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xuē xiē ㄒㄩㄝ ㄒㄧㄝ
kind of marsh grass; feudal state
sǎo ㄙㄠˇ
sister-in-law, elder brother's wife
ér er ㄦˊ ㄦ·
son, child, oneself; final part
méi ㄇㄟˊ ㄇㄛˋ
not, have not, none; to drown, sink
nài ㄋㄞˋ
but, how; bear, stand, endure
ㄏㄜˊ
Ask, enquire. / What. / Who, which one. / How, in what way. / Why, for what reason. / Where, in what place. / How much, to what extent.
ㄏㄜ
Criticize, condemn.
ㄏㄜˋ
Carry on one's back. / Bear, carry a burden.
jiào jiāo ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄠ
teach, class
zhāng zhàng ㄓㄤ ㄓㄤˋ
stretch, extend, expand; sheet
shì zhī jīng ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄥ
clan, family; mister
shōu ㄕㄡ
gather together, collect; harvest
xià ㄒㄧㄚˋ
under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
zhài ㄐㄧˋ ㄓㄞˋ
sacrifice to, worship
ㄌㄧˇ
social custom; manners; courtesy; rites
zǒu ㄗㄡˇ
walk, go on foot; run; leave
lái ㄌㄞˊ
Wheat. / Come, approach, draw near. / Return. / Incur, lead to. / Will, in the future. / Since, from some time until now. / Approximate number. / Particle: used when the object of a sentence is moved forward to emphasize the object. / Particle used to alter tempo. / Modal particle expressing suggestion or encouragement.
lài ㄌㄞˋ
See 勞來.
huí ㄏㄨㄟˊ
Rotate, move in a circle. / Turn around. / Return. / Change, alter. / Violate (a rule). / Evil, wicked. / Distrust and favouritism.
ㄈㄨˋ
cover; tip over; return; reply
吳月娘
yuè niáng ㄨˊ ㄩㄝˋ ㄋㄧㄤˊ
[人名] [Name of a person]
ㄅㄚˇ ㄅㄚˋ
hold, take; guard; regard as
吳月娘
yuè niáng ㄨˊ ㄩㄝˋ ㄋㄧㄤˊ
[人名] [Name of a person]
ㄑㄧˋ ㄒㄧˋ
air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit
de ㄉㄜ· ㄉㄧˊ ㄉㄧˋ
possessive, adjectival suffix

one; a, an; alone
ㄍㄜˋ ㄍㄜˇ
numerary adjunct, piece; single
ㄈㄚ ㄈㄚˋ ㄅㄛ
issue, dispatch, send out, emit
hūn mǐn ㄏㄨㄣ ㄇㄧㄣˇ
dusk, nightfall, twilight, dark
shuō ㄕㄨㄛ
Explain. / Tell. / Advocate. / Oath. / A type of writing expounding upon a canon.
shuì ㄕㄨㄟˋ
Recommend, persuade. / Stop.
yuè ㄩㄝˋ
Same as 「悅(1)yuè ㄩㄝˋ: Happy, pleased, like. / To please.
dào ㄉㄠˋ
Road, path. / Journey. / Method. / Law, reason. / Doctrine, claim. / Skill, technique. / Principle, right way. / The Dao, the origin of all things in Daoism. / Speak, talk. / Take a course of action. / Take a course of action. / Rites paid to the spirit of roads. / Ancient administrative unit. / Daoism.
dǎo ㄉㄠˇ
Lead. / Flow smoothly.
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rèn ㄖㄣˋ
that, like this, thus, so, such
ㄍㄜˋ ㄍㄜˇ
numerary adjunct, piece; single
méi ㄇㄟˊ ㄇㄛˋ
not, have not, none; to drown, sink
tiān ㄊㄧㄢ
sky, heaven; god, celestial
ㄌㄧˇ
reason, logic; manage
de ㄉㄜ· ㄉㄧˊ ㄉㄧˋ
possessive, adjectival suffix
duǎn ㄉㄨㄢˇ
short; brief; deficient, lacking
mìng ㄇㄧㄥˋ
Order, command. / Written order, commandment. / Send (on a mission), dispatch. / A (diplomatic) mission. / Force, make do. / Instruct, tell. / Gift given by a ruler to his ministers by rank. / Will of heaven. / Fate. / Life, lifespan. / Call, name, assign a name to. / Know for certain.
qiú ㄑㄧㄡˊ
prisoner, convict; confine
gēn ㄍㄣ
root, base(d on); foundation
ㄗˇ
Child, heir. Refers to both sons and daughters. / Love, charity. / Respectful term for a man. / People in general. / Fourth of the five levels of nobility. / First of the twelve earthly branches of the zodiac.
dāng ㄉㄤ
Suit, match. / Comply, conform to. / Administer, be in charge of. / Take charge of. / Resist, oppose. / Equal to, equivalent. / Face towards. / Should, must. / At, of (some place or time). / Cast sentence. / Will.
dàng ㄉㄤˋ
Suitable, appropriate. / As, for the purpose of, in the capacity of. / Give as security. / Bottom, base.
tǎng ㄊㄤˇ
If, supposing.
cháng ㄔㄤˊ
Once, previously.
chū ㄔㄨ
Begin, start. / Originally, formerly. / Adverb: just, only just.
ㄋㄧˇ
you, second person pronoun
jiā jie ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄝ· ㄍㄨ
house, home, residence; family
wéi ㄨㄟˊ
Create, make. / Build, construct. / Do. / Plant, grow. / Govern. / Research, study. / Serve as. / Change into, become. / As, in the role of. / Count as, be considered as. / Called, named. / Expresses judgement: is. / Make, cause (to). / Have. / Take part in. / Write, author. / Connective: if. / Particle used in the middle of a sentence to move forward the object. / Modal particle used at the end of a sentence to express a rhetorical question.
wèi ㄨㄟˋ
Help, assist. / Preposition: for, on behalf of. / Preposition: by (passive). / Preposition: because of, due to. / Preposition: with, together with. / Connective: because. / Say. / False, fake.
le liǎo ㄌㄜ· ㄌㄧㄠˇ
to finish; particle of completed action
guān ㄍㄨㄢ
official, public servant
shì ㄕˋ
Office, duty. / Job, career. / Things, affairs. / Accident, incident. / Engage (in), pursue. / Serve.
bān ㄅㄢ
transfer, move, remove, shift
lái ㄌㄞˊ
Wheat. / Come, approach, draw near. / Return. / Incur, lead to. / Will, in the future. / Since, from some time until now. / Approximate number. / Particle: used when the object of a sentence is moved forward to emphasize the object. / Particle used to alter tempo. / Modal particle expressing suggestion or encouragement.
lài ㄌㄞˋ
See 勞來.
zhàng ㄓㄤˋ
Unit of length equal to ten chi. / Gauge, measure. / Respectful term of address for the elderly.
rén ㄖㄣˊ
Man, person. / Others, other people. / The people, ordinary men. / Talent, material. / [A man's] character. / Affairs of men, world of man. / Benevolence.
jiā jie ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄝ· ㄍㄨ
house, home, residence; family
ㄐㄩ
Sit down. / Wait. / Live, dwell. / Dwelling, residence. / Tomb. / Rank, position occupied. / Person occupying the rank of ruler. / Live peacefully. / Usually, normally. / Located in. / Defend (a post), guard (a region). / Remain behind to handle matters. / Have, possess. / Employ, implement. / Stop, rest, remain. / Store, stockpile. / Raise, rear (livestock). / Used before times expressing time elapsed: after.
ㄐㄩˇ
Movement, action.
ㄐㄩˋ
Arrogant. / Straight. / Saw.
ㄐㄧ
Modal particle expressing exclamation or questioning.
zhù ㄓㄨˋ
reside, live at, dwell, lodge; stop
yǎng yàng ㄧㄤˇ ㄧㄤˋ
raise, rear, bring up; support
huó guō ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄍㄨㄛ
live, exist, survive; lively
le liǎo ㄌㄜ· ㄌㄧㄠˇ
to finish; particle of completed action
zhè zhèi yàn ㄓㄜˋ ㄓㄟˋ ㄧㄢˋ
this, the, here
ㄐㄧˇ ㄐㄧ
how many? how much?; a few, some
nián ㄋㄧㄢˊ
year; new-years; person's age
jīn ㄐㄧㄣ
now, today, modern era
ㄖˋ ㄇㄧˋ
sun; day; daytime
fǎn ㄈㄢˇ
Turn over. / Opposite, other way around. / Violate, go against. / Rebel, mutiny. / Return, go back to. / Go and return. / Return, give back. / Repeat, do again. / Reason by analogy. / Reflect, consider. / Revenge. / Fanqie, an ancient way of specifying character readings. / Adverb: rather, on the contrary.
fān ㄈㄢ
Open. / Correct a mistaken judgement. / Pour out.
fàn ㄈㄢˋ
Same as 「販(2)fàn ㄈㄢˋ: To trade goods.
bǎn ㄅㄢˇ
See "反反".
pàn ㄆㄢˋ
See "反衍".
ēn
kindness, mercy, charity
jiāng ㄐㄧㄤ
Take. / Use. / Push forward. / Drive. / Help, support. / Help financially. / Advance, go forward. / Carry out, execute. / Follow. / Comply, submit. / Do, carry out. / Accompany, see off. / Transmit. / Express. / Offer (as a sacrifice). / Look after, raise. / Protect. / Strong, robust. / Long time. / Carry, lead. / Side, beside. / Will, about to. / Close to, almost. / How? / Preposition: with. / Connective: and, with. / Connective: or, otherwise. / Connective: if, supposing. / Particle used after a verb. / A kind of insect.
jiàng ㄐㄧㄤˋ
Command troops. / Military commander. / Appoint as military commander.
qiāng ㄑㄧㄤ
Please, humbly request. / [Onomatopoeia]
zāng ㄗㄤ
Female sheep.
chóu qiú ㄔㄡˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ
enemy, hate, hatred, enmity
bào ㄅㄠˋ
report, tell, announce
ㄑㄧˇ
rise, stand up; go up; begin
lái ㄌㄞˊ
Wheat. / Come, approach, draw near. / Return. / Incur, lead to. / Will, in the future. / Since, from some time until now. / Approximate number. / Particle: used when the object of a sentence is moved forward to emphasize the object. / Particle used to alter tempo. / Modal particle expressing suggestion or encouragement.
lài ㄌㄞˋ
See 勞來.
le liǎo ㄌㄜ· ㄌㄧㄠˇ
to finish; particle of completed action
zhǐ zhī ㄓˇ
only, just, simply
hèn ㄏㄣˋ
hatred, dislike; resent, hate
ㄙˇ
die; dead; death
guǐ ㄍㄨㄟˇ
ghost; spirit of dead; devil
dāng ㄉㄤ
Suit, match. / Comply, conform to. / Administer, be in charge of. / Take charge of. / Resist, oppose. / Equal to, equivalent. / Face towards. / Should, must. / At, of (some place or time). / Cast sentence. / Will.
dàng ㄉㄤˋ
Suitable, appropriate. / As, for the purpose of, in the capacity of. / Give as security. / Bottom, base.
tǎng ㄊㄤˇ
If, supposing.
cháng ㄔㄤˊ
Once, previously.
chū ㄔㄨ
Begin, start. / Originally, formerly. / Adverb: just, only just.
lǎn ㄌㄢˇ
grasp, take hold of; monopolize
de ㄉㄜ· ㄉㄧˊ ㄉㄧˋ
possessive, adjectival suffix
hǎo ㄏㄠˇ
Attractive appearance. / Wonderful, beautiful. / Healthy, fit. / Excellent. / Harmonious. / Complete. / In order to. / Adverb: very. / Adverb: many or long.
hào ㄏㄠˋ
Like, find pleasing. / Hole in a piece of jade or a coin..
huò ㄏㄨㄛˋ
goods, commodities, products
zài ㄗㄞˋ
Exist, be alive. / Be in a certain place. / Inquire after, pay one's respects to. / Preposition: due to, being that. / Preposition: specifies location or time of an action - in, at.
jiā jie ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄝ· ㄍㄨ
house, home, residence; family
ㄌㄧˇ
inside, interior, within
nòng lòng ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄌㄨㄥˋ
do, play or fiddle with; alley
chū ㄔㄨ
Go out, exit. / Outside, without. / Take up a post. / Exile, banish. / Abandon (one's wife). / Free, release. / Give out, hand over. / Give, offer. / Send out, distribute. / Exceed. / Appear, emerge. / Create, make. / Produce, cause to grow. / Bear, give birth. / Origin, place of birth. / Part of an object which extends outwards. / Measure word: times, occurrences. / Measure word: section.
shì ㄕˋ
Office, duty. / Job, career. / Things, affairs. / Accident, incident. / Engage (in), pursue. / Serve.
lái ㄌㄞˊ
Wheat. / Come, approach, draw near. / Return. / Incur, lead to. / Will, in the future. / Since, from some time until now. / Approximate number. / Particle: used when the object of a sentence is moved forward to emphasize the object. / Particle used to alter tempo. / Modal particle expressing suggestion or encouragement.
lài ㄌㄞˋ
See 勞來.
dào ㄉㄠˋ
go to, arrive, been to
jīn ㄐㄧㄣ
now, today, modern era
ㄖˋ ㄇㄧˋ
sun; day; daytime
jiào jiāo ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄠ
teach, class
ㄨㄛˇ
First-person pronoun: I. / One's own side in general. / Expresses closeness. / Egoism, self-involvement.
zuò ㄗㄨㄛˋ
work, make; act
chòu xiù ㄔㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄡˋ
smell, stink, emit foul odor
lǎo ㄌㄠˇ
old, aged; experienced
shǔ ㄕㄨˇ
rat, mouse; KangXi radical 208
jiào jiāo ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄠ
teach, class
ㄊㄚ
other, another; he, she, it
zhè zhèi yàn ㄓㄜˋ ㄓㄟˋ ㄧㄢˋ
this, the, here
děng ㄉㄥˇ
rank, grade; wait; equal; 'etc.'
fàng fǎng ㄈㄤˋ ㄈㄤˇ
put, release, free, liberate
ㄆㄧˋ
break wind; fart; buttocks
ㄌㄚˋ
peppery, pungent, hot; cruel
sāo sào ㄙㄠ ㄙㄠˋ
rank; rancid; frowzy, fetid; bashful
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duì ㄉㄨㄟˋ
Reply, answer. / Repay, thank with a gift. / Meet with. / Written response to an imperial order. / Towards, facing. / Match. / Partner, mate, spouse. / Handle, cope with. / Opponent, enemy. / Come across, meet by chance.
zhù zhuó chú zhāo zháo zhe ㄓㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄔㄨˊ ㄓㄠ ㄓㄠˊ ㄓㄜ·
manifest; (Cant.) to wear
ㄉㄚˋ
Large, great. / Exceed, be greater than. / Venerate, treat as being great. / Many. / Thick, coarse. / Elder. / Respectful term of address. / Adverb expressing high level or broad range.
tài ㄊㄞˋ
Most (superlative). / Too much. / Peaceful, tranquil.
jiě ㄐㄧㄝˇ
elder sister, young lady
shuō ㄕㄨㄛ
Explain. / Tell. / Advocate. / Oath. / A type of writing expounding upon a canon.
shuì ㄕㄨㄟˋ
Recommend, persuade. / Stop.
yuè ㄩㄝˋ
Same as 「悅(1)yuè ㄩㄝˋ: Happy, pleased, like. / To please.
:「
hái ㄏㄞˊ
baby, child; children
ér er ㄦˊ ㄦ·
son, child, oneself; final part
ㄋㄧˇ
you, second person pronoun
shì ㄕˋ
Straight. / Right, correct. / Believe accurate, affirm. / Demonstrative pronoun: this. / Be (copula). / Auxiliary word, used after moving forward the object.
yǎn wěn ㄧㄢˇ ㄨㄣˇ
eye; eyelet, hole, opening
jiàn ㄐㄧㄢˋ
See, catch sight of. / Feel, perceive. / Meet, come across. / Meet with, see. / Meet in battle. / Go to see. / Have come to see, have visit. / Grant an interview. / Recommend, introduce. / Introduce, present. / Hear. / Know, understand. / Experience, insight. / Intent, plan. / Used before a verb to indicate passive tense. / Used before a verb to indicate one is the receipient of anothers actions. / Particle used after a verb to indicate simultaneous action. / Coffin clothes. / Mix, mingle.
xiàn ㄒㄧㄢˋ
Appear, become visible. / Manifest, make evident. / Now, at present. / Existing, ready prepared.
de ㄉㄜ· ㄉㄧˊ ㄉㄧˋ
possessive, adjectival suffix
zhàng ㄓㄤˋ
Unit of length equal to ten chi. / Gauge, measure. / Respectful term of address for the elderly.
rén ㄖㄣˊ
Man, person. / Others, other people. / The people, ordinary men. / Talent, material. / [A man's] character. / Affairs of men, world of man. / Benevolence.
zhàng ㄓㄤˋ
Unit of length equal to ten chi. / Gauge, measure. / Respectful term of address for the elderly.
ㄇㄨˇ ㄇㄨˊ ㄨˇ ㄨˊ
mother; female elders; female
nèi něi nuó nuò ㄋㄚˋ ㄋㄟˋ ㄋㄚ ㄋㄚˇ ㄋㄜˊ ㄋㄟˇ ㄋㄨㄛˊ ㄋㄨㄛˋ
that, that one, those
xiē suò ㄒㄧㄝ ㄙㄨㄛˋ ㄙㄚ
little, few; rather, somewhat
ér er ㄦˊ ㄦ·
son, child, oneself; final part
kuī ㄎㄨㄟ
lose, fail; damage; deficient
le liǎo ㄌㄜ· ㄌㄧㄠˇ
to finish; particle of completed action
ㄊㄚ
other, another; he, she, it
lái ㄌㄞˊ
Wheat. / Come, approach, draw near. / Return. / Incur, lead to. / Will, in the future. / Since, from some time until now. / Approximate number. / Particle: used when the object of a sentence is moved forward to emphasize the object. / Particle used to alter tempo. / Modal particle expressing suggestion or encouragement.
lài ㄌㄞˋ
See 勞來.
ㄋㄧˇ
you, second person pronoun
huó guō ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄍㄨㄛ
live, exist, survive; lively
shì ㄕˋ
Straight. / Right, correct. / Believe accurate, affirm. / Demonstrative pronoun: this. / Be (copula). / Auxiliary word, used after moving forward the object.
ㄊㄚ
other, another; he, she, it
jiā jie ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄝ· ㄍㄨ
house, home, residence; family
rén ㄖㄣˊ
Man, person. / Others, other people. / The people, ordinary men. / Talent, material. / [A man's] character. / Affairs of men, world of man. / Benevolence.
ㄙˇ
die; dead; death
shì ㄕˋ
Straight. / Right, correct. / Believe accurate, affirm. / Demonstrative pronoun: this. / Be (copula). / Auxiliary word, used after moving forward the object.
ㄊㄚ
other, another; he, she, it
jiā jie ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄝ· ㄍㄨ
house, home, residence; family
guǐ ㄍㄨㄟˇ
ghost; spirit of dead; devil
ㄨㄛˇ
First-person pronoun: I. / One's own side in general. / Expresses closeness. / Egoism, self-involvement.
jiā jie ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄝ· ㄍㄨ
house, home, residence; family
ㄌㄧˇ
inside, interior, within
ㄧㄝˇ
Modal particle used at the end of a sentence, expressing assertion and affirmation. / Modal particle used at the end of a question for emphasis. / Modal particle used at the end of a cause-effect sentence to express explanation. / Modal particle used in the middle of a sentence to express a pause.
liú liǔ liù ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄡˋ
stop, halt; stay, detain, keep
ㄧˇ
Use. / Believe. / Command. / Lead. / Connect, implicate. / Have. / Cause, reason. / Preposition: because. / Preposition: from, in. / Preposition: at [some time]. / Preposition: using. / Preposition: in accordance with. / Preposition: relying upon. / Preposition: in the capacity of. / Preposition: with, together with. / Connective: indicates the following action is the objective of the preceding one. / Connective: used between adverbial clause and verb to express modification. / Connective: and. / Connective: but. / Connective: and so, thus. / Particle: used together with some words expressing direction and time. / Modal particle. / Same as 「已(1) ㄧˇ: Stop, discontinue. / Same as 「已(7.2) ㄧˇ: Adverb: already. / Same as 「已(7.3) ㄧˇ: Adverb: extremely.
liú liǔ liù ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄡˋ
stop, halt; stay, detain, keep
ㄋㄧˇ
you, second person pronoun
ㄋㄧˇ
you, second person pronoun
míng ㄇㄧㄥˊ
Bright, brilliant. / Daytime. / Clear, obvious. / Clarify, make clear. / Understand. / Straightforwardly, clearly. / Clear, clean. / Wise. / Make wise. / Spirit, god. / Respect. / Eyesight. / Good eyesight. / See clearly. / The following (day, month, year, etc.).
ㄖˋ ㄇㄧˋ
sun; day; daytime
huán hái xuán ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄏㄞˊ ㄒㄩㄢˊ
still, yet, also, besides
ㄑㄩˋ
Leave, go away from. / Send away. / Remove, get rid of. / Banish, discard. / Lose, cease to possess. / Distance, separation. / Previous, past. / Later, after.
ㄐㄩˇ
Collect, keep.
ㄑㄩ
Expel.
xiū ㄒㄧㄡ
rest, stop; retire; do not!
yāo ㄧㄠ
Waist. / Wear around the waist. / Restrict, constrain. / Intercept. / Invite, call upon. / Coerce, threaten. / Seek. / Seek to gain trust and favour. / End, put a stop to. / Confirm, verify.
yào ㄧㄠˋ
The key, the main point. / The important. / Summarize. / Ultimately, in the end. / Need, require. / Will, shall. / Desire, wish.
yǎo ㄧㄠˇ
Same as 「yǎo ㄧㄠˇ: See "騕褭".
ㄆㄚˋ
to fear, be afraid of; apprehensive
ㄊㄚ
other, another; he, she, it
liào liáo ㄌㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄠˊ
consider, conjecture; materials, ingredients
ㄊㄚ
other, another; he, she, it
xié jiā xiá ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄒㄧㄚˊ
clasp under arm; hold to bosom
ㄋㄧˇ
you, second person pronoun
ㄅㄨˋ
Not have. / To not be. / Negational adverb, used before verbs, adjectives, etc. to indicate negation. / Negational adverb expressing prohibition: do not. / Negational adverb expressing rhetorical question: is not...?
fǒu ㄈㄡˇ
Same as 「否(1.2)fǒu ㄈㄡˇ: Adverb used together with an affirmative word, expressing its negative or opposite. / Same as 「否(1.3)fǒu ㄈㄡˇ: Adverb used at the end of a question to form a yes-no question.
ㄈㄨ
Sepal of a flower.
ㄆㄧ
Same as 「丕(1) ㄆㄧ: Large.
ㄅㄧˇ
Show disdain for.
dào ㄉㄠˋ
go to, arrive, been to
jǐng ㄐㄧㄥˇ
well, mine shaft, pit
ㄌㄧˇ
inside, interior, within
ㄊㄚ
other, another; he, she, it
hǎo ㄏㄠˇ
Attractive appearance. / Wonderful, beautiful. / Healthy, fit. / Excellent. / Harmonious. / Complete. / In order to. / Adverb: very. / Adverb: many or long.
hào ㄏㄠˋ
Like, find pleasing. / Hole in a piece of jade or a coin..
dǎn ㄉㄢˇ
gall bladder; bravery, courage
ㄗˇ
Child, heir. Refers to both sons and daughters. / Love, charity. / Respectful term for a man. / People in general. / Fourth of the five levels of nobility. / First of the twelve earthly branches of the zodiac.
héng ㄏㄥˊ
constant, regular, persistent
shì ㄕˋ
Straight. / Right, correct. / Believe accurate, affirm. / Demonstrative pronoun: this. / Be (copula). / Auxiliary word, used after moving forward the object.
shā ㄕㄚ
Kill. / Corrupt, ruin. / Die. / Fight, kill each other.
shài ㄕㄞˋ
Wither, decline. / Decrease, reduce us of. / Decline, fall.
ㄙㄚˋ
Dim, gloomy appearance.
ㄅㄨˋ
Not have. / To not be. / Negational adverb, used before verbs, adjectives, etc. to indicate negation. / Negational adverb expressing prohibition: do not. / Negational adverb expressing rhetorical question: is not...?
fǒu ㄈㄡˇ
Same as 「否(1.2)fǒu ㄈㄡˇ: Adverb used together with an affirmative word, expressing its negative or opposite. / Same as 「否(1.3)fǒu ㄈㄡˇ: Adverb used at the end of a question to form a yes-no question.
ㄈㄨ
Sepal of a flower.
ㄆㄧ
Same as 「丕(1) ㄆㄧ: Large.
ㄅㄧˇ
Show disdain for.
le liǎo ㄌㄜ· ㄌㄧㄠˇ
to finish; particle of completed action
rén ㄖㄣˊ
Man, person. / Others, other people. / The people, ordinary men. / Talent, material. / [A man's] character. / Affairs of men, world of man. / Benevolence.
nán ㄋㄢˊ
Difficult, not easy. / Make difficult, think difficult.
nàn ㄋㄢˋ
Disaster. / Blame. / Censure, reject. / Resent. / Hate. / Doctrine, thesis.
nǎn ㄋㄢˇ
Fear.
nuó ㄋㄨㄛˊ
Luxuriant. / Ceremony to banish sprits thought responsible for contagion. / How, why.
dào ㄉㄠˋ
Road, path. / Journey. / Method. / Law, reason. / Doctrine, claim. / Skill, technique. / Principle, right way. / The Dao, the origin of all things in Daoism. / Speak, talk. / Take a course of action. / Take a course of action. / Rites paid to the spirit of roads. / Ancient administrative unit. / Daoism.
dǎo ㄉㄠˇ
Lead. / Flow smoothly.
shì ㄕˋ
generation; world; era
jiān jiàn jiǎn ㄐㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄢˇ
interval, space; place, between
méi ㄇㄟˊ ㄇㄛˋ
not, have not, none; to drown, sink
wáng ㄨㄤˊ
King, title of supreme ruler of the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties. / Ruler of a vassal state in the warring states period. / Highest title in feudal China. / Meet with the emperor. / Respectful term for one's paternal grandparents.
wàng ㄨㄤˋ
Rule as king, control all under heaven. / Enfeoff as king. / Flourish, abound.
wǎng ㄨㄤˇ
To, go to.
ㄈㄚˇ
Law, penal code. / Principle, system. / Standard. / Method, way of doing. / Follow, imitate. / Adhere to the rules. / The Legalist school.
guǎn ㄍㄨㄢˇ
pipe, tube, duct; woodwind music
ㄊㄚ
other, another; he, she, it
ㄧㄝˇ
Modal particle used at the end of a sentence, expressing assertion and affirmation. / Modal particle used at the end of a question for emphasis. / Modal particle used at the end of a cause-effect sentence to express explanation. / Modal particle used in the middle of a sentence to express a pause.
zěn ㄗㄣˇ
what? why? how?
de ㄉㄜ· ㄉㄧˊ ㄉㄧˋ
possessive, adjectival suffix
!」
dāng ㄉㄤ
Suit, match. / Comply, conform to. / Administer, be in charge of. / Take charge of. / Resist, oppose. / Equal to, equivalent. / Face towards. / Should, must. / At, of (some place or time). / Cast sentence. / Will.
dàng ㄉㄤˋ
Suitable, appropriate. / As, for the purpose of, in the capacity of. / Give as security. / Bottom, base.
tǎng ㄊㄤˇ
If, supposing.
cháng ㄔㄤˊ
Once, previously.
wǎn ㄨㄢˇ
night, evening; late
ㄅㄨˋ
Not have. / To not be. / Negational adverb, used before verbs, adjectives, etc. to indicate negation. / Negational adverb expressing prohibition: do not. / Negational adverb expressing rhetorical question: is not...?
fǒu ㄈㄡˇ
Same as 「否(1.2)fǒu ㄈㄡˇ: Adverb used together with an affirmative word, expressing its negative or opposite. / Same as 「否(1.3)fǒu ㄈㄡˇ: Adverb used at the end of a question to form a yes-no question.
ㄈㄨ
Sepal of a flower.
ㄆㄧ
Same as 「丕(1) ㄆㄧ: Large.
ㄅㄧˇ
Show disdain for.
ㄊㄧˊ ㄉㄧˋ
forehead; title, headline; theme


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