Mixed-C Groups

These groups have at least 4 characters and share at least 1 pronunciation among all the contained characters.

尚

1: upwards

Old Chinese: *[d]aŋ-s

Middle Chinese: dzyangH

2: still, yet

Old Chinese: *[d]aŋ-s

Middle Chinese: dzyangH

倘
1357
cháng、tǎng
TODO: Cantonese?
if, supposing, in event of
倘
倘若
倘如
cháng
tǎng ruò
tǎng rú
used in 倘佯[chang2 yang2]
if; supposing; in case
if
償
1358
偿
cháng
TODO: Cantonese?
repay, recompense; restitution
賠償
補償
péi cháng
bǔ cháng
to compensate
to compensate/to make up
嘗
1359
尝
cháng
TODO: Cantonese?
taste; experience, experiment
嘗試
何嘗
cháng shì
hé cháng
to try; to attempt/CL:次[ci4]
(rhetorical question) when?/how?/it's not that...
嫦
1360
cháng
TODO: Cantonese?
name of a moon goddess
嫦
嫦娥
cháng
cháng é
used in 嫦娥[Chang2e2]/used in female given names
Chang'e, the lady in the moon (Chinese mythology)/one of the Chang'e series of PRC lunar spacecraft
常
1361
cháng
TODO: Cantonese?
common, normal, frequent, regular
非常
常常
fēi cháng
cháng cháng
very; really/unusual; extraordinary
frequently/often
裳
1362
shang、cháng
TODO: Cantonese?
clothes; skirt; beautiful
衣裳
衣裳鈎兒
霓裳
霓裳
yī shang
yī shang gōu r5
ní cháng
ní cháng
(coll.) clothes
clothes hook
Nichang, abbr. for the Tang Dynasty song "Raiment of Rainbows and Feathers" 霓裳羽衣曲[Ni2 chang2 yu3 yi1 qu1] or 霓裳羽衣舞[Ni2 chang2 yu3 yi1 wu3]
nichang, rainbow colored clothes worn by the Eight Immortals 八仙[Ba1 xian1]

噹
1363
当,𪠽
dāng
TODO: Cantonese?
sound of bells
丁零噹啷
半瓶水響叮噹
dīng ling dāng lāng
bàn píng shuǐ xiǎng dīng dāng
(onom.) sound of a bell: ding-a-ling
lit. if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound (idiom)/fig. empty vessels make the most noise/one who has a little knowledge likes to show off, but one who is truly knowledgeable is modest
當
1364
当
dāng、dàng
TODO: Cantonese?
bear, accept, undertake; just
相當
當地
適當
當作
xiāng dāng
dāng dì
shì dàng
dàng zuò
equivalent to/appropriate/considerably/to a certain extent/fairly/quite
local
suitable; appropriate
to treat as/to regard as
襠
1365
裆
dāng
TODO: Cantonese?
crotch or seat of pants; pants
吊襠褲
褲襠
diào dāng kù
kù dāng
baggy pants/sagging pants
crotch of trousers
鐺
1366
铛
dāng、chēng
TODO: Cantonese?
frying pan; warming vessel
鋃鐺
鋃鐺入獄
餅鐺
鼎鐺玉石
láng dāng
láng dāng rù yù
bǐng chēng
dǐng chēng yù shí
iron chains/shackles/(onom.) clank
lit. to get shackled and thrown in jail (idiom)/fig. to be put behind bars/to get jailed
baking pan
lit. to use a sacred tripod as cooking pot and jade as ordinary stone (idiom); fig. a waste of precious material/casting pearls before swine

堂
1367
táng
TODO: Cantonese?
hall; government office
教堂
天堂
jiào táng
tiān táng
church/chapel/CL:間|间[jian1]
paradise/heaven
棠
1368
táng
TODO: Cantonese?
crab apple tree; wild plums
秋海棠
孫毓棠
qiū hǎi táng
sūn yù táng
begonia
Sun Yutang (1911-1985), historian and poet, studied in Tokyo, Oxford and Harvard
膛
1369
táng
TODO: Cantonese?
chest; hollow space, cavity
胸膛
上牙膛
xiōng táng
shàng yá táng
chest
palate (roof of the mouth)
螳
1370
táng
TODO: Cantonese?
mantis
南派螳螂
螳臂當車
nán pài táng láng
táng bì dāng chē
Chow Gar - "Southern Praying Mantis" - Martial Art
lit. a mantis trying to stop a chariot (idiom)/fig. to overrate oneself and attempt sth impossible/also written 螳臂擋車|螳臂挡车[tang2 bi4 dang3 che1]

擋
1371
挡
dǎng、dàng
TODO: Cantonese?
to obstruct; shut out; shelter from; keep off; stop; resist
阻擋
擋住
摒擋
擋
zǔ dǎng
dǎng zhù
bìng dàng
dàng
to stop/to resist/to obstruct
to obstruct
(literary) to put in order; to arrange/cuisine
to arrange/to put in order
檔
1372
档
dàng、dǎng
TODO: Cantonese?
shelf; frame, crosspiece
檔案
空檔
打檔
打檔車
dàng àn
kòng dàng
dǎ dǎng
dǎ dǎng chē
file; record; archive
gap (between two objects)/interval of time (between events)/opening in one's schedule/free time/(fig.) gap (in the market etc)
(Tw) to change gears
(Tw) manual transmission motorcycle (usually denotes a traditional-style motorcycle, as opposed to a scooter)
黨
1373
党
dǎng
TODO: Cantonese?
political party, gang, faction
國民黨
政黨
guó mín dǎng
zhèng dǎng
Guomindang or Kuomintang (KMT)/Nationalist Party
political party/CL:個|个[ge4]

廠
1374
厂
chǎng
TODO: Cantonese?
factory, plant, workshop, mill
工廠
廠牌
gōng chǎng
chǎng pái
factory/CL:家[jia1],座[zuo4]
brand (of a product)
敞
1375
chǎng
TODO: Cantonese?
roomy, spacious, open, broad
敞開
嘴敞
chǎng kāi
zuǐ chǎng
to open wide/unrestrictedly
to have a loose tongue/talkative

撐
1376
撑
chēng
TODO: Cantonese?
prop up, support; brace; to push off (with a pole)
支撐
撐腰
zhī chēng
chēng yāo
to prop up/to support/strut/brace
to support/to brace
瞠
1377
chēng
TODO: Cantonese?
look at, stare at, gaze at
瞠目
瞠目以對
chēng mù
chēng mù yǐ duì
to stare
to return only a blank stare/to stare back

趟
1378
tàng、tāng
TODO: Cantonese?
time, occasion; take journey
單趟
白跑一趟
趟渾水
趟
dān tàng
bái pǎo yī tàng
tāng hún shuǐ
tāng
single trip
to go on an errand for nothing/to go on a wild-goose chase
(fig.) to get involved in an unsavory enterprise
to wade/to trample/to turn the soil
鏜
1379
镗
tāng
TODO: Cantonese?
boring tool
鏜
tāng
noise of drums

淌
1380
tǎng
TODO: Cantonese?
trickle; flow down; drip
流淌
淌下
liú tǎng
tǎng xià
to flow
to let drip/to trickle down/to shed (tears)
躺
1381
tǎng
TODO: Cantonese?
lie down, recline
仰躺
側躺
yǎng tǎng
cè tǎng
to lie on one's back
to lie down (on one's side)

賞
1382
赏
shǎng
TODO: Cantonese?
reward, grant, bestow; appreciate
觀賞
賞月
guān shǎng
shǎng yuè
to look at sth with pleasure; to watch (sth marvelous)/ornamental
to admire the full moon

尚
1383
shàng
TODO: Cantonese?
still, yet; even; fairly, rather
尚未
高尚
shàng wèi
gāo shàng
not yet; still not
noble/lofty/refined/exquisite

掌
1384
zhǎng
TODO: Cantonese?
palm of hand, sole of foot, paw
掌握
掌聲
zhǎng wò
zhǎng shēng
to grasp (often fig.)/to control/to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny)/to master/to know well/to understand sth well and know how to use it/fluency
applause/CL:陣|阵[zhen4]

古

ancient

Old Chinese: *kˤaʔ

Middle Chinese: kuX

湖
1385
hú
TODO: Cantonese?
a lake; Hubei, Hunan; bluish-green
澎湖
湖南
péng hú
hú nán
Penghu county (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan
Hunan province in south central China, abbr. 湘, capital Changsha 長沙|长沙[Chang2 sha1]
瑚
1386
hú
TODO: Cantonese?
coral; person of virtue
珊瑚潭
紅珊瑚
shān hú tán
hóng shān hú
coral lake
red coral/precious coral (Corallium rubrum and several related species of marine coral)
糊
1387
hú、hū、hù
TODO: Cantonese?
paste, stick on with paste
糊塗
口糊
迷迷糊糊
眵目糊
糊弄
麵糊
hú tu
kǒu hú
mí mí hū hū
chī mu hū
hù nong
miàn hù
muddled/silly/confused
indistinct in one's speech/defective in one's pronunciation
in a daze/bewildered
(dialect) gum (in one's eyes)
to fool/to deceive/to go through the motions
flour paste
胡
1388
hú
TODO: Cantonese?
recklessly, foolishly; wildly
胡適
胡琴
hú shì
hú qin
Hu Shi (1891-1962), original proponent of writing in colloquial Chinese 白話文|白话文[bai2 hua4 wen2]
huqin/family of Chinese two-stringed fiddles, with snakeskin covered wooden soundbox and bamboo bow with horsehair bowstring
葫
1389
hú
TODO: Cantonese?
bottle-gourd
葫蘆
依樣畫葫蘆
hú lu
yī yàng huà hú lu
calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria)/hoist/generic term for block and tackle (or parts thereof)/muddled/(poker) full house
lit. to draw a gourd from the model (idiom)/fig. to copy sth mechanically without attempt at originality
蝴
1390
hú
TODO: Cantonese?
butterfly
蝴蝶
蝴蝶效應
hú dié
hú dié xiào yìng
butterfly/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
butterfly effect (dynamical systems theory)
鬍
1391
胡
hú
TODO: Cantonese?
beard; mustache; whiskers
鬍鬚
八字鬍
hú xū
bā zì hú
beard/CL:根[gen1],綹|绺[liu3]
mustache shaped like character 八

估
1392
gū、gù
TODO: Cantonese?
merchant; estimate, guess, presume
評估
估計
估衣
估
píng gū
gū jì
gù yi
gù
to evaluate/to assess/assessment/evaluation
to estimate; to assess; to calculate/(coll.) to reckon; to think (that ...)
secondhand clothes/cheap ready-made clothes
used in 估衣[gu4yi5]
咕
1393
gū
TODO: Cantonese?
mumble, mutter, murmur; rumble
咕嚕
亂咕攘
gū lu
luàn gū rang
(onom.) to rumble (of a stomach)/to coo (of a dove)/rumbling/noisy drinking sound
to disturb (dialect)
姑
1394
gū
TODO: Cantonese?
father's sister; husband's mother
姑娘
姑姑
gū niang
gū gu
girl/young woman/young lady/daughter/paternal aunt (old)/CL:個|个[ge4]
paternal aunt/CL:個|个[ge4]
沽
1395
gū
TODO: Cantonese?
buy and sell; inferior in quality
塘沽
塘沽區
táng gū
táng gū qū
Tanggu former district of Tianjin, now part of Binhai subprovincial district 濱海新區|滨海新区[Bin1 hai3 xin1 qu1]
Tanggu former district of Tianjin, now part of Binhai subprovincial district 濱海新區|滨海新区[Bin1 hai3 xin1 qu1]
辜
1396
gū
TODO: Cantonese?
crime, criminal offense
無辜
辜負
wú gū
gū fù
innocent/innocence/not guilty (law)
to fail to live up (to expectations)/unworthy (of trust)/to let down/to betray (hopes)/to disappoint
鴣
1397
鸪
gū
TODO: Cantonese?
Arborophila species (various)
中華鷓鴣
四川山鷓鴣
zhōng huá zhè gū
sì chuān shān zhè gū
(bird species of China) Chinese francolin (Francolinus pintadeanus)
(bird species of China) Sichuan partridge (Arborophila rufipectus)

古
1398
gǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
old, classic, ancient
古蹟
古老
gǔ jì
gǔ lǎo
places of historic interest/historical sites/CL:個|个[ge4]
ancient/old/age-old
牯
1399
gǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
cow; bull; ox
牯
gǔ
bullock/cow
罟
1400
gǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
net; snare; pressure come or go
網罟
網罟座
wǎng gǔ
wǎng gǔ zuò
net used to catch fish (or birds etc)/(fig.) the net of justice 法網|法网[fa3 wang3]
Reticulum (constellation)
詁
1401
诂
gǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
exegesis, explanation; explain
訓詁
訓詁學
xùn gǔ
xùn gǔ xué
to interpret and make glossaries and commentaries on classic texts
study of classic texts, including interpretation, glossaries and commentaries
鈷
1402
钴
gǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
cobalt (Co)
依地酸二鈷
鈷鉧
yī dì suān èr gǔ
gǔ mǔ
kelocyanor
(literary) clothes iron

固
1403
gù
TODO: Cantonese?
to become solid, solidify; strength
固定
固然
gù dìng
gù rán
to fix/to fasten/to set rigidly in place/fixed/set/regular
admittedly (it's true that...)
故
1404
gù
TODO: Cantonese?
ancient, old; reason, because
故事
故事
gù shì
gù shi
old practice
narrative; story; tale

倨
1405
jù
TODO: Cantonese?
arrogant, haughty, rude
倨傲
前倨後恭
jù ào
qián jù hòu gōng
arrogant
to switch from arrogance to deference (idiom)
鋸
1406
锯
jù
TODO: Cantonese?
a saw; to saw; amputate
刀鋸斧鉞
刀鋸鼎鑊
dāo jù fǔ yuè
dāo jù dǐng huò
knife, saw, ax and hatchet (idiom); facing torture and execution
knife, saw and cauldron/ancient instruments of torture/fig. torture

枯
1407
kū
TODO: Cantonese?
dried out, withered, decayed
枯燥
枯萎
kū zào
kū wěi
dry and dull; uninteresting; tedious
to wilt/to wither/wilted/withered/drained/enervated/exhausted
骷
1408
kū
TODO: Cantonese?
skeleton
骷髏
骷髏頭
kū lóu
kū lóu tóu
human skeleton/human skull
a death's-head; depiction of a dead person's skull

個
1409
个
gè、gě
TODO: Cantonese?
numerary adjunct, piece; single
個人
個性
自個兒
個
gè rén
gè xìng
zì gě r5
gě
individual/personal/oneself
individuality/personality
(dialect) oneself; by oneself
used in 自個兒|自个儿[zi4 ge3 r5]

涸
1410
hé
TODO: Cantonese?
dried up; exhausted, tired; dry
乾涸
涸轍之鮒
gān hé
hé zhé zhī fù
to dry up
lit. a fish in a dried-out rut (idiom)/fig. a person in dire straits

居
1411
jū、jī
TODO: Cantonese?
live, dwell, reside, sit
居民
鄰居
居
jū mín
lín jū
jī
resident; inhabitant
neighbor/next door/CL:個|个[ge4]
(archaic) sentence-final particle expressing a doubting attitude

苦
1412
kǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
bitter; hardship, suffering
辛苦
苦難
xīn kǔ
kǔ nàn
exhausting/hard/tough/arduous/to work hard/to go to a lot of trouble/hardship(s)
suffering

虍

tiger

Old Chinese: *qʰˤra (dialect *qˤʰr- >r̥ˤ- > x-)

Middle Chinese: xu

廬
1413
庐
lú
TODO: Cantonese?
hut, cottage; name of a mountain
三顧茅廬
不識廬山真面目
sān gù máo lú
bù shí lú shān zhēn miàn mù
lit. to make three visits to the thatched cottage (idiom) (allusion to an episode in Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4] in which Liu Bei 劉備|刘备[Liu2 Bei4] recruits Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4] to his cause by visiting him three times)/fig. to make earnest and repeated requests of sb
lit. not to know the true face of Lushan Mountain (idiom)/fig. can't see the forest for the trees
爐
1414
炉
lú
TODO: Cantonese?
fireplace, stove, oven, furnace
出爐
微波爐
chū lú
wēi bō lú
to take out of the furnace/fresh out of the oven/fig. newly announced/recently made available
microwave oven/CL:臺|台[tai2]
盧
1415
卢
lú
TODO: Cantonese?
cottage, hut; surname; black
盧比
佉盧文
lú bǐ
qū lú wén
rupee (Indian currency) (loanword)
Kharosthi (ancient language of central Asia)
臚
1416
胪
lú
TODO: Cantonese?
arrange in order; display
大鴻臚
鴻臚寺
dà hóng lú
hóng lú sì
Grand Herald in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiu3 qing1]
(archaic) office in charge of ceremony and protocol
蘆
1417
芦
lú
TODO: Cantonese?
rushes, reeds
按下葫蘆浮起瓢
提壺蘆
àn xià hú lú fú qǐ piáo
tí hú lú
solve one problem only to find another cropping up
unidentified type of bird referred to in ancient Chinese poems
顱
1418
颅
lú
TODO: Cantonese?
skull
頭顱
顱底
tóu lú
lú dǐ
head/skull
base of the skull
鱸
1419
鲈
lú
TODO: Cantonese?
sea perch, sea bass
尖吻鱸
海鱸
jiān wěn lú
hǎi lú
barramundi or Asian sea bass (Lates calcarifer)
sea bass

唬
1420
hǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
to intimidate; to scare
唬人
唬弄
hǔ rén
hǔ nòng
to scare people/to bluff/to deceive
to fool/to deceive
琥
1421
hǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
jewel in shape of tiger; amber
琥珀
琥
hǔ pò
hǔ
amber
used in 琥珀[hu3 po4]
虎
1422
hǔ、hù、hū
TODO: Cantonese?
tiger; brave, fierce; surname
老虎
虎口
虎不拉
馬馬虎虎
lǎo hǔ
hǔ kǒu
hù bu lǎ
mǎ ma hū hū
tiger/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
tiger's den/dangerous place/the web between the thumb and forefinger of a hand
(dialect) shrike/Taiwan pr. [hu3 bu5 la1]
careless/casual/vague/not so bad/so-so/tolerable/fair

劇
1423
剧
jù
TODO: Cantonese?
theatrical plays, opera, drama
戲劇
劇團
xì jù
jù tuán
a drama; a play; theater/script of a play
theatrical troupe
據
1424
据
jù
TODO: Cantonese?
to occupy, take possession of; a base
根據
據說
gēn jù
jù shuō
according to/based on/basis/foundation/CL:個|个[ge4]
it is said that; reportedly
遽
1425
jù
TODO: Cantonese?
suddenly, unexpectedly; at once
匆遽
急遽
cōng jù
jí jù
hurried/impetuous/rash
rapid; sudden

噓
1426
嘘
xū
TODO: Cantonese?
exhale; blow out; deep sigh; hiss; praise, flatter; lie
吹噓
唏噓
chuī xū
xī xū
to brag
(onom.) to sigh/to sob
墟
1427
xū
TODO: Cantonese?
high mound; hilly countryside; wasteland
廢墟
三個女人一個墟
fèi xū
sān gè nu:3 rén yī gè xū
ruins
three women makes a crowd
虛
1428
虚
xū
TODO: Cantonese?
false, worthless; empty, hollow; 11th lunar mansion, determinative star β Aquarii (Sadalsuud)
虛擬
虛無
xū nǐ
xū wú
to imagine; to make up/fictitious; theoretical; hypothetical/(computing) to emulate/(computing) virtual
nothingness

擄
1429
掳
lǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
capture, seize
擄人勒贖
擄掠
lǔ rén lè shú
lǔ lu:è
to kidnap for ransom
to plunder; to pillage/(fig.) to win (people's hearts)
虜
1430
虏
lǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
to capture, imprison, seize; a prison
亡國虜
克虜伯
wáng guó lǔ
kè lǔ bó
subjugated people/refugee from a destroyed country
Krupp

慮
1431
虑
lu:4
TODO: Cantonese?
be concerned, worry about
考慮
焦慮
kǎo lu:4
jiāo lu:4
to think over/to consider/consideration
anxious/worried/apprehensive
濾
1432
滤
lu:4
TODO: Cantonese?
strain out, filter
過濾
滲濾
guò lu:4
shèn lu:4
to filter/filter
percolation

處
1433
处
chù、chǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
place, locale; department
到處
處處
相處
好處
dào chù
chù chù
xiāng chǔ
hǎo chǔ
everywhere
everywhere/in all respects
to be in contact (with sb)/to associate/to interact/to get along (well, poorly)
easy to get along with

膚
1434
肤
fū
TODO: Cantonese?
skin; superficial, shallow
膚色
皮膚科
fū sè
pí fū kē
skin color
dermatology

噱
1435
jué、xué
TODO: Cantonese?
laugh heartily, laugh aloud
噱
噱頭
jué
xué tóu
loud laughter
amusing speech or act/jokes/antics/funny/amusing/Taiwan pr. [xue1 tou2]

虧
1436
亏
kuī
TODO: Cantonese?
lose, fail; damage; deficient
吃虧
虧損
chī kuī
kuī sǔn
to suffer losses/to come to grief/to lose out/to get the worst of it/to be at a disadvantage/unfortunately
deficit/(financial) loss

驢
1437
驴
lu:2
TODO: Cantonese?
donkey, ass
別人牽驢你拔橛子
博士買驢
bié ren qiān lu:2 nǐ bá jué zi
bó shì mǎi lu:2
lit. someone else stole the donkey; you only pulled up the stake it was tethered to (idiom)/fig. you're the least culpable, but you're the one who gets the blame
(idiom) to act like the scholar who wrote at length about buying a donkey without even mentioning the word "donkey"; to write at length without ever getting to the point

戲
1438
戏
xì
TODO: Cantonese?
theatrical play, show
遊戲
戲院
yóu xì
xì yuàn
game/CL:場|场[chang3]/to play
theater

生

1: bear, be born; live

Old Chinese: *sreŋ (MC srj- > sr-; or *s.reŋ ?)

Middle Chinese: sraeng

2: fresh, raw

Old Chinese: *sreŋ

Middle Chinese: sraeng

3: bear, be born; live

Old Chinese: *sreŋ (or *s.reŋ ?)

Middle Chinese: srjaeng

旌
1439
jīng
TODO: Cantonese?
banner or flag adorned with feathers; to signal
旌德
旌德縣
jīng dé
jīng dé xiàn
Jingde, a county in Xuancheng 宣城[Xuan1cheng2], Anhui
Jingde, a county in Xuancheng 宣城[Xuan1cheng2], Anhui
睛
1440
jīng
TODO: Cantonese?
eyeball; pupil of eye
吸睛
定睛
xī jīng
dìng jīng
eye-catching
to stare at
精
1441
jīng
TODO: Cantonese?
essence; semen; spirit
精緻
精力
jīng zhì
jīng lì
delicate; fine; exquisite; refined
energy
菁
1442
jīng
TODO: Cantonese?
flower of leek family; turnip
菁英
去蕪存菁
jīng yīng
qù wú cún jīng
elite
lit. to get rid of the weeds and keep the flowers/to separate the wheat from the chaff (idiom)

牲
1443
shēng
TODO: Cantonese?
sacrificial animal; animal
犧牲
牲口
xī shēng
shēng kou
to sacrifice one's life/to sacrifice (sth valued)/beast slaughtered as a sacrifice
animals used for their physical strength (mules, oxen etc)/beast of burden
生
1444
shēng
TODO: Cantonese?
life, living, lifetime; birth
發生
產生
fā shēng
chǎn shēng
to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out
to arise; to come into being; to come about/to give rise to; to bring into being; to bring about; to produce; to engender; to generate
甥
1445
shēng
TODO: Cantonese?
niece, sister's child
外甥
甥女
wài shēng
shēng nu:3
sister's son/wife's sibling's son
sister's daughter; niece
笙
1446
shēng
TODO: Cantonese?
small gourd-shaped musical instrument
排笙
杜月笙
pái shēng
dù yuè shēng
reed-pipe wind instrument with a keyboard
Du Yuesheng (1888-1951), Shanghai secret-society leader, banker, industrialist

惺
1447
xīng
TODO: Cantonese?
intelligent, clever, astute
假惺惺
惺忪
jiǎ xīng xīng
xīng sōng
hypocritical/unctuous/insincerely courteous/to shed crocodile tears
drowsy-eyed/(literary) wavering; indecisive/(literary) awake; conscious; clearheaded
星
1448
xīng
TODO: Cantonese?
a star, planet; any point of light; 25th lunar mansion, determinative star α Hydrae (Alphard)
星期
衛星
xīng qī
wèi xīng
week/CL:個|个[ge4]/day of the week/Sunday
satellite/moon/CL:顆|颗[ke1]
猩
1449
xīng
TODO: Cantonese?
species of orangutan
猩猩
倭黑猩猩
xīng xing
wō hēi xīng xing
orangutan/(slang) dialect speaker whose speech is corrupted by Standard Mandarin
bonobo/pygmy chimpanzee
腥
1450
xīng
TODO: Cantonese?
raw meat; rank, strong-smelling
血腥
偷腥
xuè xīng
tōu xīng
reeking of blood/bloody (events)
to cheat on one's spouse/to have an affair

清
1451
qīng
TODO: Cantonese?
clear, pure, clean; peaceful
清楚
清華
qīng chu
qīng huá
clear/distinct/to understand thoroughly/to be clear about
abbr. for 清華大學|清华大学[Qing1 hua2 Da4 xue2]
蜻
1452
qīng
TODO: Cantonese?
dragonfly
劍走蜻蛉
草蜻蛉
jiàn zǒu qīng líng
cǎo qīng líng
the sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiom)/fig. unexpected winning move/unconventional gambit
green lacewing
青
1453
qīng
TODO: Cantonese?
blue, green; young; Kangxi radical 174
青花
青天
qīng huā
qīng tiān
blue and white (porcelain)
clear sky/blue sky/upright and honorable (official)

靖
1454
jìng
TODO: Cantonese?
pacify; appease; calm, peaceful
保靖
保靖縣
bǎo jìng
bǎo jìng xiàn
Baojing County in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[Xiang1 xi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]
Baojing County in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[Xiang1 xi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]
靜
1455
静
jìng
TODO: Cantonese?
quiet, still, motionless; gentle
平靜
安靜
píng jìng
ān jìng
tranquil/undisturbed/serene
quiet/peaceful/calm

情
1456
qíng
TODO: Cantonese?
feeling, sentiment, emotion
情況
情形
qíng kuàng
qíng xing
circumstances; state of affairs; situation/CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3]
circumstances/situation/CL:個|个[ge4]
晴
1457
qíng
TODO: Cantonese?
clear weather, fine weather
晴朗
嶄晴
qíng lǎng
zhǎn qíng
sunny and cloudless
clear weather

姓
1458
xìng
TODO: Cantonese?
one's family name; clan, people
百姓
老百姓
bǎi xìng
lǎo bǎi xìng
common people
ordinary people/the "person in the street"/CL:個|个[ge4]
性
1459
xìng
TODO: Cantonese?
nature, character, sex
特性
男性
tè xìng
nán xìng
property/characteristic
the male sex/a male

猜
1460
cāi
TODO: Cantonese?
guess, conjecture, suppose; feel
猜測
猜想
cāi cè
cāi xiǎng
to guess/to conjecture/to surmise
to guess; to conjecture; to suppose/(math.) hypothesis

倩
1461
qiàn
TODO: Cantonese?
beautiful, lovely; son-in-law
倩影
倩碧
qiàn yǐng
qiàn bì
beautiful image of a woman
Clinique (brand)

請
1462
请
qǐng
TODO: Cantonese?
ask, request; invite; please
邀請
請問
yāo qǐng
qǐng wèn
to invite/invitation/CL:個|个[ge4]
Excuse me, may I ask...?

醒
1463
xǐng
TODO: Cantonese?
wake up; sober up; startle
提醒
醒來
tí xǐng
xǐng lái
to remind/to call attention to/to warn of
to waken

者

(nominalizing particle)

Old Chinese: *tAʔ

Middle Chinese: tsyaeX

暑
1464
shǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
hot
避暑
中暑
bì shǔ
zhòng shǔ
to be away for the summer holidays/to spend a holiday at a summer resort/to prevent sunstroke
to suffer heat exhaustion/sunstroke; heatstroke
曙
1465
shǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
bright, light of rising sun
曙光
曙紅朱雀
shǔ guāng
shǔ hóng zhū què
the first light of dawn/(fig.) glimmer of hope after a dark period; a new beginning
(bird species of China) pink-rumped rosefinch (Carpodacus eos)
署
1466
shǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
public office
衛生署
地檢署
wèi shēng shǔ
dì jiǎn shǔ
health bureau (or office, or department, or agency)
district prosecutor's office
薯
1467
shǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
yam, tuber, potato
參薯
木薯
shēn shǔ
mù shǔ
Dioscorea alata (Kinampay or aromatic purple yam, a sweet root crop)
cassava, a tropical tuber plant

堵
1468
dǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
wall; stop, prevent; stop up
堵塞
圍堵
dǔ sè
wéi dǔ
to clog up/blockage
to blockade/to surround/to hem in
睹
1469
dǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
look at, gaze at; observe
目睹
一睹
mù dǔ
yī dǔ
to witness/to see at first hand/to see with one's own eyes
to look/to have a glimpse at/to observe (sth's splendor)
賭
1470
赌
dǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
bet, gamble, wager; compete
賭博
賭場
dǔ bó
dǔ chǎng
to gamble
casino

渚
1471
zhǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
small sand bank, islet
汀渚
良渚
tīng zhǔ
liáng zhǔ
shoal/islet in a stream
Liangzhu (c. 3400-2250 BC), neolithic culture of Changjiang delta
煮
1472
zhǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
cook
煮熟
家庭煮夫
zhǔ shóu
jiā tíng zhǔ fū
to boil thoroughly/to cook thoroughly
househusband
褚
1473
zhǔ、chǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
bag, valise; stuff, pad; surname
褚
褚人獲
褚遂良
zhǔ
chǔ rén huò
chǔ suì liáng
padding (in garment)/to store up/pocket/Taiwan pr. [chu3]
Chu Renhuo (1635-1682), author of historical novel Dramatized History of Sui and Tang 隋唐演義|隋唐演义[Sui2 Tang2 Yan3 yi4]
Chu Suiliang (596-659), one of Four Great Calligraphers of early Tang 唐初四大家[Tang2 chu1 Si4 Da4 jia1]

嘟
1474
dū
TODO: Cantonese?
sound of horn tooting
嘟嘟噥噥
嘟嘟車
dū dū nóng nóng
dū dū chē
to mumble in whispers/to mutter to oneself
tuk tuk (three wheeler taxi) (loanword)
都
1475
dū、dōu
TODO: Cantonese?
metropolis, capital; all, the whole; elegant, refined
大都
大都
全都
刁藩都
dà dū
dà dū
quán dōu
diāo fān dōu
Dadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing
for the most part/on the whole/metropolitan
all/without exception
Diophantus of Alexandria (3rd century AD), Greek mathematician

着
1476
zhe、zháo、zhuó、zhāo
TODO: Cantonese?
make move, take action
著
1477
着
zhāo、zháo、zhuó、zhù、zhe
TODO: Cantonese?
manifest; (Cant.) to wear
一著不慎，滿盤皆輸
兩著兒
著急
著迷
著手
著重
著名
著作
隨著
接著
yī zhāo bù shèn , mǎn pán jiē shū
liǎng zhāo r5
zháo jí
zháo mí
zhuó shǒu
zhuó zhòng
zhù míng
zhù zuò
suí zhe
jiē zhe
One careless move and the whole game is lost. (idiom)
the same old trick/illegal device
to worry; to feel anxious/to feel a sense of urgency; to be in a hurry/Taiwan pr. [zhao1 ji2]
to be fascinated/to be captivated
to put one's hand to it/to start out on a task/to set out
to put emphasis on; to stress
famous/noted/well-known/celebrated
to write/literary work/book/article/writings/CL:部[bu4]
along with/in the wake of/following
to catch and hold on/to continue/to go on to do sth/to follow/to carry on/then/after that/subsequently/to proceed/to ensue/in turn/in one's turn

者
1478
zhě
TODO: Cantonese?
that which; he who; those who
學者
記者
xué zhě
jì zhě
scholar
reporter; journalist/CL:個|个[ge4]
赭
1479
zhě
TODO: Cantonese?
reddish brown; hematite; ochre
赭石
赭紅尾鴝
zhě shí
zhě hóng wěi qú
ocher (pigment)
(bird species of China) black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)

諸
1480
诸
zhū
TODO: Cantonese?
several, various
諸如
諸多
zhū rú
zhū duō
(various things) such as/such as (the following)
(used for abstract things) a good deal, a lot of
豬
1481
猪
zhū
TODO: Cantonese?
pig, hog
豬肉
野豬
zhū ròu
yě zhū
pork
wild boar (Sus scrofa)/CL:頭|头[tou2]

扯
1482
chě
TODO: Cantonese?
rip up, tear down; raise; haul
丟輪扯砲
互相扯皮
diū lún chě pào
hù xiāng chě pí
(idiom) flustered/confused
to pass the buck/to shirk responsibility

躇
1483
chú
TODO: Cantonese?
hesitate, falter, be undecided
躊躇
躊躇不前
chóu chú
chóu chú bù qián
to hesitate
to hesitate to move forward/to hesitate/to hold back

儲
1484
储
chǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
to save money, store, reserve; an heir
儲存
儲備
chǔ cún
chǔ bèi
stockpile/to store/to stockpile/storage
to store up/reserves

奢
1485
shē
TODO: Cantonese?
extravagant, wasteful; exaggerate
奢華
奢望
shē huá
shē wàng
luxurious/sumptuous/lavish
an extravagant hope/to have excessive expectations

書
1486
书
shū
TODO: Cantonese?
book, letter, document; writings
讀書
書籍
dú shū
shū jí
to read a book/to study/to attend school
books/works

屠
1487
tú
TODO: Cantonese?
butcher, slaughter, massacre
屠殺
屠夫
tú shā
tú fū
to massacre; to slaughter
butcher/fig. murderous dictator

緒
1488
绪
xù
TODO: Cantonese?
end of thread; thread
情緒
光緒
qíng xù
guāng xù
mood/state of mind/moodiness/CL:種|种[zhong3]
reign name of penultimate Qing emperor Guangxu or Guang-hsu (1875-1908)

方

1: square

Old Chinese: *C-paŋ

Middle Chinese: pjang

2: method

Old Chinese: *paŋ

Middle Chinese: pjang

3: just, then

Old Chinese: *paŋ

Middle Chinese: pjang

彷
1489
fǎng、páng
TODO: Cantonese?
like, resembling; resemble
彷彿
彷
彷徉
彷徨
fǎng fú
fǎng
páng yáng
páng huáng
to seem/as if/alike/similar
seemingly
(literary) to roam about; to wander
to pace back and forth, not knowing which way to turn; to hesitate; to waver
徬
1490
páng
TODO: Cantonese?
to wander about, walk along side of; to be next to
徬
páng
irresolute
房
1491
fáng、páng
TODO: Cantonese?
house, building; room; 4th lunar mansion, determinative star π Scorpii
房子
房間
阿房宮
fáng zi
fáng jiān
ē páng gōng
house/building (single- or two-story)/apartment/room/CL:棟|栋[dong4],幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4],套[tao4],間|间[jian1]
room/CL:間|间[jian1],個|个[ge4]
Epang Palace, palace complex in western Xi'an built by Qin Shihuang 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2]/also pr. [E1 fang2 Gong1]
旁
1492
páng
TODO: Cantonese?
side; by side, close by, near
旁邊
旁人
páng biān
páng rén
side; adjacent place
other people/bystanders/onlookers/outsiders
磅
1493
bàng、páng
TODO: Cantonese?
pound; weigh
台磅
磅刷
磅礡
磅
tái bàng
bàng shuā
páng bó
páng
platform balance
largest-size housepainter's brush
majestic; boundless/to fill; to pervade
used in 磅礴[pang2 bo2]/Taiwan pr. [pang1]
膀
1494
bǎng、bàng、pāng、páng
TODO: Cantonese?
upper arm; shoulder; wing
光膀子
左膀右臂
吊膀子
膀
膀
膀胱氣化
膀胱炎
guāng bǎng zi
zuǒ bǎng yòu bì
diào bàng zi
bàng
pāng
páng guāng qì huà
páng guāng yán
bare upper body/bare-chested/to bare one's chest
trusted assistant; key aide
(dialect) to flirt (derog.)
used in 吊膀子[diao4 bang4 zi5]
puffed (swollen)
(TCM) the extraction of impure fluid by the kidneys and the passing of it from the body by the bladder as urine
cystitis
螃
1495
páng
TODO: Cantonese?
crab
螃蟹
螃
páng xiè
páng
crab/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
used in 螃蟹[pang2 xie4]

仿
1496
fǎng
TODO: Cantonese?
imitate, copy; as if
模仿
仿冒
mó fǎng
fǎng mào
to imitate/to copy/to emulate/to mimic/model
to counterfeit/fake
倣
1497
fǎng
TODO: Cantonese?
imitate
紡
1498
纺
fǎng
TODO: Cantonese?
spin, reel, weave; reeled pongee
紡織
混紡
fǎng zhī
hùn fǎng
spinning and weaving
mixed fabric/blended fabric
舫
1499
fǎng
TODO: Cantonese?
fancy boat, yacht
畫舫
石舫
huà fǎng
shí fǎng
decorated pleasure boat
Marble Boat, famous pavilion
訪
1500
访
fǎng
TODO: Cantonese?
visit; ask, inquire
採訪
來訪
cǎi fǎng
lái fǎng
to interview/to gather news/to hunt for and collect/to cover
to pay a visit

傍
1501
bàng
TODO: Cantonese?
by side of, beside, near, close
依傍
依山傍水
yī bàng
yī shān bàng shuǐ
to rely on/to depend on/to imitate (a model)/to base a work (on some model)
mountains on one side and water on the other
榜
1502
bǎng、bàng、pèng
TODO: Cantonese?
placard; list of successful exam candidates
標榜
排行榜
榜笞
榜
榜
biāo bǎng
pái háng bǎng
bàng chī
bàng
pèng
to flaunt/to advertise/to parade/boost/excessive praise
the charts (of best-sellers)/table of ranking
to beat; to flog; to whip
to row/oar/Taiwan pr. [beng4]
to whip/Taiwan pr. [beng4]
謗
1503
谤
bàng
TODO: Cantonese?
slander, libel
毀謗
誹謗
huǐ bàng
fěi bàng
slander/libel/to malign/to disparage
to slander/to libel
鎊
1504
镑
bàng
TODO: Cantonese?
pound sterling; to scrape
英鎊
鎊
yīng bàng
bàng
pound sterling
pound (sterling) (loanword)

坊
1505
fáng、fāng
TODO: Cantonese?
neighborhood, urban subdivision; (J) priest's residence; (Buddhist) priest; boy
以太坊
工坊
坊間
又想當婊子又想立牌坊
yǐ tài fáng
gōng fáng
fāng jiān
yòu xiǎng dāng biǎo zi yòu xiǎng lì pái fāng
Ethereum
workshop
street stalls/bookshops/in the streets
lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom)/fig. to have bad intentions but still want a good reputation/to want to have one's cake and eat it too
妨
1506
fáng
TODO: Cantonese?
interfere with, impede, obstruct
不妨
妨害
bù fáng
fáng hài
there is no harm in; might as well
to jeopardize/to be harmful to/to undermine
肪
1507
fáng
TODO: Cantonese?
animal fat
脂肪
不飽和脂肪酸
zhī fáng
bù bǎo hé zhī fáng suān
fat (in the body, in a plant, or in food)
unsaturated fatty acid
防
1508
fáng
TODO: Cantonese?
defend; prevent; embankment
預防
防治
yù fáng
fáng zhì
to prevent/to take precautions against/to protect/to guard against/precautionary/prophylactic
to prevent and cure/prevention and cure

方
1509
fāng
TODO: Cantonese?
a square, rectangle; a region; local
方面
方法
fāng miàn
fāng fǎ
respect/aspect/field/side/CL:個|个[ge4]
method; way; means/CL:個|个[ge4]
芳
1510
fāng
TODO: Cantonese?
fragrant; virtuous; beautiful
芬芳
芳香
fēn fāng
fāng xiāng
perfume/fragrant
fragrant/aromatic/fragrance/aroma

放
1511
fàng
TODO: Cantonese?
put, release, free, liberate
開放
放棄
kāi fàng
fàng qì
to bloom/to open/to be open (to the public)/to open up (to the outside)/to be open-minded/unrestrained by convention/unconstrained in one's sexuality
to renounce; to abandon; to give up

滂
1512
pāng
TODO: Cantonese?
torrential; voluminous
涕泗滂沱
滂沱
tì sì pāng tuó
pāng tuó
a flood of tears and mucus/broken-hearted and weeping bitterly
pouring/flooding

各

each

Old Chinese: *kˤak

Middle Chinese: kak

咯
1513
luò、gē、lo、kǎ
TODO: Cantonese?
final particle
乙酰胺吡咯烷酮
吡咯
咯吱
咯咯
咯
咯血
yǐ xiān àn bǐ luò wán tóng
bǐ luò
gē zhī
gē gē
lo
kǎ xiě
piracetam (C6H10N2O2)
pyrrole (C4H5N) (loanword)
(onom.) creak; groan
(onom.) gurgle
(final particle similar to 了[le5], indicating that sth is obvious)
to cough up blood; to have hemoptysis
洛
1514
luò
TODO: Cantonese?
river in Shanxi province; city
摩洛哥
亨格洛
mó luò gē
hēng gé luò
Morocco
Hengelo, city in the Netherlands
烙
1515
luò、lào
TODO: Cantonese?
brand, burn; branding iron
烙
炮烙
烙印
烙鐵
luò
páo luò
lào yìn
lào tie
used in 炮烙[pao2luo4]
form of torture said to have been used by King Zhou of Shang 商紂王|商纣王[Shang1 Zhou4 Wang2] in which the victim was forced onto a bronze pillar heated by a fire
to brand (cattle etc)/brand/(fig.) to leave a lasting mark/to stigmatize/mark/stamp/stigma
flatiron/iron/branding iron/soldering iron
絡
1516
络
luò、lào
TODO: Cantonese?
enmesh, wrap around; web, net
聯絡
熱絡
絡
lián luò
rè luò
lào
to get in touch with/to contact/to stay in contact (with)/liaison/(math.) connection
intimate/friendly/warm/active/lively (interaction, participation etc)
small net
落
1517
luò、là、lào
TODO: Cantonese?
fall, drop; net income, surplus
落實
部落
落空
丟三落四
落價
落埋怨
luò shí
bù luò
là kòng
diū sān là sì
lào jià
lào mán yuàn
practical/workable/to implement/to carry out/to decide
tribe
to omit; to neglect (to do sth)/to miss a chance; to let an opportunity slip by
forgetful/empty-headed
(coll.) to fall or drop in price/to go down in price
to get blamed
酪
1518
lào、luò
TODO: Cantonese?
cream, cheese; koumiss
乳酪蛋糕
乾酪
優酪乳
rǔ lào dàn gāo
gān lào
yōu luò rǔ
cheesecake
cheese
yogurt (loanword) (Tw)
駱
1519
骆
luò
TODO: Cantonese?
a white horse with black mane; a camel
駱駝
卡駱馳
luò tuo
kǎ luò chí
camel/(coll.) blockhead/ninny/CL:峰[feng1]
Crocs, Inc.

擱
1520
搁
gē、gé
TODO: Cantonese?
place, put, lay down; delay
擱置
中途擱淺
擱
gē zhì
zhōng tú gē qiǎn
gé
to shelve/to set aside
to run aground in mid-course/to run into difficulty and stop
to bear/to stand/to endure
格
1521
gé
TODO: Cantonese?
pattern, standard, form; style
風格
資格
fēng gé
zī gé
style
qualifications/seniority
胳
1522
gē、gé、gā
TODO: Cantonese?
armpit, arms
捋胳膊
胳膊
胳肢
胳肢窩
luō gē bo
gē bo
gé zhi
gā zhi wō
to push up one's sleeves
arm/CL:隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2],雙|双[shuang1]
(dialect) to tickle
armpit/also pr. [ge1 zhi5 wo1]/also written 夾肢窩|夹肢窝[ga1 zhi5 wo1]
閣
1523
阁
gé
TODO: Cantonese?
chamber, pavilion; cabinet
內閣
閣樓
nèi gé
gé lóu
(government) cabinet
garret/loft/attic
骼
1524
gé
TODO: Cantonese?
bone; skeleton; corpse
骨骼
外骨骼
gǔ gé
wài gǔ gé
bones/skeleton
exoskeleton (the carapace of insects, crabs etc)

賂
1525
赂
lù
TODO: Cantonese?
bribe; give present
性賄賂
賄賂
xìng huì lù
huì lù
to sexually bribe
to bribe/a bribe
路
1526
lù
TODO: Cantonese?
road, path, street; journey
道路
公路
dào lù
gōng lù
road/path/way/CL:條|条[tiao2]
highway/road/CL:條|条[tiao2]
露
1527
lù、lòu
TODO: Cantonese?
dew; bare, open, exposed
露出
露營
露面
露臉
lù chū
lù yíng
lòu miàn
lòu liǎn
to expose/to show/also pr. [lou4 chu1]
to camp out/camping
to show one's face/to appear (in public)
to show one's face/to make one's good name/to become successful and well known/to shine
鷺
1528
鹭
lù
TODO: Cantonese?
heron, egret; Ardea species (various)
白鷺
中白鷺
bái lù
zhōng bái lù
(bird species of China) little egret (Egretta garzetta)
(bird species of China) intermediate egret (Egretta intermedia)

客
1529
kè
TODO: Cantonese?
guest, traveller; customer
客戶
顧客
kè hù
gù kè
client/customer
customer; client/CL:位[wei4]
恪
1530
kè
TODO: Cantonese?
respectful, reverent
恪守
恪慎
kè shǒu
kè shèn
to scrupulously abide by
careful/reverently

額
1531
额
é
TODO: Cantonese?
forehead; tablet, plaque; fixed
金額
名額
jīn é
míng é
sum of money/monetary value
quota/number of places/place (in an institution, a group etc)

各
1532
gè
TODO: Cantonese?
each, individually, every, all
各自
各界
gè zì
gè jiè
each/respective/apiece
all walks of life; all social circles

貉
1533
hé、mò、háo
TODO: Cantonese?
badger; raccoon dog
一丘之貉
貉
貉
貉子
貉絨
yī qiū zhī hé
hé
mò
háo zi
háo róng
jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)/raccoon of North China, Korea and Japan (Japanese: tanuki)/also pr. [hao2]
old term for northern peoples/silent
raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)/raccoon of North China, Korea and Japan (Japanese: tanuki)/also called 狸
precious fur obtained from skin of raccoon dog after removing hard bristle

喀
1534
kā
TODO: Cantonese?
vomit; used in transliterations
亞喀巴
喀什
yà kā bā
kā shí
Aqaba (port city in Jordan)
Kashgar or Qeshqer (Kāshí) city and prefecture in the west of Xinjiang near Kyrgyzstan

略
1535
lu:è
TODO: Cantonese?
approximately, roughly; outline
策略
侵略
cè lu:è
qīn lu:è
strategy; tactics/crafty; adroit
to invade/invasion

畧
1536
lüè
TODO: Cantonese?
approximately, roughly; outline

工

1: officer

Old Chinese: *kˤoŋ

Middle Chinese: kuwng

2: work

Old Chinese: *kˤoŋ

Middle Chinese: kuwng

功
1537
gōng
TODO: Cantonese?
achievement, merit, good result
功能
成功
gōng néng
chéng gōng
function; capability
Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 Xian4], southeast Taiwan
工
1538
gōng、ēi
TODO: Cantonese?
labor, work; worker, laborer
工程
工業
工口
gōng chéng
gōng yè
ēi luó
engineering/an engineering project/project/undertaking/CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4]
industry
erotic (loanword mimicking the shape of Japanese katakana エロ, pronounced "ero")
攻
1539
gōng
TODO: Cantonese?
attack, assault; criticize
攻勢
進攻
gōng shì
jìn gōng
(military) offensive
to attack/to assault/to go on the offensive/attack/assault/offense (sports)
紅
1540
红
hóng、gōng
TODO: Cantonese?
red, vermillion; blush, flush
紅色
紅血球
女紅
hóng sè
hóng xuè qiú
nu:3 gōng
red (color)/revolutionary
erythrocyte/red blood cell
the feminine arts (e.g. needlework)

扛
1541
gāng、káng
TODO: Cantonese?
carry on shoulders; lift
扛
扛把子
肩扛
gāng
káng bǎ zi
jiān káng
to raise aloft with both hands/(of two or more people) to carry sth together
(argot) gang leader
to carry on the shoulder
缸
1542
gāng
TODO: Cantonese?
earthenware jug, crock; cistern
浴缸
水缸
yù gāng
shuǐ gāng
bathtub
water jar
肛
1543
gāng
TODO: Cantonese?
anus
棕肛鳳鶥
泄殖肛孔
zōng gāng fèng méi
xiè zhí gāng kǒng
(bird species of China) rufous-vented yuhina (Yuhina occipitalis)
cloaca (of bird or reptile)

倥
1544
kōng、kǒng
TODO: Cantonese?
boorish, ignorant; urgent, pressing
倥侗
倥
倥傯
戎事倥傯
kōng tóng
kōng
kǒng zǒng
róng shì kǒng zǒng
ignorant/unenlightened
ignorant/blank-minded
pressing/urgent/poverty-stricken/destitute
a time of military urgency/war crisis
崆
1545
kōng
TODO: Cantonese?
Kongtong mountain
崆峒
崆峒區
kōng tóng
kōng tóng qū
Kongtong district of Pingliang city 平涼市|平凉市[Ping2 liang2 shi4], Gansu
Kongtong district of Pingliang city 平涼市|平凉市[Ping2 liang2 shi4], Gansu
空
1546
kōng、kòng
TODO: Cantonese?
empty, hollow, bare, deserted
空間
航空
空地
空白
kōng jiān
háng kōng
kòng dì
kòng bái
space; room/(fig.) scope; leeway/(astronomy) outer space/(physics, math.) space
aviation
vacant land/open space
blank space

汞
1547
gǒng
TODO: Cantonese?
mercury (element 80, Hg)
凝汞溫度
升汞
níng gǒng wēn dù
shēng gǒng
mercury condensation temperature (physics)
mercuric chloride (HgCl)
鞏
1548
巩
gǒng
TODO: Cantonese?
bind; firm, secure, strong
鞏固
岑鞏
gǒng gù
cén gǒng
to consolidate; to strengthen/firm; solid; stable
Cengong county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou

虹
1549
hóng
TODO: Cantonese?
rainbow
彩虹
霓虹燈
cǎi hóng
ní hóng dēng
rainbow/CL:道[dao4]
neon lamp (loanword)
鴻
1550
鸿
hóng
TODO: Cantonese?
species of wild swan; vast
來鴻
來鴻去燕
lái hóng
lái hóng qù yàn
incoming letter (literary)
lit. the goose comes, the swallow goes (idiom); fig. always on the move

槓
1551
gàng、gáng
TODO: Cantonese?
lever, pole, crowbar; sharpen; (Cant.) a wardrobe, trunk
槓桿
保險槓
槓槓的
gàng gǎn
bǎo xiǎn gàng
gáng gáng de
lever/pry bar/crowbar/financial leverage
car bumper
(slang, originally northeast dialect) excellent/great

貢
1552
贡
gòng
TODO: Cantonese?
offer tribute; tribute, gifts
呈貢
呈貢縣
chéng gòng
chéng gòng xiàn
Chenggong county in Kunming 昆明[Kun1 ming2], Yunnan
Chenggong county in Kunming 昆明[Kun1 ming2], Yunnan

訌
1553
讧
hòng
TODO: Cantonese?
confusion; internal strife
內訌
訌
nèi hòng
hòng
internal strife
strife/disorder/rioting/fighting/Taiwan pr. [hong2]

江
1554
jiāng
TODO: Cantonese?
large river; the Yangzi; surname
長江
江南
cháng jiāng
jiāng nán
Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang
south of Changjiang or Yangtze river/south of the lower reaches of Changjiang/often refers to south Jiangsu, south Anhui and north Zhejiang provinces/a province during Qing times/in literature, refers to the sunny south/Gangnam (district in Seoul, South Korea)

恐
1555
kǒng
TODO: Cantonese?
fear; fearful, apprehensive
恐懼
恐龍
kǒng jù
kǒng lóng
to be frightened/fear/dread
dinosaur; CL:頭|头[tou2]/(old) (slang) ugly person

控
1556
kòng
TODO: Cantonese?
accuse, charge; control
指控
控告
zhǐ kòng
kòng gào
accusation/a (criminal) charge/to accuse
to accuse; to charge; to indict

腔
1557
qiāng
TODO: Cantonese?
chest cavity; hollow in body
口腔
唱腔
kǒu qiāng
chàng qiāng
oral cavity
vocal music (in opera)/aria

項
1558
项
xiàng
TODO: Cantonese?
neck, nape of neck; sum; funds
事項
款項
shì xiàng
kuǎn xiàng
matter/item
funds/a sum of money/CL:宗[zong1]

甫

1: begin

Old Chinese: *p(r)aʔ

Middle Chinese: pjuX

2: great

Old Chinese: *praʔ

Middle Chinese: pjuX

博
1559
bó
TODO: Cantonese?
gamble, play games; wide, broad
博士
博物館
bó shì
bó wù guǎn
doctor (as an academic degree)/(old) person specialized in a skill or trade/(old) court academician
museum
搏
1560
bó
TODO: Cantonese?
seize; spring upon; strike
搏鬥
脈搏
bó dòu
mài bó
to wrestle; to fight; to struggle
pulse (both medical and figurative)
膊
1561
bó
TODO: Cantonese?
shoulders, upper arms
打赤膊
搭膊
dǎ chì bó
dā bó
to bare one's chest/bare-chested
shoulder bag
薄
1562
bó、báo、bò
TODO: Cantonese?
thin, slight, weak; poor, stingy
淺薄
輕薄
薄片
厚薄
胡椒薄荷
薄荷
qiǎn bó
qīng bó
báo piàn
hòu báo
hú jiāo bò he
bò he
superficial
light (weight)/frivolous/a philanderer/to scorn/disrespectful
thin slice/thin section/flake/Taiwan pr. [bo2 pian4]
thickness/also pr. [hou4 bo2]
peppermint
field mint/peppermint

匍
1563
pú
TODO: Cantonese?
crawl; lie prostrate
匍匐
匍匐前進
pú fú
pú fú qián jìn
to crawl; to creep; to lie prostrate
to crawl forward
脯
1564
pú、fǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
dried meat; preserved fruits
胸脯
拍胸脯
果脯
漏脯充飢
xiōng pú
pāi xiōng pú
guǒ fǔ
lòu fǔ chōng jī
chest
to vouch for
candied fruit
to bury one's head in the sand (idiom)
葡
1565
pú
TODO: Cantonese?
grapes
葡萄
葡萄酒
pú tao
pú tao jiǔ
grape
(grape) wine
蒲
1566
pú
TODO: Cantonese?
type of rush; vine
水菖蒲
水蒲葦鶯
shuǐ chāng pú
shuǐ pú wěi yīng
Acorus calamus/sweet sedge or sweet flag
(bird species of China) sedge warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)

圃
1567
pǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
garden, cultivated field
花圃
苗圃
huā pǔ
miáo pǔ
flowerbed/parterre
Miao Pu (1977-), PRC actress
埔
1568
pǔ、bù
TODO: Cantonese?
plain, arena; port, market
新埔
平埔族
大埔
大埔縣
xīn pǔ
píng pǔ zú
dà bù
dà bù xiàn
Xinpu or Hsinpu Town in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县[Xin1 zhu2 Xian4], northwest Taiwan
Pingpu or Pepo aborigines (Taiwan), "plains tribes"
Dabu County in Meizhou 梅州[Mei2 zhou1], Guangdong/Tai Po district of New Territories, Hong Kong/Dabu or Tabu Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 Xian4], west Taiwan
Dabu county in Meizhou 梅州, Guangdong
浦
1569
pǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
bank of river, shore; surname
三浦
三浦梅園
sān pǔ
sān pǔ méi yuán
Miura (Japanese surname and place name)
MIURA Baien (1723-1789), Japanese neo-Confucian philosopher and pioneer economist, author of The Origin of value 價原|价原[Jia4 yuan2]
溥
1570
pǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
big, great, vast, wide; widespread
張溥
溥儀
zhāng pǔ
pǔ yí
Zhang Pu (1602-1641), Ming dynasty scholar and prolific writer, proponent of 複社|复社[fu4 she4] cultural renewal movement, author of Five tombstone inscriptions 五人墓碑記|五人墓碑记[wu3 ren2 mu4 bei1 ji4]
Puyi, personal name of the last Qing emperor (reigned as child 1909-1911), the subject of Bertolucci's biopic The Last Emperor

哺
1571
bǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
chew food; feed
哺乳類
哺乳動物
bǔ rǔ lèi
bǔ rǔ dòng wù
mammals/also written 哺乳動物|哺乳动物
mammal
捕
1572
bǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
arrest, catch, seize
逮捕
捕殺
dài bǔ
bǔ shā
to arrest/to apprehend/an arrest
to hunt and kill (an animal or fish)
補
1573
补
bǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
mend, patch, fix, repair, restore
補助
補充
bǔ zhù
bǔ chōng
to subsidize/subsidy/allowance
to replenish/to supplement/to complement/additional/supplementary/CL:個|个[ge4]

甫
1574
fǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
begin; man, father; great; a distance of ten li
杜甫
巴甫洛夫
dù fǔ
bā fǔ luò fū
Du Fu (712-770), great Tang dynasty poet
Pavlov (name)/Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (1849-1936), Russian experimental psychologist
輔
1575
辅
fǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
cheek bone; protective; assist
輔大
輔助
fǔ dà
fǔ zhù
abbr. for 輔仁大學|辅仁大学[Fu3 ren2 Da4 xue2]
to assist; to aid/supplementary; auxiliary

傅
1576
fù
TODO: Cantonese?
tutor, teacher; assist; surname
傅作義
傅柯
fù zuò yì
fù kē
Fu Zuoyi (1895-1974), Guomindang general, subsequently PRC top general and politician
Michel Foucault (1926-1984), French philosopher (Tw)
縛
1577
缚
fù
TODO: Cantonese?
to tie
束縛
作繭自縛
shù fù
zuò jiǎn zì fù
to bind; to tie up; to fetter; to shackle
to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising/hoist by his own petard

簿
1578
bù
TODO: Cantonese?
register, account book, notebook
主簿
像片簿
zhǔ bù
xiàng piàn bù
official registrar (of a county etc) in imperial China
album/photo album/sketch book

鋪
1579
铺
pù、pū
TODO: Cantonese?
spread out, arrange; shop, store; place to sleep, bed
店鋪
鋪面
鋪設
捲鋪蓋
diàn pù
pù miàn
pū shè
juǎn pū gài
store/shop
front window/store front
to lay (railroad tracks, carpet, pipeline)/to install (wiring, cable)/to construct (road, concrete slab)
to pack and quit/to get the sack; to get fired

白

white

Old Chinese: *bˤrak

Middle Chinese: baek

伯
1580
bó、bǎi、bà
TODO: Cantonese?
older brother; father's elder brother; senior male 'sire'; feudal rank 'count'
伯伯
阿拉伯
大伯子
伯
伯顏
賈斯汀·比伯
bó bo
ā lā bó
dà bǎi zi
bǎi
bà yán
jiǎ sī tīng · bǐ bà
father's elder brother/uncle
Arabian/Arabic/Arab
(coll.) husband's elder brother
one hundred (old)
Bayan (name)/Bayan of the Baarin (1236-1295), Mongol Yuan general under Khubilai Khan, victorious over the Southern Song 1235-1239/Bayan of the Merkid (-1340), Yuan dynasty general and politician
Justin Bieber (1994-), Canadian singer
帛
1581
bó
TODO: Cantonese?
silks, fabrics; wealth, property
帛琉
化干戈為玉帛
bó liú
huà gān gē wéi yù bó
Palau
lit. to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk (idiom)/fig. to turn hostility into friendship
柏
1582
bǎi、bó、bò
TODO: Cantonese?
cypress, cedar
柏克萊
柏油
柏林
柏拉圖
柏柏爾
bǎi kè lái
bǎi yóu
bó lín
bó lā tú
bò bò ěr
Berkeley (name)/George Berkeley (1685-1753), Bishop of Cloyne, famous British philosopher/Berkeley, university city in the San Francisco bay area, California
asphalt/tar/pitch
Berlin, capital of Germany
Plato (c. 427-c. 347 BC), Greek philosopher
Berber people of North Africa
泊
1583
bó、pō
TODO: Cantonese?
anchor vessel; lie at anchor
停泊
代客泊車
湖泊
羅布泊
tíng bó
dài kè bó chē
hú pō
luó bù pō
to anchor/anchorage/mooring (of a ship)
valet parking
lake
Lop Nor, former salt lake in Xinjiang, now a salt-encrusted lake bed
箔
1584
bó
TODO: Cantonese?
reed screen; frame for growing silkworms
洋鐵箔
珠箔
yáng tiě bó
zhū bó
tinfoil/CL:張|张[zhang1]
curtain of pearls/screen of beads
舶
1585
bó
TODO: Cantonese?
large, ocean-going vessel
船舶
中國船舶工業集團
chuán bó
zhōng guó chuán bó gōng yè jí tuán
shipping/boats
China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC)
鉑
1586
铂
bó
TODO: Cantonese?
platinum (Pt); thin sheet of metal
鉑
bó
platinum (chemistry)

珀
1587
pò
TODO: Cantonese?
amber
二硫基琥珀酸鈉
哈珀
èr liú jī hǔ pò suān nà
hā pò
sodium dimercaptosuccinate
Harper (name)
粕
1588
pò
TODO: Cantonese?
lees, dregs, sediments left after distilling liquor
去其糟粕
取其精華，去其糟粕
qù qí zāo pò
qǔ qí jīng huá , qù qí zāo pò
to remove the dross/to discard the dregs
take the cream, discard the dross (political and educational slogan)/keep what is good, discard the rest/You need to be selective when studying./In modernizing the country, don't accept uncritically all foreign ideas.
迫
1589
pò、pǎi
TODO: Cantonese?
coerce, force, compel; urgent
迫切
迫使
迫擊炮
迫
pò qiè
pò shǐ
pǎi jī pào
pǎi
urgent; pressing
to force; to compel
mortar (weapon)/Taiwan pr. [po4 ji2 pao4]
used in 迫擊炮|迫击炮[pai3 ji1 pao4]
魄
1590
pò
TODO: Cantonese?
vigor; body; dark part of moon
魄力
氣魄
pò lì
qì pò
courage/daring/boldness/resolution/drive
spirit/boldness/positive outlook/imposing attitude

佰
1591
bǎi
TODO: Cantonese?
hundred
八佰伴
佰
bā bǎi bàn
bǎi
Yaohan retail group
hundred (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
百
1592
bǎi、bò
TODO: Cantonese?
one hundred; numerous, many
百貨
百分比
百色
bǎi huò
bǎi fēn bǐ
bò sè
general merchandise
percentage
Bose or Baise prefecture-level city in Guangxi

帕
1593
pà
TODO: Cantonese?
turban, kerchief, veil; wrap
手帕
伊斯帕尼奧拉
shǒu pà
yī sī pà ní ào lā
handkerchief/CL:方[fang1]
Hispaniola (Caribbean island including Haiti and the Dominican Republic)
怕
1594
pà
TODO: Cantonese?
to fear, be afraid of; apprehensive
恐怕
可怕
kǒng pà
kě pà
fear/to dread/I'm afraid that.../perhaps/maybe
awful/dreadful/fearful/formidable/frightful/scary/hideous/horrible/terrible/terribly

白
1595
bái
TODO: Cantonese?
white; pure, unblemished; bright
白色
蛋白質
bái sè
dàn bái zhì
white/fig. reactionary/anti-communist
protein

碧
1596
bì
TODO: Cantonese?
jade; green, blue
天水碧
小家碧玉
tiān shuǐ bì
xiǎo jiā bì yù
light cyan
pretty daughter in a humble family

陌
1597
mò
TODO: Cantonese?
foot path between rice fields
陌生
陌生人
mò shēng
mò shēng rén
strange/unfamiliar
stranger

啪
1598
pā
TODO: Cantonese?
syllable
啪啪啪
啪噠
pā pā pā
pā dā
(slang) to have sex/jig-a-jig
(onom.) sound of object falling into water/plop

拍
1599
pāi
TODO: Cantonese?
clap, tap, beat; beat or rhythm
拍攝
拍照
pāi shè
pāi zhào
to take (a picture); to shoot (a film)
to take a picture

王

1: king

Old Chinese: *ɢʷaŋ

Middle Chinese: hjwang

2: be king

Old Chinese: *ɢʷaŋ-s

Middle Chinese: hjwangH

凰
1600
huáng
TODO: Cantonese?
female phoenix
鳳凰
鳳凰
fèng huáng
fèng huáng
Fenghuang County in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 湘西土家族苗族自治州[Xiang1 xi1 Tu3 jia1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]
phoenix
徨
1601
huáng
TODO: Cantonese?
doubtful, irresolute, vacillating
徨
彷徨
huáng
páng huáng
irresolute
to pace back and forth, not knowing which way to turn; to hesitate; to waver
惶
1602
huáng
TODO: Cantonese?
fearful, afraid, anxious, nervous
惶恐
惶惑
huáng kǒng
huáng huò
terrified
anxious and perplexed/uneasy and confused/suspicious and fearful
煌
1603
huáng
TODO: Cantonese?
bright, shining, luminous
輝煌
敦煌市
huī huáng
dūn huáng shì
splendid/glorious
Dunhuang, county-level city in Jiuquan 酒泉, Gansu
皇
1604
huáng
TODO: Cantonese?
royal, imperial; ruler, superior
皇家
天皇
huáng jiā
tiān huáng
royal/imperial household
Heavenly Sovereign, one of the three legendary sovereigns 三皇[san1 huang2]/emperor/emperor of Japan
篁
1605
huáng
TODO: Cantonese?
bamboo grove; bamboo
篁
huáng
(bamboo)/bamboo grove
蝗
1606
huáng
TODO: Cantonese?
kind of locust
蝗蟲
北蝗鶯
huáng chóng
běi huáng yīng
locust
(bird species of China) Middendorff's grasshopper warbler (Locustella ochotensis)
遑
1607
huáng
TODO: Cantonese?
leisure, leisurely; hurry about
遑論
不遑
huáng lùn
bù huáng
let alone/not to mention
to have no time to (do sth)
隍
1608
huáng
TODO: Cantonese?
dry ditch, dry moat
城隍
隍
chéng huáng
huáng
Shing Wong (deity in Chinese mythology)
dry moat/god of city

匡
1609
kuāng
TODO: Cantonese?
correct, restore, revise
倪匡
匡扶社稷
ní kuāng
kuāng fú shè jì
Ni Kuang (1935-), Chinese novelist and screenwriter
(of states within the nation) to support the ruler in governing the country
筐
1610
kuāng
TODO: Cantonese?
bamboo basket or chest
籮筐
一籮筐
luó kuāng
yī luó kuāng
large wicker basket
bucketloads of/in large quantities/extremely

狂
1611
kuáng
TODO: Cantonese?
insane, mad; violent; wild
瘋狂
狂歡
fēng kuáng
kuáng huān
crazy; frenzied; wild
party/carousal/hilarity/merriment/whoopee/to carouse
誑
1612
诳
kuáng
TODO: Cantonese?
deceive, lie, delude, cheat
誑語
誑
kuáng yǔ
kuáng
a lie; a falsehood
to deceive; to dupe/falsehood; lie/(dialect) to amuse

框
1613
kuàng
TODO: Cantonese?
frame; framework; door frame
框架
框框
kuàng jià
kuàng kuang
(construction) frame/(fig.) framework
a frame; a circle/set pattern; convention; restriction
眶
1614
kuàng
TODO: Cantonese?
eye socket; rim of eye
眼眶
灰眶雀鶥
yǎn kuàng
huī kuàng què méi
eye socket/rim of the eye
(bird species of China) David's fulvetta (Alcippe davidi)

旺
1615
wàng
TODO: Cantonese?
prosper; prosperous; increase
旺盛
興旺
wàng shèng
xīng wàng
vigorous/exuberant
prosperous/thriving/to prosper/to flourish
王
1616
wáng、wàng
TODO: Cantonese?
king, ruler; royal; surname
國王
王子
王
guó wáng
wáng zǐ
wàng
king/CL:個|个[ge4]
prince/son of a king
to rule/to reign over

逛
1617
guàng
TODO: Cantonese?
ramble, stroll, roam, wander
逛街
逛逛
guàng jiē
guàng guang
to take a walk/to window-shop/to stroll down the street
to roam around/to have a stroll

汪
1618
wāng
TODO: Cantonese?
vast, extensive, deep; surname
單身汪
姓蔣還是姓汪
dān shēn wāng
xìng jiǎng hái shi xìng wāng
(Internet slang) person who is neither married nor in a relationship (used self-deprecatingly)
friend or foe? (quote from 沙家浜[Sha1 jia1 bang1]) (蔣|蒋[Jiang3] here refers to Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石[Jiang3 Jie4 shi2] and 汪[Wang1] refers to Wang Jingwei 汪精衛|汪精卫[Wang1 Jing1 wei4])

爿

1: TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: braːn

2: TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: zaŋ

奘
1619
zàng、zhuǎng
TODO: Cantonese?
large, powerful, stout, thick
玄奘
奘
奘
xuán zàng
zàng
zhuǎng
Xuanzang (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645
great
fat/stout
臟
1620
脏
zàng
TODO: Cantonese?
internal organs, viscera
心臟
心臟病
xīn zàng
xīn zàng bìng
heart/CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
heart disease
臧
1621
zāng、zàng
TODO: Cantonese?
good, right, generous; command
臧克家
臧
臧
zāng kè jiā
zāng
zàng
Zang Kejia (1905-2004), Chinese poet
good/right
old variant of 藏[zang4]/old variant of 臟|脏[zang4]
藏
1622
zàng、cáng
TODO: Cantonese?
hide, conceal; hoard, store up
西藏
藏族
收藏
隱藏
xī zàng
zàng zú
shōu cáng
yǐn cáng
Tibet/Xizang or Tibet Autonomous Region 西藏自治區|西藏自治区[Xi1 zang4 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]
Tibetan ethnic group
to collect (works of art, dolls, antiques etc); to put away for safekeeping; (Internet) to bookmark/a collection
to hide/to conceal/to mask/to shelter/to harbor (i.e. keep sth hidden)/to hide oneself/to lie low/to nestle/hidden/implicit/private/covert/recessed (lighting)

槳
1623
桨
jiǎng
TODO: Cantonese?
oar, paddle
划槳
槳手
huá jiǎng
jiǎng shǒu
to paddle
rower; oarsman
獎
1624
奖
jiǎng
TODO: Cantonese?
prize, reward; give award to
獎金
獎學金
jiǎng jīn
jiǎng xué jīn
premium/award money/bonus
scholarship/CL:筆|笔[bi3]
蔣
1625
蒋
jiǎng
TODO: Cantonese?
surname; Hydropyrum latifolium
蔣公
蔣經國
jiǎng gōng
jiǎng jīng guó
honorific title for Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石[Jiang3 Jie4 shi2]
Chiang Ching-kuo (1910-1988), son of Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石, Guomindang politician, president of ROC 1978-1988

將
1626
将
jiāng、jiàng、qiāng
TODO: Cantonese?
will, going to, future; general
即將
將軍
名將
女將
將伯
將伯之助
jí jiāng
jiāng jūn
míng jiàng
nu:3 jiàng
qiāng bó
qiāng bó zhī zhù
about to; on the point of; soon
(common place name)
famous general
female general/(fig.) woman who is a leading figure in her area of expertise
to ask for assistance
assistance that one gets from another
漿
1627
浆
jiāng、jiàng
TODO: Cantonese?
any thick fluid; starch; broth
豆漿
岩漿
塗漿檯
漿糊
dòu jiāng
yán jiāng
tú jiàng tái
jiàng hu
soy milk
(geology) magma
pasting table (for wallpapering)
paste/Taiwan pr. [jiang4 hu2]
醬
1628
酱
jiàng
TODO: Cantonese?
any jam-like or paste-like food
醬油
XO醬
jiàng yóu
x o jiàng
soy sauce
XO sauce, a spicy seafood sauce invented in Hong Kong in the 1980s

妝
1629
妆
zhuāng
TODO: Cantonese?
to adorn oneself, dress up, use make-up
化妝品
化妝
huà zhuāng pǐn
huà zhuāng
cosmetic/makeup product
to put on makeup
莊
1630
庄
zhuāng
TODO: Cantonese?
village, hamlet; villa; surname
莊子
莊嚴
zhuāng zǐ
zhuāng yán
Zhuangzi (369-286 BC), Daoist author
solemn; dignified; stately
裝
1631
装
zhuāng
TODO: Cantonese?
dress, clothes; decorate; fill
安裝
包裝
ān zhuāng
bāo zhuāng
to install/to erect/to fix/to mount/installation
to pack/to package/to wrap/packaging

壯
1632
壮
zhuàng
TODO: Cantonese?
big, large; robust; name of tribe
壯觀
強壯
zhuàng guān
qiáng zhuàng
spectacular/magnificent sight
strong/sturdy/robust
狀
1633
状
zhuàng
TODO: Cantonese?
form; appearance; shape; official
狀態
症狀
zhuàng tài
zhèng zhuàng
condition; state; state of affairs/CL:個|个[ge4]
symptom (of an illness)

牀
1634
chuáng
TODO: Cantonese?
bed, couch; bench; chassis

鏘
1635
锵
qiāng
TODO: Cantonese?
tinkle, clang, jingle
鏘
鏗鏘
qiāng
kēng qiāng
tinkling of small bells
sonorous/resounding/fig. resounding words

牆
1636
墙
qiáng
TODO: Cantonese?
wall
城牆
牆角
chéng qiáng
qiáng jiǎo
city wall
corner (junction of two walls)

贓
1637
赃,𰷭
zāng
TODO: Cantonese?
booty, loot, stolen goods; bribe
贓物
人贓俱獲
zāng wù
rén zāng jù huò
booty/stolen property
(of a thief, smuggler etc) to be caught with stolen or illegal goods/to be caught red-handed

且

1: [final particle]

Old Chinese: *tsa

Middle Chinese: tsjo

2: moreover

Old Chinese: *[tsʰ]Aʔ

Middle Chinese: tshjaeX

俎
1638
zǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
chopping board or block; painted
人為刀俎，我為魚肉
刀俎
rén wéi dāo zǔ , wǒ wéi yú ròu
dāo zǔ
lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom)/fig. to be at sb's mercy
sacrificial knife and altar
祖
1639
zǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
ancestor, forefather; grandfather
祖先
馬祖
zǔ xiān
mǎ zǔ
ancestors; forebears/(biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved
Matsu Islands off Fujian, administered by Taiwan
組
1640
组
zǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
class; section, department
組織
組成
zǔ zhī
zǔ chéng
to organize/organization/(biology) tissue/(textiles) weave/CL:個|个[ge4]
to form/to make up/to constitute
詛
1641
诅
zǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
curse; swear, pledge
詛咒
咒詛
zǔ zhòu
zhòu zǔ
to curse
to curse/to revile
阻
1642
zǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
impede, hinder, obstruct; oppose
阻止
阻力
zǔ zhǐ
zǔ lì
to prevent/to block
resistance/drag

咀
1643
jǔ、zuǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
suck; chew, masticate
咀嚼
含商咀徵
尖沙咀
咀
jǔ jué
hán shāng jǔ zhǐ
jiān shā zuǐ
zuǐ
to chew/to think over
(idiom) permeated with beautiful music
Tsim Sha Tsui, urbanized area in Hong Kong
popular variant of 嘴[zui3]
沮
1644
jǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
stop, prevent; defeated, dejected
沮
沮喪
jǔ
jǔ sàng
to destroy/to stop
dispirited/dejected/dismayed
齟
1645
龃
jǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
irregular teeth; discord
齟齬
齟
jǔ yǔ
jǔ
(literary) (of teeth) to be misaligned; (fig.) in disagreement; at odds
used in 齟齬|龃龉[ju3 yu3]

狙
1646
jū
TODO: Cantonese?
an ape, monkey; to spy, watch for; to lie
狙刺
狙擊
jū cì
jū jī
to stab from hiding
to snipe (shoot from hiding)
疽
1647
jū
TODO: Cantonese?
ulcer, carbuncle, abscess
壞疽
炭疽
huài jū
tàn jū
gangrene
(medicine) anthrax/(horticulture) anthracnose; canker

查
1648
chá
TODO: Cantonese?
investigate, examine, seek into
調查
檢查
diào chá
jiǎn chá
investigation/inquiry/to investigate/to survey/survey/(opinion) poll/CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]
inspection/to examine/to inspect/CL:次[ci4]

鋤
1649
锄
chú
TODO: Cantonese?
hoe; eradicate
鋤頭
誅鋤
chú tou
zhū chú
hoe/CL:把[ba3]
to uproot/to eradicate (traitors)

粗
1650
cū
TODO: Cantonese?
rough, thick, course; rude
粗糙
粗心
cū cāo
cū xīn
crude/gruff/rough/coarse
careless/thoughtless

姐
1651
jiě
TODO: Cantonese?
elder sister, young lady
姐姐
姐妹
jiě jie
jiě mèi
older sister/CL:個|个[ge4]
sisters/siblings/sister (school, city etc)

且
1652
qiě
TODO: Cantonese?
moreover, also (post-subject); about to, will soon (pre-verb)
而且
並且
ér qiě
bìng qiě
(not only ...) but also/moreover/in addition/furthermore
and; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition

蛆
1653
qū
TODO: Cantonese?
maggots
如蛆附骨
糞蛆
rú qū fù gǔ
fèn qū
lit. like maggots feeding on a corpse (idiom)/fig. fixed on sth/to cling on without letting go/to pester obstinately
muckworm

渣
1654
zhā
TODO: Cantonese?
refuse, dregs, lees, sediment
人渣
土得掉渣
rén zhā
tǔ de diào zhā
dregs of society/scum
(coll.) rustic; uncouth

助
1655
zhù
TODO: Cantonese?
help, aid, assist
協助
幫助
xié zhù
bāng zhù
to provide assistance/to aid
assistance; aid/to help; to assist

租
1656
zū
TODO: Cantonese?
rent, lease; rental; tax
租界
房租
zū jiè
fáng zū
foreign concession, an enclave occupied by a foreign power (in China in the 19th and 20th centuries)
rent for a room or house

勹

TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: pruː

刨
1657
bào、páo
TODO: Cantonese?
carpenter's plane; plane, level
刨冰
刨刀
刨根
刨根兒
bào bīng
bào dāo
páo gēn
páo gēn r5
shaved or crushed ice dessert or beverage
planing tool
lit. to dig up the root/to get to the heart of (the matter)
erhua variant of 刨根[pao2 gen1]
匏
1658
páo
TODO: Cantonese?
gourd; musical instrument
匏
páo
bottle gourd/Lagenaria vulgaris
咆
1659
páo
TODO: Cantonese?
roar
咆哮
咆哮如雷
páo xiào
páo xiào rú léi
(of beasts of prey, torrents of water, a person in a rage etc) to roar
to be in a thundering rage (idiom)
庖
1660
páo
TODO: Cantonese?
kitchen; cooking, cuisine
君子遠庖廚
庖廚
jūn zǐ yuàn páo chú
páo chú
lit. a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen (idiom, from Mencius)/fig. a nobleman who has seen a living animal cannot bear to see it die, hence he keeps away from the kitchen
kitchen/cook/chef
炮
1661
pào、páo、bāo
TODO: Cantonese?
large gun, cannon; artillery
鞭炮
一炮打響
如法炮製
炮烙
炮
biān pào
yī pào dǎ xiǎng
rú fǎ páo zhì
páo luò
bāo
firecrackers/string of small firecrackers/CL:枚[mei2]
(idiom) to hit the jackpot with a single shot; to achieve success at one's first try
lit. to follow the recipe (idiom)/fig. to follow a set pattern
form of torture said to have been used by King Zhou of Shang 商紂王|商纣王[Shang1 Zhou4 Wang2] in which the victim was forced onto a bronze pillar heated by a fire
to sauté/to fry/to dry by heating
袍
1662
páo
TODO: Cantonese?
long gown, robe, cloak
長袍
旗袍
cháng páo
qí páo
chang pao (traditional Chinese men's robe)/gown/robe/CL:件[jian4]
Chinese-style dress/cheongsam
跑
1663
pǎo、páo
TODO: Cantonese?
run, flee, leave in hurry
跑道
奔跑
跑
pǎo dào
bēn pǎo
páo
athletic track/track/runway (i.e. airstrip)
to run
(of an animal) to paw (the ground)

包
1664
bāo
TODO: Cantonese?
wrap, pack, bundle; package
包括
包含
bāo kuò
bāo hán
to comprise/to include/to involve/to incorporate/to consist of
to contain/to embody/to include
胞
1665
bāo
TODO: Cantonese?
womb, placenta, fetal membrane
同胞
山胞
tóng bāo
shān bāo
born of the same parents/sibling/fellow citizen/compatriot
(dated) Taiwanese indigenous peoples/Taiwanese aborigine/abbr. for 山地同胞[shan1 di4 tong2 bao1]
苞
1666
bāo
TODO: Cantonese?
a variety of rush; firm, enduring; to burst forth
含苞
含苞待放
hán bāo
hán bāo dài fàng
(of a plant) to be in bud
in bud/budding

抱
1667
bào
TODO: Cantonese?
embrace, hold in arms, enfold
抱持
擁抱
bào chí
yōng bào
to hold (expectations, hopes etc)/to maintain (an attitude etc)/to harbor (doubts etc)/to clinch (boxing)
to embrace/to hug
鉋
1668
铇
bào
TODO: Cantonese?
carpenter's plane
鮑
1669
鲍
bào
TODO: Cantonese?
abalone; dried fish; surname
杏鮑菇
鮑勃·伍德沃德
xìng bào gū
bào bó · wǔ dé wò dé
king oyster mushroom (Pleurotus eryngii)
Bob Woodward (Washington Post journalist)

泡
1670
pào、pāo
TODO: Cantonese?
bubbles, suds; blister; soak
泡茶
燈泡
卵泡
泡子
pào chá
dēng pào
luǎn pāo
pāo zi
to make tea
light bulb/see also 電燈泡|电灯泡[dian4 deng1 pao4]/third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang)/CL:個|个[ge4]
ovarian follicle/Taiwan pr. [luan3 pao4]
small lake/pond
皰
1671
疱
pào
TODO: Cantonese?
pimples
單純皰疹病毒
天皰瘡
dān chún pào zhěn bìng dú
tiān pào chuāng
herpes simplex virus (HSV, med.)
(medicine) pemphigus
砲
1672
pào
TODO: Cantonese?
gun, cannon
大砲
大沽口砲臺
dà pào
dà gū kǒu pào tái
big gun/cannon/artillery/one who talks big/CL:門|门[men2],尊[zun1]
Taku Forts, maritime defense works in Tianjin dating back to the Ming dynasty, playing a prominent role during the Opium Wars (1839-1860)

雹
1673
báo
TODO: Cantonese?
hail
冰雹
雹塊
bīng báo
báo kuài
hail/hailstone/CL:場|场[chang2],粒[li4]
hailstone

飽
1674
饱
bǎo
TODO: Cantonese?
eat heartily; eat one's fill
飽受
吃飽
bǎo shòu
chī bǎo
to endure/to suffer/to be subjected to
to eat one's fill

重

1: repeat; double

Old Chinese: *[m]-troŋ

Middle Chinese: drjowng

2: heavy

Old Chinese: *N-toŋʔ

Middle Chinese: drjowngX

3: weight (n.)

Old Chinese: *N-toŋʔ-s

Middle Chinese: drjowngH

僮
1675
zhuàng、tóng
TODO: Cantonese?
page, boy servant
僮族
僮
僮僕
家僮
zhuàng zú
zhuàng
tóng pú
jiā tóng
old term for 壯族|壮族, Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi
old variant of 壯|壮, Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi
boy servant
servant
潼
1676
tóng
TODO: Cantonese?
high, lofty; damp
梓潼
梓潼縣
zǐ tóng
zǐ tóng xiàn
Zitong county in Mianyang 綿陽|绵阳[Mian2 yang2], north Sichuan
Zitong county in Mianyang 綿陽|绵阳[Mian2 yang2], north Sichuan
瞳
1677
tóng
TODO: Cantonese?
pupil of eye
瞳孔
瞳人
tóng kǒng
tóng rén
pupil (of the eye)
pupil (of the eye)
童
1678
tóng
TODO: Cantonese?
child, boy, servant boy; virgin
童年
學童
tóng nián
xué tóng
childhood
schoolchild

種
1679
种
zhǒng、zhòng
TODO: Cantonese?
seed; race; offspring; to plant
種子
種類
種植
種樹
zhǒng zi
zhǒng lèi
zhòng zhí
zhòng shù
seed/CL:顆|颗[ke1],粒[li4]
kind/genus/type/category/variety/species/sort/class
to plant; to grow (a crop); to cultivate
to plant trees
腫
1680
肿
zhǒng
TODO: Cantonese?
swell; swollen; swelling
浮腫
紅腫
fú zhǒng
hóng zhǒng
(nonspecialist term for 水腫|水肿[shui3 zhong3]) to suffer from edema; swollen; bloated; puffy
inflamed/red and swollen
踵
1681
zhǒng
TODO: Cantonese?
heel; follow; visit, call on
延頸企踵
接踵
yán jǐng qǐ zhǒng
jiē zhǒng
to stand on tiptoe and crane one's neck (idiom); fig. to yearn for sth
to follow on sb's heels

憧
1682
chōng
TODO: Cantonese?
irresolute, indecisive; yearn for
憧憬
憧憧
chōng jǐng
chōng chōng
to long for; to look forward to
(of light, shadows) swaying; moving about; dancing
衝
1683
冲
chōng、chòng
TODO: Cantonese?
rush against, charge ahead
衝動
衝刺
衝勁
衝床
chōng dòng
chōng cì
chòng jìn
chòng chuáng
to have an urge/to be impetuous/impulse/urge
(sports) to sprint; to spurt; to dash/to put in a big effort to achieve a goal as the deadline approaches
dynamism/drive
stamping press (metalworking)

懂
1684
dǒng
TODO: Cantonese?
understand, comprehend
懂得
懂事
dǒng de
dǒng shì
to understand; to know; to comprehend
to grow beyond the naivete of childhood; to be aware of what is going on in the world/(esp. of a child) sensible; thoughtful; intelligent
董
1685
dǒng
TODO: Cantonese?
direct, supervise; surname
董事長
董事
dǒng shì zhǎng
dǒng shì
chairman of the board of directors
board member

鍾
1686
钟,锺
zhōng
TODO: Cantonese?
cup, glass, goblet; surname
鍾情
一見鍾情
zhōng qíng
yī jiàn zhōng qíng
to fall in love/to love sb or sth dearly (lover, or art)
to fall in love at first sight (idiom)
鐘
1687
钟
zhōng
TODO: Cantonese?
clock; bell
分鐘
鐘頭
fēn zhōng
zhōng tóu
minute
hour/CL:個|个[ge4]

幢
1688
chuáng、zhuàng
TODO: Cantonese?
carriage curtain; sun screen
幢幢
經幢
幢
chuáng chuáng
jīng chuáng
zhuàng
(literary) (of light, shadows) flickering; dancing
Buddhist stone pillar
classifier for buildings/carriage curtain (old)
撞
1689
zhuàng
TODO: Cantonese?
knock against, bump into, collide
撞擊
碰撞
zhuàng jī
pèng zhuàng
to strike; to hit; to ram
to collide/collision

重
1690
zhòng、chóng
TODO: Cantonese?
heavy, weighty; double
重點
重大
雙重
多重
zhòng diǎn
zhòng dà
shuāng chóng
duō chóng
important point; main point; focus/key (project etc)/to focus on; to put the emphasis on
great/important/major/significant
double
multi- (faceted, cultural, ethnic etc)

動
1691
动
dòng
TODO: Cantonese?
move, happen; movement, action
活動
推動
huó dòng
tuī dòng
to exercise/to move about/to operate/to use connections (personal influence)/loose/shaky/active/movable/activity/campaign/maneuver/behavior/CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]
to push (e.g. for acceptance of a plan); to promote; to give impetus to

慟
1692
恸
tòng
TODO: Cantonese?
sadness, grief; mourn; be moved
哀慟
悲慟
āi tòng
bēi tòng
to be deeply grieved
mournful

刀

knife

Old Chinese: *C.tˤaw

Middle Chinese: taw

刁
1693
diāo
TODO: Cantonese?
tricky, sly, crafty, cunning
刁難
刁婦
diāo nàn
diāo fù
to be hard on sb; to deliberately make things difficult/Taiwan pr. [diao1 nan2]
shrew/virago
叼
1694
diāo
TODO: Cantonese?
hold in mouth
叼盤
胡叼盤
diāo pán
hú diāo pán
(of a dog) to hold a frisbee in its mouth/(fig.) derogatory nickname given to Hu Xijin 胡錫進|胡锡进[Hu2 Xi1 jin4] for doing the CCP's bidding as editor of the "Global Times"
derogatory nickname given to Hu Xijin 胡錫進|胡锡进[Hu2 Xi1 jin4] for doing the CCP's bidding as editor of the "Global Times"
貂
1695
diāo
TODO: Cantonese?
marten, sable, mink
三貂角
水貂
sān diāo jiǎo
shuǐ diāo
Cape San Diego or Santiao, easternmost point of Taiwan Island
mink (Mustela lutreola, M. vison)

召
1696
zhào、shào
TODO: Cantonese?
imperial decree; summon
召開
召集人
召陵
召陵區
zhào kāi
zhào jí rén
shào líng
shào líng qū
to convene (a conference or meeting)/to convoke/to call together
convener
Shaoling district of Luohe city 漯河市[Luo4 he2 shi4], Henan
Shaoling district of Luohe city 漯河市[Luo4 he2 shi4], Henan
紹
1697
绍
shào
TODO: Cantonese?
continue, carry on; hand down; to join
唐紹儀
婚姻介紹所
táng shào yí
hūn yīn jiè shào suǒ
Tang Shaoyi (1862-1939), politician and diplomat
marriage agency
邵
1698
shào
TODO: Cantonese?
surname; various place names
新邵
新邵縣
xīn shào
xīn shào xiàn
Xinshao county in Shaoyang 邵陽|邵阳[Shao4 yang2], Hunan
Xinshao county in Shaoyang 邵陽|邵阳[Shao4 yang2], Hunan

刀
1699
dāo
TODO: Cantonese?
knife; old coin; measure
開刀
刀子
kāi dāo
dāo zi
(of a surgeon) to perform an operation/(of a patient) to have an operation/to decapitate/to behead/to single out as a point of attack
knife/CL:把[ba3]
叨
1700
dāo、tāo
TODO: Cantonese?
talkative; quarrelous
叨叨
叨嘮
叨擾
叨
dāo dao
dāo lao
tāo rǎo
tāo
to chatter/to hog the conversation
to be chattersome/to talk on and on without stopping/to nag
to bother/to trouble/(polite expression of appreciation for time taken to hear, help or host the speaker) sorry to have bothered you/thank you for your time
to receive the benefit of

倒
1701
dǎo、dào
TODO: Cantonese?
fall over; lie down; take turns
傾倒
倒閉
倒是
反倒
qīng dǎo
dǎo bì
dào shi
fǎn dào
to topple over/to greatly admire
to go bankrupt/to close down
contrary to what one might expect/actually/contrariwise/why don't you
but on the contrary/but expectedly
到
1702
dào
TODO: Cantonese?
go to, arrive, been to
看到
受到
kàn dào
shòu dào
to see
to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc)/to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc)

招
1703
zhāo
TODO: Cantonese?
beckon, summon; recruit, levy
招生
招牌
zhāo shēng
zhāo pai
to enroll new students/to get students
signboard/shop sign/reputation of a business
昭
1704
zhāo
TODO: Cantonese?
bright, luminous; illustrious
司馬昭
司馬昭之心路人皆知
sī mǎ zhāo
sī mǎ zhāo zhī xīn lù rén jiē zhī
Sima Zhao (211-265), military general and statesman of Cao Wei 曹魏[Cao2 Wei4]
lit. Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone (idiom)/fig. an open secret

照
1705
zhào
TODO: Cantonese?
shine, illumine, reflect
照顧
照片
zhào gu
zhào piàn
to take care of/to show consideration/to attend to/to look after
photograph/picture/CL:張|张[zhang1],套[tao4],幅[fu2]
詔
1706
诏
zhào
TODO: Cantonese?
decree, proclaim; imperial decree
下詔
先帝遺詔
xià zhào
xiān dì yí zhào
to hand down an imperial edict
posthumous edict of a former emperor/Liu Bei's 劉備|刘备[Liu2 Bei4] edict to posterity

超
1707
chāo
TODO: Cantonese?
jump over, leap over; surpass
超過
超越
chāo guò
chāo yuè
to surpass/to exceed/to outstrip
to surpass; to exceed; to transcend

韶
1708
sháo
TODO: Cantonese?
music of the emperor Shun; beautiful
仰韶
仰韶文化
yǎng sháo
yǎng sháo wén huà
Yangshao culture (archaeological period with red and black pottery)
Yangshao neolithic culture from the central Yellow river basin, with red and black pottery

迢
1709
tiáo
TODO: Cantonese?
far; distant
千里迢迢
萬里迢迢
qiān lǐ tiáo tiáo
wàn lǐ tiáo tiáo
from distant parts
(adverbial phrase used with verbs such as 歸|归[gui1] or 赴[fu4] etc) traveling a great distance

沼
1710
zhǎo
TODO: Cantonese?
lake, fishpond, swamps
沼澤
日本沼蝦
zhǎo zé
rì běn zhǎo xiā
marsh/swamp/wetlands/glade
oriental river prawn (Macrobrachium nipponense), a species of freshwater shrimp, also called 青蝦|青虾[qing1 xia1]

干

1: pole

Old Chinese: *[k]ˤar

Middle Chinese: kan

2: shield (n.)

Old Chinese: *kˤa[r]

Middle Chinese: kan

3: piece, item

Old Chinese: *kˤar

Middle Chinese: kan

4: (placename)

Old Chinese: *kˤar

Middle Chinese: kan

干
1711
gān、gàn
TODO: Cantonese?
oppose, offend; invade; dried
若干
干擾
松贊干布
松贊干布陵
ruò gān
gān rǎo
sōng zàn gàn bù
sōng zàn gàn bù líng
a certain number or amount/how many?/how much?
to disturb/to interfere/perturbation/interference (physics)
Songtsen Gampo or Songzain Gambo (604-650) Tibetan emperor, founder of the Tubo 吐蕃[Tu3 bo1] dynasty
the tomb of Tibetan king Songtsen Gampo or Songzain Gambo in Lhoka prefecture
杆
1712
gān、gǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
pole; shaft of spear
欄杆
電線杆
杠杆收購
lán gān
diàn xiàn gān
gàng gǎn shōu gòu
railing/banister
electric pole/telephone pole/lamppost/CL:根[gen1]
leveraged buyout (LBO)
桿
1713
杆
gān、gǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
pole; stick; club; pole as unit
一桿進洞
一號木桿
電線桿
桿菌
yī gān jìn dòng
yī hào mù gān
diàn xiàn gǎn
gǎn jūn
(golf) hole in one
driver (golf)
electric pole/telephone pole/lamppost/CL:根[gen1]
bacillus (any rod-shaped bacteria)
竿
1714
gān
TODO: Cantonese?
bamboo pole; penis
標竿
竹竿
biāo gān
zhú gān
benchmark/pole serving as mark or symbol/pole with a trophy hung on it
bamboo/bamboo pole
肝
1715
gān
TODO: Cantonese?
liver
肝硬化
肝病
gān yìng huà
gān bìng
cirrhosis
liver disease

悍
1716
hàn
TODO: Cantonese?
courageous, brave; violent
強悍
兇悍
qiáng hàn
xiōng hàn
tough/strong/formidable/fearsome
violent/fierce and tough/shrewish (woman)
旱
1717
hàn
TODO: Cantonese?
drought; dry; dry land
乾旱
乾旱土
gān hàn
gān hàn tǔ
drought/arid/dry
aridisol (soil taxonomy)
汗
1718
hàn、hán
TODO: Cantonese?
perspiration, sweat
汗水
流汗
成吉思汗
大汗
hàn shuǐ
liú hàn
chéng jí sī hán
dà hán
sweat/perspiration
to sweat
Genghis Khan (1162-1227), founder and ruler of the Mongol Empire
supreme khan
焊
1719
hàn
TODO: Cantonese?
weld, solder
助焊劑
氣焊
zhù hàn jì
qì hàn
flux (metallurgy)
gas welding

稈
1720
秆
gǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
stalk of grain; straw
禾稈
秸稈
hé gǎn
jiē gǎn
straw
straw
趕
1721
赶
gǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
pursue, follow; expel, drive away
趕快
趕到
gǎn kuài
gǎn dào
quickly; at once
to hurry (to some place)

岸
1722
àn
TODO: Cantonese?
bank, shore; beach, coast
海岸
對岸
hǎi àn
duì àn
coastal/seacoast
opposite bank (of a body of water)

幹
1723
干
gàn
TODO: Cantonese?
trunk of tree or of human body
幹部
總幹事
gàn bù
zǒng gàn shi
cadre/official/officer/manager
secretary-general

鼾
1724
hān
TODO: Cantonese?
snore loudly
打鼾
鼾聲
dǎ hān
hān shēng
to snore
sound of snoring

罕
1725
hǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
rare, scarce; surname
罕見
亞伯拉罕
hǎn jiàn
yà bó lā hǎn
rare/rarely seen
Abraham (name)/Abraham, father of Judaism and Islam in the Bible and Quran/same as Ibrahim 易卜拉辛

奸
1726
jiān
TODO: Cantonese?
crafty, villainous, false
漢奸
內奸
hàn jiān
nèi jiān
traitor (to China)
undiscovered traitor/enemy within one's own ranks

刊
1727
kān
TODO: Cantonese?
publication, periodical; publish
刊物
刊登
kān wù
kān dēng
publication
to carry a story/to publish (in a newspaper or magazine)

軒
1728
轩
xuān
TODO: Cantonese?
carriage; high; wide; balcony; surname of the Yellow Emperor
軒然大波
不分軒輊
xuān rán dà bō
bù fēn xuān zhì
huge waves/(fig.) ruckus/controversy/sensation
well-matched/equally matched

圭

jade scepter

Old Chinese: *[k]ʷˤe

Middle Chinese: kwej

卦
1729
guà
TODO: Cantonese?
fortune telling; tell fortunes
八卦
八卦山
bā guà
bā guà shān
the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1]/gossip/gossipy
Bagua Mountain, Taiwan
掛
1730
挂
guà
TODO: Cantonese?
hang, suspend; suspense
掛號
牽掛
guà hào
qiān guà
to register (at a hospital etc)/to send by registered mail
to worry about/to be concerned about
褂
1731
guà
TODO: Cantonese?
jacket, overcoat, coat; gown
小褂
汗褂兒
xiǎo guà
hàn guà r5
close-fitting (Chinese-style) upper garment
undershirt

哇
1732
wā
TODO: Cantonese?
vomit; cry of an infant
中爪哇
卡哇伊
zhōng zhǎo wā
kǎ wā yī
Central Java, province of Indonesia
cute/adorable/charming (loanword from Japanese)
窪
1733
洼
wā
TODO: Cantonese?
hollow; pit; depression; swamp
低窪
坑坑窪窪
dī wā
kēng keng wā wā
low-lying
bumpy/full of potholes
蛙
1734
wā
TODO: Cantonese?
frog
青蛙
中國林蛙
qīng wā
zhōng guó lín wā
frog; CL:隻|只[zhi1]/(old) (slang) ugly guy
Chinese brown frog (Rana chensinensis)

圭
1735
guī
TODO: Cantonese?
jade pointed at top
烏拉圭
利隆圭
wū lā guī
lì lóng guī
Uruguay
Lilongwe, capital of Malawi
閨
1736
闺
guī
TODO: Cantonese?
small entrance; women's quarters
大家閨秀
孀閨
dà jiā guī xiù
shuāng guī
girl from a wealthy family/unmarried daughter of a noble house
a widow's chamber (old usage)

崖
1737
yá
TODO: Cantonese?
cliff, precipice; precipitous
懸崖
斷崖
xuán yá
duàn yá
precipice/overhanging cliff
steep cliff/crag/precipice
涯
1738
yá
TODO: Cantonese?
shore, bank, water's edge
生涯
天涯
shēng yá
tiān yá
career/life (way in which sb lives)/period of one's life
the other end of the world/a faraway place

捱
1739
ái
TODO: Cantonese?
put off, procrastinate; endure
捱延
難捱
ái yán
nán ái
to delay/to stretch out/to play for time
trying/difficult

桂
1740
guì
TODO: Cantonese?
cassia or cinnamon
桂花
桂林
guì huā
guì lín
osmanthus flowers/Osmanthus fragrans
Guilin prefecture-level city in Guangxi

佳
1741
jiā
TODO: Cantonese?
good, auspicious; beautiful; delightful
最佳
不佳
zuì jiā
bù jiā
optimum/optimal/peak/best (athlete, movie etc)
not good

街
1742
jiē
TODO: Cantonese?
street, road, thoroughfare
街頭
街道
jiē tóu
jiē dào
street
street/CL:條|条[tiao2]/subdistrict/residential district

奎
1743
kuí
TODO: Cantonese?
stride of man; 15th lunar mansion, determinative star η Andromedae
傑奎琳
傑奎琳·肯尼迪
jié kuí lín
jié kuí lín · kěn ní dí
Jacqueline (name)
Jacqueline Onassis Kennedy (1929-1994)

畦
1744
qí
TODO: Cantonese?
sections in vegetable farm
菜畦
畦
cài qí
qí
vegetable field/vegetable bed
small plot of farm land/Taiwan pr. [xi1]

娃
1745
wá
TODO: Cantonese?
baby; doll; pretty girl
娃娃
夏娃
wá wa
xià wá
baby/small child/doll
Eve, the first woman (transcription used in Protestant versions of the Bible) (from Hebrew Ḥawwāh, probably via Cantonese 夏娃 {Haa6waa1})

鞋
1746
xié
TODO: Cantonese?
shoes, footwear in general
鞋子
皮鞋
xié zi
pí xié
shoe
leather shoes

丰

TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: pʰoŋ

峯
1747
fēng
TODO: Cantonese?
peak, summit; hump of camel
峯
fēng
old variant of 峰[feng1]
峰
1748
fēng
TODO: Cantonese?
peak, summit; hump of camel
高峰
山峰
gāo fēng
shān fēng
peak/summit/height
(mountain) peak
烽
1749
fēng
TODO: Cantonese?
signal fire; signal tower
烽火
克孜爾尕哈烽火台
fēng huǒ
kè zī ěr gǎ hā fēng huǒ tái
fire beacon (to give alarm)
Kizilgaha fire beacon tower in Kuchar county 庫車|库车, Aksu 阿克蘇地區|阿克苏地区, Xinjiang
蜂
1750
fēng
TODO: Cantonese?
bee, wasp, hornet
蜜蜂
蜂蜜
mì fēng
fēng mì
bee/honeybee/CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2]
honey
鋒
1751
锋
fēng
TODO: Cantonese?
point of spear, sharp point
中鋒
前鋒
zhōng fēng
qián fēng
midfielder/center (basketball)/center forward (hockey, football)
vanguard/front line/a forward (sports)

俸
1752
fèng
TODO: Cantonese?
wages, salary, official emolument
乾俸
俸恤
gān fèng
fèng xù
income provided by a sinecure
payment and pension
奉
1753
fèng
TODO: Cantonese?
offer; receive; serve; respect
奉獻
奉命
fèng xiàn
fèng mìng
to offer respectfully/to consecrate/to dedicate/to devote
to receive orders/to follow orders/to act under orders
縫
1754
缝
fèng、féng
TODO: Cantonese?
sew, mend
縫隙
裂縫
縫製
縫合
fèng xì
liè fèng
féng zhì
féng hé
small crack/chink
crack/crevice/CL:道[dao4]
to sew/to make (clothes, bedding)
to sew together/suture (in surgery)/to sew up (a wound)

梆
1755
bāng
TODO: Cantonese?
watchman's rattle
喪梆
梆子
sàng bāng
bāng zi
cold and offensive (talk or manner)
watchman's clapper/wooden clappers with bars of unequal length/abbr. for 梆子腔[bang1 zi5 qiang1]
邦
1756
bāng
TODO: Cantonese?
nation, country, state
聯邦
邦交
lián bāng
bāng jiāo
federal/federation/commonwealth/federal union/federal state/union
relations between two countries/diplomatic relations

棒
1757
bàng
TODO: Cantonese?
stick, club, truncheon; hit
棒球
好棒
bàng qiú
hǎo bàng
baseball/CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
excellent (interjection)
蚌
1758
bàng、bèng
TODO: Cantonese?
oysters, mussels; mother-of-pearl
哲蚌寺
彩蚌
蚌埠
蚌埠市
zhé bàng sì
cǎi bàng
bèng bù
bèng bù shì
Drepung monastery, Lhasa, Tibet
painted shell/painting on shell
Bengbu prefecture-level city in Anhui
Bengbu prefecture-level city in Anhui

篷
1759
péng
TODO: Cantonese?
awning, covering; sail; boat
大篷車
天篷
dà péng chē
tiān péng
covered truck; covered wagon/bus with some seating but mostly standing room
canopy
蓬
1760
pēng、péng
TODO: Cantonese?
type of raspberry; fairyland
亂蓬蓬
加蓬
普密蓬·阿杜德
luàn pēng pēng
jiā péng
pǔ mì péng · ā dù dé
disheveled/tangled
Gabon
Bhumibol Adulyadej (1927-2016), king of Thailand 1946-2016

綁
1761
绑
bǎng
TODO: Cantonese?
bind, tie, fasten
綁架
綁票
bǎng jià
bǎng piào
to kidnap/to abduct/to hijack/a kidnapping/abduction/staking
to kidnap (for ransom)

逢
1762
féng
TODO: Cantonese?
come upon, happen meet; flatter
遭逢
重逢
zāo féng
chóng féng
to encounter (sth unpleasant)
to meet again/to be reunited/reunion

捧
1763
pěng
TODO: Cantonese?
hold up in two hands
捧場
受追捧
pěng chǎng
shòu zhuī pěng
to show one's support for a performer or theatrical troupe etc by attending their show; to attend an event to cheer on the participants/to patronize a restaurant or store/to sing the praises of
to be eagerly sought after

亡

flee; disappear; die

Old Chinese: *maŋ

Middle Chinese: mjang

忙
1764
máng
TODO: Cantonese?
busy, pressed for time; hustling
忙碌
繁忙
máng lù
fán máng
busy; bustling
busy/bustling
氓
1765
méng、máng
TODO: Cantonese?
people; subjects; vassals
愚氓
氓
流氓
流氓國家
yú méng
méng
liú máng
liú máng guó jiā
fool/stupid person
common people
rogue/hoodlum/gangster/immoral behavior
rogue state
盲
1766
máng
TODO: Cantonese?
blind; unperceptive, shortsighted
盲目
盲人
máng mù
máng rén
blind/blindly/ignorant/lacking understanding
blind person
芒
1767
máng
TODO: Cantonese?
Miscanthus sinensis
光芒
芒果
guāng máng
máng guǒ
rays of light/brilliant rays/radiance
mango (loanword)
茫
1768
máng
TODO: Cantonese?
vast, boundless, widespread
茫然
茫茫
máng rán
máng máng
blankly/vacantly/at a loss
boundless/vast and obscure

慌
1769
huāng
TODO: Cantonese?
nervous, panicky, frantic
恐慌
驚慌
kǒng huāng
jīng huāng
panic/panicky/panic-stricken
to panic/to be alarmed
肓
1770
huāng
TODO: Cantonese?
region between heart and diaphragm
泉石膏肓
病入膏肓
quán shí gāo huāng
bìng rù gāo huāng
lit. mountain springs and rocks in one's heart (idiom); a deep love of mountain scenery
lit. the disease has attacked the vitals (idiom); fig. beyond cure/the situation is hopeless
荒
1771
huāng
TODO: Cantonese?
wasteland, desert; uncultivated
荒謬
荒野
huāng miù
huāng yě
absurd/ridiculous
wilderness

惘
1772
wǎng
TODO: Cantonese?
disconcerted, dejected, discouraged
迷惘
惘然
mí wǎng
wǎng rán
perplexed/at a loss
frustrated/perplexed/irresolute/dazed
網
1773
网
wǎng
TODO: Cantonese?
net, web; network
網路
網際
wǎng lù
wǎng jì
network (computer, telecom)/Internet/Taiwanese term for 網絡|网络[wang3 luo4]
Internet/net/cyber-
罔
1774
wǎng
TODO: Cantonese?
net; deceive; libel; negative
學而不思則罔，思而不學則殆
榆罔
xué ér bù sī zé wǎng , sī ér bù xué zé dài
yú wǎng
To learn without thinking is confusing, to think without learning is dangerous (Confucius)
Yuwang (c. 2000 BC), last of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4], defeated by the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4]

妄
1775
wàng
TODO: Cantonese?
absurd, foolish, reckless; false
妄想
虛妄
wàng xiǎng
xū wàng
to attempt vainly/a vain attempt/delusion
fabricated
忘
1776
wàng
TODO: Cantonese?
forget; neglect; miss, omit
忘記
遺忘
wàng jì
yí wàng
to forget
to forget; to cease to think about (sb or sth) anymore
望
1777
wàng
TODO: Cantonese?
to look at, look forward; to hope, expect
期望
失望
qī wàng
shī wàng
to have expectations/to earnestly hope/expectation/hope
disappointed/to lose hope/to despair

謊
1778
谎
huǎng
TODO: Cantonese?
lie
說謊
謊言
shuō huǎng
huǎng yán
to lie/to tell an untruth
lie

喪
1779
丧
sāng、sàng
TODO: Cantonese?
mourning; mourn; funeral
喪禮
喪事
喪失
沮喪
sāng lǐ
sāng shì
sàng shī
jǔ sàng
funeral
funeral arrangements
to lose/to forfeit
dispirited/dejected/dismayed

亡
1780
wáng
TODO: Cantonese?
death, destroyed; lose, perish
死亡
傷亡
sǐ wáng
shāng wáng
to die/death
casualties/injuries and deaths

肖

1: disappear

Old Chinese: *[s]ew

Middle Chinese: sjew

2: resemble

Old Chinese: *[s]ew-s

Middle Chinese: sjewH

削
1781
xiāo、xuē
TODO: Cantonese?
scrape off, pare, trim
下旋削球
刀削麵
剝削
削弱
xià xuán xiāo qiú
dāo xiāo miàn
bō xuē
xuē ruò
(golf, tennis) undercut
knife-shaved noodles (pared or shaved into strips), a Shanxi specialty
to exploit/exploitation
to weaken/to impair/to cripple
宵
1782
xiāo
TODO: Cantonese?
night, evening, dark
宵夜
宵小
xiāo yè
xiāo xiǎo
midnight snack/late-night snack
thief/bandit/scoundrel/villain
消
1783
xiāo
TODO: Cantonese?
vanish, die out; melt away
消費者
消息
xiāo fèi zhě
xiāo xi
consumer
news/information/CL:條|条[tiao2]
硝
1784
xiāo
TODO: Cantonese?
saltpeter, niter; to tan
三硝基甲苯
亞硝胺
sān xiāo jī jiǎ běn
yà xiāo àn
trinitrotoluene (TNT)
nitrosamine
肖
1785
xiào、xiāo
TODO: Cantonese?
look like, resemble, be like
不肖
生肖
努瓦克肖特
肖伯納
bù xiào
shēng xiào
nǔ wǎ kè xiāo tè
xiāo bó nà
(literary) unlike one's parents/degenerate/unworthy
one of the twelve animals symbolic of the earthly branches 地支[di4 zhi1]/animal from the Chinese zodiac
Nouakchott, capital of Mauritania
Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), Irish-born British playwright
逍
1786
xiāo
TODO: Cantonese?
ramble, stroll, jaunt, loiter
逍遙
逍遙法外
xiāo yáo
xiāo yáo fǎ wài
free and unfettered
unfettered and beyond the law (idiom); evading retribution/getting away with it (e.g. crimes)/still at large
銷
1787
销
xiāo
TODO: Cantonese?
melt, fuse; market, sell; to pass time, finish, cancel
行銷
經銷商
xíng xiāo
jīng xiāo shāng
to sell; to market; marketing
dealer/seller/distributor/broker/agency/franchise (i.e. company)/retail outlet
霄
1788
xiāo
TODO: Cantonese?
sky; clouds, mist; night
九重霄
九霄雲外
jiǔ chóng xiāo
jiǔ xiāo yún wài
ninth heaven/Highest Heaven
beyond the topmost clouds (idiom)/unimaginably far away

俏
1789
qiào
TODO: Cantonese?
like, similar; resemble; pretty
俏皮
俏皮話
qiào pi
qiào pi huà
smart/charming/attractive/witty/facetious/ironic
witticism/wisecrack/sarcastic remark/double entendre
峭
1790
qiào
TODO: Cantonese?
steep, precipitous, rugged
陡峭
峭壁
dǒu qiào
qiào bì
precipitous
cliff/steep/precipice
鞘
1791
qiào
TODO: Cantonese?
scabbard, sheath
出鞘
刀鞘
chū qiào
dāo qiào
(of a sword etc) to unsheath
scabbard

捎
1792
shāo
TODO: Cantonese?
to select; to take; to carry
捎來
捎信
shāo lái
shāo xìn
to bring sth to sb (news etc)
to take a letter/to send word
梢
1793
shāo
TODO: Cantonese?
pointed tip of something long like a branch; rudder
末梢
尾梢
mò shāo
wěi shāo
tip/end/last few days
the tip/the end/the very end
稍
1794
shāo、shào
TODO: Cantonese?
little, slightly; rather
稍後
稍稍
稍息
shāo hòu
shāo shāo
shào xī
in a little while/in a moment/later on
somewhat/a little/slightly
Stand at ease! (military)/Taiwan pr. [shao1 xi2]

悄
1795
qiāo、qiǎo
TODO: Cantonese?
silent, quiet, still; anxious
悄悄
悄悄話
悄然
悄無聲息
qiāo qiāo
qiāo qiao huà
qiǎo rán
qiǎo wú shēng xī
quiet; making little or no noise/surreptitious; stealthy/anxious; worried/Taiwan pr. [qiao3 qiao3]
whisperings/private words/confidences/sweet nothings
quietly/sorrowfully
quietly/noiselessly

哨
1796
shào
TODO: Cantonese?
whistle, blow whistle; chirp
哨子
前哨
shào zi
qián shào
whistle
outpost/(fig.) front line

趙
1797
赵
zhào
TODO: Cantonese?
surname; Warring States-era kingdom in modern Hebei and Shanxi
前趙
圍魏救趙
qián zhào
wéi wèi jiù zhào
Former Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms (304-329)
lit. to besiege 魏[Wei4] and rescue 趙|赵[Zhao4] (idiom)/fig. to relieve a besieged ally by attacking the home base of the besiegers

余

1sg., prob. a polite form

Old Chinese: *la

Middle Chinese: yo

塗
1798
涂
tú
TODO: Cantonese?
smear, daub, apply, spread; paint
塗抹
糊裡糊塗
tú mǒ
hú li hú tú
to paint/to smear/to apply (makeup etc)/to doodle/to erase/to obliterate
confused/vague/indistinct/muddle-headed/mixed up/in a daze
荼
1799
tú
TODO: Cantonese?
thistle, sowthistle; bitter
如火如荼
曼荼羅
rú huǒ rú tú
màn tú luó
like wildfire (idiom)/unstoppable
(Buddhism) (loanword from Sanskrit) mandala
途
1800
tú
TODO: Cantonese?
way, road, path, journey; course
用途
前途
yòng tú
qián tú
use; application
prospects/future outlook/journey

叙
1801
xù
TODO: Cantonese?
express, state, relate, narrate
敍
1802
xù
TODO: Cantonese?
express, state, relate, narrate
敘
1803
叙
xù
TODO: Cantonese?
express, state, relate, narrate
敘述
敘利亞
xù shù
xù lì yà
to relate (a story or information)/to tell or talk about/to recount/narration/telling/narrative/account
Syria

搽
1804
chá
TODO: Cantonese?
smear; rub, wipe; anoint
搽
chá
to apply (ointment, powder)/to smear/to paint on
茶
1805
chá
TODO: Cantonese?
tea
茶葉
紅茶
chá yè
hóng chá
tea/tea leaves/CL:盒[he2],罐[guan4],包[bao1],片[pian4]
black tea/CL:杯[bei1],壺|壶[hu2]

捨
1806
舍
shě、shè
TODO: Cantonese?
discard, give up willingly; give alms
捨不得
依依不捨
四鄰八捨
神不守捨
shě bu de
yī yī bù shě
sì lín bā shè
shén bù shǒu shè
to hate to do sth/to hate to part with/to begrudge
reluctant to part (idiom); broken-hearted at having to leave
the whole neighborhood
abstracted/drifting off/restless
舍
1807
shè、shě
TODO: Cantonese?
house, dwelling; dwell, reside
房舍
校舍
巴爾舍夫斯基
老舍
fáng shè
xiào shè
bā ěr shě fū sī jī
lǎo shě
house/building
school building
(Charlene) Barshefsky, US trade negotiator
Lao She (1899-1966), Chinese novelist and dramatist

余
1808
yú
TODO: Cantonese?
I, my, me; surname; surplus
余月
余車
yú yuè
yú chē
alternative term for fourth lunar month
emperor's carriage
餘
1809
余,馀
yú
TODO: Cantonese?
surplus, excess, remainder
其餘
多餘
qí yú
duō yú
the rest/the others/remaining/remainder/apart from them
superfluous/unnecessary/surplus

除
1810
chú
TODO: Cantonese?
eliminate, remove, except
除非
解除
chú fēi
jiě chú
only if (..., or otherwise, ...)/only when/only in the case that/unless
to remove/to sack/to get rid of/to relieve (sb of their duties)/to free/to lift (an embargo)/to rescind (an agreement)

啥
1811
shá
TODO: Cantonese?
what?
啥子
嘸啥
shá zi
m2 shá
(dialect) what
dialectal equivalent of 沒什麼|没什么[mei2 shen2 me5]

賒
1812
赊
shē
TODO: Cantonese?
buy and sell on credit; distant
賒欠
賒賬
shē qiàn
shē zhàng
to offer credit/credit transaction/to buy or sell on account
to buy or sell on credit/outstanding account/to have an outstanding account

斜
1813
xié
TODO: Cantonese?
slanting, sloping, inclined
傾斜
斜坡
qīng xié
xié pō
to incline/to lean/to slant/to slope/to tilt
slope/incline

徐
1814
xú
TODO: Cantonese?
slowly, quietly, calmly; composed, dignified
徐悲鴻
不疾不徐
xú bēi hóng
bù jí bù xú
Xu Beihong (1895-1953), famous European-trained painter and influential art teacher
neither too fast nor too slow (idiom)

今

now

Old Chinese: *[k]r[ə]m

Middle Chinese: kim

噙
1815
qín
TODO: Cantonese?
hold in mouth; bite
噙
qín
to hold in (usually refers the mouth or eyes)
擒
1816
qín
TODO: Cantonese?
catch, capture, seize, arrest
就擒
手到擒來
jiù qín
shǒu dào qín lái
to be taken prisoner
stretch a hand and grab it (idiom); very easy
琴
1817
qín
TODO: Cantonese?
Chinese lute or guitar
鋼琴
小提琴
gāng qín
xiǎo tí qín
piano/CL:架[jia4],臺|台[tai2]
fiddle/violin
禽
1818
qín
TODO: Cantonese?
birds, fowl; surname; ; capture
家禽
禽獸
jiā qín
qín shòu
poultry/domestic fowl
birds and animals/creature/beast (brutal person)

今
1819
jīn
TODO: Cantonese?
now, today, modern era
至今
而今
zhì jīn
ér jīn
so far/to this day/until now
now/at the present (time)
矜
1820
jīn
TODO: Cantonese?
pity, feel sorry for, show sympathy
哀矜
弔詭矜奇
āi jīn
diào guǐ jīn qí
to take pity on/to feel sorry for
strange and paradoxical

鈐
1821
钤
qián
TODO: Cantonese?
lock, latch; stamp, seal
鈐
qián
latch of door/seal
黔
1822
qián
TODO: Cantonese?
black; Guizhou
湘黔
黔南州
xiāng qián
qián nán zhōu
Hunan-Guizhou
Qiannan, abbr. for Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔南布依族苗族自治州[Qian2 nan2 Bu4 yi1 zu2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Guizhou, capital Duyun City 都勻市|都匀市[Du1 yun2 Shi4]

蔭
1823
荫
yìn、yīn
TODO: Cantonese?
shade, shelter; protect
嘉蔭
嘉蔭縣
樹蔭
綠樹成蔭
jiā yìn
jiā yìn xiàn
shù yīn
lu:4 shù chéng yīn
Jiayin county in Yichun 伊春市[Yi1 chun1 shi4], Heilongjiang
Jiayin county in Yichun 伊春市[Yi1 chun1 shi4], Heilongjiang
shade of a tree/Taiwan pr. [shu4 yin4]
(of an area) to have trees with shade-giving foliage; (of a road) to be tree-lined
陰
1824
阴
yīn
TODO: Cantonese?
the passive, female principle in Chinese philosophy (yin); dark; secret
陰影
陰暗
yīn yǐng
yīn àn
(lit. and fig.) shadow
dim/dark/overcast/darkness/shadow/(fig.) dismal/gloomy/somber/murky/shadowy (side)

岑
1825
cén
TODO: Cantonese?
steep, precipitous; peak
岑彭
岑溪
cén péng
cén xī
Cen Peng (died 35 AD), Chinese general
Cenxi, county-level city in Wuzhou 梧州[Wu2 zhou1], Guangxi

含
1826
hán
TODO: Cantonese?
hold in mouth; cherish; contain
含有
含量
hán yǒu
hán liàng
to contain/including
content/quantity contained

頷
1827
颔
hàn
TODO: Cantonese?
chin, jowl; give nod
上頷
下頷
shàng hàn
xià hàn
mandible
lower jaw; mandible

念
1828
niàn
TODO: Cantonese?
think of, recall, study
觀念
理念
guān niàn
lǐ niàn
notion/thought/concept/sense/views/ideology/general impressions
idea/concept/philosophy/theory

貪
1829
贪
tān
TODO: Cantonese?
greedy, covet; covetous
貪心
貪圖
tān xīn
tān tú
greedy
to covet/to seek (riches, fame)

吟
1830
yín
TODO: Cantonese?
sing, hum; recite; type of poetry
吟唱
吟誦
yín chàng
yín sòng
to chant/to recite
to read aloud/to recite rhythmically/to chant/to intone (esp. poems in rhythm)

飲
1831
饮
yǐn、yìn
TODO: Cantonese?
drink; swallow; kind of drink
飲料
餐飲
飲
yǐn liào
cān yǐn
yìn
drink/beverage
food and beverage/catering/repast
to give (animals) water to drink

兑

1: passage; opening

Old Chinese: *lˤot-s

Middle Chinese: dwajH

2: glad

Old Chinese: *lˤot-s

Middle Chinese: dwajH

悅
1832
悦
yuè
TODO: Cantonese?
pleased
喜悅
愉悅
xǐ yuè
yú yuè
happy/joyous
joyful/cheerful/delighted/joy/delight
悦
1833
yuè
TODO: Cantonese?
pleased, contented, gratified
閱
1834
阅
yuè
TODO: Cantonese?
examine, inspect, review, read
翻閱
查閱
fān yuè
chá yuè
to thumb through/to flip through (a book)
to consult/to refer to/to look sth up in a reference source
閲
1835
阅
yuè
TODO: Cantonese?
examine
閲
yuè
Japanese variant of 閱|阅

稅
1836
税
shuì
TODO: Cantonese?
taxes, revenue, duty; tax
稅收
納稅人
shuì shōu
nà shuì rén
taxation
taxpayer
税
1837
shuì
TODO: Cantonese?
taxes
說
1838
说
shuō、shuì
TODO: Cantonese?
speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
小說
說法
遊說
游說團
xiǎo shuō
shuō fǎ
yóu shuì
yóu shuì tuán
novel/fiction/CL:本[ben3],部[bu4]
to expound Buddhist teachings
to lobby/to campaign/to promote (an idea, a product)/(old) to visit various rulers and promote one's political ideas (in the Warring States period)
lobby group

兌
1839
兑
duì
TODO: Cantonese?
cash; exchange, barter; weight; trigram ☱; hexagram ䷹
兌換
兌現
duì huàn
duì xiàn
to convert/to exchange
(of a check etc) to cash/to honor a commitment
兑
1840
duì
TODO: Cantonese?
cash; exchange

銳
1841
锐
ruì
TODO: Cantonese?
sharp, keen, acute, pointed
尖銳
銳減
jiān ruì
ruì jiǎn
sharp/intense/penetrating/pointed/acute (illness)
steep decline
鋭
1842
锐
ruì
TODO: Cantonese?
sharp
鋭
ruì
Japanese variant of 銳|锐

蛻
1843
蜕
tuì
TODO: Cantonese?
molt, exuviate, shed
蛻變
蛻化
tuì biàn
tuì huà
to transform/to morph/to degenerate/metamorphosis/transmutation/transformation/decay/degeneration
(of insects) to undergo metamorphosis/(fig.) to be transformed/to metamorphose/to become degraded
蜕
1844
tuì
TODO: Cantonese?
molt

脫
1845
脱
tuō
TODO: Cantonese?
take off, peel off, strip
脫離
解脫
tuō lí
jiě tuō
to separate oneself from/to break away from/diastasis (medicine)/abscission/abjunction (botany)
to untie/to free/to absolve of/to get free of/to extirpate oneself/(Buddhism) to free oneself of worldly worries
脱
1846
tuō
TODO: Cantonese?
take off

説
1847
说
shuō
TODO: Cantonese?
speak
那還用説
nà hái yòng shuō
that goes without saying

莫

1: there is no X such that X …

Old Chinese: *mˤak

Middle Chinese: mak

2: deliberate (v.) (loan)

Old Chinese: *mˤak

Middle Chinese: mak

摹
1848
mó
TODO: Cantonese?
trace, copy, duplicate; pattern
臨摹
指摹
lín mó
zhǐ mó
to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting etc)
fingerprint/thumbprint/also written 指模[zhi3 mo2]
模
1849
mú、mó
TODO: Cantonese?
model, standard, pattern; copy
模樣
模具
模式
規模
mú yàng
mú jù
mó shì
guī mó
look/style/appearance/approximation/about/CL:個|个[ge4]/also pr. [mo2 yang4]
mold/matrix/pattern or die/Taiwan pr. [mo2 ju4]
mode/method/pattern
scale/scope/extent/CL:個|个[ge4]
糢
1850
mó
TODO: Cantonese?
rice snacks
糢
mó
blurred
膜
1851
mó
TODO: Cantonese?
membrane; to kneel and worship
膜拜
黏膜
mó bài
nián mó
to kneel and bow with joined hands at forehead level/to worship
mucous membrane
謨
1852
谟
mó
TODO: Cantonese?
scheme, plan; plan; be without
休謨
德謨克拉西
xiū mó
dé mó kè lā xī
David Hume (1711-1776), Scottish Enlightenment philosopher
democracy (loanword) (old)

募
1853
mù
TODO: Cantonese?
levy, raise; summon; recruit
募款
招募
mù kuǎn
zhāo mù
to raise money/donated money
to recruit/to enlist
墓
1854
mù
TODO: Cantonese?
grave, tomb
墳墓
墓地
fén mù
mù dì
grave/tomb
cemetery/graveyard
幕
1855
mù
TODO: Cantonese?
curtain, screen, tent
螢幕
開幕
yíng mù
kāi mù
screen (of a TV, computer etc) (Tw)
to open (a conference)/to inaugurate
慕
1856
mù
TODO: Cantonese?
long for, desire; admire
羨慕
慕尼黑
xiàn mù
mù ní hēi
to envy/to admire
München or Munich, capital of Bavaria, Germany
暮
1857
mù
TODO: Cantonese?
evening, dusk, sunset; ending
暮色
向暮
mù sè
xiàng mù
twilight
towards evening

寞
1858
mò
TODO: Cantonese?
silent, still, lonely, solitary
不甘寂寞
落寞
bù gān jì mò
luò mò
unwilling to remain lonely or idle/unwilling to be left out
lonely; desolate
漠
1859
mò
TODO: Cantonese?
desert; aloof, indifferent, cool
冷漠
漠視
lěng mò
mò shì
cold and detached towards sb/lack of regard/indifference/neglect
to ignore/to neglect/to treat with contempt
莫
1860
mò
TODO: Cantonese?
do not, is not, can not; negative
莫斯科
莫大
mò sī kē
mò dà
Moscow, capital of Russia
greatest/most important
驀
1861
蓦
mò
TODO: Cantonese?
suddenly, quickly, abruptly
驀然
驀地裡
mò rán
mò dì lǐ
suddenly/sudden
suddenly; unexpectedly

蟆
1862
má
TODO: Cantonese?
frog, toad
蟆
哈士蟆
má
hà shi má
toad
Chinese brown frog (Rana chensinensis) (loanword from Manchu)/Taiwan pr. [ha1 shi4 ma2]

摸
1863
mō
TODO: Cantonese?
gently touch with hand; caress
摸索
撫摸
mō suo
fǔ mō
to feel about/to grope about/to fumble/to do things slowly
to gently caress and stroke/to pet/to fondle

昜

bright

Old Chinese: *laŋ

Middle Chinese: yang

揚
1864
扬
yáng
TODO: Cantonese?
scatter, spread; praise
上揚
表揚
shàng yáng
biǎo yáng
(of prices etc) to rise
to praise/to commend
楊
1865
杨
yáng
TODO: Cantonese?
willow, poplar, aspen; surname
楊梅
垂楊柳
yáng méi
chuí yáng liǔ
red bayberry (Myrica rubra), aka Chinese bayberry
weeping willow
煬
1866
炀
yáng
TODO: Cantonese?
roast; scorch; melt; flame
煬金
隋煬帝
yáng jīn
suí yáng dì
molten metal
Emperor Yang of Sui (569-618), said to have murdered his father and brother to seize the throne, reigned 604-618
瘍
1867
疡
yáng
TODO: Cantonese?
ulcers, sores; infection
瘡瘍
瘍
chuāng yáng
yáng
sore; skin ulcer
ulcers/sores
陽
1868
阳
yáng
TODO: Cantonese?
the active, male principle in Chinese philosophy (yang); light; sun
陽明
陽明山
yáng míng
yáng míng shān
Yangming district of Mudanjiang city 牡丹江市, Heilongjiang
Mt Yangming in Hunan/Mt Yangming in north Taiwan, near Taibei
颺
1869
飏
yáng
TODO: Cantonese?
soar, fly, float; scatter
颺
yáng
to soar/to fly/to float/variant of 揚|扬[yang2], to scatter/to spread

傷
1870
伤
shāng
TODO: Cantonese?
wound, injury; fall ill from
傷害
受傷
shāng hài
shòu shāng
to injure; to harm
to sustain injuries/wounded (in an accident etc)/harmed
殤
1871
殇
shāng
TODO: Cantonese?
die young; national mourning
唐殤帝
國殤
táng shāng dì
guó shāng
Emperor Shang of Tang, reign name of fifth Tang emperor Li Chongmao 李重茂[Li3 Chong2 mao4] (c. 695-715), reigned 710
(literary) person who dies for their country/martyr to the national cause
湯
1872
汤
tāng、shāng
TODO: Cantonese?
hot water; soup, gravy, broth
湯圓
泡湯
湯
tāng yuán
pào tāng
shāng
boiled or deep-fried balls of glutinous rice flour, usually eaten during Lantern Festival
to dawdle/to go slow deliberately/to fizzle out/to have all one's hopes dashed/(Tw) to have a soak in a hot spring
rushing current
觴
1873
觞
shāng
TODO: Cantonese?
wine vessel; propose toast; feast
觴
濫觴
shāng
làn shāng
feast/goblet
lit. floating wine goblets on a stream/the origin (of some phenomenon)

場
1874
场
cháng、chǎng
TODO: Cantonese?
open space, field, market
一場空
場院
市場
現場
yī cháng kōng
cháng yuàn
shì chǎng
xiàn chǎng
all in vain; futile
threshing floor
marketplace/market (also in abstract)
the scene (of a crime, accident etc)/(on) the spot/(at) the site
腸
1875
肠
cháng
TODO: Cantonese?
intestines; emotions; sausage
香腸
大腸
xiāng cháng
dà cháng
sausage/CL:根[gen1]
the large intestine

盪
1876
荡
dàng
TODO: Cantonese?
to toss about; to swing; to rock
震盪
迴盪
zhèn dàng
huí dàng
to shake up/to jolt/to vibrate/to oscillate/to fluctuate
to resound/to reverberate/to echo
蕩
1877
荡
dàng
TODO: Cantonese?
pond, pool; wash away, cleanse
掃蕩
遊蕩
sǎo dàng
yóu dàng
(military) to mop up/to crack down on; to eradicate
to wander/to roam about/to loaf about/to be idle

暢
1878
畅
chàng
TODO: Cantonese?
smoothly, freely, unrestrained
暢銷
順暢
chàng xiāo
shùn chàng
to sell well/bestselling; chart-topping
smooth and unhindered/fluent

燙
1879
烫
tàng
TODO: Cantonese?
scald, heat; wash; iron clothes
燙傷
死豬不怕開水燙
tàng shāng
sǐ zhū bù pà kāi shuǐ tàng
to scald
lit. a dead pig doesn't fear scalding water (idiom)/fig. a person who has nothing more to lose will go to any lengths, regardless of the consequences

用

use (v.)

Old Chinese: *loŋ-s

Middle Chinese: yowngH

俑
1880
yǒng
TODO: Cantonese?
wooden figure buried with dead
俑坑
兵馬俑
yǒng kēng
bīng mǎ yǒng
pit with funerary figures/pit containing terracotta warriors
figurines of warriors and horses buried with the dead/Terracotta Army (historic site)
勇
1881
yǒng
TODO: Cantonese?
brave, courageous, fierce
勇氣
勇敢
yǒng qì
yǒng gǎn
courage/valor
brave; courageous
恿
1882
yǒng
TODO: Cantonese?
instigate, incite; to alarm
慫恿
恿
sǒng yǒng
yǒng
to instigate/to incite/to urge/to encourage
to urge/to incite
湧
1883
yǒng
TODO: Cantonese?
well up; gush forth; rise
湧入
湧進
yǒng rù
yǒng jìn
to come pouring in/influx
to spill/to overflow (of water, crowds)/to crowd (into a space)
甬
1884
yǒng
TODO: Cantonese?
path; river in Ningbo; Ningbo
甬江
甬路
yǒng jiāng
yǒng lù
Yong River in Ningbo 寧波|宁波[Ning2 bo1]
paved path
蛹
1885
yǒng
TODO: Cantonese?
chrysalis, larva
化蛹
成蛹
huà yǒng
chéng yǒng
to pupate/to turn into a chrysalis
to pupate/to become a chrysalis
踴
1886
踊
yǒng
TODO: Cantonese?
leap, jump
踴躍
踴
yǒng yuè
yǒng
to leap/to jump/eager/enthusiastically
leap

痛
1887
tòng
TODO: Cantonese?
pain, ache; sorry, sad; bitter
痛苦
頭痛
tòng kǔ
tóu tòng
pain/suffering/painful/CL:個|个[ge4]
to have a headache
通
1888
tōng、tòng
TODO: Cantonese?
pass through; common; communicate
通常
通過
通
tōng cháng
tōng guò
tòng
regular; usual; normal/usually; normally
to pass through; to get through/to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation)/to pass (a test)/by means of; through; via
classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)

傭
1889
佣
yōng
TODO: Cantonese?
hire, employ, charter; servant
傭兵
傭人
yōng bīng
yōng rén
mercenary/hired gun
servant
庸
1890
yōng
TODO: Cantonese?
usual, common, ordinary, mediocre
庸俗
中庸
yōng sú
zhōng yōng
vulgar/tacky/tawdry
the Doctrine of the Mean, one of the Four Books 四書|四书[Si4 shu1]

佣
1891
yòng
TODO: Cantonese?
commission fee
佣金
佣錢
yòng jīn
yòng qian
commission
commission/brokerage
用
1892
yòng
TODO: Cantonese?
use, employ, apply, operate; use
運用
用戶
yùn yòng
yòng hù
to use/to put to use
user/consumer/subscriber/customer

涌
1893
chōng
TODO: Cantonese?
surge up, bubble up, gush forth
葵涌
鰂魚涌
kuí chōng
zéi yú chōng
Kwai Chung (area in Hong Kong)/Kwai Cheong
Quarry Bay (area in Hong Kong)

誦
1894
诵
sòng
TODO: Cantonese?
recite, chant, repeat
朗誦
背誦
lǎng sòng
bèi sòng
to read aloud with expression/to recite/to declaim
to recite/to repeat from memory

桶
1895
tǒng
TODO: Cantonese?
pail, bucket, tub; cask, keg
馬桶
水桶
mǎ tǒng
shuǐ tǒng
chamber pot/wooden pan used as toilet/toilet bowl
bucket

非

is not

Old Chinese: *pəj

Middle Chinese: pj+j

啡
1896
fēi
TODO: Cantonese?
morphine; coffee
咖啡屋
咖啡館
kā fēi wū
kā fēi guǎn
coffee house/café/CL:家[jia1]
café; coffee shop/CL:家[jia1]
扉
1897
fēi
TODO: Cantonese?
door panel
心扉
扉畫
xīn fēi
fēi huà
inner heart/soul
frontpage picture
菲
1898
fěi、fēi
TODO: Cantonese?
fragrant, luxuriant; the Philippines
不菲
妄自菲薄
菲律賓
加菲貓
bù fěi
wàng zì fěi bó
fēi lu:4 bīn
jiā fēi māo
considerable (cost etc)/bountiful (crop etc)/high (social status etc)
to be unduly humble (idiom)/to undervalue oneself
the Philippines
Garfield (comic strip cat created by Jim Davis)
蜚
1899
fēi、fěi
TODO: Cantonese?
cockroach
流言蜚語
蜚短流長
蜚蠊
蜚蠊科
liú yán fēi yǔ
fēi duǎn liú cháng
fěi lián
fěi lián kē
rumors and slanders (idiom); gossip/lies and slanders
to spread malicious gossip/also written 飛短流長|飞短流长[fei1 duan3 liu2 chang2]
cockroach/same as 蟑螂[zhang1 lang2]
Blattidae, family of about 550 species of cockroach
霏
1900
fēi
TODO: Cantonese?
falling of snow and rain
噶霏
霏
gá fēi
fēi
coffee (loanword) (old)
fall of snow
非
1901
fēi
TODO: Cantonese?
not, negative, non-; oppose; Kangxi radical 175
非法
是非
fēi fǎ
shì fēi
illegal
right and wrong/quarrel

匪
1902
fěi
TODO: Cantonese?
bandits, robbers, gangsters
土匪
綁匪
tǔ fěi
bǎng fěi
bandit
kidnapper
斐
1903
fěi
TODO: Cantonese?
graceful, elegant, beautiful
傑斐遜城
布斐
jié fěi xùn chéng
bù fěi
Jefferson City, capital of Missouri
(loanword) buffet
翡
1904
fěi
TODO: Cantonese?
kingfisher; emerald, jade
珍珠翡翠白玉湯
白胸翡翠
zhēn zhū fěi cuì bái yù tāng
bái xiōng fěi cuì
cabbage, rice and tofu soup
(bird species of China) white-throated kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)

俳
1905
pái
TODO: Cantonese?
actor; vaudeville show; insincere
俳句
俳
pái jù
pái
haiku
not serious/variety show
徘
1906
pái
TODO: Cantonese?
walk back and forth, hesitate
徘
徘徊
pái
pái huái
used in 徘徊[pai2 huai2]
to pace back and forth/to dither; to hesitate/(of sales figures etc) to fluctuate
排
1907
pái、pǎi
TODO: Cantonese?
row, rank, line
排名
排除
地排車
pái míng
pái chú
dì pǎi chē
to rank (1st, 2nd etc)/ranking
to eliminate/to remove/to exclude/to rule out
handcart

悲
1908
bēi
TODO: Cantonese?
sorrow, grief; sorry, sad
悲劇
悲觀
bēi jù
bēi guān
tragedy/CL:齣|出[chu1]
pessimistic

輩
1909
辈
bèi
TODO: Cantonese?
generation, lifetime; class
輩子
長輩
bèi zi
zhǎng bèi
all one's life/lifetime
one's elders/older generation

痱
1910
fèi
TODO: Cantonese?
heat rash, prickly heat; ulcers
痱子
痱
fèi zi
fèi
miliaria (type of skin disease)/prickly heat/sweat rash
prickly heat

裴
1911
péi
TODO: Cantonese?
surname; look of a flowing gown
裴
péi
(of a garment) long and flowing

我

we, I

Old Chinese: *ŋˤajʔ

Middle Chinese: ngaX

俄
1912
é
TODO: Cantonese?
sudden(ly), soon; Russian
俄羅斯
俄國
é luó sī
é guó
Russia
Russia
哦
1913
é、ó、ò
TODO: Cantonese?
oh? really? is that so?
吟哦
哦
哦
哦
yín é
é
ó
ò
to chant/to recite rhythmically/to polish verse
to chant
oh (interjection indicating doubt or surprise)
oh (interjection indicating that one has just learned sth)
娥
1914
é
TODO: Cantonese?
be beautiful; good; surname
嫦娥
竇娥冤
cháng é
dòu é yuān
Chang'e, the lady in the moon (Chinese mythology)/one of the Chang'e series of PRC lunar spacecraft
The Injustice to Dou E (popular drama by 關漢卿|关汉卿[Guan1 Han4 qing1])
峨
1915
é
TODO: Cantonese?
lofty
天峨
天峨縣
tiān é
tiān é xiàn
Tian'e county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[He4 zhou1], Guangxi
Tian'e county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[He4 zhou1], Guangxi
峩
1916
é
TODO: Cantonese?
lofty
蛾
1917
é
TODO: Cantonese?
moth
尺蠖蛾
所多瑪與蛾摩拉
chǐ huò é
suǒ duō mǎ yǔ é mó lā
moth in family Geometridae
Sodom and Gomorrah
鵝
1918
鹅
é
TODO: Cantonese?
goose
天鵝
企鵝
tiān é
qǐ é
swan
penguin

曦
1919
xī
TODO: Cantonese?
sunlight, sunshine, early dawn
晨曦
朝曦
chén xī
zhāo xī
first rays of morning sun/first glimmer of dawn
early morning sunlight
犧
1920
牺
xī
TODO: Cantonese?
sacrifice, give up; sacrificial
犧牲品
庖犧氏
xī shēng pǐn
páo xī shì
sacrificial victim/sb who is expendable/item sold at a loss
another name for 伏羲[Fu2 Xi1], consort of 女媧|女娲[Nu:3 wa1]
羲
1921
xī
TODO: Cantonese?
surname
王羲之
伏羲
wáng xī zhī
fú xī
Wang Xizhi (303-361), famous calligrapher of Eastern Jin, known as the sage of calligraphy 書聖|书圣
Fuxi, legendary Chinese emperor, trad. 2852-2738 BC, mythical creator of fishing, trapping and writing

義
1922
义
yì
TODO: Cantonese?
right conduct, righteousness
意義
主義
yì yì
zhǔ yì
sense/meaning/significance/importance/CL:個|个[ge4]
-ism/ideology
議
1923
议
yì
TODO: Cantonese?
consult, talk over, discuss
會議
建議
huì yì
jiàn yì
meeting/conference/CL:場|场[chang3],屆|届[jie4]
to propose; to suggest; to recommend/proposal; suggestion; recommendation/CL:個|个[ge4],點|点[dian3]

餓
1924
饿
è
TODO: Cantonese?
hungry; greedy for; hunger
忍飢挨餓
挨飢抵餓
rěn jī ái è
ái jī dǐ è
starving/famished
to suffer from hunger

我
1925
wǒ
TODO: Cantonese?
our, us, i, me, my, we
我們
我國
wǒ men
wǒ guó
we; us; ourselves; our
our country/China

儀
1926
仪
yí
TODO: Cantonese?
ceremony, rites gifts; admire
儀式
儀器
yí shì
yí qì
ceremony
instrument; apparatus/CL:臺|台[tai2]

蟻
1927
蚁
yǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
ants
食蟻獸
兵蟻
shí yǐ shòu
bīng yǐ
ant-eater (several different species)
soldier ant/dinergate

艮

TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: kɯːns

啃
1928
kěn
TODO: Cantonese?
gnaw, chew, bite
啃書
啃老
kěn shū
kěn lǎo
lit. to gnaw a book/to study/to cram
(coll.) to live with and depend on one's parents even upon reaching adulthood
墾
1929
垦
kěn
TODO: Cantonese?
cultivate, reclaim, to farm land
開墾
圍墾
kāi kěn
wéi kěn
to clear a wild area for cultivation/to put under the plow
to reclaim land by diking
懇
1930
恳
kěn
TODO: Cantonese?
sincere, earnest, cordial
誠懇
懇切
chéng kěn
kěn qiè
sincere/honest/cordial
earnest/sincere

垠
1931
yín
TODO: Cantonese?
boundary, bank of stream or river
一望無垠
姚雪垠
yī wàng wú yín
yáo xuě yín
to stretch as far as the eye can see (idiom)
Yao Xueyin (1910-1999), PRC novelist, author of historical novel Li Zicheng 李自成
銀
1932
银
yín
TODO: Cantonese?
silver (element 47, Ag); cash, money, wealth
銀河
銀幕
yín hé
yín mù
Milky Way
movie screen
齦
1933
龈
yín
TODO: Cantonese?
gums
牙齦
上齒齦
yá yín
shàng chǐ yín
gums/gingiva
upper alveolar ridge

根
1934
gēn
TODO: Cantonese?
root, base(d on); foundation
根本
根源
gēn běn
gēn yuán
fundamental/basic/root/simply/absolutely (not)/(not) at all/CL:個|个[ge4]
origin/root (cause)
跟
1935
gēn
TODO: Cantonese?
heel; to follow, accompany; with
跟隨
跟進
gēn suí
gēn jìn
to follow
to follow/to follow up

很
1936
hěn
TODO: Cantonese?
very, quite, much
得很
不很
de hěn
bù hěn
(after an adjective) very
not very
狠
1937
hěn
TODO: Cantonese?
vicious, cruel; severely, extreme
狠狠
狠心
hěn hěn
hěn xīn
resolutely/firmly/ferociously/ruthlessly
callous; heartless/to resolve (to do sth)/firm resolve (as in 下狠心[xia4 hen3 xin1])

艮
1938
gèn、gěn
TODO: Cantonese?
Kangxi radical 138; trigram ☶; hexagram ䷳
儒艮
艮
勃艮第
艮
rú gèn
gèn
bó gěn dì
gěn
dugong
one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing mountain/☶/ancient Chinese compass point: 45° (northeast)
Burgundy (Bourgogne), kingdom during medieval period, now region of France
blunt/tough/chewy

痕
1939
hén
TODO: Cantonese?
scar; mark; trace
痕跡
傷痕
hén jì
shāng hén
vestige/mark/trace
scar/bruise

恨
1940
hèn
TODO: Cantonese?
hatred, dislike; resent, hate
恨不得
怨恨
hèn bu de
yuàn hèn
wishing one could do sth; to hate to be unable; itching to do sth
to resent/to harbor a grudge against/to loathe/resentment/rancor

艱
1941
艰
jiān
TODO: Cantonese?
difficult, hard; distressing
艱苦
艱難
jiān kǔ
jiān nán
difficult/hard/arduous
difficult/hard/challenging

限
1942
xiàn
TODO: Cantonese?
boundary, limit, line
限制
有限
xiàn zhì
yǒu xiàn
to restrict/to limit/to confine/restriction/limit/CL:個|个[ge4]
limited/finite

眼
1943
yǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
eye; eyelet, hole, opening
眼睛
眼前
yǎn jing
yǎn qián
eye/CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]
before one's eyes/now/at present

于

1: go; at

Old Chinese: *ɢʷ(r)a

Middle Chinese: hju

2: 單于 chányú: Xiōngnú ruler (W. Hàn)

Old Chinese: *ɦʷa (< *ɢʷ(r)a)

Middle Chinese: hju

于
1944
yú
TODO: Cantonese?
in, on, at; go to; surname
于丹
于歸
yú dān
yú guī
Yu Dan (1965-), female scholar, writer, educator and TV presenter
(literary) (of a girl) to marry
盂
1945
yú
TODO: Cantonese?
basin; cup
水盂
瓶盂
shuǐ yú
píng yú
water pot or goblet (for Chinese calligraphy)
jar/flask/vase/bottle
竽
1946
yú
TODO: Cantonese?
ancient woodwind instrument
吹竽手
濫竽
chuī yú shǒu
làn yú
player of the yu 竽[yu2] (free reed wind instrument)
indiscriminately included in company (without any qualification)/see 濫竽充數|滥竽充数[lan4 yu2 chong1 shu4]

夸
1947
kuā
TODO: Cantonese?
extravagant, luxurious; handsome
夸克
上夸克
kuā kè
shàng kuā kè
quark (particle physics) (loanword)
up quark (particle physics)
誇
1948
夸
kuā
TODO: Cantonese?
exaggerate; brag, boast; flaunt
誇張
誇大
kuā zhāng
kuā dà
to exaggerate/overstated; exaggerated/hyperbole/(coll.) excessive; ridiculous; outrageous
to exaggerate

圬
1949
wū
TODO: Cantonese?
plaster over with layer of mud
圬
wū
to plaster/whitewash
污
1950
wū
TODO: Cantonese?
filthy, dirty, impure, polluted
貪污
污水
tān wū
wū shuǐ
to be corrupt/corruption/to embezzle
sewage

吁
1951
xū
TODO: Cantonese?
interjection 'Alas!'; to sigh
吁吁
喘吁吁
xū xū
chuǎn xū xū
to pant/to gasp for breath
to puff and blow
訏
1952
𬣙
xū
TODO: Cantonese?
boast, exaggerate; great, broad
訏
xū
to boast/great/large

瓠
1953
hù
TODO: Cantonese?
bottle gourd; calabash; pot
瓠瓜
瓠
hù guā
hù
bottle gourd
gourd

褲
1954
裤
kù
TODO: Cantonese?
trousers, pants
褲子
內褲
kù zi
nèi kù
trousers/pants/CL:條|条[tiao2]
underpants/panties/briefs

垮
1955
kuǎ
TODO: Cantonese?
be defeated, fail, collapse
拖垮
垮塌
tuō kuǎ
kuǎ tā
to drag down; to bring down
to collapse (of building, dam or bridge)

跨
1956
kuà
TODO: Cantonese?
straddle, bestride, ride; carry
跨國
跨越
kuà guó
kuà yuè
transnational/multinational
to step across/step over

迂
1957
yū
TODO: Cantonese?
doctrinaire, abstruse, unrealistic
迂迴
拘迂
yū huí
jū yū
roundabout route/circuitous/tortuous/to outflank/indirect/roundabout
inflexible/stubborn

宇
1958
yǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
house; building, structure; eaves
宇宙
廟宇
yǔ zhòu
miào yǔ
universe/cosmos
temple

芋
1959
yù
TODO: Cantonese?
taro
姑婆芋
山芋
gū pó yù
shān yù
night-scented lily (Alocasia odora)
sweet potato

由

follow; from

Old Chinese: *l[u]

Middle Chinese: yuw

油
1960
yóu
TODO: Cantonese?
oil, fat, grease, lard; paints
石油
油價
shí yóu
yóu jià
oil/petroleum
oil (petroleum) price
由
1961
yóu
TODO: Cantonese?
cause, reason; from
自由
理由
zì yóu
lǐ yóu
freedom; liberty/free; unrestricted/CL:種|种[zhong3]
reason/grounds/justification/CL:個|个[ge4]
鈾
1962
铀
yóu
TODO: Cantonese?
uranium (U)
二氧化鈾
低濃縮鈾
èr yǎng huà yóu
dī nóng suō yóu
brown oxidier/uranium dioxide
low-enriched uranium

柚
1963
yòu
TODO: Cantonese?
pomelo, grapefruit
柚子
柚木
yòu zi
yòu mù
pomelo (Citrus maxima or C. grandis)/shaddock/oriental grapefruit
pomelo tree (Citrus maxima or C. grandis)/shaddock/oriental grapefruit
釉
1964
yòu
TODO: Cantonese?
glaze
牙釉質
瓷釉
yá yòu zhì
cí yòu
tooth enamel
porcelain glaze
鼬
1965
yòu
TODO: Cantonese?
weasel, Mustela itatsi
伶鼬
臭鼬
líng yòu
chòu yòu
weasel/Mustela nivalis (zoology)
skunk

冑
1966
zhòu
TODO: Cantonese?
helmet
宙
1967
zhòu
TODO: Cantonese?
time as concept; infinite time
元古宙
元宇宙
yuán gǔ zhòu
yuán yǔ zhòu
pre-Cambrian (geological eon 2500-645m)
metaverse (computing)
軸
1968
轴
zhóu、zhòu
TODO: Cantonese?
axle, axletree; pivot; axis
軸線
主軸
壓軸戲
大軸戲
zhóu xiàn
zhǔ zhóu
yā zhòu xì
dà zhòu xì
central axis (line)
axis/principal axis (in mechanics, optics, botany etc)/main axle (of engine)
next-to-last item on a program (theater)/climax
last item on a program (theater)

笛
1969
dí
TODO: Cantonese?
bamboo flute; whistle
笛子
長笛
dí zi
cháng dí
bamboo flute/CL:管[guan3]
(Western) concert flute
迪
1970
dí
TODO: Cantonese?
enlighten, advance; progress
愛迪生
啟迪
ài dí shēng
qǐ dí
Edison (name)/Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931), American inventor and businessman
to edify/enlightenment

岫
1971
xiù
TODO: Cantonese?
mountain peak; cave, cavern
岫岩滿族自治縣
岫岩縣
xiù yán mǎn zú zì zhì xiàn
xiù yán xiàn
Xiuyan Manzu autonomous county in Anshan 鞍山[An1 shan1], Liaoning
Xiuyan Manzu autonomous county in Anshan 鞍山[An1 shan1], Liaoning
袖
1972
xiù
TODO: Cantonese?
sleeve; put something in sleeve
領袖
袖子
lǐng xiù
xiù zi
leader
sleeve

抽
1973
chōu
TODO: Cantonese?
draw out, pull out; sprout
抽煙
抽象
chōu yān
chōu xiàng
to smoke (a cigarette, tobacco)
abstract/abstraction/CL:種|种[zhong3]

妯
1974
zhóu
TODO: Cantonese?
wives of one's brothers; sister-i
妯娌
妯
zhóu li
zhóu
wives of brothers; sisters-in-law
used in 妯娌[zhou2 li5]

里

li (measure of distance); village

Old Chinese: *(mə.)rəʔ

Middle Chinese: liX

俚
1975
lǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
rustic, vulgar, unpolished; mean
俚語
俚諺
lǐ yǔ
lǐ yàn
slang
common saying/folk proverb
哩
1976
lǐ、lī、lí
TODO: Cantonese?
mile
加哩
哩
哩哩啦啦
哩哩囉囉
烏咖哩
jiā lǐ
lǐ
lī lī lā lā
lī li luō luō
wū gā lí
curry (loanword)
mile
scattered/intermittent/sporadic/on and off/stop and go
verbose or unclear in speech/rambling and indistinct
ugali/nshima
娌
1977
lǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
brother's wife
娌
lǐ
used in 妯娌[zhou2 li5]
浬
1978
lǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
nautical mile
浬
lǐ
nautical mile
理
1979
lǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
reason, logic; manage
處理
管理
chǔ lǐ
guǎn lǐ
to handle; to deal with/to punish/to treat sth by a special process; to process/to sell at reduced prices
to supervise/to manage/to administer/management/administration/CL:個|个[ge4]
裏
1980
里
lǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
inside, interior, within
哪裏
裏番
nǎ lǐ
lǐ fān
where?/somewhere/anywhere/wherever/nowhere (negative answer to question)/humble expression denying compliment/also written 哪裡|哪里
erotic animation/hentai/(loanword from Japanese 裏番組 "ura bangumi")
裡
1981
里
lǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
inside, interior, within
這裡
裡面
zhè lǐ
lǐ miàn
here
inside/interior/also pr. [li3 mian5]
里
1982
lǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
公里
阿里山
gōng lǐ
ā lǐ shān
kilometer
Alishan mountain range in the central-southern region of Taiwan
鯉
1983
鲤
lǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
carp
鯉魚
海鯉
lǐ yú
hǎi lǐ
carp
sea bream

埋
1984
mái、mán
TODO: Cantonese?
bury, secrete, conceal
掩埋
埋葬
埋怨
埋天怨地
yǎn mái
mái zàng
mán yuàn
mán tiān yuàn dì
to bury
to bury
to complain/to grumble (about)/to reproach/to blame
lit. to blame the heavens and reproach the earth/fig. to rave and rant
薶
1985
mái、wō
TODO: Cantonese?
to bury, to stop up; dirty, filthy
薶
薶
mái
wō
old variant of 埋[mai2]
to make dirty/to soil
貍
1986
lí、mái、yù
TODO: Cantonese?
fox
霾
1987
mái
TODO: Cantonese?
misty, foggy; dust storm
陰霾
灰霾
yīn mái
huī mái
haze
dust haze/dust storm

喱
1988
lí
TODO: Cantonese?
gramme; syllable
啫喱
喱
zhě lí
lí
(loanword) jelly/gel
grain (unit of weight, approx. 0.065 grams)/Taiwan pr. [li3]
狸
1989
lí
TODO: Cantonese?
fox
果子狸
河狸
guǒ zi lí
hé lí
masked palm civet (Paguma larvata)
beaver

母

mother

Old Chinese: *məʔ (? or *mˤoʔ)

Middle Chinese: muwX

梅
1990
méi
TODO: Cantonese?
plums; prunes; surname
梅花
梅花鹿
méi huā
méi huā lù
plum blossom/clubs ♣ (a suit in card games)/wintersweet (dialect)
sika deer
莓
1991
méi
TODO: Cantonese?
moss; edible berries
草莓
小紅莓
cǎo méi
xiǎo hóng méi
strawberry/CL:顆|颗[ke1]/(Tw) hickey/love bite
cranberry
霉
1992
méi
TODO: Cantonese?
mildew, mold; moldy, mildewed
倒霉
倒血霉
dǎo méi
dǎo xuè méi
to have bad luck/to be out of luck
to have rotten luck (stronger version of 倒霉[dao3 mei2])

姆
1993
mǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
child's governess; matron
克里姆林宮
阿姆斯特丹
kè lǐ mǔ lín gōng
ā mǔ sī tè dān
the Kremlin
Amsterdam, capital of Netherlands
拇
1994
mǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
thumb; big toe
大拇哥
小拇指
dà mǔ gē
xiǎo mǔ zhǐ
thumb/big toe/USB flash drive
little finger/pinkie
母
1995
mǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
mother; female elders; female
父母
母親
fù mǔ
mǔ qīn
father and mother; parents
mother/also pr. [mu3 qin5]/CL:個|个[ge4]

晦
1996
huì
TODO: Cantonese?
dark, unclear, obscure; night
悖晦
晦暗
bèi huì
huì àn
(coll.) muddleheaded
dark and gloomy
誨
1997
诲
huì
TODO: Cantonese?
teach, instruct; encourage, urge
學而不厭，誨人不倦
教誨
xué ér bù yàn , huì rén bù juàn
jiào huì
study tirelessly, teach with endless enthusiasm (idiom, from Analects)
(literary) to instruct; to admonish; to counsel/teachings; instruction; guidance

嗨
1998
hāi
TODO: Cantonese?
an exclamation
嗨藥
自嗨
hāi yào
zì hāi
(slang) to take drugs/recreational drug
(slang) to have fun by oneself/to amuse oneself

海
1999
hǎi
TODO: Cantonese?
sea, ocean; maritime
上海
海外
shàng hǎi
hǎi wài
Shanghai municipality, central east China, abbr. to 滬|沪[Hu4]
overseas; abroad

悔
2000
huǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
repent, show remorse, regret
後悔
懺悔
hòu huǐ
chàn huǐ
to regret; to feel remorse
to repent/(religion) to confess

每
2001
měi
TODO: Cantonese?
every, each
每當
每隔
měi dāng
měi gé
whenever; every time
at intervals of/every (so often)

敏
2002
mǐn
TODO: Cantonese?
fast, quick, clever, smart
敏感
敏銳
mǐn gǎn
mǐn ruì
sensitive/susceptible
keen; sharp; acute

毋
2003
wú
TODO: Cantonese?
do not; not; surname; rad. 80
毋寧
不自由，毋寧死
wú nìng
bù zì yóu , wú nìng sǐ
not as good as/would rather
give me liberty or give me death

侮
2004
wǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
insult, ridicule, disgrace
侮辱
欺侮
wǔ rǔ
qī wǔ
to insult/to humiliate/dishonor
to bully

合

1: together; put together; combined

Old Chinese: *kˤop

Middle Chinese: kop

2: come together; bring together

Old Chinese: *m-kˤop

Middle Chinese: hop

搭
2005
dā
TODO: Cantonese?
join together, attach to; add to
搭配
搭建
dā pèi
dā jiàn
to pair up/to match/to arrange in pairs/to add sth into a group
to build (esp. with simple materials)/to knock together (a temporary shed)/to rig up
答
2006
dā、dá
TODO: Cantonese?
answer, reply; return; assent to
答應
不答理
回答
答覆
dā ying
bù dā lǐ
huí dá
dá fù
to answer; to respond/to answer positively; to agree; to accept; to promise
to pay no heed to
to reply; to answer/reply; answer
to answer/to reply/Reply to: (in email header)

蛤
2007
gé、há
TODO: Cantonese?
clam
大文蛤
女神蛤
癩蛤蟆
癩蛤蟆想吃天鵝肉
dà wén gé
nu:3 shén gé
lài há ma
lài há ma xiǎng chī tiān é ròu
giant clam/geoduck (Panopea abrupta)/elephant trunk clam/same as 象拔蚌[xiang4 ba2 bang4]
geoduck (Panopea abrupta)/elephant trunk clam/same as 象拔蚌[xiang4 ba2 bang4]
toad
lit. the toad wants to eat swan meat (idiom)/fig. to try to punch above one's weight
閤
2008
合,𬮤
gé
TODO: Cantonese?
small side door; chamber
閤
gé
side door/variant of 閣|阁[ge2]/pavilion/cabinet/boudoir

合
2009
hé、gě
TODO: Cantonese?
combine, unite, join; gather
配合
合作
公合
察合臺
pèi hé
hé zuò
gōng gě
chá gě tái
matching/fitting in with/compatible with/to correspond/to fit/to conform to/rapport/to coordinate with/to act in concert with/to cooperate/to become man and wife/to combine parts of machine
to cooperate; to collaborate; to work together
deciliter
Chagatai (died 1241), a son of Genghis Khan
盒
2010
hé
TODO: Cantonese?
small box or case; casket
盒子
保險盒
hé zi
bǎo xiǎn hé
box/case
fuse box

恰
2011
qià
TODO: Cantonese?
just, exactly, precisely; proper
恰當
恰好
qià dàng
qià hǎo
appropriate/suitable
as it turns out/by lucky coincidence/(of number, time, size etc) just right
洽
2012
qià
TODO: Cantonese?
to blend with, be in harmony; to penetrate; to cover; a river in Shenxi
洽詢
洽談
qià xún
qià tán
to inquire (of)/to consult
to discuss

瘩
2013
dá
TODO: Cantonese?
pimples
瘩
dá
sore/boil/scab

鴿
2014
鸽
gē
TODO: Cantonese?
pigeon, dove; Columba species (various)
鴿子
中亞鴿
gē zi
zhōng yà gē
pigeon/dove/various birds of the family Columbidae
(bird species of China) yellow-eyed pigeon (Columba eversmanni)

給
2015
给
gěi、jǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
give; by, for
交給
送給
給付
供給
jiāo gěi
sòng gěi
jǐ fù
gōng jǐ
to give; to deliver; to hand over
to send/to give as a present
to pay/payment
to furnish/to provide/supply (as in supply and demand)

哈
2016
hā、hǎ、hà
TODO: Cantonese?
sound of laughter
哈哈
哈佛
哈巴狗
哈迪
哈士蟆
嘎拉哈
hā hā
hā fó
hǎ bā gǒu
hǎ dí
hà shi má
gā lā hà
(onom.) laughing out loud
Harvard
pekingese (dog)/(fig.) sycophant/lackey
Hardy or Hardie (name)
Chinese brown frog (Rana chensinensis) (loanword from Manchu)/Taiwan pr. [ha1 shi4 ma2]
(Manchu loanword) knucklebones/see 羊拐[yang2 guai3]

拾
2017
shí、shè
TODO: Cantonese?
pick up, collect, tidy up; accounting form of the numeral ten
拾荒
不可收拾
拾級
拾級而上
shí huāng
bù kě shōu shí
shè jí
shè jí ér shàng
to glean/to collect scraps/to eke out a meager living
irremediable; unmanageable; out of hand; hopeless
to go up or down stairs step by step
to walk slowly up a flight of steps (idiom)

塔
2018
tǎ
TODO: Cantonese?
tower, spire, tall building
燈塔
金字塔
dēng tǎ
jīn zì tǎ
lighthouse/CL:座[zuo4]
pyramid (building or structure)

翕
2019
xī
TODO: Cantonese?
agree
翕動
翕
xī dòng
xī
to open and close (the mouth etc)
to open and close (the mouth etc)/friendly/compliant/Taiwan pr. [xi4]

台

I, me

Old Chinese: *lə

Middle Chinese: yi

台
2020
tái、tāi
TODO: Cantonese?
platform; unit; term of address
台中
新台幣
台州
台州市
tái zhōng
xīn tái bì
tāi zhōu
tāi zhōu shì
Taichung, city in central Taiwan
New Taiwan dollar (NTD)
Taizhou, prefecture-level city in Zhejiang
Taizhou, prefecture-level city in Zhejiang
抬
2021
tái
TODO: Cantonese?
lift, carry
抬頭
抬起
tái tóu
tái qǐ
to raise one's head/to gain ground/account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc
to lift up
苔
2022
tái、tāi
TODO: Cantonese?
moss, lichen
海苔
生苔
舌苔
苔
hǎi tái
shēng tái
shé tāi
tāi
nori
mossy
(TCM) coating on the tongue (examined for the purpose of diagnosis)
used in 舌苔[she2 tai1]
跆
2023
tái
TODO: Cantonese?
trample
跆
跆拳道
tái
tái quán dào
to trample, to kick
taekwondo (Korean martial art)
颱
2024
台,𱃗
tái
TODO: Cantonese?
typhoon
颱風
颱
tái fēng
tái
typhoon
typhoon

怡
2025
yí
TODO: Cantonese?
harmony; pleasure, joy; be glad
健怡可樂
周梁淑怡
jiàn yí kě lè
zhōu liáng shū yí
Diet Coke/Coca-Cola Light
Selina Chow (Chow Liang Shuk-yee) (1945-), Hong Kong politician
貽
2026
贻
yí
TODO: Cantonese?
give to, hand down, bequeath
自貽伊戚
貽人口實
zì yí yī qī
yí rén kǒu shí
to create trouble for oneself (idiom)
to make oneself an object of ridicule
飴
2027
饴
yí
TODO: Cantonese?
sweet-meats; sweet-cakes; syrup
含飴弄孫
甘之如飴
hán yí nòng sūn
gān zhī rú yí
lit. to play with one's grandchildren while eating candy (idiom)/fig. to enjoy a happy and leisurely old age
lit. as sweet as syrup (idiom, from Book of Songs); to endure hardship gladly/a glutton for punishment

怠
2028
dài
TODO: Cantonese?
idle, remiss, negligent; neglect
懈怠
怠工
xiè dài
dài gōng
slack/lazy/remiss
to slacken off in one's work/to go slow (as a form of strike)
殆
2029
dài
TODO: Cantonese?
dangerous, perilous; endanger
危殆
喪失殆盡
wēi dài
sàng shī dài jìn
grave danger/in jeopardy/in a critical condition
to be used up/to be exhausted

笞
2030
chī
TODO: Cantonese?
bamboo rod used for beatings
笞刑
笞掠
chī xíng
chī lu:è
whipping with bamboo strips (as corporal punishment)
to flog

始
2031
shǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
begin, start; then, only then
開始
始終
kāi shǐ
shǐ zhōng
to begin/beginning/to start/initial/CL:個|个[ge4]
from beginning to end/all along

胎
2032
tāi
TODO: Cantonese?
unborn child, embryo, fetus
胎兒
雙胞胎
tāi ér
shuāng bāo tāi
unborn child/fetus/embryo
twin/CL:對|对[dui4]

治
2033
zhì
TODO: Cantonese?
govern, regulate, administer
治療
統治
zhì liáo
tǒng zhì
to treat (an illness)/medical treatment/therapy
to rule (a country)/to govern/rule/regime

令

1: 脊令 tsjek.leng (a kind of water bird)

Old Chinese: *[r]ˤiŋ

Middle Chinese: leng

2: send (a person)

Old Chinese: *riŋ

Middle Chinese: ljeng

3: issue a command

Old Chinese: *riŋ-s

Middle Chinese: ljengH

令
2034
lìng、líng、lǐng
TODO: Cantonese?
command, order; 'commandant', magistrate; allow, cause
法令
命令
令狐
令狐德棻
令
fǎ lìng
mìng lìng
líng hú
líng hú dé fēn
lǐng
decree; ordinance
order/command/CL:道[dao4],個|个[ge4]
old place name (in present-day Linyi County 臨猗縣|临猗县[Lin2yi1 Xian4], Shanxi)/two-character surname Linghu
Linghu Defen (583-666), Tang dynasty historian, compiler of History of Zhou of the Northern dynasties 周書|周书
classifier for a ream of paper
伶
2035
líng
TODO: Cantonese?
lonely, solitary; actor
伶俐
伶俜
líng lì
líng pīng
clever; witty; intelligent
lonely; solitary
玲
2036
líng
TODO: Cantonese?
tinkling of jade
丁玲
八面玲瓏
dīng líng
bā miàn líng lóng
Ding Ling (1904-1986), female novelist, author of novel The Sun Shines over the Sanggan River 太陽照在桑乾河上|太阳照在桑干河上, attacked during the 1950s as anti-Party
be smooth and slick (in establishing social relations)
羚
2037
líng
TODO: Cantonese?
species of antelope
小羚羊
扭角羚
xiǎo líng yáng
niǔ jiǎo líng
gazelle
takin (Budorcas taxicolor)/goat-antelope
翎
2038
líng
TODO: Cantonese?
feather; plume; wing
白翎島
白翎面
bái líng dǎo
bái líng miàn
Baengnyeong Island of South Korea, near the Northern Limit Line
Baengnyeong township (South Korea)/see also 白翎島|白翎岛[Bai2 ling2 Dao3]
聆
2039
líng
TODO: Cantonese?
listen, hear
聆聽
聆訊
líng tīng
líng xùn
to listen (respectfully)
hearing (law)
苓
2040
líng
TODO: Cantonese?
fungus, tuber; licorice
五苓散
苓雅
wǔ líng sǎn
líng yǎ
wuling powder (decoction of poria mushroom used in TCM)/poria five powder/Hoelen five powder/five ling powder
Lingya district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan
鈴
2041
铃
líng
TODO: Cantonese?
bell
五十鈴
來電答鈴
wǔ shí líng
lái diàn dá líng
Isuzu
(Tw) ringback tone (heard by the originator of a telephone call)
零
2042
líng
TODO: Cantonese?
zero; fragment, fraction
零用錢
零件
líng yòng qián
líng jiàn
pocket money/allowance/spending money
part/component
齡
2043
龄
líng
TODO: Cantonese?
age; years
年齡
高齡
nián líng
gāo líng
(a person's) age/CL:把[ba3],個|个[ge4]
elderly

嶺
2044
岭
lǐng
TODO: Cantonese?
mountain ridge, mountain peak
山嶺
上甘嶺
shān lǐng
shàng gān lǐng
mountain ridge
Shanganling district of Yichun city 伊春市[Yi1 chun1 shi4], Heilongjiang
領
2045
领
lǐng
TODO: Cantonese?
neck; collar; lead, guide
領導
帶領
lǐng dǎo
dài lǐng
lead/leading/to lead/leadership/leader/CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4]
to guide/to lead

冷
2046
lěng
TODO: Cantonese?
cold, cool; lonely
冷靜
冷氣
lěng jìng
lěng qì
calm; cool-headed; dispassionate/(of a place) deserted; quiet
air conditioning (Tw)

命
2047
mìng
TODO: Cantonese?
life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
生命
革命
shēng mìng
gé mìng
life (as the characteristic of living beings)/living being; creature (CL:個|个[ge4],條|条[tiao2])
to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning)/revolution/revolutionary/to revolt (against sb or sth)/to revolutionize (sth)/(separable verb sometimes used in the pattern 革noun的命)/CL:次[ci4]

俞

yes, agree; satisfied, at ease

Old Chinese: *lo

Middle Chinese: yu

俞
2048
yú、shù
TODO: Cantonese?
surname; consent, approve
俞天白
俞文豹
俞穴
yú tiān bái
yú wén bào
shù xué
Yu Tianbai (1937-), novelist
Yu Wenbao (lived around 1240), prolific Song dynasty poet
acupuncture point
愉
2049
yú
TODO: Cantonese?
pleasant, delightful; please
愉快
不愉快
yú kuài
bù yú kuài
cheerful/cheerily/delightful/pleasant/pleasantly/pleasing/happy/delighted
disagreeable/unpleasant
榆
2050
yú
TODO: Cantonese?
elm tree
失之東隅，收之桑榆
榆中
shī zhī dōng yú , shōu zhī sāng yú
yú zhōng
to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom)/to compensate later for one's earlier loss/what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts
Yuzhong county in Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lan2 zhou1], Gansu
渝
2051
yú
TODO: Cantonese?
change; chongqing
不渝
周渝民
bù yú
zhōu yú mín
constant/unchanging/abiding/faithful
Zhou Yumin or Vic Zhou (1981-), Taiwan singer and actor, member of pop group F4
瑜
2052
yú
TODO: Cantonese?
flawless gem or jewel
一時瑜亮
周瑜
yī shí yú liàng
zhōu yú
two remarkable persons living at the same period (as 周瑜[Zhou1 Yu2] and 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4])
Zhou Yu (175-210), famous general of the southern Wu kingdom and victor of the battle of Redcliff/in Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], absolutely no match for Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4]
覦
2053
觎
yú
TODO: Cantonese?
desire strongly, covet, long for
覬覦
覦
jì yú
yú
(literary) to covet; to cast greedy eyes on
to desire passionately
逾
2054
yú
TODO: Cantonese?
go over, pass over, exceed
逾期
不可逾越
yú qī
bù kě yú yuè
to be overdue/to fail to meet a deadline/to be behind in doing sth
impassable/insurmountable/insuperable

喻
2055
yù
TODO: Cantonese?
metaphor, analogy; example; like
比喻
隱喻
bǐ yù
yǐn yù
to compare/to liken to/metaphor/analogy/figure of speech/figuratively
metaphor
愈
2056
yù
TODO: Cantonese?
more and more, even more
愈來愈
韓愈
yù lái yù
hán yù
more and more
Han Yu (768-824), Tang dynasty essayist and poet, advocate of the classical writing 古文運動|古文运动[gu3 wen2 yun4 dong4] and neoclassical 復古|复古[fu4 gu3] movements
瘉
2057
yù
TODO: Cantonese?
get well, recover
瘉
yù
to heal
癒
2058
yù
TODO: Cantonese?
get well, recover
治癒
癒合
zhì yù
yù hé
to cure; to restore to health/uplifting; heartwarming
(of a wound) to heal
諭
2059
谕
yù
TODO: Cantonese?
proclaim, instruct; edict
上諭
告諭
shàng yù
gào yù
imperial edict
(literary) to inform (the public)/to give clear instructions/public announcement (from higher authorities)

輸
2060
输
shū
TODO: Cantonese?
transport, carry, haul
輸入
輸出
shū rù
shū chū
to import/to input
to export/to output

偷
2061
tōu
TODO: Cantonese?
to steal, burglar, thief
偷偷
偷竊
tōu tōu
tōu qiè
stealthily/secretly/covertly/furtively/on the sly
to steal/to pilfer

羊

sheep

Old Chinese: *ɢaŋ

Middle Chinese: yang

庠
2062
xiáng
TODO: Cantonese?
village school; teach
庠
xiáng
(archaic) a school
祥
2063
xiáng
TODO: Cantonese?
good luck, good omen; happiness
祥和
不祥
xiáng hé
bù xiáng
auspicious and peaceful
ominous/inauspicious
翔
2064
xiáng
TODO: Cantonese?
soar, glide, hover; detailed
飛翔
滑翔翼
fēi xiáng
huá xiáng yì
to circle in the air/to soar
hang glider/hang gliding
詳
2065
详
xiáng
TODO: Cantonese?
detailed, complete, thorough
詳盡
詳情
xiáng jìn
xiáng qíng
thorough and detailed/exhaustive/the tedious details in full
details/particulars

佯
2066
yáng
TODO: Cantonese?
pretend, feign; false, deceitful
佯狂
佯裝
yáng kuáng
yáng zhuāng
to feign madness
to pretend/to pose as
洋
2067
yáng、yāng
TODO: Cantonese?
ocean, sea; foreign; western
海洋
太平洋
懶洋洋
hǎi yáng
tài píng yáng
lǎn yāng yāng
ocean/CL:個|个[ge4]
Pacific Ocean
lazily
烊
2068
yàng、yáng
TODO: Cantonese?
to smelt; to melt
打烊
烊
dǎ yàng
yáng
to close shop in the evening/also pr. [da3 yang2]
molten/smelt
羊
2069
yáng
TODO: Cantonese?
sheep, goat; Kangxi radical 123
山羊
羚羊
shān yáng
líng yáng
goat/(gymnastics) small-sized vaulting horse
antelope/CL:隻|只[zhi1]

恙
2070
yàng
TODO: Cantonese?
illness, sickness; indisposition
別來無恙
安然無恙
bié lái wú yàng
ān rán wú yàng
(literary) I trust you have been well since we last met
safe and sound (idiom)/to come out unscathed (e.g. from an accident or illness)
樣
2071
样
yàng
TODO: Cantonese?
shape, form, pattern, style
這樣
這樣子
zhè yàng
zhè yàng zi
this kind of/so/this way/like this/such
so/such/this way/like this
漾
2072
yàng
TODO: Cantonese?
overflow; swirl, ripple; to be tossed by waves
盪漾
漾濞
dàng yàng
yàng bì
to ripple/to undulate/also written 蕩漾|荡漾[dang4 yang4]
Yangbi county in Yunnan province

姜
2073
jiāng
TODO: Cantonese?
surname; ginger
姜太公釣魚，願者上鉤
姜子牙
jiāng tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
jiāng zǐ yá
Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want it, take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
Jiang Ziya (c. 1100 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), partly mythical sage advisor to King Wen of Zhou 周文王[Zhou1 Wen2 wang2] and purported author of “Six Secret Strategic Teachings” 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]

咩
2074
miē
TODO: Cantonese?
the bleating of sheep; (Cant.) an interrogative particle
咩
miē
the bleating of sheep/final particle which transforms statements into questions that indicate doubt or surprise (Cantonese)

羌
2075
qiāng
TODO: Cantonese?
Qiang nationality; surname
北川羌族自治縣
山羌
běi chuān qiāng zú zì zhì xiàn
shān qiāng
Beichuan Qiang autonomous county in Mianyang 綿陽|绵阳[Mian2 yang2], north Sichuan
(zoology) Reeves's muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi); Chinese muntjac

高

high, tall

Old Chinese: *Cə.[k]ˤaw

Middle Chinese: kaw

壕
2076
háo
TODO: Cantonese?
trench, ditch, channel, moat
壕溝
戰壕
háo gōu
zhàn háo
trench/moat
trench/entrenchment
毫
2077
háo
TODO: Cantonese?
fine hair; measure of length
毫無
毫不
háo wú
háo bù
not in the least/to completely lack
hardly/not in the least/not at all
濠
2078
háo
TODO: Cantonese?
moat, trench, ditch
濠江
濠江區
háo jiāng
háo jiāng qū
Haojiang District of Shantou city 汕頭市|汕头市[Shan4 tou2 Shi4], Guangdong
Haojiang District of Shantou City 汕頭市|汕头市[Shan4 tou2 Shi4], Guangdong
蠔
2079
háo
TODO: Cantonese?
oyster
蠔油
蠔豉
háo yóu
háo chǐ
oyster sauce
dried oyster meat
豪
2080
háo
TODO: Cantonese?
brave, heroic, chivalrous
豪華
自豪
háo huá
zì háo
luxurious
proud (of one's achievements etc)

篙
2081
gāo
TODO: Cantonese?
pole used to punt a boat
鉤頭篙
篙
gōu tóu gāo
gāo
boathook
pole for punting boats
膏
2082
gāo、gào
TODO: Cantonese?
grease, fat; paste, ointment
石膏
剃鬚膏
膏立
膏
shí gāo
tì xū gāo
gào lì
gào
gypsum CaSO4·2(H2O)/plaster/plaster cast (for a broken bone)
shaving cream
to annoint
to moisten/to grease/to apply (cream, ointment)/to dip a brush in ink
高
2083
gāo
TODO: Cantonese?
high, tall; lofty, elevated; Kangxi radical 189
高達
高達
gāo dá
gāo dá
Gundam, Japanese animation franchise/Jean-Luc Godard (1930-), French-Swiss film director
to attain; to reach up to

搞
2084
gǎo
TODO: Cantonese?
to clear, clarify
亂搞
亂搞男女關係
luàn gǎo
luàn gǎo nán nu:3 guān xì
to make a mess/to mess with/to be wild/to sleep around/to jump into bed
to be promiscuous/to sleep around
槁
2085
gǎo
TODO: Cantonese?
wither; withered, rotten, dead
枯槁
槁
kū gǎo
gǎo
(of vegetation) withered/(of a person) haggard
dried up (wood)/dead tree
稿
2086
gǎo
TODO: Cantonese?
draft, manuscript, rough copy
文稿
投稿
wén gǎo
tóu gǎo
manuscript/article (in newspaper)/draft
to submit articles for publication/to contribute (writing)

蒿
2087
hāo
TODO: Cantonese?
mugwort, artemisia; give off
傷心蒿目
艾蒿
shāng xīn hāo mù
ài hāo
to grieve/broken-hearted
mugwort (Artemisia)

犒
2088
kào
TODO: Cantonese?
entertain victorious soldiers
犒勞
犒賞
kào láo
kào shǎng
to reward with food and drink/to feast (sb)/presents of food etc made to troops/Taiwan pr. [kao4 lao4]
reward/to reward

敲
2089
qiāo
TODO: Cantonese?
strike, beat, pound, hammer; rap
敲定
敲門
qiāo dìng
qiāo mén
to come to a decision/to fix on (a date etc)/to determine/to finalize/to nail down (a deal etc)
to knock on a door

監

1: inspect

Old Chinese: *[k]ˤram

Middle Chinese: kaem

2: mirror

Old Chinese: *kˤram-s

Middle Chinese: kaemH

檻
2090
槛
kǎn、jiàn
TODO: Cantonese?
threshold, door-sill
門檻
下檻
核門檻
檻花籠鶴
mén kǎn
xià kǎn
hé mén jiàn
jiàn huā lóng hè
doorstep/sill/threshold/fig. knack or trick (esp. scheme to get sth cheaper)
doorsill
nuclear threshold
a flower in a cage, a crane in a basket (idiom); prisoner
監
2091
监
jiàn、jiān
TODO: Cantonese?
supervise, control, direct
三寶太監
中國證監會
監督
監測
sān bǎo tài jiàn
zhōng guó zhèng jiàn huì
jiān dū
jiān cè
Sanbao Eunuch, official title of Zheng He 鄭和|郑和[Zheng4 He2]/also written 三保太監|三保太监
China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC)/abbr. for 中國證券監督管理委員會|中国证券监督管理委员会
to control/to supervise/to inspect
to monitor
艦
2092
舰
jiàn
TODO: Cantonese?
warship
艦隊
軍艦
jiàn duì
jūn jiàn
fleet/CL:支[zhi1]
warship/military naval vessel/CL:艘[sou1]
鑑
2093
𰾫
jiàn
TODO: Cantonese?
mirror, looking glass; reflect
鑑定
年鑑
jiàn dìng
nián jiàn
to appraise/to identify/to evaluate
annual report/yearbook/almanac
鑒
2094
鉴
jiàn
TODO: Cantonese?
mirror, looking glass; reflect
鑒於
DNA鑒定
jiàn yú
d n a jiàn dìng
in view of/seeing that/considering/whereas
DNA test; DNA testing

攬
2095
揽
lǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
grasp, take hold of; monopolize
延攬
承攬
yán lǎn
chéng lǎn
to recruit talent/to round up/to enlist the services of sb
to contract for an entire project
欖
2096
榄
lǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
olive
山欖科
橄欖山
shān lǎn kē
gǎn lǎn shān
Sapotaceae (botany)
Mount of Olives (in the Christian passion story)
纜
2097
缆
lǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
hawser, heavy-duty rope, cable
纜車
電纜
lǎn chē
diàn lǎn
cable car
(electric) cable
覽
2098
览
lǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
look at, inspect; perceive
展覽
遊覽
zhǎn lǎn
yóu lǎn
to put on display/to exhibit/exhibition/show/CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4]
to go sightseeing/to tour/to visit/CL:次[ci4]

籃
2099
篮
lán
TODO: Cantonese?
basket
籃球
籃板
lán qiú
lán bǎn
basketball/CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
backboard
藍
2100
蓝
lán
TODO: Cantonese?
blue; indigo plant; surname
藍色
藍圖
lán sè
lán tú
blue (color)
blueprint
襤
2101
褴
lán
TODO: Cantonese?
ragged, tattered, threadbare
襤
襤褸
lán
lán lu:3
ragged garments
ragged/shabby

濫
2102
滥
làn
TODO: Cantonese?
flood, overflow; excessive
濫用
濫觴
làn yòng
làn shāng
to misuse/to abuse
lit. floating wine goblets on a stream/the origin (of some phenomenon)

鹽
2103
盐
yán
TODO: Cantonese?
salt
鹽度
鹽水
yán dù
yán shuǐ
salinity
Yanshui town in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan

屰

go against

Old Chinese: *ŋrak

Middle Chinese: ngjaek

噩
2104
è
TODO: Cantonese?
bad, ill-omened, unlucky
噩夢
噩耗
è mèng
è hào
nightmare
news of sb's death; sad news
愕
2105
è
TODO: Cantonese?
startled, alarmed, astonished
愕然
錯愕
è rán
cuò è
stunned/amazed
astonished; startled
萼
2106
è
TODO: Cantonese?
the stem and calyx of a flower; a younger brother
糖萼
花萼
táng è
huā è
glycocalyx
sepal
鄂
2107
è
TODO: Cantonese?
Hubei province; startled
畢爾巴鄂
胡鄂公
bì ěr bā è
hú è gōng
Bilbao (city in Spain)
Hu Egong (1884-1951), Chinese revolutionary and politician
顎
2108
颚
è
TODO: Cantonese?
jaw
下顎
上顎正門齒
xià è
shàng è zhèng mén chǐ
mandible (lower jaw)
maxillary central incisor
鱷
2109
鳄,𱈚
è
TODO: Cantonese?
crocodile, alligator
鱷魚
凱門鱷
è yú
kǎi mén è
alligator; crocodile (CL:條|条[tiao2])
(zoology) caiman

塑
2110
sù
TODO: Cantonese?
model in clay, sculpt; plastics
塑造
塑膠
sù zào
sù jiāo
to model; to mold/(fig.) to create (a character, a market, an image etc)/(fig.) (literature) to portray (in words)
synthetic resin/plastic cement/(Tw) plastic
溯
2111
sù
TODO: Cantonese?
go upstream, go against current; formerly
回溯
追溯
huí sù
zhuī sù
to recall/to look back upon
lit. to go upstream/to trace sth back to/to date from
訴
2112
诉
sù
TODO: Cantonese?
accuse; sue; inform; narrate
訴求
申訴
sù qiú
shēn sù
to demand; to call for; to petition/demand; wish; request/to promote one's brand; to appeal to (consumers)/(marketing) message; pitch
to file a complaint/to appeal (to an authority, a higher court of justice etc)/complaint/appeal

拆
2113
chāi
TODO: Cantonese?
to break up, split apart, rip open; to destroy
拆除
拆遷
chāi chú
chāi qiān
to tear down/to demolish/to dismantle/to remove
to demolish a building and relocate the inhabitants

坼
2114
chè
TODO: Cantonese?
split, tear, open
坼
chè
to crack/to split/to break/to chap

斥
2115
chì
TODO: Cantonese?
to scold, upbraid, accuse, reproach
排斥
充斥
pái chì
chōng chì
to reject/to exclude/to eliminate/to remove/to repel
to be full of/to flood/to congest

逆
2116
nì
TODO: Cantonese?
disobey, rebel; rebel, traitor
叛逆
逆轉
pàn nì
nì zhuǎn
to rebel/to revolt/a rebel
to turn back/to reverse

朔
2117
shuò
TODO: Cantonese?
first day of lunar month; the north
撲朔迷離
旬朔
pū shuò mí lí
xún shuò
impossible to unravel/confusing
ten days/one month/short period

屯

1: accumulate

Old Chinese: *[d]ˤun

Middle Chinese: dwon

2: difficult

Old Chinese: *trun

Middle Chinese: trwin

囤
2118
dùn、tún
TODO: Cantonese?
grain basket, bin for grain
囤
囤積
囤積居奇
dùn
tún jī
tún jī jū qí
bin for grain
to stock up/to lay in supplies/to hoard (for speculation)/to corner the market in sth
to hoard and profiteer/to speculate
沌
2119
dùn
TODO: Cantonese?
chaotic, confused; turbid, murky
混沌
混沌學
hùn dùn
hùn dùn xué
primal chaos/formless mass before creation in Chinese mythology/muddled/innocent as a baby
chaos theory (math.)
鈍
2120
钝
dùn
TODO: Cantonese?
blunt, obtuse; dull; flat; dull-witted
遲鈍
味覺遲鈍
chí dùn
wèi jué chí dùn
slow in one's reactions/sluggish (in movement or thought)
amblygeustia/loss of food taste
頓
2121
顿
dùn
TODO: Cantonese?
pause, stop; bow, kowtow; arrange
頓時
整頓
dùn shí
zhěng dùn
immediately/suddenly
to tidy up/to reorganize/to consolidate/to rectify

盹
2122
dǔn
TODO: Cantonese?
to doze; to nap; to nod
打盹
打盹兒
dǎ dǔn
dǎ dǔn r5
to doze off
erhua variant of 打盹[da3 dun3]
躉
2123
趸
dǔn
TODO: Cantonese?
sell or buy wholesale; store
打躉兒
擁躉
dǎ dǔn r5
yōng dǔn
to buy wholesale
fan/fanatic

屯
2124
tún、zhūn
TODO: Cantonese?
village, hamlet; camp; station; hexagram ䷂
三里屯
北屯
屯邅
屯
sān lǐ tún
běi tún
zhūn zhān
zhūn
Sanlitun (Beijing street name)
Beitun, city in Altay Prefecture 阿勒泰地區|阿勒泰地区[A1le4tai4 Di4qu1], Xinjiang
(literary) making no progress
used in 屯邅[zhun1zhan1]
飩
2125
饨
tún
TODO: Cantonese?
stuffed dumplings
飩
tún
used in 餛飩|馄饨[hun2 tun5]/Taiwan pr. [dun4]

春
2126
chūn
TODO: Cantonese?
spring; wanton
青春
青春期
qīng chūn
qīng chūn qī
youth/youthfulness
puberty/adolescence

純
2127
纯
chún
TODO: Cantonese?
pure, clean, simple
純粹
純真
chún cuì
chún zhēn
pure/unadulterated/purely/completely
innocent and unaffected/pure and unadulterated

蠢
2128
chǔn
TODO: Cantonese?
wriggle; stupid; silly; fat
可蠢
蠢事
kě chǔn
chǔn shì
(dialect) unbearable/embarrassing
folly

邨
2129
cūn
TODO: Cantonese?
village, hamlet; rustic
馬南邨
mǎ nán cūn
Ma Nancun (1912-1966), pen name of Deng Tuo 鄧拓|邓拓

噸
2130
吨
dūn
TODO: Cantonese?
ton (metric or English)
公噸
千噸
gōng dūn
qiān dūn
ton/metric ton
kiloton

肫
2131
zhūn
TODO: Cantonese?
the gizzard of a fowl; honest, sincere
肫
zhūn
gizzard

占

prognosticate

Old Chinese: *tem

Middle Chinese: tsyem

店
2132
diàn
TODO: Cantonese?
shop, store; inn, hotel
飯店
商店
fàn diàn
shāng diàn
restaurant/hotel/CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4]
store; shop/CL:家[jia1],個|个[ge4]
惦
2133
diàn
TODO: Cantonese?
think of, remember, miss
不怕賊偷就怕賊惦記
惦念
bù pà zéi tōu jiù pà zéi diàn jì
diàn niàn
much worse than having something stolen is when a thief has you in his sights (idiom)
to constantly have (sb or sth) on one's mind
玷
2134
diàn
TODO: Cantonese?
flaw in gem; flaw in character
玷污
玷辱
diàn wū
diàn rǔ
to stain/to sully/to tarnish
to dishonor/to disgrace

占
2135
zhān、zhàn
TODO: Cantonese?
divine; observe; versify
卜占
占星
占地
占位符
bǔ zhān
zhān xīng
zhàn dì
zhàn wèi fú
to divine; to prophesy; to foretell the future
to divine by astrology/horoscope
to take up space/to occupy (space)
(computing) placeholder
沾
2136
zhān
TODO: Cantonese?
moisten, wet, soak; touch
沾沾自喜
三不沾
zhān zhān zì xǐ
sān bù zhān
immeasurably self-satisfied
air ball (basketball)
霑
2137
zhān
TODO: Cantonese?
be moistened, soaked; moisten
霑益
霑益縣
zhān yì
zhān yì xiàn
Zhanyi county in Qujing 曲靖[Qu3 jing4], Yunnan
Zhanyi county in Qujing 曲靖[Qu3 jing4], Yunnan

帖
2138
tiě、tiē、tiè
TODO: Cantonese?
invitation card; notice
以斯帖
以斯帖記
俯首帖耳
妥帖
字帖
碑帖
yǐ sī tiě
yǐ sī tiě jì
fǔ shǒu tiē ěr
tuǒ tiē
zì tiè
bēi tiè
Esther (name)
Book of Esther
bowed head and ears glued (idiom); docile and obedient/at sb's beck and call
properly/satisfactorily/firmly/very fitting/appropriate/proper/to be in good order/also written 妥貼|妥贴[tuo3 tie1]
copybook (for calligraphy)
a rubbing from a stone inscription
貼
2139
贴
tiē
TODO: Cantonese?
paste to, stick on; attached to
體貼
張貼
tǐ tiē
zhāng tiē
considerate (of other people's needs)
to post (a notice)/to advertise

佔
2140
zhàn
TODO: Cantonese?
occupy by force, usurp; possess
佔領
佔據
zhàn lǐng
zhàn jù
to capture; to seize; to occupy by force
to occupy; to hold
站
2141
zhàn
TODO: Cantonese?
stand up; a stand, station
車站
工作站
chē zhàn
gōng zuò zhàn
rail station/bus stop/CL:處|处[chu4],個|个[ge4]
(computer) workstation

點
2142
点
diǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
dot, speck, spot; point, degree
一點
地點
yī diǎn
dì diǎn
a bit/a little/one dot/one point
place/site/location/venue/CL:個|个[ge4]

拈
2143
niān
TODO: Cantonese?
pick up with fingers; draw lots
手到拈來
拈指
shǒu dào niān lái
niān zhǐ
lit. to stretch a hand and grab it (idiom)/fig. easy to do
a snap of the fingers/a short moment/in a flash/in the twinkling of an eye

黏
2144
nián
TODO: Cantonese?
stick to; glutinous, sticky; glue
黏液
副黏液病毒
nián yè
fù nián yè bìng dú
mucus
paramyxovirus

砧
2145
zhēn
TODO: Cantonese?
anvil; flat stone
砧木
砧板
zhēn mù
zhēn bǎn
rootstock (stem onto which a branch is grafted)
chopping board or block

皮

skin

Old Chinese: *m-[p](r)aj

Middle Chinese: bje

波
2146
bō
TODO: Cantonese?
waves, breakers; undulations
風波
波動
fēng bō
bō dòng
disturbance/crisis/disputes/restlessness/CL:場|场[chang2]
to undulate/to fluctuate/wave motion/rise and fall
玻
2147
bō
TODO: Cantonese?
glass
玻璃
不碎玻璃
bō li
bù suì bō li
glass/CL:張|张[zhang1],塊|块[kuai4]/(slang) male homosexual
shatterproof or safety glass
菠
2148
bō
TODO: Cantonese?
spinach and similar greens
大樹菠蘿
木菠蘿
dà shù bō luó
mù bō luó
jackfruit
jackfruit/breadfruit/Artocarpus heterophyllus

簸
2149
bǒ、bò
TODO: Cantonese?
winnower
簸揚
簸穀
簸箕
簸
bǒ yáng
bǒ gǔ
bò jī
bò
to winnow
to winnow grain
wicker or bamboo winnowing basket/dustpan
used in 簸箕[bo4 ji1]
跛
2150
bǒ
TODO: Cantonese?
lame
跛子
跛腳
bǒ zi
bǒ jiǎo
lame person/cripple
to limp/lame person

疲
2151
pí
TODO: Cantonese?
feel tired, be exhausted; weak
疲勞
疲於奔命
pí láo
pí yú bēn mìng
fatigue/wearily/weariness/weary
(idiom) terribly busy/up to one's ears in work
皮
2152
pí
TODO: Cantonese?
skin, hide, fur, feather; outer
皮膚
皮草
pí fū
pí cǎo
skin/CL:層|层[ceng2],塊|块[kuai4]
fur clothing

坡
2153
pō
TODO: Cantonese?
slope, bank, hillside
新加坡
山坡
xīn jiā pō
shān pō
Singapore
hillside
頗
2154
颇
pō
TODO: Cantonese?
lean one side; very, rather
頗為
偏頗
pō wéi
piān pō
rather/quite
biased; partial

被
2155
bèi
TODO: Cantonese?
passive indicator 'by'; bedding
被迫
被告
bèi pò
bèi gào
to be compelled/to be forced
defendant

彼
2156
bǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
that, there, those
彼此
彼岸
bǐ cǐ
bǐ àn
each other; one another
the other shore/(Buddhism) paramita

披
2157
pī
TODO: Cantonese?
wear; split; crack
披露
所向披靡
pī lù
suǒ xiàng pī mǐ
to reveal/to publish/to make public/to announce
(idiom) to sweep everything before one; to be invincible

婆
2158
pó
TODO: Cantonese?
old woman; grandmother
老婆
外婆
lǎo pó
wài pó
(coll.) wife
(coll.) mother's mother/maternal grandmother

破
2159
pò
TODO: Cantonese?
break, ruin, destroy; rout
突破
打破
tū pò
dǎ pò
to break through/to make a breakthrough/to surmount (an obstacle)/(sports) to break through the opponent's defense
to break; to smash

女

1: female

Old Chinese: *nraʔ

Middle Chinese: nrjoX

2: give as a wife

Old Chinese: *nraʔ-s

Middle Chinese: nrjoH

努
2160
nǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
to exert, strive, make an effort; to pout
亞努科維奇
共同努力
yà nǔ kē wéi qí
gòng tóng nǔ lì
Viktor Feyedov Yanukovych (1950-) Ukrainian politician
to work together/to collaborate
呶
2161
náo、nǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
talkative; clamour; hubbub
呶呶
呶
呶
náo náo
náo
nǔ
to talk endlessly, annoying everyone
clamor/(onom.) "look!"
to pout
弩
2162
nǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
cross-bow, bow; downward stroke
劍拔弩張
弓弩
jiàn bá nǔ zhāng
gōng nǔ
lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility/at daggers drawn
bow and crossbow

奴
2163
nú
TODO: Cantonese?
slave, servant
奴隸
丁加奴
nú lì
dīng jiā nú
slave
Terengganu, northeast state of mainland Malaysia
駑
2164
驽
nú
TODO: Cantonese?
tired, old horse; old, weak
駑鈍
駑馬
nú dùn
nú mǎ
(literary) dull/slow-witted
(literary) inferior horse

如
2165
rú
TODO: Cantonese?
if, supposing; as if; like, as
如果
如此
rú guǒ
rú cǐ
if/in case/in the event that
like this; so; such
茹
2166
rú
TODO: Cantonese?
roots; vegetables; eat; bear
含辛茹苦
拔毛連茹
hán xīn rú kǔ
bá máo lián rú
to suffer every possible torment (idiom); bitter hardship/to bear one's cross
lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others/inextricably tangled together/Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.

女
2167
nu:3、rǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
woman, girl; feminine; Kangxi radical 38; 10th lunar mansion, determinative star ε Aquarii (Albali)
女性
女人
女
nu:3 xìng
nu:3 rén
rǔ
woman/the female sex
woman
archaic variant of 汝[ru3]
汝
2168
rǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
you
李汝珍
汝南
lǐ rǔ zhēn
rǔ nán
Li Ruzhen (c. 1763-c. 1830), Qing novelist and phonologist, author of fantasy novel Jinghua Yuan 鏡花緣|镜花缘 or Flowers in the Mirror
Runan county in Zhumadian 駐馬店|驻马店[Zhu4 ma3 dian4], Henan

拿
2169
ná
TODO: Cantonese?
take, hold, grasp; bring; with
加拿大
拿出
jiā ná dà
ná chū
Canada/Canadian
to take out/to put out/to provide/to put forward (a proposal)/to come up with (evidence)

怒
2170
nù
TODO: Cantonese?
anger, rage, passion; angry
憤怒
怒氣
fèn nù
nù qì
angry/indignant/wrath/ire
anger

恕
2171
shù
TODO: Cantonese?
forgive, excuse, show mercy
寬恕
乞恕
kuān shù
qǐ shù
to forgive/forgiveness
to beg forgiveness

帑
2172
tǎng
TODO: Cantonese?
a treasury; public funds
帑藏
帑
tǎng zàng
tǎng
state treasury
state treasury/public funds

絮
2173
xù
TODO: Cantonese?
waste cotton, raw silk or cotton
吐絮
幕後花絮
tǔ xù
mù hòu huā xù
cotton boll splits open and reveals its white interior
news from behind the scenes; stage gossip

出

1: go or come out

Old Chinese: *t-kʰut

Middle Chinese: tsyhwit

2: bring or take out

Old Chinese: *t-kʰut-s

Middle Chinese: tsyhwijH

倔
2174
jué、juè
TODO: Cantonese?
stubborn, obstinate, intransigent; firm
倔強
倔
倔頭
倔
jué jiàng
jué
juè tóu
juè
stubborn; obstinate; unbending
used in 倔強|倔强[jue2 jiang4]
a surly, irascible person
gruff; surly
崛
2175
jué
TODO: Cantonese?
towering, eminent; rise abruptly
崛起
奇崛
jué qǐ
qí jué
to rise abruptly (to a towering position)/to tower over/to spring up/to emerge suddenly/the emergence (e.g. of a power)
strange and prominent
掘
2176
jué
TODO: Cantonese?
dig, excavate; excavate cave
發掘
吃水不忘掘井人
fā jué
chī shuǐ bù wàng jué jǐng rén
to excavate/to explore/(fig.) to unearth/to tap into
Drinking the water of a well, one should never forget who dug it. (idiom)

出
2177
chū
TODO: Cantonese?
go out, send out; stand; produce
指出
出現
zhǐ chū
chū xiàn
to indicate/to point out
to appear/to arise/to emerge/to show up
齣
2178
出,𱌮
chū
TODO: Cantonese?
act; stanza; time, occasion

絀
2179
绌
chù
TODO: Cantonese?
sew, stitch; insufficient
左支右絀
歲計餘絀
zuǒ zhī yòu chù
suì jì yú chù
to be in straitened circumstances
annual budgetary surplus or deficit (accountancy)
黜
2180
chù
TODO: Cantonese?
dismiss; demote, downgrade
免黜
廢黜
miǎn chù
fèi chù
to dismiss/to fire/to degrade
to depose (a king)

拙
2181
zhuō、zhuó
TODO: Cantonese?
stupid, clumsy, crude; convention
笨拙
守拙
藏拙
bèn zhuō
shǒu zhuō
cáng zhuó
clumsy/awkward/stupid
to remain honest and poor
avoiding doing something that one is clumsy at to save face
茁
2182
zhuó
TODO: Cantonese?
to sprout, flourish; sprouts appearing above-ground; vigorous
茁壯
茁
zhuó zhuàng
zhuó
healthy and strong/sturdy/thriving/vigorous/robust/flourishing
to display vigorous, new growth/to sprout

咄
2183
duō
TODO: Cantonese?
noise of rage, cry out in anger
咄咄
咄咄怪事
duō duō
duō duō guài shì
to cluck one's tongue/tut-tut
strange/absurd/paradoxical/extraordinary

窟
2184
kū
TODO: Cantonese?
hole, cave; cellar; underground
吳哥窟
四大石窟
wú gē kū
sì dà shí kū
Angkor Wat, temple complex in Cambodia
the four great caves, namely: Longmen Grottoes 龍門石窟|龙门石窟[Long2 men2 Shi2 ku1] at Luoyang, Henan, Yungang Caves 雲岡石窟|云冈石窟[Yun2 gang1 Shi2 ku1] at Datong, Shanxi, Mogao Caves 莫高窟[Mo4 gao1 ku1] at Dunhuang, Gansu, and Mt Maiji Caves 麥積山石窟|麦积山石窟[Mai4 ji1 Shan1 Shi2 ku1] at Tianshui, Gansu

屈
2185
qū
TODO: Cantonese?
bend, flex; bent, crooked; crouch
屈服
屈辱
qū fú
qū rǔ
to surrender/to succumb/to yield/(as a transitive verb) to defeat/to prevail over
to humiliate/humiliating

祟
2186
suì
TODO: Cantonese?
evil spirit; evil influence
作祟
邪祟
zuò suì
xié suì
haunted/to haunt/to cause mischief
evil spirit

贅
2187
赘
zhuì
TODO: Cantonese?
unnecessary, superfluous
入贅
冗贅
rù zhuì
rǒng zhuì
to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family
verbose

分

1: divide

Old Chinese: *pə[n]

Middle Chinese: pjun

2: alloted duty

Old Chinese: *[m]-pə[n]-s

Middle Chinese: bjunH

分
2188
fēn、fèn
TODO: Cantonese?
divide; small unit of time etc.
十分
分別
成分
分子
shí fēn
fēn bié
chéng fèn
fèn zǐ
very/completely/utterly/extremely/absolutely/hundred percent/to divide into ten equal parts
to part; to leave each other/to distinguish; to tell apart/difference; distinction/in different ways; differently/separately; individually
composition; ingredient; element; component/one's social status/CL:個|个[ge4]
members of a class or group/political elements (such as intellectuals or extremists)/part
吩
2189
fēn
TODO: Cantonese?
order, command, instruct
吩咐
卟吩
fēn fu
bǔ fēn
to tell; to instruct; to command
porphin C20H14N4 (loanword)
氛
2190
fēn
TODO: Cantonese?
gas, vapor, air
氣氛
氛圍
qì fēn
fēn wéi
atmosphere; mood
ambience; atmosphere
紛
2191
纷
fēn
TODO: Cantonese?
in disorder, scattered, tangled
紛紛
紛爭
fēn fēn
fēn zhēng
one after another/in succession/one by one/continuously/diverse/in profusion/numerous and confused/pell-mell
to dispute
芬
2192
fēn
TODO: Cantonese?
fragrance, aroma; perfume
貝多芬
芬蘭
bèi duō fēn
fēn lán
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), German composer
Finland

份
2193
fèn
TODO: Cantonese?
portion, part; duty
份子
份子
fèn zǐ
fèn zi
Taiwan variant of 分子[fen4 zi3]
one's share of expenses (e.g. when buying a gift collectively)/cash gift
忿
2194
fèn
TODO: Cantonese?
get angry; fury, exasperation
不忿
忿懣
bù fèn
fèn mèn
unsatisfied/unconvinced/indignant
indignant/furious

頒
2195
颁
bān
TODO: Cantonese?
confer, bestow; publish, promulgate
頒發
頒獎
bān fā
bān jiǎng
to issue/to promulgate/to award
to confer an award

扮
2196
bàn
TODO: Cantonese?
dress up; dress up as
扮演
裝扮
bàn yǎn
zhuāng bàn
to play the role of/to act
to decorate; to adorn; to dress up/to disguise oneself

汾
2197
fén
TODO: Cantonese?
river in Shanxi province
汾河
汾西
fén hé
fén xī
Fen River
Fenxi county in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[Lin2 fen2], Shanxi

粉
2198
fěn
TODO: Cantonese?
powder, face powder; plaster
粉底
粉紅色
fěn dǐ
fěn hóng sè
foundation (cosmetics)
pink

盼
2199
pàn
TODO: Cantonese?
look, gaze; expect, hope for
期盼
盼望
qī pàn
pàn wàng
to expect; to await
to hope for; to look forward to

盆
2200
pén
TODO: Cantonese?
basin, tub, pot, bowl
盆地
盆栽
pén dì
pén zāi
(geography) basin/depression
to grow (a plant) in a pot/potted plant (sometimes refers specifically to a bonsai plant)

貧
2201
贫
pín
TODO: Cantonese?
poor, impoverished, needy
貧血
貧困
pín xuè
pín kùn
anemia
impoverished/poverty

巴

1: snake

Old Chinese: *pˤra

Middle Chinese: pae

2: [place name]

Old Chinese: *pˤra

Middle Chinese: pae

吧
2202
bā、biā
TODO: Cantonese?
emphatic final particle
酒吧
吧主
吧
jiǔ bā
bā zhǔ
biā
bar/pub/saloon/CL:家[jia1]
message board moderator or administrator
(onom.) smack!
巴
2203
bā
TODO: Cantonese?
greatly desire, anxiously hope
巴黎
巴西
bā lí
bā xī
Paris, capital of France
Brazil
疤
2204
bā
TODO: Cantonese?
scar, cicatrix; birthmark
疤痕
傷疤
bā hén
shāng bā
scar
scar/CL:道[dao4]
笆
2205
bā
TODO: Cantonese?
bamboo fence
竹籬笆
笆斗
zhú lí bā
bā dǒu
fence
round-bottomed basket
芭
2206
bā
TODO: Cantonese?
plantain or banana palm; fragrant
芭蕾
芭蕾舞
bā lěi
bā lěi wǔ
ballet (loanword)
ballet (loanword)

把
2207
bǎ、bà
TODO: Cantonese?
hold, take; guard; regard as
把握
火把
印把子
手把
bǎ wò
huǒ bǎ
yìn bà zi
shǒu bà
to grasp (also fig.)/to seize/to hold/assurance/certainty/sure (of the outcome)
torch/CL:把[ba3]
seal of authority/official seal
handle
杷
2208
bà、pá
TODO: Cantonese?
loquat
杷
枇杷膏
杷
bà
pí pá gāo
pá
handle or shaft (of an axe etc)/hoe/to harrow
Pei Pa Koa, proprietary cough syrup made with traditional Chinese herbs
used in 枇杷[pi2 pa5]
爸
2209
bà、bǎ
TODO: Cantonese?
father, papa
爸爸
老爸
爸比
bà ba
lǎo bà
bǎ bí
(coll.) father; dad/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
father; dad
(loanword) daddy
耙
2210
pá、bà、pā
TODO: Cantonese?
rake
九齒釘耙
倒打一耙
耙地
耲耙
耙耳朵
jiǔ chǐ dīng pá
dào dǎ yī pá
bà dì
huái bà
pā ěr duo
The Nine-Toothed Rake (weapon of Zhu Bajie 豬八戒|猪八戒[Zhu1 Ba1 jie4])
lit. to strike with a muckrake (idiom), cf Pigsy 豬八戒|猪八戒 in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记; fig. to counterattack/to make bogus accusations (against one's victim)
to harrow/to break the ground with a hoe
a kind of harrow used in north-east China to cultivate or sow/Taiwan pr. [huai2 pa2]
(dialect) henpecked/to be under one's wife's thumb

爬
2211
pá
TODO: Cantonese?
crawl, creep; climb; scramble
爬上
爬山
pá shàng
pá shān
to climb up
to climb a mountain/to mountaineer/hiking/mountaineering
琶
2212
pá
TODO: Cantonese?
guitar-like instrument
洋琵琶
琶洲
yáng pí pá
pá zhōu
mandolin
Pazhou district in Guangzhou, Guangdong/Pazhou Island in Guangzhou, formerly called Whampoa, historical anchoring point for foreign trade ships

靶
2213
bǎ
TODO: Cantonese?
target; splashboard on chariot
打靶
抄靶子
dǎ bǎ
chāo bǎ zi
target shooting
(dialect) to do a body search/to frisk

葩
2214
pā
TODO: Cantonese?
flowers
奇葩
奇葩異卉
qí pā
qí pā yì huì
exotic flower/(fig.) marvel/prodigy/(slang) weirdo/outlandish
rare and exotic flora (idiom)

谷

valley

Old Chinese: *C.qˤok

Middle Chinese: kuwk

容
2215
róng
TODO: Cantonese?
looks, appearance; figure, form
容易
形容
róng yì
xíng róng
easy; straightforward/likely; liable to; apt to
to describe/(literary) countenance; appearance
榕
2216
róng
TODO: Cantonese?
banyan tree
榕樹
榕城區
róng shù
róng chéng qū
banyan
Rongcheng district of Jieyang City 揭陽市|揭阳市, Guangdong
溶
2217
róng
TODO: Cantonese?
to melt, dissolve; overflowing with
溶解
不溶
róng jiě
bù róng
to dissolve
insoluble
熔
2218
róng
TODO: Cantonese?
melt, smelt, fuse; mold
助熔劑
大熔爐
zhù róng jì
dà róng lú
flux
lit. large smelting furnace/fig. the mixing of different ethnicities and cultures/Melting Pot
蓉
2219
róng
TODO: Cantonese?
hibiscus; Chengdu, Sichuan
出水芙蓉
大唐芙蓉園
chū shuǐ fú róng
dà táng fú róng yuán
as a lotus flower breaking the surface (idiom); surpassingly beautiful (of young lady's face or old gentleman's calligraphy)
Tang Paradise in Xi'an
鎔
2220
镕
róng
TODO: Cantonese?
fuse, melt, smelt; mold
朱鎔基
鎔
zhū róng jī
róng
Zhu Rongji (1928-), PRC politician, premier 1998-2003
to smelt/to fuse/variant of 熔[rong2]

峪
2221
yù
TODO: Cantonese?
valley, ravine
嘉峪關
嘉峪關城
jiā yù guān
jiā yù guān chéng
Jiayu Pass in Gansu, at the western terminus of the Great Wall/Jiayuguan prefecture-level city in Gansu
Jiayuguan fort in the Gansu corridor/Ming dynasty military fort, the western end of the Great Wall
慾
2222
yù
TODO: Cantonese?
lust, desire, passion; appetite
慾望
情慾
yù wàng
qíng yù
desire; longing; appetite; craving
lust/desire/sensual
欲
2223
yù
TODO: Cantonese?
desire, want, long for; intend
躍躍欲試
蠢蠢欲動
yuè yuè yù shì
chǔn chǔn yù dòng
to be eager to give sth a try (idiom)
to begin to stir (idiom)/to get restless/to become threatening
浴
2224
yù
TODO: Cantonese?
bathe, wash; bath
浴室
浴場
yù shì
yù chǎng
bathroom (room used for bathing)/CL:間|间[jian1]
bathing spot
裕
2225
yù
TODO: Cantonese?
abundant, rich, plentiful
富裕
富裕
fù yù
fù yù
Fuyu county in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3], Heilongjiang
prosperous; well-to-do; well-off
谷
2226
gǔ、yù
TODO: Cantonese?
valley, gorge, ravine; Kangxi radical 150
山谷
谷底
吐谷渾
shān gǔ
gǔ dǐ
tǔ yù hún
valley/ravine
valley floor/(fig.) lowest ebb/all-time low
Tuyuhun, nomadic people related to the Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑[Xian1 bei1]/a state in Qinghai in 4th-7th century AD

俗
2227
sú
TODO: Cantonese?
social customs; vulgar, unrefined
民俗
俗稱
mín sú
sú chēng
popular custom
commonly referred to as/common term

辟

1: inner coffin

Old Chinese: *[b]ˤek

Middle Chinese: bek

2: law, rule; lawful

Old Chinese: *[N]-pek

Middle Chinese: bjiek

3: ruler, prince

Old Chinese: *pek

Middle Chinese: pjiek

壁
2228
bì
TODO: Cantonese?
partition wall; walls of a house; 14th lunar mansion, determinative star γ Pegasi (Algenib)
牆壁
隔壁
qiáng bì
gé bì
wall
next door/neighbor
璧
2229
bì
TODO: Cantonese?
piece of jade with hole in it
中西合璧
合璧
zhōng xī hé bì
hé bì
harmonious combination of Chinese and Western elements (idiom)
to match harmoniously
臂
2230
bì、bei
TODO: Cantonese?
arm
手臂
三頭六臂
胳臂
胳臂箍兒
shǒu bì
sān tóu liù bì
gē bei
gē bei gū r5
arm/helper
lit. to have three heads and six arms (idiom)/fig. to possess remarkable abilities/a being of formidable powers
arm/CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1]/also pr. [ge1 bi4]
armband
薜
2231
bì
TODO: Cantonese?
evergreen shrubs, genus Ligusticum
薜
bì
Ficus pumila
辟
2232
bì、pì
TODO: Cantonese?
law, rule; open up, develop
張勳復辟
復辟
大辟
辟雍硯
zhāng xūn fù bì
fù bì
dà pì
pì yōng yàn
Manchu Restoration of 1917, an attempt by general 張勳|张勋[Zhang1 Xun1] to reinstate the monarchy in China by restoring the abdicated emperor Puyi 溥儀|溥仪[Pu3 yi2] to the throne
to recover one's power or authority/restoration (of a past regime)
(literary) death sentence; decapitation
ink slab or ink stone of celadon or white porcelain with unglazed surface
避
2233
bì
TODO: Cantonese?
avoid; turn aside; escape; hide
避開
避難
bì kāi
bì nàn
to avoid/to evade/to keep away from
refuge/to take refuge/to seek asylum (political etc)

僻
2234
pì
TODO: Cantonese?
out-of-the-way, remote; unorthodox
偏僻
乖僻
piān pì
guāi pì
remote/desolate/far from the city
peculiar/eccentric
譬
2235
pì
TODO: Cantonese?
metaphor, simile, example
譬如
譬如說
pì rú
pì rú shuō
for example/for instance/such as
for example
闢
2236
辟,𰿾
pì
TODO: Cantonese?
open; settle, develop, open up
開闢
精闢
kāi pì
jīng pì
to open up/to set up/to establish
clear and penetrating (e.g. analysis)/incisive/insightful

劈
2237
pī、pǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
cut apart, split, chop
劈啪
劈情操
劈叉
劈柴
pī pā
pī qíng cāo
pǐ chà
pǐ chai
(onom.) for crack, slap, clap, clatter etc
to have a friendly chat (Shanghai)
the splits (move in dancing)/to do the splits/Taiwan pr. [pi3 cha1]
chopped wood/firewood
霹
2238
pī
TODO: Cantonese?
thunder, crashing thunder
列缺霹靂
晴天霹靂
liè quē pī lì
qíng tiān pī lì
lightning and thunder
lit. thunderclap from a clear sky (idiom)/fig. a bolt from the blue

擘
2239
bò
TODO: Cantonese?
thumb; break, tear open, rip
巨擘
擘劃
jù bò
bò huà
thumb/authority (knowledgeable person)
to plan/to arrange

癖
2240
pǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
craving, weakness for; indigestion
咬甲癖
嗜痂成癖
yǎo jiǎ pǐ
shì jiā chéng pǐ
onychophagia (nail biting)
to have strange and dangerous addictions (idiom)

帝

God

Old Chinese: *tˤek-s

Middle Chinese: tejH

嘀
2241
dī、dí
TODO: Cantonese?
backbite
嘀嗒
嘀
嘀咕
犯嘀咕
dī dā
dī
dí gu
fàn dí gu
(onom.) tick tock
(onom.) sound of dripping water, a ticking clock etc
to mutter/to feel apprehensive
to hesitate/to have second thoughts/to be concerned/to brood (over sth)/to complain
嫡
2242
dí
TODO: Cantonese?
legal wife, child of legal wife
嫡傳
嫡出
dí chuán
dí chū
handed down in a direct line from the founder
born of the wife (i.e. not of a concubine)
敵
2243
敌
dí
TODO: Cantonese?
enemy, foe, rival; resist
敵人
敵對
dí rén
dí duì
enemy/CL:個|个[ge4]
hostile/enemy (factions)/combative
鏑
2244
镝
dī、dí
TODO: Cantonese?
dysprosium (element 66, Dy); the barb of an arrow; the head of a javelin
鏑
鏑
dī
dí
dysprosium (chemistry)
arrow or arrowhead (old)

帝
2245
dì
TODO: Cantonese?
supreme ruler, emperor; god
上帝
皇帝
shàng dì
huáng dì
God
emperor/CL:個|个[ge4]
締
2246
缔
dì
TODO: Cantonese?
tie, join, connect; connection
取締
締造
qǔ dì
dì zào
to suppress; to crack down on; to prohibit
to found/to create
諦
2247
谛
dì
TODO: Cantonese?
careful, attentive
真諦
四聖諦
zhēn dì
sì shèng dì
the real meaning/the true essence
the Four Noble Truths (Buddhism)/see also 四諦|四谛[si4 di4] and 苦集滅道|苦集灭道[ku3 ji2 mie4 dao4]

啼
2248
tí
TODO: Cantonese?
weep, whimper; howl, twitter
啼笑皆非
哭哭啼啼
tí xiào jiē fēi
kū ku tí tí
lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)/between laughter and tears
to weep endlessly/interminable wailing
蹄
2249
tí
TODO: Cantonese?
hoof; horse
人有失手，馬有失蹄
偶蹄
rén yǒu shī shǒu , mǎ yǒu shī tí
ǒu tí
lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom)/fig. everyone makes mistakes/even the best fall down sometimes
artiodactyl (zoology)

啻
2250
chì
TODO: Cantonese?
only, merely; just like; stop at
不啻
不啻天淵
bù chì
bù chì tiān yuān
just as/no less than/like (sth momentous)/as good as/tantamount to
no less than from heaven to the abyss (idiom); differing widely/worlds apart/the gap couldn't be bigger

滴
2251
dī
TODO: Cantonese?
drip; drop of water
一點一滴
點滴
yī diǎn yī dī
diǎn dī
bit by bit/every little bit
a drip/a little bit/intravenous drip (used to administer drugs)

適
2252
适
shì
TODO: Cantonese?
match, comfortable; just
適合
適應
shì hé
shì yìng
to fit; to suit
to adapt/to fit/to suit

摘
2253
zhāi
TODO: Cantonese?
pluck, pick; select; specify
摘要
摘錄
zhāi yào
zhāi lù
summary/abstract
to extract/to excerpt/an excerpt

匀

1: even, uniform

Old Chinese: *[N-q]ʷi[n]

Middle Chinese: ywin

2: little, few (Shuōwén)

Old Chinese: *[ɢ]ʷi[ŋ]

Middle Chinese: ywin

旬
2254
xún
TODO: Cantonese?
ten-day period; period of time
七旬老人
三旬九食
qī xún lǎo rén
sān xún jiǔ shí
septuagenarian
lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)/fig. (of a family) on the brink of starvation/in dire straits
荀
2255
xún
TODO: Cantonese?
surname; ancient state; plant
杜荀鶴
荀子
dù xún hè
xún zǐ
Du Xunhe (846-904), Tang poet
Xunzi, (c. 310-237 BC), Confucian philosopher/the Xunzi, a collection of philosophical writings attributed to Xunzi
詢
2256
询
xún
TODO: Cantonese?
inquire into, ask about; consult
諮詢
查詢
zī xún
chá xún
consultation/to consult/to inquire
to check/to inquire/to consult (a document etc)/inquiry/query

勻
2257
匀
yún
TODO: Cantonese?
equal, impartially, uniform, even
均勻
勻實
jūn yún
yún shi
even/well-distributed/homogeneous/well-proportioned (figure, body etc)
even/uniform
匀
2258
yún
TODO: Cantonese?
equal
筠
2259
yún
TODO: Cantonese?
bamboo skin; bamboo
筠連
筠連縣
yún lián
yún lián xiàn
Yunlian county in Yibin 宜賓|宜宾[Yi2 bin1], Sichuan
Yunlian county in Yibin 宜賓|宜宾[Yi2 bin1], Sichuan

均
2260
jūn
TODO: Cantonese?
equal, even, fair; all, also
平均
均衡
píng jūn
jūn héng
average; on average/evenly; in equal proportions
equal/balanced/harmony/equilibrium
鈞
2261
钧
jūn
TODO: Cantonese?
unit of measure equivalent to thirty catties
千鈞一髮
鈞諭
qiān jūn yī fà
jūn yù
a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom)/imminent peril/a matter of life or death
(deferential) your instructions

徇
2262
xùn
TODO: Cantonese?
comply with, follow; display
徇情
徇私枉法
xùn qíng
xùn sī wǎng fǎ
to act out of personal considerations/to show partiality
to bend the law in order to favor one's relatives or associates (idiom)
殉
2263
xùn
TODO: Cantonese?
die for cause, be martyr for
殉葬
因公殉職
xùn zàng
yīn gōng xùn zhí
(of servants etc) to be buried alive with the deceased; (of utensils etc) to be buried with the dead
to die in the course of performing one's duty (idiom)

筍
2264
笋
sǔn
TODO: Cantonese?
bamboo shoot; joint; tendon
竹筍
冬筍
zhú sǔn
dōng sǔn
bamboo shoot
winter bamboo shoots (smaller and tenderer as a result of being dug out before they come out of the soil)

絢
2265
绚
xuàn
TODO: Cantonese?
variegated, adorned; brilliant
絢爛
絢麗
xuàn làn
xuàn lì
splendid/gorgeous/dazzling
gorgeous/magnificent

韵
2266
yùn
TODO: Cantonese?
rhyme; vowel

可

may; acceptable

Old Chinese: *[k]ʰˤa[j]ʔ

Middle Chinese: khaX

坷
2267
kě、kē
TODO: Cantonese?
clod of earth, lump of soil
坎坷不平
坎坷多舛
坷垃
kǎn kě bù píng
kǎn kě duō chuǎn
kē lā
potholed and bumpy road (idiom); fig. full of disappointment and dashed hopes
full of trouble and misfortune (usu. referring to someone's life)
(dialect) clod (of earth)
柯
2268
kē
TODO: Cantonese?
axe-handle; stalk, bough; surname
柯達
伊士曼柯達公司
kē dá
yī shì màn kē dá gōng sī
Kodak (brand, US film company)/full name Eastman Kodak Company 伊士曼柯達公司|伊士曼柯达公司[Yi1 shi4 man4 Ke1 da2 Gong1 si1]
Eastman Kodak Company (US film company)
苛
2269
kē
TODO: Cantonese?
small, petty; harsh, rigorous
苛刻
苛求
kē kè
kē qiú
harsh; severe; demanding
demanding
軻
2270
轲
kē
TODO: Cantonese?
axle; personal name of Mencius
孟軻
軻
mèng kē
kē
Mencius 孟子 (c. 372-c. 289), Confucian philosopher
given name of Mencius

何
2271
hé
TODO: Cantonese?
what, why, where, which, how
如何
為何
rú hé
wèi hé
how/what way/what
why
河
2272
hé
TODO: Cantonese?
river; stream; the Yellow River
河流
河南
hé liú
hé nán
river/CL:條|条[tiao2]
Henan province (Honan) in central China, abbr. 豫, capital Zhengzhou 鄭州|郑州[Zheng4 zhou1]
荷
2273
hé、hè
TODO: Cantonese?
lotus, water lily; Holland
荷蘭
荷爾蒙
負荷
擔荷
hé lán
hé ěr méng
fù hè
dān hè
Holland/the Netherlands
hormone (loanword)/see 激素[ji1 su4]
load/burden/charge
to shoulder a burden

婀
2274
ē
TODO: Cantonese?
be beautiful, be graceful
婀娜
媕婀
ē nuó
ān ē
(of a woman's bearing) graceful/elegant/lithe
(literary) to hesitate/indecisive
阿
2275
ā、ē
TODO: Cantonese?
prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
阿美族
阿媽
剛正不阿
守正不阿
ā měi zú
ā mā
gāng zhèng bù ē
shǒu zhèng bù ē
Amis or Pangcah, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
grandma (paternal) (Tw)/(dialect) mother/nurse/amah/(Manchu) father
upright and plainspoken
to be strictly just and impartial

哥
2276
gē
TODO: Cantonese?
elder brother
哥哥
大哥
gē ge
dà gē
older brother/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
eldest brother/big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself)/gang leader; boss
歌
2277
gē
TODO: Cantonese?
song, lyrics; sing, chant; praise
歌聲
歌手
gē shēng
gē shǒu
singing voice/fig. original voice of a poet
singer

呵
2278
hē
TODO: Cantonese?
scold; laughing sound; yawn
呵護
呵呵
hē hù
hē hē
to bless/to cherish/to take good care of/to conserve
(onom.) gentle laughter/chuckle

可
2279
kě、kè
TODO: Cantonese?
may, can, -able; possibly
可能
可是
可汗
可
kě néng
kě shì
kè hán
kè
might (happen)/possible/probable/possibility/probability/maybe/perhaps/CL:個|个[ge4]
but; however/(used for emphasis) indeed
khan (loanword)
used in 可汗[ke4 han2]

婁

drag, trail (v.)

Old Chinese: *[r]o

Middle Chinese: lju

嘍
2280
喽
lóu
TODO: Cantonese?
used in onomatopoetic expressions
哈嘍
嘍囉
hā lóu
lóu luo
hello (loanword)
bandit
婁
2281
娄
lóu
TODO: Cantonese?
surname; to wear; 16th lunar mansion, determinative star β Arietis (Sheratan)
克婁巴特拉
出婁子
kè lóu bā tè lā
chū lóu zi
Cleopatra (name)/Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (69-30 BC), the last Egyptian pharaoh
to run into difficulties/to cause trouble
樓
2282
楼
lóu
TODO: Cantonese?
building of two or more stories
大樓
危樓
dà lóu
wēi lóu
building (a relatively large, multistory one)/CL:幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4]
dangerous housing/building that is about to collapse
螻
2283
蝼
lóu
TODO: Cantonese?
a mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis
天螻
蛞螻
tiān lóu
kuò lóu
mole cricket/slang word for agricultural pest Gryllotalpa
mole cricket (Gryllotalpa)
髏
2284
髅
lóu
TODO: Cantonese?
skull; skeleton
髑髏
髏
dú lóu
lóu
(literary) skull (of a dead person)
used in 髑髏|髑髅[du2lou2]/used in 骷髏|骷髅[ku1lou2]

屢
2285
屡
lu:3
TODO: Cantonese?
frequently, often, again and again
屢次
屢出狂言
lu:3 cì
lu:3 chū kuáng yán
repeatedly/time and again
repeated gaffes
縷
2286
缕
lu:3
TODO: Cantonese?
thread; detailed, precise
不絕如縷
千絲萬縷
bù jué rú lu:3
qiān sī wàn lu:3
hanging by a thread/very precarious/almost extinct/(of sound) linger on faintly
linked in countless ways
褸
2287
褛
lu:3
TODO: Cantonese?
lapel, collar; tattered, threadbare
襤褸
褸
lán lu:3
lu:3
ragged/shabby
soiled/tattered

摟
2288
搂
lōu、lǒu
TODO: Cantonese?
hug, embrace; drag, pull
摟錢
摟
摟住
摟抱
lōu qián
lōu
lǒu zhù
lǒu bào
(coll.) to grab money/to rake in money
to draw towards oneself/to gather/to gather up (one's gown, sleeves etc)/to grab (money)/to extort
to hold in one's arms/to embrace
to hug/to embrace
簍
2289
篓
lǒu
TODO: Cantonese?
bamboo basket
字紙簍
簍子
zì zhǐ lǒu
lǒu zi
wastepaper basket
basket

擻
2290
擞
sǒu
TODO: Cantonese?
shake, tremble, quake; flutter
精神抖擻
抖擻
jīng shén dǒu sǒu
dǒu sǒu
spirit trembling with excitement (idiom); in high spirits/lively and full of enthusiasm/full of energy/con brio
to rouse/to invigorate/to enliven/to put sb into high spirits/con brio
藪
2291
薮
sǒu
TODO: Cantonese?
marsh, swamp; wild country; clump of trees or bushes
林藪
棕藪鴝
lín sǒu
zōng sǒu qú
woods and marshes
(bird species of China) rufous-tailed scrub robin (Erythropygia galactotes)

數
2292
数
shù、shǔ、shuò
TODO: Cantonese?
number; several; count; fate
人數
少數
數不清
倒數
不可數集
數見不鮮
rén shù
shǎo shù
shǔ bù qīng
dào shǔ
bù kě shuò jí
shuò jiàn bù xiān
number of people
small number/few/minority
countless; innumerable
to count backwards (from 10 down to 0)/to count down/from the bottom (lines on a page)/from the back (rows of seats)
uncountable set (math.)
a common occurrence (idiom)

丁

1: 4th heavenly stem

Old Chinese: *tˤeŋ

Middle Chinese: teng

2: nail (n.)

Old Chinese: *tˤeŋ

Middle Chinese: teng

3: sound of beating

Old Chinese: *tˤreŋ

Middle Chinese: treang

丁
2293
dīng、zhēng
TODO: Cantonese?
male adult; robust, vigorous; 4th heavenly stem
愛丁堡
墾丁
丁丁
ài dīng bǎo
kěn dīng
zhēng zhēng
Edinburgh, capital of Scotland
Kenting, a national park on the southern tip of Taiwan, popular as a tourist destination (abbr. for 墾丁國家公園|垦丁国家公园[Ken3 ding1 Guo2 jia1 Gong1 yuan2])
sound of chopping wood, chess pieces hitting the board etc
仃
2294
dīng
TODO: Cantonese?
lonely, solitary
伶仃
孤苦伶仃
líng dīng
gū kǔ líng dīng
alone and helpless
solitary and impoverished (idiom)
叮
2295
dīng
TODO: Cantonese?
exhort or enjoin repeatedly
叮嚀
叮囑
dīng níng
dīng zhǔ
to warn/to urge/to exhort/to give instructions carefully and insistently
to warn repeatedly/to urge/to exhort again and again
盯
2296
dīng
TODO: Cantonese?
rivet gaze upon, keep eyes on
盯住
盯市
dīng zhù
dīng shì
to watch sb closely/to breathe down sb's neck/to mark (sports)
mark to market (accounting)
酊
2297
dīng、dǐng
TODO: Cantonese?
drunk, intoxicated
酊劑
酊
酩酊
酩酊大醉
dīng jì
dīng
mǐng dǐng
mǐng dǐng dà zuì
tincture
tincture (loanword)
blind drunk
dead drunk; plastered; as drunk as a lord
釘
2298
钉
dīng、dìng
TODO: Cantonese?
nail, spike; pursue closely
圖釘
大頭釘
板上釘釘
釘書機
tú dīng
dà tóu dīng
bǎn shàng dìng dīng
dìng shū jī
thumbtack
tack/thumbtack/push pin
that clinches it/that's final/no two ways about it
stapler

亭
2299
tíng
TODO: Cantonese?
pavilion; erect
涼亭
亭亭玉立
liáng tíng
tíng tíng yù lì
pavilion
slender and elegant (of a woman)
停
2300
tíng
TODO: Cantonese?
stop, suspend, delay; suitable
停止
停車
tíng zhǐ
tíng chē
to stop; to halt; to cease
to pull up (stop one's vehicle)/to park/(of a machine) to stop working/to stall
婷
2301
tíng
TODO: Cantonese?
pretty; attractive; graceful
娉婷
毓婷
pīng tíng
yù tíng
(literary) (of a woman) to have a graceful demeanor/beautiful woman
Yuting, trade name of an emergency birth control tablet containing the hormonal medication levonorgestrel

打
2302
dá、dǎ
TODO: Cantonese?
strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
一打
半打
打算
打開
yī dá
bàn dá
dǎ suàn
dǎ kāi
dozen
half a dozen
to plan/to intend/to calculate/plan/intention/calculation/CL:個|个[ge4]
to open/to show (a ticket)/to turn on/to switch on

頂
2303
顶
dǐng
TODO: Cantonese?
top, peak; carry on head; very
山頂
頂多
shān dǐng
dǐng duō
hilltop
at most/at best

訂
2304
订
dìng
TODO: Cantonese?
draw up agreement; arrange
訂定
修訂
dìng dìng
xiū dìng
to set/to designate/to stipulate/to provide/to draw up/to formulate (rules etc)/stipulation
to revise

汀
2305
tīng
TODO: Cantonese?
sandbar, beach, bank, shore
克汀病
克里斯汀
kè tīng bìng
kè lǐ sī tīng
cretinism
(name) Christine, Kristine, Kristen, Kristin etc/Christiane/Christian

曷

what

Old Chinese: *[g]ˤat

Middle Chinese: hat

喝
2306
hē、hè
TODO: Cantonese?
drink; shout, call out
吃喝玩樂
喝醉
喝采
叱喝
chī hē wán lè
hē zuì
hè cǎi
chì hè
to eat, drink and be merry (idiom)/to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure
to get drunk
to acclaim/to cheer
to shout at/to berate
褐
2307
hè
TODO: Cantonese?
coarse woolen cloth; dull, dark
褐色
川褐頭山雀
hè sè
chuān hè tóu shān què
brown
(bird species of China) Sichuan tit (Poecile weigoldicus)

竭
2308
jié
TODO: Cantonese?
put forth great effort; exhaust
衰竭
竭力
shuāi jié
jié lì
organ failure/exhaustion/prostration (medicine)
to do one's utmost
羯
2309
jié
TODO: Cantonese?
wether, castrated ram; deer skin
魔羯座
戎羯
mó jié zuò
róng jié
Capricorn (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
ancient ethnic groups in northwestern China

歇
2310
xiē
TODO: Cantonese?
rest, stop, lodge
歇業
停歇
xiē yè
tíng xiē
to close down (temporarily or permanently)/to go out of business
to stop for a rest
蠍
2311
xiē
TODO: Cantonese?
scorpion
天蠍座
天蠍
tiān xiē zuò
tiān xiē
Scorpio or Scorpius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
Scorpio (constellation)

靄
2312
霭
ǎi
TODO: Cantonese?
cloudy sky, haze; calm, peaceful
慈靄
於霧靄之中
cí ǎi
yú wù ǎi zhī zhōng
kindly and amiable
to be beclouded

遏
2313
è
TODO: Cantonese?
stop, suppress, curb, check; a bar
遏止
遏阻
è zhǐ
è zǔ
to hold back/to check (i.e. to stop sb's advance)/to resist/esp. with negative, irresistible, unstoppable etc
to stop/to contain/to deter

葛
2314
gě、gé
TODO: Cantonese?
edible bean; surname
諸葛亮
諸葛
杯葛
糾葛
zhū gě liàng
zhū gě
bēi gé
jiū gé
Zhuge Liang (181-234), military leader and prime minister of Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉 during the Three Kingdoms period/the main hero of the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义, where he is portrayed as a sage and military genius/(fig.) a mastermind
two-character surname Zhuge/Taiwan pr. [Zhu1ge2]
to boycott (loanword)
entanglement/dispute

曷
2315
hé
TODO: Cantonese?
why? what? where?
曷
hé
why/how/when/what/where

揭
2316
jiē
TODO: Cantonese?
raise, lift up; surname
揭開
揭曉
jiē kāi
jiē xiǎo
to uncover/to open
to announce publicly/to publish/to make known/to disclose

渴
2317
kě
TODO: Cantonese?
thirsty, parched; yearn, pine
渴望
解渴
kě wàng
jiě kě
to thirst for/to long for
to quench

謁
2318
谒
yè
TODO: Cantonese?
visit, pay respects to
參謁
叩謁
cān yè
kòu yè
to visit/to pay one's respects to (a revered figure etc)/to pay homage (at a tomb etc)
to visit (esp. one's superiors)

登

1: a kind of sacrificial vessel

Old Chinese: *k-tˤəŋ

Middle Chinese: tong

2: ascend

Old Chinese: *tˤəŋ

Middle Chinese: tong

凳
2319
dèng
TODO: Cantonese?
bench; stool
凳子
板凳
dèng zi
bǎn dèng
stool/small seat
wooden bench or stool/CL:張|张[zhang1],條|条[tiao2]
嶝
2320
dèng
TODO: Cantonese?
path leading up a mountain
嶝
dèng
path leading up a mountain
櫈
2321
dèng
TODO: Cantonese?
bench; stool
澄
2322
chéng、dèng、dēng
TODO: Cantonese?
purify water by allowing sediment to settle; clear, pure
澄清
攬轡澄清
澄
澄清
黃澄澄
chéng qīng
lǎn pèi chéng qīng
dèng
dèng qīng
huáng dēng dēng
clear (of liquid)/limpid/to clarify/to make sth clear/to be clear (about the facts)
to assume one's post with the aspiration of bringing about peace and order to the nation (idiom)
(of liquid) to settle/to become clear
to settle (of liquid)/to become clear (by precipitation of impurities)/precipitate (chemistry)/to put in order/to quell disturbances
glistening yellow; golden
瞪
2323
dèng
TODO: Cantonese?
stare at
目瞪口呆
乾瞪眼
mù dèng kǒu dāi
gān dèng yǎn
dumbstruck (idiom); stupefied/stunned
to watch helplessly
磴
2324
dèng
TODO: Cantonese?
steps on ledge, cliff, or hill
磴口
磴口縣
dèng kǒu
dèng kǒu xiàn
Dengkou county in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾|巴彦淖尔[Ba1 yan4 nao4 er3], Inner Mongolia
Dengkou county in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾|巴彦淖尔[Ba1 yan4 nao4 er3], Inner Mongolia
蹬
2325
dēng、dèng
TODO: Cantonese?
step on, tread on; lose energy
腳蹬
蹬子
蹭蹬
馬蹬
jiǎo dēng
dēng zi
cèng dèng
mǎ dèng
pedal
pedal
to have bad luck/dammit!
stirrup
鄧
2326
邓
dèng
TODO: Cantonese?
a county in Henan; surname
毛鄧三
鄧世昌
máo dèng sān
dèng shì chāng
Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory & the Three Represents (abbr. for 毛澤東思想|毛泽东思想[Mao2 Ze2 dong1 Si1 xiang3] + 鄧小平理論|邓小平理论[Deng4 Xiao3 ping2 Li3 lun4] + 三個代表|三个代表[San1 ge4 Dai4 biao3])
Deng Shichang (1849-1894), Qing dynasty naval specialist, founded naval dockyards and two naval colleges, died heroically in action against the Japanese

燈
2327
灯
dēng
TODO: Cantonese?
lantern, lamp
燈光
路燈
dēng guāng
lù dēng
(stage) lighting/light
street lamp/street light
登
2328
dēng
TODO: Cantonese?
rise, mount, board, climb
登記
登山
dēng jì
dēng shān
to register (one's name)
to climb a mountain/climbing/mountaineering

橙
2329
chéng
TODO: Cantonese?
orange
柳橙
柳橙汁
liǔ chéng
liǔ chéng zhī
orange (fruit)
orange juice/CL:瓶[ping2],杯[bei1],罐[guan4],盒[he2]/see also 橙汁[cheng2 zhi1]

證
2330
证
zhèng
TODO: Cantonese?
proof, evidence; testify, verify
證明
保證
zhèng míng
bǎo zhèng
proof/certificate/identification/testimonial/CL:個|个[ge4]/to prove/to testify/to confirm the truth of
guarantee/to guarantee/to ensure/to safeguard/to pledge/CL:個|个[ge4]

柬

select, distinguish

Old Chinese: *kˤr[a]nʔ

Middle Chinese: keanX

攔
2331
拦
lán
TODO: Cantonese?
obstruct, impede, bar, hinder
攔截
攔住
lán jié
lán zhù
to intercept
to stop/to bar the way
欄
2332
栏
lán
TODO: Cantonese?
railing, balustrade; animal pen
專欄
佈告欄
zhuān lán
bù gào lán
special column
bulletin board
瀾
2333
澜
lán
TODO: Cantonese?
overflowing; waves, ripples
推波助瀾
波瀾
tuī bō zhù lán
bō lán
to push the wave and add to the billows (idiom); to add momentum/to encourage sth to get bigger/to add fuel to the fire
billows/great waves (fig. of a story with great momentum)
蘭
2334
兰,𬞕
lán
TODO: Cantonese?
orchid; elegant, graceful
宜蘭縣
波蘭
yí lán xiàn
bō lán
Yilan County in northeast Taiwan
Poland
闌
2335
阑
lán
TODO: Cantonese?
door screen; railing fence
夜闌
夜闌人靜
yè lán
yè lán rén jìng
late at night/in the dead of night
the still of the night (idiom)/late at night

煉
2336
炼
liàn
TODO: Cantonese?
smelt, refine; distill, condense
煉鋼
煉丹
liàn gāng
liàn dān
to make steel/steelmaking
to concoct pills of immortality
練
2337
练
liàn
TODO: Cantonese?
practice, drill, exercise, train
訓練
教練
xùn liàn
jiào liàn
to train/to drill/training/CL:個|个[ge4]
instructor/sports coach/trainer/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
鍊
2338
𫔀
liàn
TODO: Cantonese?
smelt metals, forge; refine
千錘百鍊
鍛鍊
qiān chuí bǎi liàn
duàn liàn
after hard work and numerous revisions (idiom)/the vicissitudes of life
to toughen/to temper/to engage in physical exercise/to work out/(fig.) to develop one's skills/to train oneself

揀
2339
拣
jiǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
choose; select; pick up; gather
分揀
挑三揀四
fēn jiǎn
tiāo sān jiǎn sì
to sort (mail)
to be picky/to be choosy
柬
2340
jiǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
letter, invitation; choose
柬吳哥王朝
柬埔寨
jiǎn wú gē wáng cháo
jiǎn pǔ zhài
Ankor Dynasty of Cambodia, 802-1431
Cambodia

諫
2341
谏
jiàn
TODO: Cantonese?
remonstrate, admonish
勸諫
幾諫
quàn jiàn
jī jiàn
to admonish
to admonish tactfully

爛
2342
烂
làn
TODO: Cantonese?
rotten, spoiled, decayed
腐爛
破爛
fǔ làn
pò làn
to rot/to putrefy/(fig.) corrupt
worn-out; dilapidated; tattered; ragged/(coll.) rubbish; junk

交

cross (v.)

Old Chinese: *[k]ˤraw

Middle Chinese: kaew

交
2343
jiāo
TODO: Cantonese?
mix; intersect; exchange, communicate; deliver
交通
交流
jiāo tōng
jiāo liú
to be connected/traffic/transportation/communications/liaison
to exchange/exchange/communication/interaction/to have social contact (with sb)
姣
2344
jiāo
TODO: Cantonese?
beautiful, handsome, pretty
姣
jiāo
cunning/pretty
蛟
2345
jiāo
TODO: Cantonese?
scaly dragon with four legs
殺虎斬蛟
蛟河
shā hǔ zhǎn jiāo
jiāo hé
lit. to kill the tiger and behead the scaly dragon
Jiaohe, county-level city in Jilin prefecture 吉林, Jilin province
郊
2346
jiāo
TODO: Cantonese?
suburbs; waste land, open spaces
郊區
郊區
jiāo qū
jiāo qū
Jiaoqu, a district of Tongling City 銅陵市|铜陵市[Tong2ling2 Shi4], Anhui
suburban district; outskirts; suburbs
鮫
2347
鲛
jiāo
TODO: Cantonese?
shark
青鮫
馬鮫
qīng jiāo
mǎ jiāo
mackerel shark
Spanish mackerel

狡
2348
jiǎo
TODO: Cantonese?
cunning, deceitful, treacherous
奸狡
狡兔三窟
jiān jiǎo
jiǎo tù sān kū
devious/cunning
lit. a crafty rabbit has three burrows/a sly individual has more than one plan to fall back on (idiom)
皎
2349
jiǎo
TODO: Cantonese?
white; bright, brilliant; clear
皎潔
明皎
jiǎo jié
míng jiǎo
shining clean/bright (moonlight)
clear and bright
絞
2350
绞
jiǎo
TODO: Cantonese?
twist, wring; intertwine; winch
心絞痛
絞盡腦汁
xīn jiǎo tòng
jiǎo jìn nǎo zhī
angina
to rack one's brains
餃
2351
饺
jiǎo
TODO: Cantonese?
stuffed dumplings
餃子
包餃子
jiǎo zi
bāo jiǎo zi
dumpling/pot-sticker/CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
to wrap jiaozi (dumplings or potstickers)

效
2352
xiào
TODO: Cantonese?
result, effect; effectiveness
效果
有效
xiào guǒ
yǒu xiào
result/effect/efficacy/(theater) sound or visual effects
effective/in effect/valid
校
2353
xiào、jiào
TODO: Cantonese?
school; military field officer
校長
校方
校正
參校
xiào zhǎng
xiào fāng
jiào zhèng
cān jiào
(college, university) president/headmaster/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
the school (as a party in a contract, dispute etc)/the school authorities
to proofread and correct/to edit and rectify/to correct/to calibrate
to proofread/to revise one or more editions of a text using an authoritative edition as a source book/to editorially revise a text

咬
2354
yǎo
TODO: Cantonese?
bite, gnaw
咬牙切齒
咬牙
yǎo yá qiè chǐ
yǎo yá
(idiom) to gnash one's teeth; to fume with rage
to clench one's teeth/to grind the teeth/gnaw

奇

1: odd (number)

Old Chinese: *[k](r)aj

Middle Chinese: kje

2: strange

Old Chinese: *N-k(r)aj

Middle Chinese: gje

奇
2355
qí、jī
TODO: Cantonese?
strange, unusual, uncanny, occult
奇怪
好奇
卡拉奇那
卡拉季奇
qí guài
hào qí
kǎ lā jī nà
kǎ lā jì jī
strange/odd/to marvel/to be baffled
inquisitive/curious/inquisitiveness/curiosity
Krajina (former Yugoslavia)
Radovan Karadžić (1945-), former Bosnian Serb leader and war criminal
崎
2356
qí
TODO: Cantonese?
rough, uneven, jagged, rugged
長崎
宮崎
cháng qí
gōng qí
Nagasaki, Japan
Miyazaki (Japanese surname and place name)
琦
2357
qí
TODO: Cantonese?
gem, precious stone, jade
崔琦
琦
cuī qí
qí
Daniel C. Tsui (1939-), Chinese-born American physicist, winner of 1998 Nobel Prize in Physics
curio/valuable stone
騎
2358
骑
qí、jì
TODO: Cantonese?
ride horseback; mount; cavalry
騎士
騎樓
騎
qí shì
qí lóu
jì
knight; cavalier/(Tw) bike rider (scooter, bicycle etc)
arcade (architecture)
(Tw) saddle horse/mounted soldier

倚
2359
yǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
rely on, depend on; lean heavily
倚賴
倚靠
yǐ lài
yǐ kào
to rely on/to be dependent on
to lean on/to rest against/to rely on/support/backing/back of a chair
旖
2360
yǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
romantic; tender; charming
旖
旖旎
yǐ
yǐ nǐ
fluttering of flag
charming and gentle
椅
2361
yǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
chair, seat
椅子
輪椅
yǐ zi
lún yǐ
chair/CL:把[ba3],套[tao4]
wheelchair

犄
2362
jī
TODO: Cantonese?
animal horns
犄角
犄角旮旯
jī jiǎo
jī jiǎo gā lá
horn
corner/nook
畸
2363
jī
TODO: Cantonese?
odd, fractional, remainder, odds
正畸
畸型
zhèng jī
jī xíng
orthodontics
malformation

寄
2364
jì
TODO: Cantonese?
send, transmit, mail; rely on
寄望
寄託
jì wàng
jì tuō
to place hopes on
to entrust (to sb)/to place (one's hope, energy etc) in/a thing in which one invests (one's hope, energy etc)

綺
2365
绮
qǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
fine thin silk; elegant, beautiful
清綺
綺井
qīng qǐ
qǐ jǐng
beautiful/elegant
ceiling (architecture)

漪
2366
yī
TODO: Cantonese?
ripples on water; swirling
漣漪微漾
載漪
lián yī wēi yàng
zài yī
ripples/riffles
Zai Yi (1856-1922), Manchu imperial prince and politician, disgraced after supporting the Boxers

龍

1: dragon

Old Chinese: *[mə]-roŋ

Middle Chinese: ljowng

2: variegated

Old Chinese: *mˤroŋ

Middle Chinese: maewng

嚨
2367
咙
lóng
TODO: Cantonese?
throat
嚨
喉嚨
lóng
hóu lóng
used in 喉嚨|喉咙[hou2 long2]
the throat
朧
2368
胧
lóng
TODO: Cantonese?
condition or appearance of moon
朧
朦朧
lóng
méng lóng
used in 朦朧|朦胧[meng2 long2]
(literary) (of moonlight) dim/(literary) murky; indistinct
瓏
2369
珑
lóng
TODO: Cantonese?
a gem cut like dragon
小巧玲瓏
玲瓏
xiǎo qiǎo líng lóng
líng lóng
dainty and delicate/exquisite
(onom.) clink of jewels/exquisite/detailed and fine/clever/nimble
矓
2370
眬
lóng
TODO: Cantonese?
faint, fuzzy, blurred
矇矓
矓
méng lóng
lóng
(of vision) fuzzy
used in 矇矓|蒙眬[meng2 long2]
籠
2371
笼
lóng、lǒng
TODO: Cantonese?
cage; cage-like basket
籠子
出籠
籠罩
籠絡
lóng zi
chū lóng
lǒng zhào
lǒng luò
cage; basket; container
(of food) to be taken out of the steamer/(fig.) (often used with 紛紛|纷纷[fen1 fen1]) (of products, information etc) to appear/to emerge/to come out/(fig.) to dump/to inundate the market
to envelop/to shroud
to coax/to beguile/to win over
聾
2372
聋
lóng
TODO: Cantonese?
deaf
振聾發聵
發聾振聵
zhèn lóng fā kuì
fā lóng zhèn kuì
lit. so loud that even the deaf can hear (idiom); rousing even the apathetic
lit. so loud that even the deaf can hear (idiom); rousing even the apathetic
龍
2373
龙
lóng
TODO: Cantonese?
dragon; Kangxi radical 212
龍頭
水龍頭
lóng tóu
shuǐ lóng tóu
faucet; tap/bicycle handlebar/chief; boss (esp. of a gang)/(referring to a company) leader; front-runner/figurehead on the prow of a dragon boat 龍船|龙船[long2 chuan2]
faucet/tap

壟
2374
垄
lǒng
TODO: Cantonese?
grave, mound; ridge in field
壟斷
反壟斷
lǒng duàn
fǎn lǒng duàn
to monopolize
antitrust
攏
2375
拢
lǒng
TODO: Cantonese?
collect, bring together
拉攏
併攏
lā lǒng
bìng lǒng
to rope in/fig. to involve sb/to entice
to draw together/to place side by side (e.g. one's fingers, two halves of a torn sheet of paper etc)
隴
2376
陇
lǒng
TODO: Cantonese?
short name for Gansu Province; a mountain on the border of Gansu and Shaanxi (Mount Long)
儀隴
儀隴縣
yí lǒng
yí lǒng xiàn
Yilong county in Nanchong 南充[Nan2 chong1], Sichuan
Yilong county in Nanchong 南充[Nan2 chong1], Sichuan

寵
2377
宠
chǒng
TODO: Cantonese?
favorite, concubine; favor
寵物
寵愛
chǒng wù
chǒng ài
house pet
to dote on sb

龐
2378
庞
páng
TODO: Cantonese?
disorderly, messy; huge, big
龐大
臉龐
páng dà
liǎn páng
huge; enormous; tremendous
face

五

five

Old Chinese: *C.ŋˤaʔ

Middle Chinese: nguX

吾
2379
wú
TODO: Cantonese?
i, my, our; resist, impede
吾人
世界維吾爾代表大會
wú rén
shì jiè wéi wú ěr dài biǎo dà huì
(literary) we/us
World Uighur Congress
唔
2380
wú
TODO: Cantonese?
hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) not, negation
唔好睇
唔
wú hǎo dì
wú
unattractive (Cantonese)/Mandarin equivalent: 不好看[bu4 hao3 kan4]
oh (expression of agreement or surprise)/(Cantonese) not
梧
2381
wú
TODO: Cantonese?
Chinese parasol tree, Sterculia platanifolia
梧州
梧州市
wú zhōu
wú zhōu shì
Wuzhou, prefecture-level city in Guangxi
Wuzhou, prefecture-level city in Guangxi

五
2382
wǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
five; surname
五花八門
五金
wǔ huā bā mén
wǔ jīn
myriad/all kinds of/all sorts of
metal hardware (nuts and bolts)/the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron and tin 金銀銅鐵錫|金银铜铁锡[jin1 yin2 tong2 tie3 xi1]
伍
2383
wǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
five, company of five; troops
隊伍
退伍
duì wǔ
tuì wǔ
ranks/troops/queue/line/procession/CL:個|个[ge4],支[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]
to be discharged from military service
捂
2384
wǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
resist
捂臉
捂
wǔ liǎn
wǔ
facepalm/to do a facepalm
to enclose/to cover with the hand (one's eyes, nose or ears)/to cover up (an affair)/contrary/to contradict

寤
2385
wù
TODO: Cantonese?
few, scarce; empty, deserted
寤寐
寤寐以求
wù mèi
wù mèi yǐ qiú
(literary) awake or asleep; (fig.) all the time; constantly
to crave day and night; to strongly desire
悟
2386
wù
TODO: Cantonese?
to apprehend, realize, become aware
覺悟
領悟
jué wù
lǐng wù
to come to understand/to realize/consciousness/awareness/Buddhist enlightenment (Sanskrit: cittotpāda)
to understand/to comprehend
晤
2387
wù
TODO: Cantonese?
have interview with; meet
會晤
晤談
huì wù
wù tán
to meet/meeting/conference
to speak face to face/meeting/interview

語
2388
语
yǔ、yù
TODO: Cantonese?
language, words; saying, expression
語法
國語
語
yǔ fǎ
guó yǔ
yù
grammar
Chinese language (Mandarin), emphasizing its national nature/Chinese as a primary or secondary school subject/Chinese in the context of the Nationalist Government/Guoyu, book of historical narrative c. 10th-5th century BC
to tell to
齬
2389
龉
yǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
uneven teeth; to disagree
齬
齟齬
yǔ
jǔ yǔ
used in 齟齬|龃龉[ju3 yu3]
(literary) (of teeth) to be misaligned; (fig.) in disagreement; at odds

衙
2390
yá
TODO: Cantonese?
public office; official residence
衙門
總理衙門
yá men
zǒng lǐ yá men
government office in feudal China/yamen
the Qing dynasty equivalent of the Foreign Office

卑

1: low, humble

Old Chinese: *pe

Middle Chinese: pjie

2: 鮮卑 *s[a]r.pe Xiānbēi

Old Chinese: *pe

Middle Chinese: pjie

啤
2391
pí
TODO: Cantonese?
beer
啤酒
啤酒廠
pí jiǔ
pí jiǔ chǎng
beer (loanword)/CL:杯[bei1],瓶[ping2],罐[guan4],桶[tong3],缸[gang1]
brewery
脾
2392
pí
TODO: Cantonese?
spleen, pancreas; disposition
脾氣
發脾氣
pí qi
fā pí qì
character; temperament; disposition/bad temper/CL:股[gu3]
to lose one's temper; to fly into a rage; to throw a tantrum
裨
2393
bì、pí
TODO: Cantonese?
aid, benefit, help; supplement
大有裨益
裨益
裨
dà yǒu bì yì
bì yì
pí
bringing great benefits (idiom); very useful/of great service/to help greatly/to serve one well
benefit/advantage/profit/to be a benefit to
subordinate/secondary/small
鼙
2394
pí
TODO: Cantonese?
drum carried on horseback
鼙
pí
drum carried on horseback

卑
2395
bēi
TODO: Cantonese?
humble, low, inferior; despise
自卑
卑微
zì bēi
bēi wēi
to have low self-esteem/to abase oneself
lowly/humble
碑
2396
bēi
TODO: Cantonese?
stone tablet; gravestone
口碑
紀念碑
kǒu bēi
jì niàn bēi
public praise/public reputation/commonly held opinions/current idiom
monument

婢
2397
bì
TODO: Cantonese?
servant girl; your servant
傭婢
奴婢
yōng bì
nú bì
servant girl
slave servant
痺
2398
bì
TODO: Cantonese?
paralysis, numbness
麻痺
小兒麻痺
má bì
xiǎo ér má bì
paralysis/palsy/numbness/to benumb/(fig.) to lull/negligent/apathetic
polio (poliomyelitis)

粺
2399
bài
TODO: Cantonese?
polished rice or millet
粺
bài
polished rice/old variant of 稗[bai4]

俾
2400
bǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
so that, in order that; to cause; (Cant.) to give (synonymous with Mandarin 給)
俾使
俾倪
bǐ shǐ
bǐ ní
in order that/so that/so as to/to cause sth
parapet/to look askance

牌
2401
pái
TODO: Cantonese?
signboard, placard
品牌
金牌
pǐn pái
jīn pái
brand name/trademark
gold medal/CL:枚[mei2]

睥
2402
pì
TODO: Cantonese?
look askance at, glare at
睥睨
睥
pì nì
pì
(literary) to look disdainfully out of the corner of one's eye; to look askance at
used in 睥睨[pi4 ni4]/Taiwan pr. [bi4]

僉

all; many

Old Chinese: *s.qʰ[a]m (dialect: *s.qʰ > MC tsh-)

Middle Chinese: tshjem

儉
2403
俭
jiǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
temperate, frugal, economical
節儉
不儉則匱
jié jiǎn
bù jiǎn zé kuì
frugal; economical
(idiom) waste not, want not
撿
2404
捡
jiǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
to pick up
撿了芝麻丟了西瓜
撿到籃裡就是菜
jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guā
jiǎn dào lán lǐ jiù shì cài
to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)
all is grist that comes to the mill (idiom)
檢
2405
检
jiǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
check; examine
檢討
檢驗
jiǎn tǎo
jiǎn yàn
to examine or inspect/self-criticism/review
to inspect/to examine/to test
鹼
2406
硷
jiǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
alkaline, alkali, lye, salt
鹼性
乙酰膽鹼
jiǎn xìng
yǐ xiān dǎn jiǎn
alkaline
acetylcholine ACh (amine related to vitamin B complex)

斂
2407
敛
liǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
draw back, fold back; collect
收斂
內斂
shōu liǎn
nèi liǎn
to dwindle; to vanish; to make vanish/to exercise restraint; to curb (one's mirth, arrogance etc)/to astringe/(math.) to converge
introverted/reserved/(artistic style) understated
臉
2408
脸
liǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
face; cheek; reputation
臉色
臉頰
liǎn sè
liǎn jiá
complexion/look
cheek

劍
2409
剑
jiàn
TODO: Cantonese?
sword, dagger, saber
寶劍
劍橋
bǎo jiàn
jiàn qiáo
(double-edged) sword/CL:把[ba3],方[fang1]
Cambridge

奩
2410
奁
lián
TODO: Cantonese?
lady's vanity case; trousseau
妝奩
陪奩
zhuāng lián
péi lián
trousseau/lady's dressing case
dowry

殮
2411
殓
liàn
TODO: Cantonese?
dress corpse for burial
入殮
殮房
rù liàn
liàn fáng
to put dead body in coffin
morgue

簽
2412
签
qiān
TODO: Cantonese?
sign, endorse; slip of paper
簽名
簽訂
qiān míng
qiān dìng
to sign (one's name with a pen etc)/to autograph/signature
to agree to and sign (a treaty etc)

險
2413
险
xiǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
narrow pass, strategic point, dangerous
保險
風險
bǎo xiǎn
fēng xiǎn
insurance/to insure/safe/secure/be sure/be bound to/CL:份[fen4]
risk; hazard

驗
2414
验
yàn
TODO: Cantonese?
test, examine, inspect; verify
實驗
體驗
shí yàn
tǐ yàn
experiment/test/CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4]/experimental/to experiment
to experience for oneself

句

1: curved

Old Chinese: *[k]ˤ(r)o

Middle Chinese: kuw

2: loan for 彀 draw a bow to the full

Old Chinese: *[k]ˤ(r)ok-s

Middle Chinese: kuwH

3: phrase

Old Chinese: *[k](r)o-s

Middle Chinese: kjuH

佝
2415
gōu、kòu
TODO: Cantonese?
rickets
佝僂
佝僂病
佝瞀
佝
gōu lóu
gōu lóu bìng
kòu mào
kòu
stooped/crooked
rickets (medicine)
stupid
used in 佝瞀[kou4mao4]
勾
2416
gōu、gòu
TODO: Cantonese?
hook, join, connect; entice
勾結
勾起
勾當
拉勾兒
gōu jié
gōu qǐ
gòu dàng
lā gòu r5
to collude with/to collaborate with/to gang up with
to evoke/to induce/to call to mind/to pick up with a hook
shady business
to cross little fingers (between children) as a promise
句
2417
jù、gōu
TODO: Cantonese?
sentence
句子
換句話說
高句麗
jù zi
huàn jù huà shuō
gāo gōu lí
sentence/CL:個|个[ge4]
in other words
Goguryeo (37 BC-668 AD), one of the Korean Three Kingdoms
枸
2418
gōu、gǒu、jǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
kind of aspen found in Sichuan
枸橘
枸
枸杞
枸杞子
枸櫞
枸
gōu jú
gōu
gǒu qǐ
gǒu qǐ zǐ
jǔ yuán
jǔ
trifoliate orange (Citrus trifoliata)
bent/crooked
wolfberry (Lycium chinense)/genus Lycium
goji berry
citron (Citrus medica)/grapefruit
Citrus medica
狗
2419
gǒu、gōu
TODO: Cantonese?
dog, Canis familiaris
野狗
鬣狗
狗狗
yě gǒu
liè gǒu
gǒu gōu
wild dog/feral dog/stray dog
hyena
(coll.) dog; doggie
鈎
2420
钩
gōu
TODO: Cantonese?
hook, barb; sickle; stroke with
鐵鈎
鐵鈎兒
tiě gōu
tiě gōu r5
iron hook
erhua variant of 鐵鈎|铁钩[tie3 gou1]
鉤
2421
钩,𰽭
gōu
TODO: Cantonese?
hook, barb; sickle; stroke with
上鉤
上鉤兒
shàng gōu
shàng gōu r5
to take the bait
erhua variant of 上鉤|上钩[shang4 gou1]

拘
2422
jū
TODO: Cantonese?
restrain, seize, detain
拘泥
拘束
jū nì
jū shù
to be a stickler for formalities/to rigidly adhere to/to cling to/constrained/ill at ease
to restrict/to restrain/constrained/awkward/ill at ease/uncomfortable/reticent
駒
2423
驹
jū
TODO: Cantonese?
colt; fleet, swift; sun; surname
白駒過隙
馬駒
bái jū guò xì
mǎ jū
a white steed flits past a crack (idiom); How time flies!
young horse (colt or filly)

苟
2424
gǒu
TODO: Cantonese?
careless, frivolous; illicit; grammatical particle: if, but, if only; surname; grass name
一筆不苟
一絲不苟
yī bǐ bù gǒu
yī sī bù gǒu
lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom)/fig. to write characters (calligraphy) in which every stroke is placed perfectly
not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules/meticulous/not one hair out of place

劬
2425
qú
TODO: Cantonese?
be diligent, toil, endeavor
劬
qú
labor

煦
2426
xù
TODO: Cantonese?
kind, gentle, gracious, genial
和煦
溫煦
hé xù
wēn xù
warm/genial
warm

允

truly

Old Chinese: *[l]u[r]ʔ

Middle Chinese: ywinX

俊
2427
jùn、zùn
TODO: Cantonese?
talented, capable; handsome
英俊
俊俏
俊
yīng jùn
jùn qiào
zùn
handsome
attractive and intelligent/charming/elegant
(dialectal pronunciation of 俊[jun4])/cool/neat
峻
2428
jùn
TODO: Cantonese?
high, steep, towering; stern
險峻
冷峻
xiǎn jùn
lěng jùn
(of terrain) mountainous; rugged/(of a situation) precarious; daunting
grave and stern
浚
2429
jùn、xùn
TODO: Cantonese?
dredge
挖浚
浚泥船
浚縣
wā jùn
jùn ní chuán
xùn xiàn
to dredge
dredger
Xun County in Hebi 鶴壁|鹤壁[He4 bi4], Henan
竣
2430
jùn
TODO: Cantonese?
terminate, end, finish; quit
竣工
告竣
jùn gōng
gào jùn
to complete a project
(of a project) to be completed
駿
2431
骏
jùn
TODO: Cantonese?
excellent horse, noble steed
宮崎駿
駿馬
gōng qí jùn
jùn mǎ
Miyazaki Hayao (1941-), Japanese director
fine horse/steed

唆
2432
suō
TODO: Cantonese?
make mischief, incite, instigate
挑唆
搬唆
tiǎo suō
bān suō
to incite/to stir up/to instigate
to stir up trouble
梭
2433
suō
TODO: Cantonese?
weaver's shuttle; go to and fro
穿梭
太空梭
chuān suō
tài kōng suō
to travel back and forth/to shuttle
space shuttle

皴
2434
cūn
TODO: Cantonese?
chapped, cracked
皴裂
皴
cūn liè
cūn
(of lips, skin etc) to chap
chapped/cracked

吮
2435
shǔn
TODO: Cantonese?
suck with mouth, sip, lick
吮吸
吸吮
shǔn xī
xī shǔn
to suck
to suck on (sth)/to suck in

酸
2436
suān
TODO: Cantonese?
tart, sour; acid; stiff; spoiled
胃酸
酸痛
wèi suān
suān tòng
gastric acid
to ache

兗
2437
兖
yǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
establish; one of nine empire divisions
兗州
兗州市
yǎn zhōu
yǎn zhōu shì
Yanzhou, county-level city in Jining 濟寧|济宁[Ji3 ning2], Shandong
Yanzhou, county-level city in Jining 濟寧|济宁[Ji3 ning2], Shandong

允
2438
yǔn
TODO: Cantonese?
to grant, to allow, to consent
允許
允諾
yǔn xǔ
yǔn nuò
to permit/to allow
to promise/to consent (to do sth)

垚

TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: ŋeːw

撓
2439
挠
náo
TODO: Cantonese?
scratch; disturb, bother; submit
阻撓
不屈不撓
zǔ náo
bù qū bù náo
to thwart/to obstruct (sth)
unyielding/indomitable
蟯
2440
蛲
náo
TODO: Cantonese?
Enterobius vermicularis, pinworm
蟯蟲
蟯蟲病
náo chóng
náo chóng bìng
parasitic worm/human pinworm (Enterobius vermicularis)
enterobiasis
鐃
2441
铙
náo
TODO: Cantonese?
cymbals; hand bell; disturb
鐃
náo
big cymbals

僥
2442
侥
jiǎo、yáo
TODO: Cantonese?
be lucky; by chance, by luck
僥倖心理
僥
僬僥
僥
jiǎo xìng xīn lǐ
jiǎo
jiāo yáo
yáo
trusting to luck/wishful thinking
by mere luck
legendary dwarfs in the west of China/(by extension) barbarians in the southwest of China
used in 僬僥|僬侥[Jiao1 Yao2]
堯
2443
尧
yáo
TODO: Cantonese?
a legendary ancient emperor-sage
唐堯
堯都
táng yáo
yáo dū
Yao or Tang Yao (c. 2200 BC), one of Five Legendary Emperors 五帝[wu3 di4], second son of Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4]
Yaodu district of Linfen city 臨汾市|临汾市[Lin2 fen2 shi4], Shanxi

澆
2444
浇
jiāo
TODO: Cantonese?
spray, water, sprinkle
澆水
借酒澆愁
jiāo shuǐ
jiè jiǔ jiāo chóu
to water (plants etc)
to drown one's sorrows (in alcohol)

蹺
2445
跷
qiāo
TODO: Cantonese?
raise one's foot
蹺家
踩高蹺
qiāo jiā
cǎi gāo qiāo
to run away from home
to walk on stilts

翹
2446
翘
qiào、qiáo
TODO: Cantonese?
turn up, lift, elevate, raise
翹起
前凸後翹
林家翹
翹企
qiào qǐ
qián tū hòu qiào
lín jiā qiáo
qiáo qǐ
to stick up/to point sth up
(of a woman) to have nice curves; buxom; shapely
Lin Chia-Chiao (1916-2013), Chinese-American physicist, astronomer and applied mathematician
to look forward eagerly/to long for

饒
2447
饶
ráo
TODO: Cantonese?
bountiful, abundant, plentiful
求饒
上饒
qiú ráo
shàng ráo
to beg forgiveness
Shangrao, prefecture-level city and county in Jiangxi

繞
2448
绕
rào
TODO: Cantonese?
entwine; wind around; surround
環繞
圍繞
huán rào
wéi rào
to surround/to circle/to revolve around
to revolve around/to center on (an issue)

燒
2449
烧
shāo
TODO: Cantonese?
burn; bake; heat; roast
發燒
燒香
fā shāo
shāo xiāng
to have a high temperature (from illness)/to have a fever
to burn incense

曉
2450
晓
xiǎo
TODO: Cantonese?
dawn, daybreak; clear, explicit
曉得
知曉
xiǎo de
zhī xiǎo
to know
to know/to understand

公

1: impartial, just; public

Old Chinese: *C.qˤoŋ

Middle Chinese: kuwng

2: father; prince

Old Chinese: *C.qˤoŋ

Middle Chinese: kuwng

松
2451
sōng
TODO: Cantonese?
pine tree; fir tree
松山
馬拉松
sōng shān
mǎ lā sōng
Songshan or Sungshan District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 Shi4], Taiwan/Matsuyama, city in Japan
marathon (loanword)
淞
2452
sōng
TODO: Cantonese?
name of a river in Jiangsu
吳淞
蘆淞區
wú sōng
lú sōng qū
Wusong river and dock area in Shanghai
Lusong district of Zhuzhou city 株洲市, Hunan
鬆
2453
松
sōng
TODO: Cantonese?
lax, loose; loosen, relax
放鬆
寬鬆
fàng sōng
kuān sōng
to relax; to slacken; to loosen
spacious; roomy; uncrowded/(of clothes) loose and comfortable/relaxed; free of worry/well-off; affluent

公
2454
gōng
TODO: Cantonese?
fair, equitable; public; duke
公司
公園
gōng sī
gōng yuán
company; firm; corporation/CL:家[jia1]
park (for public recreation)/CL:個|个[ge4],座[zuo4]
蚣
2455
gōng
TODO: Cantonese?
centipede
蜈蚣
蚣
wú gōng
gōng
centipede
scolopendra centipede

滾
2456
滚
gǔn
TODO: Cantonese?
turn, roll, rotate; boil
搖滾
滾滾
yáo gǔn
gǔn gǔn
rock 'n' roll (music)/to rock/to fall off
nickname for a panda
袞
2457
衮
gǔn
TODO: Cantonese?
ceremonial dress worn by the emperor
多爾袞
阿爾袞琴
duō ěr gǔn
ā ěr gǔn qín
Dorgon (1612-1651), fourteenth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[Nu3 er3 ha1 chi4], successful general, instrumental in Manchu conquest of China, ruled China as regent 1644-1650 for his nephew Emperor Shunzhi 順治帝|顺治帝[Shun4 zhi4 di4]
Algonquin (North American people)

訟
2458
讼
sòng
TODO: Cantonese?
accuse; argue, dispute; litigate; hexagram ䷅
刑事訴訟法
包攬詞訟
xíng shì sù sòng fǎ
bāo lǎn cí sòng
criminal procedure
to canvas for lawsuits (idiom); to practice chicanery
頌
2459
颂
sòng
TODO: Cantonese?
laud, acclaim; hymn; ode
歌頌
傳頌
gē sòng
chuán sòng
to sing the praises of/to extol/to eulogize
to eulogize/to pass on praise

嗡
2460
wēng
TODO: Cantonese?
sound of flying bees, airplanes
嗡嗡
嗡嗡叫
wēng wēng
wēng wēng jiào
buzz; drone; hum
hum/drone/buzz (of insects)
翁
2461
wēng
TODO: Cantonese?
old man; father, father-in-law
富翁
主人翁
fù wēng
zhǔ rén wēng
rich person/millionaire/billionaire
master (of the house)/main character in a novel etc/hero or heroine

畾

TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: ruːl

嫘
2462
léi
TODO: Cantonese?
surname
嫘縈
léi yíng
rayon
擂
2463
léi、lèi
TODO: Cantonese?
rub, grind; grind with a mortar and pestle; triturate
吹擂
大吹大擂
擂臺
擂臺賽
chuī léi
dà chuī dà léi
lèi tái
lèi tái sài
to talk big/to boast
to make an exhibition of oneself/ostentation
elevated stage on which martial competitions or duels were held/arena/ring
single-elimination open tournament (the winner stays on until he is himself defeated)
累
2464
lěi、lèi、léi
TODO: Cantonese?
tired; implicate, involve; bother
累計
日積月累
勞累
受累
累贅
果實累累
lěi jì
rì jī yuè lěi
láo lèi
shòu lèi
léi zhuì
guǒ shí léi léi
to calculate the running total/cumulative/the total/in total
to accumulate over a long period of time
tired/exhausted/worn out/to toil
to be put to a lot of trouble
superfluous/cumbersome/a burden on sb/a nuisance to sb/to inconvenience/to tie sb down/long-winded (of writing)/also pr. [lei2 zhui5]
lit. prodigious abundance of fruit (idiom)/fruit hangs heavy on the bough/fig. countless accomplishments/one great result after another
縲
2465
缧
léi
TODO: Cantonese?
a chain or rope used bind criminals
縲
léi
(literary) thick rope used to restrain a prisoner
鐳
2466
镭
léi
TODO: Cantonese?
radium (element 88, Ra)
鐳射
鐳射印表機
léi shè
léi shè yìn biǎo jī
laser (loanword)/Taiwanese term for 激光[ji1 guang1]
laser printer
雷
2467
léi
TODO: Cantonese?
thunder
雷射
雷達
léi shè
léi dá
laser (loanword used in Taiwan)/also written 鐳射|镭射
radar (loanword)

儡
2468
lěi
TODO: Cantonese?
puppet, dummy
傀儡政權
儡
kuǐ lěi zhèng quán
lěi
puppet state/puppet regime
to injure/puppet
壘
2469
垒
lěi
TODO: Cantonese?
rampart, military wall
全壘打
壘球
quán lěi dǎ
lěi qiú
home run (baseball)
softball
蕾
2470
lěi
TODO: Cantonese?
buds, unopened flowers
克蕾兒
卡納蕾
kè lěi r5
kǎ nà lěi
Clare (name)
canelé (a French pastry) (loanword)

螺
2471
luó
TODO: Cantonese?
spiral shell; conch; spiral
螺絲釘
內六角圓柱頭螺釘
luó sī dīng
nèi liù jiǎo yuán zhù tóu luó dīng
screw
hexagon socket head cap screw
騾
2472
骡
luó
TODO: Cantonese?
mule
是騾子是馬，牽出來遛遛
馬騾
shì luó zi shì mǎ , qiān chū lai liù liu
mǎ luó
lit. to see whether it's a mule or a horse, take it out for a walk (idiom)/fig. the proof of the pudding is in the eating/to show what one is made of
mule

票

leaping flames (Shuōwén)

Old Chinese: *pʰew

Middle Chinese: phjiew

剽
2473
piāo
TODO: Cantonese?
rob, plunder; slice off; fast
剽悍
剽竊
piāo hàn
piāo qiè
swift and fierce
to plunder/to plagiarize
漂
2474
piāo、piào、piǎo
TODO: Cantonese?
float, drift; tossed about
漂浮
漂流
漂亮
愛漂亮
漂染
漂洗
piāo fú
piāo liú
piào liang
ài piào liang
piǎo rǎn
piǎo xǐ
to float/to hover/to drift (also fig., to lead a wandering life)/to rove/showy/superficial
to float on the current/to drift along or about/rafting
pretty; beautiful
to like looking attractive (usually of girls)/aestheticism
to bleach and dye
to rinse (clothes)
飄
2475
飘
piāo
TODO: Cantonese?
whirlwind, cyclone; floating
飄揚
飄浮
piāo yáng
piāo fú
to wave/to flutter/to fly
to float/to hover/also written 漂浮

標
2476
标
biāo
TODO: Cantonese?
a mark, symbol, label, sign; standard
目標
標準
mù biāo
biāo zhǔn
target/goal/objective/CL:個|个[ge4]
standard; norm; criterion/(adjective) standard/good; correct; conforming to a standard
鏢
2477
镖
biāo
TODO: Cantonese?
dart, spear, harpoon; escort
保鏢
梭鏢
bǎo biāo
suō biāo
bodyguard
spear

嫖
2478
piáo
TODO: Cantonese?
patronize prostitutes, frequent
吃喝嫖賭
嫖妓
chī hē piáo dǔ
piáo jì
to go dining, wining, whoring and gambling/to lead a life of dissipation
to visit a prostitute
瓢
2479
piáo
TODO: Cantonese?
ladle made from dried gourd
瓢蟲
七星瓢蟲
piáo chóng
qī xīng piáo chóng
ladybug/ladybird
seven-spotted ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata)

票
2480
piào
TODO: Cantonese?
slip of paper or bamboo; ticket
股票
投票
gǔ piào
tóu piào
share certificate/stock (finance)
to vote/vote
驃
2481
骠
piào
TODO: Cantonese?
charger, steed; swift, valiant
驃
piào
white horse

鰾
2482
鳔
biào
TODO: Cantonese?
swimming bladder of fish
魚鰾
鰾膠
yú biào
biào jiāo
swim bladder
isinglass/fish glue

瞟
2483
piǎo
TODO: Cantonese?
glare at; look askance at; squint
瞟
piǎo
to cast a glance

夗

turn over in bed

Old Chinese: *[ʔ]o[r]ʔ

Middle Chinese: 'jwonX

婉
2484
wǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
amiable, congenial; restrained
委婉
婉轉
wěi wǎn
wǎn zhuǎn
tactful/euphemistic/(of voice etc) suave/soft
(voice, music) suave/mellow/(speech) indirect/tactful
宛
2485
yuān、wǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
seem, as if, crooked
大宛
立陶宛
宛如
dà yuān
lì táo wǎn
wǎn rú
ancient state of central Asia
Lithuania
to be just like
惋
2486
wǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
regret, be sorry; alarmed
惋惜
淒惋
wǎn xī
qī wǎn
to regret/to feel that it is a great pity/to feel sorry for sb
doleful/piteous/also written 淒婉|凄婉[qi1 wan3]
碗
2487
wǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
bowl, small dish
飯碗
碗筷
fàn wǎn
wǎn kuài
rice bowl/fig. livelihood/job/way of making a living
bowl and chopsticks/tableware

剜
2488
wān
TODO: Cantonese?
cut, cut out, pick out, scoop out
剜
wān
to scoop out/to gouge out
蜿
2489
wān
TODO: Cantonese?
creep, crawl
蜿蜒
蜿
wān yán
wān
(of a snake) to wriggle along/(of a river etc) to zigzag; to meander; to wind
used in 蜿蜒[wan1 yan2]
豌
2490
wān
TODO: Cantonese?
peas
豌豆
豌豆尖
wān dòu
wān dòu jiān
pea (Pisum sativum)
pea shoots

怨
2491
yuàn
TODO: Cantonese?
hatred, enmity, resentment
抱怨
怨言
bào yuàn
yuàn yán
to complain/to grumble/to harbor a complaint/to feel dissatisfied
complaint
苑
2492
yuàn
TODO: Cantonese?
pasture, park, garden; mansion
北京南苑機場
北苑
běi jīng nán yuàn jī chǎng
běi yuàn
Beijing Nanyuan Airport, military air base and secondary civil airport of Beijing
Beiyuan neighborhood of Beijing

腕
2493
wàn
TODO: Cantonese?
wrist
手腕
外交手腕
shǒu wàn
wài jiāo shǒu wàn
wrist/trickery/finesse/ability/skill
diplomatic

鴛
2494
鸳
yuān
TODO: Cantonese?
male mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
鴛鴦
野鴛鴦
yuān yāng
yě yuān yāng
(bird species of China) mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)/(fig.) affectionate couple; happily married couple
wild mandarin duck/(derog.) illicit lovers/unorthodox couple

央

1: end (v.)

Old Chinese: *ʔaŋ

Middle Chinese: 'jang

2: center (n.)

Old Chinese: *ʔaŋ

Middle Chinese: 'jang

央
2495
yāng
TODO: Cantonese?
center, conclude, run out; beg
中央
央行
zhōng yāng
yāng háng
central/middle/center/central authorities (of a state)
abbr. for various central banks, notably 中國人民銀行|中国人民银行[Zhong1 guo2 Ren2 min2 Yin2 hang2] and 中央銀行|中央银行[Zhong1 yang1 Yin2 hang2]
殃
2496
yāng
TODO: Cantonese?
misfortune, disaster, calamity
城門失火，殃及池魚
德不配位，必有災殃
chéng mén shī huǒ , yāng jí chí yú
dé bù pèi wèi , bì yǒu zāi yāng
a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer/fig. you can't escape responsibility for your actions/ask not for whom the bell tolls - it tolls for thee
calamity will befall those whose moral standards are not in keeping with their social status
泱
2497
yāng
TODO: Cantonese?
great, expansive; agitated
泱泱
烏泱烏泱
yāng yāng
wū yāng wū yāng
grand/magnificent/vast
in great number
秧
2498
yāng
TODO: Cantonese?
rice seedlings, young rice plants
秧苗
拔秧
yāng miáo
bá yāng
seedling
to pull up seedlings (for transplanting)
鞅
2499
yāng、yàng
TODO: Cantonese?
leather strap over horse's neck
商鞅
商鞅變法
牛鞅
鞅牛
shāng yāng
shāng yāng biàn fǎ
niú yàng
yàng niú
Shang Yang (c. 390-338 BC), legalist philosopher and statesman of the state of Qin 秦國|秦国[Qin2 guo2], whose reforms paved the way for the eventual unification of the Chinese empire by the Qin dynasty 秦朝|秦朝[Qin2 chao2]
Shang Yang's political reform of Qin state 秦國|秦国 of 356 BC and 350 BC, that put it on the road to world domination
wooden yoke for a draft ox
ox harnessed for plowing
鴦
2500
鸯
yāng
TODO: Cantonese?
female mandarin duck (Aix galericulata)
鴛鴦戲水
鴛鴦浴
yuān yāng xì shuǐ
yuān yāng yù
lit. mandarin ducks playing in the water/fig. to make love
taking a bath together as a couple

瑛
2501
yīng
TODO: Cantonese?
luster of gem; crystal
周傳瑛
圓瑛
zhōu chuán yīng
yuán yīng
Zhou Chuanying (1912-1988), Kunqu 崑曲|昆曲[Kun1 qu3] opera actor
Yuan Ying (1878-1953), Buddhist monk
英
2502
yīng
TODO: Cantonese?
petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero; England, English
英國
英文
yīng guó
yīng wén
United Kingdom 聯合王國|联合王国[Lian2 he2 wang2 guo2]/United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland/abbr. for England 英格蘭|英格兰[Ying1 ge2 lan2]
English (language)

盎
2503
àng
TODO: Cantonese?
cup; pot; bowl; abundant
盎然
生機盎然
àng rán
shēng jī àng rán
abundant; plentiful; overflowing; exuberant
full of life/exuberant

怏
2504
yàng
TODO: Cantonese?
discontented, dispirited, sad
怏
yàng
discontented

映
2505
yìng
TODO: Cantonese?
project; reflect light
反映
放映
fǎn yìng
fàng yìng
to mirror/to reflect/mirror image/reflection/(fig.) to report/to make known/to render
to show (a movie)/to screen

倉

1: tshang-kaeng 'oriole'

Old Chinese: *[s.r̥]ˤaŋ

Middle Chinese: tshang

2: granary

Old Chinese: *tsʰˤaŋ

Middle Chinese: tshang

倉
2506
仓
cāng
TODO: Cantonese?
granary; berth; sea
倉儲
倉促
cāng chǔ
cāng cù
to store in a warehouse
all of a sudden/hurriedly
傖
2507
伧
cāng
TODO: Cantonese?
vulgar person, country man
傖
cāng
low fellow/rustic/rude/rough
滄
2508
沧
cāng
TODO: Cantonese?
blue, dark green; cold
曾經滄海
曾經滄海難為水，除卻巫山不是雲
céng jīng cāng hǎi
céng jīng cāng hǎi nán wéi shuǐ , chú què wū shān bù shì yún
lit. having crossed the vast ocean (idiom)/fig. widely experienced in the vicissitudes of life
there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom)/one who has seen the world doesn't stop at small things
艙
2509
舱
cāng
TODO: Cantonese?
hold of ship; cabin
船艙
二等艙
chuán cāng
èr děng cāng
hold of ship
second class cabin
蒼
2510
苍
cāng
TODO: Cantonese?
blue; green
蒼白
蒼蠅
cāng bái
cāng ying
pale/wan
housefly/CL:隻|只[zhi1]

嗆
2511
呛
qiàng、qiāng
TODO: Cantonese?
choke by smoke; irritates nose
咳嗆
夠嗆
嗆到
嗆咕
ké qiàng
gòu qiàng
qiāng dào
qiāng gu
(dialect) to cough
unbearable/terrible/enough/unlikely
to choke on (food etc)/to swallow the wrong way
to discuss (dialect)
搶
2512
抢
qiǎng、qiāng
TODO: Cantonese?
plunder, rob, take by force
搶購
搶救
呼天搶地
搶風
qiǎng gòu
qiǎng jiù
hū tiān qiāng dì
qiāng fēng
to buy frenetically/to snap up (bargains, dwindling supplies etc)
to rescue
(idiom) to cry out to heaven and knock one's head against the ground (as an expression of anguish)
a headwind/a contrary wind
槍
2513
枪
qiāng
TODO: Cantonese?
spear, lance; gun, rifle
手槍
開槍
shǒu qiāng
kāi qiāng
pistol/CL:把[ba3]
to open fire/to shoot a gun

創
2514
创
chuàng、chuāng
TODO: Cantonese?
establish, create; knife cut
創造
創作
創傷
創傷後
chuàng zào
chuàng zuò
chuāng shāng
chuāng shāng hòu
to create/to bring about/to produce/to set (a record)
to create; to produce; to write/a creative work; a creation
wound; injury; trauma
post-traumatic
瘡
2515
疮
chuāng
TODO: Cantonese?
tumor, boil, sore, wound
全身性紅斑狼瘡
凍瘡
quán shēn xìng hóng bān láng chuāng
dòng chuāng
systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
frostbite/chilblains

愴
2516
怆
chuàng
TODO: Cantonese?
sad, broken-hearted, disconsolate
悲愴
悽愴
bēi chuàng
qī chuàng
sorrow/tragic
pitiful; painful; heartrending

亥

12th earthly branch

Old Chinese: *[g]ˤəʔ

Middle Chinese: hojX

亥
2517
hài
TODO: Cantonese?
twelfth earthly branch
丁亥
乙亥
dīng hài
yǐ hài
twenty-fourth year D12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2007 or 2067
twelfth year B12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1995 or 2055
氦
2518
hài
TODO: Cantonese?
helium (element 2, He)
氦
hài
helium (chemistry)
駭
2519
骇
hài
TODO: Cantonese?
terrify, frighten, scare; shock
駭人聽聞
威駭
hài rén tīng wén
wēi hài
shocking/horrifying/atrocious/terrible
to intimidate

該
2520
该
gāi
TODO: Cantonese?
should, ought to, need to
活該
不該
huó gāi
bù gāi
(coll.) serve sb right/deservedly/ought/should
should not/to owe nothing
賅
2521
赅
gāi
TODO: Cantonese?
prepared for; inclusive
言簡意賅
賅
yán jiǎn yì gāi
gāi
concise and comprehensive (idiom)
complete/full

孩
2522
hái
TODO: Cantonese?
baby, child; children
孩子
小孩
hái zi
xiǎo hái
child
child/CL:個|个[ge4]
骸
2523
hái
TODO: Cantonese?
skeleton, body; leg bone
遺骸
殘骸
yí hái
cán hái
(dead) human remains
remains/wreckage

劾
2524
hé
TODO: Cantonese?
examine into, impeach, charge
參劾
彈劾
cān hé
tán hé
to accuse/to impeach/(in imperial China) to level charges against an official
to impeach (an official)
閡
2525
阂
hé
TODO: Cantonese?
blocked or separated; to prevent
隔閡
閡
gé hé
hé
misunderstanding/estrangement/(language etc) barrier
obstruct

咳
2526
ké、hāi
TODO: Cantonese?
cough
咳嗽
乾咳
咳
ké sou
gān ké
hāi
to cough/CL:陣|阵[zhen4]
to cough without phlegm/a dry cough
sound of sighing/(interjection expressing surprise, sorrow, regret, disappointment etc) oh/damn/wow

刻
2527
kè
TODO: Cantonese?
carve, engrave; quarter hour
立刻
深刻
lì kè
shēn kè
forthwith/immediate/prompt/promptly/straightway/thereupon/at once
profound/deep/deep-going

比

1: compare

Old Chinese: *C.pijʔ

Middle Chinese: pjijX

2: combine; all

Old Chinese: *pij-s

Middle Chinese: pjijH

庇
2528
bì
TODO: Cantonese?
cover, shield, shelter, protect
庇護
包庇
bì hù
bāo bì
asylum/shelter/to shield/to put under protection/to take under one's wing
to shield/to harbor/to cover up
比
2529
bǐ、bī、bì、bí
TODO: Cantonese?
to compare, liken; comparison; than; hexagram ䷇
比較
比賽
逗比
比
比才
第比利斯
爸比
bǐ jiào
bǐ sài
dòu bī
bī
bì cái
dì bì lì sī
bǎ bí
to compare/to contrast/comparatively/relatively/quite/comparison
competition (sports etc)/match/CL:場|场[chang3],次[ci4]/to compete
(slang) silly but amusing person
euphemistic variant of 屄[bi1]
Bizet (name)/Georges Bizet (1838-1875), French musician, composer of opera Carmen
T'bilisi, capital of Georgia 格魯吉亞|格鲁吉亚[Ge2 lu3 ji2 ya4]
(loanword) daddy
陛
2530
bì
TODO: Cantonese?
steps leading throne; throne
陛下
陛
bì xià
bì
Your Majesty/His or Her Majesty
the steps to the throne

批
2531
pī
TODO: Cantonese?
comment, criticize; wholesale
批評
批發
pī píng
pī fā
to criticize; criticism/CL:次[ci4],番[fan1]
wholesale/bulk trade/distribution
紕
2532
纰
pī
TODO: Cantonese?
spoiled silk; hem of dress
紕漏
紕繆
pī lòu
pī miù
careless mistake/slip-up
error/mistake

枇
2533
pí
TODO: Cantonese?
loquat
枇杷
枇
pí pa
pí
loquat tree (Eriobotrya japonica)/loquat fruit
used in 枇杷[pi2 pa5]
毗
2534
pí
TODO: Cantonese?
help, assist; connect, adjoin
毗鄰
毗濕奴
pí lín
pí shī nú
bordering/adjacent to
Vishnu (Hindu deity)

媲
2535
pì
TODO: Cantonese?
marry off, pair, match; compare
媲美
媲
pì měi
pì
to match/is comparable with
to match/to pair
屁
2536
pì
TODO: Cantonese?
break wind; fart; buttocks
屁股
出溜屁
pì gu
chū liu pì
buttocks/bottom/butt/back part
silent fart

妣
2537
bǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
one's deceased mother
先妣
妣
xiān bǐ
bǐ
(literary) my late mother
deceased mother

仳
2538
pǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
separate, part company
仳
pǐ
to part

區

(a measure)

Old Chinese: *qˤ(r)o

Middle Chinese: 'uw

歐
2539
欧
ōu
TODO: Cantonese?
used in transliterating non-Chinese words such as Europe, ohm; surname
歐洲
東歐
ōu zhōu
dōng ōu
Europe (abbr. for 歐羅巴洲|欧罗巴洲[Ou1 luo2 ba1 Zhou1])
Eastern Europe
毆
2540
殴
ōu
TODO: Cantonese?
beat, fight with fists, hit; to strike, brawl
毆打
互毆
ōu dǎ
hù ōu
to beat up/to come to blows/battery (law)
to fight each other; to come to blows
甌
2541
瓯
ōu
TODO: Cantonese?
bowl, cup; small tray
建甌
建甌市
jiàn ōu
jiàn ōu shì
Jian'ou, county-level city in Nanping 南平[Nan2 ping2] Fujian
Jian'ou, county-level city in Nanping 南平[Nan2 ping2] Fujian
鷗
2542
鸥
ōu
TODO: Cantonese?
seagull, tern; Larus species (various)
海鷗
三趾鷗
hǎi ōu
sān zhǐ ōu
(bird species of China) mew gull (Larus canus)
(bird species of China) black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)

區
2543
区
qū
TODO: Cantonese?
area, district, region, ward; surname
地區
社區
dì qū
shè qū
local/regional/district (not necessarily formal administrative unit)/region/area/as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture-level city or, county-level city)/CL:個|个[ge4]
community/neighborhood
嶇
2544
岖
qū
TODO: Cantonese?
steep, sheer; rugged, rough
崎嶇
嶇
qí qū
qū
rugged/craggy
rugged
軀
2545
躯
qū
TODO: Cantonese?
body
身軀
軀體
shēn qū
qū tǐ
body
(human) body
驅
2546
驱
qū
TODO: Cantonese?
spur a horse on; expel, drive away
驅動
驅使
qū dòng
qū shǐ
to drive/to propel/drive (vehicle wheel)/drive mechanism (tape or disk)/device driver (computing software)
to urge/to prompt/to spur on/to order sb about

嘔
2547
呕
ǒu
TODO: Cantonese?
to vomit; annoy, enrage
乾嘔
作嘔
gān ǒu
zuò ǒu
to retch
to feel sick/to feel nauseous/to feel disgusted

樞
2548
枢
shū
TODO: Cantonese?
door hinge; pivot; center of power
中樞
樞紐
zhōng shū
shū niǔ
center; hub/the central administration
hub (e.g. of traffic network)/hinge/pivot/fulcrum

嫗
2549
妪
yù
TODO: Cantonese?
old woman, hag
老嫗
嫗
lǎo yù
yù
old woman (formal writing)
old woman/to brood over/to protect

加

add

Old Chinese: *kˤraj

Middle Chinese: kae

伽
2550
jiā、qié、gā
TODO: Cantonese?
transcription of Sanskrit 'gha' in Buddhist texts ('samgha', etc.); nursing; attending; entertainer (Japanese); temple; in Chinese this character is not used alone
伽倻
伽倻琴
伽藍
僧伽
伽馬
伽馬射線
jiā yē
jiā yē qín
qié lán
sēng qié
gā mǎ
gā mǎ shè xiàn
Gaya, a Korean confederacy of territorial polities in the Nakdong River basin of southern Korea (42-532 AD)
gayageum (Korean 12-stringed zither)
Buddhist temple (loanword from Sanskrit "samgharama")
(Buddhism) sangha/the monastic community/monk
gamma (Greek letter Γγ) (loanword)
gamma rays
加
2551
jiā
TODO: Cantonese?
add to, increase, augment
參加
增加
cān jiā
zēng jiā
to participate/to take part/to join
to raise; to increase
嘉
2552
jiā
TODO: Cantonese?
excellent; joyful; auspicious
嘉義
嘉年華
jiā yì
jiā nián huá
Chiayi, a city and county in west Taiwan
carnival (loanword)
茄
2553
jiā、qié
TODO: Cantonese?
eggplant
歐米茄錶公司
茄克衫
燒茄子
玫瑰茄
ōu mǐ jiā biǎo gōng sī
jiā kè shān
shāo qié zi
méi gui qié
Omega SA, Swiss luxury watchmaker
jacket
stewed eggplant
roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa)
袈
2554
jiā
TODO: Cantonese?
Buddhist cassock
袈裟
袈
jiā shā
jiā
kasaya (robe of a Buddhist monk or nun) (loanword from Sanskrit)
used in 袈裟[jia1 sha1]
迦
2555
jiā
TODO: Cantonese?
character for transliteration
南迦巴瓦峰
帖撒羅尼迦
nán jiā bā wǎ fēng
tiě sā luó ní jiā
Namcha Barwa (7,782 m), Himalayan mountain
Thessalonica

架
2556
jià
TODO: Cantonese?
rack, stand, prop; prop up
架構
架設
jià gòu
jià shè
to construct; to build/structure; framework; architecture
to construct/to erect
駕
2557
驾
jià
TODO: Cantonese?
to drive, sail, fly; a cart, carriage
駕駛
駕車
jià shǐ
jià chē
to pilot (ship, airplane etc)/to drive
to drive a vehicle

咖
2558
kā、gā
TODO: Cantonese?
coffee; a phonetic
咖啡
咖啡廳
咖喱
咖喱粉
kā fēi
kā fēi tīng
gā lí
gā lí fěn
coffee (loanword)/CL:杯[bei1]
coffee shop
curry (loanword)
curry powder

賀
2559
贺
hè
TODO: Cantonese?
congratulate; send present
慶賀
可喜可賀
qìng hè
kě xǐ kě hè
to congratulate/to celebrate
worthy of celebration/gratifying/Congratulations!

瘸
2560
qué
TODO: Cantonese?
lameness, paralysis of hands, leg
瘸子
瘸幫
qué zi
qué bāng
lame person (colloquial)
Crips (gang)

周

1: Zhōu (dynasty and place)

Old Chinese: *tiw

Middle Chinese: tsyuw

2: cycle; all around

Old Chinese: *tiw

Middle Chinese: tsyuw

凋
2561
diāo
TODO: Cantonese?
be withered, fallen; exhausted
凋零
凋敝
diāo líng
diāo bì
withered/wilted/to wither/to fade/to decay
impoverished/destitute/hard/depressed (of business)/tattered/ragged
彫
2562
diāo
TODO: Cantonese?
carve, decorate; emaciated
碉
2563
diāo
TODO: Cantonese?
room made of stone; watchtower
碉
碉堡
diāo
diāo bǎo
rock cave (archaic)
(military) pillbox; blockhouse/humorous way of writing 屌爆[diao3 bao4]
雕
2564
diāo
TODO: Cantonese?
engrave, inlay, carve; exhaust; used for U+9D70 鵰 an eagle, vulture
雕刻
雕像
diāo kè
diāo xiàng
to carve/to engrave/carving
sculpture/(carved) statue/CL:尊[zun1]

惆
2565
chóu
TODO: Cantonese?
distressed, regretful, sad
惆悵
惆悵若失
chóu chàng
chóu chàng ruò shī
melancholy/depression
to feel despondent (idiom)
稠
2566
chóu
TODO: Cantonese?
dense, crowded, packed; soupy
人口稠密
地窄人稠
rén kǒu chóu mì
dì zhǎi rén chóu
populous
small and densely populated
綢
2567
绸
chóu
TODO: Cantonese?
silk cloth, satin damask
未雨綢繆
絲綢
wèi yǔ chóu móu
sī chóu
lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经); fig. to plan ahead/to prepare for a rainy day
silk cloth/silk

周
2568
zhōu
TODO: Cantonese?
Zhou dynasty; circumference
四周
周圍
sì zhōu
zhōu wéi
all around
environs; surroundings; periphery
啁
2569
zhāo、zhōu
TODO: Cantonese?
chirp, twitter, twittering
啁哳
啁
啁啾
啁
zhāo zhā
zhāo
zhōu jiū
zhōu
(literary) (onom.) combined twittering and chirping of many birds
used in 啁哳[zhao1 zha1]/Taiwan pr. [zhou1]
(bird) twitter/chirp
twittering of birds
週
2570
zhōu
TODO: Cantonese?
week; turn, cycle; anniversary
週期
週年
zhōu qī
zhōu nián
period/cycle
anniversary/annual

調
2571
调
diào、tiáo
TODO: Cantonese?
transfer, move, change; tune
色調
步調
調整
調適
sè diào
bù diào
tiáo zhěng
tiáo shì
hue/tone
gait/marching order/step/pace
to adjust/adjustment/revision/CL:個|个[ge4]
to adapt (to an environment etc)/to make sth suitable/adaptation/adjustment/adaptive

支

1: support, hold up

Old Chinese: *ke

Middle Chinese: tsye

2: branch (of tree), limb

Old Chinese: *ke

Middle Chinese: tsye

吱
2572
zhī、zī
TODO: Cantonese?
chirping, squeaking, hissing
吱嘎
吱嘎聲
吱吱嘎嘎
吱吱聲
zhī gā
zhī gā shēng
zī zī gā gā
zī zī shēng
(onom.) creak/crunch
(linguistics) creaky voice/vocal fry
(onom.) creaking and grating
squeak
支
2573
zhī
TODO: Cantonese?
disperse, pay; support; branch
支出
支配
zhī chū
zhī pèi
to spend; to pay out/expenses; expenditure
to control/to dominate/to allocate
枝
2574
zhī
TODO: Cantonese?
branches, limbs; branch off
樹枝
枝葉
shù zhī
zhī yè
branch/twig
branch and leaf
肢
2575
zhī
TODO: Cantonese?
human limbs; animal feet
肢體
四肢
zhī tǐ
sì zhī
limb/limbs and trunk/body
the four limbs of the body

妓
2576
jì
TODO: Cantonese?
prostitute
妓女
妓院
jì nu:3
jì yuàn
prostitute; hooker
brothel/whorehouse
技
2577
jì
TODO: Cantonese?
skill, ability, talent, ingenuity
技術
科技
jì shù
kē jì
technology; technique; skill/CL:門|门[men2],種|种[zhong3],項|项[xiang4]
science and technology

岐
2578
qí
TODO: Cantonese?
high; majestic; fork in road
八岐大蛇
岐山
bā qí dà shé
qí shān
Yamata no Orochi, serpent with eight heads and eight tails from mythological section of Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan)
Qishan County in Baoji 寶雞|宝鸡[Bao3 ji1], Shaanxi
歧
2579
qí
TODO: Cantonese?
fork of road; branching off
歧視
分歧
qí shì
fēn qí
to discriminate against/discrimination
divergent/difference (of opinion, position); disagreement/(math.) bifurcation

豉
2580
chǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
fermented beans
豆豉
豆豉醬
dòu chǐ
dòu chǐ jiàng
black bean/black bean sauce
black bean sauce

翅
2581
chì
TODO: Cantonese?
wings; fin
翅膀
中華短翅鶯
chì bǎng
zhōng huá duǎn chì yīng
wing/CL:個|个[ge4],對|对[dui4]
(bird species of China) Chinese bush warbler (Locustella tacsanowskia)

屐
2582
jī
TODO: Cantonese?
wooden shoes, clogs
木屐
屐
mù jī
jī
wooden clogs
clogs

麻

hemp

Old Chinese: *C.mˤraj

Middle Chinese: mae

嬤
2583
嬷
mó、mā
TODO: Cantonese?
mother
嬤嬤
嬤
阿嬤
mó mo
mó
ā mā
(dialect) elderly lady/wet nurse/Catholic nun
dialectal or obsolete equivalent of 媽|妈[ma1]/Taiwan pr. [ma1]
grandma (Tw)
摩
2584
mó、mā
TODO: Cantonese?
rub, scour, grind; friction
觀摩
摩托車
摩挲
guān mó
mó tuō chē
mā sa
to observe and emulate/to study (esp. following sb's example)
(loanword) motorbike; motorcycle/CL:輛|辆[liang4],部[bu4]
(coll.) to remove (crinkles, dirt) with the palm of the hand/Taiwan pr. [mo2 suo1]
磨
2585
mó、mò
TODO: Cantonese?
grind; polish; rub; wear out; a millstone
磨練
折磨
石磨
卸磨殺驢
mó liàn
zhé mó
shí mò
xiè mò shā lu:2
to temper oneself/to steel oneself/self-discipline/endurance
to torment; to torture
grindstone
lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom)/fig. to get rid of sb once he has ceased to be useful
蘑
2586
mó
TODO: Cantonese?
type of edible mushroom
口蘑
松口蘑
kǒu mó
sōng kǒu mó
Saint George's mushroom (Tricholoma mongplicum)
matsutake (Tricholoma matsutake), edible mushroom considered a great delicacy in Japan
魔
2587
mó
TODO: Cantonese?
demon, evil spirits; magic power
魔鬼
惡魔
mó guǐ
è mó
devil
demon/fiend
麼
2588
么
me、mó、má
TODO: Cantonese?
interrogative final particle; insignificant, small, tiny
怎麼辦
多麼
么麼小醜
邷麼兒
麼
zěn me bàn
duō me
yāo mó xiǎo chǒu
wǎ mó r5
má
what's to be done
how (wonderful etc)/what (a great idea etc)/however (difficult it may be etc)/(in interrogative sentences) how (much etc)/to what extent
insignificant wretch
to play knucklebones (dialect)
exclamatory final particle

嘛
2589
má
TODO: Cantonese?
final exclamatory particle
幹嘛
嘛
gàn má
má
what are you doing?/whatever for?/why on earth?
used in 唵嘛呢叭咪吽[an3 ma2 ni2 ba1 mi1 hong1]/(Tw) (coll.) what?
麻
2590
má、mā
TODO: Cantonese?
hemp, jute, flax; sesame; Kangxi radical 200
麻煩
大麻
麻麻亮
má fan
dà má
mā ma liàng
trouble; inconvenience/inconvenient; troublesome; annoying/to bother sb; to put sb to trouble
hemp (Cannabis sativa)/cannabis/marijuana
(dialect) to begin to dawn/to be just getting light

麾
2591
huī
TODO: Cantonese?
a pennant, flag, banner; to signal to
麾下
麾
huī xià
huī
troops/subordinates/(honorific appellation for a general)
signal flag/to signal

麽
2592
么
me
TODO: Cantonese?
interrogative final particle; insignificant, small, tiny
像那麽回事兒
xiàng nà me huí shì r5
not bad at all/quite impressive

靡
2593
mí、mǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
divide, disperse, scatter
侈靡
奢靡
風靡
靡靡之音
chǐ mí
shē mí
fēng mǐ
mǐ mǐ zhī yīn
wasteful/extravagant
extravagant
fashionable/popular
decadent music

良

good

Old Chinese: *[r]aŋ

Middle Chinese: ljang

廊
2594
láng
TODO: Cantonese?
corridor, porch, veranda
畫廊
走廊
huà láng
zǒu láng
art gallery/decorated corridor
corridor/aisle/hallway/passageway/veranda
榔
2595
láng
TODO: Cantonese?
betel-nut tree
東一榔頭西一棒子
桄榔
dōng yī láng tóu xī yī bàng zi
guāng láng
banging away clumsily in all directions with no overall vision
arenga or sugar palm (Arenga pinnata)
狼
2596
láng
TODO: Cantonese?
wolf
狼狽
中山狼傳
láng bèi
zhōng shān láng zhuàn
in a difficult situation/to cut a sorry figure/scoundrel! (derog.)
The Wolf of Zhongshan, fable by Ma Zhongxi 馬中錫|马中锡[Ma3 Zhong1 xi1]
琅
2597
láng
TODO: Cantonese?
a variety of white carnelian; pure
施琅
滿目琳琅
shī láng
mǎn mù lín láng
Shi Lang (1621-1696), Chinese admiral who served under the Ming and Qing Dynasties
lit. to fill one's eyes with glittering jewels/a literary masterpiece or sb of extraordinary talent (idiom)
瑯
2598
láng
TODO: Cantonese?
kind of white cornelian
擋瑯
琳瑯
dǎng láng
lín láng
(slang) to ask for money/to lend money
glittering jewels
螂
2599
láng
TODO: Cantonese?
mantis, dung beetle
蟑螂
北派螳螂拳
zhāng láng
běi pài táng láng quán
cockroach
Beipai Tanglang Quan - "Northern Praying Mantis" (Chinese Martial Art)
郎
2600
láng
TODO: Cantonese?
gentleman, young man; husband
女郎
新郎
nu:3 láng
xīn láng
young woman/maiden/girl/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
bridegroom; groom

朗
2601
lǎng
TODO: Cantonese?
clear, bright; distinct
開朗
明朗
kāi lǎng
míng lǎng
spacious and well-lit/open and clear/(of character) optimistic/cheerful/carefree
bright/clear/obvious/forthright/open-minded/bright and cheerful

浪
2602
làng
TODO: Cantonese?
wave; wasteful, reckless
浪費
浪漫
làng fèi
làng màn
to waste/to squander
romantic

良
2603
liáng
TODO: Cantonese?
good, virtuous, respectable
不良
優良
bù liáng
yōu liáng
bad/harmful/unhealthy
fine/good/first-rate

娘
2604
niáng
TODO: Cantonese?
mother; young girl; woman; wife
新娘
老闆娘
xīn niáng
lǎo bǎn niáng
bride
female proprietor/lady boss/boss's wife

旦

dawn

Old Chinese: *tˤan-s

Middle Chinese: tanH

但
2605
dàn
TODO: Cantonese?
only; but, however, yet, still
但是
不但
dàn shì
bù dàn
but; however
not only (... but also ...)
旦
2606
dàn
TODO: Cantonese?
dawn; morning; day
一旦
約旦
yī dàn
yuē dàn
in case (sth happens)/if/once (sth happens, then...)/when/in a short time/in one day
Jordan

壇
2607
坛
tán
TODO: Cantonese?
altar; arena, examination hall
歌壇
政壇
gē tán
zhèng tán
singing stage/music business (esp. pop music)
political circles
檀
2608
tán
TODO: Cantonese?
sandalwood, hardwood; surname
微凹黃檀
旃檀
wēi āo huáng tán
zhān tán
cocobolo (Dalbergia retusa)
sandalwood (loanword from Sanskrit "candana")

坦
2609
tǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
flat, smooth; self-possessed
坦承
坦白
tǎn chéng
tǎn bái
to confess/to admit/to come clean/calmly
honest/forthcoming/to confess
袒
2610
tǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
strip; lay bare; bared; naked
偏袒
右袒
piān tǎn
yòu tǎn
to bare one shoulder/(fig.) to side with/to discriminate in favor of
to take sides with/to be partial to/to be biased/to favor one side

顫
2611
颤
chàn、zhàn
TODO: Cantonese?
shiver, tremble; trembling
顫動
室顫
打顫
顫聲
chàn dòng
shì chàn
dǎ zhàn
zhàn shēng
to vibrate/to quiver
ventricular fibrillation (V-fib), abbr. for 心室顫動|心室颤动[xin1 shi4 chan4 dong4]
to shiver/to tremble
trembling voice/see also 顫聲|颤声[chan4 sheng1]

靼
2612
dá
TODO: Cantonese?
Tatars
韃靼
韃靼人
dá dá
dá dá rén
Tartar (various northern tribes in ancient China)/Tatar (Turkic ethnic group in central Asia)
Tatar (person)

羶
2613
shān
TODO: Cantonese?
rank odor
羶
shān
rank odor (of sheep or goats)

擅
2614
shàn
TODO: Cantonese?
monopolize; claim; arbitrarily; to dare
擅長
擅自
shàn cháng
shàn zì
to be good at; to be expert in
without permission

氊
2615
zhān
TODO: Cantonese?
felt; coarse fabrics use for rugs, carpets, wrappers etc.

共

together, all

Old Chinese: *N-k(r)oŋʔ-s

Middle Chinese: gjowngH

供
2616
gòng、gōng
TODO: Cantonese?
supply, provide for; offer in worship
供奉
供稱
提供
供應
gòng fèng
gòng chēng
tí gōng
gōng yìng
to consecrate/to enshrine and worship/an offering (to one's ancestors)/a sacrifice (to a god)
to make a confession (law)
to offer/to supply/to provide/to furnish
to supply/to provide/to offer
恭
2617
gōng
TODO: Cantonese?
respectful, polite, reverent
恭喜
恭敬
gōng xǐ
gōng jìng
to congratulate/(interj.) congratulations!
deferential/respectful
龔
2618
龚
gōng
TODO: Cantonese?
give, present; reverential
龔古爾
龔自珍
gōng gǔ ěr
gōng zì zhēn
Goncourt (name)
Gong Zizhen (1792-1841), Chinese man of letters, calligrapher and poet

哄
2619
hōng、hǒng
TODO: Cantonese?
coax; beguile, cheat, deceive
一哄而散
一哄而起
哄勸
哄瞞
yī hōng ér sàn
yī hōng ér qǐ
hǒng quàn
hǒng mán
to disperse in confusion (idiom)
(of a group of people) to rush into action
to coax
to deceive
烘
2620
hōng
TODO: Cantonese?
bake, roast; dry by fire
冬烘
暖烘烘
dōng hōng
nuǎn hōng hōng
shallow/uneducated
nice and warm/cozy/heartwarming

港
2621
gǎng
TODO: Cantonese?
port, harbor; small stream; bay
香港
南港
xiāng gǎng
nán gǎng
Hong Kong
Nankang District of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 Shi4], Taiwan

拱
2622
gǒng
TODO: Cantonese?
fold hands on breast; bow, salute
拱門
拱橋
gǒng mén
gǒng qiáo
arched door
arch bridge

共
2623
gòng
TODO: Cantonese?
together with, all, total; to share
共同
中共
gòng tóng
zhōng gòng
common/joint/jointly/together/collaborative
abbr. for 中國共產黨|中国共产党[Zhong1 guo2 Gong4 chan3 dang3], Chinese Communist Party

洪
2624
hóng
TODO: Cantonese?
vast, immense; flood, deluge
洪水
洪流
hóng shuǐ
hóng liú
deluge; flood
a powerful current/a flood (often fig., e.g. a flood of ideas)

鬨
2625
hòng
TODO: Cantonese?
boisterous; clamor, noise
起鬨
鬨
qǐ hòng
hòng
to heckle/rowdy jeering/to create a disturbance
tumult/uproar/commotion/disturbance

巷
2626
xiàng
TODO: Cantonese?
alley, lane
大街小巷
巷子
dà jiē xiǎo xiàng
xiàng zi
great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
alley

戔

kill; cruel

Old Chinese: *[dz]ˤa[n]

Middle Chinese: dzan

濺
2627
溅
jiàn
TODO: Cantonese?
sprinkle, spray; spill, splash
噴濺
四濺
pēn jiàn
sì jiàn
to splash; to splatter
(of droplets, sparks etc) to fly about in all directions/to splatter everywhere
賤
2628
贱
jiàn
TODO: Cantonese?
mean, low; cheap, worthless
下賤
低賤
xià jiàn
dī jiàn
humble/lowly/depraved/contemptible
lowly; humble/cheap; inexpensive
踐
2629
践
jiàn
TODO: Cantonese?
trample, tread upon, walk on
實踐
踐踏
shí jiàn
jiàn tà
practice/to put into practice/to live up to (a promise)/to carry out (a project)
to trample
餞
2630
饯
jiàn
TODO: Cantonese?
farewell party; see off, send off
蜜餞
餞別
mì jiàn
jiàn bié
food preserved in sugar or honey
to give a farewell dinner

淺
2631
浅
qiǎn、jiān
TODO: Cantonese?
shallow, not deep; superficial
深淺
膚淺
淺
shēn qiǎn
fū qiǎn
jiān
deep or shallow/depth (of the sea)/limits of decorum
skin-deep/superficial/shallow
sound of moving water
箋
2632
笺
jiān
TODO: Cantonese?
note, memo; stationery; comments
便箋
信箋
biàn jiān
xìn jiān
a note; a memo/notepaper; memo pad
letter/letter paper

殘
2633
残
cán
TODO: Cantonese?
injure, spoil; oppress; broken
殘障
殘酷
cán zhàng
cán kù
handicapped
cruel/cruelty

錢
2634
钱
qián
TODO: Cantonese?
money, currency, coins
金錢
有錢
jīn qián
yǒu qián
money/currency
well-off/wealthy

綫
2635
线
xiàn
TODO: Cantonese?
line, thread, wire; clue

盞
2636
盏
zhǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
small cup or container; classifier for lamps, etc.
燈盞
馬拉盞
dēng zhǎn
mǎ lā zhǎn
lantern/uncovered oil lamp
(loanword) belachan (South-East Asian condiment made from fermented shrimp paste)

棧
2637
栈
zhàn
TODO: Cantonese?
warehouse; tavern, inn
商棧
堆棧
shāng zhàn
duī zhàn
inn/caravansary
stack (computing)/storehouse/warehouse

兼

combine; at the same time

Old Chinese: *[k]ˤem

Middle Chinese: kem

廉
2638
lián
TODO: Cantonese?
upright, honorable, honest
低廉
廉價
dī lián
lián jià
cheap/inexpensive/low
cheaply-priced; low-cost
濂
2639
lián
TODO: Cantonese?
a waterfall; a river in Hunan
宋濂
濂
sòng lián
lián
Song Lian (1310-1381), Ming dynasty writer, historian and politician
name of a river in Hunan
簾
2640
帘
lián
TODO: Cantonese?
a blind, screen, curtain
眼簾
卷簾門
yǎn lián
juǎn lián mén
eyes (in literature)/eyesight
roll-up door
鐮
2641
镰
lián
TODO: Cantonese?
sickle
大鐮刀
掛鐮
dà lián dāo
guà lián
scythe
to complete the year's harvest

兼
2642
jiān
TODO: Cantonese?
unite, combine; connect; and
兼顧
兼任
jiān gù
jiān rèn
to attend simultaneously to two or more things/to balance (career and family, family and education etc)
to hold several jobs at once/concurrent post/working part-time
縑
2643
缣
jiān
TODO: Cantonese?
fine silk
縑
jiān
thick waterproof silk

尷
2644
尴
gān
TODO: Cantonese?
embarrassed; ill at ease
尷
尷尬
gān
gān gà
used in 尷尬|尴尬[gan1 ga4]
awkward; embarrassed

謙
2645
谦
qiān
TODO: Cantonese?
humble, modest; hexagram ䷎
謙虛
囊謙
qiān xū
náng qiān
modest/self-effacing/to make modest remarks
Nangqên County (Tibetan: nang chen rdzong) in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 玉樹藏族自治州|玉树藏族自治州[Yu4 shu4 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai

歉
2646
qiàn
TODO: Cantonese?
deficient, lacking, insufficient
道歉
抱歉
dào qiàn
bào qiàn
to apologize
to be sorry/to feel apologetic/sorry!

嫌
2647
xián
TODO: Cantonese?
hate, detest; suspect; criticize
涉嫌
嫌犯
shè xián
xián fàn
to be a suspect (in a crime)/to be suspected of
criminal suspect

賺
2648
赚
zhuàn、zuàn
TODO: Cantonese?
make money, earn; gain, profit
賺錢
賺取
賺
zhuàn qián
zhuàn qǔ
zuàn
to earn money/moneymaking
to make a profit/to earn a packet
to cheat/to swindle

也

(final particle)

Old Chinese: *lAjʔ

Middle Chinese: yaeX

弛
2649
chí
TODO: Cantonese?
loosen, relax, unstring a bow
廢弛
弛張熱
fèi chí
chí zhāng rè
to fall into disuse (of laws, customs etc)/to neglect
remittent fever
池
2650
chí
TODO: Cantonese?
pool, pond; moat; cistern
電池
水池
diàn chí
shuǐ chí
battery/CL:節|节[jie2],組|组[zu3]
pond/pool/sink/washbasin
馳
2651
驰
chí
TODO: Cantonese?
go quickly or swiftly; hurry
馳騁
背道而馳
chí chěng
bèi dào ér chí
to gallop/to rush headlong
to run in the opposite direction (idiom); to run counter to

他
2652
tā
TODO: Cantonese?
other, another; he, she, it
他們
其他
tā men
qí tā
they; them
other/(sth or sb) else/the rest
她
2653
tā
TODO: Cantonese?
she, her
她們
她瑪
tā men
tā mǎ
they; them (females)
Tamir (mother of Perez and Zerah)
牠
2654
tā
TODO: Cantonese?
it; polled cattle
牠
tā
it (used for animals)

地
2655
dì、de
TODO: Cantonese?
earth; soil, ground; region
地方
地方
驀地
一項一項地
dì fāng
dì fang
mò de
yī xiàng yī xiàng de
region/regional (away from the central administration)/local
area/place/space/room/territory/CL:處|处[chu4],個|个[ge4],塊|块[kuai4]
suddenly; unexpectedly
one by one

施
2656
shī
TODO: Cantonese?
grant, bestow; give; act; name
設施
施工
shè shī
shī gōng
facilities/installation
construction/to carry out construction or large-scale repairs

拖
2657
tuō
TODO: Cantonese?
drag, tow, haul; delay, prolong
拖延
拖鞋
tuō yán
tuō xié
to delay/to put off/to procrastinate
slippers/sandals/flip-flops/CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]

也
2658
yě
TODO: Cantonese?
also; classical final particle of strong affirmation or identity
也許
也就是說
yě xǔ
yě jiù shì shuō
perhaps/maybe
in other words/that is to say/so/thus

迤
2659
yí、yǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
wind; walk out of straight path
逶迤
迤
迤邐
迤
wēi yí
yí
yǐ lǐ
yǐ
winding (of road, river etc)/curved/long/distant
winding
meandering/winding
extending to

乍

suddenly

Old Chinese: *[dz]ˤrak-s

Middle Chinese: dzraeH

乍
2660
zhà
TODO: Cantonese?
first time, for the first time
一驚一乍
乍得
yī jīng yī zhà
zhà dé
frightened/flustered
Chad
咋
2661
zǎ、zé、zhà、zhā
TODO: Cantonese?
question-forming particle, why? how? what?; to bite; loud
不咋地
不咋的
咋
咋舌
咋
咋呼
bù zǎ de
bù zǎ de
zé
zhà shé
zhà
zhā hu
(dialect) not that great/not up to much/nothing special
(dialect) not that great/not up to much/nothing special
gnaw
to be speechless/also pr. [ze2 she2]
loud noise/shout/suddenly
bluster/ruckus/to boast loudly
榨
2662
zhà
TODO: Cantonese?
to press or extract juices; a press to extract juices; a vegetable
壓榨
拶榨
yā zhà
zā zhà
to press/to squeeze/to extract juice, oil etc by squeezing
to exploit (a worker)
炸
2663
zhà、zhá
TODO: Cantonese?
to fry in oil; to scald; to explode
爆炸
轟炸
油炸
油炸圈餅
bào zhà
hōng zhà
yóu zhá
yóu zhá quān bǐng
explosion/to explode/to blow up/to detonate
to bomb/to bombard/CL:陣|阵[zhen4]
to deep fry
doughnut
蚱
2664
zhà
TODO: Cantonese?
grasshopper; (edible) locust; cicada
蚱蜢
蚱蟲
zhà měng
zhà chóng
grasshopper
grasshopper
詐
2665
诈
zhà
TODO: Cantonese?
cheat, defraud, swindle; trick; to feign
詐欺
詐騙
zhà qī
zhà piàn
fraud/deception
to defraud/to swindle/to blackmail

作
2666
zuò、zuō
TODO: Cantonese?
make; work; compose, write; act, perform
工作
作品
作坊
五行八作
gōng zuò
zuò pǐn
zuō fang
wǔ háng bā zuō
to work/(of a machine) to operate/job/work/task/CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4],項|项[xiang4]
work (of art)/opus/CL:部[bu4],篇[pian1]
workshop (of artisan)
all the trades/people of all trades and professions
祚
2667
zuò
TODO: Cantonese?
throne; bless; blessing, happiness
亨祚
國祚
hēng zuò
guó zuò
to prosper; to flourish
the period over which a dynasty or nation endures

怎
2668
zěn
TODO: Cantonese?
what? why? how?
怎麼
怎麼樣
zěn me
zěn me yàng
how?/what?/why?
how?/how about?/how was it?/how are things?

窄
2669
zhǎi
TODO: Cantonese?
narrow, tight; narrow-minded
二尖瓣狹窄
冤家路窄
èr jiān bàn xiá zhǎi
yuān jiā lù zhǎi
mitral stenosis (physiology)
lit. for enemies, the road is narrow (idiom)/fig. rivals inevitably cross paths

昨
2670
zuó
TODO: Cantonese?
yesterday; in former times, past
昨兒
昨兒個
zuó r5
zuó r5 ge
(coll.) yesterday
(coll.) yesterday

寺

hall

Old Chinese: *s-[d]əʔ-s

Middle Chinese: ziH

侍
2671
shì
TODO: Cantonese?
serve, attend upon; attendant, servant; samurai
侍衛
侍奉
shì wèi
shì fèng
Imperial bodyguard
to wait upon/to serve/to attend to sb's needs
峙
2672
zhì、shì
TODO: Cantonese?
stand erect, stand up; pile up
對峙
核對峙
繁峙
繁峙縣
duì zhì
hé duì zhì
fán shì
fán shì xiàn
(of mountains etc) to stand facing each other/(fig.) to confront each other
nuclear stalemate
Fanshi county in Xinzhou 忻州[Xin1 zhou1], Shanxi
Fanshi county in Xinzhou 忻州[Xin1 zhou1], Shanxi
恃
2673
shì
TODO: Cantonese?
rely on, presume on, trust to
仗恃
可恃
zhàng shì
kě shì
to rely on; to depend on
reliable

持
2674
chí
TODO: Cantonese?
sustain, support; hold, grasp
支持
維持
zhī chí
wéi chí
to be in favor of/to support/to back/support/backing/to stand by/CL:個|个[ge4]
to keep; to maintain; to preserve

待
2675
dài、dāi
TODO: Cantonese?
treat, entertain, receive; wait
期待
等待
待會
待會兒
qī dài
děng dài
dāi hui
dāi huì r5
to look forward to/to await/expectation
to wait; to wait for
wait a minute/stop a while
in a moment/later/also pr. [dai1 hui3 r5] or [dai1 hui5 r5]

等
2676
děng
TODO: Cantonese?
rank, grade; to wait; equal, “and so forth”
等等
等於
děng děng
děng yú
et cetera/and so on .../wait a minute!/hold on!
to equal/to be tantamount to

詩
2677
诗
shī
TODO: Cantonese?
poetry; poem, verse, ode
詩人
詩歌
shī rén
shī gē
bard/poet
poem/CL:本[ben3],首[shou3],段[duan4]

時
2678
时
shí
TODO: Cantonese?
time, season; era, age, period
時候
時間
shí hou
shí jiān
time/length of time/moment/period
(concept of) time/(duration of) time/(point in) time

寺
2679
sì
TODO: Cantonese?
court, office; temple, monastery
寺院
清真寺
sì yuàn
qīng zhēn sì
cloister/temple/monastery/CL:座[zuo4]
mosque

特
2680
tè
TODO: Cantonese?
special, unique, distinguished
特別
特色
tè bié
tè sè
unusual; special/very; especially; particularly/expressly; for a specific purpose/(often followed by 是[shi4]) in particular
characteristic/distinguishing feature or quality

痔
2681
zhì
TODO: Cantonese?
hemorrhoids, piles
痔瘡
痔
zhì chuāng
zhì
hemorrhoid
piles/hemorrhoid

庶

numerous; commoner

Old Chinese: *s-tak-s

Middle Chinese: syoH

度
2682
dù、duó
TODO: Cantonese?
degree, system; manner; to consider
程度
速度
以小人之心，度君子之腹
審度
chéng dù
sù dù
yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù
shěn duó
degree; level; extent
speed/rate/velocity/(music) tempo/CL:個|个[ge4]
to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
to observe and form a judgment
渡
2683
dù
TODO: Cantonese?
cross, ferry over; ferry
渡過
過渡
dù guò
guò dù
to cross over/to pass through
to cross over (by ferry)/transition/interim/caretaker (administration)
鍍
2684
镀
dù
TODO: Cantonese?
plate, coat, gild
電鍍
鍍金
diàn dù
dù jīn
to electroplate
to gold-plate; to gild/(fig.) to make sth quite ordinary seem special

席
2685
xí
TODO: Cantonese?
seat; mat; take seat; banquet
主席
出席
zhǔ xí
chū xí
chairperson/premier/chairman/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
to attend/to participate/present
蓆
2686
xí
TODO: Cantonese?
straw mat, mat

蔗
2687
zhè
TODO: Cantonese?
sugar cane
蔗渣
蔗糖
zhè zhā
zhè táng
bagasse (sugar cane waste)
cane sugar/sucrose
鷓
2688
鹧
zhè
TODO: Cantonese?
partridge
海南山鷓鴣
環頸山鷓鴣
hǎi nán shān zhè gū
huán jǐng shān zhè gū
(bird species of China) Hainan partridge (Arborophila ardens)
(bird species of China) hill partridge (Arborophila torqueola)

踱
2689
duó
TODO: Cantonese?
stroll, pace, walk slowly
踱方步
踱步
duó fāng bù
duó bù
to pace/to stroll
to pace; to stroll

庶
2690
shù
TODO: Cantonese?
numerous, various; multitude
富庶
庶出
fù shù
shù chū
populous and affluent
born of a concubine (rather than of the wife)

遮
2691
zhē
TODO: Cantonese?
cover, shield, protect
遮住
遮掩
zhē zhù
zhē yǎn
to cover (up)/to block/to obstruct/to shade
to cover/to mask/to cover up or conceal (the truth etc)

蜀

caterpillar; Shu [place name]

Old Chinese: *[d]ok

Middle Chinese: dzyowk

囑
2692
嘱
zhǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
order, tell, instruct, leave word
囑咐
切囑
zhǔ fu
qiè zhǔ
to urge; to exhort
urgent advice/to exhort
屬
2693
属
shǔ、zhǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
class, category, type; to belong to
屬於
部屬
屬意
屬文
shǔ yú
bù shǔ
zhǔ yì
zhǔ wén
to be classified as/to belong to/to be part of
troops under one's command/subordinate/affiliated to a ministry
to set one's heart on/to set one's choice on
to write prose
矚
2694
瞩
zhǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
watch carefully, stare at, focus on
矚目
矚望
zhǔ mù
zhǔ wàng
to focus attention upon
to look forward to

燭
2695
烛
zhú
TODO: Cantonese?
candle, taper; to shine, illuminate
蠟燭
燭光
là zhú
zhú guāng
candle/CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1]
candle light/candle-lit (vigil etc)/candela, unit of luminous intensity (cd)
躅
2696
zhú
TODO: Cantonese?
walk carefully; hesitate, falter
躑躅
躅
zhí zhú
zhú
to tread/to tramp/to loiter/to hover around
walk carefully/to hesitate/to halter

濁
2697
浊
zhuó
TODO: Cantonese?
muddy, turbid, dirty, filthy
混濁
污濁
hùn zhuó
wū zhuó
turbid/muddy/dirty
dirty/muddy/foul (sewer)
鐲
2698
镯
zhuó
TODO: Cantonese?
bracelet, armband; small bell
鐲子
手鐲
zhuó zi
shǒu zhuó
bracelet/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
bracelet

觸
2699
触
chù
TODO: Cantonese?
touch; butt, ram, gore
感觸
筆觸
gǎn chù
bǐ chù
one's thoughts and feelings/emotional stirring/moved/touched
brush stroke in Chinese painting and calligraphy/brushwork/style of drawing or writing

獨
2700
独
dú
TODO: Cantonese?
alone, single, solitary, only
獨立
獨特
dú lì
dú tè
independent/independence/to stand alone
unique; distinctive

蜀
2701
shǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
one of the Three Kingdoms, established by Liu Bei
巴山蜀水
巴蜀
bā shān shǔ shuǐ
bā shǔ
mountains and rivers of Sichuan (idiom)
Sichuan/originally two provinces of Qin and Han

反

1: dignified, grand

Old Chinese: *[b]ˤranʔ

Middle Chinese: baenX

2: reverse (v.)

Old Chinese: *Cə.panʔ

Middle Chinese: pjonX

板
2702
bǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
plank, board; iron or tin plate
地板
主機板
dì bǎn
zhǔ jī bǎn
floor
motherboard
版
2703
bǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
printing blocks; edition
出版
版本
chū bǎn
bǎn běn
to publish
version/edition/release
舨
2704
bǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
a sampan
舨
bǎn
sampan
闆
2705
板,𬮳
bǎn、pàn
TODO: Cantonese?
boss, the owner, person in charge
老闆
老闆
闆
lǎo bǎn
lǎo bǎn
pàn
Robam (brand)
boss/business proprietor/CL:個|个[ge4]
to catch sight of in a doorway (old)
阪
2706
坂
bǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
hillside farmland; slope
大阪
大阪府
dà bǎn
dà bǎn fǔ
Ōsaka, a city and prefecture in Japan
Ōsaka prefecture

反
2707
fǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
reverse, opposite, contrary, anti
反而
反應
fǎn ér
fǎn yìng
on the contrary; instead
to react/to respond/reaction/response/reply/chemical reaction/CL:個|个[ge4]
返
2708
fǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
return, revert to, restore
返回
返國
fǎn huí
fǎn guó
to return to/to come (or go) back
to return to one's country

販
2709
贩
fàn
TODO: Cantonese?
peddler, hawker, street merchant
販賣
小販
fàn mài
xiǎo fàn
to sell/to peddle/to traffic
peddler/hawker
飯
2710
饭
fàn
TODO: Cantonese?
cooked rice; food; meal
做飯
晚飯
zuò fàn
wǎn fàn
to prepare a meal/to cook
evening meal/dinner/supper/CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4],餐[can1]

扳
2711
bān
TODO: Cantonese?
pull; drag; right itself
扳回
內六角扳手
bān huí
nèi liù jiǎo bān shǒu
to pull back/to regain (one's dignity etc)/to recover from (an adverse situation)/to turn the tables
Allen key/hex key

并

1: combine two things

Old Chinese: *peŋ

Middle Chinese: pjieng

2: combine two things

Old Chinese: *peŋ-s

Middle Chinese: pjiengH

屏
2712
píng、bǐng、bīng
TODO: Cantonese?
folding screen, shield
屏東
屏東縣
屏息
屏氣
屏營
píng dōng
píng dōng xiàn
bǐng xī
bǐng qì
bīng yíng
Pingtung city, county and military airbase in south Taiwan
Pingtung County in south Taiwan
hold one's breath
to hold one's breath
with fear and trepidation
并
2713
bīng
TODO: Cantonese?
combine, annex; also, what's more
并
bīng
short name for Taiyuan 太原[Tai4 yuan2]

併
2714
并
bìng
TODO: Cantonese?
combine, annex
合併
併購
hé bìng
bìng gòu
to merge/to annex
merger and acquisition (M and A)/acquisition/to take over
摒
2715
bìng
TODO: Cantonese?
expel, cast off; arrange
摒棄
摒除
bìng qì
bìng chú
to abandon/to discard/to spurn/to forsake
to get rid of/to dismiss

姘
2716
pīn
TODO: Cantonese?
illicit sexual relations
姘夫
姘婦
pīn fū
pīn fù
lover (of a woman)/illicit partner/paramour
mistress/concubine/kept woman
拼
2717
pīn
TODO: Cantonese?
join together, link, incorporate
拼命
拼音
pīn mìng
pīn yīn
to do one's utmost; with all one's might; at all costs; (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it
phonetic writing/pinyin (Chinese romanization)

迸
2718
bèng
TODO: Cantonese?
gush out; burst forth; split
迸流
迸發
bèng liú
bèng fā
to gush/to spurt
to burst forth

餅
2719
饼
bǐng
TODO: Cantonese?
rice-cakes, biscuits
月餅
餅乾
yuè bǐng
bǐng gān
mooncake (esp. for the Mid-Autumn Festival)
biscuit; cracker; cookie/CL:片[pian4],塊|块[kuai4]

駢
2720
骈
pián
TODO: Cantonese?
team of horses; associate, join
駢偶文風
駢肩
pián ǒu wén fēng
pián jiān
early Tang literary style despised as shallow by the classicists
shoulder to shoulder

瓶
2721
píng
TODO: Cantonese?
jug, pitcher, vase, jar, bottle
瓶頸
花瓶
píng jǐng
huā píng
neck of a bottle/(fig.) bottleneck/problem that impedes progress
flower vase/(fig.) female employee considered to be just a pretty face (attractive but not very competent)

1: TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: b·roːn

2: TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: b·ron

3: TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: b·rons

孿
2722
孪
luán
TODO: Cantonese?
twins
孿生
孿生兄弟
luán shēng
luán shēng xiōng dì
(adj.) twin
twin brothers
巒
2723
峦
luán
TODO: Cantonese?
mountain range; pointed mountain
山巒
層巒
shān luán
céng luán
mountain range/unbroken chain of peaks
range upon range of mountains
攣
2724
挛
luán
TODO: Cantonese?
tangled; entwined; crooked
痙攣
拘攣
jìng luán
jū luán
to jerk/to contort/spasm/convulsion
cramps/muscular spasm/fig. constrained/ill at ease
鑾
2725
銮
luán
TODO: Cantonese?
small tinkling bell; bells hung on horse
回鑾
金鑾殿
huí luán
jīn luán diàn
return of the emperor
throne room
鸞
2726
鸾
luán
TODO: Cantonese?
mythical bird related to the phoenix
孤鸞年
鏡鸞
gū luán nián
jìng luán
inauspicious year for marriage
to lose one's spouse

彎
2727
弯
wān
TODO: Cantonese?
bend, curve
彎曲
轉彎
wān qū
zhuǎn wān
to bend/to curve around/curved/crooked/to wind/to warp
to turn/to go around a corner
灣
2728
湾
wān
TODO: Cantonese?
a bay, cove, inlet, bend of stream
臺灣
臺灣省
tái wān
tái wān shěng
Taiwan
Taiwan province (PRC term)

變
2729
变
biàn
TODO: Cantonese?
change, transform, alter; rebel
變成
轉變
biàn chéng
zhuǎn biàn
to change into/to turn into/to become
to change/to transform/shift/transformation/CL:個|个[ge4]

戀
2730
恋
liàn
TODO: Cantonese?
love; long for, yearn for; love
同性戀
戀愛
tóng xìng liàn
liàn ài
homosexuality/gay person/gay love
(romantic) love/CL:個|个[ge4],場|场[chang3]/in love/to have an affair

蠻
2731
蛮
mán
TODO: Cantonese?
barbarians; barbarous, savage
蠻荒
野蠻
mán huāng
yě mán
savage/wild/uncivilized territory
barbarous/uncivilized

正

1: 1st (month)

Old Chinese: *C.teŋ

Middle Chinese: tsyeng

2: correct (adj., v.)

Old Chinese: *teŋ-s

Middle Chinese: tsyengH

怔
2732
zhēng、zhèng
TODO: Cantonese?
a disease resembling neurosis
怔忡
怔忪
怔住
怔怔
zhēng chōng
zhēng zhōng
zhèng zhù
zhèng zhèng
(of the heart) palpitating with fear/palpitation (Chinese medicine)
frightened/scared/terrified
dumbfounded; stunned
in a daze
政
2733
zhèng
TODO: Cantonese?
government, political affairs
政治
政策
zhèng zhì
zhèng cè
politics/political
policy/CL:個|个[ge4]
正
2734
zhèng、zhēng
TODO: Cantonese?
right, proper, correct
真正
正在
正倉院
正月
zhēn zhèng
zhèng zài
zhēng cāng yuàn
zhēng yuè
genuine; real; true/really; indeed
just at (that time)/right in (that place)/right in the middle of (doing sth)
Shōsō-in, a timber structure in Nara, Japan, built to house hundreds of artifacts bequeathed to the Tōdai-ji temple by the Japanese emperor Shōmu, who died in 756
first month of the lunar year
症
2735
zhèng
TODO: Cantonese?
disease, illness, ailment
癌症
後遺症
ái zhèng
hòu yí zhèng
cancer
(medicine) sequelae/residual effects/(fig.) repercussions/aftermath

定
2736
dìng
TODO: Cantonese?
decide, settle, fix
一定
決定
yī dìng
jué dìng
surely/certainly/necessarily/fixed/a certain (extent etc)/given/particular/must
to decide (to do something)/to resolve/decision/CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4]/certainly
錠
2737
锭
dìng
TODO: Cantonese?
spindle, slab, cake, tablet
紙錠
銀錠
zhǐ dìng
yín dìng
paper ingots (burned as offerings to the dead)
silver ingot

靛
2738
diàn
TODO: Cantonese?
indigo; any blue dye
山靛
紅橙黃綠藍靛紫
shān diàn
hóng chéng huáng lu:4 lán diàn zǐ
(botany) the spurges, the mercuries (plants of genus Mercurialis)
red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet (the colors of the rainbow)

綻
2739
绽
zhàn
TODO: Cantonese?
ripped seam, rend, crack
綻放
皮開肉綻
zhàn fàng
pí kāi ròu zhàn
to blossom
flesh lacerated from corporal punishment (idiom)

征
2740
zhēng
TODO: Cantonese?
invade, attack, conquer
征服
遠征
zhēng fú
yuǎn zhēng
to conquer/to subdue/to vanquish
an expedition, esp. military/march to remote regions

整
2741
zhěng
TODO: Cantonese?
orderly, neat, tidy; whole
整體
整合
zhěng tǐ
zhěng hé
whole entity/entire body/synthesis/as a whole (situation, construction, team etc)/global/macrocosm/integral/holistic/whole
to conform/to integrate

黄

璜
2742
huáng
TODO: Cantonese?
a semicircular jade ornament used as a pendant
唐璜
璜
táng huáng
huáng
a dandy/a fop/Don Juan/a ladies man
semicircular jade ornament
簧
2743
huáng
TODO: Cantonese?
reed of woodwind instrument
簧片
叉簧
huáng piàn
chā huáng
reed (music)
switch hook (button or cradle of a telephone, whose function is to disconnect the call)
黃
2744
黄
huáng
TODO: Cantonese?
yellow; surname; Kangxi radical 201
黃金
黃色
huáng jīn
huáng sè
gold/golden (opportunity)/prime (time)
yellow/vulgar; lewd; pornographic

壙
2745
圹
kuàng
TODO: Cantonese?
tomb, grave: prairie; open wilderness
壙
kuàng
tomb
曠
2746
旷
kuàng
TODO: Cantonese?
extensive, wide, broad; empty
空曠
曠野
kōng kuàng
kuàng yě
spacious and empty/void
wilderness
礦
2747
矿
kuàng
TODO: Cantonese?
mine; mineral, ore
礦工
礦業
kuàng gōng
kuàng yè
miner
mining industry

廣
2748
广
guǎng
TODO: Cantonese?
broad, wide, extensive
廣告
推廣
guǎng gào
tuī guǎng
to advertise/a commercial/advertisement/CL:項|项[xiang4]
to extend/to spread/to popularize/generalization/promotion (of a product etc)
獷
2749
犷
guǎng
TODO: Cantonese?
fierce, rude, uncivilized
粗獷
獷
cū guǎng
guǎng
rough/rude/boorish/straightforward/uninhibited
rough/uncouth/boorish

橫
2750
横
héng、hèng
TODO: Cantonese?
across, horizontal, lateral
橫行
縱橫
蠻橫
專橫
héng xíng
zòng héng
mán hèng
zhuān hèng
to go on the rampage/to riot/to run amuck
lit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal/length and breadth/criss-crossed/able to move unhindered/abbr. for 合縱連橫|合纵连横[He2 zong4 Lian2 heng2], School of Diplomacy during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
rude and unreasonable
imperious/peremptory

擴
2751
扩
kuò
TODO: Cantonese?
expand, enlarge, stretch
擴大
擴充
kuò dà
kuò chōng
to expand/to enlarge/to broaden one's scope
to expand

尞

burnt offering

Old Chinese: *[r][a]w-s

Middle Chinese: ljewH

僚
2752
liáo
TODO: Cantonese?
companion, colleague; officials; bureaucracy; a pretty face
官僚
幕僚
guān liáo
mù liáo
bureaucrat/bureaucracy/bureaucratic
aides and advisors of top officials
嘹
2753
liáo
TODO: Cantonese?
used describe clarity of voice; resonant
嘹亮
嘹
liáo liàng
liáo
loud and clear/resonant
clear sound/cry (of cranes etc)
寮
2754
liáo
TODO: Cantonese?
shanty, hut, shack
中寮
中寮鄉
zhōng liáo
zhōng liáo xiāng
Zhongliao or Chungliao Township in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 Xian4], central Taiwan
Zhongliao or Chungliao Township in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 Xian4], central Taiwan
撩
2755
liāo、liáo
TODO: Cantonese?
lift up, raise; leave, depart
撩起
撩開
撩人
撩動
liāo qǐ
liāo kai
liáo rén
liáo dòng
to raise/to lift up (curtains, clothing etc)
to push aside (clothing, curtain etc) to reveal something; to toss aside
to attract/to titillate
to stir up/to provoke
潦
2756
lǎo、liáo
TODO: Cantonese?
to flood; a puddle; without care
潦
潦倒
潦草
lǎo
liáo dǎo
liáo cǎo
flooded/heavy rain
down on one's luck; in straitened circumstances; disappointed; frustrated
slipshod; careless; slovenly/(of handwriting) scrawly; illegible
燎
2757
liǎo、liáo
TODO: Cantonese?
to burn, set afire; to illuminate; a signal lamp
心急火燎
火燒火燎
星星之火，可以燎原
火燎
xīn jí huǒ liǎo
huǒ shāo huǒ liǎo
xīng xing zhī huǒ , kě yǐ liáo yuán
huǒ liáo
to burn with anxiety
restless with anxiety/to feel unbearably painful or hot
a single spark can start a huge blaze (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect
to singe; to scorch
療
2758
疗
liáo
TODO: Cantonese?
be healed, cured, recover
醫療
療法
yī liáo
liáo fǎ
medical treatment
therapy/treatment
繚
2759
缭
liáo
TODO: Cantonese?
wind round, rap around, bind
尉繚
尉繚子
wèi liáo
wèi liáo zi
Wei Lao (c. 450 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), advisor to the first Qin emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2], possible author of the Wei Liaozi 尉繚子|尉缭子[Wei4 Liao2 zi5] text on military strategy
Wei Liaozi, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], possibly written by Wei Liao 尉繚|尉缭[Wei4 Liao2] during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)
遼
2760
辽
liáo
TODO: Cantonese?
distant, far
遼寧
司馬遼太郎
liáo níng
sī mǎ liáo tài láng
Liaoning province in northeast China, short name 遼|辽[Liao2], capital Shenyang 瀋陽|沈阳[Shen3 yang2]
SHIBA Ryotarō (1923-1996), Japanese author of historical novels

瞭
2761
了
liǎo、liào
TODO: Cantonese?
bright, clear; clear-sighted
瞭解
明瞭
瞭哨
瞭望
liǎo jiě
míng liǎo
liào shào
liào wàng
to understand/to realize/to find out
to understand clearly/to be clear about/plain/clear
to go on sentry duty/to stand guard
to watch from a height or distance/to keep a lookout

元

head; first

Old Chinese: *[ŋ]o[r] (< nasal + uvular)

Middle Chinese: ngjwon

完
2762
wán
TODO: Cantonese?
complete, finish, settle; whole
完成
完整
wán chéng
wán zhěng
to complete; to accomplish
complete/intact
玩
2763
wán
TODO: Cantonese?
play with, joke, enjoy
玩具
開玩笑
wán jù
kāi wán xiào
plaything/toy
to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke
頑
2764
顽
wán
TODO: Cantonese?
obstinate, stubborn; recalcitrant
頑皮
頑固
wán pí
wán gù
naughty
stubborn; obstinate

冠
2765
guān、guàn
TODO: Cantonese?
cap, crown, headgear
皇冠
2019冠狀病毒病
冠軍
冠以
huáng guān
èr líng yī jiǔ guān zhuàng bìng dú bìng
guàn jūn
guàn yǐ
crown (headgear)
COVID-19, the coronavirus disease identified in 2019
champion/CL:個|个[ge4]
to label/to call
莞
2766
guǎn、guān、wǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
smiling; a kind of aquatic herb, clubrush, Scirpus lacustris
東莞
東莞市
莞
莞爾
莞爾一笑
dōng guǎn
dōng guǎn shì
guān
wǎn ěr
wǎn ěr yī xiào
Dongguan prefecture-level city in Guangdong 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 Sheng3]
Dongguan prefecture-level city in Guangdong 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 Sheng3]
Skimmia japonica
(literary) to smile
(literary) to smile

元
2767
yuán
TODO: Cantonese?
first; dollar; origin; head
美元
單元
měi yuán
dān yuán
American dollar/US dollar
unit (forming an entity)/element/(in a residential building) entrance or staircase
沅
2768
yuán
TODO: Cantonese?
name of a river in western Hunan that flows into Dongting lake
沅水
沅江
yuán shuǐ
yuán jiāng
Yuan River
river in Hunan, flowing into Lake Dongting 洞庭湖/Yuanjiang, county-level city in Yiyang 益陽|益阳[Yi4 yang2], Hunan

阮
2769
ruǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
ancient musical instrument: surname
中阮
大阮
zhōng ruǎn
dà ruǎn
zhongruan or alto lute, like pipa 琵琶 but bigger and lower range
daruan or bass lute, like pipa 琵琶 and zhongruan 中阮 but bigger and lower range

皖
2770
wǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
Anhui province
皖南事變
皖系戰敗
wǎn nán shì biàn
wǎn xì zhàn bài
New Fourth Army Incident of 1940, involving fighting between the Nationalists and Communists
Anhui faction of Northern Warlords (1912-c. 1920), led by Duan Qirui 段祺瑞 with Japanese support

院
2771
yuàn
TODO: Cantonese?
courtyard, yard, court; school
學院
院長
xué yuàn
yuàn zhǎng
college/educational institute/school/faculty/CL:所[suo3]
the head of an institution whose name ends in 院[yuan4]/chair of a board/president of a university/department head/dean/premier of the Republic of China/CL:個|个[ge4]

卯

4th earthly branch

Old Chinese: *mˤruʔ

Middle Chinese: maewX

劉
2772
刘
liú
TODO: Cantonese?
surname; kill, destroy
劉邦
劉少奇
liú bāng
liú shào qí
Liu Bang (256 or 247-195 BC), bandit leader who became first Han emperor Han Gaozu 漢高祖|汉高祖 (reigned 202-195 BC)
Liu Shaoqi (1898-1969), Chinese communist leader, a martyr of the Cultural Revolution
榴
2773
liú
TODO: Cantonese?
pomegranate
安石榴
手榴彈
ān shí liú
shǒu liú dàn
pomegranate
hand grenade
瀏
2774
浏
liú
TODO: Cantonese?
clear; bright; whistling
瀏覽
瀏覽器
liú lǎn
liú lǎn qì
to skim over/to browse
browser (software)
留
2775
liú
TODO: Cantonese?
stop, halt; stay, detain, keep
保留
留學
bǎo liú
liú xué
to keep/to retain/to have reservations (about sth)/to hold back (from saying sth)/to put aside for later
to study abroad
瘤
2776
liú
TODO: Cantonese?
tumor, lump, goiter
腫瘤
乳頭瘤
zhǒng liú
rǔ tóu liú
tumor
papilloma
餾
2777
馏
liú、liù
TODO: Cantonese?
distill, distillation
乾餾
分餾
餾
gān liú
fēn liú
liù
to carbonize/dry distillation/carbonization
fractional distillation
to steam/to cook in a steamer/to reheat cold food by steaming it

聊
2778
liáo
TODO: Cantonese?
somewhat, slightly, at least
聊天
無聊
liáo tiān
wú liáo
to chat; to gossip
bored/boring/senseless

溜
2779
liù、liū
TODO: Cantonese?
slide, glide, slip; slippery
一溜煙
冰溜
溜冰
溜走
yī liù yān
bīng liù
liū bīng
liū zǒu
like a wisp of smoke/(to disappear etc) in an instant
icicle
ice skating/(slang) to do meth
to slip away/to leave secretly

柳
2780
liǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
willow tree; pleasure; 24th lunar mansion, determinative star δ Hydrae
楊柳
傍柳隨花
yáng liǔ
bàng liǔ suí huā
willow tree/poplar and willow/name of traditional tune
prostitute

貿
2781
贸
mào
TODO: Cantonese?
trade, barter; mixed; rashly
經貿
外貿
jīng mào
wài mào
trade
foreign trade

立

stand (v.)

Old Chinese: *k.rəp

Middle Chinese: lip

立
2782
lì
TODO: Cantonese?
stand; let stand; establish, set
成立
立場
chéng lì
lì chǎng
to establish/to set up/to be tenable/to hold water
position/standpoint/CL:個|个[ge4]
笠
2783
lì
TODO: Cantonese?
bamboo hat; bamboo covering
床笠
笠
chuáng lì
lì
fitted bed sheet
bamboo rain hat
粒
2784
lì
TODO: Cantonese?
grain; small particle
粒子
粒子
lì zǐ
lì zi
(elementary) particle/grain
grain (of rice)/granule
蒞
2785
莅
lì
TODO: Cantonese?
reach, arrive; manage
蒞臨
蒞事者
lì lín
lì shì zhě
to arrive (esp. of notable person)/to visit (more formal than 光臨|光临[guang1 lin2])
an official/person holding post/local functionary

啦
2786
lā
TODO: Cantonese?
final particle of assertion
啦啦隊
卡啦
lā lā duì
kǎ lā
cheerleading squad
crispy, deep-fried (variant of 卡拉[ka3 la1])
垃
2787
lā
TODO: Cantonese?
garbage, refuse, waste
垃圾桶
垃圾車
lā jī tǒng
lā jī chē
rubbish bin/trash can/garbage can/Taiwan pr. [le4 se4 tong3]
garbage truck (or other vehicle)
拉
2788
lā、lǎ、là
TODO: Cantonese?
pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
沙烏地阿拉伯
拉開
半拉
虎不拉
拉拉蛄
shā wū dì ā lā bó
lā kāi
bàn lǎ
hù bu lǎ
là là gǔ
Saudi Arabia (Tw)
to pull open/to pull apart/to space out/to increase
(coll.) half
(dialect) shrike/Taiwan pr. [hu3 bu5 la1]
mole cricket

泣
2789
qì
TODO: Cantonese?
cry, sob, weep
可歌可泣
哀泣
kě gē kě qì
āi qì
lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom); fig. deeply moving/happy and sad/inspiring and tragic
to wail

颯
2790
飒
sà
TODO: Cantonese?
the sound of the wind; bleak; melancholy
秋風颯颯
英姿颯爽
qiū fēng sà sà
yīng zī sà shuǎng
the autumn wind is soughing (idiom)
(of a person) valiant and formidable-looking/to carry oneself tall

位
2791
wèi
TODO: Cantonese?
throne; position, post; rank, status; seat
單位
地位
dān wèi
dì wèi
unit (of measure)/unit (group of people as a whole)/work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform)/CL:個|个[ge4]
position/status/place/CL:個|个[ge4]

告

1: announce, inform

Old Chinese: *kˤuk-s

Middle Chinese: kawH

2: announce, inform

Old Chinese: *kˤuk

Middle Chinese: kowk

告
2792
gào
TODO: Cantonese?
tell, announce, inform; accuse
告訴
告訴
gào sù
gào su
to press charges; to file a complaint
to tell; to inform; to let know
誥
2793
诰
gào
TODO: Cantonese?
inform, notify, admonish, order
誥
gào
to enjoin/to grant (a title)

浩
2794
hào
TODO: Cantonese?
great, numerous, vast, abundant
二連浩特
二連浩特市
èr lián hào tè
èr lián hào tè shì
Erenhot City in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[Xi1 lin2 guo1 le4 Meng2], Inner Mongolia
Erenhot City in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[Xi1 lin2 guo1 le4 Meng2], Inner Mongolia
皓
2795
hào
TODO: Cantonese?
bright, luminous; clear; hoary
明眸皓齒
皓白
míng móu hào chǐ
hào bái
to have bright eyes and white teeth
snow-white/spotless

糙
2796
cāo
TODO: Cantonese?
coarse, harsh, rough, unpolished rice
糙皮病
糙米
cāo pí bìng
cāo mǐ
pellagra (medicine)
brown rice

鵠
2797
鹄
hú、gǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
target
刻鵠類鶩
燕雀安知鴻鵠之志
燕雀焉知鴻鵠之志
鵠的
kè hú lèi wù
yàn què ān zhī hóng hú zhī zhì
yàn què yān zhī hóng gǔ zhī zhì
gǔ dì
to aim to carve a swan and get a semblance of a duck (idiom)/to fail utterly in trying to copy something/to get a reasonably good, if not perfect, result
lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom)/fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?
lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?
bull's-eye/target/objective

窖
2798
jiào
TODO: Cantonese?
pit, cellar
冰窖
地窖
bīng jiào
dì jiào
icehouse
cellar/basement

靠
2799
kào
TODO: Cantonese?
lean on, trust, depend on; near
靠近
可靠
kào jìn
kě kào
to be close to/to approach; to draw near
reliable

酷
2800
kù
TODO: Cantonese?
strong, stimulating; very
冷酷
酷熱
lěng kù
kù rè
unfeeling; callous
torrid heat

造
2801
zào
TODO: Cantonese?
construct, build, make, begin; prepare
改造
造型
gǎi zào
zào xíng
to transform/to reform/to remodel/to remold
to model; to shape/appearance; style; design; form; pose

鬼

ghost

Old Chinese: *k-ʔujʔ

Middle Chinese: kjw+jX

傀
2802
guī、kuǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
great, gigantic; puppet
傀
傀儡
傀儡戲
guī
kuǐ lěi
kuǐ lěi xì
grand/strange; exotic
(lit. and fig.) puppet
puppet show
瑰
2803
guī
TODO: Cantonese?
extraordinary, fabulous; rose
瑰麗
玫瑰戰爭
guī lì
méi guī zhàn zhēng
elegant/magnificent/exceptionally beautiful
The Wars of the Roses (1455-1485)

愧
2804
kuì
TODO: Cantonese?
ashamed, conscience-stricken
慚愧
問心無愧
cán kuì
wèn xīn wú kuì
ashamed
lit. look into one's heart, no shame (idiom); with a clear conscience
餽
2805
kuì
TODO: Cantonese?
make present of food; gift
餽
kuì
to make an offering to the gods/variant of 饋|馈[kui4]

鬼
2806
guǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
ghost; spirit of dead; devil; Kangxi radical 194; 23rd lunar mansion, determinative star θ Cancri
吸血鬼
惡鬼
xī xuè guǐ
è guǐ
leech/bloodsucking vermin/vampire (translated European notion)/fig. cruel exploiter, esp. a capitalist exploiting the workers
evil spirit/devil

槐
2807
huái
TODO: Cantonese?
locust tree
刺槐
國槐
cì huái
guó huái
false acacia/Robinia pseudoacacia
locust tree (Sophora japonica)

塊
2808
块
kuài
TODO: Cantonese?
piece, lump; dollar
一塊
一塊兒
yī kuài
yī kuài r5
one block/one piece/one (unit of money)/together/in the same place/in company
erhua variant of 一塊|一块[yi1 kuai4]

魁
2809
kuí
TODO: Cantonese?
chief; leader; best; monstrous
奪魁
魁北克
duó kuí
kuí běi kè
to seize/to win
Quebec province, Canada

巍
2810
wēi
TODO: Cantonese?
high, lofty, majestic, eminent
崔巍
巍山彞族回族自治縣
cuī wēi
wēi shān yí zú huí zú zì zhì xiàn
tall/towering
Weishan Yi and Hui autonomous county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan

魏
2811
wèi
TODO: Cantonese?
kingdom of Wei; surname
北魏
後魏
běi wèi
hòu wèi
Wei of the Northern Dynasties (386-534), founded by the Tuoba 拓跋 branch of Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑
Wei of the Northern Dynasties 386-534

此

this

Old Chinese: *[tsʰ]e(j)ʔ

Middle Chinese: tshjeX

貲
2812
赀
zī
TODO: Cantonese?
property; wealth; to count
不貲
家貲萬貫
bù zī
jiā zī wàn guàn
immeasurable/incalculable
immensely rich
髭
2813
zī
TODO: Cantonese?
mustache
鬍髭
髭
hú zī
zī
beard and mustache
mustache

柴
2814
chái
TODO: Cantonese?
firewood, faggots, fuel
火柴
柴火
huǒ chái
chái huo
match (for lighting fire)/CL:根[gen1],盒[he2]
firewood

疵
2815
cī
TODO: Cantonese?
flaw, fault, defect; disease
吹毛求疵
大醇小疵
chuī máo qiú cī
dà chún xiǎo cī
lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious/nitpick
great despite minor blemishes/a rough diamond

雌
2816
cí
TODO: Cantonese?
female; feminine; gentle, soft
一決雌雄
信口雌黃
yī jué cí xióng
xìn kǒu cí huáng
to have a showdown; to fight for mastery; to compete for a championship
to speak off the cuff/to casually opine

此
2817
cǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
this, these; in this case, then
從此
除此之外
cóng cǐ
chú cǐ zhī wài
from now on/since then/henceforth
apart from this/in addition to this

些
2818
xiē
TODO: Cantonese?
little, few; rather, somewhat
這些
那些
zhè xiē
nà xiē
these
those

寨
2819
zhài
TODO: Cantonese?
stockade, stronghold, outpost; brothel
山寨
丹寨
shān zhài
dān zhài
fortified hill village/mountain stronghold (esp. of bandits)/(fig.) knockoff (goods)/counterfeit/imitation
Danzhai county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou

紫
2820
zǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
purple, violet; amethyst; surname
紫外線
紫色
zǐ wài xiàn
zǐ sè
ultraviolet ray
purple/violet (color)

嘴
2821
zuǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
mouth, lips
嘴巴
嘴角
zuǐ ba
zuǐ jiǎo
mouth (CL:張|张[zhang1])/slap in the face (CL:個|个[ge4])
corner of the mouth

亦

1: armpit

Old Chinese: *[ɢ](r)Ak

Middle Chinese: yek

2: also

Old Chinese: *ɢ(r)Ak

Middle Chinese: yek

夜
2822
yè
TODO: Cantonese?
night, dark; in night; by night
夜間部
夜市
yè jiān bù
yè shì
(Tw) evening program (at a college)/night school
night market
掖
2823
yè、yē
TODO: Cantonese?
support with the arms; stick in, tuck in; fold up
宮掖
張掖
掖咕
掖掖蓋蓋
gōng yè
zhāng yè
yē gu
yē yē gài gài
palace apartments
Zhangye, prefecture-level city in Gansu
to toss aside/to misplace
stealthily/clandestinely
液
2824
yè
TODO: Cantonese?
sap, juice, liquid, fluid
血液
液化
xuè yè
yè huà
blood
to liquefy
腋
2825
yè
TODO: Cantonese?
armpit
肘腋
腋下
zhǒu yè
yè xià
lit. armpit/elbow and armpit/fig. right up close (to a disaster)/in one's backyard/on one's doorstep
underarm/armpit

亦
2826
yì
TODO: Cantonese?
also, too; likewise
不亦樂乎
亦作
bù yì lè hū
yì zuò
lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius)/fig. (jocular) extremely; awfully
also written as
奕
2827
yì
TODO: Cantonese?
in sequence, orderly; abundant
奕訢
奕詝
yì xīn
yì zhǔ
Grand Prince Yixin (1833-1898), sixth son of Emperor Daoguang, prominent politician, diplomat and modernizer in late Qing
given name of Qing Emperor Xianfeng 咸豐|咸丰[Xian2 feng1]
弈
2828
yì
TODO: Cantonese?
Chinese chess
博弈
博弈論
bó yì
bó yì lùn
games (such as chess, dice etc)/gambling/contest
game theory

跡
2829
迹
jì
TODO: Cantonese?
search, track, trace
跡象
遺跡
jì xiàng
yí jì
sign; indication; mark; indicator
trace/vestige/historical remains/remnant
迹
2830
jì
TODO: Cantonese?
traces, impressions, footprints
偽迹
奧迹
wěi jì
ào jì
artifact (artificial feature)
Holy mystery/Holy sacrament (of Orthodox church)

昷

TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: quːn

愠
2831
yùn
TODO: Cantonese?
angry
慍
2832
愠
yùn
TODO: Cantonese?
angry, indignant, resentful
不慍不火
慍怒
bù yùn bù huǒ
yùn nù
calm/unruffled
inwardly angry/indignant/sulking/sullen
縕
2833
缊
yūn、yùn
TODO: Cantonese?
tangled hemp, raveled silk; vague, confused
縕
縕
yūn
yùn
orange color/used in 絪縕|𬘡缊[yin1 yun1]
hemp/vague/mysterious
蘊
2834
蕴
yùn
TODO: Cantonese?
collect, gather, store; profound; (Budd.) skandha
蘊藏
蘊含
yùn cáng
yùn hán
to hold in store/to contain (untapped reserves etc)
to contain/to accumulate
醞
2835
酝
yùn
TODO: Cantonese?
liquor, spirits, wine; ferment
醞釀
醞
yùn niàng
yùn
(of alcohol) to ferment/(of a crisis) to be brewing/to mull over (an issue)/to hold exploratory discussions
to brew

温
2836
wēn
TODO: Cantonese?
lukewarm
瘟
2837
wēn
TODO: Cantonese?
epidemic, plague, pestilence
五瘟
五瘟神
wǔ wēn
wǔ wēn shén
five chief demons of folklore personifying pestilence
five chief demons of folklore personifying pestilence/cf four horsemen of the apocalypse

媪
2838
ǎo
TODO: Cantonese?
old woman; lower-class woman

氲
2839
yūn
TODO: Cantonese?
life giving influences of nature; spirit of harmony; prosperity

因

rely on

Old Chinese: *ʔi[n]

Middle Chinese: 'jin

因
2840
yīn
TODO: Cantonese?
cause, reason; by; because (of)
因為
因此
yīn wèi
yīn cǐ
because/owing to/on account of
thus; consequently; as a result
姻
2841
yīn
TODO: Cantonese?
relatives by marriage
婚姻
姻緣
hūn yīn
yīn yuán
marriage; matrimony/CL:樁|桩[zhuang1],次[ci4]
a marriage predestined by fate
氤
2842
yīn
TODO: Cantonese?
hanging fog, misty
氤氳
氤
yīn yūn
yīn
(literary) (of smoke, mist) dense; thick
used in 氤氳|氤氲[yin1 yun1]
茵
2843
yīn
TODO: Cantonese?
a cushion, mattress; wormwood; Skimmia japon
北萊茵·威斯特法倫州
碧草如茵
běi lái yīn · wēi sī tè fǎ lún zhōu
bì cǎo rú yīn
Nordrhein-Westfalen, state of Germany
green grass like cushion (idiom); green meadow so inviting to sleep on

咽
2844
yān、yè
TODO: Cantonese?
throat; pharynx
鼻咽癌
咽喉
哽咽
嗚咽
bí yān ái
yān hóu
gěng yè
wū yè
cancers of the nose and throat/nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC)
throat
to choke with emotion/to choke with sobs
to sob/to whimper
烟
2845
yān
TODO: Cantonese?
smoke, soot; opium; tobacco, cigarettes
胭
2846
yān
TODO: Cantonese?
rouge, cosmetics
胭脂
胭脂蟲
yān zhī
yān zhī chóng
rouge
cochineal insect

嗯
2847
ēn、èn
TODO: Cantonese?
final particle
嗯
嗯
ēn
èn
(a groaning sound)
(nonverbal grunt as interjection)/OK, yeah/what?
恩
2848
ēn
TODO: Cantonese?
kindness, mercy, charity
感恩
周恩來
gǎn ēn
zhōu ēn lái
to be grateful
Zhou Enlai (1898-1976), Chinese communist leader, prime minister 1949-1976

又

also, in addition

Old Chinese: *[ɢ]ʷəʔ-s

Middle Chinese: hjuwH

佑
2849
yòu
TODO: Cantonese?
help, protect, bless
保佑
詹天佑
bǎo yòu
zhān tiān yòu
to bless and protect/blessing
Zhan Tianyou (1861-1919), Chinese railroad engineer
又
2850
yòu
TODO: Cantonese?
and, also, again, in addition
一次又一次
一波未平，一波又起
yī cì yòu yī cì
yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ
repeatedly/over and over again
before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved/many twists and turns to a story/one thing after another
右
2851
yòu
TODO: Cantonese?
right; west; right-wing
右手
右派
yòu shǒu
yòu pài
right hand/right-hand side
(political) right/right wing/rightist
宥
2852
yòu
TODO: Cantonese?
forgive, pardon, indulge
寬宥
宥
kuān yòu
yòu
to pardon/to forgive
to forgive/to help/profound
祐
2853
yòu
TODO: Cantonese?
divine intervention, protection
保祐
庇祐
bǎo yòu
bì yòu
to bless and protect/blessing/also written 保佑[bao3 you4]
to bless/to protect/protection (esp. divine)/also written 庇佑[bi4 you4]

友
2854
yǒu
TODO: Cantonese?
friend, companion; fraternity
小朋友
好友
xiǎo péng yǒu
hǎo yǒu
child/CL:個|个[ge4]
close friend/pal/(social networking website) friend/CL:個|个[ge4]
有
2855
yǒu
TODO: Cantonese?
have, own, possess; exist
沒有
有關
méi yǒu
yǒu guān
haven't/hasn't/doesn't exist/to not have/to not be
to have sth to do with/to relate to/related to/to concern/concerning

賄
2856
贿
huì
TODO: Cantonese?
bribe; riches, wealth
賄選
受賄
huì xuǎn
shòu huì
to buy votes (in an election)
to accept a bribe

郁
2857
yù
TODO: Cantonese?
sweet smelling, rich in aroma; (Cant.) to move, hit
濃郁
郁達夫
nóng yù
yù dá fū
rich/strong/heavy (fragrance)/dense/full-bodied/intense
Yu Dafu (1896-1945), poet and novelist

昔

in the past

Old Chinese: *[s]Ak

Middle Chinese: sjek

措
2858
cuò
TODO: Cantonese?
place; collect, arrange; employ
措施
籌措
cuò shī
chóu cuò
measure/step/CL:個|个[ge4]
to raise (money)
錯
2859
错
cuò
TODO: Cantonese?
error, blunder, mistake, wrong
不錯
錯過
bù cuò
cuò guò
correct/right/not bad/pretty good
to miss (train, opportunity etc)

籍
2860
jí
TODO: Cantonese?
record, register, list; census
國籍
外籍
guó jí
wài jí
nationality
foreign (i.e. of foreign nationality)
藉
2861
借
jiè、jí
TODO: Cantonese?
mat, pad; rely on; pretext
藉由
藉由
杯盤狼藉
狼藉
jiè yóu
jiè yóu
bēi pán láng jí
láng jí
by means of; through; by
by means of; through; by
cups and dishes in complete disorder (idiom); after a riotous drinking party
in a mess/scattered about/in complete disorder

惜
2862
xī
TODO: Cantonese?
pity, regret, rue, begrudge
可惜
珍惜
kě xī
zhēn xī
it is a pity/what a pity/unfortunately
to treasure/to value/to cherish
昔
2863
xī
TODO: Cantonese?
formerly; ancient; in beginning
今不如昔
今昔
jīn bù rú xī
jīn xī
things are not as good as they used to be
past and present/yesterday and today

醋
2864
cù
TODO: Cantonese?
vinegar; jealousy, envy
冰醋酸
加油添醋
bīng cù suān
jiā yóu tiān cù
glacial acetic acid
to add interest (to a story)/to sex up

借
2865
jiè
TODO: Cantonese?
borrow; lend; make pretext of
借用
借鏡
jiè yòng
jiè jìng
to borrow sth for another use/to borrow an idea for one's own use
(Tw) to draw on (others' experience)/to learn from (how others do things)/lesson to be learned (by observing others)

鵲
2866
鹊
què
TODO: Cantonese?
magpie; Pica species (various)
喜鵲
塔尾樹鵲
xǐ què
tǎ wěi shù què
(bird species of China) Eurasian magpie (Pica pica)
(bird species of China) ratchet-tailed treepie (Temnurus temnurus)

氐

1: Western tribes

Old Chinese: *tˤij

Middle Chinese: tej

2: bottom

Old Chinese: *tˤijʔ

Middle Chinese: tejX

底
2867
dǐ、de
TODO: Cantonese?
bottom, underneath, underside
到底
徹底
底
dào dǐ
chè dǐ
de
finally/in the end/when all is said and done/after all/to the end/to the last
thorough/thoroughly/complete
(equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)
抵
2868
dǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
resist, oppose; deny; off-set
抵達
抵抗
dǐ dá
dǐ kàng
to arrive/to reach (a destination)
to resist/resistance
氐
2869
dī、dǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
name of an ancient tribe; root; 3rd lunar mansion, determinative star α Librae (Zubenelgenubi)
氐
氐
dī
dǐ
name of an ancient tribe
foundation/on the whole
牴
2870
dǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
gore, butt; resist
牴
dǐ
to butt/resist
砥
2871
dǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
a whetstone; to polish
中流砥柱
砥礪
zhōng liú dǐ zhù
dǐ lì
mainstay/cornerstone/tower of strength
whetstone/(lit. and fig.) to hone; to sharpen/to encourage
詆
2872
诋
dǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
slander, condemn, reproach
詆毀
醜詆
dǐ huǐ
chǒu dǐ
to vilify/to slander/vilification
to slander
邸
2873
dǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
official residence, residence of
官邸
府邸
guān dǐ
fǔ dǐ
official residence
mansion house/official residence

低
2874
dī
TODO: Cantonese?
low; to lower, hang, bend, bow
降低
低於
jiàng dī
dī yú
to reduce; to lower; to bring down
to be lower than

祗
2875
zhī
TODO: Cantonese?
respect, look up to, revere
祗
zhī
respectful (ly)

畐

fullness

Old Chinese: *[b]ək

Middle Chinese: bjuwk

匐
2876
fú
TODO: Cantonese?
fall prostrate; crawl
匍匐莖
匐
pú fú jīng
fú
(botany) stolon
used in 匍匐[pu2 fu2]
幅
2877
fú
TODO: Cantonese?
piece, strip, breadth of, hem
大幅
幅度
dà fú
fú dù
a big margin/substantially
width/extent/range/scope
福
2878
fú
TODO: Cantonese?
happiness, good fortune, blessing
福利
福建
fú lì
fú jiàn
material benefit/benefit in kind/(social) welfare
Fujian province (Fukien) in east China, abbr. 福 or 閩|闽, capital Fuzhou 福州/Fujian province (Fukien) in Taiwan
蝠
2879
fú
TODO: Cantonese?
bat
台灣葉鼻蝠
狐蝠
tái wān yè bí fú
hú fú
Formosan leaf-nosed bat
flying fox; fruit bat (genus Pteropus)
輻
2880
辐
fú
TODO: Cantonese?
spokes of wheel
伽馬輻射
光輻射
jiā mǎ fú shè
guāng fú shè
gamma radiation
light radiation

副
2881
fù
TODO: Cantonese?
assist; supplement; assistant
副教授
副院長
fù jiào shòu
fù yuàn zhǎng
associate professor (university post)
deputy chair of board/vice-president (of a university etc)
富
2882
fù
TODO: Cantonese?
abundant, ample; rich, wealthy
豐富
財富
fēng fù
cái fù
to enrich/rich/plentiful/abundant
wealth/riches

逼
2883
bī
TODO: Cantonese?
compel, pressure, force; bother
逼近
逼迫
bī jìn
bī pò
to press on towards/to close in on/to approach/to draw near
to force/to compel/to coerce

蔔
2884
卜
bó
TODO: Cantonese?
radish; other root vegetables
蔔
bó
used in 蘿蔔|萝卜[luo2 bo5]

儥

sell

Old Chinese: *[l][iw]k

Middle Chinese: yuwk

櫝
2885
椟
dú
TODO: Cantonese?
cabinet, wardrobe; closet
買櫝還珠
櫝
mǎi dú huán zhū
dú
to buy a wooden box and return the pearls inside/to show poor judgment (idiom)
cabinet/case/casket
瀆
2886
渎
dú
TODO: Cantonese?
ditch, sluice, gutter, drain
冒瀆
四瀆
mào dú
sì dú
to disrespect/blasphemy
(archaic) the four rivers (Yangtze 長江|长江[Chang2 Jiang1], Yellow 黃河|黄河[Huang2 He2], Huai 淮河[Huai2 He2], Ji 濟水|济水[Ji3 Shui3])/(TCM) acupuncture point SJ-9
牘
2887
牍
dú
TODO: Cantonese?
writing tablet; documents, books
文牘
文牘主義
wén dú
wén dú zhǔ yì
paperwork/official documents and letters/(old) secretary
red tape
犢
2888
犊
dú
TODO: Cantonese?
calf; victim of sacrifice
初生之犢不畏虎
初生牛犢不怕虎
chū shēng zhī dú bù wèi hǔ
chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔ
lit. a new-born calf has no fear of the tiger (idiom)/fig. the fearlessness of youth
lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom)/fig. the young are fearless
讀
2889
读
dú、dòu
TODO: Cantonese?
read, study; pronounce
讀者
閱讀
句讀
讀
dú zhě
yuè dú
jù dòu
dòu
reader
to read/reading
pausing at the end of a phrase or sentence (in former times, before punctuation marks were used)/punctuation/periods and commas/sentences and phrases
comma/phrase marked by pause
黷
2890
黩
dú
TODO: Cantonese?
to dishonor, defile, corrupt; soiled
窮兵黷武
褻黷
qióng bīng dú wǔ
xiè dú
to engage in wars of aggression at will (idiom)/militaristic/bellicose
to blaspheme/to profane

竇
2891
窦
dòu
TODO: Cantonese?
surname; hole, burrow; corrupt
乳突竇
利瑪竇
rǔ tū dòu
lì mǎ dòu
mastoid antrum (bones at the back of tympanic chamber)
Matteo Ricci (1552-1610), Jesuit missionary and translator in Ming China

贖
2892
赎
shú
TODO: Cantonese?
buy, redeem; ransom; atone for
贖金
將功贖罪
shú jīn
jiāng gōng shú zuì
ransom
to atone for one's crimes by meritorious acts

續
2893
续
xù
TODO: Cantonese?
continue, carry on; succeed
持續
陸續
chí xù
lù xù
to continue/to persist/to last/sustainable/preservation
in turn/successively/one after the other/bit by bit

林

forest

Old Chinese: *[r]əm

Middle Chinese: lim

林
2894
lín
TODO: Cantonese?
forest, grove; surname
森林
樹林
sēn lín
shù lín
forest/CL:片[pian4]
Shulin city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
淋
2895
lín、lìn
TODO: Cantonese?
drip, soak, drench; perfectly
血淋淋
大汗淋漓
淋溶土
淋球菌
xiě lín lín
dà hàn lín lí
lìn róng tǔ
lìn qiú jūn
bloody; blood-soaked; gory; grisly/cruel; brutal; harsh; grim; bitter
dripping with sweat
argosol (soil taxonomy)
gonococcus/Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the pathogen causing gonorrhea
琳
2896
lín
TODO: Cantonese?
beautiful jade, gem
凱瑟琳
埃琳娜
kǎi sè lín
āi lín nà
Catherine (name)/Katherine
Elena (name)
痳
2897
lín
TODO: Cantonese?
pock-marked; leprosy; measles
痳
lín
hernia/urinary hesitancy/erroneous variant of 痲[ma2]
霖
2898
lín
TODO: Cantonese?
long spell of rain, copious rain
張作霖
春霖
zhāng zuò lín
chūn lín
Zhang Zuolin (c. 1873-1928), warlord of Manchuria 1916-1928
spring rains

禁
2899
jīn、jìn
TODO: Cantonese?
restrict, prohibit, forbid
不禁
禁不住
門禁
禁藥
bù jīn
jīn bu zhù
mén jìn
jìn yào
can't help (doing sth)/can't refrain from
can't help it/can't bear it
restrictions on entry and exiting/control over access
drugs ban (e.g. for athletes)
襟
2900
jīn
TODO: Cantonese?
lapel, collar
胸襟
衣襟
xiōng jīn
yī jīn
lapel of jacket/heart/aspiration/vision
the front piece(s) of a Chinese jacket/lapel

噤
2901
jìn
TODO: Cantonese?
close; be silent, be unable speak
噤聲
噤聲令
jìn shēng
jìn shēng lìng
to keep silent
gag order

婪
2902
lán
TODO: Cantonese?
covet; covetous, avaricious
貪婪
貪婪是萬惡之源
tān lán
tān lán shì wàn è zhī yuán
avaricious/greedy/rapacious/insatiable/avid
Greed is the root of all evil.

亢

lift high

Old Chinese: *k-ŋˤaŋ

Middle Chinese: kang

吭
2903
kēng、háng
TODO: Cantonese?
throat
吭聲
一聲不吭
引吭高歌
吭
kēng shēng
yī shēng bù kēng
yǐn háng gāo gē
háng
to utter a word
to not say a word
to sing at the top of one's voice (idiom)
throat
杭
2904
háng
TODO: Cantonese?
cross stream; navigate
杭州
上有天堂，下有蘇杭
háng zhōu
shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu sū háng
Hangzhou subprovincial city and capital of Zhejiang province in southeast China
lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Su1 Hang2] below (idiom)/fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
航
2905
háng
TODO: Cantonese?
sail; navigate; ship, boat
華航
航線
huá háng
háng xiàn
China Airlines (Taiwan)/abbr. for 中華航空公司|中华航空公司[Zhong1 hua2 Hang2 kong1 Gong1 si1]
air or shipping route

伉
2906
kàng
TODO: Cantonese?
compare, match; pair; spouse
伉儷
伉儷情深
kàng lì
kàng lì qíng shēn
husband and wife (literary)
married couple very much in love/deep conjugal love
抗
2907
kàng
TODO: Cantonese?
resist, oppose, defy, reject
抗議
對抗
kàng yì
duì kàng
to protest/protest
to withstand/to resist/to stand off/antagonism/confrontation
炕
2908
kàng
TODO: Cantonese?
the brick-bed in northern China
土炕
尿炕
tǔ kàng
niào kàng
heated brick common bed
to wet the bed

骯
2909
肮
āng
TODO: Cantonese?
dirty
骯髒
骯
āng zāng
āng
dirty/filthy
dirty/filthy

忼
2910
kāng
TODO: Cantonese?
ardent; generous, magnanimous

坑
2911
kēng
TODO: Cantonese?
pit, hole; bury, trap; harry
坑洞
礦坑
kēng dòng
kuàng kēng
hole/pit/pothole
mine/mine shaft

賓

guest

Old Chinese: *pi[n]

Middle Chinese: pjin

儐
2912
傧
bīn
TODO: Cantonese?
entertain guests
儐相
女儐相
bīn xiàng
nu:3 bīn xiàng
attendant of the bride or bridegroom at a wedding
bridesmaid
檳
2913
槟
bīng、bīn
TODO: Cantonese?
betel-nut, areca nut
檳榔
檳城
香檳
檳子
bīng lang
bīng chéng
xiāng bīn
bīn zi
betel palm (Areca catechu)/betel nut
Penang (state in Malaysia)
champagne (loanword)
binzi/a species of apple which is slightly sour and astringent
濱
2914
滨
bīn
TODO: Cantonese?
beach, sea coast; river bank
海濱
濱海
hǎi bīn
bīn hǎi
shore/seaside
Binhai (place name)/Binhai New District, subprovincial district of Tianjin/Binhai county in Yancheng 鹽城|盐城[Yan2 cheng2], Jiangsu/fictitious city Binhai in political satire/Primorsky, a territory in the far east of Russia
繽
2915
缤
bīn
TODO: Cantonese?
flourishing, thriving, abundant
五彩繽紛
五色繽紛
wǔ cǎi bīn fēn
wǔ sè bīn fēn
all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display
all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display
賓
2916
宾
bīn
TODO: Cantonese?
guest, visitor; surname; submit
來賓
來賓
lái bīn
lái bīn
Laibin prefecture-level city in Guangxi
guest/visitor

殯
2917
殡
bìn
TODO: Cantonese?
encoffin; embalm; funeral
殯儀館
出殯
bìn yí guǎn
chū bìn
the undertaker's/funeral parlor
to accompany a deceased person to his last resting place; to hold a funeral
臏
2918
膑
bìn
TODO: Cantonese?
the kneecap
孫臏
孫臏兵法
sūn bìn
sūn bìn bīng fǎ
Sun Bin (-316 BC), political strategist of the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家|纵横家[Zong4 heng2 jia1] during the Warring States Period (425-221 BC)
Sun Bin's "The Art of War"
鬢
2919
鬓
bìn
TODO: Cantonese?
hair on the temples
耳鬢廝磨
雲鬢
ěr bìn sī mó
yún bìn
lit. to play together ear to ear and temple to temple (idiom)/fig. (of a boy and a girl) to play together often during childhood
a woman's beautiful, thick hair

嬪
2920
嫔
pín
TODO: Cantonese?
court lady; palace maid
妃嬪
嬪妃
fēi pín
pín fēi
imperial concubine
imperial concubine

辰

5th earthly branch

Old Chinese: *[d]ər

Middle Chinese: dzyin

振
2921
zhèn
TODO: Cantonese?
raise, excite, arouse action
振動
振興
zhèn dòng
zhèn xīng
to vibrate/to shake/vibration
Zhengxing district of Dandong city 丹東市|丹东市[Dan1 dong1 shi4], Liaoning
賑
2922
赈
zhèn
TODO: Cantonese?
relieve, aid distressed; rich
以工代賑
賑恤
yǐ gōng dài zhèn
zhèn xù
to provide work to relieve poverty
relief aid
震
2923
zhèn
TODO: Cantonese?
shake, quake, tremor; excite; trigram ☳; hexagram ䷲
地震
震驚
dì zhèn
zhèn jīng
earthquake
to shock/to astonish

晨
2924
chén
TODO: Cantonese?
early morning, daybreak
一日之計在於晨
今晨
yī rì zhī jì zài yú chén
jīn chén
make your day's plan early in the morning (idiom)/early morning is the golden time of the day
this morning
辰
2925
chén
TODO: Cantonese?
early morning; fifth earthly branch; Kangxi radical 161
丙辰
北辰
bǐng chén
běi chén
fifty-third year C5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1976 or 2036
Polaris/North Star

唇
2926
chún
TODO: Cantonese?
lips
嘴唇
唇膏
zuǐ chún
chún gāo
lip/CL:片[pian4]
lip balm/lipstick
脣
2927
chún
TODO: Cantonese?
lips

娠
2928
shēn
TODO: Cantonese?
pregnant
妊娠試驗
娠
rèn shēn shì yàn
shēn
pregnancy test
pregnant

蜃
2929
shèn
TODO: Cantonese?
marine monster which can change its shape; water spouts; clams
海市蜃樓
蜃景
hǎi shì shèn lóu
shèn jǐng
mirage (lit. or fig.)
mirage

扁

flat and thin

Old Chinese: *pˤe[r]ʔ

Middle Chinese: penX

偏
2930
piān
TODO: Cantonese?
inclined one side; slanting
偏偏
偏遠
piān piān
piān yuǎn
(indicating that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately; as it happened/(indicating that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly; contrarily; against reason/(indicating that sb or a group is singled out) precisely; only; of all people
remote/far from civilization
扁
2931
biǎn、piān
TODO: Cantonese?
flat; tablet, signboard
扁平
倒扁
扁舟
扁
biǎn píng
dǎo biǎn
piān zhōu
piān
flat/planar
Taiwan political movement aimed at forcing the resignation of President Chen Shui-bian 陳水扁|陈水扁[Chen2 Shui3 bian3] in 2006 over corruption allegations
small boat/skiff
small boat
篇
2932
piān
TODO: Cantonese?
chapter, section, essay, article
篇幅
篇章
piān fu
piān zhāng
length (of a piece of writing)/space occupied on a printed page
chapter; section (of a written work); passage of writing; (fig.) chapter (in the history of sth)
翩
2933
piān
TODO: Cantonese?
fly, flutter
浮想聯翩
翩然而至
fú xiǎng lián piān
piān rán ér zhì
to let one's imagination roam
come trippingly

編
2934
编
biān
TODO: Cantonese?
knit, weave; arrange; compile
編列
編輯
biān liè
biān jí
to arrange in order/to compile/to prepare (a budget, project etc)
to edit/to compile/editor/compiler
蝙
2935
biān
TODO: Cantonese?
bat
蝙蝠
蝙
biān fú
biān
(zoology) bat
used in 蝙蝠[bian1 fu2]

匾
2936
biǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
flat, round split-bamboo contain
匾額
橫匾
biǎn é
héng biǎn
a horizontal inscribed board
horizontal tablet (for an inscription)

遍
2937
biàn
TODO: Cantonese?
everywhere, all over, throughout
遍及
遍布
biàn jí
biàn bù
to extend (everywhere)
to cover the whole (area)/to be found throughout

騙
2938
骗
piàn
TODO: Cantonese?
swindle, cheat out of, defraud
受騙
騙子
shòu piàn
piàn zi
to be cheated/to be taken in/to be hoodwinked
swindler/a cheat

兆

great number

Old Chinese: *lr[a]wʔ

Middle Chinese: drjewX

桃
2939
táo
TODO: Cantonese?
peach; marriage; surname
桃園
桃園縣
táo yuán
táo yuán xiàn
Taoyuan city and county in Taiwan
Taoyuan county in Taiwan
逃
2940
táo
TODO: Cantonese?
escape, flee; abscond, dodge
逃避
逃逸
táo bì
táo yì
to escape/to evade/to avoid/to shirk
to escape/to run away/to abscond

佻
2941
tiāo
TODO: Cantonese?
frivolous; unsteady; delay
輕佻
佻
qīng tiāo
tiāo
frivolous/coquettish
frivolous/unsteady/delay
挑
2942
tiāo、tiǎo
TODO: Cantonese?
a load carried on the shoulders; to carry
挑選
挑剔
挑起
挑釁
tiāo xuǎn
tiāo ti
tiǎo qǐ
tiǎo xìn
to choose/to select
picky/fussy
to provoke/to stir up/to incite
to provoke/provocation

眺
2943
tiào
TODO: Cantonese?
look at, gaze at, scan, survey
眺望
遠眺
tiào wàng
yuǎn tiào
to survey the scene from an elevated position
to gaze into the distance
跳
2944
tiào
TODO: Cantonese?
jump, leap, vault, bounce; dance
跳水
跳躍
tiào shuǐ
tiào yuè
to dive (into water)/(sports) diving/to commit suicide by jumping into water/(fig.) (of stock prices etc) to fall dramatically
to jump/to leap/to bound/to skip

窕
2945
tiǎo
TODO: Cantonese?
slender; quiet and modest, charming
窕邃
輕窕
tiǎo suì
qīng tiǎo
abstruse/deep and profound
frivolous/capricious/playful

姚
2946
yáo
TODO: Cantonese?
handsome, elegant; surname
大姚
大姚縣
dà yáo
dà yáo xiàn
Dayao County in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州|楚雄彝族自治州[Chu3 xiong2 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
Dayao County in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州|楚雄彝族自治州[Chu3 xiong2 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan

兆
2947
zhào
TODO: Cantonese?
omen; million; mega; also trillion. China = million; Japan and Taiwan = trillion
徵兆
不祥之兆
zhēng zhào
bù xiáng zhī zhào
omen/sign (that sth is about to happen)/warning sign
bad omen

疋

foot

Old Chinese: *sra

Middle Chinese: srjo

梳
2948
shū
TODO: Cantonese?
comb; brush
梳乎厘
梳妝
shū hū lí
shū zhuāng
soufflé (loanword)
to dress and groom oneself
疋
2949
shū
TODO: Cantonese?
roll, bolt of cloth; foot
疋
shū
foot
疎
2950
shū
TODO: Cantonese?
neglect; careless, lax
疎謀少略
shū móu shǎo lu:è
(idiom) unable to plan; inept at strategy
疏
2951
shū
TODO: Cantonese?
neglect; careless, lax
疏忽
疏離
shū hu
shū lí
to neglect/to overlook/negligence/carelessness
to become alienated/estranged/alienation/disaffection/set wide apart
蔬
2952
shū
TODO: Cantonese?
vegetables, greens
蔬果
時蔬
shū guǒ
shí shū
vegetables and fruits
seasonal vegetables

楚
2953
chǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
name of feudal state; clear
痛楚
苦楚
tòng chǔ
kǔ chǔ
pain/anguish/suffering
suffering/misery/pain (esp. psychological)
礎
2954
础
chǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
foundation stone, plinth
基礎問題
基礎教育
jī chǔ wèn tí
jī chǔ jiào yù
basic issue/fundamental question
elementary education

胥
2955
xū
TODO: Cantonese?
all, together, mutually
伍子胥
吏胥
wǔ zǐ xū
lì xū
Wu Zixu (-484 BC), powerful politician, famous as destitute refugee begging in the town of Wu
minor official

婿
2956
xù
TODO: Cantonese?
son-in-law; husband
夫婿
乘龍快婿
fū xù
chéng lóng kuài xù
(literary) husband
ideal son-in-law

甘

sweet

Old Chinese: *[k]ˤ[a]m

Middle Chinese: kam

坩
2957
gān
TODO: Cantonese?
earthenware, earthenware vessel
坩堝
坩
gān guō
gān
crucible
crucible
柑
2958
gān
TODO: Cantonese?
tangerine, loose-skinned orange
廣柑
柑橘
guǎng gān
gān jú
a variety of orange grown in Guangdong, Sichuan, Taiwan etc
citrus
甘
2959
gān
TODO: Cantonese?
sweetness; sweet, tasty
甘心
甘肅
gān xīn
gān sù
to be willing to/to resign oneself to
Gansu province, abbr. 甘[Gan1], short name 隴|陇[Long3], capital Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lan2 zhou1]
疳
2960
gān
TODO: Cantonese?
childhood diseases
疳
gān
rickets

蚶
2961
hān
TODO: Cantonese?
kind of clam, Arca inflata
蚶子
魁蚶
hān zi
kuí hān
blood clam
arc clam (Arca inflata)
酣
2962
hān
TODO: Cantonese?
enjoy intoxicants
戰酣
酒至半酣
zhàn hān
jiǔ zhì bàn hān
(literary) at the height of the battle
to drink until one is half drunk

箝
2963
qián
TODO: Cantonese?
tweezers, pliers, tongs, pincers
箝
qián
pliers/pincers/to clamp
鉗
2964
钳
qián
TODO: Cantonese?
pincers, pliers, tongs
克絲鉗子
壓線鉗
kè sī qián zi
yā xiàn qián
wire cutting pincers
crimping pliers/amp pliers

嵌
2965
qiàn、kǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
inlay, set in; fall into; rugged
鑲嵌
嵌入
赤嵌樓
xiāng qiàn
qiàn rù
chì kǎn lóu
to inlay/to embed/to set (e.g. a jewel in a ring)/tiling/tesselation
to insert/to embed
Chihkan Tower (formerly Fort Provintia) in Tainan, Taiwan (also written 赤崁樓|赤崁楼[Chi4 kan3 lou2])

單

1: 單于 chányú: Xiōngnú ruler (W. Hàn)

Old Chinese: *dar (< *[d]ar)

Middle Chinese: dzyen

2: single, simple

Old Chinese: *Cə.tˤar

Middle Chinese: tan

單
2966
单
dān、chán、shàn
TODO: Cantonese?
single, individual, only; lone
簡單
單純
單于
單縣
jiǎn dān
dān chún
chán yú
shàn xiàn
simple; not complicated
simple/pure/unsophisticated/merely/purely
chanyu (Han Dynasty name for chiefs of Xiongnu Huns 匈奴[Xiong1 nu2])
Shan county in Heze 菏澤|菏泽[He2 ze2], Shandong
嬋
2967
婵
chán
TODO: Cantonese?
beautiful, lovely, pretty, graceful
嬋
嬋娟
chán
chán juān
used in 嬋娟|婵娟[chan2 juan1] and 嬋媛|婵媛[chan2 yuan2]
(literary) beautiful woman/(literary) lovely; graceful/(literary) the moon
禪
2968
禅
shàn、chán
TODO: Cantonese?
meditation, contemplation (dhyana); to level ground for altar; abdicate
劉禪
受禪
禪師
禪宗
liú shàn
shòu shàn
chán shī
chán zōng
Liu Shan (207-271), son of Liu Bei, reigned as Shu Han emperor 233-263/Taiwan pr. [Liu2 Chan2]
to accept abdication
honorific title for a Buddhist monk
Zen Buddhism
蟬
2969
蝉
chán
TODO: Cantonese?
cicada; continuous
蟬聯
噤若寒蟬
chán lián
jìn ruò hán chán
to continue in a post/(to hold a post) several times in succession/(to win a title) in successive years/to stay at number one/to defend a championship
to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)

彈
2970
弹
tán、dàn
TODO: Cantonese?
pellet, bullet, shot, shell
彈性
反彈
飛彈
子彈
tán xìng
fǎn tán
fēi dàn
zǐ dàn
flexibility/elasticity
to bounce/to bounce back/to boomerang/to ricochet/rebound (of stock market etc)/bounce/backlash/negative repercussions
missile
bullet/CL:粒[li4],顆|颗[ke1],發|发[fa1]
憚
2971
惮
dàn
TODO: Cantonese?
dread, shrink from, shirk, fear
忌憚
肆無忌憚
jì dàn
sì wú jì dàn
to be afraid of the consequences/restraining fear
absolutely unrestrained/unbridled/without the slightest scruple

闡
2972
阐
chǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
explain, clarify, elucidate
闡述
闡明
chǎn shù
chǎn míng
to expound (a position)/to elaborate (on a topic)/to treat (a subject)
to elucidate/to explain clearly/to expound

簞
2973
箪
dān
TODO: Cantonese?
small bamboo basket for holding cooked rice
疏水簞瓢
簞笥
shū shuǐ dān piáo
dān sì
little water and few utensils/to live a frugal life (idiom)
bamboo box/vessels for holding food

戰
2974
战,𢧐
zhàn
TODO: Cantonese?
war, fighting, battle
戰爭
挑戰
zhàn zhēng
tiǎo zhàn
war; conflict/CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4]
to challenge/challenge

半

half

Old Chinese: *pˤan-s

Middle Chinese: panH

伴
2975
bàn
TODO: Cantonese?
companion, comrade, partner; accompany
同伴
伴隨
tóng bàn
bàn suí
companion; comrade; fellow
to accompany/to follow/to occur together with/concomitant
半
2976
bàn
TODO: Cantonese?
half
一半
多半
yī bàn
duō bàn
half
most/mostly/most likely
拌
2977
bàn
TODO: Cantonese?
mix
攪拌
拌嘴
jiǎo bàn
bàn zuǐ
to stir/to agitate
to bicker/to squabble/to quarrel
絆
2978
绊
bàn
TODO: Cantonese?
loop, catch; fetter, shackle
絆倒
牽絆
bàn dǎo
qiān bàn
to trip/to stumble
to bind/to yoke/to impede

判
2979
pàn
TODO: Cantonese?
judge; discriminate; conclude
判斷
批判
pàn duàn
pī pàn
to judge/to determine/judgment
to criticize/critique/CL:個|个[ge4]
叛
2980
pàn
TODO: Cantonese?
rebel; rebellion; rebellious
叛亂
叛軍
pàn luàn
pàn jūn
armed rebellion
rebel army
拚
2981
pàn、pīn
TODO: Cantonese?
risk, disregard; go all out for
力拚
拚去
拚貼
新式拚法
lì pàn
pàn qù
pīn tiē
xīn shì pīn fǎ
(Tw) to put one's efforts into (sth)/to work at (sth)
to reject/to abandon
pastiche/collage/also written 拼貼|拼贴
new spelling (linguistics)
畔
2982
pàn
TODO: Cantonese?
boundary path dividing fields
埃文河畔斯特拉特福
江畔
āi wén hé pàn sī tè lā tè fú
jiāng pàn
Stratford-upon-Avon
riverbank

胖
2983
pàng、pán
TODO: Cantonese?
fat, obese; fatty
肥胖
胖子
心寬體胖
心廣體胖
féi pàng
pàng zi
xīn kuān tǐ pán
xīn guǎng tǐ pán
fat; obese
fat person/fatty
big-hearted and serene (idiom); contented and easygoing
big-hearted and serene (idiom); contended and easygoing

眞

TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: ʔljin

Middle Chinese: tjin

巔
2984
巅
diān
TODO: Cantonese?
summit of mountain, mountain top
巔峰
山巔
diān fēng
shān diān
summit/apex/pinnacle (of one's career etc)/peak (of a civilization etc)
summit
滇
2985
diān
TODO: Cantonese?
Yunnan province
川滇藏
滇東
chuān diān zàng
diān dōng
Sichuan, Yunnan and Tibet
east Yunnan
癲
2986
癫
diān
TODO: Cantonese?
crazy, mad; madness, mania, insanity
癲癇
子癲前症
diān xián
zǐ diān qián zhèng
epilepsy
pre-eclampsia, toxaemia of pregnancy (medicine)
顛
2987
颠
diān
TODO: Cantonese?
top, peak, summit; upset
顛倒
不列顛
diān dǎo
bù liè diān
to turn upside down/to reverse/back to front/confused/deranged/crazy
Britain/British/Great Britain

填
2988
tián
TODO: Cantonese?
fill in, fill up; make good
填寫
填補
tián xiě
tián bǔ
to fill in a form/to write data in a box (on a questionnaire or web form)
to fill a gap/to fill in a blank (on a form)/to overcome a deficiency
闐
2989
阗
tián
TODO: Cantonese?
a place in Xinjiang province
和闐
闐
hé tián
tián
old way of writing 和田[He2 tian2], Hotan (prior to 1959)
fill up/rumbling sound

慎
2990
shèn
TODO: Cantonese?
act with care, be cautious
慎重
謹慎
shèn zhòng
jǐn shèn
cautious/careful/prudent
cautious/prudent

真
2991
zhēn
TODO: Cantonese?
real, actual, true, genuine
真實
認真
zhēn shí
rèn zhēn
true; real
conscientious/earnest/serious/to take seriously/to take to heart

鎮
2992
镇
zhèn
TODO: Cantonese?
town, market place; suppress
鄉鎮
市鎮
xiāng zhèn
shì zhèn
village/township
small town

敝

destroy; worn out

Old Chinese: *[b]e[t]-s

Middle Chinese: bjiejH

幣
2993
币
bì
TODO: Cantonese?
currency, coins, legal tender
台幣
貨幣
tái bì
huò bì
New Taiwan dollar
currency/monetary/money
弊
2994
bì
TODO: Cantonese?
evil, wrong, bad; criminal
弊端
作弊
bì duān
zuò bì
systemic problem (sometimes refers specifically to corrupt practices)
to practice fraud/to cheat/to engage in corrupt practices
敝
2995
bì
TODO: Cantonese?
break, destroy; broken, tattered
敝屣
敝屣尊榮
bì xǐ
bì xǐ zūn róng
worn-out shoes/a worthless thing
to care nothing for worldly fame and glory (idiom)
斃
2996
毙
bì
TODO: Cantonese?
kill; die violent death
斃命
槍斃
bì mìng
qiāng bì
to meet violent death/to get killed
to execute by firing squad/to shoot dead/fig. to discard/to get rid of
蔽
2997
bì
TODO: Cantonese?
cover, hide, conceal; shelter
遮蔽
隱蔽
zhē bì
yǐn bì
to cover/to hide from view/to obstruct or block/defilade (military)
to conceal/to hide/covert/under cover

撇
2998
piě、piē
TODO: Cantonese?
discard, abandon, throw away
八字沒一撇
八字還沒一撇
撇開
撇下
bā zì méi yī piě
bā zì hái méi yī piě
piē kāi
piē xia
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八[ba1] (idiom)/fig. things have not even begun to take shape/no sign of success yet
lit. not even the first stroke of the character 八[ba1] has been written (idiom)/fig. things have not even gotten started yet; nothing tangible has come of one's plans yet
to disregard; to leave aside
to cast away
瞥
2999
piē
TODO: Cantonese?
take fleeting glance at
瞥見
一瞥
piē jiàn
yī piē
to glimpse
glance/glimpse

鼈
3000
𱌇
biē
TODO: Cantonese?
a fresh-water turtle, Trionyx sinensis

彆
3001
别
biè
TODO: Cantonese?
awkward
彆嘴
彆扭
biè zuǐ
biè niu
mouthful (awkward speech)/tongue-twister
awkward/difficult/uncomfortable/not agreeing/at loggerheads/gauche

甲

1st heavenly stem; fingernail

Old Chinese: *[k]ˤr[a]p

Middle Chinese: kaep

甲
3002
jiǎ
TODO: Cantonese?
armor, shell; fingernails; 1st heavenly stem
甲板
甲狀腺
jiǎ bǎn
jiǎ zhuàng xiàn
deck (of a boat etc)
thyroid gland
胛
3003
jiǎ
TODO: Cantonese?
the shoulder, shoulder blade
肩胛
肩胛骨
jiān jiǎ
jiān jiǎ gǔ
shoulder/scapular region/scapula
scapula/shoulder blade
鉀
3004
钾
jiǎ
TODO: Cantonese?
potassium (K)
山奈鉀
山梨酸鉀
shān nài jiǎ
shān lí suān jiǎ
potassium cyanide KCN
potassium sorbate, E202 (a food preservative)

匣
3005
xiá
TODO: Cantonese?
small box, case, coffer
匣子
匣槍
xiá zi
xiá qiāng
small box
Mauser pistol (C96 type)
狎
3006
xiá
TODO: Cantonese?
be familiar with; disrespect
狎妓冶游
狎昵
xiá jì yě yóu
xiá nì
to be intimate with prostitutes and frequent brothels (idiom)
intimate/taking liberties/familiar (with a negative connotation)

押
3007
yā
TODO: Cantonese?
mortgage, pledge; deposit; to pawn; to arrest, detain, guard
押金
押韻
yā jīn
yā yùn
deposit/down payment
to rhyme/sometimes written 壓韻|压韵
鴨
3008
鸭
yā
TODO: Cantonese?
duck; Anas species (various)
鴨子
唐老鴨
yā zi
táng lǎo yā
duck/male prostitute (slang)
Donald Duck

呷
3009
xiā、gā
TODO: Cantonese?
suck, swallow, drink
呷
呷呷
xiā
gā gā
to sip; to drink/Taiwan pr. [xia2]
(onom.) quack; honk

閘
3010
闸
zhá
TODO: Cantonese?
sluice; flood gate, canal lock
下閘
共同閘道介面
xià zhá
gòng tóng zhá dào jiè miàn
lower sluice gate/outflow sluice
Common Gateway Interface/CGI

世

generation

Old Chinese: *l̥ap-s

Middle Chinese: syejH

喋
3011
dié
TODO: Cantonese?
nag; chatter, babble, twitter
喋喋
喋喋不休
dié dié
dié dié bù xiū
to chatter a lot
to chatter or jabber on and on
牒
3012
dié
TODO: Cantonese?
documents, records; dispatch
文牒
最後通牒
wén dié
zuì hòu tōng dié
official document
ultimatum
碟
3013
dié
TODO: Cantonese?
small dish, plate
光碟
磁碟
guāng dié
cí dié
optical disc/compact disc/CD/CD-ROM/CL:片[pian4],張|张[zhang1]
(magnetic) computer disk (hard disk or floppy)
蝶
3014
dié
TODO: Cantonese?
butterfly
歐蝶魚
燕尾蝶
ōu dié yú
yàn wěi dié
plaice
swallow tail butterfly (family Papilionidae)
諜
3015
谍
dié
TODO: Cantonese?
an intelligence report; to spy; spying
反間諜
台諜
fǎn jiàn dié
tái dié
counterintelligence/protection against espionage
Taiwan spy

世
3016
shì
TODO: Cantonese?
generation; world; era
世界
世紀
shì jiè
shì jì
world (CL:個|个[ge4])
century/CL:個|个[ge4]

屜
3017
屉
tì
TODO: Cantonese?
drawer; tray; pad; screen
三屜桌
屜子
sān tì zhuō
tì zi
three-drawer desk (traditional Chinese piece of furniture)
drawer/stackable cooking vessel/woven mat on a bed frame or chair/woven window screen

泄
3018
xiè
TODO: Cantonese?
leak; vent; flow; reveal
排泄物
排泄
pái xiè wù
pái xiè
excreta; waste matter (feces, urine etc)
to drain (factory waste etc)/to excrete (urine, sweat etc)

葉
3019
叶
yè
TODO: Cantonese?
leaf, petal; page of book; period
葉子
落葉
yè zi
luò yè
leaf (CL:片[pian4])/(slang) marijuana
dead leaves/to lose leaves (of plants)/deciduous

果

fruit; result

Old Chinese: *[k]ˤo[r]ʔ

Middle Chinese: kwaX

棵
3020
kē
TODO: Cantonese?
numerary adjunct for trees
不要在一棵樹上吊死
塌棵菜
bù yào zài yī kē shù shàng diào sǐ
tā kē cài
don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom)/there's more than one way to skin a cat
Brassica narinosa (broadbeaked mustard)/Chinese flat cabbage
窠
3021
kē
TODO: Cantonese?
nest; hole, indention; den
窠臼
不落窠臼
kē jiù
bù luò kē jiù
stereotypical pattern/rut
not follow the beaten track/have an original style
顆
3022
颗
kē
TODO: Cantonese?
grain, kernel
顆粒
一顆老鼠屎壞了一鍋湯
kē lì
yī kē lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō tāng
kernel/granule/granulated (sugar, chemical product)
lit. one pellet of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom)/fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch

果
3023
guǒ
TODO: Cantonese?
fruit; result
結果
結果
jiē guǒ
jié guǒ
to bear fruit/CL:個|个[ge4]
outcome/result/conclusion/in the end/as a result/to kill/to dispatch
裹
3024
guǒ
TODO: Cantonese?
wrap, bind; encircle, confine
包裹
裹足不前
bāo guǒ
guǒ zú bù qián
to wrap up/to bind up/bundle/parcel/package/CL:個|个[ge4]
to stand still without advancing (idiom); to hesitate and hold back

踝
3025
huái
TODO: Cantonese?
ankle
腳踝
內踝
jiǎo huái
nèi huái
ankle
medial malleolus

夥
3026
伙
huǒ
TODO: Cantonese?
companion; partner; assistant
夥頤
夥
huǒ yí
huǒ
(literary) very many/wow! (an exclamation of surprise and admiration)
companion/partner/group/classifier for groups of people/to combine/together

課
3027
课
kè
TODO: Cantonese?
lesson; course; classwork
功課
課題
gōng kè
kè tí
homework/assignment/task/classwork/lesson/study/CL:門|门[men2]
task/problem/issue

裸
3028
luǒ
TODO: Cantonese?
bare, nude; undress, strip
裸體
赤裸裸
luǒ tǐ
chì luǒ luǒ
naked
bare/naked/(fig.) plain/undisguised/unadorned

軍

army; camp

Old Chinese: *[k]ʷər

Middle Chinese: kjun

揮
3029
挥
huī
TODO: Cantonese?
direct; wipe away; squander
發揮
指揮
fā huī
zhǐ huī
to display/to exhibit/to bring out implicit or innate qualities/to express (a thought or moral)/to develop (an idea)/to elaborate (on a theme)
to conduct/to command/to direct/conductor (of an orchestra)/CL:個|个[ge4]
暉
3030
晖
huī
TODO: Cantonese?
sunshine; light, bright, radiant
春暉
珠暉
chūn huī
zhū huī
lit. spring sunshine/fig. parental (often maternal) love
Zhuhui district of Hengyang city 衡陽市|衡阳市[Heng2 yang2 shi4], Hunan
輝
3031
辉
huī
TODO: Cantonese?
brightness, luster, brilliance
光輝
輝映
guāng huī
huī yìng
radiance/glory/brilliant/magnificent
to reflect/to shine

渾
3032
浑
hún
TODO: Cantonese?
muddy, turbid; blend, merge, mix
渾身
渾然
hún shēn
hún rán
all over/from head to foot
completely/absolutely/undivided/totally mixed up/muddled
琿
3033
珲
hún
TODO: Cantonese?
bright, glorious, splendid
琿春
琿春市
hún chūn
hún chūn shì
Hunchun, county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[Yan2 bian1 Chao2 xian3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Jilin
Hunchun, county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[Yan2 bian1 Chao2 xian3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Jilin

暈
3034
晕
yùn、yūn
TODO: Cantonese?
halo in sky; fog; dizzy, faint
乳暈
光暈
暈倒
暈眩
rǔ yùn
guāng yùn
yūn dǎo
yūn xuàn
mammary areola
halo/(photography) halation
to faint/to swoon/to black out/to become unconscious
to feel dizzy/dizziness
運
3035
运
yùn
TODO: Cantonese?
luck, fortune; ship, transport
運動
運作
yùn dòng
yùn zuò
to move/to exercise/sports/exercise/motion/movement/campaign/CL:場|场[chang3]
to operate/operations/workings/activities (usu. of an organization)/thread (computing)

葷
3036
荤
hūn、xūn
TODO: Cantonese?
meat diet; strong smelling
七葷八素
五葷
葷粥
qī hūn bā sù
wǔ hūn
xūn yù
confused/distracted
(Buddhism etc) the five forbidden pungent vegetables: leek, scallion, garlic, rape and coriander
an ethnic group in ancient northern China

軍
3037
军
jūn
TODO: Cantonese?
army, military; soldiers, troops
軍事
軍隊
jūn shì
jūn duì
military affairs/(attributive) military
armed forces; troops/CL:支[zhi1],個|个[ge4]

小

small

Old Chinese: *[s]ewʔ

Middle Chinese: sjewX

吵
3038
chǎo、chāo
TODO: Cantonese?
argue, dispute; disturb, annoy
吵架
爭吵
吵吵
chǎo jià
zhēng chǎo
chāo chao
to quarrel/to have a row/quarrel/CL:頓|顿[dun4]
to quarrel/dispute
to make a racket/to quarrel
抄
3039
chāo
TODO: Cantonese?
copy, confiscate, seize
抄襲
抄寫
chāo xí
chāo xiě
to plagiarize/to copy/to attack the flank or rear of an enemy
to copy/to transcribe
鈔
3040
钞
chāo
TODO: Cantonese?
paper money, bank notes; copy
鈔票
假鈔
chāo piào
jiǎ chāo
paper money/a bill (e.g. 100 yuan)/CL:張|张[zhang1],紮|扎[za1]
counterfeit money/forged note

渺
3041
miǎo
TODO: Cantonese?
endlessly long, boundless, vast
渺小
渺茫
miǎo xiǎo
miǎo máng
minute/tiny/negligible/insignificant
uncertain/remote/distant and indistinct/vague
秒
3042
miǎo
TODO: Cantonese?
beard of grain or corn; a second
秒鐘
三秒膠
miǎo zhōng
sān miǎo jiāo
(time) second
superglue

炒
3043
chǎo
TODO: Cantonese?
fry, saute, roast, boil, cook
炒作
丁丁炒麵
chǎo zuò
dīng dīng chǎo miàn
to hype/to promote (in the media)
chopped fried noodles

妙
3044
miào
TODO: Cantonese?
mysterious, subtle; exquisite
奇妙
巧妙
qí miào
qiǎo miào
fantastic; wonderful
ingenious; clever/ingenuity; artifice

少
3045
shǎo、shào
TODO: Cantonese?
few, less, inadequate
不少
減少
少年
青少年
bù shǎo
jiǎn shǎo
shào nián
qīng shào nián
many/a lot/not few
to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
early youth/youngster/(literary) youth; young man
adolescent/youth/teenager

小
3046
xiǎo
TODO: Cantonese?
small, tiny, insignificant
國小
小組
guó xiǎo
xiǎo zǔ
elementary school (Tw)/abbr. for 國民小學|国民小学[guo2 min2 xiao3 xue2]
group

它

another

Old Chinese: *l̥ˤaj

Middle Chinese: tha

佗
3047
tuó
TODO: Cantonese?
other, he; surname; a load
華佗
佗
huà tuó
tuó
Hua Tuo (?-208), famous doctor at the end of Han Dynasty
carry on the back
沱
3048
tuó
TODO: Cantonese?
rivers, streams, waterways; flow
沱沱河
沱茶
tuó tuó hé
tuó chá
source of Changjiang or Yangtze river
a cake of tea, commonly Pu'er tea 普洱茶[Pu3 er3 cha2], compacted into a bowl or nest shape/dome shaped tea-brick/caked tea
跎
3049
tuó
TODO: Cantonese?
slip, stumble, falter; vacillate
年已蹉跎
日月蹉跎
nián yǐ cuō tuó
rì yuè cuō tuó
the years have already gone by; to be too old
the years have slipped by
陀
3050
tuó
TODO: Cantonese?
steep bank, rough terrain
南普陀寺
因陀羅
nán pǔ tuó sì
yīn tuó luó
Nanputuo Temple in Xiamen 廈門|厦门[Xia4 men2]
Indra (a Hindu deity)
駝
3051
驼
tuó
TODO: Cantonese?
a camel; humpbacked; to carry on the back
單峰駝
大羊駝
dān fēng tuó
dà yáng tuó
dromedary
llama
鴕
3052
鸵
tuó
TODO: Cantonese?
ostrich; Struthio camelus
鴕鳥
美洲小鴕
tuó niǎo
měi zhōu xiǎo tuó
ostrich
Lesser Rhea/Darwin's Rhea/Rhea pennata

舵
3053
duò
TODO: Cantonese?
rudder, helm
右舵
大舵手
yòu duò
dà duò shǒu
right rudder
the Great Helmsman (Mao Zedong)

蛇
3054
shé、yí
TODO: Cantonese?
snake
蛇皮
毒蛇
虛與委蛇
shé pí
dú shé
xū yǔ wēi yí
snake skin
viper
to feign civility (idiom)

它
3055
tā
TODO: Cantonese?
it; other
它們
其它
tā men
qí tā
they; them
(adjective) other

予

1: I, we

Old Chinese: *laʔ

Middle Chinese: yo

2: give; together with

Old Chinese: *laʔ

Middle Chinese: yoX

抒
3056
shū
TODO: Cantonese?
express; eliminate; relieve
抒情
抒發
shū qíng
shū fā
to express emotion/lyric
to express (an emotion)/to give vent
舒
3057
shū
TODO: Cantonese?
open up, unfold, stretch out; comfortable, easy
舒服
舒適
shū fu
shū shì
comfortable/feeling well
cozy/snug

予
3058
yǔ、yú
TODO: Cantonese?
I, me; to give
給予
予以
宰予
歐陽予倩
jǐ yǔ
yǔ yǐ
zǎi yú
ōu yáng yú qiàn
(literary) to give; to accord; to render
to give/to impose/to apply
Zai Yu (522-458 BC), disciple of Confucius
Ouyang Yuqian (1889-1962), Chinese actor
妤
3059
yú
TODO: Cantonese?
beautiful, fair, handsome
妤
yú
handsome/fair

豫
3060
yù
TODO: Cantonese?
relaxed, comfortable, at ease; hexagram ䷏
猶豫不決
宿豫
yóu yù bù jué
sù yù
hesitancy/indecision/to waver
Suyu district of Suqian city 宿遷市|宿迁市[Su4 qian1 shi4], Jiangsu
預
3061
预
yù
TODO: Cantonese?
prepare, arrange; in advance
預計
預定
yù jì
yù dìng
to forecast/to predict/to estimate
to schedule in advance

墅
3062
shù
TODO: Cantonese?
villa, country house
別墅
拱墅
bié shù
gǒng shù
villa/CL:幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4]
Gongshu district of Hangzhou city 杭州市[Hang2 zhou1 shi4], Zhejiang

序
3063
xù
TODO: Cantonese?
series, serial order, sequence
程序
秩序
chéng xù
zhì xù
procedures/sequence/order/computer program
order (orderly)/order (sequence)/social order/the state (of society)/CL:個|个[ge4]

野
3064
yě
TODO: Cantonese?
open country, field; wilderness
野生
視野
yě shēng
shì yě
wild/undomesticated
field of view/(fig.) outlook; perspective

尗

pulse, beans

Old Chinese: *s.tuk

Middle Chinese: syuwk

叔
3065
shū
TODO: Cantonese?
father's younger brother
叔叔
叔本華
shū shu
shū běn huá
father's younger brother/uncle/Taiwan pr. [shu2 shu5]/CL:個|个[ge4]
Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860), German post-Kantian philosopher
淑
3066
shū
TODO: Cantonese?
good, pure, virtuous, charming
淑女
淑世
shū nu:3
shū shì
wise and virtuous woman/lady
to make the world a better place
菽
3067
shū
TODO: Cantonese?
beans and peas, collectively
不辨菽麥
菽
bù biàn shū mài
shū
lit. cannot tell beans from wheat (idiom); fig. ignorant of practical matters
legumes (peas and beans)

慼
3068
qī
TODO: Cantonese?
sorrowful, mournful; sorrow
慼慼
qī qī
sorrowful/distressed
戚
3069
qī
TODO: Cantonese?
relative; be related to; sad
休戚相關
君子坦蕩蕩，小人長戚戚
xiū qī xiāng guān
jūn zi tǎn dàng dàng , xiǎo rén cháng qī qī
to share the same interests (idiom)/to be closely related/to be in the same boat
good people are at peace with themselves, (but) there is no rest for the wicked

蹙
3070
cù
TODO: Cantonese?
urgent, suddenly; grieve, lament
窮蹙
蹙眉
qióng cù
cù méi
hard-up/in dire straits/desperate
to frown

督
3071
dū
TODO: Cantonese?
supervise, oversee, direct
基督教
督促
jī dū jiào
dū cù
Christianity/Christian
to supervise and urge completion of a task/to urge on

寂
3072
jì
TODO: Cantonese?
still, silent, quiet; desolate
寂寞
寂靜
jì mò
jì jìng
lonely/lonesome/(of a place) quiet/silent
quiet

椒
3073
jiāo
TODO: Cantonese?
pepper, spices
辣椒
全椒
là jiāo
quán jiāo
hot pepper/chili
Quanjiao, a county in Chuzhou 滁州[Chu2zhou1], Anhui

冉

1: TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: njam

2: TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: njamʔ

娜
3074
nà、nuó
TODO: Cantonese?
elegant, graceful, delicate
亞利安娜
卡洛娜
奧西娜斯
姿態婀娜
yà lì ān nà
kǎ luò nà
ào xī nuó sī
zī tài ē nuó
Ariane (French space rocket)
calzone (Italian pocket), folded pizza
Oceanus, a Titan in Greek mythology
to have an elegant countenance (idiom)
挪
3075
nuó
TODO: Cantonese?
move, shift on one side
挪威
挪亞
nuó wēi
nuó yà
Norway
Noah
那
3076
nà、nǎ、nuó
TODO: Cantonese?
that, that one, those
那麼
那裡
多那太羅
那曲
那
nà me
nà li
duō nǎ tài luó
nǎ qū
nuó
like that/in that way/or so/so/so very much/about/in that case
there; that place
Donatello (c. 1386-1466)/Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi, famous early Renaissance painter and sculptor
Nagchu town and prefecture in central Tibet
(archaic) many/beautiful/how/old variant of 挪[nuo2]

冉
3077
rǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
tender; weak; proceed gradually
冉冉
冉冉上升
rǎn rǎn
rǎn rǎn shàng shēng
gradually; slowly/softly drooping (branches, hair)
to ascend slowly
苒
3078
rǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
lush; successively, in order
光陰荏苒
荏苒
guāng yīn rěn rǎn
rěn rǎn
How time flies! (idiom)
(literary) (of time) to slip away

哪
3079
nǎ、né、něi
TODO: Cantonese?
which? where? how?
哪裡
哪些
哪
哪吒
哪
nǎ lǐ
nǎ xiē
né
né zhā
něi
where?/somewhere/anywhere/wherever/nowhere (negative answer to question)/humble expression denying compliment
which ones?/who?/what?
used in 哪吒[Ne2 zha1]/Taiwan pr. [nuo2]
Nezha, protection deity
which? (interrogative, followed by classifier or numeral-classifier)

枏
3080
nán
TODO: Cantonese?
a variety of evergreen tree

髯
3081
rán
TODO: Cantonese?
beard; mustache
髯口
髯鬚
rán kou
rán xū
artificial beard worn by Chinese opera actors
beard/whiskers

坍
3082
tān
TODO: Cantonese?
collapse; landslide
坍方
倒坍
tān fāng
dǎo tān
to collapse/landslide
to collapse (of building)

咸

all; everywhere

Old Chinese: *[g]ˤr[ə]m

Middle Chinese: heam

憾
3083
hàn
TODO: Cantonese?
to regret, remorse; dissatisfied
遺憾
缺憾
yí hàn
quē hàn
regret/to regret/to be sorry that
a regret/sth regrettable
撼
3084
hàn
TODO: Cantonese?
move, shake; (Cant.) to fight
震撼
撼動
zhèn hàn
hàn dòng
to shake/to shock/to stun/shocking/stunning/shock
to shake up/to deal a shock/(fig.) to stir (sb's heart)

咸
3085
xián
TODO: Cantonese?
together; all, completely; united; hexagram ䷞
咸安區
咸寧
xián ān qū
xián níng
Xian'an district of Xianning city 咸寧市|咸宁市[Xian2 ning2 shi4], Hubei
Xianning, prefecture-level city in Hubei
鹹
3086
咸
xián
TODO: Cantonese?
salty, briny; salted; pickled
腌鹹
鹹水
yān xián
xián shuǐ
to pickle with salt
salt water/brine

感
3087
gǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
feel, perceive, emotion
感覺
感到
gǎn jué
gǎn dào
feeling; impression; sensation/to feel; to perceive
to feel; to sense; to perceive

喊
3088
hǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
shout, call out, yell; howl; cry
大喊
吶喊
dà hǎn
nà hǎn
to shout
shout/rallying cry/cheering/to shout

緘
3089
缄
jiān
TODO: Cantonese?
seal, close; bind; letter
三緘其口
緘默
sān jiān qí kǒu
jiān mò
(idiom) reluctant to speak about it/tight-lipped
to keep silent

減
3090
减
jiǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
decrease, subtract, diminish
減輕
減低
jiǎn qīng
jiǎn dī
to lighten/to ease/to alleviate
to lower/to reduce

箴
3091
zhēn
TODO: Cantonese?
needle, probe; warn, admonish
官箴
箴言
guān zhēn
zhēn yán
rules of propriety for government officials
admonition/exhortation/dictum/the biblical Book of Proverbs

凡

in every case

Old Chinese: *[b]rom

Middle Chinese: bjom

楓
3092
枫
fēng
TODO: Cantonese?
maple tree
楓葉
八角楓
fēng yè
bā jiǎo fēng
maple leaf
alangium
瘋
3093
疯
fēng
TODO: Cantonese?
crazy, insane, mentally ill
發瘋
瘋子
fā fēng
fēng zi
to go mad/to go crazy/to lose one's mind
madman/lunatic
風
3094
风
fēng
TODO: Cantonese?
wind; air; manners, atmosphere; Kangxi radical 182
風氣
風景
fēng qì
fēng jǐng
general mood/atmosphere/common practice
scenery; landscape/CL:個|个[ge4]

凡
3095
fán
TODO: Cantonese?
all, any, every; ordinary, common
凡是
凡事
fán shì
fán shì
each and every; every; all; any
everything
梵
3096
fàn、fán
TODO: Cantonese?
Buddhist, Sanskrit
梵谷
梵克雅寶
梵高
fàn gǔ
fàn kè yǎ bǎo
fán gāo
Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890), Dutch post-Impressionist painter (Tw)
Van Cleef & Arpels (French luxury jewelry company)
Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890), Dutch post-Impressionist painter

帆
3097
fān
TODO: Cantonese?
sail; boat
帆船
一帆風順
fān chuán
yī fān fēng shùn
sailboat
propitious wind throughout the journey (idiom)/plain sailing/to go smoothly/have a nice trip!

諷
3098
讽
fěng
TODO: Cantonese?
recite, incant; satirize
仿諷
借古諷今
fǎng fěng
jiè gǔ fěng jīn
parody
to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)

鳳
3099
凤
fèng
TODO: Cantonese?
male phoenix; symbol of joy
鳳山
鳳梨
fèng shān
fèng lí
Fengshan county in Hezhou 賀州|贺州[He4 zhou1], Guangxi/Fengshan city in Taiwan
pineapple

嵐
3100
岚
lán
TODO: Cantonese?
mountain mist, mountain haze
山嵐
岢嵐
shān lán
kě lán
(literary) mountain mist
Kelan county in Xinzhou 忻州[Xin1 zhou1], Shanxi

朿

sharp point, thorn

Old Chinese: *[tsʰ]ek-s

Middle Chinese: tshjeH

績
3101
绩
jì
TODO: Cantonese?
spin; achievements
成績
績效
chéng jì
jì xiào
achievement/performance records/grades/CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]
performance/results/achievement
蹟
3102
jì
TODO: Cantonese?
trace, tracks; footprints
古蹟
gǔ jì
places of historic interest/historical sites/CL:個|个[ge4]

嘖
3103
啧
zé
TODO: Cantonese?
interjection of approval or admiration
人言嘖嘖
嘖嘖
rén yán zé zé
zé zé
everyone comments disapprovingly (idiom)
to click one's tongue
責
3104
责
zé
TODO: Cantonese?
one's responsibility, duty
責任
指責
zé rèn
zhǐ zé
responsibility/blame/duty/CL:個|个[ge4]
to criticize/to find fault with/to denounce

策
3105
cè
TODO: Cantonese?
scheme, plan; to whip; urge
對策
策劃
duì cè
cè huà
countermeasure for dealing with a situation
to plot/to scheme/to bring about/to engineer/planning/producer/planner

刺
3106
cì、cī
TODO: Cantonese?
stab; prick, irritate; prod
刺激
諷刺
刺棱
撥刺
cì jī
fěng cì
cī lēng
bō cī
to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite/irritant
to satirize/to mock/irony/satire/sarcasm
(onom.) sound of quick movement/Taiwan pr. [ci4 leng2]
splash (of a fish)

積
3107
积
jī
TODO: Cantonese?
accumulate, store up, amass
面積
累積
miàn jī
lěi jī
area (of a floor, piece of land etc)/surface area/tract of land
to accumulate

債
3108
债
zhài
TODO: Cantonese?
debt, loan, liabilities
公債
債務
gōng zhài
zhài wù
government bond
debt/liability/amount due/indebtedness

漬
3109
渍
zì
TODO: Cantonese?
soak, steep; dye; stains; sodden
墨漬
水漬
mò zì
shuǐ zì
ink stain/ink blot/spot/smudge
water spot/water stain/wet spot/damp patch/water damage

弗

1: (negation)

Old Chinese: *p[u]t

Middle Chinese: pjut

2: gust of wind

Old Chinese: *put

Middle Chinese: pjut

3: writing brush (pron. in Yān 燕, ap. Shuōwén, E. Hàn)

Old Chinese: *put

Middle Chinese: pjut

佛
3110
fó、fú
TODO: Cantonese?
Buddha; of Buddhism; merciful person; Buddhist image; the dead (Japanese)
佛教
佛陀
佛羅里達
佛吉尼亞
fó jiào
fó tuó
fú luó lǐ dá
fú jí ní yà
Buddhism
Buddha (a person who has attained Buddhahood, or specifically Siddhartha Gautama)
Florida
Virginia, US state
弗
3111
fú
TODO: Cantonese?
not, negative
亞弗烈
以弗所
yà fú liè
yǐ fú suǒ
Alfred (name)
Ephesus, city of ancient Greece
彿
3112
fú、fó
TODO: Cantonese?
resembling, like, as if
彿雷澤爾
彿
蔡李彿
fú léi zé ěr
fú
cài lǐ fó
Frazer (name)
seemingly
Cai Li Fo, Choy Li Fut, Choy Lay Fut, Choi Lei Fut, Choy Lai Fut, Choy Ley Fut, Choi Lei Faht, Tsai Li Fo, Choi Leih Faht - Martial Art
拂
3113
fú、bì
TODO: Cantonese?
shake off, brush away; dust
吹拂
拂動
拂士
拂
chuī fú
fú dòng
bì shì
bì
to brush/to caress (of breeze)/to praise
(of a breeze) to make (hair, leaves, clothing etc) sway gently; to ruffle
attendant to the emperor/wise counselor
old variant of 弼[bi4]
氟
3114
fú
TODO: Cantonese?
fluorine (element 9, F)
三氟化硼
丙酸氟替卡鬆
sān fú huà péng
bǐng suān fú tì kǎ sōng
boron trifluoride
fluticasone propionate
紼
3115
绋
fú
TODO: Cantonese?
large rope; rope attached to bier
執紼
紼
zhí fú
fú
to attend a funeral
heavy rope/rope of a bier

沸
3116
fèi
TODO: Cantonese?
boil, bubble up, gush
沸騰
煮沸
fèi téng
zhǔ fèi
(of a liquid) to boil/(of sentiments etc) to boil over/to flare up/to be impassioned
to boil
費
3117
费
fèi
TODO: Cantonese?
expenses, expenditures, fee
經費
費用
jīng fèi
fèi yòng
funds/expenditure/CL:筆|笔[bi3]
cost/expenditure/expense/CL:筆|笔[bi3],個|个[ge4]

奄

cover

Old Chinese: *ʔ(r)omʔ

Middle Chinese: 'jemX

庵
3118
ān
TODO: Cantonese?
Buddhist monastery or nunnery
庵堂
施耐庵
ān táng
shī nài ān
Buddhist nunnery
Shi Nai'an (1296-1371), author of Water Margin or Outlaws of the Marsh 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4]
菴
3119
ān
TODO: Cantonese?
small Buddhist monastery
京都念慈菴
jīng dū niàn cí ān
King-to Nin Jiom, or just Nin Jiom, manufacturer of 枇杷膏[pi2 pa2 gao1] cough medicine
鵪
3120
鹌
ān
TODO: Cantonese?
quail; Coturnix coturnix
日本鵪鶉
西鵪鶉
rì běn ān chún
xī ān chún
(bird species of China) Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)
(bird species of China) common quail (Coturnix coturnix)

淹
3121
yān
TODO: Cantonese?
drown; cover with liquid, steep
淹死
淹水
yān sǐ
yān shuǐ
to drown
to be flooded
醃
3122
yān
TODO: Cantonese?
marinate, pickle; salt
五花醃豬肉
醃汁
wǔ huā yān zhū ròu
yān zhī
streaky bacon
marinade (sauce)

奄
3123
yǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
ere long; remain, tarry; feeble
奄列
奄奄一息
yǎn liè
yǎn yǎn yī xī
omelet
dying/at one's last gasp
掩
3124
yǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
to cover (with the hand); shut, conceal; ambush
掩飾
掩蓋
yǎn shì
yǎn gài
to cover up/to conceal/to mask/to gloss over
to conceal/to hide behind/to cover up

俺
3125
ǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
personal pronoun, I
俺
ǎn
I (northern dialects)

咅

1: TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: pʰɯʔ

Middle Chinese: pʰuʔ

2: TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: pʰl'oːs

Middle Chinese: tʰoːs

倍
3126
bèi
TODO: Cantonese?
times, fold, multiple times
倍數
事半功倍
bèi shù
shì bàn gōng bèi
multiple/multiplier/factor
half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads to better results/a stitch in time saves nine
焙
3127
bèi
TODO: Cantonese?
dry over slow fire; bake; roast
炭焙
烘焙
tàn bèi
hōng bèi
charcoal-roasted
to cure by drying over a fire (tea, meat etc)/to bake
蓓
3128
bèi
TODO: Cantonese?
bud
蓓蕾
蓓
bèi lěi
bèi
flower bud/young flower still tightly rolled up
(flower) bud

培
3129
péi
TODO: Cantonese?
bank up with dirt; cultivate
培養
培訓
péi yǎng
péi xùn
to cultivate/to breed/to foster/to nurture/to educate/to groom (for a position)/education/fostering/culture (biology)
to cultivate/to train/to groom/training
賠
3130
赔
péi
TODO: Cantonese?
indemnify, suffer loss
理賠
賠錢
lǐ péi
péi qián
to settle a claim/claims settlement/payment of claims
to lose money/to pay for damages
陪
3131
péi
TODO: Cantonese?
accompany, be with, keep company
陪同
陪伴
péi tóng
péi bàn
to accompany
to accompany

剖
3132
pōu
TODO: Cantonese?
split in two, slice; dissect
剖析
解剖
pōu xī
jiě pōu
to analyze/to dissect
to dissect (an animal)/to analyze/anatomy

菩
3133
pú
TODO: Cantonese?
herb, aromatic plant
菩薩
地藏王菩薩
pú sà
dì zàng wáng pú sà
Bodhisattva (Buddhism)
Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow (to save all souls before accepting Bodhi)/also translated Earth Treasury, Earth Womb, or Earth Store Bodhisattva

巨

TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: ɡaʔ

巨
3134
jù
TODO: Cantonese?
large, great, enormous; chief
巨大
巨人
jù dà
jù rén
huge/immense/very large/tremendous/gigantic/enormous
giant
拒
3135
jù
TODO: Cantonese?
ward off with hand, defend
拒絕
抗拒
jù jué
kàng jù
to refuse; to decline; to reject
to resist/to defy/to oppose
渠
3136
qú、jù
TODO: Cantonese?
ditch, canal, channel, gutter
溝渠
渠道
渠
gōu qú
qú dào
jù
channel/moat/irrigation canal
irrigation ditch/(fig.) channel/means
how can it be that?
炬
3137
jù
TODO: Cantonese?
torch
付之一炬
氧乙炔炬
fù zhī yī jù
yǎng yǐ quē jù
to put to the torch (idiom)/to commit to the flames/to burn sth down deliberately
an oxyacetylene torch
苣
3138
jù、qǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
kind of lettuce
琉璃苣
苦苣
苣蕒菜
苣
liú lí jù
kǔ jù
qǔ mǎi cài
qǔ
borage (Borago officinalis)
endive
endive/field sow-thistle/Sonchus brachyotus
bound form used only in 苣蕒菜|苣荬菜[qu3 mai3 cai4]/Taiwan pr. [ju4]
距
3139
jù
TODO: Cantonese?
distance; bird's spur
距離
相距
jù lí
xiāng jù
distance/CL:個|个[ge4]/to be apart from
distance apart/separated by a given distance

柜
3140
jǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
cabinet, cupboard; shop counter
柜
jǔ
Salix multinervis
矩
3141
jǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
carpenter's square, ruler, rule
矩陣
中心矩
jǔ zhèn
zhōng xīn jǔ
array/matrix (math.)
(statistics) central moment

戸

僱
3142
gù
TODO: Cantonese?
employ, hire
僱用
受僱
gù yòng
shòu gù
to employ/to hire
to be employed/to be hired/hired/paid
雇
3143
gù
TODO: Cantonese?
employ, to hire
雇主
勞雇
gù zhǔ
láo gù
employer
labor and employer
顧
3144
顾
gù
TODO: Cantonese?
look back; look at; look after
顧問
回顧
gù wèn
huí gù
adviser/consultant
to look back/to review

户
3145
hù、hu
TODO: Cantonese?
door; family
扈
3146
hù
TODO: Cantonese?
escort, retinue; insolent
囂張跋扈
跋扈
xiāo zhāng bá hù
bá hù
arrogant and despotic
domineering/bossy
滬
3147
沪
hù
TODO: Cantonese?
Shanghai; river near Shanghai
京滬
京滬高鐵
jīng hù
jīng hù gāo tiě
Beijing and Shanghai
Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway, completed in 2010/abbr. for 京滬高速鐵路|京沪高速铁路

妒
3148
dù
TODO: Cantonese?
jealous, envious
嫉妒
天妒英才
jí dù
tiān dù yīng cái
to be jealous of; to envy
heaven is jealous of heroic genius (idiom); the great have great hardship to contend with/those whom the Gods love die young

所
3149
suǒ
TODO: Cantonese?
place, location; numerary adjunct
所有
所謂
suǒ yǒu
suǒ wèi
all/to have; to possess; to own
so-called/what is called

京

hill; capital city

Old Chinese: *[k]raŋ

Middle Chinese: kjaeng

京
3150
jīng
TODO: Cantonese?
capital city
北京
東京
běi jīng
dōng jīng
Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China
Tokyo, capital of Japan/Tonkin (northern Vietnam during the French colonial period)
鯨
3151
鲸
jīng
TODO: Cantonese?
whale
鯨魚
一角鯨
jīng yú
yī jiǎo jīng
whale/CL:條|条[tiao2]
narwhal (Monodon monoceros)

憬
3152
jǐng
TODO: Cantonese?
rouse, awaken; become conscious
憬然
憬
jǐng rán
jǐng
to be aware/to be knowing
awaken
景
3153
jǐng
TODO: Cantonese?
scenery, view; conditions
背景
景觀
bèi jǐng
jǐng guān
background; backdrop; context/(fig.) powerful backer/CL:種|种[zhong3]
landscape

涼
3154
凉
liáng、liàng
TODO: Cantonese?
cool, cold; disheartened
清涼
淒涼
涼
qīng liáng
qī liáng
liàng
cool/refreshing/(of clothing) skimpy/revealing
desolate (place)
to let sth cool down
諒
3155
谅
liàng
TODO: Cantonese?
excuse, forgive; guess, presume
原諒
體諒
yuán liàng
tǐ liàng
to excuse/to forgive/to pardon
to empathize/to allow (for sth)/to show understanding/to appreciate

掠
3156
lu:è
TODO: Cantonese?
rob, ransack, plunder; pass by
掠過
掠奪
lu:è guò
lu:è duó
to flit across/to sweep past/to glance (strike at an angle)
to plunder/to rob

影
3157
yǐng
TODO: Cantonese?
shadow; image, reflection; photograph
影響
電影
yǐng xiǎng
diàn yǐng
influence/effect/to influence/to affect (usually adversely)/to disturb/CL:股[gu3]
movie; film/CL:部[bu4],片[pian4],幕[mu4],場|场[chang3]

井

well (n.)

Old Chinese: *C.tseŋʔ

Middle Chinese: tsjengX

刑
3158
xíng
TODO: Cantonese?
punishment, penalty; law
刑事
減刑
xíng shì
jiǎn xíng
criminal; penal
to reduce penalty/shortened or commuted (judicial) sentence
型
3159
xíng
TODO: Cantonese?
pattern, model, type; law; mold
大型
型態
dà xíng
xíng tài
large/large-scale
form/shape/type/style/pattern
形
3160
xíng
TODO: Cantonese?
form, shape, appearance
形成
形式
xíng chéng
xíng shì
to form; to take shape
outer appearance/form/shape/formality/CL:個|个[ge4]
邢
3161
xíng
TODO: Cantonese?
surname; state in today's Hebei
邢台
邢台市
xíng tái
xíng tái shì
Xingtai, prefecture-level city in Hebei/also Xingtai county
Xingtai, prefecture-level city in Hebei

井
3162
jǐng
TODO: Cantonese?
well, mine shaft, pit; surname; 22nd lunar mansion, determinative star μ Geminorum (Tejat); hexagram ䷯
水井
一年被蛇咬十年怕井繩
shuǐ jǐng
yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng
(water) well
once bitten by a snake, one is scared all one's life at the mere sight of a rope (idiom)/fig. once bitten, twice shy
阱
3163
jǐng
TODO: Cantonese?
pitfall, trap, snare
陷阱
修昔底德陷阱
xiàn jǐng
xiū xī dǐ dé xiàn jǐng
pitfall/snare/trap
Thucydides trap (theory that war results when a dominant established power fears the rise of a rival power)

耕
3164
gēng、gèng
TODO: Cantonese?
plow, cultivate
耕耘
耕作
耕者有其田
gēng yún
gēng zuò
gèng zhě yǒu qí tián
plowing and weeding/farm work/fig. to work or study diligently
farming
"land to the tiller", post-Liberation land reform movement instigated by the CCP

荊
3165
荆
jīng
TODO: Cantonese?
thorns; brambles; my wife; cane
荊軻
問荊
jīng kē
wèn jīng
Jing Ke (-227 BC), celebrated in verse and fiction as would-be assassin of King Ying Zheng of Qin 秦嬴政 (later the First Emperor 秦始皇)
field horsetail (Equisetum arvense)

肅

1: solemn, severe

Old Chinese: *siwk

Middle Chinese: sjuwk

2: contract (v.); shrivel

Old Chinese: *siwk

Middle Chinese: sjuwk

3: present (v.)

Old Chinese: *siwk

Middle Chinese: sjuwk

4: beat (v.)

Old Chinese: *siwk

Middle Chinese: sjuwk

5: eager; swift

Old Chinese: *siwk

Middle Chinese: sjuwk

瀟
3166
潇
xiāo
TODO: Cantonese?
sound of beating wind and rain; light, ethereal
瀟湘
瀟瀟細雨
xiāo xiāng
xiāo xiāo xì yǔ
other name of the Xiangjiang river 湘江[Xiang1 jiang1] in Hunan province
(idiom) soft, misty rain
簫
3167
箫
xiāo
TODO: Cantonese?
musical instrument like pan-pipes, bamboo flute
吳市吹簫
吹簫
wú shì chuī xiāo
chuī xiāo
to beg while playing the xiao 簫|箫[xiao1] (mouth organ)/cf Wu Zixu 伍子胥[Wu3 Zi3 xu1], destitute refugee from Chu 楚[Chu3], busked in Wu town c. 520 BC, then became a powerful politician
to play the xiao 簫|箫[xiao1] (mouth organ)/to beg while playing pipes; cf politician Wu Zixu 伍子胥[Wu3 Zi3 xu1], c. 520 BC destitute refugee in Wu town, 吳市吹簫|吴市吹箫[Wu2 shi4 chui1 xiao1]/to busk/virtuoso piper wins a beauty, cf 玉人吹簫|玉人吹箫[yu4 ren2 chui1 xiao1]/(slang) fellatio/blowjob
蕭
3168
萧
xiāo
TODO: Cantonese?
common artemisia; sighing of wind; mournful; dejected
蕭條
四壁蕭然
xiāo tiáo
sì bì xiāo rán
bleak; desolate/(economics) in a slump; sluggish; depressed
four bare walls

綉
3169
绣
tòu、xiù
TODO: Cantonese?
embroider; embroidery; ornament
繡
3170
绣,𰬩
xiù
TODO: Cantonese?
embroider; embroidery; ornament
刺繡
低地繡眼鳥
cì xiù
dī dì xiù yǎn niǎo
to embroider/embroidery
(bird species of China) lowland white-eye (Zosterops meyeni)
鏽
3171
锈
xiù
TODO: Cantonese?
rust, corrode
不鏽鋼
不鏽鐵
bù xiù gāng
bù xiù tiě
stainless steel
stainless iron

肅
3172
肃
sù
TODO: Cantonese?
pay respects; reverently
嚴肅
唐肅宗
yán sù
táng sù zōng
solemn/grave/serious/earnest/severe
Emperor Suzong of Tang (711-762), reign name of eighth Tang emperor Li Heng 李亨[Li3 Heng1], reigned 756-762

嘯
3173
啸
xiào
TODO: Cantonese?
roar, howl, scream; whistle
呼嘯
海嘯
hū xiào
hǎi xiào
to whistle; to scream; to whiz
tsunami

牙

tooth

Old Chinese: *m-ɢˤa

Middle Chinese: ngae

牙
3174
yá
TODO: Cantonese?
tooth, molars, teeth; serrated
牙齒
西班牙
yá chǐ
xī bān yá
tooth/dental/CL:顆|颗[ke1]
Spain
琊
3175
yá
TODO: Cantonese?
a place in eastern Shandong
瑯琊
瑯琊區
láng yá
láng yá qū
Langya, a district in Chuzhou City 滁州市[Chu2zhou1 Shi4], Anhui
Langya, a district in Chuzhou City 滁州市[Chu2zhou1 Shi4], Anhui
芽
3176
yá
TODO: Cantonese?
bud, sprout, shoot
萌芽
發芽
méng yá
fā yá
to sprout (lit. or fig.)/to bud/to germinate/germ/seed/bud
to germinate

呀
3177
yā
TODO: Cantonese?
particle used to express surprise or mild emphasis; (Cant.) slurred form of the number ten
哎呀
呀諾達
āi yā
yā nuò dá
interjection of wonder, shock or admiration
Yanoda, a rainforest in southern Hainan
鴉
3178
鸦
yā
TODO: Cantonese?
crow, raven; Corvus species (various)
鴉片
塗鴉
yā piàn
tú yā
opium (loanword)
graffiti/scrawl/poor calligraphy/to write badly/to scribble

邪
3179
xié
TODO: Cantonese?
wrong, evil, depraved, vicious, perverse, heterodox
邪惡
避邪
xié è
bì xié
sinister/vicious/wicked/evil
to avoid evil spirits

雅
3180
yǎ
TODO: Cantonese?
elegant, graceful, refined
優雅
典雅
yōu yǎ
diǎn yǎ
grace/graceful
refined; elegant

訝
3181
讶
yà
TODO: Cantonese?
express surprise, be surprised
驚訝
訝異
jīng yà
yà yì
amazed/astonished/to surprise/amazing/astonishment/awe
to be surprised/to be astonished

秋

autumn; crop

Old Chinese: *tsʰiw

Middle Chinese: tshjuw

秋
3182
qiū
TODO: Cantonese?
autumn, fall; year
秋瑾
一日三秋
qiū jǐn
yī rì sān qiū
Qiu Jin (1875-1907), famous female martyr of the anti-Qing revolution, the subject of several books and films
a single day apart seems like three seasons (idiom)
鞦
3183
秋
qiū
TODO: Cantonese?
leather stap; swing
盪鞦韆
鞦韆
dàng qiū qiān
qiū qiān
to swing (on a swing)
swing (seat hung from a frame or branch)
鰍
3184
鳅
qiū
TODO: Cantonese?
loach
鯕鰍
鰍
qí qiū
qiū
mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus)/dorado
loach

啾
3185
jiū
TODO: Cantonese?
wailing of child; chirp
哈啾
唧啾
hā jiū
jī jiū
(onom.) a-choo (sound of a sneeze) (Tw)
(onom.) babble/twittering of birds
揪
3186
jiū
TODO: Cantonese?
grasp with hand, pinch
揪住
揪出
jiū zhù
jiū chū
to grab
to uncover/to ferret out (the culprit)

愁
3187
chóu
TODO: Cantonese?
anxiety; to worry about, be anxious
鄉愁
憂愁
xiāng chóu
yōu chóu
homesickness/nostalgia
to be worried

鍬
3188
锹
qiāo
TODO: Cantonese?
shovel
扁鍬形蟲
鍬形蟲
biǎn qiāo xíng chóng
qiāo xíng chóng
giant stag beetle (Dorcus titanus)
stag beetle (generic term for the beetles in the family of lucanidae)

愀
3189
qiǎo
TODO: Cantonese?
to change one's countenance, be anxious; to blush
愀
qiǎo
change countenance/worry

門

gate, door

Old Chinese: *mˤə[r]

Middle Chinese: mwon

們
3190
们
mén
TODO: Cantonese?
adjunct pronoun indicate plural
圖們
圖們市
tú mén
tú mén shì
Tumen, county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[Yan2 bian1 Chao2 xian3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Jilin
Tumen, county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[Yan2 bian1 Chao2 xian3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Jilin
捫
3191
扪
mén
TODO: Cantonese?
stoke, pat, feel by hand, grope
捫心無愧
捫心自問
mén xīn wú kuì
mén xīn zì wèn
lit. look into one's heart, no shame (idiom); with a clear conscience
to ask oneself honestly/to search in one's heart
門
3192
门
mén
TODO: Cantonese?
gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
部門
專門
bù mén
zhuān mén
department/branch/section/division/CL:個|个[ge4]
specialist/specialized/customized

悶
3193
闷
mēn、mèn
TODO: Cantonese?
gloomy, depressed, melancholy
悶熱
悶屁
苦悶
鬱悶
mēn rè
mēn pì
kǔ mèn
yù mèn
sultry/sultriness/hot and stuffy/stifling hot
silent fart
depressed/dejected/feeling low
gloomy/depressed
燜
3194
焖
mèn
TODO: Cantonese?
simmer, cook over slow fire
燜燒鍋
燜
mèn shāo guō
mèn
to casserole/to stew/vacuum flask/cooker
to cook in a covered vessel/to casserole/to stew

閩
3195
闽
mǐn
TODO: Cantonese?
Fujian province; a river; a tribe
閩南語
納閩
mǐn nán yǔ
nà mǐn
Southern Min, a Sinitic language spoken in southern Fujian and surrounding areas
Labuan, island territory of Malaysia off Sabah coast, north Borneo 婆羅洲|婆罗洲

聞
3196
闻
wén
TODO: Cantonese?
hear; smell; make known; news
聞名
聞到
wén míng
wén dào
well-known/famous/renowned/eminent
to smell/to sniff sth out/to perceive by smelling

問
3197
问
wèn
TODO: Cantonese?
ask (about), inquire after
問題
訪問
wèn tí
fǎng wèn
question/problem/issue/topic/CL:個|个[ge4]
to visit/to call on/to interview/CL:次[ci4]

長

1: long (adj.)

Old Chinese: *Cə-[N]-traŋ

Middle Chinese: drjang

2: grow; elder

Old Chinese: *traŋʔ

Middle Chinese: trjangX

帳
3198
帐
zhàng
TODO: Cantonese?
tent; screen, mosquito net
帳號
帳篷
zhàng hào
zhàng peng
account number; username
tent/CL:頂|顶[ding3],座[zuo4]
漲
3199
涨
zhǎng、zhàng
TODO: Cantonese?
rise in price
上漲
漲幅
漲滿
漲紅
shàng zhǎng
zhǎng fú
zhàng mǎn
zhàng hóng
to rise/to go up
extent of a rise (in prices etc)/amount of increase/growth (typically expressed as a percentage)
full to the point of overflowing (fluid, emotions etc)
to turn red (in the face)/to flush (with embarrassment or anger)
脹
3200
胀
zhàng
TODO: Cantonese?
swell, inflate, expand
膨脹
腫脹
péng zhàng
zhǒng zhàng
to expand/to inflate/to swell
swelling/oedema/internal bruising
賬
3201
账,𧹔
zhàng
TODO: Cantonese?
accounts; bill, debt; credit
付賬
倒賬
fù zhàng
dǎo zhàng
to settle an account
unrecoverable debt/bad debt/to evade debt

倀
3202
伥
chāng
TODO: Cantonese?
bewildered; rash, wildly
倀鬼
為虎作倀
chāng guǐ
wèi hǔ zuò chāng
ghost of sb devoured by a tiger who helps the tiger devour others
(idiom) to act as accomplice to the tiger; to help a villain do evil

長
3203
长
cháng、zhǎng
TODO: Cantonese?
long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
專長
所長
成長
家長
zhuān cháng
suǒ cháng
chéng zhǎng
jiā zhǎng
specialty/special knowledge or ability
what one is good at
to mature/to grow/growth
head of a household/family head/patriarch/parent or guardian of a child

悵
3204
怅
chàng
TODO: Cantonese?
disappointed, dissatisfied
悵悵然
悵惘
chàng chàng rán
chàng wǎng
disappointed
distracted/listless/in low spirits

張
3205
张
zhāng
TODO: Cantonese?
stretch, extend, expand; sheet; 26th lunar mansion, determinative star υ¹ Hydrae
緊張
主張
jǐn zhāng
zhǔ zhāng
nervous/keyed up/intense/tense/strained/in short supply/scarce/CL:陣|阵[zhen4]
to advocate/to stand for/view/position/stand/proposition/viewpoint/assertion/CL:個|个[ge4]

貴

precious; expensive

Old Chinese: *kuj-s

Middle Chinese: kjw+jH

匱
3206
匮
kuì
TODO: Cantonese?
to lack
不匱
儉以防匱
bù kuì
jiǎn yǐ fáng kuì
(literary) to never have a deficiency; to never be lacking
(idiom) waste not, want not
潰
3207
溃
kuì、huì
TODO: Cantonese?
flooding river; militarily defeat
潰瘍
一觸即潰
潰膿
潰
kuì yáng
yī chù jí kuì
huì nóng
huì
ulcer/to ulcerate
to collapse on the first encounter/to give way at once
(of a sore etc) to fester; to ulcerate
used in 潰膿|溃脓[hui4 nong2]/Taiwan pr. [kui4]
簣
3208
篑
kuì
TODO: Cantonese?
a bamboo basket for carrying earth
功虧一簣
簣
gōng kuī yī kuì
kuì
lit. to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful/to fail through lack of a final effort/to spoil the ship for a ha'penny worth of tar (idiom)
basket for carrying soil

櫃
3209
柜
guì
TODO: Cantonese?
cupboard, wardrobe, counter
專櫃
櫃子
zhuān guì
guì zi
sales counter dedicated to a certain kind of product (e.g. alcohol)
cupboard/cabinet
貴
3210
贵
guì
TODO: Cantonese?
expensive, costly, valuable
貴族
貴賓
guì zú
guì bīn
lord/nobility/nobleman/noblewoman/aristocrat/aristocracy
honored guest/distinguished guest/VIP

頹
3211
颓
tuí
TODO: Cantonese?
ruined, decayed; disintegrate
頹廢
傾頹
tuí fèi
qīng tuí
decadent/dispirited/depressed/dejected
to collapse/to topple/to capsize

遺
3212
遗
yí
TODO: Cantonese?
lose; articles lost; omit
遺傳
遺物
yí chuán
yí wù
heredity/to inherit (a trait)/to pass on (to one's offspring)
remnant

臾
3213
yú
TODO: Cantonese?
moment, instant, short while
臾須
須臾
yú xū
xū yú
short period of time/a moment
in a flash/in a jiffy

壽

1: longevity

Old Chinese: *[N-t]uʔ

Middle Chinese: dzyuwX

2: longevity

Old Chinese: *[N-t]uʔ-s

Middle Chinese: dzyuwH

儔
3214
俦
chóu
TODO: Cantonese?
companion, mate, colleague
儔
chóu
comrades/friends/companions
疇
3215
畴
chóu
TODO: Cantonese?
farmland, arable land; category
範疇
尋來範疇
fàn chóu
xún lái fàn chóu
category
(math.) derived category
籌
3216
筹
chóu
TODO: Cantonese?
chip, tally, token; raise money
籌備
籌碼
chóu bèi
chóu mǎ
preparations/to get ready for sth
bargaining chip; gaming chip; casino token
躊
3217
踌
chóu
TODO: Cantonese?
hesitate, falter; smug, self-satisfied
躊躇不決
躊躇滿志
chóu chú bù jué
chóu chú mǎn zhì
to hesitate/indecisive
enormously proud of one's success (idiom); smug/complacent

禱
3218
祷
dǎo
TODO: Cantonese?
pray; entreat, beg, plead; prayer
禱告
主禱文
dǎo gào
zhǔ dǎo wén
to pray/prayer
Lord's Prayer

壽
3219
寿
shòu
TODO: Cantonese?
old age, long life; lifespan
壽命
人壽保險
shòu mìng
rén shòu bǎo xiǎn
life span/life expectancy/lifetime (of a machine)
life insurance

濤
3220
涛
tāo
TODO: Cantonese?
large waves
波濤
世濤
bō tāo
shì tāo
great waves/billows
stout (beer) (loanword)

鑄
3221
铸
zhù
TODO: Cantonese?
melt, cast; coin, mint
鑄造
冀朝鑄
zhù zào
jì cháo zhù
to cast (pour metal into a mold)
Ji Chaozhu (1929-2020), Chinese diplomat

夾

press between

Old Chinese: *kˤep

Middle Chinese: keap

夾
3222
夹
jiā、jiá、jià、gā
TODO: Cantonese?
be wedged or inserted between
夾雜
夾克
夾腳拖鞋
夾襖
夾
夾肢窩
jiā zá
jiā kè
jiá jiǎo tuō xié
jiá ǎo
jià
gā zhi wō
to mix together (disparate substances)/to mingle/a mix/to be tangled up with
jacket (loanword)/also pr. [jia2 ke4]
flip-flops
lined jacket/double layered jacket/CL:件[jian4]
Taiwan pr. used in 夾生|夹生[jia1 sheng1] and 夾竹桃|夹竹桃[jia1 zhu2 tao2]
armpit/also written 胳肢窩|胳肢窝[ga1 zhi5 wo1]
莢
3223
荚
jiá
TODO: Cantonese?
pods of leguminous plants; pods
豆莢
皂莢
dòu jiá
zào jiá
pod (of legumes)
Chinese honey locust (Gleditsia sinensis)
頰
3224
颊
jiá
TODO: Cantonese?
cheeks, jaw
兩頰生津
批頰
liǎng jiá shēng jīn
pī jiá
mouth-watering/to whet one's appetite
to slap sb's cheeks

俠
3225
侠
xiá
TODO: Cantonese?
chivalrous person; knight-errant
蝙蝠俠
三俠五義
biān fú xiá
sān xiá wǔ yì
Batman, comic book superhero
Sanxia wuyi (lit. Three knight-errants and five righteous one), novel edited from stories of late Qing dynasty pinghua 評話|评话 master storyteller Shi Yukun 石玉昆
峽
3226
峡
xiá
TODO: Cantonese?
gorge, strait, ravine; isthmus
海峽
峽谷
hǎi xiá
xiá gǔ
strait; channel
canyon/gill/ravine
狹
3227
狭
xiá
TODO: Cantonese?
narrow, limited; narrow-minded; to pinch
狹窄
狹小
xiá zhǎi
xiá xiǎo
narrow
narrow

挾
3228
挟
jiā、xié
TODO: Cantonese?
clasp under arm; hold to bosom
挾
挾持
挾帶
jiā
xié chí
xié dài
old variant of 夾|夹[jia1]
to seize
to carry along/to carry on one's person/to carry secretly

愜
3229
惬
qiè
TODO: Cantonese?
be satisfied, be comfortable
愜意
愜
qiè yì
qiè
satisfied; pleased; contented
cheerful/satisfied

不

1: not

Old Chinese: *pə

Middle Chinese: pjuw

2: 不律 writing brush (pron. in Wú 吳 ap. Shuōwén; E. Hàn)

Old Chinese: *pə

Middle Chinese: pjuw

杯
3230
bēi
TODO: Cantonese?
cup, glass
杯子
茶杯
bēi zi
chá bēi
cup/glass/CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
teacup/tea-glass/cup/mug/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
盃
3231
bēi
TODO: Cantonese?
glass, cup
亞洲盃
超級盃
yà zhōu bēi
chāo jí bēi
Asian Cup
Super Cup (various sports)/Super Bowl (American football championship game)

呸
3232
pēi
TODO: Cantonese?
expression of reprimand
呸
pēi
pah!/bah!/pooh!/to spit (in contempt)
胚
3233
pēi
TODO: Cantonese?
embryo; unfinished things
三胚層動物
中胚層
sān pēi céng dòng wù
zhōng pēi céng
triploblastic animals (having three germ layers)
mesoderm (cell lineage in embryology)

否
3234
fǒu、pǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
not, no, negative; final particle; hexagram ䷋
是否
能否
否極泰來
否
shì fǒu
néng fǒu
pǐ jí tài lái
pǐ
whether (or not)/if/is or isn't
whether or not/can it or can't it/is it possible?
extreme sorrow turns to joy (idiom)
clogged/evil
痞
3235
pǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
dyspepsia, spleen infection
兵痞
地痞
bīng pǐ
dì pǐ
army riffraff/army ruffian/soldier of fortune
bully/local ruffian

不
3236
bù、bú、bū
TODO: Cantonese?
no, not; un-; negative prefix
不能
不同
不兒
賠不是
不兒道
bù néng
bù tóng
bú r5
péi bú shi
bū r5 dào
cannot/must not/should not
different/distinct/not the same/not alike
(coll.) no (contracted form of 不是[bu4 shi4])
to apologize
(dialect) contracted form of 不知道[bu4 zhi1 dao4]

丕
3237
pī
TODO: Cantonese?
great, grand, glorious, distinguished
丕變
曹丕
pī biàn
cáo pī
radical change
Cao Pi (187-226), second son of Cao Cao 曹操, king then emperor of Cao Wei 曹魏 from 220, ruled as Emperor Wen 魏文帝, also a noted calligrapher

旨

fine-tasting

Old Chinese: *kijʔ

Middle Chinese: tsyijX

耆
3238
qí
TODO: Cantonese?
man of sixty; aged, old
焉耆
焉耆回族自治縣
yān qí
yān qí huí zú zì zhì xiàn
Yanqi county in Xinjiang
Yanqi Hui Autonomous County in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州[Ba1 yin1 guo1 leng2 Meng3 gu3 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang
鰭
3239
鳍
qí
TODO: Cantonese?
fin
克氏黑鰭鰁
尾鰭
kè shì hēi qí quán
wěi qí
Cherskii's thicklip gudgeon (Sarcocheilichthys czerskii), a species of cyprinid fish endemic to the Amur River basin
tail or caudal fin

指
3240
zhǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
finger, toe; point, indicate
指導
指標
zhǐ dǎo
zhǐ biāo
to guide/to give directions/to direct/to coach/guidance/tuition/CL:個|个[ge4]
(production) target; quota/index; indicator/sign; signpost/(computing) pointer
旨
3241
zhǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
purpose, aim; excellent
旨在
主旨
zhǐ zài
zhǔ zhǐ
to have as its purpose/to be intended to/to aim to (do sth)
gist/main idea/general tenor/one's judgment

稽
3242
jī、qǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
examine, investigate; delay
稽查
滑稽
稽顙
稽
jī chá
huá jī
qǐ sǎng
qǐ
inspection
comical; funny; amusing (old pr. [gu3 ji1])/huaji, a form of comedy performance popular in Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang
to kowtow (touch the forehead to the floor)
to bow to the ground

嗜
3243
shì
TODO: Cantonese?
be fond of, have weakness for
嗜好
嗜慾
shì hào
shì yù
hobby/indulgence/habit/addiction
lust

詣
3244
诣
yì
TODO: Cantonese?
reach; achievement, accomplishment
造詣
淵詣
zào yì
yuān yì
level of mastery (of a skill or area of knowledge)/(archaic) to pay a visit to sb
deep and profound meaning

脂
3245
zhī
TODO: Cantonese?
fat, grease, lard; grease
油脂
乳脂
yóu zhī
rǔ zhī
grease/oil/fat
cream/milk fat

襄

1: remove

Old Chinese: *s-naŋ

Middle Chinese: sjang

2: Xiāng (personal name)

Old Chinese: *s-naŋ

Middle Chinese: sjang

嚷
3246
rǎng、rāng
TODO: Cantonese?
shout, brawl, make uproar, cry
叫嚷
吵吵嚷嚷
嚷嚷
jiào rǎng
chǎo chǎo rǎng rǎng
rāng rang
to shout/to bellow one's grievances
to make an (unnecessary) racket (idiom)
to argue noisily/to shout/to make widely known/to reproach
壤
3247
rǎng
TODO: Cantonese?
soil, loam, earth; rich
土壤
天壤之別
tǔ rǎng
tiān rǎng zhī bié
soil
lit. as different as sky and earth (idiom)/fig. night and day difference/opposite extremes/a world of difference/a far cry from
攘
3248
rǎng
TODO: Cantonese?
seize, take by force; repel
兵戈擾攘
寇攘
bīng gē rǎo rǎng
kòu rǎng
arms and confusion (idiom); turmoil of war
to rob and steal

襄
3249
xiāng
TODO: Cantonese?
aid, help, assist; undress
共襄盛舉
襄理
gòng xiāng shèng jǔ
xiāng lǐ
to cooperate on a great undertaking or joint project
assistant manager (in a large enterprise) (Tw)/(literary) to assist
鑲
3250
镶
xiāng
TODO: Cantonese?
insert, inlay, set, mount; fill
正鑲白旗
鑲牙
zhèng xiāng bái qí
xiāng yá
Plain and Bordered White banner or Shuluun Hövööt Chagaan khoshuu in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[Xi1 lin2 guo1 le4 Meng2], Inner Mongolia
to have a false tooth set in/denture

囊
3251
náng、nāng
TODO: Cantonese?
bag, purse, sack; put in bag
囊括
膽囊
囊揣
囊膪
náng kuò
dǎn náng
nāng chuài
nāng chuài
to include/to embrace/to bring together
gallbladder
soft, fat meat of pig's belly/sow's sagging teats/weakling/flabby person/also written 囊膪
soft, fat meat of pig's belly/sow's sagging teats/weakling/flabby person/also written 囊揣

釀
3252
酿
niàng
TODO: Cantonese?
brew, ferment
釀成
佳利釀
niàng chéng
jiā lì niàng
to make (wine or spirits)/(fig.) to lead to (a bad result)
Carignan (grape type)

讓
3253
让
ràng
TODO: Cantonese?
allow, permit, yield, concede
轉讓
忍讓
zhuǎn ràng
rěn ràng
to transfer (ownership, rights etc)
to exercise forbearance/patient and accommodating

吉

auspicious

Old Chinese: *C.qi[t] (*C.q- > *k-, escaping palatalization)

Middle Chinese: kjit

拮
3254
jié
TODO: Cantonese?
laboring hard, occupied; pursue
受體拮抗劑
拮据
shòu tǐ jié kàng jì
jié jū
receptor antagonist
hard pressed for money; in financial straits
桔
3255
jié、jú
TODO: Cantonese?
Chinese bellflower; well-swept; the inner fibers of corn-stalks
桔梗
桔槔
桔子
金桔
jié gěng
jié gāo
jú zi
jīn jú
Chinese bellflower
well sweep (device for raising and lowering a bucket in a well, using a pivoted pole)
tangerine/also written 橘子/CL:個|个[ge4],瓣[ban4]
kumquat
結
3256
结
jié、jiē
TODO: Cantonese?
knot, tie; join, connect
結合
結論
結實
結實
jié hé
jié lùn
jiē shí
jiē shi
to combine/to link/to integrate/binding/CL:次[ci4]
conclusion/verdict/CL:個|个[ge4]/to conclude/to reach a verdict
to bear fruit
rugged/sturdy/strong/durable/buff (physique)
詰
3257
诘
jié
TODO: Cantonese?
question, interrogate
反詰
反詰問
fǎn jié
fǎn jié wèn
to ask (a question) in reply/to answer a question with a question/rhetorical question
to cross-examine
頡
3258
颉
jié、xié
TODO: Cantonese?
fly upward, soar; contest; to rob
倉頡
頡
頡
cāng jié
jié
xié
Cang Jie, legendary scribe of the Yellow Emperor and creator of Chinese writing/Cangjie input method (computing)
to confiscate/legendary dog-like animal (old)
(of a bird) to fly upwards/(of the neck) stiff

吉
3259
jí
TODO: Cantonese?
lucky, propitious, good
吉他
吉普車
jí tā
jí pǔ chē
guitar (loanword)/CL:把[ba3]
jeep (military vehicle) (loanword)

髻
3260
jì
TODO: Cantonese?
hair rolled up in a bun, topknot
丫髻
螺髻
yā jì
luó jì
bun (of hair)/topknot
spiral coil (in hairdressing)

黠
3261
xiá
TODO: Cantonese?
sly, cunning, shrewd; artful
慧黠
狡黠
huì xiá
jiǎo xiá
intelligent/bright/sharp
crafty/astute

丙

3d heavenly stem

Old Chinese: *praŋʔ

Middle Chinese: pjaengX

丙
3262
bǐng
TODO: Cantonese?
third; 3rd heavenly stem
丙三醇
丙二醇
bǐng sān chún
bǐng èr chún
glycerine/same as 甘油
propylene glycol/propane-1,2-diol C3H6(OH)2
柄
3263
bǐng
TODO: Cantonese?
handle, lever, knob; authority
劍柄
國柄
jiàn bǐng
guó bǐng
sword hilt
state power
炳
3264
bǐng
TODO: Cantonese?
bright, luminous; glorious
彪炳
彪炳千古
biāo bǐng
biāo bǐng qiān gǔ
shining/splendid
to shine through the ages (idiom)

病
3265
bìng
TODO: Cantonese?
illness, sickness, disease
病人
生病
bìng rén
shēng bìng
sick person/patient/invalid/CL:個|个[ge4]
to fall ill

更
3266
gēng、gèng
TODO: Cantonese?
more, still further, much more; to change, alter
更新
變更
更加
更為
gēng xīn
biàn gēng
gèng jiā
gèng wéi
to replace the old with new/to renew/to renovate/to upgrade/to update/to regenerate
to change/to alter/to modify
more (than sth else)/even more
even more

梗
3267
gěng
TODO: Cantonese?
stem of flower, branch of plant
作梗
凄梗
zuò gěng
qī gěng
to hinder/to obstruct/to create difficulties
(literary) wailing; choking with sobs

粳
3268
jīng
TODO: Cantonese?
non-glutinous rice
粳稻
粳米
jīng dào
jīng mǐ
round-grained nonglutinous rice (Japonica rice)
polished round-grained nonglutinous rice (Japonica rice)

硬
3269
yìng
TODO: Cantonese?
hard, firm, strong; obstinate
硬體
硬碟
yìng tǐ
yìng dié
(computer) hardware
(Tw) hard disk/hard drive

取

1: take

Old Chinese: *tsʰˤoʔ

Middle Chinese: tshuwX

2: take

Old Chinese: *tsʰoʔ

Middle Chinese: tshjuX

3: take (a wife)

Old Chinese: *[ts]ʰoʔ-s

Middle Chinese: tshjuH

取
3270
qǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
take, receive, obtain; select
取得
採取
qǔ dé
cǎi qǔ
to acquire; to get; to obtain
to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action)/to take
娶
3271
qǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
marry, take wife
娶妻
娶媳婦
qǔ qī
qǔ xí fù
to take a wife/to get married (man)
to get oneself a wife/to take a daughter-in-law

叢
3272
丛
cóng、cōng
TODO: Cantonese?
bush, shrub; thicket; collection
叢林
草叢
單叢
cóng lín
cǎo cóng
dān cōng
jungle/thicket/forest/Buddhist monastery
underbrush
a class of oolong tea

撮
3273
cuō、zuǒ
TODO: Cantonese?
little bit, small amount, pinch
撮合
公撮
撮
cuō he
gōng cuō
zuǒ
to play matchmaker/to act as a middleman
milliliter
classifier for hair or grass: tuft/Taiwan pr. [cuo4]

聚
3274
jù
TODO: Cantonese?
assemble, meet together, collect
聚集
聚會
jù jí
jù huì
to assemble; to gather
party/gathering/to meet/to get together

趣
3275
qù
TODO: Cantonese?
what attracts one's attention
有趣
趣味
yǒu qù
qù wèi
interesting/fascinating/amusing
fun; interest; delight/taste; liking; preference

驟
3276
骤
zhòu
TODO: Cantonese?
procedure; gallop; sudden(ly)
步驟
驟然
bù zhòu
zhòu rán
procedure/step
suddenly/abruptly

最
3277
zuì
TODO: Cantonese?
most, extremely, exceedingly
最好
最多
zuì hǎo
zuì duō
best/had better ...; it would be best to ...
at most/maximum/greatest (amount)/maximal

勺

1: ladle (n.)

Old Chinese: *m-tewk

Middle Chinese: dzyak

2: ladle (v.)

Old Chinese: *tewk

Middle Chinese: tsyak

灼
3278
zhuó
TODO: Cantonese?
burn; broil; cauterize; bright
憂灼
灼傷
yōu zhuó
zhuó shāng
worrying
a burn (tissue damage from heat, chemicals etc)/to burn (the skin etc)/(fig.) (of anger, jealousy etc) to hurt (sb)
酌
3279
zhuó
TODO: Cantonese?
serve wine; feast; deliberate
參酌
便酌
cān zhuó
biàn zhuó
to consider (a matter)/to deliberate
informal dinner

豹
3280
bào
TODO: Cantonese?
leopard, panther; surname
海豹
豹子
hǎi bào
bào zi
(zoology) seal
leopard/CL:頭|头[tou2]

的
3281
de、dì、dī、dí
TODO: Cantonese?
possessive, adjectival suffix
的話
真的
目的
目的地
打的
摩托車的士
的確
的士高
de huà
zhēn de
mù dì
mù dì dì
dǎ dī
mó tuō chē dī shì
dí què
dí shì gāo
if (coming after a conditional clause)
really; truly; indeed/real; true; genuine/(math.) proper
purpose; aim; goal; target; objective/CL:個|个[ge4]
destination (location)
(coll.) to take a taxi/to go by taxi
motorcycle taxi
really/indeed
disco (loanword)/also written 迪斯科[di2 si1 ke1]

釣
3282
钓
diào
TODO: Cantonese?
fish; fishhook; tempt, lure
釣魚
垂釣
diào yú
chuí diào
to fish (with line and hook)/to dupe
angling

芍
3283
sháo、què
TODO: Cantonese?
peony; water chestnuts
採蘭贈芍
白芍
芍陂
cǎi lán zèng sháo
bái sháo
què pí
lit. pick orchids and present peonies (idiom); fig. presents between lovers
root of herbaceous peony (Paeonia lactiflora), used in TCM
Quepi lake (irrigation project in Han to Tang times on Huai river 淮河 in modern Anhui)

約
3284
约
yuē、yāo
TODO: Cantonese?
treaty, agreement, covenant
大約
紐約
約塔
約維克
dà yuē
niǔ yuē
yāo tǎ
yāo wéi kè
approximately/probably
New York
iota (Greek letter Ιι)
Gjøvik (city in Oppland, Norway)

喲
3285
哟
yō
TODO: Cantonese?
ah, final particle
喲
哎喲
yō
āi yō
Oh! (interjection indicating slight surprise)/also pr. [yao1]
hey/ow/ouch/interjection of pain or surprise

舁

give

Old Chinese: *m-q(r)aʔ

Middle Chinese: yoX

擧
3286
𢪓
jǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
raise, lift up; recommend
掉擧
diào jǔ
restlessness (Buddhism)
舉
3287
举
jǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
raise, lift up; recommend
舉行
舉辦
jǔ xíng
jǔ bàn
to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)
to conduct/to hold

歟
3288
欤
yú
TODO: Cantonese?
a final particle used to express admiration, doubt, surprise, or to mark a question
歟
yú
(literary) (final particle similar to 嗎|吗[ma5], 呢[ne5] or 啊[a1])
輿
3289
舆
yú
TODO: Cantonese?
cart, palanquin; public opinion
輿論
堪輿
yú lùn
kān yú
public opinion
geomancy

嶼
3290
屿
yǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
island; (Cant.) 大嶼山 daai6jyu4saan1 Lantau Island
大嶼山
彭佳嶼
dà yǔ shān
péng jiā yǔ
Lantau Island, an island in Hong Kong
Pengjia Island, administered as part of Chilung or Keelung 基隆[Ji1 long2], Taiwan
與
3291
与
yǔ、yù
TODO: Cantonese?
and; with; to; for; give, grant
與否
與其
與會
參與者
yǔ fǒu
yǔ qí
yù huì
cān yù zhě
whether or not (at the end of a phrase)
rather than... (used in expressions of the form 與其|与其[yu3qi2] + {verb1} + 不如[bu4ru2] + {verb2} "rather than {verb1}, better to {verb2}")
to participate in a meeting
participant

譽
3292
誉
yù
TODO: Cantonese?
fame, reputation; praise
榮譽
名譽
róng yù
míng yù
honor/credit/glory/(honorable) reputation/honorary
fame/reputation/honor/honorary/emeritus (of retired professor)

齊

1: uniform, equal

Old Chinese: *[dz]ˤəj

Middle Chinese: dzej

2: Qí (place name)

Old Chinese: *[dz]ˤəj

Middle Chinese: dzej

劑
3293
剂
jì
TODO: Cantonese?
medicinal preparation
劑量
試劑
jì liàng
shì jì
dosage/prescribed dose of medicine
reagent
濟
3294
济
jì、jǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
to help, aid, relieve; to ferry, cross
經濟
經濟學
人才濟濟
濟南
jīng jì
jīng jì xué
rén cái jǐ jǐ
jǐ nán
economy/economic
economics (as a field of study)
a galaxy of talent (idiom)/a great number of competent people
Jinan, subprovincial city and capital of Shandong province in northeast China
霽
3295
霁
jì
TODO: Cantonese?
to clear up after rain; to cease to be angry
光風霽月
開霽
guāng fēng jì yuè
kāi jì
lit. light breeze and clear moon (idiom)/period of peace and prosperity/noble and benevolent character
to clear up (of weather)

臍
3296
脐
qí
TODO: Cantonese?
abdominal area of crab; navel
臍帶
噬臍莫及
qí dài
shì qí mò jí
umbilical cord
lit. one cannot bite one's own navel (idiom)/fig. too late for regrets
齊
3297
齐
qí
TODO: Cantonese?
even, uniform, of equal length; Kangxi radical 210
整齊
齊全
zhěng qí
qí quán
orderly/neat/even/tidy
complete/comprehensive

擠
3298
挤
jǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
crowd, squeeze, push against
擠滿
排擠
jǐ mǎn
pái jǐ
crowded to bursting point/filled to overflowing/jam-packed
to crowd out/to push aside/to supplant

齋
3299
斋
zhāi
TODO: Cantonese?
vegetarian diet; study; to fast, abstain
化齋
吃齋
huà zhāi
chī zhāi
to beg for food (of monks)
to abstain from eating meat/to be a vegetarian

馬

horse

Old Chinese: *mˤraʔ

Middle Chinese: maeX

嗎
3300
吗
má、mǎ
TODO: Cantonese?
final interrogative particle
嗎
嗎啡
嗎哪
má
mǎ fēi
mǎ nǎ
(coll.) what?
morphine (loanword)
manna (Israelite food)
瑪
3301
玛
mǎ
TODO: Cantonese?
agate; cornelian
瑪麗
伊瑪目
mǎ lì
yī mǎ mù
Mary or Marie (name)/Mali
imam (Islam) (loanword)
碼
3302
码
mǎ
TODO: Cantonese?
number, numerals; yard; symbol
碼頭
號碼
mǎ tóu
hào mǎ
dock/pier/wharf/CL:個|个[ge4]
number/CL:堆[dui1],個|个[ge4]
螞
3303
蚂
mà、mǎ、mā
TODO: Cantonese?
ant; leech
一條繩上的螞蚱
螞蚱
螞蟻
熱鍋上的螞蟻
螞螂
螞
yī tiáo shéng shàng de mà zha
mà zha
mǎ yǐ
rè guō shang de mǎ yǐ
mā láng
mā
lit. grasshoppers tied together with a piece of string (idiom)/fig. people who are in it together for better or worse/people who will sink or swim together
(dialect) locust/grasshopper
ant
(like) a cat on a hot tin roof/anxious/agitated
dragonfly
dragonfly
馬
3304
马
mǎ
TODO: Cantonese?
horse; surname; Kangxi radical 187
馬上
馬路
mǎ shàng
mǎ lù
at once/right away/immediately/on horseback (i.e. by military force)
street/road/CL:條|条[tiao2]

媽
3305
妈
mā
TODO: Cantonese?
mother, mama
媽媽
媽祖
mā ma
mā zǔ
mama/mommy/mother/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
Matsu, name of a sea goddess still widely worshipped on the SE China coast and in SE Asia

罵
3306
骂
mà
TODO: Cantonese?
accuse, blame, curse, scold
罵人
責罵
mà rén
zé mà
to swear or curse (at people)/to scold or yell at someone
to scold

冎

cut meat from the bone

Old Chinese: *kʷˤrajʔ

Middle Chinese: kwaeX

渦
3307
涡
wō、guō
TODO: Cantonese?
swirl, whirlpool, eddy
漩渦
旋渦
渦陽
渦陽縣
xuán wō
xuán wō
guō yáng
guō yáng xiàn
whirlpool/eddy/vortex/(fig.) maelstrom
spiral/whirlpool/eddy/vortex
Guoyang, a county in Bozhou 亳州[Bo2zhou1], Anhui
Guoyang, a county in Bozhou 亳州[Bo2zhou1], Anhui
窩
3308
窝
wō
TODO: Cantonese?
nest; cave, den; hiding place
被窩
一窩蜂
bèi wō
yī wō fēng
quilt wrapped around the body as a tube (traditional bedding)/(contemporary) bedding; bed cover
like a swarm of bees; in droves (used to describe people flocking to do sth)
萵
3309
莴
wō
TODO: Cantonese?
lettuce
萵筍
萵苣
wō sǔn
wō jù
Chinese lettuce/celtuce/asparagus lettuce/celery lettuce/stem lettuce
lettuce (Lactuca sativa)
蝸
3310
蜗
wō
TODO: Cantonese?
snail
人工耳蝸
無殼蝸牛
rén gōng ěr wō
wú ké wō niú
cochlear implant
fig. people who cannot afford to buy their own house

鍋
3311
锅
guō
TODO: Cantonese?
cooking-pot, saucepan
火鍋
鍋子
huǒ guō
guō zi
hotpot
pot; pan; wok; cauldron/pot-shaped thing/hotpot

過
3312
过
guò
TODO: Cantonese?
pass, pass through, go across
不過
過去
bù guò
guò qù
only/merely/no more than/but/however/anyway (to get back to a previous topic)/cannot be more (after adjectival)
(in the) past; former; previous/to go over; to pass by

禍
3313
祸
huò
TODO: Cantonese?
misfortune, calamity, disaster
車禍
災禍
chē huò
zāi huò
traffic accident/car crash/CL:場|场[chang2]
disaster

朋

set of cowries; friend

Old Chinese: *[b]ˤəŋ

Middle Chinese: bong

朋
3314
péng
TODO: Cantonese?
friend, pal, acquaintance
朋友
好朋友
péng you
hǎo péng you
friend/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
good friend/(slang) a visit from Aunt Flo (menstrual period)
棚
3315
péng
TODO: Cantonese?
tent, awning; booth; shed
攝影棚
住棚節
shè yǐng péng
zhù péng jié
film studio/television studio
Sukkot or Succoth, Jewish holiday
硼
3316
péng
TODO: Cantonese?
borax, boron
硼砂
硼酸
péng shā
péng suān
borax
boric acid H3BO3
鵬
3317
鹏
péng
TODO: Cantonese?
fabulous bird of enormous size
大鵬
大鵬鳥
dà péng
dà péng niǎo
legendary giant bird
roc (mythical bird of prey)

崩
3318
bēng
TODO: Cantonese?
rupture, split apart, collapse
崩潰
山崩
bēng kuì
shān bēng
to collapse; to crumble; to fall apart
landslide/landslip
繃
3319
绷
bēng、běng
TODO: Cantonese?
bind, draw firmly, strap
緊繃
OK繃
繃著臉
繃
jǐn bēng
o k bēng
běng zhe liǎn
běng
to stretch taut/(of muscles etc) taut; strained; tense
band-aid (Tw)
to have a taut face/to pull a long face/to look displeased
to have a taut face

蹦
3320
bèng
TODO: Cantonese?
hop, leap, jump; bright
歡蹦亂跳
活蹦亂跳
huān bèng luàn tiào
huó bèng luàn tiào
glowing with health and vivacity (idiom)
to leap and frisk about (idiom); lively/healthy and active

巠

a vein of water (Shuōwén)

Old Chinese: *k.lˤeŋ

Middle Chinese: keng

涇
3321
泾
jīng
TODO: Cantonese?
name of a river
洋涇浜英語
涇川
yáng jīng bāng yīng yǔ
jīng chuān
pidgin English
Jingchuan county in Pingliang 平涼|平凉[Ping2 liang2], Gansu
經
3322
经
jīng
TODO: Cantonese?
classic works; pass through
經驗
經過
jīng yàn
jīng guò
experience/to experience
to pass/to go through/process/course/CL:個|个[ge4]

徑
3323
径
jìng
TODO: Cantonese?
narrow path; diameter; direct
途徑
田徑
tú jìng
tián jìng
way; means; channel
track and field (athletics)
逕
3324
迳
jìng
TODO: Cantonese?
pass by, approach; direct
逕向
逕庭
jìng xiàng
jìng tíng
radial
very different

氫
3325
氢
qīng
TODO: Cantonese?
hydrogen (element 1, H)
丙酮酸脫氫酶
加氫油
bǐng tóng suān tuō qīng méi
jiā qīng yóu
pyruvate dehydrogenase
hydrogenated oil
輕
3326
轻
qīng
TODO: Cantonese?
light; easy, simple; gentle
年輕人
輕鬆
nián qīng rén
qīng sōng
young people/youngster
light/gentle/relaxed/effortless/uncomplicated/to relax/to take things less seriously

頸
3327
颈
jǐng、gěng
TODO: Cantonese?
neck, throat
子宮頸
頸部
脖頸兒
頸
zǐ gōng jǐng
jǐng bù
bó gěng r5
gěng
cervix; the neck of the uterus
neck
back of the neck; nape
used in 脖頸兒|脖颈儿[bo2 geng3 r5]

同

together, join

Old Chinese: *lˤoŋ

Middle Chinese: duwng

同
3328
tóng、tòng
TODO: Cantonese?
same, similar; together with
同學
同樣
死胡同
胡同
tóng xué
tóng yàng
sǐ hú tòng
hú tòng
to study at the same school/fellow student/classmate/CL:位[wei4],個|个[ge4]
same; equal; similar/similarly; also; too
dead end/blind alley
lane/alley/CL:條|条[tiao2]
桐
3329
tóng
TODO: Cantonese?
name applied various trees
丘成桐
刺桐
qiū chéng tóng
cì tóng
Shing-Tung Yau (1949-), Chinese-American mathematician, Fields medalist in 1982
Indian coral tree/sunshine tree/tiger's claw/Erythrina variegata (botany)
洞
3330
dòng、tóng
TODO: Cantonese?
cave, grotto; ravine; hole
洞穴
山洞
洪洞
洪洞縣
dòng xué
shān dòng
hóng tóng
hóng tóng xiàn
cave/cavern
cavern/cave
Hongtong county in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[Lin2 fen2], Shanxi
Hongtong county in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[Lin2 fen2], Shanxi
銅
3331
铜
tóng
TODO: Cantonese?
copper (element 29, Cu); brass, bronze
銅像
銅板
tóng xiàng
tóng bǎn
bronze statue/CL:座[zuo4]
copper coin/copper plate (e.g. for printing)

恫
3332
dòng
TODO: Cantonese?
in pain, sorrowful
恫嚇
恫
dòng hè
dòng
to intimidate/to threaten
frighten
胴
3333
dòng
TODO: Cantonese?
the large intestine; the body
胴體
胴
dòng tǐ
dòng
carcass/naked body
large intestine/torso

筒
3334
tǒng
TODO: Cantonese?
thick piece of bamboo; pipe
手電筒
話筒
shǒu diàn tǒng
huà tǒng
flashlight/electric hand torch
microphone/(telephone) receiver; handset/megaphone/(fig.) mouthpiece; spokesperson

相

1: mutually

Old Chinese: *[s]aŋ

Middle Chinese: sjang

2: appearance, quality

Old Chinese: *[s]aŋ-s

Middle Chinese: sjangH

廂
3335
厢
xiāng
TODO: Cantonese?
side-room, wing; theatre box
車廂
一廂情願
chē xiāng
yī xiāng qíng yuàn
carriage/CL:節|节[jie2]
one's own wishful thinking
湘
3336
xiāng
TODO: Cantonese?
alternate name for Hunan
梁湘
湘劇
liáng xiāng
xiāng jù
Liang Xiang (1919-1989), first governor of Hainan
Xiang opera (Hunan)
相
3337
xiāng、xiàng
TODO: Cantonese?
mutual, reciprocal, each other
相關
相同
真相
相機
xiāng guān
xiāng tóng
zhēn xiàng
xiàng jī
related/relevant/pertinent/to be interrelated/(statistics) correlation
identical/same
the truth about sth; the actual facts
camera (abbr. for 照相機|照相机[zhao4 xiang4 ji1])/at the opportune moment/as the circumstances allow
箱
3338
xiāng
TODO: Cantonese?
case, box, chest, trunk
信箱
箱子
xìn xiāng
xiāng zi
mailbox/post office box
suitcase/chest/box/case/trunk/CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4]

孀
3339
shuāng
TODO: Cantonese?
widow
遺孀
孀婦
yí shuāng
shuāng fù
widow
widow (formal)
霜
3340
shuāng
TODO: Cantonese?
frost; crystallized; candied
風霜
雪上加霜
fēng shuāng
xuě shàng jiā shuāng
wind and frost/fig. hardships
(idiom) to make matters even worse/to add insult to injury

想
3341
xiǎng
TODO: Cantonese?
think, speculate, plan, consider
想到
想要
xiǎng dào
xiǎng yào
to think of/to call to mind/to anticipate
to want to/to feel like/to fancy/to care for sb/desirous of

夬

divide, make a breach

Old Chinese: *[k]ʷˤret-s

Middle Chinese: kwaejH

抉
3342
jué
TODO: Cantonese?
choose, select; gouge, pluck out
抉擇
抉搞
jué zé
jué gǎo
to choose (literary)
to choose/to expose and censure
決
3343
决
jué
TODO: Cantonese?
decide, determine, judge
解決
決策
jiě jué
jué cè
to solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem)/to eliminate; to wipe out (an enemy, bandits etc)
strategic decision/decision-making/policy decision/to determine policy
訣
3344
诀
jué
TODO: Cantonese?
take leave of, bid farewell
秘訣
十六字訣
mì jué
shí liù zì jué
secret know-how/key (to longevity)/secret (of happiness)/recipe (for success)
16-character formula, esp. Mao Zedong's mantra on guerrilla warfare: 敵進我退，敵駐我擾，敵疲我打，敵退我追|敌进我退，敌驻我扰，敌疲我打，敌退我追[di2 jin4 wo3 tui4 , di2 zhu4 wo3 rao3 , di2 pi2 wo3 da3 , di2 tui4 wo3 zhui1] when the enemy advances we retreat; when the enemy makes camp we harass; when the enemy is exhausted we fight; and when the enemy retreats we pursue

快
3345
kuài
TODO: Cantonese?
rapid, quick, speedy, fast; soon
快樂
快速
kuài lè
kuài sù
happy; joyful
fast; high-speed; rapid
筷
3346
kuài
TODO: Cantonese?
chopsticks
筷子
公筷
kuài zi
gōng kuài
chopsticks/CL:對|对[dui4],根[gen1],把[ba3],雙|双[shuang1]
serving chopsticks

袂
3347
mèi
TODO: Cantonese?
sleeves
分袂
判袂
fēn mèi
pàn mèi
to leave each other/to part company
(of two people) to separate; to part

缺
3348
quē
TODO: Cantonese?
be short of, lack; gap, deficit
缺點
缺少
quē diǎn
quē shǎo
weak point/fault/shortcoming/disadvantage/CL:個|个[ge4]
lack/shortage of/shortfall/to be short (of)/to lack

敢

dare

Old Chinese: *[k]ˤamʔ

Middle Chinese: kamX

嚴
3349
严
yán
TODO: Cantonese?
strict, rigorous, rigid; stern
嚴重
嚴格
yán zhòng
yán gé
grave/serious/severe/critical
strict/stringent/tight/rigorous
岩
3350
yán
TODO: Cantonese?
cliff; rocks; mountain
岩石
熔岩
yán shí
róng yán
rock
(geology) lava
巖
3351
𰎠
yán
TODO: Cantonese?
cliff, precipice; cave, grotto
層巖
巖床
céng yán
yán chuáng
stratified rock/flagstone
bedrock

敢
3352
gǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
to dare, venture; bold, brave
敢於
不敢恭維
gǎn yú
bù gǎn gōng wei
to have the courage to do sth/to dare to/bold in
to be underwhelmed/to be less than impressed
橄
3353
gǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
olive
原生橄欖油
橄欖
yuán shēng gǎn lǎn yóu
gǎn lǎn
virgin olive oil
Chinese olive/olive

瞰
3354
kàn
TODO: Cantonese?
watch, spy; overlook; look down
俯瞰圖
俯瞰攝影
fǔ kàn tú
fǔ kàn shè yǐng
bird's-eye view
crane shot/boom shot (photography)

儼
3355
俨
yǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
grave, respectful, majestic
儼如
儼如白晝
yǎn rú
yǎn rú bái zhòu
(literary) to be exactly like/to be exactly as if
as bright as daylight (idiom)

官

official (n.)

Old Chinese: *kʷˤa[n]

Middle Chinese: kwan

倌
3356
guān
TODO: Cantonese?
assistant in wine shop, groom
新郎倌
看倌
xīn láng guān
kàn guān
bridegroom; groom
dear reader/dear listener
官
3357
guān
TODO: Cantonese?
official, public servant
官員
官方
guān yuán
guān fāng
official (in an organization or government)/administrator
government/official (approved or issued by an authority)
棺
3358
guān
TODO: Cantonese?
coffin
不見棺材不落淚
棺木
bù jiàn guān cai bù luò lèi
guān mù
lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom)/fig. refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality
coffin

管
3359
guǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
pipe, tube, duct; woodwind music
不管
管道
bù guǎn
guǎn dào
not to be concerned/regardless of/no matter
tubing/pipeline/(fig.) channel/means
館
3360
馆
guǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
public building
旅館
美術館
lu:3 guǎn
měi shù guǎn
hotel/CL:家[jia1]
art gallery

菅
3361
jiān
TODO: Cantonese?
coarse grass, Themedia forskalii
草菅人命
菅原
cǎo jiān rén mìng
jiān yuán
to have disregard for human life (idiom)
Sugawara (Japanese surname)

綰
3362
绾
wǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
to string together, to bind up
綰
wǎn
bind up/string together

炎

burn, blazing

Old Chinese: *[ɢ]ʷ(r)am

Middle Chinese: hjem

啖
3363
dàn
TODO: Cantonese?
eat, feed; chew, bite; entice
大啖一番
啖
dà dàn yī fān
dàn
to have a square meal
to eat/to taste/to entice (using bait)
氮
3364
dàn
TODO: Cantonese?
nitrogen (element 7, N)
一氧化二氮
一氧化氮
yī yǎng huà èr dàn
yī yǎng huà dàn
nitrous oxide N2O/laughing gas
nitric oxide
淡
3365
dàn
TODO: Cantonese?
weak, watery; insipid, tasteless
淡水
淡水
dàn shuǐ
dàn shuǐ
Tamsui or Danshui, district of New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
potable water (water with low salt content)/fresh water

痰
3366
tán
TODO: Cantonese?
phlegm, mucus, spittle
化痰
吐痰
huà tán
tǔ tán
to transform phlegm (TCM)
to spit/to expectorate
談
3367
谈
tán
TODO: Cantonese?
talk; conversation; surname
談到
會談
tán dào
huì tán
to refer to/to speak about/to talk about
talks/discussions/CL:次[ci4]

毯
3368
tǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
rug, carpet, blanket
地毯
毯子
dì tǎn
tǎn zi
carpet/rug
blanket/CL:條|条[tiao2],張|张[zhang1],床[chuang2],面[mian4]

炎
3369
yán
TODO: Cantonese?
flame, blaze; hot
肝炎
炎熱
gān yán
yán rè
hepatitis
blistering hot/sizzling hot (weather)

番

1: martial

Old Chinese: *pˤar

Middle Chinese: pa

2: a turn, a time

Old Chinese: *pʰar

Middle Chinese: phjon

番
3370
fān、pān
TODO: Cantonese?
to take turns; a turn, a time; to repeat
輪番
三番五次
番禺
番禺區
lún fān
sān fān wǔ cì
pān yú
pān yú qū
in turn/one after another
over and over again (idiom)
Panyu District of Guangzhou City 廣州市|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 Shi4], Guangdong/Panyu County in Guangdong province
Panyu District of Guangzhou City 廣州市|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 Shi4], Guangdong
翻
3371
fān
TODO: Cantonese?
flip over, upset, capsize
推翻
翻譯
tuī fān
fān yì
to overthrow
to translate/to interpret/translator/interpreter/translation/interpretation/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
藩
3372
fān
TODO: Cantonese?
fence; boundary; outlying border
三藩之亂
三藩叛亂
sān fān zhī luàn
sān fān pàn luàn
Three feudatories rebellion against Qing 1673-1681 during the reign of Kangxi
rebellion against the Qing of 1670s, pacified by Kangxi

播
3373
bō
TODO: Cantonese?
sow, spread; broadcast; cast away, reject
廣播
播放
guǎng bō
bō fàng
broadcast/CL:個|个[ge4]/broadcasting/to broadcast/(formal) to propagate/to publicize
to broadcast; to transmit (by radio or TV)
蕃
3374
bō、fán
TODO: Cantonese?
foreign things
吐蕃
吐蕃王朝
蕃
tǔ bō
tǔ bō wáng cháo
fán
Tubo or Tufan, old name for Tibet/the Tibetan Tubo dynasty 7th-11th century AD/also pr. [Tu3 fan1]
Tibetan Tubo Dynasty 7th-11th century AD
luxuriant/flourishing/to reproduce/to proliferate

潘
3375
pān
TODO: Cantonese?
surname; water in which rice has been rinsed; a river that flows into the Han
彼得潘
德維爾潘
bǐ dé pān
dé wéi ěr pān
Peter Pan, the novel character
(Dominique) de Villepin (French name)

鄱
3376
pó
TODO: Cantonese?
county and lake in Jiangxi
鄱陽
鄱陽湖
pó yáng
pó yáng hú
Poyang county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi
Poyang Lake in Shangrao 上饒|上饶[Shang4 rao2], Jiangxi

盍

thatch, cover (v.)

Old Chinese: *m-[k]ˤap

Middle Chinese: hap

嗑
3377
kè、kē
TODO: Cantonese?
eat seeds; reproach; loquacious
嗑藥
嗑
嗑CP
嘮嗑
kè yào
kè
kē c p
lào kē
to take (illegal) drugs
to crack (seeds) between one's teeth
(slang) to ship a couple (i.e. to strongly desire that a pair of fictional characters become a couple)/also pr. [ke4 C P]
(dialect) to chat; to gossip
瞌
3378
kē
TODO: Cantonese?
doze off; sleepy
打瞌睡
瞌睡
dǎ kē shuì
kē shuì
to doze off
drowsy/to doze/to nap
磕
3379
kē、kè
TODO: Cantonese?
hit; collide, knock into; sound
磕頭
死磕
磕頭如搗蒜
kē tóu
sǐ kē
kè tóu rú dǎo suàn
to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground)
(coll.) to fight to the death
lit. to kowtow like grinding garlic (idiom)/fig. to pound the ground with one's head

盍
3380
hé
TODO: Cantonese?
what? why not?
盍
hé
why not
闔
3381
阖
hé
TODO: Cantonese?
close; whole, entire; all; leaf
吳王闔廬
闔廬
wú wáng hé lú
hé lú
King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC)/also called 吳王闔閭|吴王阖闾
King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC)/also called 闔閭|阖闾

蓋
3382
盖
gài、gě
TODO: Cantonese?
cover, hide, protect
覆蓋
加蓋
麥蓋提
麥蓋提縣
fù gài
jiā gài
mài gě tí
mài gě tí xiàn
to cover
to seal (with an official stamp)/to stamp/(fig.) to ratify/to put a lid on (a cooking pot)/to cap/to build an extension or additional story
Mekit nahiyisi (Makit county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[Ka1 shi2 di4 qu1], west Xinjiang
Mekit nahiyisi (Makit county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[Ka1 shi2 di4 qu1], west Xinjiang

溘
3383
kè
TODO: Cantonese?
abruptly, suddenly, unexpectedly
朝露溘至
溘先朝露
zhāo lù kè zhì
kè xiān zhāo lù
the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
the morning dew will swiftly dissipate (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence

矢

arrow

Old Chinese: *l̥i[j]ʔ

Middle Chinese: syijX

知
3384
zhī
TODO: Cantonese?
know, perceive, comprehend
知道
知識
zhī dào
zhī shi
to know; to become aware of/also pr. [zhi1 dao5]
knowledge/CL:門|门[men2]/intellectual
蜘
3385
zhī
TODO: Cantonese?
spider
盲蜘蛛
紅背蜘蛛
máng zhī zhū
hóng bèi zhī zhū
harvestman (arachnid of the order Opiliones)
redback spider

智
3386
zhì
TODO: Cantonese?
wisdom, knowledge, intelligence
心智
智障
xīn zhì
zhì zhàng
wisdom
learning difficulties (handicap)/retarded
雉
3387
zhì
TODO: Cantonese?
pheasant; crenellated wall
四川雉鶉
山雉
sì chuān zhì chún
shān zhì
(bird species of China) buff-throated monal-partridge (Tetraophasis szechenyii)
pheasant

痴
3388
chī
TODO: Cantonese?
foolish, stupid, dumb, silly
白痴
嬌痴
bái chī
jiāo chī
idiocy/idiot
spoilt and naive

踟
3389
chí
TODO: Cantonese?
hesitate, undecided; embarrassed
踟躕
踟躕不前
chí chú
chí chú bu qián
to waver/to hesitate
hesitant to take action

矢
3390
shǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
arrow, dart; vow, swear
一矢中的
么並矢
yī shǐ zhòng dì
yāo bìng shǐ
to hit the target with a single shot/to say something spot on (idiom)
idemfactor (math.)

或

1: some; or

Old Chinese: *[ɢ]ʷˤək

Middle Chinese: hwok

2: territory

Old Chinese: *[ɢ]ʷrək

Middle Chinese: hwik

國
3391
国
guó
TODO: Cantonese?
nation, country, nation-state
美國
國家
měi guó
guó jiā
United States; USA; US
country; nation; state/CL:個|个[ge4]
幗
3392
帼
guó
TODO: Cantonese?
women's headgear; mourning cap
巾幗
巾幗鬚眉
jīn guó
jīn guó xū méi
woman/woman's headdress (ancient)
woman with a manly spirit

惑
3393
huò
TODO: Cantonese?
confuse, mislead, baffle; doubt
疑惑
誘惑
yí huò
yòu huò
to doubt/to distrust/unconvincing/to puzzle over/misgivings/suspicions
to entice/to lure/to induce/to attract
或
3394
huò
TODO: Cantonese?
or, either, else; perhaps, maybe
或是
或者
huò shì
huò zhě
or/either one or the other
or/possibly; maybe; perhaps

摑
3395
掴
guāi
TODO: Cantonese?
box one's ears, slap
掌摑
耳摑子
zhǎng guāi
ěr guāi zi
to slap
slap

蟈
3396
蝈
guō
TODO: Cantonese?
small green frog; cicada
蟈螽
蟈螽屬
guō zhōng
guō zhōng shǔ
insect of the Gampsocleis genus (grasshoppers and crickets)/Gampsocleis sinensis
Gampsocleis genus (grasshoppers and crickets)

域
3397
yù
TODO: Cantonese?
district, region, boundary; land
領域
海域
lǐng yù
hǎi yù
domain; sphere; field; territory; area
sea area/territorial waters/maritime space

睪

1: TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: neb

2: TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: laːɡ

繹
3398
绎
yì
TODO: Cantonese?
to unravel or unreel silk; to interpret, explain
絡繹不絕
演繹
luò yì bù jué
yǎn yì
(idiom) continuously; in an endless stream
(of a story etc) to unfold; to play out/to develop (a technique etc)/to enact/(logic) to deduce; to infer
譯
3399
译
yì
TODO: Cantonese?
translate; decode; encode
譯成
編譯
yì chéng
biān yì
to translate into (Chinese, English etc)
to translate and edit/translator-editor/(computing) to compile (source code)
驛
3400
驿
yì
TODO: Cantonese?
relay station
電驛
驛傳
diàn yì
yì chuán
relay (electronics)
relay post-horse mail service (in former times)

擇
3401
择
zé、zhái
TODO: Cantonese?
select, choose, pick out
選擇
選擇性
擇不開
擇刺
xuǎn zé
xuǎn zé xìng
zhái bu kāi
zhái cì
to select; to pick/choice; option; alternative
selective/selectiveness/selectivity
impossible to separate/impossible to disentangle/cannot take time out
to pick out the bones in a fish
澤
3402
泽
zé
TODO: Cantonese?
marsh, swamp; grace, brilliance; damp, moist; fertile
色澤
光澤
sè zé
guāng zé
color and luster
Guangze county in Nanping 南平[Nan2 ping2] Fujian

鐸
3403
铎
duó
TODO: Cantonese?
bell; surname
司鐸
都鐸王朝
sī duó
dū duó wáng cháo
priest
Tudor Dynasty, ruled England 1485-1603

釋
3404
释
shì
TODO: Cantonese?
interpret, elucidate; release
釋放
愛不釋手
shì fàng
ài bù shì shǒu
to release/to set free/to liberate (a prisoner)/to discharge
(idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible

員

1: circle; round

Old Chinese: *ɢʷen

Middle Chinese: hjwen

2: (a particle)

Old Chinese: *[ɢ]ʷə[n]

Middle Chinese: hjun

勛
3405
勋
xūn
TODO: Cantonese?
meritorious deed; merits; rank
元勛
功勛
yuán xūn
gōng xūn
leading light/founding father/principal proponent/also written 元勳|元勋
achievement/meritorious deed/contributions (for the good of society)
勳
3406
xūn
TODO: Cantonese?
meritorious deed; merits; rank
元勳
光祿勳
yuán xūn
guāng lù xūn
leading light/founding father/principal proponent
Supervisor of Attendants in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiu3 qing1]

員
3407
员
yuán
TODO: Cantonese?
member; personnel, staff member
委員會
員工
wěi yuán huì
yuán gōng
committee
staff; personnel; employee
圓
3408
圆
yuán
TODO: Cantonese?
circle; round, circular; complete
圓滿
日圓
yuán mǎn
rì yuán
satisfactory; consummate; perfect
Japanese yen (unit of currency)/CL:個|个[ge4]

損
3409
损
sǔn
TODO: Cantonese?
diminish; impair; injure; hexagram ䷨
損失
受損
sǔn shī
shòu sǔn
loss/damage/CL:個|个[ge4]/to lose/to suffer damage
to suffer damage

隕
3410
陨
yǔn
TODO: Cantonese?
fall, slip; let fall; die
隕石
球粒隕石
yǔn shí
qiú lì yǔn shí
meteorite/aerolite/CL:塊|块[kuai4],顆|颗[ke1]
chondrite (type of meteorite)

韻
3411
韵,𱂐
yùn
TODO: Cantonese?
rhyme; vowel
韻律
韻味
yùn lu:4
yùn wèi
cadence/rhythm/rhyme scheme/meter (in verse)/(linguistics) prosody
implicit charm in rhyme or sound/hinted appeal/interest

文

ornate

Old Chinese: *mə[n]

Middle Chinese: mjun

文
3412
wén
TODO: Cantonese?
literature, culture, writing
文學
中文
wén xué
zhōng wén
literature/CL:種|种[zhong3]
Chinese language
玟
3413
wén、mín
TODO: Cantonese?
streaks in jade; gem
李玟
玟
玟
lǐ wén
wén
mín
Coco Lee (1975-), pop singer, songwriter and actress
veins in jade
jade-like stone
紋
3414
纹
wén
TODO: Cantonese?
line, streak, stripe; wrinkle
花紋
條紋
huā wén
tiáo wén
decorative design
stripe
蚊
3415
wén
TODO: Cantonese?
mosquito; gnat
蚊子
蚊蟲
wén zi
wén chóng
mosquito
mosquito
雯
3416
wén
TODO: Cantonese?
cloud patterns, coloring of cloud
蔣雯麗
雯
jiǎng wén lì
wén
Jiang Wenli (1969-), award-winning PRC film actress
multicolored clouds

玫
3417
méi
TODO: Cantonese?
rose
玫瑰
玫瑰花
méi guī
méi guī huā
rugosa rose (shrub) (Rosa rugosa)/rose flower/CL:朵[duo3],棵[ke1]
rose

紊
3418
wěn
TODO: Cantonese?
confused, disorder
紊亂
創傷後壓力紊亂
wěn luàn
chuāng shāng hòu yā lì wěn luàn
disorder/chaos
post-traumatic stress disorder PTSD

暵

1: scorch, burn

Old Chinese: *n̥ˤarʔ

Middle Chinese: xanX

2: dry

Old Chinese: *[qʰ]ˤarʔ-s

Middle Chinese: xanH

攤
3419
摊
tān
TODO: Cantonese?
spread out, open; apportion
攤販
攤位
tān fàn
tān wèi
stallkeeper/peddler
vendor's booth
灘
3420
滩
tān
TODO: Cantonese?
bank, a sandbar, shoal; rapids
海灘
冷水灘
hǎi tān
lěng shuǐ tān
beach/CL:片[pian4]
Lengshuitan district of Yongzhou city 永州市[Yong3 zhou1 shi4], Hunan
癱
3421
瘫
tān
TODO: Cantonese?
paralysis, palsy, numbness
偏癱
北京癱
piān tān
běi jīng tān
paralysis of one side of the body; hemiplegia
"Beijing slouch", sitting posture said to be adopted esp. by Beijingers, popularized by 葛優|葛优[Ge3 You1]

嘆
3422
叹
tàn
TODO: Cantonese?
sigh, admire
感嘆
讚嘆
gǎn tàn
zàn tàn
to sigh (with feeling)/to lament
to exclaim in admiration
歎
3423
tàn
TODO: Cantonese?
sigh, admire
一倡三歎
付之一歎
yī chàng sān tàn
fù zhī yī tàn
(of literature, music) deeply moving (idiom)
to dismiss with a sigh (idiom); a hopeless case

漢
3424
汉
hàn
TODO: Cantonese?
the Chinese people, Chinese language
漢人
漢字
hàn rén
hàn zì
Han Chinese person or people
Chinese character/CL:個|个[ge4]/Japanese: kanji/Korean: hanja/Vietnamese: hán tự

難
3425
难
nán、nàn
TODO: Cantonese?
difficult, arduous, hard; unable
難以
難得
受難
難民
nán yǐ
nán dé
shòu nàn
nàn mín
hard to (predict, imagine etc)
seldom/rare/hard to come by
to suffer a calamity/to suffer (e.g. under torture)/distress
refugee

易

1: easy

Old Chinese: *lek-s

Middle Chinese: yeH

2: change; exchange

Old Chinese: *lek

Middle Chinese: yek

剔
3426
tī
TODO: Cantonese?
pick out; scrape off; scrape meat
剔除
剔牙
tī chú
tī yá
to reject/to discard/to get rid of
to pick one's teeth
踢
3427
tī
TODO: Cantonese?
kick
批踢踢
批踢踢實業坊
pī tī tī
pī tī tī shí yè fāng
PTT, the largest terminal-based bulletin board system in Taiwan/full name: 批踢踢實業坊|批踢踢实业坊[Pi1 ti1 ti1 Shi2 ye4 Fang1]
PTT Bulletin Board System (Tw)

易
3428
yì
TODO: Cantonese?
change; easy
貿易
不易
mào yì
bù yì
(commercial) trade/CL:個|个[ge4]
not easy to do sth/difficult/unchanging
蜴
3429
yì
TODO: Cantonese?
lizard
火蜥蜴
蜥蜴
huǒ xī yì
xī yì
fire lizard/fire-bellied salamander (Cynops orientalis David)
lizard

賜
3430
赐
cì
TODO: Cantonese?
give, bestow favors; appoint
賜給
恩賜
cì gěi
ēn cì
to bestow; to give
to bestow (favors, charity etc)

惕
3431
tì
TODO: Cantonese?
be cautious, careful, alert
警惕
惕然
jǐng tì
tì rán
to be on the alert/vigilant/alert/on guard/to warn
to be afraid, fearful of

錫
3432
锡
xī
TODO: Cantonese?
tin (element 50, Sn); bestow, confer
劉禹錫
察布查爾錫伯自治縣
liú yǔ xī
chá bù chá ěr xī bó zì zhì xiàn
Liu Yuxi (772-842), Tang poet
Qapqal Xibe Autonomous County in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture 伊犁哈薩克自治州|伊犁哈萨克自治州[Yi1 li2 Ha1 sa4 ke4 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Xinjiang

次

1: lodge (v.)

Old Chinese: *[s-n̥]i[j]-s

Middle Chinese: tshijH

2: put in order; second

Old Chinese: *[s-n̥]i[j]-s

Middle Chinese: tshijH

咨
3433
zī
TODO: Cantonese?
inquire, consult, discuss; plan
咨嗟
咨文
zī jiē
zī wén
to gasp (in admiration)/to sigh
official communication (between gov. offices of equal rank)/report delivered by the head of gov. on affairs of state
姿
3434
zī
TODO: Cantonese?
one's manner, carriage, bearing
姿態
姿勢
zī tài
zī shì
attitude/posture/stance
posture/position
諮
3435
谘
zī
TODO: Cantonese?
consult, confer; communicate in
諮商
同儕諮商
zī shāng
tóng chái zī shāng
(Tw) consultation/counseling
peer counseling
資
3436
资
zī
TODO: Cantonese?
property; wealth; capital
資金
投資人
zī jīn
tóu zī rén
funds; capital
investor

瓷
3437
cí
TODO: Cantonese?
crockery, porcelain, chinaware
瓷器
陶瓷
cí qì
táo cí
chinaware/porcelain
pottery and porcelain/ceramics

次
3438
cì
TODO: Cantonese?
order, sequence; next
其次
再次
qí cì
zài cì
next/secondly
once more; once again

恣
3439
zì
TODO: Cantonese?
indulge oneself, unrestrained
恣意
恣情
zì yì
zì qíng
without restraint/unbridled/reckless
to indulge in something to one's heart's content/wanton or willful

垂

hang down

Old Chinese: *[d]o[j]

Middle Chinese: dzywe

垂
3440
chuí
TODO: Cantonese?
let down; suspend, hand; down
垂直
垂死
chuí zhí
chuí sǐ
perpendicular; vertical
dying
捶
3441
chuí
TODO: Cantonese?
strike with stick, lash, beat
三皇炮捶
捶子
sān huáng pào chuí
chuí zi
Pao Chui (Chinese martial art)
drum stick; bass drum mallet/CL:把[ba3]
錘
3442
锤
chuí
TODO: Cantonese?
balance weight on scale; hammer
一錘子買賣
一錘定音
yī chuí zi mǎi mài
yī chuí dìng yīn
a one-off, short-sighted deal/a one-shot, all-out attempt
lit. to fix the tone with a single hammer blow/fig. to make the final decision
陲
3443
chuí
TODO: Cantonese?
frontier, border
邊陲
中國西北邊陲
biān chuí
zhōng guó xī běi biān chuí
border area/frontier
border area of northwest China (i.e. Xinjiang)

綞
3444
缍
duǒ
TODO: Cantonese?
a kind of thin silk

睡
3445
shuì
TODO: Cantonese?
sleep, doze
睡覺
睡著
shuì jiào
shuì zháo
to go to bed/to sleep
to fall asleep

唾
3446
tuò
TODO: Cantonese?
spit, spit on; saliva
唾液
唾棄
tuò yè
tuò qì
saliva
to spurn/to disdain

叟

old man

Old Chinese: *s-ruʔ (dialect: > *sruʔ > MC srjuwX > sruwX > suwX)

Middle Chinese: suwX

搜
3447
sōu
TODO: Cantonese?
search, seek; investigate
搜尋
搜集
sōu xún
sōu jí
to search/to look for
to gather/to collect
艘
3448
sōu
TODO: Cantonese?
counter for ships, vessels
艘
sōu
classifier for ships/Taiwan pr. [sao1]
颼
3449
飕
sōu
TODO: Cantonese?
sound of wind; blow chilly
冷颼颼
颼颼
lěng sōu sōu
sōu sōu
chilling; chilly
sound of the wind blowing or rain falling
餿
3450
馊
sōu
TODO: Cantonese?
spoiled, rotten, stale, rancid
餿主意
餿臭
sōu zhǔ yi
sōu chòu
rotten idea
reeking/putrid

嫂
3451
sǎo
TODO: Cantonese?
sister-in-law, elder brother's wife
大嫂
嫂嫂
dà sǎo
sǎo sao
older brother's wife/sister-in-law/elder sister (respectful appellation for an older married woman)
older brother's wife/sister-in-law/(polite address to a younger married woman) sister

瘦
3452
shòu
TODO: Cantonese?
thin, emaciated, lean; meager
乾瘦
削瘦
gān shòu
xuē shòu
wizened/skinny and shriveled
thin/lean/slender/skinny/(of cheeks) hollow

叟
3453
sǒu
TODO: Cantonese?
old man; elder
傑弗里·喬叟
北叟失馬
jié fú lǐ · qiáo sǒu
běi sǒu shī mǎ
Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400), English poet, author of The Canterbury Tales 坎特伯雷故事集[Kan3 te4 bo2 lei2 Gu4 shi4 Ji2]
lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom)/fig. a blessing in disguise/it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good

米

millet or rice grains, dehusked and polished

Old Chinese: *(C.)mˤ[e]jʔ

Middle Chinese: mejX

糜
3454
mí、méi
TODO: Cantonese?
rice gruel, congee; mashed rice
何不食肉糜
糜爛
糜
hé bù shí ròu mí
mí làn
méi
lit. "Why don't they eat meat?" (said by Emperor Hui of Jin 晉惠帝|晋惠帝[Jin4 Hui4 di4] when told that his people didn't have enough rice to eat)/fig. (of people from higher class etc) to be oblivious to other people's plight
dissipated/rotten/decaying
millet
謎
3455
谜
mí、mèi
TODO: Cantonese?
riddle, conundrum; puzzle
謎底
謎語
謎兒
mí dǐ
mí yǔ
mèi r5
answer to a riddle
riddle/conundrum/CL:條|条[tiao2]
riddle
迷
3456
mí
TODO: Cantonese?
bewitch, charm, infatuate
迷宮
迷信
mí gōng
mí xìn
maze/labyrinth
superstition/to have a superstitious belief (in sth)
麋
3457
mí
TODO: Cantonese?
Père David's deer, milu, elaphure (Elaphurus davidianus); surname
麋鹿
麋
mí lù
mí
Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus), species of deer native to China that is critically endangered
moose/river bank

咪
3458
mī
TODO: Cantonese?
sound of cat, cat's meow; meter; (Cant.) don't!
貓咪
咪咪
māo mī
mī mī
kitty
oboe-like musical instrument used in folk music of Gansu, Qinghai etc/(onom.) meow/kitty kitty!/Mimi (Western name)/tits (i.e. slang for breasts)
瞇
3459
mī
TODO: Cantonese?
to close (the eyes); to squint
瞇眼
瞇瞇眼
mī yǎn
mī mī yǎn
to narrow one's eyes (as when smiling or squinting)
squinty eyes

米
3460
mǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
hulled or husked uncooked rice
玉米
米飯
yù mǐ
mǐ fàn
corn/maize/CL:粒[li4]
(cooked) rice

喬

high, tall

Old Chinese: *[N-k](r)aw

Middle Chinese: gjew

僑
3461
侨
qiáo
TODO: Cantonese?
sojourn, lodge
華僑
僑民
huá qiáo
qiáo mín
overseas Chinese/(in a restricted sense) Chinese emigrant who still retains Chinese nationality/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
expatriates
喬
3462
乔
qiáo
TODO: Cantonese?
tall, lofty; proud, stately
喬治亞
喬治
qiáo zhì yà
qiáo zhì
(Tw) Georgia, US state/(Tw) Georgia (country)
George (name)
橋
3463
桥
qiáo
TODO: Cantonese?
bridge; beam, crosspiece
板橋
橋頭
bǎn qiáo
qiáo tóu
Banqiao or Panchiao city in Taiwan
Qiaotou or Chiaotou township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan

嬌
3464
娇
jiāo
TODO: Cantonese?
seductive and loveable; tender
撒嬌
傲嬌
sā jiāo
ào jiāo
to act like a spoiled child/to throw a tantrum/to act coquettishly
(coll.) presenting as unfriendly and blunt, but warm and tender inside (loanword from Japanese "tsundere")
驕
3465
骄
jiāo
TODO: Cantonese?
spirited horse; haughty
戒驕戒躁
虛心使人進步，驕傲使人落後
jiè jiāo jiè zào
xū xīn shǐ rén jìn bù , jiāo ào shǐ rén luò hòu
to guard against pride and impatience (idiom); to remain modest and keep cool
modesty leads to progress, arrogance makes you fall behind (quote of Mao Zedong)

矯
3466
矫
jiǎo、jiáo
TODO: Cantonese?
correct, rectify, straighten out
牙齒矯正器
矯健
矯情
矯
yá chǐ jiǎo zhèng qì
jiǎo jiàn
jiáo qing
jiáo
orthodontic braces
strong and healthy/vigorous
(Beijing dialect) argumentative; unreasonable
used in 矯情|矫情[jiao2 qing5]

轎
3467
轿
jiào
TODO: Cantonese?
sedan-chair, palanquin
轎車
花轎
jiào chē
huā jiào
enclosed carriage for carrying passengers/motor carriage/car or bus/limousine/CL:部[bu4],輛|辆[liang4]
bridal sedan chair

桰

刮
3468
guā
TODO: Cantonese?
shave, pare off, scrape
刮目相看
刮傷
guā mù xiāng kàn
guā shāng
to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth/to sit up and take notice (of sb's improved performance etc)
scratch (wound)/scratch (damage to an object)
括
3469
kuò、guā
TODO: Cantonese?
include, embrace, enclose
概括
總括
含括
gài kuò
zǒng kuò
hán guā
to summarize; to generalize/briefly; in broad outline
to sum up/all-inclusive
(Tw) to contain/to include/to encompass
颳
3470
刮
guā
TODO: Cantonese?
to blow
颳風
颳
guā fēng
guā
to be windy
to blow (of the wind)

話
3471
话
huà
TODO: Cantonese?
speech, talk, language; dialect
電話
說話
diàn huà
shuō huà
telephone/CL:部[bu4]/phone call/CL:通[tong1]/phone number
to speak/to say/to talk/to gossip/to tell stories/talk/word

活
3472
huó
TODO: Cantonese?
live, exist, survive; lively
生活
活潑
shēng huó
huó po
to live/life/livelihood
lively/vivacious/brisk/active/(chemistry) reactive

舌
3473
shé、jī
TODO: Cantonese?
tongue; clapper of bell; Kangxi radical 135
舌頭
饒舌
喇舌
舌
shé tou
ráo shé
lǎ jī
jī
tongue/CL:個|个[ge4]/enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information
talkative/to blather/to shoot one's mouth off/rap (genre of music)
(Tw) French kissing; to waggle one's tongue around (from Taiwanese 抐舌, Tai-lo pr. [lā-tsi̍h])
used in 喇舌[la3 ji1] to transcribe the Taiwanese word for "tongue"

闊
3474
阔
kuò
TODO: Cantonese?
broad, ample, wide; be apart
開闊
廣闊
kāi kuò
guǎng kuò
wide/open (spaces)/to open up
wide/vast

辛

1: pungent; painful

Old Chinese: *[s]i[n]

Middle Chinese: sin

2: 8th heavenly stem

Old Chinese: *si[n]

Middle Chinese: sin

新
3475
xīn
TODO: Cantonese?
new, recent, fresh, modern
新聞
重新
xīn wén
chóng xīn
news/CL:條|条[tiao2],個|个[ge4]
again; once more; re-
莘
3476
shēn、xīn
TODO: Cantonese?
long; numerous; wild ginger
莘縣
莘莘
莘庄鎮
莘
shēn xiàn
shēn shēn
xīn zhuāng zhèn
xīn
Shen county in Liaocheng 聊城[Liao2 cheng2], Shandong
numerous
Xinzhuang, town in Minhang District 閔行區|闵行区[Min3 hang2 Qu1], Shanghai
Asarum/Wild ginger/also 細辛|细辛[xi4 xin1]
薪
3477
xīn
TODO: Cantonese?
fuel, firewood; salary
薪水
薪資
xīn shuǐ
xīn zī
salary/wage
salary
辛
3478
xīn
TODO: Cantonese?
bitter; toilsome, laborious; 8th heavenly stem; Kangxi radical 160
辛勞
辛辛苦苦
xīn láo
xīn xīn kǔ kǔ
laborious
painstakingly/with great trouble
鋅
3479
锌
xīn
TODO: Cantonese?
zinc (element 30, Zn)
氧化鋅
氯化鋅
yǎng huà xīn
lu:4 huà xīn
zinc oxide
zinc chloride

襯
3480
衬
chèn
TODO: Cantonese?
underwear; inner garments
襯托
內襯
chèn tuō
nèi chèn
to serve to highlight; to serve as a backdrop or contrasting element
lining (of a container etc) (engineering)

親
3481
亲
qīn、qìng
TODO: Cantonese?
relatives, parents; intimate
親自
親切
直系血親
親家
qīn zì
qīn qiè
zhí xì xuè qìng
qìng jia
personally/in person/oneself
amiable/cordial/close and dear/familiar
direct descendant/blood relative
parents of one's daughter-in-law or son-in-law/relatives by marriage

詹

garrulous

Old Chinese: *[t]am

Middle Chinese: tsyem

擔
3482
担
dān、dàn
TODO: Cantonese?
carry, bear, undertake
擔任
擔心
重擔
擔子
dān rèn
dān xīn
zhòng dàn
dàn zi
to hold a governmental office or post/to assume office of/to take charge of/to serve as
anxious/worried/uneasy/to worry/to be anxious
heavy burden; difficult task; great responsibility
carrying pole and the loads on it/burden/task/responsibility/CL:副[fu4]
澹
3483
dàn
TODO: Cantonese?
calm, quiet, tranquil
澹
dàn
tranquil/placid/quiet

瞻
3484
zhān
TODO: Cantonese?
look; look out for; respect
前瞻性
前瞻
qián zhān xìng
qián zhān
farsightedness/perspicacity/prescience/forward-looking
forward-looking/prescient/foresight/forethought/outlook
詹
3485
zhān
TODO: Cantonese?
surname; talk too much, verbose
詹姆斯
詹姆斯·喬伊斯
zhān mǔ sī
zhān mǔ sī · qiáo yī sī
James (name)/LeBron James (1984-), NBA player
James Joyce (1882-1941), Irish modernist writer, author of Ulysses and Finnegans Wake

膽
3486
胆
dǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
gall bladder; bravery, courage
大膽
膽子
dà dǎn
dǎn zi
brazen/audacious/outrageous/bold/daring/fearless
courage/nerve/guts

贍
3487
赡
shàn
TODO: Cantonese?
support, aid; to be sufficient; rich, elegant
南贍部洲
贍養
nán shàn bù zhōu
shàn yǎng
Jambudvipa
to support/to provide support for/to maintain

簷
3488
yán
TODO: Cantonese?
eaves of house; brim
屋簷
密簷塔
wū yán
mì yán tǎ
eaves/roof (i.e. home)
multi-eaved pagoda

唯

only

Old Chinese: *ɢʷij (< *ɢʷuj?)

Middle Chinese: ywij

唯
3489
wéi、wěi
TODO: Cantonese?
only; yes
唯一
唯有
唯
wéi yī
wéi yǒu
wěi
only; sole
only
yes
帷
3490
wéi
TODO: Cantonese?
tent; curtain, screen
運籌帷幄
帷幔
yùn chóu wéi wò
wéi màn
lit. to devise battle plan in a tent (idiom)/fig. planning strategies
drapery/curtain
惟
3491
wéi
TODO: Cantonese?
but, however, nevertheless; only
不惟
伏惟
bù wéi
fú wéi
not only
to lie prostrate; to prostrate oneself (in veneration)
維
3492
维
wéi
TODO: Cantonese?
maintain, preserve, safeguard
維護
維修
wéi hù
wéi xiū
to defend/to safeguard/to protect/to uphold/to maintain
maintenance (of equipment)/to protect and maintain

淮
3493
huái
TODO: Cantonese?
river in Anhui province
江淮官話
淮上
jiāng huái guān huà
huái shàng
Jianghuai Mandarin
Huaishang, a district of Bengbu City 蚌埠市[Beng4bu4 Shi4], Anhui

匯
3494
汇
huì
TODO: Cantonese?
a concourse; to flow together, gather together; (same as U+6ED9 滙) to remit money
匯率
外匯
huì lu:4
wài huì
exchange rate
foreign (currency) exchange

雖
3495
虽
suī
TODO: Cantonese?
although, even if
雖說
牡丹雖好，全仗綠葉扶
suī shuō
mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán zhàng lu:4 yè fú
though/although
Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.

宗

ancestral temple

Old Chinese: *[ts]ˤuŋ

Middle Chinese: tsowng

宗
3496
zōng
TODO: Cantonese?
lineage, ancestry; ancestor, clan
宗教
宗旨
zōng jiào
zōng zhǐ
religion
objective/aim/goal
綜
3497
综
zōng、zèng
TODO: Cantonese?
arrange threads for weaving
綜合
綜合性
綜
zōng hé
zōng hé xìng
zèng
comprehensive/composite/synthesized/mixed/to sum up/to integrate/to synthesize
synthesis
heddle/Taiwan pr. [zong4]
踪
3498
zōng
TODO: Cantonese?
footprints, traces, tracks
鬃
3499
zōng
TODO: Cantonese?
mane; neck bristles
鬃毛
鬃
zōng máo
zōng
mane
bristles/horse's mane

崇
3500
chóng
TODO: Cantonese?
esteem, honor, revere, venerate
崇拜
推崇
chóng bài
tuī chóng
to worship/adoration
to esteem/to think highly of/to accord importance to/to revere

淙
3501
cóng
TODO: Cantonese?
gurgling sound of water
淙
cóng
noise of water

粽
3502
zòng
TODO: Cantonese?
dumpling made of glutinous rice
粽子
粽
zòng zi
zòng
glutinous rice and choice of filling wrapped in leaves and steamed or boiled
rice dumplings wrapped in leaves

乞

beg, ask

Old Chinese: *C.qʰət

Middle Chinese: khj+t

疙
3503
gē
TODO: Cantonese?
pimple, sore, boil, wart, pustule
疙瘩
寶貝疙瘩
gē da
bǎo bèi gē da
swelling or lump on skin; pimple/knot; lump/preoccupation; problem
(of a child) apple of one's eye
紇
3504
纥
hé、gē
TODO: Cantonese?
inferior silk; tassel, fringe
回紇
紇
紇
huí hé
hé
gē
Huihe, ancient name of an ethnic group who were the ancestors of the Uyghurs 維吾爾族|维吾尔族[Wei2wu2er3zu2] and the Yugurs 裕固族[Yu4gu4zu2]
tassels
knot

訖
3505
讫
qì
TODO: Cantonese?
finish; conclude, stop; exhaust
付訖
兩訖
fù qì
liǎng qì
paid
received and paid for (business term); the goods delivered and the bill settled
迄
3506
qì
TODO: Cantonese?
extend, reach; until; till
起迄
迄今
qǐ qì
qì jīn
start and end (dates)/origin and destination
so far/to date/until now

吃
3507
chī
TODO: Cantonese?
eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
吃飯
好吃
chī fàn
hǎo chī
to have a meal/to eat/to make a living
tasty; delicious

乞
3508
qǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
beg; request
乞討
行乞
qǐ tǎo
xíng qǐ
to beg/to go begging
to beg/to ask for alms

屹
3509
yì
TODO: Cantonese?
to rise high; to stand erect
屹立
巍然屹立
yì lì
wēi rán yì lì
to tower/to stand straight (of person's bearing)
to stand tall and rock-solid (idiom)/towering majestically/(of a person) to stand up against sb

卒

1: finish, die

Old Chinese: *[ts]ut

Middle Chinese: tswit

2: soldier

Old Chinese: *[ts]ˤut

Middle Chinese: tswot

悴
3510
cuì
TODO: Cantonese?
suffer, become emaciated, haggard
憔悴
悴
qiáo cuì
cuì
wan and sallow/thin and pallid/haggard/(of plants) withered
haggard/sad/downcast/distressed
瘁
3511
cuì
TODO: Cantonese?
feel tired, be weary, be worn out
心力交瘁
神勞形瘁
xīn lì jiāo cuì
shén láo xíng cuì
to be both mentally and physically exhausted (idiom)
to be completely drained both emotionally and physically (idiom)
翠
3512
cuì
TODO: Cantonese?
color green; kingfisher
翠綠
翡翠
cuì lu:4
fěi cuì
greenish-blue/emerald green
jadeite/tree kingfisher
萃
3513
cuì
TODO: Cantonese?
dense, thick, close-set; to collect together; hexagram ䷬
出類拔萃
拔萃
chū lèi bá cuì
bá cuì
to excel the common (idiom); surpassing/preeminent/outstanding
to distinguish oneself; to be of outstanding talent

卒
3514
zú、cù
TODO: Cantonese?
soldier; servant; at last, finally
兵卒
勁卒
匆卒
卒中
bīng zú
jìng zú
cōng cù
cù zhòng
soldiers/troops
elite soldiers/a crack force
old variant of 匆猝[cong1 cu4]
stroke/cerebral hemorrhage

碎
3515
suì
TODO: Cantonese?
break, smash; broken, busted
破碎
粉碎
pò suì
fěn suì
to smash to pieces/to shatter
to crush; to smash; to shatter

醉
3516
zuì
TODO: Cantonese?
intoxicated, drunk; addicted to
麻醉
陶醉
má zuì
táo zuì
anesthesia/to anesthetize; (fig.) to corrupt (sb's mind); to enervate; to numb the mind (to escape from harsh reality)
to be infatuated with; to be drunk with; to be enchanted with; to revel in

酉

1: 10th earthly branch

Old Chinese: *N-ruʔ

Middle Chinese: yuwX

2: wine

Old Chinese: *N-ruʔ

Middle Chinese: yuwX

3: old

Old Chinese: *N-ruʔ

Middle Chinese: yuwX

猶
3517
犹
yóu
TODO: Cantonese?
like, similar to, just like, as
猶如
猶豫
yóu rú
yóu yù
similar to; like
to hesitate
猷
3518
yóu
TODO: Cantonese?
plan, scheme; plan, plot; way
猷
yóu
to plan/to scheme
魷
3519
鱿
yóu
TODO: Cantonese?
cuttlefish
魷魚
炒魷魚
yóu yú
chǎo yóu yú
squid
(coll.) to fire sb/to sack sb

醜
3520
丑
chǒu
TODO: Cantonese?
ugly looking, homely; disgraceful
醜陋
醜聞
chǒu lòu
chǒu wén
ugly
scandal

酒
3521
jiǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
wine, spirits, liquor, alcoholic beverage
酒精
酒店
jiǔ jīng
jiǔ diàn
alcohol/ethanol CH3CH2OH/ethyl alcohol/also written 乙醇/grain alcohol
wine shop/pub (public house)/hotel/restaurant/(Tw) hostess club

酋
3522
qiú
TODO: Cantonese?
chief of tribe, chieftain
酋長
酋長國
qiú zhǎng
qiú zhǎng guó
headman (of primitive people)/tribal chief/used as translation for foreign leaders, e.g. Indian Rajah or Arab Sheik or Emir
Emirate/Sheikdom/used as translation for country under a chief

酉
3523
yǒu
TODO: Cantonese?
a wine vessel; tenth earthly branch; Kangxi radical 164
丁酉
乙酉
dīng yǒu
yǐ yǒu
thirty-fourth year D10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1957 or 2017
twenty-second year B10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2005 or 2065

委

1: 委蛇 compliant, complaisant

Old Chinese: *q(r)oj

Middle Chinese: 'jwe

2: entrust to

Old Chinese: *q(r)ojʔ

Middle Chinese: 'jweX

3: collect; store

Old Chinese: *q(r)ojʔ

Middle Chinese: 'jweX

4: bend; hang down

Old Chinese: *q(r)orʔ

Middle Chinese: 'jweX

委
3524
wěi、wēi
TODO: Cantonese?
appoint, send, commission
委員
立委
虛與委蛇
委
wěi yuán
lì wěi
xū yǔ wēi yí
wēi
committee member
abbr. for 立法委員會|立法委员会[li4 fa3 wei3 yuan2 hui4]/abbr. for 立法委員|立法委员[li4 fa3 wei3 yuan2]
to feign civility (idiom)
same as 逶 in 逶迤 winding, curved
痿
3525
wěi
TODO: Cantonese?
paralysis; impotence
陽痿
痿
yáng wěi
wěi
(med.) impotence
atrophy
萎
3526
wěi
TODO: Cantonese?
wither, wilt
萎縮
哲人其萎
wěi suō
zhé rén qí wěi
to wither/to dry up (of a plant)/to atrophy (of muscle, social custom etc)
a wise man has passed away (idiom)
諉
3527
诿
wěi
TODO: Cantonese?
pass buck, lay blame on others
互相推諉
推諉
hù xiāng tuī wěi
tuī wěi
mutually shirking responsibilities (idiom); each blaming the other/passing the buck to and fro/each trying to unload responsibilities onto the other
to shirk responsibility/to blame others/to pass the buck

矮
3528
ǎi
TODO: Cantonese?
short, dwarf; low
矮小
矮人
ǎi xiǎo
ǎi rén
short and small/low and small/undersized
dwarf

喂
3529
wéi、wèi
TODO: Cantonese?
interjection to call attention
喂
良心喂狗
喂
wéi
liáng xīn wèi gǒu
wèi
hello (when answering the phone)
to have fed one's conscience to the dogs (idiom)/devoid of conscience
hey/to feed (an animal, baby, invalid etc)

倭
3530
wō
TODO: Cantonese?
dwarf; dwarfish, short
倭寇
倭人
wō kòu
wō rén
Japanese pirates (in 16th and 17th century)
dwarf/(old) (derog.) Japanese person

午

1: 7th earthly branch

Old Chinese: *[m].qʰˤaʔ

Middle Chinese: nguX

2: resist; cross-wise

Old Chinese: *m-qʰˤaʔ

Middle Chinese: nguX

御
3531
yù
TODO: Cantonese?
drive, ride; chariot; manage
太平御覽
御便當
tài píng yù lǎn
yù biàn dāng
Imperial Readings of the Taiping Era, general Song dynasty encyclopedia compiled during 977-983 under Li Fang 李昉[Li3 Fang3], 1000 scrolls
(Tw) bento/lunch box
禦
3532
御
yù
TODO: Cantonese?
defend, resist, hold out against
防禦
抵禦
fáng yù
dǐ yù
defense/to defend
to resist/to withstand

杵
3533
chǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
pestle; baton used beat clothes
只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
磨杵成針
zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn
mó chǔ chéng zhēn
If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle./cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task/to study diligently
to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task/to study diligently

午
3534
wǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
seventh earthly branch
午餐
午後
wǔ cān
wǔ hòu
lunch/luncheon/CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4]
afternoon

啣
3535
xián
TODO: Cantonese?
hold in mouth; harbor, cherish

卸
3536
xiè
TODO: Cantonese?
lay down; retire from office
卸任
卸下
xiè rèn
xiè xià
to leave office
to unload

許
3537
许
xǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
allow, permit; promise; betroth
或許
許可
huò xǔ
xǔ kě
perhaps; maybe
to allow/to permit

左

1: left (side)

Old Chinese: *tsˤa[j]ʔ

Middle Chinese: tsaX

2: assist

Old Chinese: *tsˤa[j]ʔ

Middle Chinese: tsaX

3: assist

Old Chinese: *tsˤarʔ-s

Middle Chinese: tsaH

搓
3538
cuō
TODO: Cantonese?
to rub or roll between the hands
搓揉
搓板
cuō róu
cuō bǎn
to knead; to rub
washboard/(slang) flat-chested (woman)
磋
3539
cuō
TODO: Cantonese?
polish, buff; scrutinize
磋商
切磋
cuō shāng
qiē cuō
to consult/to discuss seriously/to negotiate/to confer/negotiations/consultations
to compare notes; to learn from one another
蹉
3540
cuō
TODO: Cantonese?
error, mistake, slip; failure
蹉跎
蹉
cuō tuó
cuō
(literary) to slip/(of looks etc) to fade away/(of time) to slip away/to squander (time, opportunities); to dillydally
to error/to slip/to miss/to err

佐
3541
zuǒ
TODO: Cantonese?
assist, aid, second; subordinate
佐證
佐世保
zuǒ zhèng
zuǒ shì bǎo
evidence/proof/to confirm/corroboration
Sasebo, city and naval port in Nagasaki prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan
左
3542
zuǒ
TODO: Cantonese?
left; east; unorthodox, improper
左手
左右
zuǒ shǒu
zuǒ yòu
left hand; left-hand side
left and right/nearby/approximately/attendant/to control/to influence

差
3543
chā、chà、chāi、cī
TODO: Cantonese?
to differ; different, wrong; nearly, almost; an officer
差異
差距
差不多
相差
兼差
出差
參差錯落
差
chā yì
chā jù
chà bu duō
xiāng chà
jiān chāi
chū chāi
cēn cī cuò luò
cī
difference; discrepancy
disparity/gap
almost/nearly/more or less/about the same/good enough/not bad
to differ
to moonlight/side job
to go on an official or business trip
uneven and jumbled (idiom); irregular and disorderly/in a tangled mess
used in 參差|参差[cen1 ci1]

嗟
3544
jiē
TODO: Cantonese?
sigh, alas
嗟
咨嗟
jiē
zī jiē
sigh/also pr. [jue1]
to gasp (in admiration)/to sigh

川

stream, river

Old Chinese: *t.l̥u[n] (MC -jwen is irregular)

Middle Chinese: tsyhwen

訓
3545
训
xùn
TODO: Cantonese?
teach, instruct; exegesis
受訓
集訓
shòu xùn
jí xùn
to receive training
to train together; to practice as a group
馴
3546
驯
xùn
TODO: Cantonese?
tame, docile, obedient
馴鹿
馴服
xùn lù
xùn fú
reindeer
to tame/tame/docile

川
3547
chuān
TODO: Cantonese?
stream, river; flow; boil
河川
山川
hé chuān
shān chuān
rivers
mountains and rivers/landscape

釧
3548
钏
chuàn
TODO: Cantonese?
bracelet, armlet
釧
chuàn
armlet/bracelet

順
3549
顺
shùn
TODO: Cantonese?
obey, submit to, go along with
順利
順序
shùn lì
shùn xù
smoothly; without a hitch
sequence/order

巡
3550
xún
TODO: Cantonese?
patrol, go on circuit, cruise
巡迴
巡視
xún huí
xún shì
to go around/to roam/to tour
to patrol/to make a tour/to inspect/to scan with one's eyes

圳
3551
zhèn
TODO: Cantonese?
furrow in field, small drainage ditch
深圳
深圳交易所
shēn zhèn
shēn zhèn jiāo yì suǒ
Shenzhen subprovincial city in Guangdong, special economic zone close to Hong Kong
Shenzhen Stock Exchange SZSE

斤

axe; catty

Old Chinese: *[k]ər

Middle Chinese: kj+n

勁
3552
劲
jìn、jìng
TODO: Cantonese?
strong, unyielding, tough, powerful
較勁
起勁
強勁
勁旅
jiào jìn
qǐ jìn
qiáng jìng
jìng lu:3
to match one's strength with/to compete/more competitive/to set oneself against sb/disobliging/to make a special effort
energetic; vigorous; enthusiastic
strong/powerful/robust
strong contingent/elite squad
近
3553
jìn
TODO: Cantonese?
near, close; approach; intimate
附近
接近
fù jìn
jiē jìn
nearby; neighboring/(in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood
to approach; to get close to

斤
3554
jīn
TODO: Cantonese?
a catty (approximately 600 g); an axe; keen, shrewd; Kangxi radical 69
公斤
千斤頂
gōng jīn
qiān jīn dǐng
kilogram (kg)
jack (for lifting weight)

祈
3555
qí
TODO: Cantonese?
pray; entreat, beseech
祈禱
祈求
qí dǎo
qí qiú
to pray/to say one's prayers/prayer
to pray for/to appeal

芹
3556
qín
TODO: Cantonese?
celery
刺芹菇
大星芹
cì qín gū
dà xīng qín
king trumpet mushroom (Pleurotus eryngii)
great masterwort (Astrantia major)

掀
3557
xiān
TODO: Cantonese?
lift, raise; stir
掀起
掀開
xiān qǐ
xiān kāi
to lift; to raise (a lid etc)/(of a storm) to surge; to stir up (waves etc)/(fig.) to trigger; set off (a wave of popularity, a controversy etc)
to lift open/to tear open

欣
3558
xīn
TODO: Cantonese?
happy, joyous, delighted
欣賞
欣然
xīn shǎng
xīn rán
to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire
gladly/cheerfully

卓

high; splendid

Old Chinese: *tˤrawk

Middle Chinese: traewk

棹
3559
zhào
TODO: Cantonese?
oar; boat
罩
3560
zhào
TODO: Cantonese?
basket for catching fish; cover
面罩
乳罩
miàn zhào
rǔ zhào
mask/visor/facepiece (e.g. diving suit, gas mask)
bra

綽
3561
绰
chuò、chāo
TODO: Cantonese?
graceful, delicate; spacious
綽號
寬綽
綽
chuò hào
kuān chuò
chāo
nickname
spacious/relaxed; at ease/comfortably well-off
to grab; to snatch up/variant of 焯[chao1]

悼
3562
dào
TODO: Cantonese?
grieve, mourn, lament; grieved
哀悼
追悼
āi dào
zhuī dào
to grieve over sb's death/to lament sb's death/mourning
to mourn; to pay last respects

掉
3563
diào
TODO: Cantonese?
turn, move; shake, wag; drop down
吃掉
忘掉
chī diào
wàng diào
to eat up/to consume
to forget

桌
3564
zhuō
TODO: Cantonese?
table, desk, stand
桌子
辦桌
zhuō zi
bàn zhuō
table/desk/CL:張|张[zhang1],套[tao4]
(Tw) to hold a banquet/to provide catering/catering/banquet/roadside banquet (Taiwanese-style banquet, typically held under large tents in the street, to celebrate special occasions)

卓
3565
zhuó
TODO: Cantonese?
profound, brilliant, lofty
卓越
卓乎不群
zhuó yuè
zhuó hū bù qún
outstanding/surpassing/distinguished/splendid
standing out from the common crowd (idiom); outstanding/preeminent

耑

tip (n.)

Old Chinese: *tˤor

Middle Chinese: twan

揣
3566
chuǎi、chuài、chuāi
TODO: Cantonese?
put things under clothes
揣測
揣摩
囊揣
揣在懷裡
揣著明白裝糊塗
chuǎi cè
chuǎi mó
nāng chuài
chuāi zài huái lǐ
chuāi zhe míng bai zhuāng hú tu
to guess/to conjecture
to analyze/to try to figure out/to try to fathom
soft, fat meat of pig's belly/sow's sagging teats/weakling/flabby person/also written 囊膪
to tuck into one's bosom
to pretend to not know/to play dumb
踹
3567
chuài
TODO: Cantonese?
trample, tread on, kick; to crush
踹共
踹
chuài gòng
chuài
(Tw) (neologism c. 2010) to speak one's mind directly (face to face with the person with whom one has an issue) (from Taiwanese 出來講, Tai-lo pr. [tshut-lâi kóng], with "tshut-lâi" pronounced in contracted form as "tshòai")
to kick/to trample/to tread on

喘
3568
chuǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
pant, gasp, breathe heavily
喘息
氣喘
chuǎn xī
qì chuǎn
to gasp for breath/to take a breather
to gasp for breath/asthma

端
3569
duān
TODO: Cantonese?
end, extreme; head; beginning
極端
前端
jí duān
qián duān
extreme
front/front end/forward part of sth

瑞
3570
ruì
TODO: Cantonese?
felicitous omen; auspicious
瑞士
瑞典
ruì shì
ruì diǎn
Switzerland
Sweden

湍
3571
tuān
TODO: Cantonese?
rapid water current, rapids
湍急
湍流
tuān jí
tuān liú
rapid (flow of water)
turbulence

惴
3572
zhuì
TODO: Cantonese?
afraid, apprehensive, nervous
惴惴不安
惴
zhuì zhuì bù ān
zhuì
to be on tenterhooks (idiom)/to be anxious and frightened
anxious/worried

列

tear apart; rank

Old Chinese: *[r][e]t

Middle Chinese: ljet

冽
3573
liè
TODO: Cantonese?
cold and raw; pure, clear
冷冽
凜冽
lěng liè
lǐn liè
chilly
biting cold
列
3574
liè、liē
TODO: Cantonese?
a line; to arrange in order, classify
系列
下列
大不列蹀
xì liè
xià liè
dà bu liē diē
series/set
following
(dialect) full of oneself; too big for one's boots
烈
3575
liè
TODO: Cantonese?
fiery, violent, vehement, ardent
強烈
熱烈
qiáng liè
rè liè
strong; intense
enthusiastic/ardent/warm
裂
3576
liè
TODO: Cantonese?
split, crack, break open; rend
分裂
破裂
fēn liè
pò liè
to split up/to divide/to break up/fission/schism
to burst; to rupture/(of a relationship etc) to break down

例
3577
lì
TODO: Cantonese?
precedent, example; regulation
例如
比例
lì rú
bǐ lì
for example; for instance; such as
proportion/scale

咧
3578
liě、liē
TODO: Cantonese?
stretch mouth, grimace, grin
呲牙咧嘴
咧嘴
咧咧
大大咧咧
zī yá liě zuǐ
liě zuǐ
liē liē
dà dà liē liē
to grimace (in pain)/to show one's teeth/to bare one's fangs
to grin
(dialect) to cry; to whimper/(dialect) to talk drivel
carefree; offhand; casual

曾

1: (adverb indicating past time)

Old Chinese: *[dz]ˤəŋ

Middle Chinese: dzong

2: remote (ancestor)

Old Chinese: *[ts]ˤəŋ

Middle Chinese: tsong

增
3579
zēng
TODO: Cantonese?
increase, add to, augment
增進
增強
zēng jìn
zēng qiáng
to promote/to enhance/to further/to advance (a cause etc)
to increase/to strengthen
憎
3580
zēng
TODO: Cantonese?
hate, detest, abhor; hatred
憎恨
可憎
zēng hèn
kě zēng
to detest/hatred
disgusting
曾
3581
céng、zēng
TODO: Cantonese?
already; sign of past
曾經
未曾
曾參
曾國藩
céng jīng
wèi céng
zēng shēn
zēng guó fān
once/already/former/previously/ever/(past tense marker used before verb or clause)
hasn't (or haven't); hasn't ever
Zeng Shen (505-435 BC), a.k.a. 曾子[Zeng1 zi3], student of Confucius, presumed editor or author of Confucian classic the Great Learning 大學|大学[Da4 xue2]
Zeng Guofan (1811-1872), Qing dynasty politician and military man

層
3582
层
céng
TODO: Cantonese?
story, layer, floor, stratum
層次
層面
céng cì
céng miàn
layer/level/gradation/arrangement of ideas/(a person's) standing
aspect; facet/level (political, psychological, spiritual etc)/(geology) bedding plane

僧
3583
sēng
TODO: Cantonese?
Buddhist priest, monk; san of Sanskrit sangha
僧侶
僧人
sēng lu:3
sēng rén
monk
monk

贈
3584
赠
zèng
TODO: Cantonese?
give present; bestow, confer
贈送
贈品
zèng sòng
zèng pǐn
to present as a gift
gift/complimentary item/freebie/giveaway

隓

destroy

Old Chinese: *lˤojʔ

Middle Chinese: dwaX

墮
3585
堕
duò
TODO: Cantonese?
fall, sink, let fall; degenerate
墮落
墮樓
duò luò
duò lóu
to degrade/to degenerate/to become depraved/corrupt/a fall from grace
to jump to one's death
惰
3586
duò
TODO: Cantonese?
indolent, careless, lazy, idle
懶惰
偷惰
lǎn duò
tōu duò
idle/lazy
to skive off work/to be lazy

隋
3587
suí
TODO: Cantonese?
Sui dynasty; surname
隋代
隋唐
suí dài
suí táng
Sui dynasty (581-617)
Sui (581-617) and Tang dynasties (618-907)
隨
3588
随
suí
TODO: Cantonese?
follow, listen to, submit; to accompany; subsequently, then; hexagram ䷐
隨時
隨便
suí shí
suí biàn
at any time; at all times/at the right time; whenever necessary
as one wishes/as one pleases/at random/negligent/casual/wanton

髓
3589
suǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
bone marrow; essences, substances
精髓
多發性骨髓瘤
jīng suǐ
duō fā xìng gǔ suǐ liú
marrow/pith/quintessence/essence
multiple myeloma (medicine)

橢
3590
椭
tuǒ
TODO: Cantonese?
oval-shaped, elliptical, tubular
橢圓形
橢圓
tuǒ yuán xíng
tuǒ yuán
oval
oval/ellipse/elliptic

天

1: heaven

Old Chinese: *l̥ˤi[n]

Middle Chinese: then

2: heaven

Old Chinese: *l̥ˤi[n] (W dialect: l̥ˤ- > Hàn-time *xˤ- > MC x-)

Middle Chinese: xen

天
3591
tiān
TODO: Cantonese?
sky, heaven; god, celestial
天下
天空
tiān xià
tiān kōng
land under heaven/the whole world/the whole of China/realm/rule
sky
添
3592
tiān
TODO: Cantonese?
append, add to; increase
增添
添加
zēng tiān
tiān jiā
to add/to increase
to add; to increase

忝
3593
tiǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
disgraced; ashamed; self-deprecating
忝
tiǎn
to shame
舔
3594
tiǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
lick with tongue; taste
舔吮
舔屁股
tiǎn shǔn
tiǎn pì gu
to lick and suck
to kiss sb's ass/to brown-nose

吞
3595
tūn
TODO: Cantonese?
swallow; absorb, annex, engulf
吞噬
併吞
tūn shì
bìng tūn
to swallow/to engulf/to gobble up
to swallow up/to annex/to merge

祆
3596
xiān
TODO: Cantonese?
Ormazda, god of the Zoroastrians; extended to god of the Manicheans
祆教
祆道
xiān jiào
xiān dào
Zoroastrianism
Zoroastrianism/see also 祆教[Xian1 jiao4]

喿

TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: saːws

噪
3597
zào
TODO: Cantonese?
be noisy; chirp loudly
噪音
信噪比
zào yīn
xìn zào bǐ
rumble/noise/static (in a signal)
signal-to-noise ratio
燥
3598
zào
TODO: Cantonese?
dry, parched, arid; quick-tempered
乾燥
乾燥劑
gān zào
gān zào jì
(of weather, climate, soil etc) dry; arid/(of skin, mouth etc) dry/(fig.) dull; dry; boring/(of timber etc) to dry out; to season; to cure
desiccant
躁
3599
zào
TODO: Cantonese?
tense, excited, irritable
暴躁
急躁
bào zào
jí zào
irascible; irritable
irritable; irascible/impetuous

澡
3600
zǎo
TODO: Cantonese?
wash, bathe
擦澡
沖澡
cā zǎo
chōng zǎo
to rub down with a wet towel; to give a sponge bath
to take a shower
藻
3601
zǎo
TODO: Cantonese?
splendid, magnificent; algae
單胞藻
海藻
dān bāo zǎo
hǎi zǎo
single-celled algae
seaweed/marine alga/kelp

操
3602
cāo、cào
TODO: Cantonese?
conduct, run, control, manage
操作
操場
我操
操蛋
cāo zuò
cāo chǎng
wǒ cào
cào dàn
to work/to operate/to manipulate
playground/sports field/drill ground/CL:個|个[ge4]
(substitute for 我肏[wo3 cao4]) fuck/WTF
lousy/rotten

折

1: solitary standing (sc. tree)

Old Chinese: *[d]ˤet-s

Middle Chinese: dejH

2: bend (v.i.)

Old Chinese: *N-tet

Middle Chinese: dzyet

3: bend; break (v.t.)

Old Chinese: *tet

Middle Chinese: tsyet

哲
3603
zhé
TODO: Cantonese?
wise, sagacious; wise man, sage
哲學
哲學家
zhé xué
zhé xué jiā
philosophy/CL:個|个[ge4]
philosopher
折
3604
zhé、shé、zhē
TODO: Cantonese?
break off, snap; bend
挫折
曲折
折本
折秤
折騰
折籮
cuò zhé
qū zhé
shé běn
shé chèng
zhē teng
zhē luó
setback/reverse/check/defeat/frustration/disappointment/to frustrate/to discourage/to set sb back/to blunt/to subdue
winding/(fig.) complicated
a loss/to lose money
discrepancy in weight
to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly)/to repeat sth over and over again/to torment sb/to play crazy/to squander (time, money)
mixed dish of the food left over from a banquet
蜇
3605
zhé、zhē
TODO: Cantonese?
jellyfish
海蜇
蜇
蜇
hǎi zhé
zhé
zhē
Rhopilema esculenta, an edible jellyfish
jellyfish
to sting

誓
3606
shì
TODO: Cantonese?
swear, pledge; oath
發誓
宣誓
fā shì
xuān shì
to vow/to pledge/to swear
to swear an oath (of office)/to make a vow
逝
3607
shì
TODO: Cantonese?
pass away; die
消逝
逝世
xiāo shì
shì shì
to fade away
to pass away/to die

浙
3608
zhè
TODO: Cantonese?
Zhejiang province; river
浙江
川魯粵蘇浙閩湘徽
zhè jiāng
chuān lǔ yuè sū zhè mǐn xiāng huī
Zhejiang province (Chekiang) in east China, abbr. 浙, capital Hangzhou 杭州
the cuisines of Sichuan, Shandong, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Hunan and Anhui (the eight major cuisines of China 八大菜系[ba1 da4 cai4 xi4])

司

superintend

Old Chinese: *s-lə

Middle Chinese: si

伺
3609
cì、sì
TODO: Cantonese?
serve, wait upon, attend; examine
伺候
難伺候
伺服
伺服器
cì hou
nán cì hou
sì fú
sì fú qì
to serve; to wait upon
(coll.) hard to please; high-maintenance
servo (small electric motor)/computer server
server (computer) (Tw)
嗣
3610
sì
TODO: Cantonese?
to connect, inherit; descendants, heirs
倪嗣沖
嗣位
ní sì chōng
sì wèi
Ni Sichong (1868-1924), general closely linked to Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯[Yuan2 Shi4 kai3] during his unsuccessful 1915 bid for Empire
to succeed to a title/to inherit
飼
3611
饲
sì
TODO: Cantonese?
raise animals; feed; nourish
飼養
飼料
sì yǎng
sì liào
to raise/to rear
feed/fodder

祠
3612
cí
TODO: Cantonese?
ancestral temple; offer sacrifice
土穀祠
宗祠
tǔ gǔ cí
zōng cí
temple dedicated to the local tutelary god 土地神[tu3 di4 shen2] and the god of cereals
ancestral temple/clan hall
詞
3613
词
cí
TODO: Cantonese?
words; phrase, expression
動詞
名詞
dòng cí
míng cí
verb
noun

司
3614
sī
TODO: Cantonese?
take charge of, control, manage; officer
司機
百貨公司
sī jī
bǎi huò gōng sī
chauffeur; driver
department store

皆

all

Old Chinese: *kˤrij

Middle Chinese: keaj

楷
3615
kǎi、jiē
TODO: Cantonese?
model style of Chinese writing
楷模
李澤楷
楷
kǎi mó
lǐ zé kǎi
jiē
model/example
Richard Li (1966-), Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist
Chinese pistachio tree (Pistacia chinensis)
皆
3616
jiē
TODO: Cantonese?
all, every, everybody
皆大歡喜
皆大歡喜
jiē dà huān xǐ
jiē dà huān xǐ
As You Like It, comedy by Shakespeare
to everyone's delight and satisfaction
階
3617
阶
jiē
TODO: Cantonese?
stairs, steps; rank, degree
階層
高階
jiē céng
gāo jiē
social class
high level

偕
3618
xié
TODO: Cantonese?
together; be in order
偕同
偕老
xié tóng
xié lǎo
along with/accompanied by/together with
to grow old together
諧
3619
谐
xié
TODO: Cantonese?
harmonize, agree; joke, jest
和諧
元音和諧
hé xié
yuán yīn hé xié
harmonious/harmony/(euphemism) to censor
vowel harmony (in phonetics of Altaic languages)

揩
3620
kāi
TODO: Cantonese?
rub and wipe, dust, clean
揩拭
揩擦
kāi shì
kāi cā
to wipe off/to wipe clean
to wipe

臽

small pit

Old Chinese: *[ɢ]ˤromʔ-s

Middle Chinese: heamH

陷
3621
xiàn
TODO: Cantonese?
submerge, sink, plunge; trap
陷入
缺陷
xiàn rù
quē xiàn
to sink into/to get caught up in/to land in (a predicament)
defect; flaw
餡
3622
馅
xiàn
TODO: Cantonese?
pastry filling, stuffing
天上不會掉餡餅
天上掉餡餅
tiān shàng bù huì diào xiàn bǐng
tiān shàng diào xiàn bǐng
there is no such thing as a free lunch (idiom)
a meat pie falls from the sky (idiom)/to have something fall into your lap

焰
3623
yàn
TODO: Cantonese?
flame, blaze; glowing, blazing
火焰
凶焰
huǒ yàn
xiōng yàn
blaze/flame
ferocity/aggressive arrogance
燄
3624
yàn
TODO: Cantonese?
flame; blazing, brilliant

諂
3625
谄
chǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
flatter; truckle; toady
諂媚
諂媚者
chǎn mèi
chǎn mèi zhě
to flatter
flatterer

閻
3626
阎
yán
TODO: Cantonese?
village gate; surname
閻王
見閻王
yán wáng
jiàn yán wáng
(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell/(fig.) cruel and tyrannical person
(coll.) to meet one's maker; to kick the bucket; to die

昆

elder brother

Old Chinese: *[k]ˤu[n]

Middle Chinese: kwon

崑
3627
kūn
TODO: Cantonese?
Kunlun mountains in Jiangsu province.
喀喇崑崙公路
喀喇崑崙山
kā lǎ kūn lún gōng lù
kā lǎ kūn lún shān
Karakorum Highway, linking Pakistan and Xinjiang
Karakorum mountain range in west Xinjiang
昆
3628
kūn
TODO: Cantonese?
elder brother; descendants
昆蟲
昆明
kūn chóng
kūn míng
insect/CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2],堆[dui1]
Kunming prefecture-level city and capital of Yunnan province in southwest China
琨
3629
kūn
TODO: Cantonese?
beautiful jade, precious stones
琨
kūn
(jade)

混
3630
hún、hùn
TODO: Cantonese?
to mix, blend, mingle; to bumble along
人車混行
弄混
混合
混雜
rén chē hún xíng
nòng hún
hùn hé
hùn zá
pedestrian-vehicle mixed use
to confuse (fail to differentiate)
to mix; to blend/hybrid; composite
to mix/to mingle
餛
3631
馄
hún
TODO: Cantonese?
dumpling soup, wonton
餛燉
餛飩
hún dùn
hún tun
wonton/see also 餛飩|馄饨[hun2 tun5]
wonton; Chinese ravioli (served in soup)/Taiwan pr. [hun2 dun5]

棍
3632
gùn
TODO: Cantonese?
stick, cudgel; scoundrel
棍子
惡棍
gùn zi
è gùn
stick; rod
scoundrel; rogue; bully; villain

己

1: 6th heavenly stem

Old Chinese: *k(r)əʔ

Middle Chinese: kiX

2: self

Old Chinese: *k(r)əʔ

Middle Chinese: kiX

忌
3633
jì
TODO: Cantonese?
jealous, envious; fear
禁忌
忌諱
jìn jì
jì huì
taboo/contraindication (medicine)/to abstain from
taboo/to avoid as taboo/to abstain from
紀
3634
纪
jì
TODO: Cantonese?
record, annal, historical account
年紀
紀念
nián jì
jì niàn
age/CL:把[ba3],個|个[ge4]
to commemorate; to honor the memory of/memento; keepsake; souvenir
記
3635
记
jì
TODO: Cantonese?
record; keep in mind, remember
記得
記錄
jì de
jì lù
to remember
to record/record (written account)/note-taker/record (in sports etc)/CL:個|个[ge4]

改
3636
gǎi
TODO: Cantonese?
change, alter; improve, remodel
改變
改革
gǎi biàn
gǎi gé
to change/to alter/to transform
reform/CL:次[ci4],種|种[zhong3],項|项[xiang4]/to reform

己
3637
jǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem
自己
知己
zì jǐ
zhī jǐ
oneself/one's own
to know oneself/to be intimate or close/intimate friend

杞
3638
qǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
willow; medlar tree; a small feudal state (Qi)
杞人之憂
杞人憂天
qǐ rén zhī yōu
qǐ rén yōu tiān
man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears
man of Qǐ fears the sky falling (idiom); groundless fears

爻

1: change; hexagram

Old Chinese: *N-kˤraw

Middle Chinese: haew

2: change; hexagram

Old Chinese: *N-kˤraw

Middle Chinese: haew

教
3639
jiào、jiāo
TODO: Cantonese?
teach, class
教育
教學
教會
教書
jiào yù
jiào xué
jiāo huì
jiāo shū
to educate/to teach/education
teaching; instruction/CL:次[ci4]
to show/to teach
to teach (in a school)
較
3640
较
jiào
TODO: Cantonese?
compare; comparatively, more
較為
相較
jiào wéi
xiāng jiào
comparatively/relatively/fairly
to compare

爻
3641
yáo
TODO: Cantonese?
diagrams for divination
爻
yáo
the solid and broken lines of the eight trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], e.g. ☶
肴
3642
yáo
TODO: Cantonese?
cooked or prepared meat
肴
yáo
meat dishes/mixed viands

駁
3643
驳
bó
TODO: Cantonese?
varicolored, variegated; mixed; contradict, argue; suddenly
反駁
駁回
fǎn bó
bó huí
to retort/to refute
to reject/to turn down/to overrule

淆
3644
xiáo
TODO: Cantonese?
confused, in disarray, mixed up
混淆
淆亂
hùn xiáo
xiáo luàn
to obscure/to confuse/to mix up/to blur/to mislead
to confuse/to befuddle

直

straight

Old Chinese: *N-tək

Middle Chinese: drik

值
3645
zhí
TODO: Cantonese?
price
價值
值得
jià zhí
zhí de
value/worth/fig. values (ethical, cultural etc)/CL:個|个[ge4]
to be worth/to deserve
植
3646
zhí
TODO: Cantonese?
plant, trees, plants; grow
植物
移植
zhí wù
yí zhí
plant/vegetation/CL:種|种[zhong3]
to transplant
殖
3647
zhí、shi
TODO: Cantonese?
breed, spawn; increase; prosper
繁殖
殖民
骨殖
fán zhí
zhí mín
gǔ shi
to breed/to reproduce/to propagate
colony/colonial
skeletal remains/Taiwan pr. [gu3 zhi2]
直
3648
zhí
TODO: Cantonese?
straight, erect, vertical
一直
直到
yī zhí
zhí dào
straight (in a straight line)/continuously; always; all the way through
until

德
3649
dé
TODO: Cantonese?
ethics, morality, virtue
德國
道德
dé guó
dào dé
Germany/German
virtue/morality/ethics/CL:種|种[zhong3]

置
3650
zhì
TODO: Cantonese?
place, lay out; set aside
設置
配置
shè zhì
pèi zhì
to set up; to install
to deploy/to allocate/configuration/allocation

甚

1: excessive, very

Old Chinese: *[t.ɢ][ə]mʔ

Middle Chinese: dzyimX

2: excessive

Old Chinese: *[t.ɢ][ə]mʔ-s

Middle Chinese: dzyimH

勘
3651
kān
TODO: Cantonese?
investigate; compare; collate
探勘
勘察
tàn kān
kān chá
to explore/to survey/to prospect (for oil etc)/prospecting
to reconnoiter/to explore/to survey
堪
3652
kān
TODO: Cantonese?
adequately capable of, worthy of
不堪
堪稱
bù kān
kān chēng
cannot bear/cannot stand/utterly/extremely
can be rated as/can be said to be
戡
3653
kān
TODO: Cantonese?
subjugate, subdue, quell; kill
戡
kān
kill/suppress

甚
3654
shèn
TODO: Cantonese?
great extent; considerably
甚至
甚至於
shèn zhì
shèn zhì yú
even; so much so that
so much (that)/even (to the extent that)

湛
3655
zhàn
TODO: Cantonese?
deep; profound; clear; tranquil, placid
李湛
湛江
lǐ zhàn
zhàn jiāng
Li Zhan, personal name of fourteenth Tang emperor Jingzong 敬宗[Jing4 Zong1] (809-827), reigned 825-827
Zhanjiang prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 Sheng3] in south China

斟
3656
zhēn
TODO: Cantonese?
to pour wine or tea into a cup; to gauge
斟酌
字斟句酌
zhēn zhuó
zì zhēn jù zhuó
to consider/to deliberate/to fill up a cup to the brim
weighing every word

丂

to sob

Old Chinese: *C.qʰˤuʔ (Shuōwén; no pre-Qín exx.)

Middle Chinese: khawX

拷
3657
kǎo
TODO: Cantonese?
torture and interrogate; hit
拷貝
嚴刑拷打
kǎo bèi
yán xíng kǎo dǎ
copy/to copy (loanword)
torture/interrogation by torture
烤
3658
kǎo
TODO: Cantonese?
bake, roast, toast, cook
烤箱
北京烤鴨
kǎo xiāng
běi jīng kǎo yā
oven
Peking Duck
考
3659
kǎo
TODO: Cantonese?
examine, test; investigate
考試
參考
kǎo shì
cān kǎo
to take an exam/exam/CL:次[ci4]
consultation/reference/to consult/to refer

銬
3660
铐
kào
TODO: Cantonese?
shackles, manacle
手銬
鐐銬
shǒu kào
liào kào
manacles/handcuffs
manacles and leg-irons/fetters and handcuffs

巧
3661
qiǎo
TODO: Cantonese?
skillful, ingenious, clever
技巧
巧克力
jì qiǎo
qiǎo kè lì
skill/technique
chocolate (loanword)/CL:塊|块[kuai4]

朽
3662
xiǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
decayed, rotten; rot, decay
腐朽
不朽
fǔ xiǔ
bù xiǔ
rotten/decayed/decadent/degenerate
to last forever; eternal; enduring

豆

1: bean

Old Chinese: *[N.t]ˤo-s

Middle Chinese: duwH

2: vessel with a neck

Old Chinese: *[d]ˤok-s

Middle Chinese: duwH

痘
3663
dòu
TODO: Cantonese?
smallpox
青春痘
水痘
qīng chūn dòu
shuǐ dòu
acne
chickenpox/Varicella zoster (med.)
豆
3664
dòu
TODO: Cantonese?
beans, peas; bean-shaped; Kangxi radical 151
豆腐
紅豆
dòu fu
hóng dòu
tofu/bean curd
azuki bean; red bean
逗
3665
dòu
TODO: Cantonese?
tempt, allure, arouse, stir
逗留
逗趣
dòu liú
dòu qù
to stay at/to stop over
to amuse/to make sb laugh/to tease

短
3666
duǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
short; brief; deficient, lacking
縮短
短線
suō duǎn
duǎn xiàn
to curtail/to cut down
short term

豎
3667
竖
shù
TODO: Cantonese?
vertical; perpendicular; upright
豎起
豎立
shù qǐ
shù lì
to erect (a tent etc)/to prick up (one's ears)/to raise (one's eyebrows)/to stick up (one's thumb)/to turn up (one's collar)/(of a bird) to puff up (one's feathers)
to erect/to set upright/to stand

頭
3668
头
tóu
TODO: Cantonese?
head; top; chief, first; boss
頭髮
回頭
tóu fa
huí tóu
hair (on the head)
to turn round; to turn one's head/later; by and by

亘

1: turn around, turn back

Old Chinese: *[ɢ]ʷˤar

Middle Chinese: hwan

2: turn around

Old Chinese: *s-[q]ʷar

Middle Chinese: sjwen

3: 阿會亘 ēhuìxuān: Skt. ābhāsvara ‘shining’ (E. Hàn)

Old Chinese: *swar (< *s-[q]ʷar)

Middle Chinese: sjwen

喧
3669
xuān
TODO: Cantonese?
lively, noisy; clamor, talk loudly
喧嘩
喧鬧
xuān huá
xuān nào
hubbub/clamor/to make a racket
to make a noise/noisy
宣
3670
xuān
TODO: Cantonese?
declare, announce, proclaim
宣布
宣傳
xuān bù
xuān chuán
to declare/to announce/to proclaim
to disseminate/to give publicity to/propaganda/CL:個|个[ge4]
萱
3671
xuān
TODO: Cantonese?
day-lily, Hemerocallis flava
萱堂
萱草
xuān táng
xuān cǎo
mother (honorific designation)
Hemerocallis fulva/daylily

桓
3672
huán
TODO: Cantonese?
variety of tree; surname
張蔭桓
桓仁
zhāng yìn huán
huán rén
Zhang Yinhuan (1837-1900), late Qing politician and senior Chinese diplomat
Huanren Manchu Autonomous County in Benxi 本溪市[Ben3xi1 Shi4], Liaoning

渲
3673
xuàn
TODO: Cantonese?
add repeated washes of color
渲染
渲
xuàn rǎn
xuàn
rendering (computing)/to add washes of ink or color to a drawing (Chinese painting)/to exaggerate/to embellish
wash (color)

垣
3674
yuán
TODO: Cantonese?
low wall
垝垣
垣曲
guǐ yuán
yuán qǔ
collapsed wall/ruined wall
Yuanqu county in Yuncheng 運城|运城[Yun4 cheng2], Shanxi

君

lord; ruler

Old Chinese: *C.qur

Middle Chinese: kjun

羣
3675
qún
TODO: Cantonese?
group, crowd, multitude, mob
群
3676
qún
TODO: Cantonese?
group, crowd, multitude, mob
人群
群眾
rén qún
qún zhòng
crowd
mass/multitude/the masses
裙
3677
qún
TODO: Cantonese?
skirt, apron, petticoat
裙子
一步裙
qún zi
yī bù qún
skirt/CL:條|条[tiao2]
pencil skirt

窘
3678
jiǒng
TODO: Cantonese?
embarrassed; hard-pressed
窘境
困窘
jiǒng jìng
kùn jiǒng
awkward situation/predicament
embarrassment

君
3679
jūn
TODO: Cantonese?
sovereign, monarch, ruler, chief, prince
君子
君主
jūn zǐ
jūn zhǔ
nobleman/person of noble character
monarch/sovereign

郡
3680
jùn
TODO: Cantonese?
administrative division
吉州郡
威爾特郡
jí zhōu jùn
wēi ěr tè jùn
Kilju county in North Hamgyeong province, North Korea
Wiltshire (English county)

录

TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: b·roːɡ

碌
3681
lù、liù
TODO: Cantonese?
rough, uneven, rocky; mediocre
勞碌
庸庸碌碌
碌碡
碌
láo lù
yōng yōng lù lù
liù zhou
liù
to work hard/to toil
ordinary/mediocre
stone roller (for threshing grain, leveling ground etc)/Taiwan pr. [lu4 du2]
used in 碌碡[liu4 zhou5]/Taiwan pr. [lu4]
祿
3682
禄
lù
TODO: Cantonese?
blessing, happiness, prosperity
世祿
世祿之家
shì lù
shì lù zhī jiā
hereditary benefits such as rank and wealth
family with hereditary emoluments
綠
3683
绿
lu:4、lù
TODO: Cantonese?
green; chlorine
綠色
綠地
綠林
鴨綠江
lu:4 sè
lu:4 dì
lù lín
yā lù jiāng
green
green area (e.g. urban park or garden)
place in Hubei, the starting point for a major rebellion at the end of Western Han/also pr. [Lu:4 lin2]
Yalu River, forming part of the China-Korea border
錄
3684
录
lù
TODO: Cantonese?
copy, write down, record
錄影帶
目錄
lù yǐng dài
mù lù
videotape (Tw)/CL:盤|盘[pan2]
catalog/table of contents/directory (on computer hard drive)/list/contents

剝
3685
剥
bō、bāo
TODO: Cantonese?
peel, peel off, to shell, strip; hexagram ䷖
剝奪
剝落
剝皮
剝皮鉗
bō duó
bō luò
bāo pí
bāo pí qián
to deprive/to expropriate/to strip (sb of his property)
to peel off
to skin; to flay; to peel/(fig.) (coll.) to haul (sb) over the coals/also pr. [bo1 pi2]
wire stripper

氯
3686
lu:4
TODO: Cantonese?
chlorine (element 17, Cl)
三氯化磷
三氯化鐵
sān lu:4 huà lín
sān lu:4 huà tiě
phosphorous trichloride
ferric chloride FeCl3

丑

2d earthly branch

Old Chinese: *[n̥]ruʔ

Middle Chinese: trhjuwX

扭
3687
niǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
turn, twist, wrench; seize, grasp
扭曲
扭轉
niǔ qū
niǔ zhuǎn
to twist/to warp/to distort
to reverse/to turn around (an undesirable situation)/(mechanics) torsion
紐
3688
纽
niǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
knot; button; handle, knob; tie
紐西蘭
紐約市
niǔ xī lán
niǔ yuē shì
New Zealand (Tw)
New York City
鈕
3689
钮
niǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
button, knob; surname
印鈕
按鈕
yìn niǔ
àn niǔ
decorated knob protruding from seal, allowing it to be strung on a cord
push button

丑
3690
chǒu
TODO: Cantonese?
clown, comedian; second earthly branch
小丑
丁丑
xiǎo chǒu
dīng chǒu
clown
fourteenth year D2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1997 or 2057

妞
3691
niū
TODO: Cantonese?
girl
妞妞
柴禾妞
niū niu
chái hé niū
little girl
skinny and unsophisticated girl

羞
3692
xiū
TODO: Cantonese?
disgrace, shame; ashamed; shy
害羞
羞辱
hài xiū
xiū rǔ
shy/embarrassed/bashful
to humiliate/to shame/humiliation/indignity

丽

TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: reːls

驪
3693
骊
lí
TODO: Cantonese?
a pure black horse; a pair of horses
句驪河
探驪得珠
jù lí hé
tàn lí dé zhū
pre-Han name of Liao River 遼河|辽河[Liao2 He2]
to pluck a pearl from the black dragon (idiom, from Zhuangzi); fig. to pick out the salient points (from a tangled situation)/to see through to the nub
麗
3694
丽
lì、lí
TODO: Cantonese?
beautiful, magnificent, elegant
華麗
壯麗
高麗
高麗八萬大藏經
huá lì
zhuàng lì
gāo lí
gāo lí bā wàn dà zàng jīng
gorgeous
magnificence/magnificent/majestic/glorious
Korean Goryeo dynasty, 918-1392/Korea, esp. in context of art and culture
Tripitaka Koreana, Buddhist scriptures carved on 81,340 wooden tablets and housed in the Haein Temple 海印寺[Hai3 yin4 si4] in South Gyeongsang province of South Korea

邐
3695
逦
lǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
meandering, winding
邐
迤邐
lǐ
yǐ lǐ
winding
meandering/winding

儷
3696
俪
lì
TODO: Cantonese?
spouse, couple, pair
儷影
駢儷
lì yǐng
pián lì
photo of a (married) couple
parallel (sentences)/parallel prose

灑
3697
洒
sǎ
TODO: Cantonese?
sprinkle, splash; scatter, throw
噴灑
噴灑器
pēn sǎ
pēn sǎ qì
to spray/to sprinkle
sprinkler; sprayer

曬
3698
晒
shài
TODO: Cantonese?
dry in sun, expose to sun
曬乾
曬太陽
shài gān
shài tài yáng
to dry in the sun
to be in the sun (getting warm or sunbathing etc)/to put sth in the sun (e.g. to dry it)

冘

1: TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: lu

2: TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: lum

忱
3699
chén
TODO: Cantonese?
truth, sincerity; sincere
熱忱
李忱
rè chén
lǐ chén
zeal/enthusiasm/ardor/enthusiastic/warmhearted
Li Chen, personal name of seventeenth Tang emperor Xuanzong 宣宗[Xuan1 zong1] (810-859), reigned 846-859
沈
3700
shěn、chén
TODO: Cantonese?
sink, submerge; addicted to; surname
沈丘
沈丘縣
雁杳魚沈
shěn qiū
shěn qiū xiàn
yàn yǎo yú chén
Shenqiu county in Zhoukou 周口[Zhou1 kou3], Henan
Shenqiu county in Zhoukou 周口[Zhou1 kou3], Henan
without news from sb (idiom)

耽
3701
dān
TODO: Cantonese?
indulge in; be negligent
耽誤
耽擱
dān wu
dān ge
to delay/to hold up/to waste time/to interfere with
to tarry/to delay/to stop over
躭
3702
dān
TODO: Cantonese?
to delay; to loiter; to hinder

枕
3703
zhěn
TODO: Cantonese?
pillow
枕頭
U型枕
zhěn tou
u xíng zhěn
pillow
travel pillow

鴆
3704
鸩
zhèn
TODO: Cantonese?
a bird resembling the secretary falcon
飲鴆止渴
鴆羽
yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě
zhèn yǔ
lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom)/fig. a supposed remedy that only makes matters worse
the poisonous feathers of the legendary bird Zhen 鴆|鸩

敦

1: manage, direct

Old Chinese: *tˤur (dialect: *-r > *-j)

Middle Chinese: twoj

2: solid, thick

Old Chinese: *tˤur

Middle Chinese: twon

3: 敦煌 ~ 燉煌 Dūnhuáng

Old Chinese: *tˤur

Middle Chinese: twon

淳
3705
chún
TODO: Cantonese?
honest, simple, unsophisticated; cyanogen; ethane dinitrile
淳于
淳化
chún yú
chún huà
two-character surname Chunyu
Chunhua County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[Xian2 yang2], Shaanxi
醇
3706
chún
TODO: Cantonese?
rich, good as wine; pure, unmixed
類固醇
膽固醇
lèi gù chún
dǎn gù chún
steroid
cholesterol
鶉
3707
鹑
chún
TODO: Cantonese?
quail; Turnix species (various)
斑翅山鶉
林三趾鶉
bān chì shān chún
lín sān zhǐ chún
(bird species of China) Daurian partridge (Perdix dauurica)
(bird species of China) common buttonquail (Turnix sylvaticus)

敦
3708
dūn
TODO: Cantonese?
esteem; honest, candid, sincere
敦煌
開普敦
dūn huáng
kāi pǔ dūn
Dunhuang, county-level city in Jiuquan 酒泉, Gansu
Cape Town (city in South Africa)

燉
3709
dùn
TODO: Cantonese?
heat with fire; stew
清燉
燉煌
qīng dùn
dùn huáng
to stew meat without seasoning
Dunhuang (city in Gansu)

諄
3710
谆
zhūn
TODO: Cantonese?
patient, earnest; earnestly
諄諄
諄諄告誡
zhūn zhūn
zhūn zhūn gào jiè
earnest/devoted/tireless/sincere/assiduous
to repeatedly advise sb earnestly (idiom)/to admonish

多

many

Old Chinese: *[t.l]ˤaj

Middle Chinese: ta

宜
3711
yí
TODO: Cantonese?
suitable, right, fitting, proper
宜蘭
事宜
yí lán
shì yí
Yilan city and county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 Xian4], northeast Taiwan
matters/arrangements
移
3712
yí
TODO: Cantonese?
change place, shift; move about
移民
移動
yí mín
yí dòng
to immigrate/to migrate/emigrant/immigrant
to move/movement/migration/mobile/portable

侈
3713
chǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
luxurious, extravagant
奢侈
奢侈品
shē chǐ
shē chǐ pǐn
luxurious/extravagant
luxury good

爹
3714
diē
TODO: Cantonese?
father, daddy
爹爹
老爹
diē die
lǎo diē
daddy/granddad
(dialect) father/old man/sir

多
3715
duō
TODO: Cantonese?
much, many; more than, over
許多
多少
xǔ duō
duō shǎo
many/a lot of/much
number; amount/somewhat

誼
3716
谊
yì
TODO: Cantonese?
friendship; appropriate, suitable
聯誼會
友誼
lián yì huì
yǒu yì
association/club/society/party/get-together
companionship/fellowship/friendship

專

exclusively

Old Chinese: *ton

Middle Chinese: tsywen

傳
3717
传
chuán、zhuàn
TODO: Cantonese?
summon; propagate, transmit
傳統
傳播
自傳
傳記
chuán tǒng
chuán bō
zì zhuàn
zhuàn jì
tradition/traditional/convention/conventional/CL:個|个[ge4]
to disseminate; to propagate; to spread
autobiography
biography/CL:篇[pian1],部[bu4]
囀
3718
啭
zhuàn
TODO: Cantonese?
sing, chirp, warble, twitter
啼囀
囀
tí zhuàn
zhuàn
to call sweetly (of birds)
to sing (of birds or insects)/to warble/to chirp/to twitter
轉
3719
转
zhuǎn、zhuàn、zhuǎi
TODO: Cantonese?
shift, move, turn
轉移
移轉
轉動
轉向
轉文
zhuǎn yí
yí zhuǎn
zhuàn dòng
zhuàn xiàng
zhuǎi wén
to shift; to relocate; to transfer/(fig.) to shift (attention); to change (the subject etc)/(medicine) to metastasize
to shift/to transfer
to rotate (about an axis)/to revolve/to turn/to move in a circle/to gyrate
to get lost/to lose one's way
to parade by interspersing one's speech or writing with literary allusions/Taiwan pr. [zhuan3 wen2]

專
3720
专
zhuān
TODO: Cantonese?
monopolize, take sole possession
專業
專案
zhuān yè
zhuān àn
specialty/specialized field/main field of study (at university)/major/CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4]/professional
project
磚
3721
砖
zhuān
TODO: Cantonese?
tile, brick
瓷磚
磚塊
cí zhuān
zhuān kuài
ceramic tile
brick

團
3722
团
tuán
TODO: Cantonese?
sphere, ball, circle; mass, lump
團體
社團
tuán tǐ
shè tuán
group/organization/team/CL:個|个[ge4]
association/society/group/union/club/organization

雚

heron

Old Chinese: *C.qʷˤar-s

Middle Chinese: kwanH

灌
3723
guàn
TODO: Cantonese?
pour; water; irrigate, flood
灌輸
灌木
guàn shū
guàn mù
to imbue with/to inculcate/to instill into/to teach/to impart/to channel water to another place
bush/shrub
罐
3724
guàn
TODO: Cantonese?
jar, jug, pitcher, pot
罐頭
罐子
guàn tou
guàn zi
tin/can/CL:個|个[ge4]
jar/pitcher/pot
觀
3725
观
guān、guàn
TODO: Cantonese?
see, observe, view; appearance; hexagram ䷓
觀眾
觀點
宮觀
白虎觀
guān zhòng
guān diǎn
gōng guàn
bái hǔ guàn
spectators; audience; visitors (to an exhibition etc)
point of view/viewpoint/standpoint/CL:個|个[ge4]
Taoist temple
White Tiger Hall, a Han dynasty palace hall in which the famous Virtuous Discussions Held in White Tiger Hall 白虎通德論|白虎通德论 were held under the aegis of Han Emperor Zhang 漢章帝|汉章帝

歡
3726
欢
huān
TODO: Cantonese?
happy, pleased, glad; joy; to enjoy
歡迎
歡樂
huān yíng
huān lè
to welcome/welcome
gaiety/gladness/glee/merriment/pleasure/happy/joyous/gay

權
3727
权
quán
TODO: Cantonese?
power, right, authority
權力
權利
quán lì
quán lì
power/authority
right (i.e. an entitlement to sth)/(classical) power and wealth

勸
3728
劝
quàn
TODO: Cantonese?
recommend, advise, urge
勸導
勸退
quàn dǎo
quàn tuì
to advise/to attempt to convince
to try to persuade sb to give up (their job, plans etc)

則

1: then

Old Chinese: *[ts]ˤək

Middle Chinese: tsok

2: rule, pattern

Old Chinese: *[ts]ˤək

Middle Chinese: tsok

側
3729
侧
cè、zhāi
TODO: Cantonese?
side; incline, slant, lean
左側
側面
側
zuǒ cè
cè miàn
zhāi
left side
lateral side/side/aspect/profile
lean on one side
廁
3730
厕
cè、sì
TODO: Cantonese?
toilet, lavatory; mingle with
廁所
上廁所
廁
cè suǒ
shàng cè suǒ
sì
toilet; lavatory/CL:間|间[jian1],處|处[chu4]
to go to the bathroom
used in 茅廁|茅厕[mao2 si5]
惻
3731
恻
cè
TODO: Cantonese?
feel anguish, feel compassion
惻隱之心
悲惻
cè yǐn zhī xīn
bēi cè
compassion
grieved/sorrowful
測
3732
测
cè
TODO: Cantonese?
measure, estimate, conjecture
測試
測驗
cè shì
cè yàn
to test (machinery etc)/to test (a person's skill in a particular area)/a test/(computing) beta (version of software)
test/to test/CL:次[ci4],個|个[ge4]

則
3733
则
zé
TODO: Cantonese?
rule, law, regulation; grades
否則
原則
fǒu zé
yuán zé
otherwise; if not; or (else)
principle/doctrine/CL:個|个[ge4]

賊
3734
贼
zéi
TODO: Cantonese?
thief, traitor
上賊船
中賊鷗
shàng zéi chuán
zhōng zéi ōu
lit. to board a pirate ship (idiom)/fig. to associate with criminals
(bird species of China) pomarine skua (Stercorarius pomarinus)

攸

place where

Old Chinese: *liw

Middle Chinese: yuw

修
3735
xiū
TODO: Cantonese?
study; repair; cultivate
修正
修改
xiū zhèng
xiū gǎi
to revise/to amend
to amend/to alter/to modify
脩
3736
xiū
TODO: Cantonese?
dried meat (used as teachers payment in ancient times)
束脩
脩
shù xiū
xiū
(literary) salary of a private tutor
dried meat presented by pupils to their teacher at their first meeting (in ancient times)/dried; withered

滌
3737
涤
dí
TODO: Cantonese?
wash, cleanse, purify; sweep
洗滌
合成洗滌劑
xǐ dí
hé chéng xǐ dí jì
to rinse/to wash/washing
synthetic detergent

倏
3738
shū
TODO: Cantonese?
hastily, suddenly, abruptly
倏地
倏忽
shū de
shū hū
swiftly/suddenly
(literary) suddenly

條
3739
条
tiáo
TODO: Cantonese?
clause, condition; string, stripe
條例
線條
tiáo lì
xiàn tiáo
regulations; rules; code of conduct; ordinances; statutes
line (in drawing, calligraphy etc)/the lines or contours of a three-dimensional object (hairstyle, clothing, car etc)

悠
3740
yōu
TODO: Cantonese?
long, far, remote, distant; leisurely
悠閒
悠揚
yōu xián
yōu yáng
leisurely/carefree/relaxed
melodious; mellifluous

九

nine

Old Chinese: *[k]uʔ

Middle Chinese: kjuwX

究
3741
jiū
TODO: Cantonese?
examine, investigate
究竟
研究院
jiū jìng
yán jiū yuàn
to go to the bottom of a matter/after all/when all is said and done/(in an interrogative sentence) finally/outcome/result
research institute/academy
鳩
3742
鸠
jiū
TODO: Cantonese?
pigeon, dove; collect, assemble
伊壁鳩魯
厚嘴綠鳩
yī bì jiū lǔ
hòu zuǐ lu:4 jiū
Epicurus (341-270 BC), ancient Greek philosopher
(bird species of China) thick-billed green pigeon (Treron curvirostra)

仇
3743
chóu、qiú
TODO: Cantonese?
enemy, hate, hatred, enmity
仇恨
報仇
仇
chóu hèn
bào chóu
qiú
to hate/hatred/enmity/hostility
to take revenge/to avenge
spouse/companion

軌
3744
轨
guǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
track, rut, path
軌道
軌跡
guǐ dào
guǐ jì
track (for trains etc)/orbit (of a satellite)/(fig.) a person's established path in life/desired trajectory (of a business or other endeavor)/(audio engineering) track/(quantum mechanics) orbital
locus/orbit/trajectory/track

九
3745
jiǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
nine
九州
十之八九
jiǔ zhōu
shí zhī bā jiǔ
division of China during earliest dynasties/fig. ancient China/Kyūshū, southernmost of Japan's four major islands
most likely/mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10)/vast majority

旭
3746
xù
TODO: Cantonese?
rising sun; brilliance; radiant
張旭
旭日
zhāng xù
xù rì
Zhang Xu (probably early 8th century), Tang dynasty poet and calligrapher, most famous for his grass script 草書|草书
the rising sun

叚

borrow

Old Chinese: *Cə.kˤraʔ

Middle Chinese: kaeX

暇
3747
xiá
TODO: Cantonese?
leisure, relaxation, spare time
閒暇
無暇
xián xiá
wú xiá
leisure
too busy/to have no time for/fully occupied
瑕
3748
xiá
TODO: Cantonese?
flaw in gem; fault, defect
瑕疵
完美無瑕
xiá cī
wán měi wú xiá
blemish/flaw/defect
flawless/immaculate/perfect
遐
3749
xiá
TODO: Cantonese?
afar, distant; old, advanced in
升遐
名馳遐邇
shēng xiá
míng chí xiá ěr
to pass away (of an emperor)
To have one's fame spread far and wide. (idiom)
霞
3750
xiá
TODO: Cantonese?
rosy clouds
晚霞
丹霞
wǎn xiá
dān xiá
sunset glow/sunset clouds/afterglow
Mt Danxia in Shaoguan 韶關|韶关[Shao2 guan1], Guangdong/Danxia landform (red conglomerate and sandstone)

假
3751
jiǎ、jià、gēi
TODO: Cantonese?
falsehood, deception; vacation
假如
假設
假期
度假
假掰
假
jiǎ rú
jiǎ shè
jià qī
dù jià
gēi bāi
gēi
if
to suppose/to presume/to assume/supposing that .../if/hypothesis/conjecture
vacation
to go on holidays/to spend one's vacation
(Tw) affected; pretentious; to put on a display of histrionics (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [ké-pai])
used in 假掰[gei1 bai1]

蝦
3752
虾
xiā、há
TODO: Cantonese?
shrimp, prawn
龍蝦
蝦子
蝦
lóng xiā
xiā zǐ
há
lobster
shrimp roe; shrimp eggs
used in 蝦蟆|虾蟆[ha2 ma5]

倝

sunrise (Shuowen)

Old Chinese: *[k]ˤar-s

Middle Chinese: kanH

瀚
3753
hàn
TODO: Cantonese?
vast, wide, extensive
浩瀚
瀚
hào hàn
hàn
vast (of ocean)/boundless
ocean/vastness
翰
3754
hàn
TODO: Cantonese?
writing brush, pen, pencil
約翰
伯明翰
yuē hàn
bó míng hàn
John (name)/Johan (name)/Johann (name)
Birmingham

乾
3755
干
gān、qián
TODO: Cantonese?
dry; warming principle of the sun, penetrating and fertilizing, heavenly generative principle (male); trigram ☰; hexagram ䷀
乾淨
乾脆
乾隆
乾坤
gān jìng
gān cuì
qián lóng
qián kūn
clean/neat
candid/direct and to the point/simply/just/might as well
Qianlong Emperor (1711-1799), sixth Qing emperor, princely title 寶親王|宝亲王[Bao3 Qin1 wang2], personal name 弘曆|弘历[Hong2 li4], reigned 1735-1799
yin and yang; heaven and earth; the universe

榦
3756
gàn
TODO: Cantonese?
tree trunk; support, prop
榦
gàn
tree trunk

韓
3757
韩
hán
TODO: Cantonese?
fence; surname; Korea
韓國
南韓
hán guó
nán hán
South Korea (Republic of Korea)/Han, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄[zhan4 guo2 qi1 xiong2]/Korea from the fall of the Joseon dynasty in 1897
South Korea

斡
3758
wò
TODO: Cantonese?
revolve, rotate, turn
斡旋
梅里斯達斡爾族區
wò xuán
méi lǐ sī dá wò ěr zú qū
to mediate (a conflict etc)
Meilisi Daur district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3], Heilongjiang

乙

2nd heavenly stem

Old Chinese: *qrət

Middle Chinese: 'it

扎
3759
zhā、zhá、zā
TODO: Cantonese?
pull up; pierce; struggle free
扎根
乞力馬扎羅山
掙扎
垂死掙扎
塔扎
扎囊
zhā gēn
qǐ lì mǎ zhā luó shān
zhēng zhá
chuí sǐ zhēng zhá
tǎ zā
zā náng
to take root
Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania
to struggle
deathbed struggle/final struggle (idiom)
Taza (a city in northern Morocco)
Zhanang county, Tibetan: Gra nang rdzong, in Lhokha prefecture 山南地區|山南地区[Shan1 nan2 di4 qu1], Tibet
札
3760
zhá
TODO: Cantonese?
letter, note; correspondence
莫札特
信札
mò zhá tè
xìn zhá
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Austrian composer (Tw)
letter
紮
3761
zā、zhā、zhá
TODO: Cantonese?
tie, fasten, bind
包紮
卡爾紮伊
駐紮
安營紮寨
馬紮
bāo zā
kǎ ěr zā yī
zhù zhā
ān yíng zhā zhài
mǎ zhá
to wrap up/to pack/to bind up (a wound)
Hamid Karzai (1957-), Afghan politician, president 2004-2014
to station/to garrison (troops)
to set up camp/Taiwan pr. [an1 ying2 zha2 zhai4]
campstool/folding stool (with fabric stretched across the top to sit on)
軋
3762
轧
yà、zhá、gá
TODO: Cantonese?
crush by weight; grind
傾軋
凹凸軋花
冷軋
軋機
牛軋糖
軋
qīng yà
āo tū yà huā
lěng zhá
zhá jī
niú gá táng
gá
conflict/internal strife/dissension
embossing
(metallurgy) cold-rolled/cold-rolling
steel rolling mill
(loanword) nougat
to crush together (in a crowd)/to make friends/to check (accounts)

挖
3763
wā
TODO: Cantonese?
dig, dig out, gouge out, scoop
挖掘
開挖
wā jué
kāi wā
to excavate/to dig/to unearth
to dig out; to excavate; to scoop out/to start digging

乙
3764
yǐ、zhé
TODO: Cantonese?
second; 2nd heavenly stem
乙丑
乙二醇
乙
yǐ chǒu
yǐ èr chún
zhé
second year B2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1985 or 2045
glycol/ethylene glycol C2H4(OH)2 (antifreeze)
turning stroke (in Chinese characters), aka 折[zhe2]

翏

flying high (no pre-Han text)

Old Chinese: *[r]iw-s

Middle Chinese: ljuwH

繆
3765
缪
miù、móu、liǎo、miào、mù
TODO: Cantonese?
wind around, bind; prepare
加繆
塞繆爾
綢繆
繆
繆
繆
繆
jiā miù
sāi miù ěr
chóu móu
móu
liǎo
miào
mù
Albert Camus (1913-1960), French-Algerian philosopher, author, and journalist
Samuel (name)
to be sentimentally attached to sb or sth
to wind round
old variant of 繚|缭[liao3]
mu (Greek letter Μμ)
old variant of 穆[mu4]
謬
3766
谬
miù
TODO: Cantonese?
error, exaggeration; erroneous
乖謬
失之毫厘，謬以千里
guāi miù
shī zhī háo lí , miù yǐ qiān lǐ
ridiculous/abnormal
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses

膠
3767
胶
jiāo
TODO: Cantonese?
glue, gum, resin, rubber
塑膠袋
膠帶
sù jiāo dài
jiāo dài
plastic bag (Tw)
adhesive tape/magnetic tape

寥
3768
liáo
TODO: Cantonese?
few, scarce; empty, deserted
寥寥
寂寥
liáo liáo
jì liáo
very few
(literary) quiet and desolate/lonely/vast and empty

廖
3769
liào
TODO: Cantonese?
surname; name of an ancient state
廖沫沙
liào mò shā
Liao Mosha (1907-1990), journalist and communist propagandist, severely criticized and imprisoned for 10 years during the Cultural Revolution

戮
3770
lù
TODO: Cantonese?
kill, massacre; oppress
刑戮
夷戮
xíng lù
yí lù
(literary) corporal punishment or execution
to massacre

中

1: center

Old Chinese: *truŋ

Middle Chinese: trjuwng

2: hit the center

Old Chinese: *truŋ-s

Middle Chinese: trjuwngH

中
3771
zhōng、zhòng
TODO: Cantonese?
central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
中國
中心
高中
中油
zhōng guó
zhōng xīn
gāo zhòng
zhòng yóu
China
center; heart; core
to pass brilliantly (used in congratulatory fashion)
CNPC, China National Petroleum Corporation (abbr.)
忠
3772
zhōng
TODO: Cantonese?
loyalty, devotion, fidelity
忠告
忠實
zhōng gào
zhōng shí
to give sb a word of advice/advice; counsel; a wise word
faithful
衷
3773
zhōng
TODO: Cantonese?
heart, from bottom of one's heart
熱衷
衷心
rè zhōng
zhōng xīn
to feel strongly about/to be fond of/obsession/deep commitment
heartfelt/wholehearted/cordial

沖
3774
冲
chōng、chòng
TODO: Cantonese?
pour, infuse, steep; wash away
沖洗
沖刷
沖壓
chōng xǐ
chōng shuā
chòng yā
to rinse/to wash/to develop (photographic film)
to cleanse/to scrub/to scour/to wash down/to erode/to wash away
to stamp/to press (sheet metal)/Taiwan pr. [chong1 ya1]

仲
3775
zhòng
TODO: Cantonese?
middle brother; go between, mediator; surname
仲介
仲裁
zhòng jiè
zhòng cái
middleman/agent/broker
arbitration

保

protect

Old Chinese: *pˤuʔ

Middle Chinese: pawX

保
3776
bǎo
TODO: Cantonese?
protect, safeguard, defend, care
保護
保持
bǎo hù
bǎo chí
to protect/to defend/to safeguard/protection/CL:種|种[zhong3]
to keep/to maintain/to hold/to preserve
堡
3777
bǎo、bǔ、pù
TODO: Cantonese?
fort, fortress; town, village
碉堡
古堡
吳堡
吳堡縣
河西堡
河西堡鎮
diāo bǎo
gǔ bǎo
wú bǔ
wú bǔ xiàn
hé xī pù
hé xī pù zhèn
(military) pillbox; blockhouse/humorous way of writing 屌爆[diao3 bao4]
ancient castle
Wubu County in Yulin 榆林[Yu2 lin2], Shaanxi
Wubu County in Yulin 榆林[Yu2 lin2], Shaanxi
Hexipu, a town in Yongchang County 永昌縣|永昌县[Yong3chang1 Xian4], Jinchang 金昌[Jin1chang1], Gansu
Hexipu, a town in Yongchang County 永昌縣|永昌县[Yong3chang1 Xian4], Jinchang 金昌[Jin1chang1], Gansu
褓
3778
bǎo
TODO: Cantonese?
swaddling cloth; infancy
襁褓
褓
qiǎng bǎo
bǎo
swaddling clothes/fig. early stage of development/infancy
cloth for carrying baby on back

褒
3779
bāo
TODO: Cantonese?
praise, commend, honor, cite
一字褒貶
褒呔
yī zì bāo biǎn
bāo tāi
lit. dispensing praise or blame with a single word (idiom)/fig. concise and powerful style
bow tie (loanword) (Cantonese)
襃
3780
bāo
TODO: Cantonese?
commend, honor, cite

無

1: not have

Old Chinese: *ma

Middle Chinese: mju

2: volitional prefix

Old Chinese: *ma

Middle Chinese: mju

3: don’t

Old Chinese: *mo

Middle Chinese: mju

無
3781
无
wú、mó
TODO: Cantonese?
negative, no, not; lack, have no
無論
無限
南無
wú lùn
wú xiàn
nā mó
no matter what or how/regardless of whether...
unlimited/unbounded
Buddhist salutation or expression of faith (loanword from Sanskrit)/Taiwan pr. [na2 mo2]
蕪
3782
芜
wú
TODO: Cantonese?
luxurious growth of weeds
荒蕪
平蕪
huāng wú
píng wú
left to return to unchecked growth/overgrown/grown wild
open grassland

嫵
3783
妩
wǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
charming, enchanting
嫵媚
嫵
wǔ mèi
wǔ
lovely/charming
flatter/to please
舞
3784
wǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
dance, posture, prance; brandish
舞蹈
跳舞
wǔ dǎo
tiào wǔ
dance (performance art)/dancing
to dance

撫
3785
抚
fǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
pat, console, comfort; pacify
安撫
撫養
ān fǔ
fǔ yǎng
to placate/to pacify/to appease
to foster/to bring up/to raise

內

1: bring or send in

Old Chinese: *nˤ[u]p

Middle Chinese: nop

2: inside

Old Chinese: *nˤ[u]p-s

Middle Chinese: nwojH

呐
3786
ne、nà
TODO: Cantonese?
raise voice, yell out loud, shout; stammer
納
3787
纳
nà
TODO: Cantonese?
admit, take, receive, accept
納入
接納
nà rù
jiē nà
to bring into/to channel into/to integrate into/to incorporate
to admit (to membership)
鈉
3788
钠
nà
TODO: Cantonese?
sodium (Na); sharpen wood
二氯異三聚氰酸鈉
二氯苯胺苯乙酸鈉
èr lu:4 yì sān jù qíng suān nà
èr lu:4 běn àn běn yǐ suān nà
sodium dichloroisocyanurate
diclofenac sodium (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug used to reduce swelling and as painkiller)/also called voltaren 扶他林

訥
3789
讷
nè
TODO: Cantonese?
slow of speech; mumble; stammer
剛毅木訥
口訥
gāng yì mù nè
kǒu nè
resolute and taciturn (idiom)
(literary) inarticulate

內
3790
内
nèi
TODO: Cantonese?
inside, interior; domestic
國內
內容
guó nèi
nèi róng
domestic/internal (to a country)/civil
content/substance/details/CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4]

祭

1: sacrifice

Old Chinese: *[ts]et-s

Middle Chinese: tsjejH

2: (name of a state)

Old Chinese: *[ts](ˤ)re[t]-s

Middle Chinese: tsreajH

祭
3791
jì
TODO: Cantonese?
sacrifice to, worship
祭典
祭拜
jì diǎn
jì bài
sacrificial ceremony/religious festival
to offer sacrifice (to one's ancestors)
際
3792
际
jì
TODO: Cantonese?
border, boundary, juncture
國際
人際
guó jì
rén jì
international
human relationships/interpersonal

擦
3793
cā
TODO: Cantonese?
wipe, scrub, rub, scour; brush
摩擦
擦身而過
mó cā
cā shēn ér guò
friction/rubbing/chafing/fig. disharmony/conflict/also written 磨擦
to brush past

蔡
3794
cài
TODO: Cantonese?
surname; species of tortoise
上蔡
上蔡縣
shàng cài
shàng cài xiàn
Shangcai county in Zhumadian 駐馬店|驻马店[Zhu4 ma3 dian4], Henan
Shangcai county in Zhumadian 駐馬店|驻马店[Zhu4 ma3 dian4], Henan

察
3795
chá
TODO: Cantonese?
examine, investigate; notice
觀察
警察
guān chá
jǐng chá
to observe; to watch; to survey
police; police officer

壬

9th heavenly stem

Old Chinese: *n[ə]m

Middle Chinese: nyim

任
3796
rèn、rén
TODO: Cantonese?
trust to, rely on, appoint; to bear, duty, office; allow
任何
主任
任丘市
任安
rèn hé
zhǔ rèn
rén qiū shì
rén ān
any; whatever; whichever
director/head/CL:個|个[ge4]
Renqiu, county-level city in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州[Cang1 zhou1], Hebei
Ren An (-c. 90 BC), Han Dynasty general, also called Ren Shaoqing 任少卿
妊
3797
rèn
TODO: Cantonese?
conceive, be pregnant
多胎妊娠
妊娠
duō tāi rèn shēn
rèn shēn
multiple pregnancy
pregnancy/gestation
飪
3798
饪
rèn
TODO: Cantonese?
cooked food; cook until well done
烹飪法
飪
pēng rèn fǎ
rèn
cuisine/culinary art/cookery/recipe
cooked food/to cook (until ready)

賃
3799
赁
lìn
TODO: Cantonese?
rent, hire; hired person
租賃
自駕租賃
zū lìn
zì jià zū lìn
to rent; to lease; to hire
self-drive hire (of a car etc)

荏
3800
rěn
TODO: Cantonese?
beans; soft, pliable; herb
色厲內荏
荏
sè lì nèi rěn
rěn
lit. show strength while weak inside (idiom); appearing fierce while cowardly at heart/a sheep in wolf's clothing
beefsteak plant (Perilla frutescens)/soft/weak

埶

1: circumstances; setting

Old Chinese: *ŋ̊et-s

Middle Chinese: syejH

2: to plant

Old Chinese: *ŋet-s (MC I!)

Middle Chinese: ngjiejH

囈
3801
呓
yì
TODO: Cantonese?
talk in one's sleep, somniloquy
囈語
夢囈
yì yǔ
mèng yì
to talk in one's sleep/crazy talk
talking in one's sleep/delirious ravings/nonsense/sheer fantasy
藝
3802
艺
yì
TODO: Cantonese?
art; talent, ability; craft
藝術
藝術家
yì shù
yì shù jiā
art
artist/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]

熱
3803
热
rè
TODO: Cantonese?
hot; heat; fever; restless; zeal
熱鬧
熱門
rè nao
rè mén
bustling with noise and excitement/lively
popular; hot; in vogue

勢
3804
势
shì
TODO: Cantonese?
power, force; tendency
趨勢
情勢
qū shì
qíng shì
trend; tendency
situation/circumstance

褻
3805
亵
xiè
TODO: Cantonese?
dirty, ragged; slight, insult, treat with disrespect
淫褻
淫詞褻語
yín xiè
yín cí xiè yǔ
obscene
dirty words/dirty talk

呈

to manifest

Old Chinese: *lreŋ

Middle Chinese: drjeng

呈
3806
chéng
TODO: Cantonese?
submit, show; appear; petition
呈現
呈報
chéng xiàn
chéng bào
to appear/to emerge/to present (a certain appearance)/to demonstrate
to (submit a) report
程
3807
chéng
TODO: Cantonese?
journey, trip; schedule, agenda
過程
課程
guò chéng
kè chéng
course of events/process/CL:個|个[ge4]
course/academic program/CL:堂[tang2],節|节[jie2],門|门[men2]

逞
3808
chěng
TODO: Cantonese?
indulge oneself; brag, show off
得逞
一逞獸欲
dé chěng
yī chěng shòu yù
to prevail/to have one's way/to get away with it
to give way to one's beastly lust

壬
3809
rén
TODO: Cantonese?
ninth heavenly stem
壬午
壬子
rén wǔ
rén zǐ
nineteenth year I7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2002 or 2062
forty-ninth year I1 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1972 or 2032

鐵
3810
铁
tiě
TODO: Cantonese?
iron (element 26, Fe); strong, solid, firm
鐵路
地鐵
tiě lù
dì tiě
railroad/railway/CL:條|条[tiao2]
underground railway; subway/subway train

秀

to flower

Old Chinese: *[s-l]u(ʔ)-s

Middle Chinese: sjuwH

秀
3811
xiù
TODO: Cantonese?
ear of grain; flowering, luxuriant; refined, elegant, graceful
優秀
新秀
yōu xiù
xīn xiù
outstanding; excellent
rising star; new talent
銹
3812
锈
xiù
TODO: Cantonese?
rust, corrode
不銹鋼
刀不磨要生銹，人不學要落後
bù xiù gāng
dāo bù mó yào shēng xiù , rén bù xué yào luò hòu
stainless steel
(idiom) a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study

透
3813
tòu
TODO: Cantonese?
penetrate, pass through
透過
透露
tòu guò
tòu lù
to pass through/to penetrate/by means of/via
to leak out/to divulge/to reveal

莠
3814
yǒu
TODO: Cantonese?
weeds, tares; undesirable, evil
不稂不莠
毒莠定
bù láng bù yǒu
dú yǒu dìng
useless/worthless/good-for-nothing
picloram

誘
3815
诱
yòu
TODO: Cantonese?
persuade, entice, induce; guide
引誘
誘因
yǐn yòu
yòu yīn
to coerce (sb into doing sth bad)/to lure (into a trap)/to seduce
cause/triggering factor/incentive/inducement

巳

6th earthly branch

Old Chinese: *s-[ɢ]əʔ

Middle Chinese: ziX

巳
3816
sì
TODO: Cantonese?
sixth earthly branch
丁巳
丁巳復辟
dīng sì
dīng sì fù bì
fifty-fourth year D6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1977 or 2037
Manchu Restoration of 1917, see 張勳復辟|张勋复辟[Zhang1 Xun1 Fu4 bi4]
祀
3817
sì
TODO: Cantonese?
to sacrifice, worship
祭祀
奉祀
jì sì
fèng sì
to offer sacrifices to the gods or ancestors
to worship/to pay respects to (a deity, ancestor etc)/(of a shrine or temple) to be dedicated to (a deity, ancestor etc)

起
3818
qǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
rise, stand up; go up; begin
起來
一起
qǐ lai
yī qǐ
to stand up; to get up/also pr. [qi3 lai2]
in the same place/together/with/altogether (in total)

熙
3819
xī
TODO: Cantonese?
bright, splendid, glorious
劉熙
康熙字典
liú xī
kāng xī zì diǎn
Liu Xi (late Han, c. 200 AD), possibly the author of 釋名|释名[Shi4 ming2]
the Kangxi Dictionary, named after the Kangxi Emperor, who in 1710 ordered its compilation, containing 47,035 single-character entries

圯
3820
yí
TODO: Cantonese?
bridge, bank
圯
yí
bridge, bank

土

earth

Old Chinese: *tʰˤaʔ

Middle Chinese: thuX

杜
3821
dù
TODO: Cantonese?
stop, prevent; restrict; surname
杜鵑
杜絕
dù juān
dù jué
cuckoo (Cercococcyx spp., also written 杜鵑鳥|杜鹃鸟)/Indian azalea (Rhododendron simsii Planch, also written 杜鵑花|杜鹃花)
to put an end to
肚
3822
dù、dǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
belly; abdomen; bowels
肚子
肚皮
毛肚
爆肚
dù zi
dù pí
máo dǔ
bào dǔ
belly/abdomen/stomach/CL:個|个[ge4]
belly
tripe (gastronomy)
deep fried tripe

吐
3823
tǔ、tù
TODO: Cantonese?
vomit, spew out, cough up
談吐
一吐為快
嘔吐
上吐下瀉
tán tǔ
yī tǔ wéi kuài
ǒu tù
shàng tù xià xiè
style of conversation
to get sth off one's chest
to vomit
to vomit and have diarrhea
土
3824
tǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
soil, earth; items made of earth
土地
土地
tǔ dì
tǔ di
land/soil/territory/CL:片[pian4],塊|块[kuai4]
local god/genius loci

社
3825
shè
TODO: Cantonese?
god of the soil and altars to him; group of families; company, society
合作社
社會主義
hé zuò shè
shè huì zhǔ yì
cooperative/workers' or agricultural producers' cooperative etc
socialism

子

1: 1st earthly branch

Old Chinese: *[ts]əʔ

Middle Chinese: tsiX

2: child; gentleman, master

Old Chinese: *tsəʔ

Middle Chinese: tsiX

仔
3826
zǎi、zǐ、zī
TODO: Cantonese?
small thing, child; young animal
歌仔戲
牛仔褲
仔細
三七仔
仔肩
仔
gē zǎi xì
niú zǎi kù
zǐ xì
sān qī zǐ
zī jiān
zī
type of opera from Taiwan and Fujian
jeans/CL:條|条[tiao2]
careful; attentive; cautious/to be careful; to look out
(slang) pimp
to bear responsibility for sth
used in 仔肩[zi1 jian1]
孜
3827
zī
TODO: Cantonese?
be as diligent as possible
克孜勒
克孜勒蘇
kè zī lè
kè zī lè sū
Kyzyl, capital of Tuva 圖瓦|图瓦[Tu2 wa3]
Qizilsu or Kizilsu Kyrgyz autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang

李
3828
lǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
plum; judge; surname
李登輝
李遠哲
lǐ dēng huī
lǐ yuǎn zhé
Lee Teng-hui (1923-2020), Taiwanese politician, president of ROC 1988-2000
Yuan T. Lee (1936-), Taiwanese-born Chemist and Nobel Prize winner in 1986

子
3829
zǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
電子
子女
diàn zǐ
zǐ nu:3
electronic/electron (particle physics)
children; sons and daughters

字
3830
zì
TODO: Cantonese?
letter, character, word
文字
數字
wén zì
shù zì
character/script/writing/written language/writing style/phraseology/CL:個|个[ge4]
numeral/digit/number/figure/amount/digital (electronics etc)/CL:個|个[ge4]

从

TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: zloŋ

慫
3831
怂
sǒng
TODO: Cantonese?
to alarm; to instigate, arouse, incite
慫
慫恿
sǒng
sǒng yǒng
used mostly in 慫恿|怂恿[song3 yong3]/(literary) terrified
to instigate/to incite/to urge/to encourage
聳
3832
耸
sǒng
TODO: Cantonese?
urge on; rise up; stir, excite; to raise up; lofty
高聳
聳立
gāo sǒng
sǒng lì
erect/towering/to stand tall
to stand tall/to tower aloft

從
3833
从
cóng
TODO: Cantonese?
from, by, since, whence, through
從事
從來
cóng shì
cóng lái
to go for/to engage in/to undertake/to deal with/to handle/to do
always/at all times/never (if used in negative sentence)

蹤
3834
踪,𧿛
zōng
TODO: Cantonese?
footprints, traces, tracks
追蹤
失蹤
zhuī zōng
shī zōng
to follow a trail/to trace/to pursue
to be missing/to disappear/unaccounted for

縱
3835
纵
zòng
TODO: Cantonese?
indulge in, give free reign to
縱使
操縱
zòng shǐ
cāo zòng
even if/even though
to operate/to control/to rig/to manipulate

前

before

Old Chinese: *[dz]ˤen (~ *m-dzˤen)

Middle Chinese: dzen

湔
3836
jiān
TODO: Cantonese?
wash, cleanse; purge
湔洗
湔滌
jiān xǐ
jiān dí
to wash
to wash
煎
3837
jiān
TODO: Cantonese?
fry in fat or oil; boil in water
煎熬
峇拉煎
jiān áo
bā lā jiān
to suffer/to torture/to torment/ordeal/suffering/torture/torment
(loanword) belachan (South-East Asian condiment made from fermented shrimp paste)

剪
3838
jiǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
scissors; cut, divide, separate
剪報
剪裁
jiǎn bào
jiǎn cái
newspaper cutting/clippings
to tailor (clothes)/to trim (expenditure)

箭
3839
jiàn
TODO: Cantonese?
arrow; type of bamboo
射箭
火箭
shè jiàn
huǒ jiàn
archery/to shoot an arrow
rocket/CL:枚[mei2]

前
3840
qián
TODO: Cantonese?
in front, forward; preceding
之前
前往
zhī qián
qián wǎng
before/prior to/ago/previously/beforehand
to leave for; to proceed towards; to go to

束

bind; bundle

Old Chinese: *s-tʰok

Middle Chinese: syowk

束
3841
shù
TODO: Cantonese?
bind, control, restrain; bale
結束
約束
jié shù
yuē shù
termination/to finish/to end/to conclude/to close
to restrict/to limit to/to constrain/restriction/constraint
漱
3842
shù
TODO: Cantonese?
gargle, rinse; wash, scour
漱口
夏目漱石
shù kǒu
xià mù shù shí
to rinse one's mouth; to gargle
Natsume Sōseki (1867-1916), one of the first modern Japanese novelists

悚
3843
sǒng
TODO: Cantonese?
afraid, scared, frightened
悚然
毛骨悚然
sǒng rán
máo gǔ sǒng rán
frightened/terrified
to have one's hair stand on end (idiom)/to feel one's blood run cold

嗽
3844
sòu
TODO: Cantonese?
cough, gargle, clear throat
嗽
sòu
(bound form) to cough

速
3845
sù
TODO: Cantonese?
quick, prompt, speedy
加速
高速
jiā sù
gāo sù
to speed up/to expedite
high speed/expressway (abbr. for 高速公路[gao1 su4 gong1 lu4])

勞

1: toil

Old Chinese: *[r]ˤaw

Middle Chinese: law

2: to reward for toil

Old Chinese: *[r]ˤaw-s

Middle Chinese: lawH

勞
3846
劳
láo
TODO: Cantonese?
labor, toil, do manual work
勞工
勞動
láo gōng
láo dòng
labor/laborer
work/toil/physical labor/CL:次[ci4]
嘮
3847
唠
láo、lào
TODO: Cantonese?
chat, jaw, gossip, talk
嘮叨
嘮嘮叨叨
嘮
嘮嗑
láo dao
láo lao dāo dāo
lào
lào kē
to prattle/to chatter away/to nag/garrulous/nagging
to chatter/to babble
to gossip/to chat (dialect)
(dialect) to chat; to gossip
癆
3848
痨
láo
TODO: Cantonese?
consumption; tuberculosis
癆病
癆病鬼
láo bìng
láo bìng guǐ
tuberculosis (TCM)
(derog.) tubercular person; a consumptive

撈
3849
捞
lāo
TODO: Cantonese?
scoop out of water; dredge, fish
大海撈針
打撈
dà hǎi lāo zhēn
dǎ lāo
lit. to fish a needle from the sea/to find a needle in a haystack (idiom)
to salvage/to dredge/to fish out (person or object from the sea)

犖
3850
荦
luò
TODO: Cantonese?
brindled ox; brindled in color
犖
luò
brindled ox/clear/eminent

屋

house; roof

Old Chinese: *qˤok (or *ʔˤok ?)

Middle Chinese: 'uwk

握
3851
wò
TODO: Cantonese?
grasp, hold fast, take by hand
握手
握住
wò shǒu
wò zhù
to shake hands
to grip/to hold
渥
3852
wò
TODO: Cantonese?
moisten, soak; great, deep; dye; to enrich
優渥
渥太華
yōu wò
wò tài huá
handsome (pay etc)/generous/liberal
Ottawa, capital of Canada
齷
3853
龌
wò
TODO: Cantonese?
narrow, small; dirty
黑齷
齷濁
hēi wò
wò zhuó
unclean/filthy
filthy/nasty/sordid/impure (motives)

喔
3854
ō、wō
TODO: Cantonese?
descriptive of crying or of crowing
喔
喔
ō
wō
(interjection) oh; I see (used to indicate realization, understanding)
(onom.) cry of a rooster (usu. reduplicated)/Taiwan pr. [wo4]

屋
3855
wū
TODO: Cantonese?
house; room; building, shelter
房屋
屋頂
fáng wū
wū dǐng
house/building/CL:所[suo3],套[tao4]
roof/CL:個|个[ge4]

爰

there, then, thereupon

Old Chinese: *ɢʷa[n]

Middle Chinese: hjwon

媛
3856
yuán、yuàn
TODO: Cantonese?
beauty, beautiful woman
佛媛
嬋媛
名媛
媛
fó yuán
chán yuán
míng yuàn
yuàn
Buddhist griftress (female Internet influencer who exploits Buddhist imagery for self-promotion or commercial purposes)
(literary) (of a woman) graceful/(literary) to be interwoven/(literary) to be emotionally involved
young lady of note; debutante
(bound form) beautiful woman
援
3857
yuán
TODO: Cantonese?
aid, assist; lead; cite
支援
援助
zhī yuán
yuán zhù
to provide assistance/to support/to back
to help/to support/to aid/aid/assistance
爰
3858
yuán
TODO: Cantonese?
lead on to; therefore, then
爰
yuán
therefore/consequently/thus/hence/thereupon/it follows that/where?/to change (into)/ancient unit of weight and money

緩
3859
缓
huǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
slow, leisurely; to postpone, delay
緩慢
緩緩
huǎn màn
huǎn huǎn
slow
slowly/unhurriedly/little by little

暖
3860
nuǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
warm, genial
溫暖
三溫暖
wēn nuǎn
sān wēn nuǎn
warm
sauna (loanword) (Tw)

乇

plant leaves

Old Chinese: *tˤrak

Middle Chinese: traek

托
3861
tuō
TODO: Cantonese?
to hold up with palm; to support, rely on
托兒所
烏托邦
tuō ér suǒ
wū tuō bāng
nursery
utopia (loanword)
託
3862
讬
tuō
TODO: Cantonese?
entrust, rely on; commission
委託
信託
wěi tuō
xìn tuō
to entrust/to trust/to commission
to entrust/trust bond (finance)

詫
3863
诧
chà
TODO: Cantonese?
to brag; exaggerated; to wonder at
詫異
甚感詫異
chà yì
shèn gǎn chà yì
flabbergasted/astonished
amazed/astonished/deeply troubled

吒
3864
咤
zhā
TODO: Cantonese?
shout, roar, bellow; scold
哪吒
吒
né zhā
zhā
Nezha, protection deity
used for the sound "zha" in the names of certain legendary figures (e.g. 哪吒[Ne2 zha1])/Taiwan pr. [zha4]

宅
3865
zhái
TODO: Cantonese?
residence, dwelling, home; grave
住宅
住宅區
zhù zhái
zhù zhái qū
residence; dwelling; abode
residential area/housing development

丩

twist (v.)

Old Chinese: *k-riw (dialect: *k-r- > *kr-)

Middle Chinese: kjiw

糾
3866
纠
jiū
TODO: Cantonese?
investigate, inspect
糾紛
糾正
jiū fēn
jiū zhèng
dispute
to correct/to make right
赳
3867
jiū
TODO: Cantonese?
grand, valiant
赳赳
雄赳赳
jiū jiū
xióng jiū jiū
valiantly/gallantly
valiantly/gallantly

叫
3868
jiào
TODO: Cantonese?
cry, shout; hail, greet, call
名叫
叫聲
míng jiào
jiào shēng
called/named
yelling (sound made by person)/barking/braying/roaring (sound made by animals)

虯
3869
虬
qiú
TODO: Cantonese?
young dragon
虯
qiú
young dragon with horns

收
3870
shōu
TODO: Cantonese?
gather together, collect; harvest
收入
收費
shōu rù
shōu fèi
to take in/income/revenue/CL:筆|笔[bi3],個|个[ge4]
to charge a fee

遂

advance (v.)

Old Chinese: *sə-lu[t]-s

Middle Chinese: zwijH

燧
3871
suì
TODO: Cantonese?
flintstone; beacon, signal fire; torch
烽燧
燧人
fēng suì
suì rén
fire beacon tower (used in frontier regions in former times to relay information about the enemy, using smoke by day and fire at night)
Suiren, legendary inventor of fire
遂
3872
suì、suí
TODO: Cantonese?
comply with, follow along; thereupon
順遂
未遂
半身不遂
遂
shùn suì
wèi suì
bàn shēn bù suí
suí
everything is going smoothly/just as one wishes
to fail to accomplish/unsuccessful (attempt); abortive (coup d'état); attempted (murder, suicide); unfulfilled (wish)
paralysis of one side of the body/hemiplegia
used in 半身不遂[ban4 shen1 bu4 sui2]/Taiwan pr. [sui4]
隧
3873
suì
TODO: Cantonese?
tunnel, underground passageway, path to a tomb
隧道
腕隧道症候群
suì dào
wàn suì dào zhèng hòu qún
tunnel
carpal tunnel syndrome (pain in the hands due to pressure on the median nerve)/median neuropathy at the wrist

隊
3874
队
duì
TODO: Cantonese?
team, group; army unit
部隊
團隊
bù duì
tuán duì
army/armed forces/troops/force/unit/CL:個|个[ge4]
team

墜
3875
坠
zhuì
TODO: Cantonese?
fall down, drop, sink, go to ruin
墜落
墜入
zhuì luò
zhuì rù
to fall; to drop
to drop into/to fall into

丯

TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: kreːds

挈
3876
qiè
TODO: Cantonese?
assist, help, lead by hand
挈帶
挈挈
qiè dài
qiè qiè
to take along
alone/solitary
鍥
3877
锲
qiè
TODO: Cantonese?
sickle; cut, carve, engrave
鍥而不捨
鍥
qiè ér bù shě
qiè
to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom); to chisel away at sth/to persevere/unflagging efforts
to cut/to carve/to engrave/to chisel/fig. to chisel away at

潔
3878
洁
jié
TODO: Cantonese?
clean, purify, pure
清潔
簡潔
qīng jié
jiǎn jié
clean/to clean
concise/succinct/pithy

契
3879
qì
TODO: Cantonese?
deed, contract, bond; engrave
契約
契機
qì yuē
qì jī
agreement/contract
opportunity/turning point/juncture

楔
3880
xiē
TODO: Cantonese?
wedge; gatepost; foreword
扂楔
楔嘴鷯鶥
diàn xiē
xiē zuǐ liáo méi
door latch
(bird species of China) Cachar wedge-billed babbler (Sphenocichla roberti)

咠

1: TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: ʔsib

2: TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: shib

戢
3881
jí
TODO: Cantonese?
to put away; to cease; store up
戢
jí
to restrain oneself/to collect/to hoard/to store up/to cease
楫
3882
jí
TODO: Cantonese?
oar, paddle
楫
jí
oar (archaic)
輯
3883
辑
jí
TODO: Cantonese?
gather up, collect; edit, compile
專輯
總編輯
zhuān jí
zǒng biān jí
album/record (music)/special collection of printed or broadcast material
chief editor (of newspaper)

緝
3884
缉
jī、qī
TODO: Cantonese?
to sew in close stitches
查緝
通緝
緝
chá jī
tōng jī
qī
to search for and seize (criminals, smuggled goods etc)
to order the arrest of sb as criminal/to list as wanted
to stitch finely

揖
3885
yī
TODO: Cantonese?
salute, bow; defer to, yield
作揖
張揖
zuò yī
zhāng yī
to bow with hands held in front
Zhang Yi (c. 3rd century), literary figure from Wei of the Three Kingdoms, other name 稚讓|稚让[Zhi4 rang4], named as compiler of earliest extant Chinese encyclopedia 廣雅|广雅[Guang3 ya3] and several lost works

芻

grass for fuel or fodder

Old Chinese: *[tsʰ]ro

Middle Chinese: tsrhju

芻
3886
刍
chú
TODO: Cantonese?
mow, cut grass; hay, fodder
反芻
反芻動物
fǎn chú
fǎn chú dòng wù
to ruminate/to chew the cud
ruminant
雛
3887
雏
chú
TODO: Cantonese?
chick, fledging; infant, toddler
雛形
雛型
chú xíng
chú xíng
embryonic form/miniature model
model

趨
3888
趋
qū
TODO: Cantonese?
hasten, hurry; be attracted to
日趨
趨向
rì qū
qū xiàng
(increasing) day by day/(more critical) with every passing day/gradually
direction; trend/to incline

皺
3889
皱
zhòu
TODO: Cantonese?
wrinkles, creases, folds
皺紋
弄皺
zhòu wén
nòng zhòu
wrinkle/CL:道[dao4]
to crumple

鄒
3890
邹
zōu
TODO: Cantonese?
a Zhou-dynasty state in modern Shandong
鄒城
鄒城市
zōu chéng
zōu chéng shì
Zoucheng, county-level city in Jining 濟寧|济宁[Ji3 ning2], Shandong
Zoucheng, county-level city in Jining 濟寧|济宁[Ji3 ning2], Shandong

豈

1: happy, pleasant

Old Chinese: *C.qʰˤəjʔ

Middle Chinese: khojX

2: how

Old Chinese: *C.qʰəjʔ

Middle Chinese: khj+jX

凱
3891
凯
kǎi
TODO: Cantonese?
triumphant; triumph, victory
凱利
凱夫拉
kǎi lì
kǎi fū lā
Kelly (person name)
Kevlar
剴
3892
剀
kǎi
TODO: Cantonese?
sharpen; carefully, thorough
剴切
剴
kǎi qiè
kǎi
cogent; to the point/earnest; conscientious
used in 剴切|剀切[kai3 qie4]
豈
3893
岂
kǎi、qǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
how? what?
豈
豈不
豈敢
kǎi
qǐ bù
qǐ gǎn
old variant of 愷|恺[kai3]/old variant of 凱|凯[kai3]
how couldn't...?/wouldn't it...?
how could one dare?/I don't deserve such praise

皚
3894
皑
ái
TODO: Cantonese?
brilliant white
白雪皚皚
皚皚
bái xuě ái ái
ái ái
brilliant white snow cover (esp. of distant peaks)
(literary) white as snow; pure white

覬
3895
觊
jì
TODO: Cantonese?
covet, long for, desire
覬
覬覦
jì
jì yú
to covet/to long for
(literary) to covet; to cast greedy eyes on

舀

1: TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: lowʔ

2: TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: lu

3: TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: lo

滔
3896
tāo
TODO: Cantonese?
overflow; rushing water, a torrent
滔滔不絕
洪水滔滔
tāo tāo bù jué
hóng shuǐ tāo tāo
(idiom) to produce a torrent of words; to talk on and on
(idiom) to have flooding over a vast area
韜
3897
韬
tāo
TODO: Cantonese?
sheath, scabbard, bow case
六韜
六韜三略
liù tāo
liù tāo sān lu:è
“Six Secret Strategic Teachings”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], attributed to Jiang Ziya 姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2]
"Six Secret Strategic Teachings" 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1] and "Three Strategies of Huang Shigong" 三略[San1 lu:e4], two of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], attributed to Jiang Ziya 姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2]

蹈
3898
dǎo
TODO: Cantonese?
stamp feet; dance
手舞足蹈
重蹈覆轍
shǒu wǔ zú dǎo
chóng dǎo fù zhé
lit. to move one's hands and feet about (idiom)/fig. to dance about/to express one's feelings in body language/to gesture animatedly/(TCM) involuntary movements of the limbs
lit. to follow in the tracks of an overturned cart (idiom)/fig. to follow a path that led to failure in the past/to repeat a disastrous mistake

稻
3899
dào
TODO: Cantonese?
rice growing in field, rice plant
稻田
稻米
dào tián
dào mǐ
paddy field/rice paddy
rice (crop)

舀
3900
yǎo
TODO: Cantonese?
dip, ladle; ladle
舀勺
舀子
yǎo sháo
yǎo zi
scoop; dipper
ladle; scoop

於

1: oh!

Old Chinese: *[ʔ]ˤa

Middle Chinese: 'u

2: at (locative preposition)

Old Chinese: *[ʔ]a

Middle Chinese: 'jo

淤
3901
yū
TODO: Cantonese?
mud, sediment; clog up, silt up
淤積
出淤泥而不染
yū jī
chū yū ní ér bù rǎn
to silt up/silt/sediment/ooze/slurry
lit. to grow out of the mud unsullied (idiom)/fig. to be principled and incorruptible
瘀
3902
yū
TODO: Cantonese?
a hematoma, contusion; extravasated blood
瘀傷
瘀斑
yū shāng
yū bān
to become bruised/bruising/bruise
(medicine) ecchymosis/bruising
菸
3903
yū、yān
TODO: Cantonese?
to fade; withered or dried leaves; tobacco (used for U+70DF 烟 and U+7159 煙)
菸
菸礆
菸鹼
yū
yān jiǎn
yān jiǎn
to wither/dried leaves/faded/withered
nicotine/also written 菸鹼|菸碱[yan1 jian3]
nicotine

於
3904
于
yú、wū
TODO: Cantonese?
in, at, on; interjection alas!
由於
至於
於
yóu yú
zhì yú
wū
due to/as a result of/thanks to/owing to/since/because
as for/as to/to go so far as to
(literary) Oh!/Ah!

唷
3905
yō
TODO: Cantonese?
final particle
哎唷
唷
āi yō
yō
interjection of pain or surprise/also written 哎喲|哎哟
(interjection expressing surprise) Oh!/My!

化

transform

Old Chinese: *qʷʰˤaj-s

Middle Chinese: xwaeH

化
3906
huà、huā
TODO: Cantonese?
change, convert, reform; -ize
文化
變化
化子
wén huà
biàn huà
huā zi
culture/civilization/cultural/CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3]
(intransitive) to change; to vary/change; variation/CL:個|个[ge4]
beggar (old term)/same as 花子
花
3907
huā
TODO: Cantonese?
flower; blossoms
花蓮
花園
huā lián
huā yuán
Hualien, city and county on the east coast of Taiwan
garden/CL:座[zuo4],個|个[ge4]

訛
3908
讹
é
TODO: Cantonese?
swindle, cheat; erroneous, wrong
以訛傳訛
差訛
yǐ é chuán é
chā é
to spread falsehoods/to increasingly distort the truth/to pile errors on top of errors (idiom)
error/mistake

貨
3909
货
huò
TODO: Cantonese?
goods, commodities, products
貨物
出貨
huò wù
chū huò
goods/commodity/merchandise/CL:宗[zong1]
to take money or valuables out of storage/to recover/to ship goods/to extract (chemicals from solution)

靴
3910
xuē
TODO: Cantonese?
boots
氈靴
涉水靴
zhān xuē
shè shuǐ xuē
felt boots/valenki (traditional Russian footwear)
wading boots/high-topped waterproof boots

是

this

Old Chinese: *[d]eʔ

Middle Chinese: dzyeX

堤
3911
dī、dí、tí
TODO: Cantonese?
dike
堤防
千里之堤，潰於蟻穴
小孩堤防
那堤
dī fáng
qiān lǐ zhī dī , kuì yú yǐ xué
xiǎo hái dí fáng
nà tí
dike/embankment/levee
lit. an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom)/fig. huge damage may result from a moment's negligence
Kinderdijk, village in the Netherlands with a large network of windmills attracting many tourists
latte (loanword) (Tw)
提
3912
tí、dī
TODO: Cantonese?
hold in hand; lift in hand
提出
提高
提防
提溜
tí chū
tí gāo
dī fang
dī liu
to raise (an issue)/to propose/to put forward/to suggest/to post (on a website)/to withdraw (cash)
to raise/to increase/to improve
to guard against/to be vigilant/watch you don't (slip)/Taiwan pr. [ti2 fang2]
(coll.) to carry/Taiwan pr. [ti2 liu5]
題
3913
题
tí
TODO: Cantonese?
forehead; title, headline; theme
主題
話題
zhǔ tí
huà tí
theme/subject
subject (of a talk or conversation)/topic

匙
3914
chí、shi
TODO: Cantonese?
spoon; surname
湯匙
一匙
鑰匙
一把鑰匙開一把鎖
tāng chí
yī chí
yào shi
yī bǎ yào shi kāi yī bǎ suǒ
soup spoon/tablespoon/CL:把[ba3]
spoonful
key/CL:把[ba3]
One key opens one lock./There is a different solution for each problem. (idiom)

是
3915
shì
TODO: Cantonese?
indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that
於是
而是
yú shì
ér shì
thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence
rather

戠

adhere (?)

Old Chinese: *tək

Middle Chinese: tsyik

幟
3916
帜
zhì
TODO: Cantonese?
flag, pennant; sign; fasten
旗幟
標幟
qí zhì
biāo zhì
ensign/flag
banner; standard/variant of 標誌|标志[biao1 zhi4]
識
3917
识
shí、zhì
TODO: Cantonese?
recognize, understand, know
意識
共識
博聞強識
數據鏈路連接標識
yì shí
gòng shí
bó wén qiáng zhì
shù jù liàn lù lián jiē biāo zhì
consciousness/awareness/to be aware/to realize
common understanding/consensus
erudite/widely read and knowledgeable
data link connection identifier (DLCI)

熾
3918
炽
chì
TODO: Cantonese?
burning-hot, intense; to burn, blaze; splendid, illustrious
熾熱
旺熾
chì rè
wàng chì
red-hot/glowing/blazing/(fig.) passionate
blazing

織
3919
织
zhī
TODO: Cantonese?
weave, knit; organize, unite
交織
編織
jiāo zhī
biān zhī
to interweave
to weave; to knit; to plait; to braid/(fig.) to create (sth abstract, e.g. a dream, a lie etc)

職
3920
职
zhí
TODO: Cantonese?
duty, profession; office, post
職業
職務
zhí yè
zhí wù
occupation; profession; vocation/professional
post/position/job/duties

卷
3921
juǎn、juàn
TODO: Cantonese?
scroll; curl; make a comeback
中卷
內卷
問卷
考卷
zhōng juǎn
nèi juǎn
wèn juàn
kǎo juàn
adult squid, typically more than 15 cm long with a slender body and fins in the shape of a big rhombus (Tw)
(embryology) to involute; involution/(neologism c. 2017) (of a society) to become more and more of a rat race; to become increasingly competitive (due to limited resources)
questionnaire/CL:份[fen4]
exam paper
眷
3922
juàn
TODO: Cantonese?
take interest in, care for
眷村
眷屬
juàn cūn
juàn shǔ
military dependents' village (community established in Taiwan for Nationalist soldiers and their dependents after the KMT retreated from the mainland in 1949)
family member/husband and wife

豢
3923
huàn
TODO: Cantonese?
domestic animals; feed, raise
豢養
芻豢
huàn yǎng
chú huàn
to keep (an animal)/to look after the needs of (a person or an animal)/(fig.) to keep (a spy, lackey etc) in one's pay
livestock/farm animals

拳
3924
quán
TODO: Cantonese?
fist; various forms of boxing
拳頭
跆拳道
quán tou
tái quán dào
fist/clenched fist/CL:個|个[ge4]/competitive (product)
taekwondo (Korean martial art)

券
3925
quàn
TODO: Cantonese?
certificate, ticket; title deeds
證券
彩券
zhèng quàn
cǎi quàn
negotiable security (financial)/certificate/stocks and bonds
lottery ticket

樂

1: to cure

Old Chinese: *[r]ˤawk

Middle Chinese: lak

2: joy; enjoy

Old Chinese: *[r]ˤawk

Middle Chinese: lak

3: cause to rejoice

Old Chinese: *[ŋ]ˤrawk-s

Middle Chinese: ngaewH

4: music

Old Chinese: *[ŋ]ˤrawk

Middle Chinese: ngaewk

爍
3926
烁
shuò
TODO: Cantonese?
shine, glitter, sparkle
閃爍
熠爍
shǎn shuò
yì shuò
flickering/twinkling/evasive/vague (of speech)
to twinkle/to glimmer/to glisten
鑠
3927
铄
shuò
TODO: Cantonese?
melt, smelt; shine
眾口鑠金
矍鑠
zhòng kǒu shuò jīn
jué shuò
lit. public opinion is powerful enough to melt metal (idiom)/fig. public clamor can obscure the actual truth/mass spreading of rumors can confuse right and wrong
hale and hearty

樂
3928
乐
yuè、lè、lào
TODO: Cantonese?
happy, glad; enjoyable; music
音樂
樂團
樂趣
樂觀
樂亭
樂亭縣
yīn yuè
yuè tuán
lè qù
lè guān
lào tíng
lào tíng xiàn
music/CL:張|张[zhang1],曲[qu3],段[duan4]
band/orchestra
delight; pleasure; joy
optimistic; hopeful
Laoting county in Tangshan 唐山[Tang2 shan1], Hebei
Laoting county in Tangshan 唐山[Tang2 shan1], Hebei

礫
3929
砾
lì
TODO: Cantonese?
gravel, pebbles, potsherds
沙礫
漂礫
shā lì
piāo lì
grains of sand
boulder

藥
3930
药
yào
TODO: Cantonese?
drugs, pharmaceuticals, medicine
藥物
藥品
yào wù
yào pǐn
medicaments/pharmaceuticals/medication/medicine/drug
medicaments/medicine/drug

猒

1: satiate, satisfy

Old Chinese: *ʔem

Middle Chinese: 'jiem

2: satisfaction

Old Chinese: *ʔem-s

Middle Chinese: 'jiemH

厭
3931
厌
yàn、yān
TODO: Cantonese?
dislike, detest, reject; satiate
討厭
厭惡
病厭厭
tǎo yàn
yàn wù
bìng yān yān
to dislike/to loathe/disagreeable/troublesome/annoying
to loathe/to hate/disgusted with sth
sickly-looking
饜
3932
餍
yàn
TODO: Cantonese?
be satiated, eat one's full
飫甘饜肥
饜
yù gān yàn féi
yàn
to live off the fat of the land (idiom)/to have a luxurious lifestyle
to eat to the full

壓
3933
压
yā、yà
TODO: Cantonese?
press; oppress; crush; pressure
壓力
壓迫
壓板
壓根
yā lì
yā pò
yà bǎn
yà gēn
pressure
to oppress/to repress/to constrict/oppression/stress (physics)
see-saw
(mainly used in the negative) in the first place; absolutely; simply

魘
3934
魇
yǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
nightmare, bad dreams
夢魘
魘寐
mèng yǎn
yǎn mèi
nightmare
to have a nightmare

靨
3935
靥
yè
TODO: Cantonese?
dimples
笑靨
靨
xiào yè
yè
dimple/smiling face
dimple

矣

(final particle)

Old Chinese: *qəʔ (atonic)

Middle Chinese: hiX

唉
3936
āi、ài
TODO: Cantonese?
alas, exclamation of surprise or pain
唉唉
唉姐
唉
āi āi
āi jiě
ài
(onom.) sighing voice/crying sound
granny (dialect)
alas/oh dear
埃
3937
āi
TODO: Cantonese?
fine dust, dirt
埃及
塵埃
āi jí
chén āi
Egypt
dust
挨
3938
ái、āi
TODO: Cantonese?
near, close by, next to, towards, against; to wait; to lean on
挨打
受凍挨餓
挨不上
挨個
ái dǎ
shòu dòng ái è
āi bù shàng
āi gè
to take a beating/to get thrashed/to come under attack
to go cold and hungry
to be irrelevant/to be superfluous
one by one/in turn

俟
3939
qí、sì
TODO: Cantonese?
wait for, wait until, as soon as
万俟
俟
俟候
俟
mò qí
qí
sì hòu
sì
two-character surname Moqi
used in 万俟[Mo4 qi2]
to wait (literary)
(literary) to wait for

矣
3940
yǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
particle of completed action
往事已矣
矣
wǎng shì yǐ yǐ
yǐ
the past is dead (idiom)
classical final particle, similar to modern 了[le5]

赤

red

Old Chinese: *[t-qʰ](r)Ak

Middle Chinese: tsyhek

嚇
3941
吓
hè、xià
TODO: Cantonese?
scare, frighten; intimidate
恐嚇
單方恐嚇
驚嚇
嚇壞
kǒng hè
dān fāng kǒng hè
jīng xià
xià huài
to threaten/to menace
unilateral threat
to frighten/to horrify/to terrify
to be terrified/to terrify sb
赫
3942
hè
TODO: Cantonese?
bright, radiant, glowing
赫然
赫爾辛基
hè rán
hè ěr xīn jī
with astonishment/with a shock/awe-inspiringly/impressively/furiously (angry)
Helsinki (Swedish Helsingfors), capital of Finland

赤
3943
chì
TODO: Cantonese?
red; bare; Kangxi radical 155
赤字
赤道
chì zì
chì dào
(financial) deficit/red letter
equator (of the earth or a celestial body)/celestial equator

赦
3944
shè
TODO: Cantonese?
forgive, remit, pardon
十惡不赦
國際大赦
shí è bù shè
guó jì dà shè
wicked beyond redemption (idiom)/heinous
Amnesty International

螫
3945
zhē、shì
TODO: Cantonese?
poison; sting; poisonous insect
蜂螫
螫中
螫
fēng zhē
zhē zhòng
shì
bee sting
(of a bee, jellyfish etc) to sting (sb)
(literary) (of a bee or spider etc) to sting or bite

隹

a kind of bird

Old Chinese: *tur

Middle Chinese: tsywij

椎
3946
zhuī、chuí
TODO: Cantonese?
hammer, mallet; vertebra
脊椎
古脊椎動物學
椎
jǐ zhuī
gǔ jǐ zhuī dòng wù xué
chuí
vertebra/backbone
vertebrate paleontology
hammer; mallet (variant of 槌[chui2])/to hammer; to bludgeon (variant of 捶[chui2])
錐
3947
锥
zhuī
TODO: Cantonese?
gimlet, awl, drill, auger; bore
三角錐
交通錐
sān jiǎo zhuī
jiāo tōng zhuī
triangular pyramid (math.)
traffic cone

堆
3948
duī
TODO: Cantonese?
heap, pile, crowd; pile up
堆積
堆疊
duī jī
duī dié
to pile up/to heap/accumulation
to pile up/to put layer upon layer/(Tw) (computing) stack

誰
3949
谁
shéi、séi、shuí
TODO: Cantonese?
who? whom? whose? anyone?
人誰無過
愛誰誰
沒誰了
阿誰
rén shéi wú guò
ài shéi shéi
méi séi le
ā shuí
Everyone makes mistakes (idiom)
(coll.) whatever/who cares
(coll.) nobody can beat that/extraordinary/remarkable
who

推
3950
tuī
TODO: Cantonese?
push, expel; push forward
推出
推薦
tuī chū
tuī jiàn
to push out/to release/to launch/to publish/to recommend
to recommend/recommendation

奔

run (v.)

Old Chinese: *pˤur

Middle Chinese: pwon

奔
3951
bēn、bèn
TODO: Cantonese?
run fast, flee; rush about; run
奔馳
奔馳
投奔
各奔前程
bēn chí
bēn chí
tóu bèn
gè bèn qián chéng
Benz (name)/Mercedes-Benz, German car maker
to run quickly/to speed/to gallop
to seek shelter/to seek asylum
each goes his own way (idiom); each person has his own life to lead
賁
3952
贲
bēn、bì
TODO: Cantonese?
forge ahead; energetic; surname; hexagram ䷕
賁門
賁
賁臨
賁
bēn mén
bēn
bì lín
bì
cardia (anatomy)
energetic
(of a distinguished guest) honor my house (firm etc) with your presence
bright

墳
3953
坟
fén
TODO: Cantonese?
grave, mound; bulge; bulging
墳地
上墳
fén dì
shàng fén
graveyard/cemetery
to visit a grave

憤
3954
愤
fèn
TODO: Cantonese?
resent, hate; indignant
氣憤
憤慨
qì fèn
fèn kǎi
indignant/furious
to resent/resentment

噴
3955
喷
pēn、pèn
TODO: Cantonese?
spurt, blow out, puff out
噴出
噴泉
噴香
噴
pēn chū
pēn quán
pèn xiāng
pèn
spout/spray/belch/to well up/to puff out/to spurt out
fountain
fragrant/delicious
(of a smell) strong/peak season (of a crop)/(classifier for the ordinal number of a crop, in the context of multiple harvests)

卜

divine (v.)

Old Chinese: *pˤok

Middle Chinese: puwk

訃
3956
讣
fù
TODO: Cantonese?
obituary; give notice of death
訃告
訃文
fù gào
fù wén
obituary
obituary notice
赴
3957
fù
TODO: Cantonese?
go to; attend, be present
全力以赴
共赴
quán lì yǐ fù
gòng fù
to do at all costs/to make an all-out effort
joint participation/to go together

卜
3958
bǔ、bo
TODO: Cantonese?
fortune telling; prophesy
占卜
前途未卜
卜卜米
李卜克內西
zhān bǔ
qián tú wèi bǔ
bo bo mǐ
lǐ bo kè nèi xī
to divine
hanging in the balance/the future is hard to forecast/¿Qué serà?/who knows what the future holds?
Rice Krispies
Wilhelm Liebknecht (1826-1900), political activist and founding member of the German Socialist Party SPD

朴
3959
pò、pǔ、pú、piáo
TODO: Cantonese?
simple, unadorned; sincere; surname; a tree
凹朴皮
厚朴
抱朴子
朴子
朴子市
朴智星
朴槿惠
āo pò pí
hòu pò
bào pǔ zǐ
pú zǐ
pú zǐ shì
piáo zhì xīng
piáo jǐn huì
bark of tulip tree (TCM)/Cortex Liriodendri
magnolia bark (bark of Magnolia officinalis)
Baopuzi, collection of essays by Ge Hong 葛洪[Ge3 Hong2] on alchemy, immortality, legalism, society etc
Puzi or Putzu City in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 Xian4], west Taiwan
Puzi or Putzu City in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 Xian4], west Taiwan
Park Ji-sung (1981-), South Korean former footballer, played for Manchester United (2005-2012)
Park Geun-hye (1952-), Korean politician, daughter of former dictator Park Chung-Hee 朴正熙[Piao2 Zheng4 xi1], president of Korea 2013-2017

仆
3960
pū
TODO: Cantonese?
fall forward; lie prostrate, prone; servant
仆街
前仆後繼
pū jiē
qián pū hòu jì
drop dead!/go to hell!/fuck you! (Cantonese)
one falls, the next follows (idiom); stepping into the breach to replace fallen comrades/advancing wave upon wave

爲

1: TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: ɢʷal

2: TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: ɢʷal

3: TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: ɢʷals

為
3961
为
wéi、wèi
TODO: Cantonese?
do, handle, govern, act; be
認為
行為
為人
不為左右袒
rèn wéi
xíng wéi
wèi rén
bù wèi zuǒ yòu tǎn
to believe; to think; to consider; to feel
action/conduct/behavior/activity
for sb/for others' interest
to remain neutral in a quarrel (idiom)
爲
3962
为
wéi、wèi
TODO: Cantonese?
do, handle, govern, act; be

譌
3963
𰵑
é
TODO: Cantonese?
false, erroneous

偽
3964
伪
wěi
TODO: Cantonese?
false, counterfeit, bogus
偽造
偽裝
wěi zào
wěi zhuāng
to forge/to fake/to counterfeit
to pretend to be (asleep etc)/to disguise oneself as/pretense/disguise/(military) to camouflage/camouflage

十

ten

Old Chinese: *t.[g]əp

Middle Chinese: dzyip

什
3965
shén、shí
TODO: Cantonese?
file of ten soldiers; mixed, miscellaneous
什麼
為什麼
什一奉獻
什剎海
shén me
wèi shén me
shí yī fèng xiàn
shí chà hǎi
what?/something; anything
why?/for what reason?
tithing
Shichahai, scenic area of northwest Beijing with three lakes
十
3966
shí
TODO: Cantonese?
ten, tenth; complete; perfect
十足
十二指腸
shí zú
shí èr zhǐ cháng
ample/complete/hundred percent/a pure shade (of some color)
duodenum

針
3967
针
zhēn
TODO: Cantonese?
needle; pin; tack; acupuncture
針對
方針
zhēn duì
fāng zhēn
to target; to focus on; to be aimed at or against; in response to
policy/guidelines/CL:個|个[ge4]

汁
3968
zhī
TODO: Cantonese?
juice, liquor, fluid, sap, gravy, sauce
果汁
汁液
guǒ zhī
zhī yè
fruit juice
juice

追

pursue

Old Chinese: *truj

Middle Chinese: trwij

歸
3969
归
guī
TODO: Cantonese?
return; return to, revert to
回歸
歸納
huí guī
guī nà
to return to/to retreat/regression (statistics)
to sum up/to summarize/to conclude from facts/induction (method of deduction in logic)
皈
3970
guī
TODO: Cantonese?
follow, comply with
皈依
皈依者
guī yī
guī yī zhě
to convert to (a religion)
a convert

槌
3971
chuí
TODO: Cantonese?
hammer, mallet; strike, beat
凸槌
小槌
tū chuí
xiǎo chuí
(slang) (Tw) to mess up/to screw up
mallet/drumstick

追
3972
zhuī、duī
TODO: Cantonese?
pursue, chase after; expel
追求
追查
追
zhuī qiú
zhuī chá
duī
to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly/to seek after/to woo
to try to find out; to trace; to track down
to sculpt/to carve/musical instrument (old)

兒

child

Old Chinese: *ŋe

Middle Chinese: nye

倪
3973
ní
TODO: Cantonese?
feeble, tiny, young and weak
端倪
一窺端倪
duān ní
yī kuī duān ní
boundary/clue/indication/to obtain clues/to infer
to infer easily; to guess at a glance; to get a clue
霓
3974
ní
TODO: Cantonese?
rainbow; variegated, colored
大旱望雲霓
霓虹
dà hàn wàng yún ní
ní hóng
lit. looking for rain clouds in times of drought (idiom)/fig. desperate for an escape from a difficult situation
rainbow/neon (loanword)

兒
3975
儿
r5、ér
TODO: Cantonese?
son, child, oneself; final part
這兒
那兒
兒童
兒子
zhè r5
nà r5
ér tóng
ér zi
here
there
child/CL:個|个[ge4]
son

睨
3976
nì
TODO: Cantonese?
look askance at, glare at; squint
傲睨
嗔睨
ào nì
chēn nì
to look down upon
to look askance at sb in anger

食

1: eat

Old Chinese: *mə-lək

Middle Chinese: zyik

2: feed (v.)

Old Chinese: *s-m-lək-s

Middle Chinese: ziH

蝕
3977
蚀
shí
TODO: Cantonese?
nibble away; erode; eclipse
侵蝕
海蝕
qīn shí
hǎi shí
to erode/to corrode
coastal erosion/marine abrasion
食
3978
shí、sì
TODO: Cantonese?
eat; meal; food; Kangxi radical 184
食物
飲食
食
shí wù
yǐn shí
sì
food/CL:種|种[zhong3]
eating and drinking/food and drink; diet
to feed (a person or animal)

飭
3979
饬
chì
TODO: Cantonese?
order; command; give command
嚴飭
整飭
yán chì
zhěng chì
careful/precise
(literary) to put in good order; to make shipshape/(literary) orderly; neat; tidy

飾
3980
饰
shì
TODO: Cantonese?
decorate, ornament, adorn; to deceive
服飾
修飾語
fú shì
xiū shì yǔ
apparel/clothing and personal adornment
(grammar) modifier/qualifier/adjunct

氏

clan

Old Chinese: *k.deʔ

Middle Chinese: dzyeX

氏
3981
shì、zhī
TODO: Cantonese?
clan, family; mister
氏族
姓氏
大月氏
月氏
shì zú
xìng shì
dà yuè zhī
yuè zhī
clan
family name
the Greater Yuezhi, a branch of the Yuezhi 月氏[Yue4 zhi1] people of central Asia during the Han dynasty
ancient people of central Asia during the Han dynasty
舐
3982
shì
TODO: Cantonese?
lick with tongue
溜舐
老牛舐犢
liū shì
lǎo niú shì dú
to flatter obsequiously/toady
lit. an old ox licking its calf (idiom)/fig. (of parents) to dote on one's children

祇
3983
qí
TODO: Cantonese?
the spirit of the earth; (used for U+53EA 只) only, merely, but
神祇
地祇
shén qí
dì qí
god/deity
earth spirit

紙
3984
纸
zhǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
paper
報紙
紙張
bào zhǐ
zhǐ zhāng
newspaper/newsprint/CL:份[fen4],期[qi1],張|张[zhang1]
paper

尼

1: to stop

Old Chinese: *nˤərʔ

Middle Chinese: nejX

2: to stop, obstruct

Old Chinese: *nˤərʔ-s

Middle Chinese: nejH

3: near, close

Old Chinese: *nr[əj]

Middle Chinese: nrij

呢
3985
ní、ne
TODO: Cantonese?
interrogative or emphatic final; (Cant.) this
制服呢
呢呢
怎麼說呢
管他呢
zhì fú ní
ní ní
zěn me shuō ne
guǎn tā ne
tweed cloth (used for military uniforms etc)
garrulous/talkative
Why is that?; How come?
don’t worry about (it, him etc)/doesn’t matter/whatever/anyway
尼
3986
ní
TODO: Cantonese?
Buddhist nun; transliteration
印尼
尼泊爾
yìn ní
ní bó ěr
Indonesia (abbr. for 印度尼西亞|印度尼西亚)
Nepal
泥
3987
ní、nì
TODO: Cantonese?
mud, mire; earth, clay; plaster
泥土
泥沙
往泥裡踩
泥古
ní tǔ
ní shā
wǎng nì lǐ cǎi
nì gǔ
earth; soil; mud; clay
silt
to belittle/to attack sb
stick-in-the-mud/to stick to old ways/stubbornly conservative

旎
3988
nǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
fluttering of flag; romantic
旖旎
旎
yǐ nǐ
nǐ
charming and gentle
fluttering of flags

TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: ʔslɯː

哉
3989
zāi
TODO: Cantonese?
final exclamatory particle
善哉
嗚呼哀哉
shàn zāi
wū hū āi zāi
excellent
alas/all is lost
栽
3990
zāi
TODO: Cantonese?
to cultivate, plant; to care for plants
栽培
栽種
zāi péi
zāi zhòng
to grow/to cultivate/to train/to educate/to patronize
to plant/to grow

裁
3991
cái
TODO: Cantonese?
cut out; decrease
總裁
制裁
zǒng cái
zhì cái
chairman/director-general (of a company etc)
to punish/punishment/sanctions (incl. economic)

載
3992
载
zǎi、zài
TODO: Cantonese?
load; carry; transport, convey
記載
載入
載運
滿載
jì zǎi
zǎi rù
zài yùn
mǎn zài
to write down/to record/written account
to load into/to record/to write into/to enter (data)/to go into (the records)/to go down (in history)
to convey (on vehicle)/to freight
full to capacity; fully loaded

弱

weak

Old Chinese: *newk

Middle Chinese: nyak

嬝
3993
niǎo
TODO: Cantonese?
delicate; graceful
嬝
niǎo
delicate/graceful
裊
3994
袅
niǎo
TODO: Cantonese?
curling upwards; wavering gently
裊娜
裊裊
niǎo nuó
niǎo niǎo
slim and graceful
rising in spirals

溺
3995
niào、nì
TODO: Cantonese?
drown; submerge in water; indulge
便溺
沉溺
溺亡
biàn niào
chén nì
nì wáng
to urinate or defecate/urine and feces
to indulge in/to wallow/absorbed in/deeply engrossed/addicted
to drown

弱
3996
ruò
TODO: Cantonese?
weak; fragile, delicate
弱勢
微弱
ruò shì
wēi ruò
vulnerable/weak
weak/faint/feeble

禾

growing grain

Old Chinese: *[ɢ]ˤoj

Middle Chinese: hwa

和
3997
hè、hé、hú、huó、huò
TODO: Cantonese?
harmony, peace; peaceful, calm
附和
一唱一和
和平
和平
和牌
和
和麵
必和必拓
和稀泥
拌和
fù hè
yī chàng yī hè
hé píng
hé píng
hú pái
hú
huó miàn
bì huó bì tuò
huò xī ní
bàn huò
to agree/to go along with/to echo (what sb says)
to echo one another (idiom)
Heping District of Shenyang city 瀋陽市|沈阳市[Shen3 yang2 shi4], Liaoning/Heping or Hoping Township in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 Xian4], Taiwan
peace/peaceful
to win in mahjong
to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards
to knead dough
BHP Billiton (Anglo-Australian mining corporation)
to try to smooth things over/to paper over the issues/to gloss things over
to mix and stir/to blend
禾
3998
hé
TODO: Cantonese?
grain still on stalk; rice plant
嘉禾
嘉禾縣
jiā hé
jiā hé xiàn
Jiahe county in Chenzhou 郴州[Chen1 zhou1], Hunan
Jiahe county in Chenzhou 郴州[Chen1 zhou1], Hunan

科
3999
kē
TODO: Cantonese?
section, department, science
科學
科學家
kē xué
kē xué jiā
science/scientific knowledge/scientific/rational/CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3]
scientist/CL:個|个[ge4]
蝌
4000
kē
TODO: Cantonese?
tadpole
蝌
蝌蚪
kē
kē dǒu
tadpole
tadpole/CL:隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]

閒

澗
4001
涧
jiàn
TODO: Cantonese?
brook, mountain stream
南澗彞族自治縣
山澗
nán jiàn yí zú zì zhì xiàn
shān jiàn
Nanjian Yizu autonomous county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
mountain stream
間
4002
间
jiān、gān、jiàn
TODO: Cantonese?
interval, space; place, between
民間
中間
半間不界
間接
間斷
mín jiān
zhōng jiān
bàn gān bù gà
jiàn jiē
jiàn duàn
among the people/popular/folk/non-governmental/involving people rather than governments
the middle; the inside/in the middle; within; between; among/during; in the meantime
shallow/not thorough/superficial
indirect
disconnected/interrupted/suspended/a gap/a break

簡
4003
简
jiǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
simple, terse, succinct; letter
簡直
簡介
jiǎn zhí
jiǎn jiè
simply; really
summary/brief introduction

閒
4004
闲
xián
TODO: Cantonese?
leisure; idle; peaceful, tranquil, calm
閒聊
閒談
xián liáo
xián tán
to chat/casual conversation
to chat

骨

bone

Old Chinese: *kˤut

Middle Chinese: kwot

滑
4005
huá
TODO: Cantonese?
slip, slide; slippery, polished
滑水
下滑
huá shuǐ
xià huá
water skiing/to water-ski
to slide down (a slope etc)/(fig.) to decline
猾
4006
huá
TODO: Cantonese?
crafty, cunning, shrewd; deceitful
奸猾
油猾
jiān huá
yóu huá
treacherous/crafty/deceitful
sly/slick

骨
4007
gū、gǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
bone; skeleton; frame, framework; Kangxi radical 188
一骨碌
骨碌
骨髓
骨頭
yī gū lu
gū lu
gǔ suǐ
gǔ tou
with a rolling or twisting movement/in a single movement; in one breath
to roll rapidly; to spin/Taiwan pr. [gu2 lu5]
bone marrow (medulla ossea)
bone/CL:根[gen1],塊|块[kuai4]/moral character/bitterness/Taiwan pr. [gu2 tou5]

核
4008
hé、hú
TODO: Cantonese?
seed, kernel, core, nut; atom
核心
核酸
核兒
hé xīn
hé suān
hú r5
core; nucleus
nucleic acid/(coll.) nucleic acid test (abbr. for 核酸檢測|核酸检测[he2 suan1 jian3 ce4])
pit (stone of a fruit)

殻

穀
4009
谷
gǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
corn, grain, cereal; lucky
穀子
五穀
gǔ zi
wǔ gǔ
millet
five crops, e.g. millet 粟[su4], soybean 豆[dou4], sesame 麻[ma2], barley 麥|麦[mai4], rice 稻[dao4] or other variants/all crops/all grains/oats, peas, beans and barley
轂
4010
毂
gǔ、gū
TODO: Cantonese?
hub of wheel
華轂
輪轂
螺槳轂
轂
huá gǔ
lún gǔ
luó jiǎng gū
gū
decorated carriage
wheel hub
propeller hub
wheel

够
4011
gòu
TODO: Cantonese?
enough, adequate

殼
4012
壳
qiào、ké
TODO: Cantonese?
casing, shell, husk, hull, skin
地殼
軀殼
貝殼
外殼
dì qiào
qū qiào
bèi ké
wài ké
the Earth's crust
the body (as opposed to the soul)
shell (of a mollusk)
envelope/outer shell/hull/cover/case

大

1: big

Old Chinese: *lˤat-s (MC F!)

Middle Chinese: daH

2: big

Old Chinese: *lˤa[t]-s

Middle Chinese: dajH

太
4013
tài
TODO: Cantonese?
very, too, much; big; extreme
太太
太陽
tài tai
tài yang
married woman/Mrs./Madam/wife/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
sun/CL:個|个[ge4]/abbr. for 太陽穴|太阳穴[tai4 yang2 xue2]
汰
4014
tài
TODO: Cantonese?
excessive; scour, wash out
淘汰
優勝劣汰
táo tài
yōu shèng liè tài
to wash out/(fig.) to cull/to weed out/to eliminate/to die out/to phase out
survival of the fittest (idiom)

大
4015
dà、dài、dá
TODO: Cantonese?
big, great, vast, large, high
大家
大學
大王
大夫
大鱗大麻哈魚
dà jiā
dà xué
dài wang
dài fu
dà lín dá má hǎ yú
everyone/influential family/great expert
the Great Learning, one of the Four Books 四書|四书[Si4 shu1] in Confucianism
robber baron (in opera, old stories)/magnate
doctor/physician
king salmon/Chinook salmon

馱
4016
驮
tuó、duò
TODO: Cantonese?
carry on back
下馱
韋馱菩薩
馱子
馱
xià tuó
wéi tuó pú sà
duò zi
duò
geta (Japanese clogs)
Skanda, the general or guardian Bodhisattva
pack animal's load
load carried by a pack animal