Mixed-A Groups

These groups have at least 4 characters and only 2 pronunciations.

弋

shoot arrow with string attached

Old Chinese: *lək

Middle Chinese: yik

代
668
dài
TODO: Cantonese?
replace, replacement (of person or generation); era, generation
時代
時代
shí dài
shí dài
Time, US weekly news magazine
age/era/epoch/period (in one's life)/CL:個|个[ge4]
岱
669
dài
TODO: Cantonese?
Daishan, one of the Five Sacred Mountains in China
岱宗
岱山縣
dài zōng
dài shān xiàn
another name for Mt Tai 泰山 in Shandong as principal or ancestor of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]/Mt Tai as resting place for departed souls
Daishan, a county in Zhoushan City 舟山市[Zhou1 shan1 Shi4], Zhejiang
戴
670
dài
TODO: Cantonese?
wear on top; support
戴上
穿戴
dài shang
chuān dài
to put on (hat etc)
to dress; to be dressed/clothing; apparel
玳
671
dài
TODO: Cantonese?
tortoise shell
玳瑁
玳瑁殼
dài mào
dài mào ké
hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)/tortoiseshell/Taiwan pr. [dai4 mei4]
tortoise shell
袋
672
dài
TODO: Cantonese?
pocket, bag, sack, pouch
口袋
袋子
kǒu dài
dài zi
pocket/bag; sack
bag
貸
673
贷
dài
TODO: Cantonese?
lend; borrow; pardon
借貸
乞貸
jiè dài
qǐ dài
to borrow or lend money/debit and credit items on a balance sheet
to beg for a loan
黛
674
dài
TODO: Cantonese?
blacken eyebrows; black
史黛西
奧黛
shǐ dài xī
ào dài
Stacy (name)
ao dai (traditional Vietnamese garment)

式
675
shì
TODO: Cantonese?
style, system, formula, rule
方式
正式
fāng shì
zhèng shì
way; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc)/CL:種|种[zhong3]
formal; official
弑
676
shì
TODO: Cantonese?
to kill one's superior
拭
677
shì
TODO: Cantonese?
wipe away stains with cloth
拭目以待
擦拭
shì mù yǐ dài
cā shì
lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see
to wipe clean
試
678
试
shì
TODO: Cantonese?
test, try, experiment
試圖
試用
shì tú
shì yòng
to attempt/to try
to try sth out/to be on probation
軾
679
轼
shì
TODO: Cantonese?
horizontal wooden bar in front of a sedan chair
憑軾結轍
蘇軾
píng shì jié zhé
sū shì
to drive non-stop as fast as one can (idiom)
Su Shi (1037-1101), aka Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡[Su1 Dong1 po1], Song dynasty writer, calligrapher and public official, one of the Three Su's 三蘇|三苏[San1 Su1] and one of the Eight Giants of Tang and Song Prose 唐宋八大家[Tang2 Song4 Ba1 Da4 jia1]

章

brilliant; distinctive mark; to display

Old Chinese: *taŋ

Middle Chinese: tsyang

彰
680
zhāng
TODO: Cantonese?
clear, manifest, obvious
彰化
彰化縣
zhāng huà
zhāng huà xiàn
Zhanghua or Changhua city and county in west Taiwan
Zhanghua or Changhua County in west Taiwan
樟
681
zhāng
TODO: Cantonese?
camphor tree
樟宜
樟木
zhāng yí
zhāng mù
Changi, area in the east of Singapore, where Singapore Changi Airport is located
Dram (Chinese Zhangmu), town at Tibet-Nepal border
漳
682
zhāng
TODO: Cantonese?
name of a river in Henan
南漳縣
漳州市
nán zhāng xiàn
zhāng zhōu shì
Nanzhang, a county in Xiangyang City 襄陽市|襄阳市[Xiang1 yang2 Shi4], Hubei
Zhangzhou, prefecture-level city in Fujian Province 福建省[Fu2 jian4 Sheng3]
獐
683
zhāng
TODO: Cantonese?
roebuck, hornless river deer
獐頭鼠目
香獐子
zhāng tóu shǔ mù
xiāng zhāng zi
lit. the head of a river deer and the eyes of a rat (idiom)/fig. repulsively ugly and shifty-looking
musk deer (Moschus moschiferus)
璋
684
zhāng
TODO: Cantonese?
jade plaything; jade ornament
弄璋
璋
nòng zhāng
zhāng
(literary) to have a baby boy; to celebrate the birth of a son
jade tablet used in ceremonies, shaped like the left or right half of a "gui" 圭[gui1], also given to male infants to play with
章
685
zhāng
TODO: Cantonese?
composition; chapter, section
文章
章程
wén zhāng
zhāng chéng
article/essay/literary works/writings/hidden meaning/CL:篇[pian1],段[duan4],頁|页[ye4]
rules/regulations/constitution/statute/articles of association (of company)/articles of incorporation/charter (of a corporation)/by-laws
蟑
686
zhāng
TODO: Cantonese?
cockroach
蟑螂屋
蟑
zhāng láng wū
zhāng
cockroach trap
used in 蟑螂[zhang1 lang2]

幛
687
zhàng
TODO: Cantonese?
scroll of silk or cloth bearing a congratulatory message
喜幛
挽幛
xǐ zhàng
wǎn zhàng
celebratory hanging scroll
large elegiac scroll
瘴
688
zhàng
TODO: Cantonese?
malaria pestilential vapors
烏煙瘴氣
瘴氣
wū yān zhàng qì
zhàng qì
(idiom) full of smoke and noxious fumes; (fig.) toxic atmosphere; chaotic environment
miasma
障
689
zhàng
TODO: Cantonese?
separate; shield; barricade
保障
故障
bǎo zhàng
gù zhàng
to ensure/to guarantee/to safeguard
malfunction/breakdown/defect/shortcoming/fault/failure/impediment/error/bug (in software)

主

master; host

Old Chinese: *toʔ

Middle Chinese: tsyuX

住
690
zhù
TODO: Cantonese?
reside, live at, dwell, lodge; stop
原住民
居住
yuán zhù mín
jū zhù
indigenous peoples/aborigine
to reside/to dwell/to live in a place/resident in
柱
691
zhù
TODO: Cantonese?
pillar, post; support; lean on
柱子
支柱
zhù zi
zhī zhù
pillar/CL:根[gen1]
mainstay/pillar/prop/backbone
注
692
zhù
TODO: Cantonese?
concentrate, focus, direct
注重
注音
zhù zhòng
zhù yīn
to pay attention to/to emphasize
to indicate the pronunciation of Chinese characters using Pinyin or Bopomofo etc/phonetic notation/(specifically) Bopomofo (abbr. for 注音符號|注音符号[zhu4 yin1 fu2 hao4])
蛀
693
zhù
TODO: Cantonese?
insects that eat books, clothes
蛀牙
蛀蝕
zhù yá
zhù shí
tooth decay; dental caries/decayed tooth; rotten tooth
to corrupt/to erode
註
694
注,𬣣
zhù
TODO: Cantonese?
explain; annotate; make entry
註定
註解
zhù dìng
zhù jiě
to foreordain/to be bound to; to be destined to; to be doomed to; inevitably
to annotate/annotation/comment/interpretation/to explain with notes/explanatory note
駐
695
驻
zhù
TODO: Cantonese?
to be stationed at, reside at; to stop
進駐
駐華
jìn zhù
zhù huá
to enter and garrison/(fig.) to establish a presence in
stationed in China/located in China

主
696
zhǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
master, chief owner; host; lord
主要
主管
zhǔ yào
zhǔ guǎn
main; principal; major; primary
in charge/responsible for/person in charge/manager
拄
697
zhǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
lean on; post; prod; ridicule
拄拐
拄
zhǔ guǎi
zhǔ
to be on crutches; to use a cane
to lean on/to prop on

利

sharp; profit

Old Chinese: *C.ri[t]-s

Middle Chinese: lijH

俐
698
lì
TODO: Cantonese?
smooth; active; clever, sharp
伶牙俐齒
口齒伶俐
líng yá lì chǐ
kǒu chǐ líng lì
clever and eloquent (idiom); fluent/having the gift of the gab
eloquent and fluent speaker (idiom); grandiloquence/the gift of the gab
利
699
lì
TODO: Cantonese?
gains, advantage, profit, merit
利用
專利
lì yòng
zhuān lì
to exploit/to make use of/to use/to take advantage of/to utilize
patent/sth uniquely enjoyed (or possessed etc) by a certain group of people/monopoly
痢
700
lì
TODO: Cantonese?
dysentery
洩痢
痢疾
xiè lì
lì ji
to have diarrhea
dysentery
莉
701
lì
TODO: Cantonese?
white jasmine
伊莉莎白
伊莉薩白
yī lì shā bái
yī lì sà bái
Elizabeth/also written 伊麗莎白|伊丽莎白
Elizabeth (name)/also written 伊麗莎白|伊丽莎白

梨
702
lí
TODO: Cantonese?
pear; opera; cut, slash
雪梨
雪梨
xuě lí
xuě lí
Sydney, capital of New South Wales, Australia (Tw)
snow pear (pyrus nivalis)
犁
703
lí
TODO: Cantonese?
plow
中俄伊犁條約
伊犁哈薩克自治州
zhōng é yī lí tiáo yuē
yī lí hā sà kè zì zhì zhōu
Treaty of Saint Petersburg of 1881, whereby Russia handed back Yili province to Qing China in exchange for compensation payment and unequal treaty rights
Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region 新疆維吾爾自治區|新疆维吾尔自治区[Xin1 jiang1 Wei2 wu2 er3 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]
黎
704
lí
TODO: Cantonese?
surname; numerous, many; black
保亭黎族苗族自治縣
哥斯大黎加
bǎo tíng lí zú miáo zú zì zhì xiàn
gē sī dà lí jiā
Baoting Li and Miao autonomous county, Hainan
(Tw) Costa Rica

全

complete (adj.)

Old Chinese: *[dz]o[n]

Middle Chinese: dzjwen

全
705
quán
TODO: Cantonese?
maintain, keep whole or intact
完全
安全
wán quán
ān quán
complete; whole/totally; entirely
safe; secure/safety; security
痊
706
quán
TODO: Cantonese?
be healed, be cured; recover
痊癒
痊可
quán yù
quán kě
to recover completely (from illness or injury)
(literary) to recover completely (from illness or injury)
荃
707
quán
TODO: Cantonese?
aromatic herb; fine cloth
段荃法
荃灣
duàn quán fǎ
quán wān
Duan Quanfa (1939-2010), Chinese writer
Tsuen Wan district of New Territories, Hong Kong
詮
708
诠
quán
TODO: Cantonese?
explain, expound, comment on
詮釋
正教真詮
quán shì
zhèng jiào zhēn quán
to interpret/to comment and explain/to annotate/to perform (i.e. interpret a theatrical role)/to decode/interpretation/annotation
Exegesis of the Right Religion by Wang Daiyu 王岱輿|王岱舆[Wang2 Dai4 yu2], a study of Islam published during the Ming dynasty
銓
709
铨
quán
TODO: Cantonese?
weigh, measure; select officials
胡銓
蔣士銓
hú quán
jiǎng shì quán
Hu Quan (1102-1180), Song Dynasty official and poet
Jiang Shiquan (1725-1784), Qing poet, one of Three great poets of the Qianlong era 乾嘉三大家

拴
710
shuān
TODO: Cantonese?
bind with rope, fasten
拴住
拴
shuān zhù
shuān
to tether/to tie up/(fig.) to restrict/to keep a hold on
to tie up
栓
711
shuān
TODO: Cantonese?
wooden peg, post or stick
消防栓
月經棉栓
xiāo fáng shuān
yuè jīng mián shuān
fire hydrant
tampon

采

1: gather, pluck

Old Chinese: *s.r̥ˤəʔ

Middle Chinese: tshojX

2: colorful

Old Chinese: *s.r̥ˤəʔ

Middle Chinese: tshojX

彩
712
cǎi
TODO: Cantonese?
hue, color; variegated colors
色彩
彩色
sè cǎi
cǎi sè
tint; coloring; coloration/(fig.) flavor; character
color/multicolored
採
713
采
cǎi
TODO: Cantonese?
gather, collect; pick, select
採用
採購
cǎi yòng
cǎi gòu
to adopt/to employ/to use
to procure (for an enterprise etc)/to purchase
睬
714
cǎi
TODO: Cantonese?
notice; pay attention to
理睬
不加理睬
lǐ cǎi
bù jiā lǐ cǎi
to heed/to pay attention to
without giving due consideration/to ignore/to overlook
綵
715
䌽
cǎi
TODO: Cantonese?
varicolored silk; variegated
剪綵
jiǎn cǎi
to cut the ribbon (at an opening)
踩
716
cǎi
TODO: Cantonese?
step on
扒高踩低
踩剎車
pá gāo cǎi dī
cǎi shā chē
crawl high, step low (idiom); unprincipled crawling, flattering one's superiors and trampling on one's juniors/toadying and bullying
to step on the brake/to brake (when driving)
采
717
cǎi、cài
TODO: Cantonese?
collect, gather; pick, pluck
風采
興高采烈
采地
采邑
fēng cǎi
xìng gāo cǎi liè
cài dì
cài yì
svelte/elegant manner/graceful bearing
happy and excited (idiom)/in high spirits/in great delight
fief
fief

菜
718
cài
TODO: Cantonese?
vegetables; dish, order; food
蔬菜
青菜
shū cài
qīng cài
vegetables
green vegetables/Chinese cabbage

羅

a kind of net (on a handle?) (Shuōwén: 'bird net')

Old Chinese: *rˤaj

Middle Chinese: la

囉
719
啰
luō、luó
TODO: Cantonese?
exclamatory final particle, nag
哆囉美遠
哆囉美遠族
囉唣
囉
duō luō měi yuǎn
duō luō měi yuǎn zú
luó zào
luó
Torobiawan, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Torobiawan, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
to create a disturbance; to make trouble; to harass
used in 囉唣|啰唣[luo2 zao4]
玀
720
猡
luó
TODO: Cantonese?
pig; Lolo aboriginal tribe
豬玀
玀
zhū luó
luó
(dialect) pig; swine
used in 豬玀|猪猡[zhu1 luo2]
籮
721
箩
luó
TODO: Cantonese?
bamboo basket
淘籮
籮
táo luó
luó
basket (for washing rice)
basket
羅
722
罗
luó、luō
TODO: Cantonese?
net for catching birds; gauze
羅馬
羅浮宮
哩哩羅羅
克侖特羅
luó mǎ
luó fú gōng
lī lī luō luō
kè lún tè luō
Rome, capital of Italy/(historical) Ancient Rome
the Louvre, museum in Paris (Tw)
endless mumbling (onom.)/verbose and incomprehensible/talking endlessly
clenbuterol
蘿
723
萝
luó
TODO: Cantonese?
type of creeping plant; turnip
蘿蔔
紅蘿蔔
luó bo
hóng luó bo
radish (Raphanus sativus), esp. daikon/CL:根[gen1]
carrot/red radish
邏
724
逻
luó
TODO: Cantonese?
patrol; inspect; watch
邏輯
巡邏
luó ji
xún luó
(loanword) logic
to patrol
鑼
725
锣
luó
TODO: Cantonese?
gong
開鑼
鑼鼓
kāi luó
luó gǔ
to beat the gong to open a performance
gongs and drums/Chinese percussion instruments

廷

courtyard

Old Chinese: *lˤeŋ

Middle Chinese: deng

庭
726
tíng
TODO: Cantonese?
courtyard; spacious hall or yard
法庭
庭院
fǎ tíng
tíng yuàn
court of law
courtyard
廷
727
tíng
TODO: Cantonese?
court
朝廷
宮廷
cháo tíng
gōng tíng
court/imperial household/dynasty
court (of king or emperor)
蜓
728
tíng
TODO: Cantonese?
dragonfly
蜻蜓
堰蜓座
qīng tíng
yàn tíng zuò
dragonfly
Chamaeleon (constellation)
霆
729
tíng
TODO: Cantonese?
a sudden peal of thunder
大發雷霆
星流霆擊
dà fā léi tíng
xīng liú tíng jī
to be furious/to fly into a terrible rage
meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom); omens of violent development/portentous signs

挺
730
tǐng
TODO: Cantonese?
to stand upright, straighten; rigid
挺直
挺身而出
tǐng zhí
tǐng shēn ér chū
upright; erect/to straighten up (one's back etc); to hold erect
to step forward bravely
梃
731
tǐng
TODO: Cantonese?
a club; a stalk; straight
梃
tǐng
a club (weapon)
艇
732
tǐng
TODO: Cantonese?
small boat, dugout, punt
快艇
遊艇
kuài tǐng
yóu tǐng
speedboat/motor launch
barge/yacht/CL:隻|只[zhi1]

喜

joy; rejoice

Old Chinese: *qʰ(r)əʔ

Middle Chinese: xiX

僖
733
xī
TODO: Cantonese?
joy, gladness, delight; surname
唐僖宗
僖
táng xī zōng
xī
Emperor Xizong of Tang, reign name of nineteenth Tang Emperor Li Xuan 李儇[Li3 Xuan1] (862-888), reigned 873-888
cautious/merry/joyful
嘻
734
xī
TODO: Cantonese?
mirthful, happy; interjection
笑嘻嘻
嘻哈
xiào xī xī
xī hā
grinning/smiling
hip-hop (music genre) (loanword)
嬉
735
xī
TODO: Cantonese?
enjoy; play, amuse oneself
嬉皮
嬉戲
xī pí
xī xì
hippie (loanword) (Tw)
to frolic; to romp
熹
736
xī
TODO: Cantonese?
dim light, glimmer; warm, bright
明熹宗
朱熹
míng xī zōng
zhū xī
Ming Xizong, temple name of fifteenth Ming emperor Tianqi 明天啟|明天启[Ming2 Tian1 qi3]
Zhu Xi or Chu Hsi (1130-1200), also known as Master Zhu 朱子[Zhu1 zi3], Song dynasty Confucian writer and propagandist, founder of neo-Confucianism

喜
737
xǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
like, love, enjoy; joyful thing
喜歡
喜愛
xǐ huan
xǐ ài
to like; to be fond of
to like/to love/to be fond of/favorite
禧
738
xǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
happiness; congratulations
千禧一代
千禧年
qiān xǐ yī dài
qiān xǐ nián
Generation Y/Millennial Generation
the first year of a millennium (esp. the year 2000)

平

1: distinguish; punctiious

Old Chinese: *[b]en

Middle Chinese: bjien

2: even (adj.)

Old Chinese: *breŋ

Middle Chinese: bjaeng

3: make even

Old Chinese: *m-breŋ

Middle Chinese: bjaeng

坪
739
píng
TODO: Cantonese?
level ground; Japanese measure
草坪
佛坪縣
cǎo píng
fó píng xiàn
lawn
Foping, a county in Hanzhong City 漢中市|汉中市[Han4 zhong1 Shi4], Shaanxi
平
740
píng
TODO: Cantonese?
flat, level, even; peaceful
公平
平衡
gōng píng
píng héng
fair/impartial
balance/equilibrium
萍
741
píng
TODO: Cantonese?
duckweed; wandering, traveling
浮萍
萍水相逢
fú píng
píng shuǐ xiāng féng
duckweed
strangers coming together by chance (idiom)
評
742
评
píng
TODO: Cantonese?
appraise, criticize, evaluate
評鑑
評價
píng jiàn
píng jià
evaluation; assessment
to evaluate/to assess

抨
743
pēng
TODO: Cantonese?
impeach, censure; attack
抨擊
抨
pēng jī
pēng
to attack (verbally or in writing)
attack/impeach
砰
744
pēng
TODO: Cantonese?
sound of crashing stones, bang!
砰砰
砰
pēng pēng
pēng
(onom.) slam
(onom.) bang; thump

焦

1: burn, scorch

Old Chinese: *S.tew

Middle Chinese: tsjew

2: Jiao (place name)

Old Chinese: *S.tew

Middle Chinese: tsjew

焦
745
jiāo
TODO: Cantonese?
burned, scorched; anxious, vexed
焦點
焦急
jiāo diǎn
jiāo jí
(lit. and fig.) focal point; focus
anxiety/anxious
礁
746
jiāo
TODO: Cantonese?
reef; jetty; submerged rocks
礁石
堡礁
jiāo shí
bǎo jiāo
reef
barrier reef
蕉
747
jiāo
TODO: Cantonese?
banana; plantain
香蕉
美人蕉
xiāng jiāo
měi rén jiāo
banana/CL:根[gen1],把[ba3]
canna or Indian shot (genus Canna)

憔
748
qiáo
TODO: Cantonese?
be worn-out, emaciated, haggard
憔
憔悴
qiáo
qiáo cuì
used in 憔悴[qiao2 cui4]
wan and sallow/thin and pallid/haggard/(of plants) withered
樵
749
qiáo
TODO: Cantonese?
woodcutter; firewood; gather wood
樵夫
樵子
qiáo fū
qiáo zǐ
woodman/woodcutter
woodcutter
瞧
750
qiáo
TODO: Cantonese?
glance at, look at, see
瞧不起
瞧見
qiáo bù qǐ
qiáo jiàn
to look down upon; to hold in contempt
to see

未

1: not yet

Old Chinese: *m[ə]t-s

Middle Chinese: mj+jH

2: 8th earthly branch

Old Chinese: *m[ə]t-s

Middle Chinese: mj+jH

妹
751
mèi
TODO: Cantonese?
younger sister
妹妹
姊妹
mèi mei
zǐ mèi
younger sister/young woman/CL:個|个[ge4]
(older and younger) sisters/sister (school, city etc)
寐
752
mèi
TODO: Cantonese?
sleep; be asleep
夢寐以求
假寐
mèng mèi yǐ qiú
jiǎ mèi
(lit.) to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom)/(fig.) to deeply long for; to covet
to doze/to take a nap/nodding off to sleep
昧
753
mèi
TODO: Cantonese?
obscure, dark; darken
曖昧
三昧
ài mèi
sān mèi
vague/ambiguous/equivocal/dubious
Samadhi (Buddhist term)
魅
754
mèi
TODO: Cantonese?
kind of forest demon, elf
魅力
人格魅力
mèi lì
rén gé mèi lì
charm/fascination/glamor/charisma
personal charm/charisma

味
755
wèi
TODO: Cantonese?
taste, smell, odor; delicacy
味道
意味
wèi dao
yì wèi
flavor; taste/(fig.) feeling (of ...); sense (of ...); hint (of ...)/(fig.) interest; delight/(dialect) smell; odor
meaning/implication/flavor/overtone/to mean/to imply/(Tw) to get a sense of
未
756
wèi
TODO: Cantonese?
not yet; eighth earthly branch
未必
從未
wèi bì
cóng wèi
not necessarily/maybe not
never

曹

come together; pair

Old Chinese: *N-tsˤu

Middle Chinese: dzaw

嘈
757
cáo
TODO: Cantonese?
noisy
嘈雜
嘈雜聲
cáo zá
cáo zá shēng
noisy; clamorous
noise/din
曹
758
cáo
TODO: Cantonese?
ministry officials; surname
曹操
三曹
cáo cāo
sān cáo
Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei 曹魏, father of Emperor Cao Pi 曹丕/the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义
the Three Caos (Cao Cao 曹操 and his sons Cao Pi 曹丕 and Cao Zhi 曹植), who established the Wei or Cao Wei dynasty 曹魏, and were all three noted poets and calligraphers
槽
759
cáo
TODO: Cantonese?
trough; manger; vat, tank; groove; a distillery
水槽
跳槽
shuǐ cáo
tiào cáo
sink
to leave one's job to take up a position elsewhere
漕
760
cáo
TODO: Cantonese?
transport by water; canal transportation
漕河
漕糧
cáo hé
cáo liáng
waterway used for the transportation of grain (in ancient times) (esp. the Grand Canal 大運河|大运河[Da4 Yun4 he2])
grain transported by water (in ancient times)

糟
761
zāo
TODO: Cantonese?
sediment, dregs; pickle
糟蹋
一團亂糟
zāo tà
yī tuán luàn zāo
to waste; to spoil/to ruin; to wreck/to insult; to humiliate/to defile (a woman); to rape/also pr. [zao1ta5]
a chaotic mess
遭
762
zāo
TODO: Cantonese?
come across, meet with, encounter
遭到
遭受
zāo dào
zāo shòu
to suffer/to meet with (sth unfortunate)
to suffer; to sustain (loss, misfortune)

魚

fish (n.)

Old Chinese: *[r.ŋ]a

Middle Chinese: ngjo

囌
763
苏
sū
TODO: Cantonese?
loquacious; nag
囌
sū
used in 嚕囌|噜苏[lu1 su1]
甦
764
sū
TODO: Cantonese?
be reborn; resuscitate, revive
復甦
心肺復甦術
fù sū
xīn fèi fù sū shù
to recover (health, economic)/to resuscitate/anabiosis
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
穌
765
稣
sū
TODO: Cantonese?
revive, to rise again; collect
耶穌
耶穌光
yē sū
yē sū guāng
Jesus
crepuscular rays/sunbeams
蘇
766
苏
sū
TODO: Cantonese?
revive, resurrect; a species of thyme; transliteration of 'Soviet'
蘇格蘭
江蘇省
sū gé lán
jiāng sū shěng
Scotland
Jiangsu Province, capital Nanjing 南京市[Nan2 jing1 Shi4] (short name 蘇|苏[Su1])

漁
767
渔
yú
TODO: Cantonese?
to fish; seize; pursue; surname
漁船
漁民
yú chuán
yú mín
fishing boat/CL:條|条[tiao2]
fisherman/fisher folk
魚
768
鱼
yú
TODO: Cantonese?
fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
魚類
魚塭
yú lèi
yú wēn
fishes
(Tw) fishpond/fish farm

肙

small worm (Shuōwén)

Old Chinese: *qʷˤen

Middle Chinese: 'wen

娟
769
juān
TODO: Cantonese?
beautiful, graceful
娟秀
嬋娟
juān xiù
chán juān
beautiful/graceful
(literary) beautiful woman/(literary) lovely; graceful/(literary) the moon
捐
770
juān
TODO: Cantonese?
contribute; give up, renounce
捐贈
捐款
juān zèng
juān kuǎn
to contribute (as a gift)/to donate/benefaction
to donate money/to contribute funds/donation/contribution (of money)
涓
771
juān
TODO: Cantonese?
brook, stream; select; pure
劉涓子
劉涓子鬼遺方
liú juān zǐ
liú juān zǐ guǐ yí fāng
Liu Juanzi, legendary alchemist and creator of magic potions
Liu Juanzi's medical recipes bequeathed by the ghost Huang Fugui 黃父鬼|黄父鬼
鵑
772
鹃
juān
TODO: Cantonese?
cuckoo
杜鵑花
八聲杜鵑
dù juān huā
bā shēng dù juān
Indian Azalea (Rhododendron simsii Planch)
(bird species of China) plaintive cuckoo (Cacomantis merulinus)

狷
773
juàn
TODO: Cantonese?
rash, impetuous, impulsive
狷
juàn
impetuous/rash/upright (character)
絹
774
绢
juàn
TODO: Cantonese?
kind of thick stiff silk
手絹
絹
shǒu juàn
juàn
handkerchief/CL:張|张[zhang1],塊|块[kuai4]
thin, tough silk fabric

辡

criminals accusing one another (Shuōwén)

Old Chinese: *prenʔ

Middle Chinese: pjenX

辨
775
biàn
TODO: Cantonese?
distinguish, discriminate
分辨
辨識
fēn biàn
biàn shí
to distinguish; to differentiate/to resolve
identification/to identify/to recognize
辮
776
辫
biàn
TODO: Cantonese?
braid; pigtail, plait, queue
辮子
剃髮留辮
biàn zi
tì fà liú biàn
plait/braid/pigtail/a mistake or shortcoming that may be exploited by an opponent/handle/CL:根[gen1],條|条[tiao2]
to shave the head but keep the queue
辯
777
辩
biàn
TODO: Cantonese?
dispute, argue, debate, discuss
辯論
辯護
biàn lùn
biàn hù
debate/argument/to argue over/CL:場|场[chang3],次[ci4]
to speak in defense of/to argue in favor of/to defend/to plead

瓣
778
bàn
TODO: Cantonese?
petal; segment; valves
花瓣
三尖瓣
huā bàn
sān jiān bàn
petal/CL:片[pian4]
(anatomy) tricuspid valve
辦
779
办
bàn
TODO: Cantonese?
manage, do, handle; deal with
辦理
主辦
bàn lǐ
zhǔ bàn
to handle; to transact; to conduct
to organize/to host (a conference or sports event)

夫

1: man

Old Chinese: *p(r)a

Middle Chinese: pju

2: this, that

Old Chinese: *[b]a

Middle Chinese: bju

3: final particle

Old Chinese: *ba

Middle Chinese: bju

伕
780
fū
TODO: Cantonese?
common laborer
馬伕
mǎ fū
groom/stable lad/horsekeeper/pimp/procurer
夫
781
fū、fú
TODO: Cantonese?
man, male adult, husband; those
夫妻
夫人
夫
fū qī
fū ren
fú
husband and wife; married couple
lady/madam/Mrs./CL:位[wei4]
(classical) this, that/he, she, they/(exclamatory final particle)/(initial particle, introduces an opinion)
麩
782
麸
fū
TODO: Cantonese?
bran
烤麩
無麩質
kǎo fū
wú fū zhì
kao fu, a spongy wheat gluten product used in Chinese cuisine
gluten-free

扶
783
fú
TODO: Cantonese?
support, help; protect; hold on
扶持
扶手
fú chí
fú shǒu
to help/to assist
handrail/armrest
芙
784
fú
TODO: Cantonese?
hibiscus
伊芙
凱芙拉
yī fú
kǎi fú lā
Eve (name)
Kevlar

昌

TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: tʰjaŋ

娼
785
chāng
TODO: Cantonese?
prostitute, harlot
娼女
娼妓
chāng nu:3
chāng jì
prostitute
prostitute
昌
786
chāng
TODO: Cantonese?
light of sun; good, proper
丁汝昌
南昌市
dīng rǔ chāng
nán chāng shì
Ding Ruchang (1836–1895), commander of the Qing North China Navy
Nanchang, prefecture-level city and capital of Jiangxi Province 江西省[Jiang1 xi1 Sheng3]
猖
787
chāng
TODO: Cantonese?
mad, wild, reckless, unruly
猖獗
猖亂
chāng jué
chāng luàn
to be rampant/to run wild
wild and disorderly

倡
788
chàng
TODO: Cantonese?
guide, leader; lead, introduce
提倡
倡導
tí chàng
chàng dǎo
to promote/to advocate
to advocate/to initiate/to propose/to be a proponent of (an idea or school of thought)
唱
789
chàng
TODO: Cantonese?
sing, chant, call; ditty, song
唱片
唱歌
chàng piàn
chàng gē
gramophone record/LP/music CD/musical album/CL:張|张[zhang1]
to sing a song

兹

慈
790
cí
TODO: Cantonese?
kind, charitable, benevolent
慈悲
慈善
cí bēi
cí shàn
mercy
benevolent/charitable
磁
791
cí
TODO: Cantonese?
magnetic; magnetism; porcelain
磁碟機
磁片
cí dié jī
cí piàn
disk drive (computing)/drive (computing)
magnetic disk
茲
792
兹
zī、cí
TODO: Cantonese?
now, here; this; time, year
伯利茲
傑佛茲
龜茲
茲
bó lì zī
jié fó zī
qiū cí
cí
Belize
James Jeffords (1934-2014), former US Senator from Vermont
Kucha, ancient Silk Road kingdom and Buddhist center on the northern rim of the Taklamakan Desert (Han-Tang period), in present-day Aksu, Xinjiang
used in 龜茲|龟兹[Qiu1 ci2]

孳
793
zī
TODO: Cantonese?
breed in large numbers
孳生
孳乳
zī shēng
zī rǔ
to breed; to multiply
to multiply (kinds, difficulties)/to reproduce/to derive (compounds)
滋
794
zī
TODO: Cantonese?
grow, multiply, increase; thrive
滋味
滋潤
zī wèi
zī rùn
taste/flavor/feeling
moist/humid/to moisten/to provide moisture/comfortably off

久

a long time

Old Chinese: *[k]ʷəʔ

Middle Chinese: kjuwX

久
795
jiǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
long time (ago); time passage, grow late
長久
長久以來
cháng jiǔ
cháng jiǔ yǐ lái
long-time; long-term/lasting; enduring; permanent/for a long time
for a long time now; long since
灸
796
jiǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
cauterize with moxa; moxibustion
針灸
灸法
zhēn jiǔ
jiǔ fǎ
acupuncture and moxibustion/to give or have acupuncture and moxibustion
moxibustion (TCM)
玖
797
jiǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
black-colored jade
玖
jiǔ
black jade/nine (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

柩
798
jiù
TODO: Cantonese?
coffin which contains corpse
靈柩
柩
líng jiù
jiù
coffin containing a corpse
bier
疚
799
jiù
TODO: Cantonese?
chronic disease, chronic illness; sorrow
內疚
歉疚
nèi jiù
qiàn jiù
guilty conscience/to feel a twinge of guilt
remorseful/guilt-ridden

卂

1: TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: sins

2: TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: tods

虱
800
shī
TODO: Cantonese?
louse; bug; parasite
塘虱
壁虱
táng shī
bì shī
catfish (family Clariidae)
tick/bedbug
蝨
801
shī
TODO: Cantonese?
louse; bedbug
床蝨
木蝨
chuáng shī
mù shī
bedbug
woodlouse

訊
802
讯
xùn
TODO: Cantonese?
inquire; ask; examine; reproach
資訊
通訊
zī xùn
tōng xùn
information
communications/news story/dispatch/CL:個|个[ge4]
迅
803
xùn
TODO: Cantonese?
quick, hasty, rapid, sudden
迅速
魯迅
xùn sù
lǔ xùn
rapid/speedy/fast
Lu Xun (1881-1936), one of the earliest and best-known modern Chinese writers

原

1: spring, source; origin

Old Chinese: *N-ɢʷar

Middle Chinese: ngjwon

2: high plain (n.)

Old Chinese: *N-ɢʷar

Middle Chinese: ngjwon

原
804
yuán
TODO: Cantonese?
source, origin, beginning
原因
原本
yuán yīn
yuán běn
cause/origin/root cause/reason/CL:個|个[ge4]
originally/the original; original copy; original version
源
805
yuán
TODO: Cantonese?
spring; source, head; surname
資源
來源
zī yuán
lái yuán
natural resource (such as water or minerals)/resource (such as manpower or tourism)
source (of information etc)/origin

愿
806
yuàn
TODO: Cantonese?
sincere, honest, virtuous
鄉愿
愿
xiāng yuàn
yuàn
(literary) hypocrite/two-faced person
honest and prudent/variant of 願|愿[yuan4]
願
807
愿,𫖸
yuàn
TODO: Cantonese?
desire, want; wish; ambition
願意
意願
yuàn yì
yì yuàn
to wish/to want/ready/willing (to do sth)
aspiration/wish (for)/desire

射

1: shoot; archer

Old Chinese: *Cə.lAk-s

Middle Chinese: zyaeH

2: hit with bow and arrow

Old Chinese: *Cə.lAk

Middle Chinese: zyek

射
808
shè
TODO: Cantonese?
shoot, eject, issue forth, emit
輻射
發射
fú shè
fā shè
to radiate/radiation
to shoot (a projectile)/to fire (a rocket)/to launch/to emit (a particle)/to discharge/emanation/emission
麝
809
shè
TODO: Cantonese?
musk deer
蘭麝
麝牛
lán shè
shè niú
lit. orchids and musk/fig. sweet perfumes
musk ox

榭
810
xiè
TODO: Cantonese?
kiosk, pavilion
香榭麗舍
香榭麗舍大街
xiāng xiè lì shè
xiāng xiè lì shè dà jiē
Champs Élysées
Avenue des Champs-Élysées
謝
811
谢
xiè
TODO: Cantonese?
thank; decline
謝謝
感謝
xiè xie
gǎn xiè
to thank/thanks/thank you
to thank; to be grateful

困

obstruct; distress

Old Chinese: *kʰˤu[n]-s

Middle Chinese: khwonH

捆
812
kǔn
TODO: Cantonese?
tie up; bind, truss up; bundle
捆紮
捆綁
kǔn zā
kǔn bǎng
to bundle up with rope (e.g. firewood)/to secure with rope (e.g. suitcases on the roof of a car)/to strap down
to bind
綑
813
kǔn
TODO: Cantonese?
coil, roll, bundle, tie up

困
814
kùn
TODO: Cantonese?
to surround, besiege; to be surrounded; difficult; hexagram ䷮
困難
困擾
kùn nan
kùn rǎo
difficult/challenging/straitened circumstances/difficult situation
to perplex/to disturb/to cause complications
睏
815
困
kùn
TODO: Cantonese?
be tired, sleepy
犯睏
發睏
fàn kùn
fā kùn
(coll.) to get sleepy
to get sleepy

侯

feudal lord

Old Chinese: *[g]ˤ(r)o

Middle Chinese: huw

侯
816
hóu、hòu
TODO: Cantonese?
marquis, lord; target in archery
諸侯
侯景之亂
閩侯縣
侯
zhū hóu
hóu jǐng zhī luàn
mǐn hòu xiàn
hòu
dukes or princes who rule a part of the country under the emperor; local rulers
rebellion against Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁 in 548
Minhou, a county in Fuzhou City 福州市[Fu2 zhou1 Shi4], Fujian
used in 閩侯|闽侯[Min3 hou4] (the name of a place in Fujian)
喉
817
hóu
TODO: Cantonese?
throat, gullet, larynx; guttural
喉嚨
喉頭
hóu lóng
hóu tóu
the throat
throat/larynx
猴
818
hóu
TODO: Cantonese?
monkey, ape; monkey-like
猴子
獼猴
hóu zi
mí hóu
monkey/CL:隻|只[zhi1]
macaque

候
819
hòu
TODO: Cantonese?
wait; expect; visit; greet
候選人
氣候
hòu xuǎn rén
qì hòu
candidate/CL:名[ming2]
(meteorology) climate/(fig.) climate; prevailing conditions (in human affairs)

坐

1: sit

Old Chinese: *[dz]ˤo[j]ʔ

Middle Chinese: dzwaX

2: to set

Old Chinese: *m-[dz]ˤo[j]ʔ

Middle Chinese: dzwaX

3: seat n.

Old Chinese: *[dz]ˤo[j]ʔ-s

Middle Chinese: dzwaH

挫
820
cuò
TODO: Cantonese?
push down; chop down; grind
下挫
挫折感
xià cuò
cuò zhé gǎn
(of sales, prices etc) to fall/to drop/decline/slump
frustration
銼
821
锉
cuò
TODO: Cantonese?
carpenter's file, file smooth
銼刀
銼
cuò dāo
cuò
file (metalworking and woodworking tool)
file (tool used for smoothing)/rasp/to file

坐
822
zuò
TODO: Cantonese?
sit; seat; ride, travel by
靜坐
坐下
jìng zuò
zuò xia
to sit quietly/to meditate/to stage a sit-in
to sit down
座
823
zuò
TODO: Cantonese?
seat; stand, base
座談會
講座
zuò tán huì
jiǎng zuò
conference/symposium/rap session
course of lectures; lecture series/chair (academic position)

暴

1: violent

Old Chinese: *[b]ˤawk-s

Middle Chinese: bawH

2: expose to sun

Old Chinese: *m-pˤawk

Middle Chinese: buwk

暴
824
bào
TODO: Cantonese?
violent, brutal, tyrannical
暴力
暴露
bào lì
bào lù
violence/force/violent
to expose/to reveal/to lay bare/also pr. [pu4 lu4]
曝
825
pù、bào
TODO: Cantonese?
sun, air in sun, expose or dry in the sun
曝曬
一曝十寒
曝光
曝光表
pù shài
yī pù shí hán
bào guāng
bào guāng biǎo
to expose to strong sunlight
one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp/sporadic effort/lack of sticking power/short attention span
to expose (photography)/(fig.) to expose (a scandal)/(advertising) exposure/Taiwan pr. [pu4 guang1]
light meter/exposure meter
瀑
826
pù、bào
TODO: Cantonese?
waterfall, cascade; heavy rain
尼亞加拉瀑布
尼加拉瀑布
瀑
ní yà jiā lā pù bù
ní jiā lā pù bù
bào
Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls (Tw)
shower (rain)
爆
827
bào
TODO: Cantonese?
crackle, pop, burst, explode
爆發
爆竹
bào fā
bào zhú
to break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out
firecracker

黑

black

Old Chinese: *m̥ˤək (dialect *m̥ˤ- > xˤ-)

Middle Chinese: xok

嘿
828
hēi
TODO: Cantonese?
be silent, be quiet
嘿嘿
嘿
hēi hēi
hēi
(onom.) he he/mischievous laughter
hey
黑
829
hēi
TODO: Cantonese?
black; dark; evil, sinister; Kangxi radical 203
黑色
黑白
hēi sè
hēi bái
black
black and white/right and wrong/monochrome

墨
830
mò
TODO: Cantonese?
ink; writing
水墨
墨西哥
shuǐ mò
mò xī gē
ink (used in painting)
Mexico
默
831
mò
TODO: Cantonese?
silent; quiet, still; dark
默默
默契
mò mò
mò qì
in silence; not speaking
tacit understanding; unwritten agreement/rapport/(of people) in sync; well coordinated

朵

TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: toːlʔ

朵
832
duǒ
TODO: Cantonese?
cluster of flowers; earlobe
花朵
克利斯朵夫
huā duǒ
kè lì sī duǒ fū
flower
Christopher (name)
躲
833
duǒ
TODO: Cantonese?
hide, secrete; avoid, escape
躲避
躲開
duǒ bì
duǒ kāi
to hide/to evade/to dodge/to take shelter/to avoid (difficulties)
to stay out of (hot water, trouble, awkward situation etc)/to avoid (sb)

剁
834
duò
TODO: Cantonese?
chop by pounding, mince, hash
剁手節
剁手黨
duò shǒu jié
duò shǒu dǎng
(jocular) a day of frenetic online spending, such as Singles' Day
online shopaholic
跺
835
duò
TODO: Cantonese?
stamp feet, step
跺腳
跺
duò jiǎo
duò
to stamp one's feet
to stamp one's feet

烏

1: oh!

Old Chinese: *[ʔ]ˤa

Middle Chinese: 'u

2: crow, raven; black

Old Chinese: *qˤa

Middle Chinese: 'u

3: 烏桓, 烏丸 Wūhuán: Avars (W. Hàn)

Old Chinese: *ʔˤa

Middle Chinese: 'u

嗚
836
呜
wū
TODO: Cantonese?
sound of crying, sobbing
一命嗚呼
嗚呼
yī mìng wū hū
wū hū
to die (idiom)/to breathe one's last/to give up the ghost
alas/alack/welladay/wellaway/to die
烏
837
乌
wū、wù
TODO: Cantonese?
crow, rook, raven; black, dark
烏龜
烏鴉
烏拉
烏拉草
wū guī
wū yā
wù la
wù la cǎo
tortoise/cuckold
crow/raven
leather shoe stuffed with Carex meyeriana 烏拉草|乌拉草[wu4 la5 cao3], worn in northeastern China during winter
Carex meyeriana
鎢
838
钨
wū
TODO: Cantonese?
tungsten (element 74, W)
白鎢礦
鎢
bái wū kuàng
wū
scheelite
tungsten (chemistry)

塢
839
坞
wù
TODO: Cantonese?
entrenchment, bank, low wall
好萊塢
塢堡
hǎo lái wù
wù bǎo
Hollywood/also pr. [Hao3lai2wu1]
small fortress; fortified compound

后

sovereign; queen

Old Chinese: *ɢˤ(r)oʔ

Middle Chinese: huwX

垢
840
gòu
TODO: Cantonese?
dirt, filth, stains; dirty
去垢劑
含垢忍辱
qù gòu jì
hán gòu rěn rǔ
detergent
(idiom) to bear shame and humiliation
詬
841
诟
gòu
TODO: Cantonese?
abuse, scold, berate, insult
詬病
嗔詬
gòu bìng
chēn gòu
to denounce/to castigate
to berate/to curse in rage

后
842
hòu
TODO: Cantonese?
queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after
皇后
太后
huáng hòu
tài hòu
empress/imperial consort
Empress Dowager
逅
843
hòu
TODO: Cantonese?
meet unexpectedly
邂逅
逅
xiè hòu
hòu
(literary) to meet sb by chance; to run into sb
used in 邂逅[xie4 hou4]

妟

偃
844
yǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
cease, lay off, lay down
偃師區
偃息
yǎn shī qū
yǎn xī
Yanshi, a district of Luoyang City 洛陽市|洛阳市[Luo4 yang2 Shi4], Henan
(literary) to take a rest/(literary) to cease
鼴
845
鼹
yǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
mole; Talpidae species (various)
針鼴
鼴鼠
zhēn yǎn
yǎn shǔ
(zoology) echidna
mole (zoology)

堰
846
yàn
TODO: Cantonese?
dam; embankment, dike, bank
兵來將敵，水來土堰
十堰市
bīng lái jiàng dí , shuǐ lái tǔ yàn
shí yàn shì
counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action/to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
Shiyan, prefecture-level city in Hubei Province 湖北省[Hu2 bei3 Sheng3]
宴
847
yàn
TODO: Cantonese?
to entertain, feast; a feast, banquet
宴會
宴席
yàn huì
yàn xí
banquet/feast/dinner party/CL:席[xi2],個|个[ge4]
banquet; feast

蹋

tread on; trample

Old Chinese: *lˤap

Middle Chinese: dap

塌
848
tā
TODO: Cantonese?
fall in ruins, collapse
崩塌
一塌糊塗
bēng tā
yī tā hú tu
talus slide/to crumble (of scree slope)/to collapse/landslide
muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition/complete shambles/a total mess
褟
849
tā
TODO: Cantonese?
inner shirt or singlet
汗褟兒
褟縧子
hàn tā r5
tā tāo zi
undershirt (dialect)
lace hemming

榻
850
tà
TODO: Cantonese?
cot, couch, bed
下榻
榻床
xià tà
tà chuáng
to stay (at a hotel etc during a trip)
divan/couch
蹋
851
tà
TODO: Cantonese?
step on, tread on; stumble, slip
踢蹋舞
蹋
tī tà wǔ
tà
tap dance/step dance
to step on