嘗

cháng

taste, try

once, formerly [marks past tense]

珠

zhū

pearl, bead

材

cái

wood, timber, lumber

resource, talent

才

cái

talent, genius

ability, skill

良

liáng

good, noble

well-bred, well-born

very much so, quite

surely, certainly

等

děng

equal

(al)together

step, grade, rank

compare, evaluate

et al.

(med.) wait

抱

bào

hug, embrace

enfold, enwrap

hold close, cherish

encircle, surround

妻

qī

wife

紙

zhǐ

paper

須

xū

need, must

require(d), want, demand

wait for, stay for, attend on

dilatory, tardy, slow

shortly, presently

藥

yào

medicinal herb, medicine

drug, potion

 逢

féng

meet, encounter

welcome, receive

divine, prognosticate

垂

chuí

hang down, let fall

droop, dangle

come down, descend

沙

shā

sand

愈

yù

ever more, increasingly

surpass, excel

heal, cure

吳

wú

Wú kingdom

Wú dynasty

秦

qín

state of Qín

Qín dynasty

牛

niú

ox, cow

郊

jiāo

suburb, outskirts

outland, meadow, pasturage

斧

fǔ

axe

斤

jīn

axe, hatchet, adze

mattock, hoe

伐

fá

chop, hack, hew, lop

strike, smite

attack

boast, brag

息

xī, xí

breathe

desist, pause

extinguish

comfort, calm

increase, multiply

swell, grow

潤

rùn

moist(en), freshen

luster, sheen

enrich, embellish

萌

méng

sprout, bud

糵

niè

long shoots

malt

羊

yáng

sheep

牧

mù

shepherd

pasture

herd, graze

濯

zhuó

wash, rinse, soak

clean, purify

旦

dàn

dawn, sunrise

晝

zhòu

daytime, day

梏

gù

manacle, handcuff

覆

fù

cover, extend over

turn over, overturn

hide

examine, scrutinize

on the contrary, on the other hand

respond, reply to

again, once more

禽

qín

bird

hunt, chase

世

shì

generation, age

era, epoch

world

伯

bó

eldest

"count", "earl"

辱

rǔ

dishonor, disgrace(ful)

humiliate, insult, abuse

奴

nú

slave, servant

隸

lì

servant, lackey

(med.) client, dependent

駢

pián

team of 2 horses

in tandem, paired

joined, linked

槽

cáo

horse trough

stall

vat

(med.) canal, waterway

櫪

lì

oak tree

stabe [for horses]

稱

chēng

weight, evaluate, consider

raise, take up

esteem, extol

declare, speak of

call, name

粟

sù

foxtail millet

grain

provisions, fodder

飽

bǎo

eat one's fill

sated, full

sufficiency

執

zhí

take up, grab, grasp

seize, clutch

hold

嗚呼

wūhū

alas!

呼

hū

exhale

call out, shout out

cry up, praise, extol

call, name

(med.) regard as, consider as

邪

1. xié

irregular, off-center

bias(ed), prejudice(d)

2. yé

yes?

璧

bì

jade disc

璞

pú

crude jade, stone

unworked, uncarved, unpolished

夆

fèng

offer, give, present

厲

lì

hone, whetstone

sharp(en)

severe, harsh, strict

urge, incite

誑

kuáng

deceive, lie

falsehood

unsteady, unbalanced

刖

yuè

amputate

薨

hōng

to die

哭

kū

cry, weep, sob

lament, keen

血

xuè

blood

悲

bēi

sad(ness), grief, sorrow

take to heart, feel deeply

emotion, feelign

pity, commiserate, compassion

士

shì

man

knight, gentleman

officer

scholar

節

jié

node, joint (of bamboo)

segment, section

measure(d), regular

moderate, frugal

prudent, chaste

贈

zèng

give, offer, present

纏

chán

bind(ing), wrap(ping)

lace (up), tie

entwine, entangle

passions

綿

mián

floss silk, cotton

soft, downy, delicate

fine-spun thread

far-stretched, drawn out

entangled, twisted

系

xì

connect(ed) in series

continuation, succession

genealogy, relationship

bind, tie(d) together

belt, girdle

hand from, depend(ent)

羅

luó

bird-net, bird-snare

web, mesh, net

silk-gauze, gossamer

veil(ed), filmy

spread out, stretch out

襦

rú

shirt, jacket

戢

jǐ

guisarme, 2-pronged halberd

裡

lǐ

in, inside

誓

shì

oath, vow

swear, pledge

pact, covenant

嫁

jià

marry (of a woman)

give a daughter in marriage

proceed, go forward

shift, transfer to another

禹

yǔ

(name)

Emperor Yu

錫

xī

tin, pewter

妝

zhuāng

women's adornment

makeup, cosmetics

adorn

boudoir

鎖

suǒ

chain, link

manacles, fetters

lock

latch, clasp

院

yuàn

walled courtyard

apartment

compound, cloister

庭

tíng

court, courtyard

hall

朵

duǒ

flower-bud

cluster, spray

蜻蜓

qīngtíng

dragonfly

搔

sāo

scratch

rub, chafe

旅

lǚ

travel(er)

lodge(r), guest(house)

細

xì

minute, tiny

thin, lean

fine, delicate

岸

àn

bank, shore

檣

qiáng

mast

星

xīng

star

野

yě

countryside, open country

wilderness

wild, rustic

闊

kuò

far, far separated

vast, broad

release, let go

涌

yǒng

gush forth, surge

froth, foam

著

zhù

make visible, divulge

distinguish, apparent

compose, compile

飄

piāo

whirlwind, tempest

gale, squall

blow, gust

flutter, float, glide

鷗

ōu

gull

破

pò

smite, strike

crush, smash

ruin, destroy

squander, waste

濺

jiàn

splash

烽

fēng

beacon-fire

抵

dǐ

push away, resist

butt, ram

oppose, collide

dney, repudiate

compensate, requite

equivalent to, be worth x

reach, arrive

渾

hún

heaving water, agitated waves

roiled, stirred

muddy, murky

whole, complete(ly)

(med.) nearly, almost;

barely, scarcely

贊

zān

hair-pin, hat-pin

幽

yōu

shrouded, hidden

dark, obscure

seclude(d), isolate(d)

quiet

private, secret

燕

yàn

a swallow, martin

repose(ful), at ease

feast, carouse

close to, intimate with

棋

qí

the game of go

局

jú

curled up, bent inward

contracted, cramped, narrow

near, close to

gameboard

configuration, layout

situation, condition

part, portion

office, bureau

稚

zhì

sprout, tender shoot

immature, unripe

young(ster)

敲

qiāo

tap, beat

strike, hit

stick, cane

針,鍼

zhēn

needle, pin

釣

diào

to fish, angle

bait, lure

scheme, plot

鉤

gōu

hook, barb

hooked, bent

sickle, scythe

軀

qū

body (of person/animal)

苦

kǔ

bitter

wretched, miserable

painstaking, strict

談

tán

discuss, converse