: Cantonese?
repeat, double, overlap
複雜
重複
fù zá
chóng fù
complicated; complex
to repeat/to duplicate/CL:個|个[ge4]
覆
337
复
fù
TODO: Cantonese?
cover; tip over; return; reply
反覆
顛覆
fǎn fù
diān fù
repeatedly/over and over/to upend/unstable/to come and go/(of an illness) to return
to topple (i.e. knock over)/to capsize/fig. to overturn (a regime, by plotting or subversion)/to undermine/to subvert
馥
338
fù
TODO: Cantonese?
fragrance, scent, aroma
香馥馥
馥郁
xiāng fù fù
fù yù
richly scented/strongly perfumed
strongly fragrant

愎
339
bì
TODO: Cantonese?
obstinate, stubborn, headstrong
剛愎
剛愎自用
gāng bì
gāng bì zì yòng
headstrong/perverse
obstinate and self-opinionated (idiom)

凶

unlucky

Old Chinese: *qʰ(r)oŋ

Middle Chinese: xjowng

兇
340
xiōng
TODO: Cantonese?
atrocious, ferocious, brutal
兇器
兇嫌
xiōng qì
xiōng xián
lethal weapon/murder weapon
alleged killer (or attacker); suspect in a case of violent crime
凶
341
xiōng
TODO: Cantonese?
culprit; murder; bad, sad
元凶
凶事
yuán xiōng
xiōng shì
chief offender/main culprit
fateful accident/inauspicious matter (involving death or casualties)
匈
342
xiōng
TODO: Cantonese?
breast, chest, thorax; clamor; the Hsiung Nu 'Huns'
匈牙利
匈奴
xiōng yá lì
xiōng nú
Hungary
Xiongnu, a people of the Eastern Steppe who created an empire that flourished around the time of the Qin and Han dynasties
洶
343
汹
xiōng
TODO: Cantonese?
the rush of water; turbulent; noisy, restless
洶湧
氣勢洶洶
xiōng yǒng
qì shì xiōng xiōng
to surge up violently (of ocean, river, lake etc)/turbulent
aggressive/truculent/overbearing
胸
344
xiōng
TODO: Cantonese?
breast, bosom, chest; thorax
心胸
胸部
xīn xiōng
xiōng bù
heart/mind/ambition/aspiration
chest/bosom

酗
345
xù
TODO: Cantonese?
drunk, to become violent under the influence of alcohol
酗酒
酗訟
xù jiǔ
xù sòng
heavy drinking/to get drunk/to drink to excess
to be drunk and rowdy

意

thought (n.)

Old Chinese: *ʔ(r)ək-s

Middle Chinese: 'iH

億
346
亿
yì
TODO: Cantonese?
hundred million; many
以億計
億萬
yǐ yì jì
yì wàn
to number in the thousands
millions and millions
意
347
yì
TODO: Cantonese?
thought, idea, opinion; think
意見
注意
yì jiàn
zhù yì
idea/opinion/suggestion/objection/complaint/CL:點|点[dian3],條|条[tiao2]
to take note of; to pay attention to
憶
348
忆
yì
TODO: Cantonese?
remember, reflect upon; memory
記憶
記憶體
jì yì
jì yì tǐ
to remember/to recall/memory/CL:個|个[ge4]
(Tw) (computer) memory
臆
349
yì
TODO: Cantonese?
chest, breast, bosom; thought
臆測
傾吐胸臆
yì cè
qīng tǔ xiōng yì
to speculate/to conjecture
to pour out one's heart

噫
350
yī
TODO: Cantonese?
belch; alas
噫
yī
yeah (interjection of approval)/to belch

回

go around

Old Chinese: *[ɢ]ʷˤəj

Middle Chinese: hwoj

回
351
huí
TODO: Cantonese?
return, turn around; a time
回來
回到
huí lai
huí dào
to return; to come back
to return to
茴
352
huí
TODO: Cantonese?
fennel, aniseed
八角茴香
土茴香
bā jiǎo huí xiāng
tǔ huí xiāng
Chinese anise/star anise/Fructus Anisi Stellati
dill seed
蛔
353
huí
TODO: Cantonese?
tapeworm
蛔蟲
蛔蟲病
huí chóng
huí chóng bìng
roundworm; ascarid; (esp.) Ascaris lumbricoides, a human parasite/(fig.) person who knows what another person is thinking; a mind reader
ascariasis, infection caused by the roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides
迴
354
回
huí
TODO: Cantonese?
revolve, rotate; curving, zigzag
迴避
迴響
huí bì
huí xiǎng
to shun/to avoid (sb)/to skirt/to evade (an issue)/to step back/to withdraw/to recuse (a judge etc)
to echo/to reverberate/to respond/echo/response/reaction

徊
355
huái
TODO: Cantonese?
linger, walk to and fro, hesitate
徘徊
徊
pái huái
huái
to pace back and forth/to dither; to hesitate/(of sales figures etc) to fluctuate
used in 徘徊[pai2 huai2]

岡

TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: klaːŋ

剛
356
刚
gāng
TODO: Cantonese?
hard, tough, rigid, strong
剛剛
剛好
gāng gang
gāng hǎo
just recently/just a moment ago
just/exactly/to happen to be
岡
357
冈
gāng
TODO: Cantonese?
ridge or crest of hill
岡山
井岡山
gāng shān
jǐng gāng shān
Kangshan town in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan/Okayama prefecture in southwest of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Ben3 zhou1]
Jinggang Mountains, in the Jiangxi-Hunan border region
崗
358
岗
gǎng、gāng
TODO: Cantonese?
post; position
崗位
上崗
花崗岩
花崗石
gǎng wèi
shàng gǎng
huā gāng yán
huā gāng shí
a post; a job
to take up one's post; to go on duty/to take up a job
granite
granite
綱
359
纲
gāng
TODO: Cantonese?
heavy rope, hawser; main points
綱領
大綱
gāng lǐng
dà gāng
program (i.e. plan of action)/guiding principle
synopsis/outline/program/leading principles
鋼
360
钢
gāng
TODO: Cantonese?
steel; hard, strong, tough
鋼鐵
鋼琴家
gāng tiě
gāng qín jiā
steel
pianist

連

1: [surname]

Old Chinese: *C.ra[n]

Middle Chinese: ljen

2: connect in a row

Old Chinese: *[r]a[n]

Middle Chinese: ljen

漣
361
涟
lián
TODO: Cantonese?
flowing water; ripples; weeping
漣漪
淚水漣漣
lián yī
lèi shuǐ lián lián
ripple
in floods of tears (idiom)
蓮
362
莲
lián
TODO: Cantonese?
lotus, water lily; paradise
蓮花
花蓮縣
lián huā
huā lián xiàn
lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, among others)/water-lily
Hualien County on the east coast of Taiwan
連
363
连
lián
TODO: Cantonese?
join, connect; continuous; even
連接
連續
lián jiē
lián xù
to link; to join; to connect
continuous/in a row/serial/consecutive
鰱
364
鲢
lián
TODO: Cantonese?
silver carp, Hypophthalmichthys
鰱魚
鰱
lián yú
lián
silver carp
Hypophthalmichthys moritrix

鏈
365
链
liàn
TODO: Cantonese?
chain, wire, cable; chain, shack
供應鏈
側鏈
gōng yìng liàn
cè liàn
supply chain
side chain (used in classifying amino acids)

止

foot; stop

Old Chinese: *təʔ

Middle Chinese: tsyiX

址
366
zhǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
site, location, land for house
遺址
地址
yí zhǐ
dì zhǐ
ruins/historic relics
address/CL:個|个[ge4]
止
367
zhǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
stop, halt, desist; detain
禁止
防止
jìn zhǐ
fáng zhǐ
to prohibit/to forbid/to ban
to prevent/to guard against/to take precautions
祉
368
zhǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
happiness, blessings, good luck
福祉
潭祉
fú zhǐ
tán zhǐ
well-being/welfare
great happiness
趾
369
zhǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
toe; tracks, footprints
三趾濱鷸
三趾翠鳥
sān zhǐ bīn yù
sān zhǐ cuì niǎo
(bird species of China) sanderling (Calidris alba)
(bird species of China) oriental dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx erithacus)

齒
370
齿
chǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
teeth; gears, cogs; age; Kangxi radical 211
乳齒
齲齒
rǔ chǐ
qǔ chǐ
deciduous tooth/milk tooth/baby tooth
tooth decay/dental caries/cavity

謠

sing; song

Old Chinese: *law

Middle Chinese: yew

搖
371
摇
yáo
TODO: Cantonese?
wag, swing, wave; shake; scull
搖頭
動搖
yáo tóu
dòng yáo
to shake one's head
to sway/to waver/to rock/to rattle/to destabilize/to pose a challenge to
瑤
372
瑶
yáo
TODO: Cantonese?
precious jade
乳源瑤族自治縣
大化瑤族自治縣
rǔ yuán yáo zú zì zhì xiàn
dà huà yáo zú zì zhì xiàn
Ruyuan Yao Autonomous County in Shaoguan 韶關|韶关[Shao2 guan1], Guangdong
Dahua Yao Autonomous County in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[He4 zhou1], Guangxi
謠
373
谣
yáo
TODO: Cantonese?
sing; folksong, ballad; rumor
歌謠
民謠
gē yáo
mín yáo
folksong/ballad/nursery rhyme
ballad/folk song
遙
374
遥
yáo
TODO: Cantonese?
far away, distant, remote
遙遠
遙測
yáo yuǎn
yáo cè
distant; remote
telemetry

鷂
375
鹞
yào
TODO: Cantonese?
sparrow hawk; Circus species (various)
烏灰鷂
白尾鷂
wū huī yào
bái wěi yào
(bird species of China) Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus)
(bird species of China) hen harrier (Circus cyaneus)

云

say

Old Chinese: *[ɢ]ʷə[r]

Middle Chinese: hjun

云
376
yún
TODO: Cantonese?
say, speak; clouds
云云
不知所云
yún yún
bù zhī suǒ yún
and so on/so and so/many and confused
to not know what sb is driving at/to be unintelligible
紜
377
纭
yún
TODO: Cantonese?
confused, in disorder; numerous
眾說紛紜
紛紜
zhòng shuō fēn yún
fēn yún
opinions differ (idiom)
diverse and muddled/many and confused
耘
378
yún
TODO: Cantonese?
weed
辛勤耕耘
耘
xīn qín gēng yún
yún
to make industrious and diligent efforts (idiom)
to weed
雲
379
云
yún
TODO: Cantonese?
clouds; Yunnan province
白雲
白雲
bái yún
bái yún
Baiyun District of Guiyang City 貴陽市|贵阳市[Gui4 yang2 Shi4], Guizhou/Baiyun District of Guangzhou City 廣州市|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 Shi4], Guangdong
white cloud

魂
380
hún
TODO: Cantonese?
soul, spirit
驚魂
三魂
jīng hún
sān hún
in a panicked state/frightened
three immortal souls in Daoism, representing spirit and intellect

匋

kiln; pottery

Old Chinese: *[l]ˤu

Middle Chinese: daw

啕
381
táo
TODO: Cantonese?
wail
嚎啕大哭
號啕
háo táo dà kū
háo táo
to wail/to bawl (idiom)
to cry/to wail loudly
淘
382
táo
TODO: Cantonese?
wash in a sieve; weed out
淘氣
淘金
táo qì
táo jīn
naughty/mischievous
to pan for gold/to try to make a fortune
萄
383
táo
TODO: Cantonese?
grapes
葡萄牙
葡萄牙人
pú táo yá
pú táo yá rén
Portugal
Portuguese (person)
陶
384
táo
TODO: Cantonese?
pottery, ceramics
陶藝
陶器
táo yì
táo qì
ceramic art
pottery

掏
385
tāo
TODO: Cantonese?
take out; pull out; clean out
掏出
掏腰包
tāo chū
tāo yāo bāo
to fish out/to take out (from a pocket, bag etc)
to dip into one's pocket; to pay out of pocket; to foot the bill

成

1: to become (v.i.)

Old Chinese: *[d]eŋ

Middle Chinese: dzyeng

2: to complete (tr. v)

Old Chinese: *m-[d]eŋ

Middle Chinese: dzyeng

城
386
chéng
TODO: Cantonese?
castle; city, town; municipality
城鎮
城堡
chéng zhèn
chéng bǎo
town/cities and towns
castle/rook (chess piece)
成
387
chéng
TODO: Cantonese?
completed, finished, fixed
成為
造成
chéng wéi
zào chéng
to become; to turn into
to bring about; to create; to cause
盛
388
shèng、chéng
TODO: Cantonese?
abundant, flourishing; contain; fill
華盛頓
盛行
女體盛
盛器
huá shèng dùn
shèng xíng
nu:3 tǐ chéng
chéng qì
Washington (name)/George Washington (1732-1799), first US president/Washington, US State/Washington, D.C. (US federal capital)
to be in vogue; to be popular; to be prevalent
nyotaimori or "body sushi", Japanese practice of serving sushi on the body of a naked woman
vessel/receptacle
誠
389
诚
chéng
TODO: Cantonese?
sincere, honest; true, real
誠實
誠意
chéng shí
chéng yì
honest
sincerity; good faith

尊

1: honor (v.)

Old Chinese: *[ts]ˤu[n]

Middle Chinese: tswon

2: wine-cup

Old Chinese: *[ts]ˤu[n]

Middle Chinese: tswon

尊
390
zūn
TODO: Cantonese?
respect, revere, venerate; honor
尊重
尊嚴
zūn zhòng
zūn yán
to esteem/to respect/to honor/to value/eminent/serious/proper
dignity/sanctity/honor/majesty
樽
391
zūn
TODO: Cantonese?
goblet; jar, jug; lush
入樽
折衝樽俎
rù zūn
zhé chōng zūn zǔ
slam dunk
lit. to stop the enemy at the banquet table/fig. to get the better of an enemy during diplomatic functions
遵
392
zūn
TODO: Cantonese?
obey, comply with, follow; honor
遵照
遵行
zūn zhào
zūn xíng
in accordance with/to follow (the rules)
to follow/to obey/compliance

蹲
393
dūn
TODO: Cantonese?
squat, crouch; idle about
半蹲
家裡蹲
bàn dūn
jiā lǐ dūn
half squat
recluse/hikikomori person

名

name

Old Chinese: *C.meŋ

Middle Chinese: mjieng

名
394
míng
TODO: Cantonese?
name, rank, title, position
名字
報名
míng zi
bào míng
name (of a person or thing)/CL:個|个[ge4]
to sign up/to enter one's name/to apply/to register/to enroll/to enlist
茗
395
míng
TODO: Cantonese?
tea; tea plant
品茗
枯茗
pǐn míng
kū míng
to taste tea/to sip tea
cumin (loanword)
銘
396
铭
míng
TODO: Cantonese?
inscribe, engrave; unforgettably
刻骨銘心
墓誌銘
kè gǔ míng xīn
mù zhì míng
lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom)/fig. etched in one's memory/unforgettable
epitaph

酩
397
mǐng
TODO: Cantonese?
drunk; intoxicated; tipsy
酩
酩酊
mǐng
mǐng dǐng
used in 酩酊[ming3 ding3]
blind drunk

愛

to love; to grudge (< ‘draw close to oneself’?)

Old Chinese: *[q]ˤə[p]-s

Middle Chinese: 'ojH

噯
398
嗳
ǎi、ài
TODO: Cantonese?
interjection; exclamation
噯氣
噯氣吞酸
噯
ǎi qì
ǎi qì tūn suān
ài
to belch
belching and acid swallowing (medical term)
(interj. of regret)
愛
399
爱
ài
TODO: Cantonese?
love, be fond of, like
可愛
愛情
kě ài
ài qíng
adorable/cute/lovely
romance; love (romantic)/CL:份[fen4]
曖
400
暧
ài
TODO: Cantonese?
obscure, dim, ambiguous, vague
曖昧關係
曖
ài mèi guān xì
ài
shady relationship/affair/adulterous relationship
(of daylight) dim/obscure/clandestine/dubious
璦
401
瑷
ài
TODO: Cantonese?
fine quality jade
璦琿條約
璦
ài hún tiáo yuē
ài
Treaty of Aigun, 1858 unequal treaty forced on Qing China by Tsarist Russia
fine quality jade

聶

promise; whisper in one's ear

Old Chinese: *nrep

Middle Chinese: nrjep

囁
402
嗫
niè
TODO: Cantonese?
move lips as when speaking; hesitation
呫囁
囁呫
tiè niè
niè tiè
(onom.) muttering/to whisper/mouthing words
to whisper
聶
403
聂
niè
TODO: Cantonese?
whisper; surname
聶姆曹娃
聶拉木
niè mǔ cáo wá
niè lā mù
Božena Němcová (1820-1862), Czech writer
Nyalam county, Tibetan: Gnya' lam rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet
躡
404
蹑
niè
TODO: Cantonese?
tread, step on; follow, track
躡履
躡悄悄
niè lu:3
niè qiāo qiāo
to wear shoes
softly/quietly

攝
405
摄
shè
TODO: Cantonese?
take in, absorb; act as deputy; administer, assist
攝影
攝氏
shè yǐng
shè shì
to take a photograph/photography/to shoot (a movie)
Celsius/centigrade

氾

1: TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: pʰoms

2: TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: bom

氾
406
fán、fàn
TODO: Cantonese?
overflow, flood, inundate
犯
407
fàn
TODO: Cantonese?
commit crime, violate; criminal
犯罪
侵犯
fàn zuì
qīn fàn
to commit a crime/crime; offense
to infringe on/to encroach on/to violate/to assault
範
408
范
fàn
TODO: Cantonese?
pattern, model, rule, law
規範
師範
guī fàn
shī fàn
norm/standard/specification/regulation/rule/within the rules/to fix rules/to regulate/to specify
teacher-training/pedagogical/normal (school, e.g. Beijing Normal University)
范
409
fàn
TODO: Cantonese?
surname; bee-like insect
范仲淹
范公偁
fàn zhòng yān
fàn gōng chēng
Fan Zhongyan (989-1052), minister of Northern Song who led the failed reform of 1043, author of On Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓記|岳阳楼记
Fan Gongcheng (12th century), Southern Song author of 過庭錄|过庭录

斯

1: split (v.)

Old Chinese: *[s]e

Middle Chinese: sje

2: this

Old Chinese: *[s]e

Middle Chinese: sje

3: 斯須 a short time

Old Chinese: *se

Middle Chinese: sje

嘶
410
sī
TODO: Cantonese?
neighing of a horse; gravel voiced, husky throated; (Cant.) to hiccough
人喊馬嘶
嘶叫
rén hǎn mǎ sī
sī jiào
lit. people shouting and horses neighing (idiom)/fig. tumultuous/hubbub
to whinny (of a horse)/to neigh/to shout
廝
411
厮
sī
TODO: Cantonese?
servant
廝殺
小廝
sī shā
xiǎo sī
to fight at close quarters; to fight tooth and nail
(literary) underage male servant
撕
412
sī
TODO: Cantonese?
rip, tear; buy cloth
撕裂
撕咬
sī liè
sī yǎo
to rip apart/to tear/laceration/rent
to tear at (with the teeth, like one animal attacking another)
斯
413
sī、sì
TODO: Cantonese?
this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
波斯灣
瓦斯
托馬斯·斯特恩斯·艾略特
bō sī wān
wǎ sī
tuō mǎ sī · sì tè ēn sī · ài lu:è tè
Persian Gulf
gas (loanword)
T. S. Eliot (1888-1965), English poet

冃

TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: muːɡs

冒
414
mào
TODO: Cantonese?
risk, brave, dare
冒險
感冒
mào xiǎn
gǎn mào
to take risks/to take chances/foray/adventure
to catch cold/(common) cold/CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4]/(coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative)/(Tw) to detest/can't stand
帽
415
mào
TODO: Cantonese?
hat, cap; cap-like tops
帽子
安全帽
mào zi
ān quán mào
hat/cap/(fig.) label/bad name/CL:頂|顶[ding3]
safety helmet/CL:隻|只[zhi1],頂|顶[ding3]
瑁
416
mào
TODO: Cantonese?
fine piece of jade
玳瑁眼鏡
瑁
dài mào yǎn jìng
mào
hawksbill shell-rimmed eyeglasses/CL:副[fu4]
(jade)

勗
417
xù
TODO: Cantonese?
enjoin, advise, excite
勗
xù
exhort/stimulate

孚

TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: pʰuw

俘
418
fú
TODO: Cantonese?
prisoner of war; take as prisoner
俘虜
中子俘獲
fú lǔ
zhōng zǐ fú huò
captive
neutron capture
孚
419
fú
TODO: Cantonese?
brood over eggs; have confidence
不孚眾望
信孚中外
bù fú zhòng wàng
xìn fú zhōng wài
not living up to expectations (idiom)/failing to inspire confidence among people/unpopular
to be trusted both at home and abroad (idiom)
浮
420
fú
TODO: Cantonese?
to float, drift, waft; to exceed; superfluous
浮現
浮動
fú xiàn
fú dòng
to appear before one's eyes/to come into view/to float into appearance/to come back (of images from the past)/to emerge/it emerges/it occurs (to me that..)
to float and drift/unstable

孵
421
fū
TODO: Cantonese?
sit on eggs, hatch
孵蛋
孵化
fū dàn
fū huà
to incubate
breeding/to incubate/innovation (esp. in commerce and marketing)

烏

1: oh!

Old Chinese: *[ʔ]ˤa

Middle Chinese: 'u

2: crow, raven; black

Old Chinese: *qˤa

Middle Chinese: 'u

3: 烏桓, 烏丸 Wūhuán: Avars (W. Hàn)

Old Chinese: *ʔˤa

Middle Chinese: 'u

嗚
422
呜
wū
TODO: Cantonese?
sound of crying, sobbing
一命嗚呼
嗚呼
yī mìng wū hū
wū hū
to die (idiom)/to breathe one's last/to give up the ghost
alas/alack/welladay/wellaway/to die
烏
423
乌
wū
TODO: Cantonese?
crow, rook, raven; black, dark
烏龜
烏鴉
wū guī
wū yā
tortoise/cuckold
crow/raven
鎢
424
钨
wū
TODO: Cantonese?
tungsten (element 74, W)
白鎢礦
鎢
bái wū kuàng
wū
scheelite
tungsten (chemistry)

塢
425
坞
wù
TODO: Cantonese?
entrenchment, bank, low wall
好萊塢
塢堡
hǎo lái wù
wù bǎo
Hollywood
small fortress; fortified compound

徹

1: penetrate

Old Chinese: *m-[tʰ]ret

Middle Chinese: drjet

2: divide land acc. to a certain share system

Old Chinese: *m-tʰret

Middle Chinese: drjet

3: divide land acc. to a certain share system

Old Chinese: *tʰret

Middle Chinese: trhjet

4: penetrate

Old Chinese: *tʰret

Middle Chinese: trhjet

徹
426
彻
chè
TODO: Cantonese?
penetrate, pervade; penetrating
貫徹
透徹
guàn chè
tòu chè
to implement/to put into practice/to carry out
penetrating; thorough; incisive
撤
427
chè
TODO: Cantonese?
omit; remove; withdraw
撤出
撤銷
chè chū
chè xiāo
to withdraw/to leave/to retreat/to pull out
to repeal/to revoke/(computing) to undo
澈
428
chè
TODO: Cantonese?
thoroughly, completely
清澈
明澈
qīng chè
míng chè
clear; limpid
clear/limpid

轍
429
辙
zhé
TODO: Cantonese?
wagon ruts, wheel tracks
如出一轍
一改故轍
rú chū yī zhé
yī gǎi gù zhé
to be precisely the same/to be no different
complete change from the old rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction/a volte-face/to change old practices

胃

stomach

Old Chinese: *[ɢ]ʷə[t]-s

Middle Chinese: hjw+jH

渭
430
wèi
TODO: Cantonese?
name of a river in Shanxi
徐渭
涇渭分明
xú wèi
jīng wèi fēn míng
Xu Wei (1521-1593), Ming dynasty Chinese painter and author
as rivers Jing and Wei separate clearly (idiom)/to be entirely different
胃
431
wèi
TODO: Cantonese?
stomach; gizzard of fowl; 17th lunar mansion, determinative star 35 Arietis
胃口
腸胃
wèi kǒu
cháng wèi
appetite/liking
stomach and intestine; digestive system
謂
432
谓
wèi
TODO: Cantonese?
say, tell; call, name; be called
無所謂
何謂
wú suǒ wèi
hé wèi
to be indifferent/not to matter/cannot be said to be
(literary) what is?/what is the meaning of?

喟
433
kuì
TODO: Cantonese?
heave sigh, sigh
感喟
喟
gǎn kuì
kuì
sighing with emotion
to sigh

灰

ashes

Old Chinese: *m̥ˤə

Middle Chinese: xwoj

恢
434
huī
TODO: Cantonese?
restore; big, great, immense, vast
天網恢恢
天網恢恢，疏而不失
tiān wǎng huī huī
tiān wǎng huī huī , shū ér bù shī
lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73)/fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape/you can't run from the long arm of the law
lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73)/fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape/you can't run from the long arm of the law
灰
435
huī
TODO: Cantonese?
ashes; dust; lime, mortar
灰色
灰心
huī sè
huī xīn
gray/ash gray/grizzly/pessimistic/gloomy/dispirited/ambiguous
to lose heart/to be discouraged
詼
436
诙
huī
TODO: Cantonese?
tease, joke with; ridicule, mock
詼諧
詼
huī xié
huī
humorous/jocular/zany
whimsical/humorous

盔
437
kuī
TODO: Cantonese?
helmet; bowl; basin
扣屎盔子
盔甲
kòu shǐ kuī zi
kuī jiǎ
(northern dialect) lit. to cap in excrement/fig. to discredit with absurd unfounded accusations/to vilify
armor/body armor and helmet

示

1: show (v.)

Old Chinese: *s-gijʔ-s

Middle Chinese: zyijH

2: put (= 寘)

Old Chinese: *ke-s

Middle Chinese: tsyeH

示
438
shì
TODO: Cantonese?
show, manifest; demonstrate; Kangxi radical 113
表示
顯示
biǎo shì
xiǎn shì
(of sb) to express; to state; to show/(of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show/expression; manifestation
to show/to illustrate/to display/to demonstrate
視
439
视
shì
TODO: Cantonese?
look at, inspect, observe, see
電視
重視
diàn shì
zhòng shì
television; TV/CL:臺|台[tai2],個|个[ge4]
to attach importance to sth; to value

祁
440
qí
TODO: Cantonese?
pray; numerous, ample, abundant
宋祁
朱祁鈺
sòng qí
zhū qí yù
Song Qi (998-1061), Song dynasty poet and writer, coauthor of History of the Later Tang Dynasty 新唐書|新唐书
Zhu Qiyu, personal name of seventh Ming emperor Jingtai 景泰[Jing3 tai4] (1428-1457), reigned 1449-1457

幵

even, level (Shuōwén)

Old Chinese: *[k]ˤe[r]

Middle Chinese: ken

妍
441
yán
TODO: Cantonese?
beautiful, handsome; seductive
妍麗
爭妍鬥艷
yán lì
zhēng yán dòu yàn
beautiful
contending for supreme beauty (esp. of flowers, scenery, painting etc)/vying in beauty and glamor
研
442
yán
TODO: Cantonese?
grind, rub; study, research
研究
研究所
yán jiū
yán jiū suǒ
research/a study/CL:項|项[xiang4]/to research/to look into
research institute/graduate studies/graduate school/CL:個|个[ge4]

羿
443
yì
TODO: Cantonese?
legendary archer
后羿
hòu yì
Houyi, mythological Chinese archer whose wife was Chang'e

肰

TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: njen

然
444
rán
TODO: Cantonese?
yes, certainly; pledge, promise
雖然
當然
suī rán
dāng rán
although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是[ke3 shi4] or 但是[dan4 shi4] etc)
only natural/as it should be/certainly/of course/without doubt
燃
445
rán
TODO: Cantonese?
burn; light fire, ignite
燃燒
點燃
rán shāo
diǎn rán
to ignite/to combust/to burn/combustion/flaming
to ignite/to set on fire/aflame

撚
446
niǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
twirl in fingers, tease, toy with
撚
niǎn
to play tricks on or toy with/delicate/exquisite (Cantonese)

師

1: army

Old Chinese: *srij

Middle Chinese: srij

2: master

Old Chinese: *srij

Middle Chinese: srij

師
447
师
shī
TODO: Cantonese?
teacher, master, specialist; multitude, troops; hexagram ䷆
老師
教師
lǎo shī
jiào shī
teacher/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
teacher/CL:個|个[ge4]
獅
448
狮
shī
TODO: Cantonese?
lion
獅子
獅子
shī zǐ
shī zi
Leo (star sign)/Shihtzu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
lion/CL:隻|只[zhi1],頭|头[tou2]

篩
449
筛
shāi
TODO: Cantonese?
sieve, filter, screen; sift
篩選
共同篩選
shāi xuǎn
gòng tóng shāi xuǎn
to filter
collaborative filtering

鷹

eagle, falcon

Old Chinese: *[q](r)əŋ

Middle Chinese: 'ing

應
450
应
yìng、yīng
TODO: Cantonese?
should, ought to, must
應用
因應
應該
應當
yìng yòng
yīn yìng
yīng gāi
yīng dāng
to put to use; to apply/practical; applied (science, linguistics etc)/application; practical use/(computing) app
to respond accordingly to/to adapt to/to cope with
ought to/should/must
should; ought to
膺
451
yīng
TODO: Cantonese?
breast, chest; undertake, bear
服膺
義憤填膺
fú yīng
yì fèn tián yīng
to bear in mind
righteous indignation fills one's breast (idiom); to feel indignant at injustice
鷹
452
鹰
yīng
TODO: Cantonese?
eagle, falcon; Accipiter species (various)
老鷹
不見兔子不撒鷹
lǎo yīng
bù jiàn tù zi bù sā yīng
(coll.) eagle; hawk; any similar bird of prey
you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom)/one doesn't act before one is sure to succeed

展

1: roll over; unfold

Old Chinese: *trenʔ

Middle Chinese: trjenX

2: ritual robe

Old Chinese: *tra[n]-s

Middle Chinese: trjenH

展
453
zhǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
open, unfold; stretch, extend
發展
展開
fā zhǎn
zhǎn kāi
development/growth/to develop/to grow/to expand
to unfold; to spread out; to open up/to launch; to carry out
輾
454
辗
zhǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
turn over, roll
輾軋
輾轉
zhǎn yà
zhǎn zhuǎn
to roll over/to run over
to toss about in bed/from person to person/indirectly/to wander

碾
455
niǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
roller, crush; roll
水碾
汽碾
shuǐ niǎn
qì niǎn
water mill
steamroller

尔

you(r)

Old Chinese: *n[ə][r]ʔ

Middle Chinese: nyeX

你
456
nǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
you, second person pronoun
你們
迷你
nǐ men
mí nǐ
you (plural)
mini (as in mini-skirt or Mini Cooper) (loanword)
妳
457
nǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
you (female)
妳
nǐ
you (Note: In Taiwan, 妳 is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, 你 is used to address both males and females.)

您
458
nín
TODO: Cantonese?
honorific for 'you'
您好
您
nín hǎo
nín
hello (polite)
you (courteous, as opposed to informal 你[ni3])

東

east

Old Chinese: *tˤoŋ (< *tˤoŋʔ ?)

Middle Chinese: tuwng

凍
459
冻
dòng
TODO: Cantonese?
freeze; cold, congeal; jelly
凍結
解凍
dòng jié
jiě dòng
to freeze (water etc)/(fig.) to freeze (assets, prices etc)
to melt/to thaw/to defrost/fig. to relax (repression, enmity etc)
棟
460
栋
dòng
TODO: Cantonese?
the main beams supporting a house
吳作棟
棟梁
wú zuò dòng
dòng liáng
Goh Chok Tong (1941-), Singapore businessman and politician, prime minister 1990-2004
ridgepole/ridgepole and beams/person able to bear heavy responsibility/mainstay (of organization)/pillar (of state)

東
461
东
dōng
TODO: Cantonese?
east, eastern, eastward
東西
東西
dōng xī
dōng xi
east and west
thing/stuff/person/CL:個|个[ge4],件[jian4]

民

people

Old Chinese: *mi[ŋ]

Middle Chinese: mjin

岷
462
mín
TODO: Cantonese?
Minshan mountain range in northern Sichuan and southern Gansu, Min River
岷江
岷縣
mín jiāng
mín xiàn
Min River, Sichuan
Min county in Dingxi 定西[Ding4 xi1], Gansu
民
463
mín
TODO: Cantonese?
people, subjects, citizens
民眾
人民
mín zhòng
rén mín
the populace; the masses; the common people
the people/CL:個|个[ge4]

眠
464
mián
TODO: Cantonese?
close eyes, sleep; hibernate
睡眠
失眠
shuì mián
shī mián
sleep/to sleep/(computing) to enter sleep mode
to suffer from insomnia

求

seek

Old Chinese: *[g](r)u

Middle Chinese: gjuw

求
465
qiú
TODO: Cantonese?
seek; demand, request; beseech
要求
需求
yāo qiú
xū qiú
to request/to require/requirement/to stake a claim/to ask/to demand/CL:點|点[dian3]
requirement/to require/(economics) demand
球
466
qiú
TODO: Cantonese?
ball, sphere, globe; round
全球
地球
quán qiú
dì qiú
the whole world/worldwide; global
the earth/CL:個|个[ge4]

救
467
jiù
TODO: Cantonese?
save, rescue, relieve; help, aid
救援
救濟
jiù yuán
jiù jì
to save/to support/to help/to assist
emergency relief/to help the needy with cash or goods

制

cut out, prepare

Old Chinese: *tet-s

Middle Chinese: tsyejH

制
468
zhì
TODO: Cantonese?
system; establish; overpower
制度
控制
zhì dù
kòng zhì
system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc)/institution/CL:個|个[ge4]
to control
製
469
制
zhì
TODO: Cantonese?
make, manufacture; produce
製作
製造
zhì zuò
zhì zào
to make; to manufacture
to manufacture; to make

掣
470
chè
TODO: Cantonese?
drag, pull; hinder by pulling back
安全掣
手掣
ān quán chè
shǒu chè
emergency stop
handbrake/game controller (Cantonese)

明

bright

Old Chinese: *mraŋ

Middle Chinese: mjaeng

盟
471
méng
TODO: Cantonese?
swear; oath, covenant, alliance
聯盟
加盟
lián méng
jiā méng
alliance/union/coalition
to become a member of an alliance or union/to align/to join/participate
萌
472
méng
TODO: Cantonese?
bud, sprout
萌生
萌發
méng shēng
méng fā
to burgeon/to produce/to conceive/to be in the initial stage
to sprout/to shoot/to bud

明
473
míng
TODO: Cantonese?
bright, light, brilliant; clear
說明
明顯
shuō míng
míng xiǎn
to explain/to illustrate/to indicate/to show/to prove/explanation/directions/caption/CL:個|个[ge4]
clear/distinct/obvious

彗

broom; comet

Old Chinese: *s-[ɢ]ʷe[t]-s

Middle Chinese: zjwejH

彗
474
huì
TODO: Cantonese?
broomstick; comet
彗星
哈雷彗星
huì xīng
hā léi huì xīng
comet
Halley's Comet
慧
475
huì
TODO: Cantonese?
bright, intelligent; intelligence
智慧
人工智慧
zhì huì
rén gōng zhì huì
wisdom; intelligence
artificial intelligence (Tw)

雪
476
xuě
TODO: Cantonese?
snow; wipe away shame, avenge
白雪
滑雪
bái xuě
huá xuě
snow
to ski/skiing

老

old

Old Chinese: *C.rˤuʔ

Middle Chinese: lawX

佬
477
lǎo
TODO: Cantonese?
(Cant.) man, person; mature
仡佬族
仫佬
gē lǎo zú
mù lǎo
Gelao or Klau ethnic group of Guizhou
Mulao ethnic group of Guangxi
姥
478
lǎo、mǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
maternal grandmother; midwife
劉姥姥進大觀園
姑姥姥
老姥
姥
liú lǎo lao jìn dà guān yuán
gū lǎo lao
lǎo mǔ
mǔ
Granny Liu visits the Grand View gardens/(of a simple person) to be overwhelmed by new experiences and luxurious surroundings
mother's father's sister (coll.)/great aunt
old lady/(old woman's self-reference) I, me
governess/old woman
老
479
lǎo
TODO: Cantonese?
old, aged; experienced; Kangxi radical 125
老人
老闆
lǎo rén
lǎo bǎn
old man or woman/the elderly/one's aged parents or grandparents
Robam (brand)

寉

TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: ɡluːwɢ

榷
480
què
TODO: Cantonese?
footbridge; toll, levy; monopoly
商榷
榷
shāng què
què
to discuss/to bring up various ideas for discussion
footbridge/toll, levy/monopoly
確
481
确
què
TODO: Cantonese?
sure, certain; real, true
正確
確定
zhèng què
què dìng
correct; sound; right; proper
definite/certain/fixed/to fix (on sth)/to determine/to be sure/to ensure/to make certain/to ascertain/to clinch/to recognize/to confirm/OK (on computer dialog box)

鶴
482
鹤
hè
TODO: Cantonese?
crane; Grus species (various)
一琴一鶴
丹頂鶴
yī qín yī hè
dān dǐng hè
carrying very little luggage (idiom)/honest and incorruptible (government officials)
(bird species of China) red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)

聖

sage (n.)

Old Chinese: *l̥eŋ-s

Middle Chinese: syengH

廳
483
厅
tīng
TODO: Cantonese?
hall, central room
餐廳
客廳
cān tīng
kè tīng
dining hall/dining room/restaurant/CL:間|间[jian1],家[jia1]
drawing room (room for arriving guests)/living room/CL:間|间[jian1]
聽
484
听
tīng
TODO: Cantonese?
hear, listen; understand; obey
聽到
聽說
tīng dào
tīng shuō
to hear
to hear (sth said)/one hears (that)/hearsay/listening and speaking

聖
485
圣
shèng
TODO: Cantonese?
holy, sacred; sage
神聖
聖經
shén shèng
shèng jīng
divine/hallow/holy/sacred
the Confucian classics/(Christianity, Judaism) the holy scriptures/CL:本[ben3],部[bu4]

益

increase

Old Chinese: *q[i]k (dialect: *-ik > *-ek)

Middle Chinese: 'jiek

溢
486
yì
TODO: Cantonese?
overflow, brim over; full
洋溢
充溢
yáng yì
chōng yì
brimming with/steeped in
to overflow (with riches)/replete
益
487
yì
TODO: Cantonese?
profit, benefit; advantage; hexagram ䷩
利益
權益
lì yì
quán yì
benefit/(in sb's) interest/CL:個|个[ge4]
rights/interests/rights and benefits

隘
488
ài
TODO: Cantonese?
narrow, confined; a strategic pass
狹隘
心胸狹隘
xiá ài
xīn xiōng xiá ài
narrow/tight/narrow minded/lacking in experience
narrow/petty-minded

褱

1: TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: ɡruːl

2: TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: ɡruːl

坏
489
huài
TODO: Cantonese?
rotten, spoilt, bad, broken down
壞
490
坏
huài
TODO: Cantonese?
bad, spoil(ed), ruin, destroy
破壞
壞人
pò huài
huài rén
destruction/damage/to wreck/to break/to destroy
bad person/villain

懷
491
怀
huái
TODO: Cantonese?
bosom, breast; carry in bosom
懷疑
關懷
huái yí
guān huái
to doubt (sth); to be skeptical of/to have one's doubts; to harbor suspicions; to suspect that
care/solicitude/to show care for/concerned about/attentive to

昏

dusk, dark

Old Chinese: *m̥ˤu[n]

Middle Chinese: xwon

婚
492
hūn
TODO: Cantonese?
get married; marriage, wedding
結婚
離婚
jié hūn
lí hūn
to marry/to get married/CL:次[ci4]
to divorce
昏
493
hūn
TODO: Cantonese?
dusk, nightfall, twilight, dark
昏迷
昏沉
hūn mí
hūn chén
to lose consciousness/to be in a coma/stupor/coma/stunned/disoriented
murky/dazed/befuddled/dizzy

抿
494
mǐn
TODO: Cantonese?
pucker up lips in smile; press
一抿子
抿子
yī mǐn zi
mǐn zi
a little bit
small hairbrush

息

1: breathe

Old Chinese: *sək

Middle Chinese: sik

2: 安息 Ānxī (Iranian country in the western regions, W. Hàn; from Aršaka = Arsaces, founder of the Arsacid dynasty)

Old Chinese: *sək

Middle Chinese: sik

息
495
xī
TODO: Cantonese?
rest, put stop to, end, cease
訊息
氣息
xùn xī
qì xī
information; news; message/text message; SMS
breath/smell/odor/flavor
熄
496
xī
TODO: Cantonese?
put out, extinguish, quash
熄滅
吹熄
xī miè
chuī xī
to stop burning/to go out (of fire)/to die out/extinguished
to blow out (a flame)

媳
497
xí
TODO: Cantonese?
daughter-in-law
媳婦
婆媳
xí fù
pó xí
daughter-in-law/wife (of a younger man)/young married woman/young woman
mother-in-law and daughter-in-law

气

(inhaled thing:) breath, air, vapors

Old Chinese: *C.qʰəp-s

Middle Chinese: khj+jH

氣
498
气
qì
TODO: Cantonese?
air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit
空氣
生氣
kōng qì
shēng qì
air/atmosphere
to get angry; to be furious/vitality; liveliness
汽
499
qì
TODO: Cantonese?
steam, vapor, gas
汽車
蒸汽
qì chē
zhēng qì
car/automobile/bus/CL:輛|辆[liang4]
steam

愾
500
忾
kài
TODO: Cantonese?
anger, wrath, hatred, enmity
同仇敵愾
敵愾
tóng chóu dí kài
dí kài
anger against a common enemy (idiom); joined in opposition to the same adversary
hatred felt toward one's enemies

寅

1: 3rd earthly branch

Old Chinese: *[ɢ](r)ər

Middle Chinese: yij

2: 3rd earthly branch

Old Chinese: *[ɢ](r)ər

Middle Chinese: yin

夤
501
yín
TODO: Cantonese?
distant place; remote; deep
夤緣
夤緣攀附
yín yuán
yín yuán pān fù
to curry favor/to advance one's career by toadying
to cling to the rich and powerful (idiom); to advance one's career by currying favor/social climbing
寅
502
yín
TODO: Cantonese?
to respect, reverence; respectfully; third earthly branch
丙寅
唐寅
bǐng yín
táng yín
third year C3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1986 or 2046
Tang Bohu 唐伯虎 or Tang Yin (1470-1523), Ming painter and poet, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子

演
503
yǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
perform, put on; exercise
演出
表演
yǎn chū
biǎo yǎn
to act (in a play)/to perform/to put on (a performance)/performance/concert/show/CL:場|场[chang3],次[ci4]
play/show/performance/exhibition/to perform/to act/to demonstrate/CL:場|场[chang3]

劦

with united forces

Old Chinese: *[ɢ]ˤep

Middle Chinese: hep

協
504
协
xié
TODO: Cantonese?
be united; cooperate
協調
協商
xié tiáo
xié shāng
to coordinate/to harmonize/to fit together/to match (colors etc)/harmonious/concerted
to consult with/to talk things over/agreement
脅
505
胁
xié
TODO: Cantonese?
ribs; armpits; flank; threaten
脅迫
斑脅姬鶥
xié pò
bān xié jī méi
to coerce/to compel/to force
(bird species of China) Himalayan cutia (Cutia nipalensis)

荔
506
lì
TODO: Cantonese?
lichee
大荔
大荔縣
dà lì
dà lì xiàn
Dali County in Weinan 渭南[Wei4 nan2], Shaanxi
Dali County in Weinan 渭南[Wei4 nan2], Shaanxi

並

side by side, together

Old Chinese: *[b]ˤeŋʔ

Middle Chinese: bengX

碰
507
pèng
TODO: Cantonese?
collide, bump into
碰到
碰上
pèng dào
pèng shàng
to come across/to run into/to meet/to hit
to run into/to come upon/to meet
踫
508
pèng
TODO: Cantonese?
collide, bump into
踫
pèng
old variant of 碰[peng4]

並
509
并
bìng
TODO: Cantonese?
equal to; side by side; also, what is more; both
並列
並重
bìng liè
bìng zhòng
to stand side by side/to be juxtaposed
to lay equal stress on/to pay equal attention to

壴

stand for musical instruments

Old Chinese: *toʔ-s

Middle Chinese: trjuH

廚
510
厨
chú
TODO: Cantonese?
kitchen; closet; cupboard
廚房
廚師
chú fáng
chú shī
kitchen/CL:間|间[jian1]
cook/chef
櫥
511
橱
chú
TODO: Cantonese?
cabinet, wardrobe, cupboard
櫥窗
櫥櫃
chú chuāng
chú guì
display window
cupboard/cupboard that can also be used as a table/sideboard

樹
512
树
shù
TODO: Cantonese?
tree; plant; set up, establish
紅樹林
樹葉
hóng shù lín
shù yè
mangrove forest or swamp
tree leaves

泉

spring, source

Old Chinese: *s-N-ɢʷar (MC I!)

Middle Chinese: dzjwen

線
513
线,缐
xiàn
TODO: Cantonese?
thread, line, wire; clue
連線
路線
lián xiàn
lù xiàn
electrical lead; connecting line/(Tw) to connect (to a network, device etc); to go online; connection/(congressional) caucus
itinerary/route/political line (e.g. right revisionist road)/CL:條|条[tiao2]
腺
514
xiàn
TODO: Cantonese?
gland
腺體
下頜下腺
xiàn tǐ
xià hé xià xiàn
gland
submandibular gland/submaxillary saliva gland

泉
515
quán
TODO: Cantonese?
spring, fountain; wealth, money
溫泉
溫泉
wēn quán
wēn quán
Arishang Nahiyisi or Wenquan county in Börtala Mongol autonomous prefecture 博爾塔拉蒙古自治州|博尔塔拉蒙古自治州, Xinjiang
hot spring/spa/onsen

孰

who

Old Chinese: *[d]uk

Middle Chinese: dzyuwk

塾
516
shú
TODO: Cantonese?
village school; private tutorage
私塾
蒙塾
sī shú
méng shú
private school (in former times)
primary school
孰
517
shú
TODO: Cantonese?
who? which? what? which one?
人非生而知之者，孰能無惑
孰優孰劣
rén fēi shēng ér zhī zhī zhě , shú néng wú huò
shú yōu shú liè
Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt?/We are not born with knowledge, how does one achieve maturity? (i.e. without guidance from a teacher - Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[Han2 Yu4])
which of the two is better?
熟
518
shú、shóu
TODO: Cantonese?
well-cooked; ripe; familiar with
成熟
熟練
半生不熟
混熟
chéng shú
shú liàn
bàn shēng bù shóu
hùn shóu
mature; ripe/to mature; to ripen/Taiwan pr. [cheng2 shou2]
practiced/proficient/skilled/skillful
underripe/half-cooked/(fig.) not mastered (of a technique)/clumsy/halting
to get familiar with

典

statute, norm

Old Chinese: *tˤə[r]ʔ

Middle Chinese: tenX

典
519
diǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
law, canon; documentation; classic, scripture
詞典
古典
cí diǎn
gǔ diǎn
dictionary/also written 辭典|辞典[ci2 dian3]/CL:部[bu4],本[ben3]
classical
碘
520
diǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
iodine (element 53, I)
放射性碘
碘化鈉
fàng shè xìng diǎn
diǎn huà nà
radioactive iodine
sodium iodide NaI

腆
521
tiǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
prosperous; good; protruding
靦腆
腆
miǎn tiǎn
tiǎn
shy/bashful
make strong (as liquors)/virtuous

奏

bring forward; perform (music)

Old Chinese: *tsˤo(ʔ)-s

Middle Chinese: tsuwH

奏
522
zòu
TODO: Cantonese?
memorialize emperor; report
演奏
節奏
yǎn zòu
jié zòu
to perform on a musical instrument
rhythm/tempo/musical pulse/cadence/beat
揍
523
zòu
TODO: Cantonese?
hit, beat; smash, break
挨揍
揍扁
ái zòu
zòu biǎn
to be beaten/to take a drubbing/buffeted/knocked about
to beat (sb) up/to hit

湊
524
凑
còu
TODO: Cantonese?
piece together, assemble
湊熱鬧
湊巧
còu rè nao
còu qiǎo
to join in the fun/to get in on the action/(fig.) to butt in/to create more trouble
fortuitously/luckily/as chance has it

州

islet in stream; province

Old Chinese: *tu

Middle Chinese: tsyuw

州
525
zhōu
TODO: Cantonese?
administrative division, state
加州
廣州
jiā zhōu
guǎng zhōu
California
Guangzhou subprovincial city and capital of Guangdong/Canton
洲
526
zhōu
TODO: Cantonese?
continent; island; islet
澳洲
非洲
ào zhōu
fēi zhōu
Australia (abbr. for 澳大利亞洲|澳大利亚洲[Ao4da4li4ya4 Zhou1])
Africa/abbr. for 阿非利加洲[A1 fei1 li4 jia1 Zhou1]

酬
527
chóu
TODO: Cantonese?
toast; reward, recompense
酬勞
同工同酬
chóu láo
tóng gōng tóng chóu
reward
equal pay for equal work

盾

shield

Old Chinese: *lˤu[n]ʔ

Middle Chinese: dwonX

盾
528
dùn
TODO: Cantonese?
shield, shield-shaped object; currency sign for Dutch guilder
矛盾
後盾
máo dùn
hòu dùn
contradiction/CL:個|个[ge4]/conflicting views/contradictory
support/backing
遁
529
dùn
TODO: Cantonese?
hide, conceal oneself; escape
奇門遁甲
尿遁
qí mén dùn jiǎ
niào dùn
ancient Chinese divination tradition (still in use today)
(slang) pretext of needing to urinate (used to slip away to avoid having to do sth)

循
530
xún
TODO: Cantonese?
obey, comply with, follow
循環
遵循
xún huán
zūn xún
to cycle/to circulate/circle/loop
to follow; to abide by; to comply with

毛

hair

Old Chinese: *C.mˤaw

Middle Chinese: maw

毛
531
máo
TODO: Cantonese?
hair, fur, feathers; coarse
毛澤東
毛病
máo zé dōng
máo bìng
Mao Zedong (1893-1976), leader of the Chinese Communist Party 1935-1976
fault/defect/shortcomings/ailment/CL:個|个[ge4]
髦
532
máo
TODO: Cantonese?
flowing hair of young child
時髦
趕時髦
shí máo
gǎn shí máo
in vogue/fashionable
to keep up with the latest fashion

耗
533
hào
TODO: Cantonese?
consume, use up; waste, squander
消耗
耗費
xiāo hào
hào fèi
to use up/to consume
to waste/to spend/to consume/to squander

吴

娛
534
娱
yú
TODO: Cantonese?
pleasure, enjoyment, amusement
娛樂
娛樂中心
yú lè
yú lè zhōng xīn
to entertain/to amuse/entertainment/recreation/amusement/hobby/fun/joy
amusement park/recreation center/entertainment center
虞
535
yú
TODO: Cantonese?
concerned about, anxious, worried
上虞
上虞市
shàng yú
shàng yú shì
Shangyu, county-level city in Shaoxing 紹興|绍兴[Shao4 xing1], Zhejiang
Shangyu, county-level city in Shaoxing 紹興|绍兴[Shao4 xing1], Zhejiang

誤
536
误
wù
TODO: Cantonese?
err, make mistake; interfere
錯誤
失誤
cuò wù
shī wù
mistaken; false; wrong/error; mistake/CL:個|个[ge4]
lapse/mistake/to make a mistake/fault/service fault (in volleyball, tennis etc)

南

south

Old Chinese: *nˤ[ə]m

Middle Chinese: nom

南
537
nán、nā
TODO: Cantonese?
south; southern part; southward
南非
南部
南無
nán fēi
nán bù
nā mó
South Africa
southern part
Buddhist salutation or expression of faith (loanword from Sanskrit)/Taiwan pr. [na2 mo2]
喃
538
nán
TODO: Cantonese?
keep talking, chattering; mumble
吡喃
呋喃
bǐ nán
fū nán
pyran (chemistry) (loanword)
furan (furfuran, used in making nylon) (loanword)
楠
539
nán
TODO: Cantonese?
name of tree, Machilus nanmu
楠木
楠格哈爾省
nán mù
nán gé hā ěr shěng
Phoebe zhennan/Machilus nanmu/Chinese cedar/Chinese giant redwood
Nangarhar province of Afghanistan

武

military

Old Chinese: *m(r)aʔ

Middle Chinese: mjuX

武
540
wǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
military; martial, warlike
武器
武力
wǔ qì
wǔ lì
weapon/arms/CL:種|种[zhong3]
military force
鵡
541
鹉
wǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
species of parrot
鸚鵡
亞歷山大鸚鵡
yīng wǔ
yà lì shān dà yīng wǔ
parrot
(bird species of China) Alexandrine parakeet (Psittacula eupatria)

賦
542
赋
fù
TODO: Cantonese?
tax; give; endow; army; diffuse
賦予
天賦
fù yǔ
tiān fù
to assign/to entrust (a task)/to give/to bestow
gift/innate skill

蒦

catch, get

Old Chinese: *m-qʷˤrak

Middle Chinese: hweak

獲
543
获
huò
TODO: Cantonese?
obtain, get, receive; seize
查獲
接獲
chá huò
jiē huò
to track down and seize (a criminal suspect, contraband etc)
to receive (a call, report etc)
穫
544
获
huò
TODO: Cantonese?
harvest, cut grain
收穫
收穫節
shōu huò
shōu huò jié
to harvest/to reap/to gain/crop/harvest/profit/gain/bonus/reward
harvest festival

護
545
护
hù
TODO: Cantonese?
protect, guard, defend, shelter
保護區
護照
bǎo hù qū
hù zhào
conservation district/CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4]
passport/CL:本[ben3],個|个[ge4]

音

sound, tone

Old Chinese: *[q](r)əm

Middle Chinese: 'im

暗
546
àn
TODO: Cantonese?
dark; obscure; in secret, covert
黑暗
暗示
hēi àn
àn shì
dark/darkly/darkness
to hint; to suggest/hint; suggestion
黯
547
àn
TODO: Cantonese?
dark, black; sullen, dreary
淒黯
黯然
qī àn
àn rán
dismal/somber/also written 淒暗|凄暗[qi1 an4]
dim/sad

音
548
yīn
TODO: Cantonese?
sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation; Kangxi radical 180
音樂會
音色
yīn yuè huì
yīn sè
concert/CL:場|场[chang3]
tone/timbre/sound color

戒

be on guard

Old Chinese: *kˤrək-s (~ kˤrək)

Middle Chinese: keajH

戒
549
jiè
TODO: Cantonese?
warn, caution, admonish
戒嚴
戒指
jiè yán
jiè zhi
to impose martial law/to impose emergency measures
(finger) ring
誡
550
诫
jiè
TODO: Cantonese?
warn, admonish; warning
告誡
勸誡
gào jiè
quàn jiè
to warn/to admonish
to exhort; to admonish

械
551
xiè
TODO: Cantonese?
weapons; implements, instruments
機械
槍械
jī xiè
qiāng xiè
machine/machinery/mechanical/(old) cunning/scheming
firearm

惠

kind, good

Old Chinese: *[ɢ]ʷˤi[j]-s

Middle Chinese: hwejH

惠
552
huì
TODO: Cantonese?
favor, benefit, confer kindness
優惠
受惠
yōu huì
shòu huì
privilege/favorable (terms)/preferential (treatment)/discount (price)
to benefit/favored
蕙
553
huì
TODO: Cantonese?
species of fragrant orchid
芝焚蕙嘆
芝焚蕙歎
zhī fén huì tàn
zhī fén huì tàn
lit. when one grass burns the other grass sighs (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress
lit. when one grass burns the other grass sighs (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-minded person in distress

穗
554
suì
TODO: Cantonese?
ear of grain; tassel; Guangzhou
稻穗
三穗
dào suì
sān suì
rice ear
Sansui county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou

欠

yawn

Old Chinese: *[k]ʰ(r)om-s

Middle Chinese: khjomH

坎
555
kǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
pit, hole; snare, trap; crisis; trigram ☵; hexagram ䷜
坎坷
命途坎坷
kǎn kě
mìng tú kǎn kě
(of a road) bumpy; (of life) rough; to be down on one's luck; to be full of frustrations and dashed hopes
to have a tough life/to meet much adversity in one's life
砍
556
kǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
hack, chop, cut, fell
濫砍濫伐
砍傷
làn kǎn làn fá
kǎn shāng
wanton destruction of forested lands
to wound with a blade or hatchet/to slash/to gash

欠
557
qiàn
TODO: Cantonese?
owe, lack, be deficient; Kangxi radical 76
欠缺
欠佳
qiàn quē
qiàn jiā
to be deficient in/lapse/deficiency
suboptimal/subpar/not good enough

垔

dam up, block; mound

Old Chinese: *[q]i[n]

Middle Chinese: 'jin

湮
558
yān
TODO: Cantonese?
bury, sink, block up; stain
湮沒
湮沒無聞
yān mò
yān mò wú wén
to bury/to submerge/to pass into oblivion/to obliterate/to annihilate (physics)
to pass into oblivion
煙
559
烟
yān
TODO: Cantonese?
smoke, soot; opium; tobacco, cigarettes
香煙
油煙
xiāng yān
yóu yān
cigarette/smoke from burning incense/CL:支[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]
soot/lampblack

甄
560
zhēn
TODO: Cantonese?
to examine, discern; to grade; a surname
甄試
甄選
zhēn shì
zhēn xuǎn
selection test/admission exam
to select; to pick

尸

corpse

Old Chinese: *l̥̥[ə]j

Middle Chinese: syij

尸
561
shī
TODO: Cantonese?
corpse; to impersonate the dead; to preside; Kangxi radical 44
尸位素餐
尸祿
shī wèi sù cān
shī lù
to hold a sinecure (idiom)
to hold a sinecure
屍
562
尸
shī
TODO: Cantonese?
corpse, carcass
屍體
死屍
shī tǐ
sǐ shī
dead body/corpse/carcass/CL:具[ju4]
a corpse/a dead body

屎
563
shǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
excrement, shit, dung
一把屎一把尿
一粒老鼠屎壞了一鍋粥
yī bǎ shǐ yī bǎ niào
yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu
to have endured all sorts of hardships (to raise one's children) (idiom)
lit. one pellet of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom)/fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch

孝

filial

Old Chinese: *qʰˤuʔ-s

Middle Chinese: xaewH

哮
564
xiào
TODO: Cantonese?
cough; pant; roar
哮喘
哮喘病
xiào chuǎn
xiào chuǎn bìng
asthma
asthma
孝
565
xiào
TODO: Cantonese?
filial piety, obedience; mourning
孝順
孝道
xiào shùn
xiào dao
filial/dutiful/devoted to one's parents (and grandparents etc)/to show filial piety towards (an older family member)/filial piety
filial piety (Confucian virtue)/to be a good son or daughter

酵
566
jiào
TODO: Cantonese?
yeast, leaven
酵素
發酵
jiào sù
fā jiào
enzyme
to ferment/(fig.) (of trends, emotions or repercussions etc) to bubble away; to simmer; to develop

貝

cowry shell

Old Chinese: *pˤa[t]-s

Middle Chinese: pajH

狽
567
狈
bèi
TODO: Cantonese?
a legendary animal with short forelegs which rode a wolf
狼狽不堪
狼狽為奸
láng bèi bù kān
láng bèi wéi jiān
battered and exhausted/stuck in a dilemma
villains collude together (idiom); to work hand in glove with sb (to nefarious ends)
貝
568
贝
bèi
TODO: Cantonese?
sea shell; money, currency; Kangxi radical 154
寶貝
貝爾
bǎo bèi
bèi ěr
treasured object/treasure/darling/baby/cowry/good-for-nothing or queer character
Bell (person name)

敗
569
败
bài
TODO: Cantonese?
be defeated, decline, fail
擊敗
打敗
jī bài
dǎ bài
to defeat/to beat
to defeat/to overpower/to beat/to be defeated

孫

grandchild; descendant

Old Chinese: *[s]ˤu[n]

Middle Chinese: swon

孫
570
孙
sūn
TODO: Cantonese?
grandchild, descendent; surname
子孫
孫子
zǐ sūn
sūn zǐ
offspring/posterity
Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孫武|孙武[Sun1 Wu3] (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
蓀
571
荪
sūn
TODO: Cantonese?
aromatic grass; iris, flower
蓀
sūn
fragrant grass

遜
572
逊
xùn
TODO: Cantonese?
humble, modest; yield
遜色
不遜
xùn sè
bù xùn
inferior (often in the combination 毫無遜色|毫无逊色, not in the least inferior)
rude/impertinent

二

two

Old Chinese: *ni[j]-s

Middle Chinese: nyijH

二
573
èr
TODO: Cantonese?
two; twice
大二
二來
dà èr
èr lái
second-year university student
secondly, ...
貳
574
贰
èr
TODO: Cantonese?
accounting numeral for two
佐貳
約翰貳書
zuǒ èr
yuē hàn èr shū
deputy/junior
Second epistle of St John/also written 約翰二書|约翰二书

膩
575
腻
nì
TODO: Cantonese?
greasy, oily, dirty; smooth
細膩
油膩
xì nì
yóu nì
(of skin etc) smooth; satiny; delicate/(of a performance, depiction, craftsmanship etc) finely detailed; subtle; exquisite; meticulous
greasy food; oily food/(of food) greasy; oily; fatty/(neologism c. 2017) (of a middle-aged man) obnoxious; pretentious; vulgar

殿

1: palace

Old Chinese: *[N-t]ˤə[n]-s

Middle Chinese: denH

2: rear (building, army unit)

Old Chinese: *tˤə[n]-s

Middle Chinese: tenH

3: palace, hall

Old Chinese: *tˤə[n]-s

Middle Chinese: tenH

殿
576
diàn
TODO: Cantonese?
hall; palace; temple
殿堂
宮殿
diàn táng
gōng diàn
palace/hall/temple buildings
palace/CL:座[zuo4]
澱
577
淀
diàn
TODO: Cantonese?
sediment, dregs, precipitate
動物澱粉
木薯澱粉
dòng wù diàn fěn
mù shǔ diàn fěn
glycogen
tapioca

臀
578
tún
TODO: Cantonese?
buttocks
臀部
掇臀捧屁
tún bù
duō tún pěng pì
butt/buttocks
to hold up buttocks and praise a fart (idiom); to use flatter to get what one wants/to toady/boot-licking

羔

TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: kluː

糕
579
gāo
TODO: Cantonese?
cakes, pastry
糟糕
蛋糕
zāo gāo
dàn gāo
too bad/how terrible/what bad luck/terrible/bad
cake/CL:塊|块[kuai4],個|个[ge4]
羔
580
gāo
TODO: Cantonese?
lamb, kid
羔羊
代罪羔羊
gāo yáng
dài zuì gāo yáng
sheep/lamb
scapegoat

窯
581
窑
yáo
TODO: Cantonese?
kiln; coal mine pit
土窯
破瓦寒窯
tǔ yáo
pò wǎ hán yáo
earthen kiln/loess cave
lit. broken tiles, cold hearth; fig. a broken-down house/poor and shabby dwelling

巤

TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: rab

臘
582
腊
là
TODO: Cantonese?
year-end sacrifice; dried meat
古希臘
臘腸
gǔ xī là
là cháng
ancient Greece
sausage
蠟
583
蜡
là
TODO: Cantonese?
wax; candle; waxy, glazed
蠟像
蠟筆
là xiàng
là bǐ
waxwork; wax figure
crayon

獵
584
猎
liè
TODO: Cantonese?
hunt; field sports
獵人
打獵
liè rén
dǎ liè
hunter
to go hunting

宰

steward; minister

Old Chinese: *[ts]ˤəʔ

Middle Chinese: tsojX

梓
585
zǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
Chinese catalpa, Catalpa ovata
付梓
吳敬梓
fù zǐ
wú jìng zǐ
to send (a manuscript) to the press
Wu Jingzi (1701-1754), Qing dynasty novelist, author of The Scholars 儒林外史[Ru2 lin2 Wai4 shi3]
滓
586
zǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
sediment, lees, dregs
渣滓
滓
zhā zǐ
zǐ
residue/dregs/disreputable people
dregs; sediment

宰
587
zǎi
TODO: Cantonese?
to slaughter; to rule
主宰
宰殺
zhǔ zǎi
zǎi shā
to dominate/to rule/to dictate/master
to slaughter (an animal for meat)/to butcher

犀

rhinoceros

Old Chinese: *s.lˤəj

Middle Chinese: sej

墀
588
chí
TODO: Cantonese?
porch; courtyard; steps leading
墀
chí
courtyard
遲
589
迟
chí
TODO: Cantonese?
late, tardy; slow; delay
延遲
遲到
yán chí
chí dào
to delay/to postpone/to keep putting sth off/to procrastinate/(computing) to lag
to arrive late

犀
590
xī
TODO: Cantonese?
rhinoceros; sharp, well-tempered
犀利
冠斑犀鳥
xī lì
guān bān xī niǎo
sharp/incisive/penetrating
(bird species of China) oriental pied hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris)

蚤

flea

Old Chinese: *tsˤuʔ

Middle Chinese: tsawX

搔
591
sāo
TODO: Cantonese?
to scratch
抓搔
搔擾
zhuā sāo
sāo rǎo
to scratch an itch
to disturb/to harass
騷
592
骚
sāo
TODO: Cantonese?
harass, bother, annoy, disturb, agitate; sad, grieved
騷動
風騷
sāo dòng
fēng sāo
disturbance; uproar/CL:陣|阵[zhen4]/to become restless
literary excellence/flirtatious behavior

蚤
593
zǎo
TODO: Cantonese?
flea; louse
印鼠客蚤
客蚤
yìn shǔ kè zǎo
kè zǎo
oriental rat flea (Xenopsylla cheopis)
flea (Xenopsylla spp.)

斗

1: bushel; ladle

Old Chinese: *tˤoʔ

Middle Chinese: tuwX

2: ladle

Old Chinese: *toʔ

Middle Chinese: tsyuX

抖
594
dǒu
TODO: Cantonese?
tremble, shake, rouse; give shake
發抖
顫抖
fā dǒu
chàn dǒu
to tremble/to shake/to shiver
to shudder/to shiver/to shake/to tremble
斗
595
dǒu、dòu
TODO: Cantonese?
a dipper; unit of volume (ten 升 or litres); Kangxi radical 68; 8th lunar mansion, determinative star φ Sagittarii
斗笠
五斗櫃
全斗煥
化學戰斗部
dǒu lì
wǔ dǒu guì
quán dòu huàn
huà xué zhàn dòu bù
conical bamboo hat
chest of drawers
Chun Doo Hwan (1931-), South Korean politician, president 1980-1988
chemical warhead
蚪
596
dǒu
TODO: Cantonese?
tadpole
蝌蚪
蚪
kē dǒu
dǒu
tadpole/CL:隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]
tadpole

瞿

a kind of lance

Old Chinese: *[g]ʷ(r)a

Middle Chinese: gju

瞿
597
qú
TODO: Cantonese?
surname
瞿塘峽
瞿曇
qú táng xiá
qú tán
Qutang Gorge, 8 km long gorge on the Changjiang or Yangtze in Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4], the upper of the Three Gorges 三峽|三峡[San1 Xia2]
Gautama, surname of the Siddhartha, the historical Buddha
衢
598
qú
TODO: Cantonese?
highway; thoroughfare, intersection
康衢
柳陌花衢
kāng qú
liǔ mò huā qú
through street/thoroughfare
brothel

懼
599
惧
jù
TODO: Cantonese?
fear, be afraid of, dread
畏懼
懼怕
wèi jù
jù pà
to fear/to dread/foreboding
to be afraid

叕

1: stitch (n.?)

Old Chinese: *trot-s

Middle Chinese: trjwejH

2: stitch

Old Chinese: *trot

Middle Chinese: trjwet

啜
600
chuò
TODO: Cantonese?
sip, suck up; sob, weep
啜泣
啜飲
chuò qì
chuò yǐn
to sob
to sip
輟
601
辍
chuò
TODO: Cantonese?
stop, suspend, halt
輟學
不輟
chuò xué
bù chuò
to drop out of school/to leave off studying/to interrupt one's studies
incessant/relentless

綴
602
缀
zhuì
TODO: Cantonese?
patch together, link, connect
中綴
前綴
zhōng zhuì
qián zhuì
infix (grammar), particle attached within a word or expression
prefix (linguistics)

棥

TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: ban

樊
603
fán
TODO: Cantonese?
a railing; a fence an enclosed place
樊城
樊城區
fán chéng
fán chéng qū
Fancheng District of Xiangfan city 襄樊市[Xiang1 fan2 shi4], Hubei
Fancheng District of Xiangfan city 襄樊市[Xiang1 fan2 shi4], Hubei
礬
604
矾
fán
TODO: Cantonese?
alum
明礬
白礬
míng fán
bái fán
alum
alum

攀
605
pān
TODO: Cantonese?
climb; pull; hang on to
攀升
攀登
pān shēng
pān dēng
to clamber up/(of prices etc) to rise
to climb/to pull oneself up/to clamber/to scale/fig. to forge ahead in the face of hardships and danger

蔑

destroy; not have

Old Chinese: *mˤet

Middle Chinese: met

篾
606
miè
TODO: Cantonese?
bamboo splints or slats
竹篾
篾匠
zhú miè
miè jiàng
bamboo strip
craftsman who makes articles from bamboo strips
蔑
607
miè
TODO: Cantonese?
disdain, disregard; slight
蔑視
輕蔑
miè shì
qīng miè
to loathe/to despise/contempt
scornful; disdainful; contemptuous; pejorative/disdain; contempt

襪
608
袜
wà
TODO: Cantonese?
socks, stockings
襪子
吊襪帶
wà zi
diào wà dài
socks/stockings/CL:隻|只[zhi1],對|对[dui4],雙|双[shuang1]
suspenders (for stockings)

秦

Qín (place name)

Old Chinese: *[dz]i[n]

Middle Chinese: dzin

榛
609
zhēn
TODO: Cantonese?
hazelnut; thicket, underbrush
斑尾榛雞
榛仁
bān wěi zhēn jī
zhēn rén
(bird species of China) Chinese grouse (Tetrastes sewerzowi)
hazelnut kernel/hazelnut "meat"
臻
610
zhēn
TODO: Cantonese?
reach, arrive; utmost, superior
並臻
日臻
bìng zhēn
rì zhēn
to arrive simultaneously
to reach day after day for

秦
611
qín
TODO: Cantonese?
feudal state of Qin; the Qin dynasty (from which the name 'China' comes)
秦始皇
先秦
qín shǐ huáng
xiān qín
Qin Shihuang (259-210 BC), the first emperor
pre-Qin, Chinese history up to the foundation of the Qin imperial dynasty in 221 BC

魯

1: dull, blunt, simple

Old Chinese: *[r]ˤaʔ

Middle Chinese: luX

2: (place name)

Old Chinese: *r.ŋˤaʔ (dialect > *rŋˤ- > *rˤ- > MC l-)

Middle Chinese: luX

櫓
612
橹
lǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
oar, scull; row
搖櫓
搖櫓船
yáo lǔ
yáo lǔ chuán
to scull (with a single oar, usually mounted on the stern of the boat)
boat propelled by a yuloh (a single sculling oar)
魯
613
鲁
lǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
foolish, stupid, rash; vulgar
魯班
粗魯
lǔ bān
cū lǔ
Lu Ban, legendary master craftsman, called the father of Chinese carpentry
coarse/crude (in one's manner)/boorish

嚕
614
噜
lū
TODO: Cantonese?
verbose, talkative; mumbling
呼嚕
呼嚕嚕
hū lū
hū lū lū
(onom.) sound of snoring, wheezing or (cat's) purring
(onom.) to snore/wheezing

皋

announce

Old Chinese: *[k]ˤu

Middle Chinese: kaw

嗥
615
háo
TODO: Cantonese?
roar, call out, wail; bark, yelp
嗥叫
狼嗥
háo jiào
láng háo
to growl/to howl
wolves howling/(fig.) to howl/to ululate
嚎
616
háo
TODO: Cantonese?
cry loudly, yell, scream
哀嚎
乾嚎
āi háo
gān háo
to howl in grief/anguished wailing/same as 哀號|哀号[ai1 hao2]
to cry out loud without tears

睾
617
gāo
TODO: Cantonese?
testicle
睾丸
睾丸扭轉
gāo wán
gāo wán niǔ zhuǎn
testicle
(medicine) testicular torsion

狄

(name of a northern tribe)

Old Chinese: *lˤek

Middle Chinese: dek

狄
618
dí
TODO: Cantonese?
tribe from northern China; surname
俄狄浦斯
俄狄浦斯期
é dí pǔ sī
é dí pǔ sī qī
Oedipus, hero of tragedy by Athenian dramatist Sophocles
oedipal phase (psychology)
荻
619
dí
TODO: Cantonese?
reed, Miscanthus saccariflorus
畫荻教子
蘆荻
huà dí jiào zǐ
lú dí
to write on the sand with reeds while teaching one's son (idiom)/mother's admirable dedication to her children's education
reeds

逖
620
tì
TODO: Cantonese?
far, distant; keep at distance
逖
tì
(literary) remote; far away

禀

1: rations

Old Chinese: *p.rimʔ

Middle Chinese: limX

2: rations; receive

Old Chinese: *p.rimʔ (dialect: *p.r- > *pr-)

Middle Chinese: pimX

凜
621
凛
lǐn
TODO: Cantonese?
shiver with cold or fear, fearful
凜遵
大義凜然
lǐn zūn
dà yì lǐn rán
to strictly abide by
devotion to righteousness that inspires reverence (idiom)
懍
622
懔
lǐn
TODO: Cantonese?
be afraid of, be awed by, be in awe
懍
lǐn
fear

稟
623
禀
bǐng
TODO: Cantonese?
report to, petition
入稟
回稟
rù bǐng
huí bǐng
to file (law)
to report back to one's superior

舛

oppose, contrary

Old Chinese: *[tʰ]o[n]ʔ

Middle Chinese: tsyhwenX

瞬
624
shùn
TODO: Cantonese?
wink, blink; in a wink, a flash
一瞬
一瞬間
yī shùn
yī shùn jiān
one instant/very short time/the twinkle of an eye
split second
舜
625
shùn
TODO: Cantonese?
legendary ruler, last of the Five Emperors
李舜臣
舜帝陵
lǐ shùn chén
shùn dì líng
Yi Sunshin (1545-1598), Korean admiral and folk hero, famous for sea victories over the Japanese invaders
several tombs of legendary Emperor Shun, one in Ningyuan county 寧遠縣|宁远县[Ning2 yuan3 xian4] in southwest Hunan, another Yuncheng prefecture 運城|运城[Yun4 cheng2] Shanxi

舛
626
chuǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
oppose, deviate, be contrary to; Kangxi radical 136
命途多舛
多舛
mìng tú duō chuǎn
duō chuǎn
to meet with many difficulties in one's life (idiom)
full of trouble and misfortune (usu. referring to sb's life)

要

important

Old Chinese: *[q]ew(k)-s

Middle Chinese: 'jiewH

腰
627
yāo
TODO: Cantonese?
waist; kidney
彎腰
腰帶
wān yāo
yāo dài
to stoop
belt/CL:條|条[tiao2],根[gen1]
要
628
yào、yāo
TODO: Cantonese?
necessary, essential; necessity
重要
需要
收購要約
權利要求
zhòng yào
xū yào
shōu gòu yāo yuē
quán lì yāo qiú
important; significant; major
to need; to want; to demand; to require/needs
takeover bid
claim to rights (copyright, patent etc)

只

1: TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: klje

2: TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: kljeʔ

只
629
zhǐ、zhī
TODO: Cantonese?
only, just, simply
只要
只是
只言片語
可擦寫可編程只讀存儲器
zhǐ yào
zhǐ shì
zhī yán piàn yǔ
kě cā xiě kě biān chéng zhī dú cún chǔ qì
if only/so long as
merely; only; just; nothing but/simply/but; however
(idiom) just a word or two; a few isolated phrases
EPROM (erasable programmable read-only memory)
咫
630
zhǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
foot measure of Zhou dynasty
咫尺
咫尺天涯
zhǐ chǐ
zhǐ chǐ tiān yá
very close/very near
so close, yet worlds apart (idiom)

睘

turn around, return

Old Chinese: *[ɢ]ʷˤen

Middle Chinese: hwaen

環
631
环
huán
TODO: Cantonese?
jade ring or bracelet; ring
環保
環保局
huán bǎo
huán bǎo jú
environmental protection/environmentally friendly/abbr. for 環境保護|环境保护[huan2 jing4 bao3 hu4]
environment protection office/PRC National bureau of environmental protection
還
632
还
huán、hái
TODO: Cantonese?
still, yet, also, besides
討價還價
償還
還是
還有
tǎo jià huán jià
cháng huán
hái shi
hái yǒu
to haggle over price/to bargain
to repay/to reimburse
still (as before)/had better/unexpectedly/or
there still remain(s); there is (or are) still/in addition

畫

1: drawing (n.)

Old Chinese: *C-gʷˤrek-s

Middle Chinese: hweaH

2: draw (v.)

Old Chinese: *gʷˤrek

Middle Chinese: hweak

劃
633
划
huà、huá
TODO: Cantonese?
divide, mark off, lay boundary
計劃
規劃
劃傷
劃切
jì huà
guī huà
huá shāng
huá qiè
plan/project/program/to plan/to map out/CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4]
to draw up a plan; to map out a program/a plan; a program
to damage by scratching/to gash/to lacerate
to slice/to dice
畫
634
画
huà
TODO: Cantonese?
delineate, painting, picture, drawing; draw
畫面
畫家
huà miàn
huà jiā
scene/tableau/picture/image/screen (displayed by a computer)/(motion picture) frame/field of view
painter/CL:個|个[ge4]

茍

TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: kɯɡ

亟
635
jí、qì
TODO: Cantonese?
urgently, immediately, extremely
亟需
亟
亟
jí xū
jí
qì
to urgently need/urgent need
urgent
repeatedly/frequently
極
636
极
jí
TODO: Cantonese?
extreme, utmost, furthest, final
積極
極為
jī jí
jí wéi
active/energetic/vigorous/positive (outlook)/proactive
extremely/exceedingly

量

1: measure (v.)

Old Chinese: *[r]aŋ

Middle Chinese: ljang

2: measure (n.)

Old Chinese: *[r]aŋ-s

Middle Chinese: ljangH

糧
637
粮
liáng
TODO: Cantonese?
food, grain, provisions
糧食
口糧
liáng shi
kǒu liáng
foodstuff/cereals/CL:種|种[zhong3]
ration
量
638
liáng、liàng
TODO: Cantonese?
measure, quantity, capacity
考量
測量
大量
數量
kǎo liáng
cè liáng
dà liàng
shù liàng
to consider/to give serious consideration to sth/consideration
survey/to measure/to gauge/to determine
great amount/large quantity/bulk/numerous/generous/magnanimous
amount; quantity (CL:個|个[ge4])/quantitative/(math.) scalar quantity

尺

foot (measure)

Old Chinese: *tʰAk

Middle Chinese: tsyhek

呎
639
chǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
foot
呎
chǐ
foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m)/old form of modern 英尺[ying1 chi3]
尺
640
chǐ、chě
TODO: Cantonese?
Chinese measure approx. 'foot'
公尺
尺寸
合四乙尺工
工尺譜
gōng chǐ
chǐ cun
hé sì yǐ chě gōng
gōng chě pǔ
meter (unit of length)
size; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes)/(coll.) propriety
names of the five notes of the Chinese pentatonic scale, corresponding roughly to do, re, mi, sol, la
traditional Chinese musical notation using Chinese characters to represent musical notes

盡

1: exhaust (v.)

Old Chinese: *tsi[n]ʔ

Middle Chinese: tsinX

2: exhaust (v.)

Old Chinese: *m-tsi[n]ʔ

Middle Chinese: dzinX

儘
641
尽
jǐn
TODO: Cantonese?
utmost
儘管
儘量
jǐn guǎn
jǐn liàng
despite/although/even though/in spite of/unhesitatingly/do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc)/(go ahead and do it) without hesitating
as much as possible/to the greatest extent
盡
642
尽
jìn、jǐn
TODO: Cantonese?
exhaust, use up; deplete
盡量
盡力
壽數已盡
jìn liàng
jìn lì
shòu shù yǐ jǐn
as much as possible/to the greatest extent
to strive one's hardest; to spare no effort
to die (when one's predestined life span is up)

没

歿
643
殁
mò
TODO: Cantonese?
die; death; dead
歿
mò
to end/to die
沒
644
没
méi、mò
TODO: Cantonese?
not, have not, none; to drown, sink
有沒有
沒想到
淹沒
沒落
yǒu méi yǒu
méi xiǎng dào
yān mò
mò luò
(before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?/Is there a ...?/(before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?/Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)?
didn't expect
to submerge/to drown/to flood/to drown out (also fig.)
to decline/to wane

乘

1: ride (v.)

Old Chinese: *Cə.ləŋ

Middle Chinese: zying

2: vehicle

Old Chinese: *Cə.ləŋ-s

Middle Chinese: zyingH

3: team of four horses

Old Chinese: *Cə.ləŋ-s

Middle Chinese: zyingH

乘
645
chéng、shèng
TODO: Cantonese?
ride, ascend; avail oneself of; numerary adjunct for vehicles
搭乘
乘客
千乘之國
大乘
dā chéng
chéng kè
qiān shèng zhī guó
dà shèng
to ride as a passenger/to travel by (car, plane etc)
passenger
(archaic) a state with a thousand chariots (to fight a war) – a powerful state
Mahayana, the Great Vehicle/Buddhism based on the Mayahana sutras, as spread to Central Asia, China and beyond/also pr. [Da4 cheng2]
剩
646
shèng
TODO: Cantonese?
leftovers, residue, remains
剩下
剩餘
shèng xià
shèng yú
to remain; to be left over
remainder/surplus

舄

1: slipper, shoe

Old Chinese: *s.qʰAk

Middle Chinese: sjek

2: slipper, shoe

Old Chinese: *s.qʰak (dialect: *s.qʰ> MC tsh-, *-ak > -jak)

Middle Chinese: tshjak

寫
647
写
xiě、xiè
TODO: Cantonese?
write; draw, sketch; compose
寫作
描寫
寫意
xiě zuò
miáo xiě
xiè yì
to write/to compose/writing/written works
to describe/to depict/to portray/description
comfortable/enjoyable/relaxed
瀉
648
泻
xiè
TODO: Cantonese?
drain off, leak; flow, pour down
乳糜瀉
傾瀉
rǔ mí xiè
qīng xiè
celiac disease
to pour down in torrents

尾

tail

Old Chinese: *[m]əjʔ

Middle Chinese: mj+jX

娓
649
wěi
TODO: Cantonese?
comply; complying, agreeable
娓娓動聽
娓
wěi wěi dòng tīng
wěi
to speak in a pleasant and captivating manner (idiom)
active/comply with
尾
650
wěi、yǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
tail, extremity; end, stern; 6th lunar mansion, determinative star μ¹ Scorpii (Xamidimura)
尾巴
從頭到尾
全鬚全尾兒
大尾巴狼
wěi ba
cóng tóu dào wěi
quán xū quán yǐ r5
dà yǐ ba láng
tail/colloquial pr. [yi3 ba5]
from start to finish/from head to tail/the whole (thing)
(Beijing dialect) intact/in one piece
(coll.) person who puts on an act: feigning ignorance, pretending to be solicitous, acting innocent etc

鬲

1: yoke

Old Chinese: *C.qˤik

Middle Chinese: keak

2: tripod with hollow legs

Old Chinese: *k.rˤek

Middle Chinese: lek

膈
651
gé、gè
TODO: Cantonese?
diaphragm
橫膈
橫膈膜
膈應
膈
héng gé
héng gé mó
gè ying
gè
diaphragm
diaphragm (anatomy)
(coll.) objectionable/to feel revolted/to gross (sb) out
(only used in 膈應|膈应[ge4 ying5])
隔
652
gé
TODO: Cantonese?
separate, partition
隔間
區隔
gé jiān
qū gé
compartment/booth/cubicle/partitioned-off area
to mark off/interval/segment (e.g. of market)/compartment/segmentation

夏

1: great

Old Chinese: *[ɢ]ˤraʔ

Middle Chinese: haeX

2: summer

Old Chinese: *[g]ˤraʔ (~ *[g]ˤraʔ-s)

Middle Chinese: haeH

夏
653
xià
TODO: Cantonese?
summer; great, grand, big
夏威夷
夏令營
xià wēi yí
xià lìng yíng
Hawaii, US state
summer camp
廈
654
厦
shà、xià
TODO: Cantonese?
big building, mansion
大廈
高樓大廈
廈門
噶廈
dà shà
gāo lóu dà shà
xià mén
gá xià
(used in the names of grand buildings such as 百老匯大廈|百老汇大厦 Broadway Mansions (in Shanghai) or 帝國大廈|帝国大厦 Empire State Building etc)
tall building
Xiamen (aka Amoy), a sub-provincial city in Fujian
government of Tibet, dissolved in 1959

旋

1: turn around; return

Old Chinese: *s-ɢʷen

Middle Chinese: zjwen

2: whorl of hair on the head

Old Chinese: *s-ɢʷen-s

Middle Chinese: zjwenH

旋
655
xuán、xuàn
TODO: Cantonese?
revolve, move in orbit; return
旋律
盤旋
旋風
旋子
xuán lu:4
pán xuán
xuàn fēng
xuàn zi
melody
to spiral/to circle/to go around/to hover/to orbit
whirlwind/tornado
whirlwind somersault (in gymnastics or martial arts)
漩
656
xuán
TODO: Cantonese?
eddy, whirlpool
泡漩
漩
pào xuán
xuán
eddy/whirlpool
whirlpool/eddy/also pr. [xuan4]

虐

cruel

Old Chinese: *[ŋ](r)awk

Middle Chinese: ngjak

瘧
657
疟
nu:è、yào
TODO: Cantonese?
intermittent fever; malaria
瘧疾
惡性瘧原蟲
瘧子
瘧
nu:è jí
è xìng nu:è yuán chóng
yào zi
yào
malaria
plasmodium falciparum (malaria parasite)
(coll.) malaria
used in 瘧子|疟子[yao4 zi5]
虐
658
nu:è
TODO: Cantonese?
cruel, harsh, oppressive
虐待
受虐
nu:è dài
shòu nu:è
to mistreat/to maltreat/to abuse/mistreatment/maltreatment
to suffer sexual abuse/masochism

燕

1: swallow (n.)

Old Chinese: *ʔˤe[n]-s

Middle Chinese: 'enH

2: feast

Old Chinese: *ʔˤe[n]-s

Middle Chinese: 'enH

嚥
659
yàn
TODO: Cantonese?
swallow, gulp
吞嚥
吞嚥困難
tūn yàn
tūn yàn kùn nán
to swallow/to gulp
dysphagia (medicine)
燕
660
yàn、yān
TODO: Cantonese?
swallow (bird); comfort, enjoy
燕子
燕窩
前燕
北燕
yàn zi
yàn wō
qián yān
běi yān
swallow
edible bird's nest
Former Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (337-370)
Northern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (409-436)

畜

1: domesticated animals

Old Chinese: *qʰuk-s

Middle Chinese: trhjuwH

2: store (v.)

Old Chinese: *qʰuk

Middle Chinese: trhjuwk

3: domestic animal

Old Chinese: *qʰuk-s

Middle Chinese: xjuwH

4: nourish

Old Chinese: *qʰuk

Middle Chinese: xjuwk

畜
661
chù、xù
TODO: Cantonese?
livestock, domestic animals
家畜
牲畜
牧畜
畜牧
jiā chù
shēng chù
mù xù
xù mù
domestic animal/livestock/cattle
farm animal; livestock
raising livestock/animal husbandry
to raise animals
蓄
662
xù
TODO: Cantonese?
store, save, hoard, gather
積蓄
含蓄
jī xù
hán xù
to save; to put aside/savings
to contain/to hold/(of a person or style etc) reserved/restrained/(of words, writings) full of hidden meaning/implicit/veiled (criticism)

牟

TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: mu

牟
663
mù、móu
TODO: Cantonese?
make; seek, get; barley; low
中牟
牟平
牟利
中牟縣
zhōng mù
mù píng
móu lì
zhōng móu xiàn
Zhongmu county in Zhengzhou 鄭州|郑州[Zheng4 zhou1], Henan
Muping district of Yantai city 煙台市|烟台市, Shandong
to gain profit (by underhand means)/to exploit/exploitation
Zhongmou county in Zhengzhou 鄭州|郑州[Zheng4 zhou1], Henan
眸
664
móu
TODO: Cantonese?
pupil of eye; eye
眸子
回眸
móu zi
huí móu
pupil of the eye
to glance back/to look back/retrospective

臭

1: odor, to stink (intransitive)?

Old Chinese: *t-qʰu(ʔ)-s

Middle Chinese: tsyhuwH

2: odor, to stink (intransitive)?

Old Chinese: *qʰu(ʔ)-s

Middle Chinese: xjuwH

嗅
665
xiù
TODO: Cantonese?
smell, scent, sniff; olfactive
嗅覺
嗅探
xiù jué
xiù tàn
sense of smell
to sniff (in order to find sth)
臭
666
chòu、xiù
TODO: Cantonese?
smell, stink, emit foul odor
惡臭
口臭
乳臭未乾
銅臭味
è chòu
kǒu chòu
rǔ xiù wèi gān
tóng xiù wèi
stink/stench/to stink/to reek
bad breath/halitosis
lit. smell of breast milk not yet dried (idiom)/fig. immature and inexperienced; still wet behind the ears
profit-before-all-else mindset/money-grubbing

扇

leaf of door (: fan?)

Old Chinese: *[l̥][a][r]-s

Middle Chinese: syenH

扇
667
shàn、shān
TODO: Cantonese?
fan; door panel
扇子
電扇
扇動
扇尾沙錐
shàn zi
diàn shàn
shān dòng
shān wěi shā zhuī
fan/CL:把[ba3]
electric fan
to fan/to flap/to incite/to instigate (a strike etc)
(bird species of China) common snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
煽
668
shān
TODO: Cantonese?
stir up, incite, agitate, provoke
煽動
反革命宣傳煽動罪
shān dòng
fǎn gé mìng xuān chuán shān dòng zuì
to incite/to instigate
the crime of instigating counterrevolutionary propaganda

翪

1: TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: ʔsoːŋ

2: TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: ʔsoːŋʔ

棕
669
zōng、zòng
TODO: Cantonese?
hemp palm; palm tree
棕色
棕三趾鶉
棕葉
棕頂樹鶯
zōng sè
zōng sān zhǐ chún
zòng yè
zòng dǐng shù yīng
brown
(bird species of China) barred buttonquail (Turnix suscitator)
leaf (usually bamboo or reed leaf) used to wrap 粽子[zong4 zi5] sticky rice dumplings
(bird species of China) grey-sided bush warbler (Cettia brunnifrons)
糉
670
zòng
TODO: Cantonese?
dumpling made of glutinous rice

孱

timid

Old Chinese: *[dz]r[a][n]

Middle Chinese: dzrean

孱
671
càn、chán
TODO: Cantonese?
weak, unfit, frail, feeble
孱頭
孱
孱弱
孱
càn tou
càn
chán ruò
chán
(dialect) weakling; coward
used in 孱頭|孱头[can4 tou5]
delicate; frail; impotent; weak
weak; feeble
潺
672
chán
TODO: Cantonese?
sound of flowing water
潺潺
潺
chán chán
chán
murmur/babble (sound of water)
flow/trickle (of water)

楞

TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: rɯːŋ

愣
673
lèng
TODO: Cantonese?
be in a daze
二愣子
傻不愣登
èr lèng zi
shǎ bù lèng dēng
stupid person/dolt/rash (slang)
stupid; dazed
楞
674
léng、lèng
TODO: Cantonese?
used for Ceylon in Buddhist texts
巴音郭楞州
巴音郭楞蒙古自治州
楞嚴
bā yīn guō léng zhōu
bā yīn guō léng měng gǔ zì zhì zhōu
lèng yán
abbr. for Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang/abbr. for 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[Ba1 yin1 guo1 leng2 Meng3 gu3 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]
Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang
one who surmounts all obstacles (Buddhism)