寡

guǎ

few

solitary

widow

心

xīn

heart, mind

耳

ěr

ear

and that is all

河

hé

river

the Yellow river

內

nèi

within, inside

inner

凶

xiōng

evil, unlucky, disastrous

mortal, deadly

dearth, scarcity

移

yí

move, transfer, change

民

mín

the (common) people

粟

sù

foxtail millet

grain

然

rán

(it is) thus, so, like this

-ly

but, however

burn, kindle

察

chá

examine, investigate

鄰

lín

neighbor(ing), neighborhood

政

zhèng

government

administration

如

rú

(be) like, resemble

as, as if

if

go to, follow

用

yòng

use, employ

by means of

加

jiā

add, increase

more, increasingly

place upon, put on top

少

1. shǎo

few

become few

look down upon

2. shào

young, lesser, junior

好

1. hǎo

good, fine, beautiful

2. hào

like, love, fond of

戰

zhàn

fight, battle, war

請

qǐng

request, ask for

invite

please, may I, permit (me)

喻

yù

illustrate, elucidate

analogous

填

tián

fill, stuff

booming, rumbling

鼓

gǔ

drum

兵

bīng

weapon, soldier

army, warfare

刃

rèn

blade

stab

既

jì

already, just now

when, as soon as

complete(ly), end

接

jiē

touch, meet, join

receive, welcome

棄

qì

abandon, reject

discard, throw away

甲

jiǎ

shell, sheath

armor

曳

yè

drag, trail

走

zǒu

flee, run (away)

或

huò

some, somebody

in some cases

perhaps

步

bù

step, pace

止

zhǐ

stop

only

foot

十

shí

ten

笑

xiào

laugh, smile

可

kě

may, can

(is) permissible

直

zhí

straight, upright

confront

merely, only

是

shì

this, these

any (such)

right, yes

affirm, assert

違

wéi

go against, oppose

avoid

農

nóng

farm(ing), agriculture

farmer

時

shí

time, season

at times, at that time

穀

gǔ

grain

勝

1.  shèng

overcome, win, surpass

beautiful, superb, surpassing(ly)

2. shēng

bear, endure, capable of

數

1.  shù

number, numeral;

fate, destiny

2.  shǔ

count; rebuke, blame

3.  shuò

frequently

4.  cù

 tight-meshed, dense, close together

罟

gǔ

net

入

rù

enter

let in, admit

income

洿

wū

pool, stagnant water

mud puddle, bog

dirty, foul, vile

wash clean

池

chí

pool, pond

moat

魚

yú

fish

鼈, 鱉

biē

turtle

斧

fǔ

axe

斤

jīn

axe, hatchet

mattock, hoe

a catty [measure of weight]

山

shān

mountain

林

lín

forest

材

cái

timber

material(s), resource(s)

ability, talent

木

mù

tree

wood

使

shǐ

let, allow

cause, order

commission, employ

act as envoy

if

養

yǎng

rear, nourish

raise, support

生

shēng

live, be born, grow

generate, produce

life, alive

raw, fresh

喪

1.  sàng

lose, bereft of

die, destroy

2.  sāng

death, destruction

mourn(ing), grief

funeral

死

sǐ

die, dead

憾

hàn

resentment, dissatisfaction

regret

始

shǐ

begin(ning)

(at) first, in the beginning

just now

畝

mǔ

cultivated filed

[land measure ~ 1/9 of an acre]

宅

zhái

house, reside(nce), dwell(ing)

burial site

樹

shù

tree

to plant

establish

桑

sāng

mulberry

衣

1.  yī

upper garment, tunic, robe, jacket

clothing

2.  yì

wear [clothing]

帛

bó

silk

雞

jī

chicken

豚

tún

piglet

狗

gǒu

dog

彘

zhì

wild boar, swine

畜

1.  chù

livestock, domestic animal(s)

2.  xù

breed(ing), rear(ing), support

husband(ry); store up

失

shī

lose, miss, fail

err, neglect

田

tián

(cultivated) field

open country

hunt

 勿

wù

don't [prohibition]

口

kǒu

mouth

opening

飢

jī

hunger, hungry

famine

謹

jǐn

careful, attentive (to), prudent

regard(ful), respect(ful)

reticent

庠

xiáng

district school

序

xù

sequence, succession, order

narrate, preface

village school

教

1.  jiào

teach(ing), instruct(ion)

sect

convey, hand on

2.  jiāo

cause; let, allow

申

shēn

stretch out, extend

state, declare

do repeatedly

restrain, warn

孝

xiào

filial piety

filial

悌

tì

fraternal piety

[of a younger to an older brother]

頒

bān

issue, promulgate, proclaim

variegated, motley

白

bái

white

clear, blank, simple

負

fù

carry on back, bear

turn back on, neglect

lose, defeat, failure

戴

dài

carry/wear on head

cap

support, esteem

路

lù

road

七

qī

seven

五

wǔ

five

黎

lí

many, numerous

black-haired, black

寒

hán

cold

檢

jiǎn

rule, standard

restrain, limit

examine

collect, gather in, store

塗

tú

mud(dy), mire

smear

road

餓

è

starving

莩

piǎo

starve to death

發

fā

release, let go, send forth

launch, shoot

start out, set out

非

fēi

is not, not

wrong

deny, condemn

unless, except for

我

wǒ

I, me, my

we, us, our

歲

suì

harvest

year, age

Jupiter

異

yì

differ(ent)

strange

刺

cì

stab, pierce, poke

spike, thorn(y)

goad, incite

criticize

殺

1.  shā

kill

destroy, ruin

fail, decline

terminate, end

2.  shài

diminish, decline

罪

zuì

blame, condemn

crime, guilt

punish(ment)

斯

sī

this, these

then

天

tiān

sky, heaven

climate, weather

nature, natural

至

zhì

come (to), reach, arrive

utmost, perfect

extreme(ly), ultimate