Mixed-B Groups

These groups have at least 4 characters and only 3 pronunciations.

其

1: modal particle

Old Chinese: *gə

Middle Chinese: gi

2: (3p possessive)

Old Chinese: *gə

Middle Chinese: gi

其
869
qí
TODO: Cantonese?
his, her, its, their; that
其實
其中
qí shí
qí zhōng
actually; in fact; really
among/in/included among these
旗
870
qí
TODO: Cantonese?
banner, flag, streamer
國旗
旗下
guó qí
qí xià
flag (of a country)/CL:面[mian4]
under the banner of
棋
871
qí
TODO: Cantonese?
chess; any game similar to chess
下棋
圍棋
xià qí
wéi qí
to play chess
the game of Go
淇
872
qí
TODO: Cantonese?
river in Henan province
冰淇淋
淇淋
bīng qí lín
qí lín
ice cream
cream (loanword)
琪
873
qí
TODO: Cantonese?
type of jade
安琪兒
斯沃琪
ān qí ér
sī wò qí
angel (loanword)
Swatch (Swiss brand)
祺
874
qí
TODO: Cantonese?
good luck, good fortune
商祺
段祺瑞
shāng qí
duàn qí ruì
business is auspicious/conventional greeting at the foot of a letter: May your business go well!
Duan Qirui (1864-1936), commander of Beiyang Army under Yuan Shikai, then politician and powerful warlord
麒
875
qí
TODO: Cantonese?
legendary auspicious animal
麒麟
麒麟區
qí lín
qí lín qū
qilin (mythical Chinese animal)/kylin/Chinese unicorn/commonly mistranslated as giraffe
Qilin district, Qujing city, Yunnan

基
876
jī
TODO: Cantonese?
foundation, base
基本
基礎
jī běn
jī chǔ
basic/fundamental/main/elementary
base; foundation; basis/basic; fundamental
箕
877
jī
TODO: Cantonese?
sieve; dust pan, garbage bag; 7th lunar mansion, determinative star γ² Sagittarii (Alnasl)
克紹箕裘
南箕北斗
kè shào jī qiú
nán jī běi dǒu
to follow in one's father's footsteps
lit. the Winnowing Basket in the southern sky, and the Big Dipper in the north (idiom)/fig. sth which, despite its name, is of no practical use

期
878
qī
TODO: Cantonese?
period of time; date; time limit
期間
時期
qī jiān
shí qī
period of time/time/time period/period/CL:個|个[ge4]
period/phase/CL:個|个[ge4]
欺
879
qī
TODO: Cantonese?
cheat, double-cross, deceive
欺騙
欺負
qī piàn
qī fu
to deceive/to cheat
to bully

矛

a kind of lance

Old Chinese: *m(r)u

Middle Chinese: mjuw

揉
880
róu
TODO: Cantonese?
rub, massage; crush by hand
揉合
掰開揉碎
róu hé
bāi kāi róu suì
to blend; to merge; to mix together
lit. to pull apart and knead to a pulp/fig. to analyze minutely from every angle/to chew sth over
柔
881
róu
TODO: Cantonese?
soft; gentle, pliant
溫柔
柔軟
wēn róu
róu ruǎn
gentle and soft; tender; sweet (commonly used to describe a girl or woman)
soft
蹂
882
róu
TODO: Cantonese?
trample under foot, tread on
蹂躪
蹂
róu lìn
róu
to ravage/to devastate/to trample on/to violate
trample
鞣
883
róu
TODO: Cantonese?
tan; soften
鞣製
鞣質
róu zhì
róu zhì
to tan (leather)/tanning
tannin

務
884
务
wù
TODO: Cantonese?
affairs, business; must, should
服務
業務
fú wù
yè wù
to serve/service/CL:項|项[xiang4]
business/professional work/service/CL:項|项[xiang4]
霧
885
雾
wù
TODO: Cantonese?
fog, mist, vapor, fine spray
煙霧
雲霧
yān wù
yún wù
smoke/mist/vapor/smog/fumes
clouds and mist
騖
886
骛
wù
TODO: Cantonese?
gallop; rush about; pursue, run
外騖
好高騖遠
wài wù
hào gāo wù yuǎn
to get involved in things which are not one's business
to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)/to aim too high

矛
887
máo
TODO: Cantonese?
spear, lance; Kangxi radical 110
矛頭
丈八蛇矛
máo tóu
zhàng bā shé máo
spearhead/barb/an attack or criticism
ancient spear-like weapon 18 Chinese feet 尺[chi3] in length, with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body
茅
888
máo
TODO: Cantonese?
reeds, rushes, grass; surname
茅屋
名列前茅
máo wū
míng liè qián máo
thatched cottage
to rank among the best

付

give

Old Chinese: *p(r)o-s

Middle Chinese: pjuH

俯
889
fǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
bow down, face down, look down
俯瞰
俯視
fǔ kàn
fǔ shì
to overlook/to look down from a height
to overlook/to look down at
府
890
fǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
prefecture; prefect; government
政府
縣府
zhèng fǔ
xiàn fǔ
government/CL:個|个[ge4]
county government
腐
891
fǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
rot, decay, spoil; rotten
腐敗
腐蝕
fǔ bài
fǔ shí
corruption/to corrupt/to rot/rotten
corrosion/to corrode (degrade chemically)/to rot/corruption
腑
892
fǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
bowels, entrails, internal organs
五臟六腑
六腑
wǔ zàng liù fǔ
liù fǔ
five viscera and six bowels (TCM)
(TCM) the six hollow organs: gallbladder 膽|胆[dan3], stomach 胃[wei4], large intestine 大腸|大肠[da4chang2], small intestine 小腸|小肠[xiao3chang2], triple heater 三焦[san1jiao1], bladder 膀胱[pang2guang1]

付
893
fù
TODO: Cantonese?
give, deliver, pay, hand over; entrust
付出
支付
fù chū
zhī fù
to pay; to expend; to invest (energy or time)
to pay (money)
咐
894
fù
TODO: Cantonese?
instruct, order
咐
fù
used in 吩咐[fen1fu5] and 囑咐|嘱咐[zhu3fu5]
附
895
fù
TODO: Cantonese?
adhere to, append; rely on near to
附加
附設
fù jiā
fù shè
additional/annex
annexed to/attached to/associated
駙
896
驸
fù
TODO: Cantonese?
extra horse; imperial son-in-law
駙馬
駙
fù mǎ
fù
emperor's son-in-law
prince consort

符
897
fú
TODO: Cantonese?
i.d. tag, tally, symbol, charm
符合
符號
fú hé
fú hào
in keeping with/in accordance with/tallying with/in line with/to agree with/to accord with/to conform to/to correspond with/to manage/to handle
symbol; mark; sign

庚

7th heavenly stem

Old Chinese: *kˤraŋ

Middle Chinese: kaeng

唐
898
táng
TODO: Cantonese?
Tang dynasty; Chinese
唐詩
荒唐
táng shī
huāng táng
Tang poetry; a Tang poem
beyond belief/preposterous/absurd/intemperate/dissipated
塘
899
táng
TODO: Cantonese?
pond; tank; dike, embankment
北塘
北塘區
běi táng
běi táng qū
Beitang district of Wuxi city 無錫市|无锡市[Wu2 xi1 shi4], Jiangsu
Beitang district of Wuxi city 無錫市|无锡市[Wu2 xi1 shi4], Jiangsu
搪
900
táng
TODO: Cantonese?
ward off, evade; parry; block
推搪
搪塞
tuī táng
táng sè
to offer excuses (colloquial)/to stall
to muddle through/to fob sb off/to beat around the bush/to dodge
糖
901
táng
TODO: Cantonese?
sugar; candy; sweets
麥芽糖
棉花糖
mài yá táng
mián huā táng
maltose (sweet syrup)
cotton candy/candyfloss/marshmallow
醣
902
táng
TODO: Cantonese?
carbohydrates
醣類
多醣
táng lèi
duō táng
carbohydrate
polysaccharide

康
903
kāng
TODO: Cantonese?
peaceful, quiet; happy, healthy
康熙
安康
kāng xī
ān kāng
Kangxi, title of the reign (1661-1722) of the Kangxi Emperor 聖祖|圣祖[Sheng4 zu3]
Ankang prefecture-level city in Shaanxi
慷
904
kāng
TODO: Cantonese?
ardent; generous, magnanimous
慷慨捐生
慷慨激昂
kāng kǎi juān shēng
kāng kǎi jī áng
sacrificing one's life generously (idiom); to sacrifice oneself fervently to the cause
impassioned/vehement
糠
905
kāng
TODO: Cantonese?
chaff, bran, husks; poor
吹糠見米
木糠
chuī kāng jiàn mǐ
mù kāng
instant results/lit. blow the husk and see the rice
sawdust

庚
906
gēng
TODO: Cantonese?
7th heavenly stem
長庚
倉庚
cháng gēng
cāng gēng
Classical Chinese name for planet Venus in the west after dusk
black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis)

弟

younger brother

Old Chinese: *lˤəjʔ

Middle Chinese: dejX

娣
907
dì
TODO: Cantonese?
younger sister, sister-in-law
娣
娣姒
dì
dì sì
wife of a younger brother
sisters-in-law (old)/various concubines of a husband (old)
弟
908
dì
TODO: Cantonese?
young brother; junior; I, me
弟弟
弟子
dì di
dì zǐ
younger brother/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
disciple; follower
第
909
dì
TODO: Cantonese?
sequence, number; grade, degree
第一線
第三世界
dì yī xiàn
dì sān shì jiè
front line/forefront
Third World

剃
910
tì
TODO: Cantonese?
shave
剃光頭
剃刀
tì guāng tóu
tì dāo
to shave the whole head clean/crushing defeat
razor
悌
911
tì
TODO: Cantonese?
brotherly, respectful
友悌
孝悌
yǒu tì
xiào tì
brotherly bond
filial piety and fraternal duty
涕
912
tì
TODO: Cantonese?
tear; snivel, nasal mucus
鼻涕
一把眼淚一把鼻涕
bí tì
yī bǎ yǎn lèi yī bǎ bí tì
nasal mucus; snivel; snot
with one's face covered in tears (idiom)

梯
913
tī
TODO: Cantonese?
ladder, steps, stairs; lean
電梯
樓梯
diàn tī
lóu tī
elevator/escalator/CL:臺|台[tai2],部[bu4]
stair/staircase/CL:個|个[ge4]
銻
914
锑
tī
TODO: Cantonese?
antimony (element 51, Sb)
銻
tī
antimony (chemistry)

韋

1: leather

Old Chinese: *[ɢ]ʷə[j]

Middle Chinese: hjw+j

2: go against

Old Chinese: *[ɢ]ʷə[j]

Middle Chinese: hjw+j

圍
915
围
wéi
TODO: Cantonese?
surround, encircle, corral
範圍
圍牆
fàn wéi
wéi qiáng
range/scope/limit/extent/CL:個|个[ge4]
perimeter wall/fence/CL:道[dao4]
違
916
违
wéi
TODO: Cantonese?
disobey, violate, defy; be apart from
違反
違規
wéi fǎn
wéi guī
to violate (a law)
to violate the rules
闈
917
闱
wéi
TODO: Cantonese?
gate, door; living quarters
春闈
秋闈
chūn wéi
qiū wéi
metropolitan civil service examination (held triennially in spring in imperial times)/Crown Prince's chambers/by extension, the Crown Prince
autumn exam (triennial provincial exam during Ming and Qing)
韋
918
韦
wéi
TODO: Cantonese?
tanned leather; surname; Kangxi radical 178
韋伯
韋伯
wéi bó
wéi bó
Webb, Webber or Weber (name)
weber (unit of magnetic flux, Wb)

偉
919
伟
wěi
TODO: Cantonese?
great, robust; extraordinary
偉大
雄偉
wěi dà
xióng wěi
huge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc)
grand/imposing/magnificent/majestic
緯
920
纬
wěi
TODO: Cantonese?
woof; parallels of latitude
緯度
北緯
wěi dù
běi wěi
latitude
north latitude
葦
921
苇
wěi
TODO: Cantonese?
reed
厚嘴葦鶯
噪大葦鶯
hòu zuǐ wěi yīng
zào dà wěi yīng
(bird species of China) thick-billed warbler (Phragamaticola aedon)
(bird species of China) clamorous reed warbler (Acrocephalus stentoreus)

諱
922
讳
huì
TODO: Cantonese?
conceal; shun; regard as taboo
避諱
不諱
bì huì
bù huì
to avoid a taboo (usu. on the given names of emperors or one's elders)
without concealing anything/to pass away/to die

需

wait

Old Chinese: *s-no

Middle Chinese: sju

儒
923
rú
TODO: Cantonese?
Confucian scholar
儒家
儒學
rú jiā
rú xué
Confucian school, founded by Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3] (551-479 BC) and Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3] (c. 372-c. 289 BC)
Confucianism
嚅
924
rú
TODO: Cantonese?
talk indistinctly and falteringly
呫嚅
囁嚅
chè rú
niè rú
to whisper
to stammer/to mumble/to speak haltingly
孺
925
rú
TODO: Cantonese?
child; blood relation; affection
婦孺皆知
孺子
fù rú jiē zhī
rú zǐ
understood by everyone (idiom); well known/a household name
(literary) child
濡
926
rú
TODO: Cantonese?
immerse, moisten; wet, damp
耳濡目染
沾濡
ěr rú mù rǎn
zhān rú
to be influenced
to moisten
蠕
927
rú
TODO: Cantonese?
to squirm, wriggle
腸蠕動
蠕動
cháng rú dòng
rú dòng
peristalsis (wave movement of gut wall)
to wiggle/to squirm/peristalsis (wave movement of gut wall)

懦
928
nuò
TODO: Cantonese?
weak, timid, cowardly
懦弱
怯懦
nuò ruò
qiè nuò
cowardly/weak
timid/gutless/weakling
糯
929
nuò
TODO: Cantonese?
glutinous rice; glutinous, sticky
糯米
粘糯
nuò mǐ
nián nuò
glutinous rice (Oryza sativa var. glutinosa)
sticky; glutinous (mouthfeel)

需
930
xū
TODO: Cantonese?
need, require, must; hexagram ䷄
必需
供需
bì xū
gōng xū
to need/to require/essential/indispensable
supply and demand

囱

1: TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: shroːŋ

2: TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: shloːŋ

匆
931
cōng
TODO: Cantonese?
hastily, in haste, hurriedly
匆忙
匆促
cōng máng
cōng cù
hasty/hurried
hastily/in a hurry
囪
932
囱
cōng
TODO: Cantonese?
chimney, funnel
煙囪
深海煙囪
yān cōng
shēn hǎi yān cōng
chimney
deep-sea vent/black smoker
囱
933
cōng
TODO: Cantonese?
chimney
怱
934
cōng
TODO: Cantonese?
hastily, in haste, hurriedly
聰
935
聪
cōng
TODO: Cantonese?
intelligent, clever, bright
聰明
事後聰明
cōng ming
shì hòu cōng ming
intelligent; clever; bright/acute (of sight and hearing)
wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it
葱
936
cōng
TODO: Cantonese?
scallions, leeks, green onions

窗
937
chuāng
TODO: Cantonese?
window
視窗
視窗
shì chuāng
shì chuāng
Windows (the Microsoft operating system)
a window (on a computer screen)

總
938
总
zǒng
TODO: Cantonese?
collect; overall, altogether
總是
總經理
zǒng shì
zǒng jīng lǐ
always
general manager/CEO

侖

TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: run

侖
939
仑
lún
TODO: Cantonese?
logical reasons, logical order
克侖特羅
加侖
kè lún tè luō
jiā lún
clenbuterol
gallon (loanword)
倫
940
伦
lún
TODO: Cantonese?
normal human relationships
倫敦
倫理
lún dūn
lún lǐ
London, capital of United Kingdom
ethics
崙
941
𪨧
lún
TODO: Cantonese?
Kunlun mountains in Jiangsu
拿破崙
二崙
ná pò lún
èr lún
Napoleon (name)/Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), Emperor of France 1804-1815
Erlun or Erhlun township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
掄
942
抡
lūn、lún
TODO: Cantonese?
swing, brandish, flourish
胡掄
掄
掄元
掄
hú lūn
lūn
lún yuán
lún
to act rashly
to swing (one's arms, a heavy object)/to wave (a sword, one's fists)/to fling (money)
to win the top award/to come first in the examination rankings
to select
淪
943
沦
lún
TODO: Cantonese?
be lost; sink, be submerged
淪為
淪陷
lún wéi
lún xiàn
to sink down to/to be reduced to (sth inferior)
to fall into enemy hands/to be occupied/to degenerate/to submerge
綸
944
纶
lún
TODO: Cantonese?
green silk thread or tassel
丙綸
桂綸鎂
bǐng lún
guì lún měi
polypropylene fiber
Guey Lun-mei (1983-), Taiwanese actress
論
945
论
lùn、lún
TODO: Cantonese?
debate; discuss; discourse
不論
理論
論語
論
bù lùn
lǐ lùn
lún yǔ
lún
whatever/no matter what (who, how etc)/regardless of/not to discuss
theory/CL:個|个[ge4]/to argue/to take notice of
The Analects of Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3]
abbr. for 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3], The Analects (of Confucius)
輪
946
轮
lún
TODO: Cantonese?
wheel; revolve, turn; recur
輪流
輪到
lún liú
lún dào
to alternate; to take turns
to be (sb's or sth's) turn

争

TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: ʔsreːŋ

崢
947
峥
zhēng
TODO: Cantonese?
high, lofty, noble; steep, perilous
崢嶸
崢嶸歲月
zhēng róng
zhēng róng suì yuè
towering/lofty and steep (mountains)/extraordinary/outstanding
eventful years (idiom)
爭
948
争
zhēng
TODO: Cantonese?
to dispute, fight, contend, strive
競爭
爭取
jìng zhēng
zhēng qǔ
to compete/competition
to fight for/to strive for/to win over
猙
949
狰
zhēng
TODO: Cantonese?
fierce-looking, ferocious
猙獰
猙
zhēng níng
zhēng
malevolent/fierce/sinister
hideous/fierce-looking
睜
950
睁
zhēng
TODO: Cantonese?
to open the eyes; stare
睜開
眼睜睜
zhēng kāi
yǎn zhēng zhēng
to open (one's eyes)
to stare blankly/to look on helplessly/to look on unfeelingly
箏
951
筝
zhēng
TODO: Cantonese?
stringed musical instrument; kite
風箏
古箏
fēng zhēng
gǔ zhēng
kite
guzheng (large zither with 13 to 25 strings, developed from guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] during Tang and Song times)
錚
952
铮
zhēng
TODO: Cantonese?
clanging sound; small gong
錚錚鐵漢
錚
zhēng zhēng tiě hàn
zhēng
a strong and determined man (idiom)
clang of metals/small gong

淨
953
jìng
TODO: Cantonese?
pure, clean, unspoiled
淨化
清淨
jìng huà
qīng jìng
to purify
peaceful/quiet/tranquil/purified of defiling illusion (Buddhism)

諍
954
诤
zhèng
TODO: Cantonese?
to expostulate; to remonstrate
諍人
諍友
zhèng rén
zhèng yǒu
dwarf in legends
a friend capable of direct admonition

至

arrive

Old Chinese: *ti[t]-s

Middle Chinese: tsyijH

窒
955
zhì
TODO: Cantonese?
stop up, obstruct
窒息
窒息性毒劑
zhì xī
zhì xī xìng dú jì
to choke/to stifle/to suffocate
choking agent
緻
956
致,𰬫
zhì
TODO: Cantonese?
delicate, fine; dense
細緻
別緻
xì zhì
bié zhì
delicate/fine/careful/meticulous/painstaking
unusual; unique
至
957
zhì
TODO: Cantonese?
reach, arrive; extremely, very; Kangxi radical 133
至少
以至於
zhì shǎo
yǐ zhì yú
at least/(to say the) least
down to/up to/to the extent that...
致
958
zhì
TODO: Cantonese?
send, deliver, present; cause
一致
以致
yī zhì
yǐ zhì
consistent; unanimous; in agreement/together; in unison
to such an extent as to/down to/up to
蛭
959
zhì
TODO: Cantonese?
leech
水蛭
水蛭素
shuǐ zhì
shuǐ zhì sù
leech
hirudin
輊
960
轾
zhì
TODO: Cantonese?
low rear portion of cart
輊
不分軒輊
zhì
bù fēn xuān zhì
back and lower of chariot/short/low
well-matched/equally matched

室
961
shì
TODO: Cantonese?
room, home, house, chamber; 13th lunar mansion, determinative star α Pegasi (Markab)
辦公室
教室
bàn gōng shì
jiào shì
office/business premises/bureau/CL:間|间[jian1]
classroom/CL:間|间[jian1]

姪
962
zhí
TODO: Cantonese?
brother's child
堂姪
姪女
táng zhí
zhí nu:3
nephew by the male line
brother's daughter; niece

之

1: go to

Old Chinese: *tə

Middle Chinese: tsyi

2: (3p object pronoun; attributive particle)

Old Chinese: *tə

Middle Chinese: tsyi

志
963
zhì
TODO: Cantonese?
purpose, will, determination; annals
意志
同志
yì zhì
tóng zhì
will; willpower; determination
comrade/(slang) homosexual/CL:個|个[ge4]
痣
964
zhì
TODO: Cantonese?
spots, moles; birthmark
毛痣
蜘蛛痣
máo zhì
zhī zhū zhì
hairy nevus
arterial spider
誌
965
志,𰵧
zhì
TODO: Cantonese?
write down; record; magazine
雜誌
標誌
zá zhì
biāo zhì
magazine/CL:本[ben3],份[fen4],期[qi1]
sign; mark; symbol; logo/to symbolize; to indicate; to mark

嗤
966
chī
TODO: Cantonese?
laugh at, ridicule, sneer; snort
嗤之以鼻
嗤笑
chī zhī yǐ bí
chī xiào
to snort disdainfully/to scoff at/to turn up one's nose
to sneer at
蚩
967
chī
TODO: Cantonese?
worm; ignorant, rustic; laugh
蚩尤
蚩
chī yóu
chī
Chiyou, legendary tribal leader who was defeated and killed by the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4]
ignorant/worm

之
968
zhī
TODO: Cantonese?
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
之後
之間
zhī hòu
zhī jiān
after; behind/(at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then
(after a noun) between; among; amid/(used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間|弹指之间[tan2 zhi3 zhi1 jian1])
芝
969
zhī
TODO: Cantonese?
sesame; a purplish or brown mushroom thought to have miraculous powers; 'a divine and felicitous plant' (Karlgren)
芝加哥
靈芝
zhī jiā gē
líng zhī
Chicago, USA
lingzhi or reishi mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum)

禺

1: TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: ŋo

2: TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: ŋos

偶
970
ǒu
TODO: Cantonese?
accidentally, coincidently; an idol
偶爾
偶像
ǒu ěr
ǒu xiàng
occasionally/once in a while/sometimes
idol
禺
971
yú、ǒu、yù
TODO: Cantonese?
district; mountain in Zhejiang
曹禺
禺
禺
禺
cáo yú
yú
ǒu
yù
Cao Yu (1910-1997), PRC dramatist
ancient area
archaic variant of 偶[ou3]
legendary monkey of ancient China
藕
972
ǒu
TODO: Cantonese?
lotus root
蓮藕
藕斷絲連
lián ǒu
ǒu duàn sī lián
lotus root
lit. lotus roots may break, but the fiber remains joined (idiom); lovers part, but still long for one another

愚
973
yú
TODO: Cantonese?
stupid, doltish, foolish
愚蠢
愚人
yú chǔn
yú rén
silly/stupid
stupid person/ignoramus
隅
974
yú
TODO: Cantonese?
corner, nook, remote place
向隅
察隅
xiàng yú
chá yú
lit. to face the corner (idiom)/fig. to miss out on sth
Zayü county, Tibetan: Rdza yul rdzong, in Nyingchi prefecture 林芝地區|林芝地区[Lin2 zhi1 di4 qu1], Tibet

寓
975
yù
TODO: Cantonese?
residence; lodge; dwell
公寓
寓言
gōng yù
yù yán
apartment building; block of flats (may be a public housing block or a condominium etc) (CL:套[tao4])
fable/CL:則|则[ze2]
遇
976
yù
TODO: Cantonese?
meet, come across, encounter
遇到
待遇
yù dào
dài yù
to meet; to run into; to come across
treatment/pay/salary/status/rank

免

avoid

Old Chinese: *mr[o][r]ʔ

Middle Chinese: mjenX

免
977
miǎn、wèn
TODO: Cantonese?
spare; excuse from; evade
避免
以免
免
bì miǎn
yǐ miǎn
wèn
to avert/to prevent/to avoid/to refrain from
in order to avoid/so as not to
old variant of 絻[wen4]
冕
978
miǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
crown; ceremonial cap
衛冕
冕寧
wèi miǎn
miǎn níng
to defend the crown (in sports championship)
Mianning county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[Liang2 shan1 Yi2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], south Sichuan
勉
979
miǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
endeavor, make effort; urge
勉強
勉勵
miǎn qiǎng
miǎn lì
to do with difficulty/to force sb to do sth/reluctant/barely enough
to encourage
娩
980
miǎn、wǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
give birth child; complaisant
分娩
臀位分娩
娩
fēn miǎn
tún wèi fēn miǎn
wǎn
labor/parturition/delivery
breech delivery (medicine)
complaisant/agreeable

挽
981
wǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
pull; pull back, draw back
挽回
挽救
wǎn huí
wǎn jiù
to retrieve/to redeem
to save/to remedy/to rescue
晚
982
wǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
night, evening; late
晚間
晚餐
wǎn jiān
wǎn cān
evening/night
evening meal/dinner/CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4]
輓
983
挽,𬨈
wǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
mourn; pull; draw
輓聯
輓詩
wǎn lián
wǎn shī
pair of parallel verses inscribed on streamers, used as funeral decoration
elegy

及

reach to

Old Chinese: *[m-k-]rəp

Middle Chinese: gip

及
984
jí
TODO: Cantonese?
extend; reach; come up to; and
以及
涉及
yǐ jí
shè jí
as well as/too/and
to involve; to relate to; to concern; to touch upon
岌
985
jí
TODO: Cantonese?
perilous, hazardous; high, steep
岌岌可危
岌嶪
jí jí kě wēi
jí yè
imminent danger (idiom); approaching a crisis
high and steep/towering/perilous
急
986
jí
TODO: Cantonese?
quick, quickly; urgent, pressing
緊急
急救
jǐn jí
jí jiù
urgent/emergency
to give emergency treatment/first aid
汲
987
jí
TODO: Cantonese?
draw water from well; imbibe
汲取
汲引
jí qǔ
jí yǐn
to draw; to derive; to absorb
to draw water/(fig.) to promote sb to a more senior position
級
988
级
jí
TODO: Cantonese?
level, rank, class; grade
高級
階級
gāo jí
jiē jí
high level/high grade/advanced/high-ranking
(social) class/CL:個|个[ge4]

圾
989
jī
TODO: Cantonese?
garbage, rubbish; shaking; danger
垃圾
垃圾堆
lā jī
lā jī duī
trash/refuse/garbage/(coll.) of poor quality/Taiwan pr. [le4 se4]
garbage heap

吸
990
xī
TODO: Cantonese?
inhale, suck in; absorb; attract
吸引
吸收
xī yǐn
xī shōu
to attract; to appeal to; to fascinate
to absorb/to assimilate/to ingest/to recruit

萬

10,000

Old Chinese: *C.ma[n]-s

Middle Chinese: mjonH

勵
991
励
lì
TODO: Cantonese?
strive; encourage
鼓勵
獎勵
gǔ lì
jiǎng lì
to encourage
to reward/reward (as encouragement)
厲
992
厉
lì
TODO: Cantonese?
whetstone; grind, sharpen; whet
厲害
嚴厲
lì hai
yán lì
(used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding/(of a person) stern; strict; harsh; shrewd; tough/(of an animal) fierce/(of a resemblance) striking/(of liquor or chili pepper) strong/(of bacteria) virulent
severe/strict
癘
993
疠
lì
TODO: Cantonese?
a sore, ulcer; pestilence
癘
瘴癘
lì
zhàng lì
ulcer/plague
tropical disease attributed to miasma/malaria
礪
994
砺
lì
TODO: Cantonese?
whetstone; sharpen
磨礪
礪
mó lì
lì
to sharpen on grindstone/to improve oneself by practice
grind/sandstone
蠣
995
蛎
lì
TODO: Cantonese?
oyster
海蠣
海蠣子
hǎi lì
hǎi lì zi
oyster
oyster

邁
996
迈
mài
TODO: Cantonese?
take a big stride; pass by
邁向
邁進
mài xiàng
mài jìn
to stride toward (success)/to march toward/to take a step toward
to step in/to stride forward/to forge ahead

萬
997
万
wàn
TODO: Cantonese?
ten thousand; innumerable
萬一
萬物
wàn yī
wàn wù
just in case/if by any chance/contingency
all things/all that exists

敖

1: tall

Old Chinese: *[ŋ]ˤaw

Middle Chinese: ngaw

2: saunter about

Old Chinese: *ŋˤaw

Middle Chinese: ngaw

嗷
998
áo
TODO: Cantonese?
loud clamor; sound of wailing
嗷嗷待哺
嗷
áo áo dài bǔ
áo
cry piteously for food
loud clamor/the sound of wailing
敖
999
áo
TODO: Cantonese?
ramble, play about; leisurely; surname
敖包
敖廣
áo bāo
áo guǎng
(loanword from Mongolian) road or boundary marker made of piled up earth or stones, formerly worshipped as the dwelling place of spirits
Ao Guang, Dragon King of the East Sea, character in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]
熬
1000
áo、āo
TODO: Cantonese?
cook down, to boil; endure
熬夜
媳婦熬成婆
熬稃
熬
áo yè
xí fù áo chéng pó
āo fū
āo
to stay up late or all night
lit. even a submissive daughter-in-law will one day become a domineering mother-in-law (idiom)/fig. the oppressed will become the oppressor/what goes around comes around
puffed grain/popped wheat/popcorn
to boil; to simmer
聱
1001
áo
TODO: Cantonese?
bent and twisted; too complicated
聱
áo
difficult to pronounce
遨
1002
áo
TODO: Cantonese?
ramble, roam; travel for pleasure
遨遊
遨
áo yóu
áo
to travel; to go on a tour; to roam
to make an excursion; to ramble; to travel
鼇
1003
áo
TODO: Cantonese?
huge sea turtle

傲
1004
ào
TODO: Cantonese?
proud, haughty, overbearing
驕傲
傲慢
jiāo ào
ào màn
pride/arrogance/conceited/proud of sth
arrogant/haughty

勿

1: don't

Old Chinese: *mut

Middle Chinese: mjut

2: not ... it

Old Chinese: *mut

Middle Chinese: mjut

忽
1005
hū
TODO: Cantonese?
suddenly, abruptly; neglect
忽然
忽略
hū rán
hū lu:è
suddenly; all of a sudden
to neglect; to overlook; to ignore
惚
1006
hū
TODO: Cantonese?
absent-minded, confused
心神恍惚
恍惚
xīn shén huǎng hū
huǎng hū
perturbed (idiom)
absent-minded/distracted/dazzled/vaguely/dimly

刎
1007
wěn
TODO: Cantonese?
behead, cut throat
自刎
刎
zì wěn
wěn
to commit suicide by cutting one's own throat
cut across (throat)
吻
1008
wěn
TODO: Cantonese?
kiss; the lips; coinciding
口吻
吻合
kǒu wěn
wěn hé
tone of voice/connotation in intonation/accent (regional etc)/snout/muzzle/lips/protruding portion of an animal's face
to be a good fit/to be identical with/to adjust oneself to/to fit in

勿
1009
wù
TODO: Cantonese?
must not, do not; without, never
切勿
勿cue
qiè wù
wù c u e
by no means
(Internet slang) don't call on me; don't drag me in
物
1010
wù
TODO: Cantonese?
thing, substance, creature
動物
人物
dòng wù
rén wù
animal/CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2],個|个[ge4]
person; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance)/character (in a play, novel etc)/figure painting (as a genre of traditional Chinese painting)

瓜

melon, gourd

Old Chinese: *kʷˤra

Middle Chinese: kwae

呱
1011
gū、guā
TODO: Cantonese?
wail, crying of child; swear at
呱呱
呱呱墜地
呱呱叫
咭咭呱呱
gū gū
gū gū zhuì dì
guā guā jiào
jī jī guā guā
(onom.) the crying of a baby/Taiwan pr. [wa1 wa1]
(of a baby) to be born/Taiwan pr. [wa1 wa1 zhui4 di4]
excellent/tip-top
(onom.) giggling noise
孤
1012
gū
TODO: Cantonese?
orphan, fatherless; solitary
孤獨
孤立
gū dú
gū lì
lonely/solitary
to isolate/isolated/unrelated; irrelevant
菰
1013
gū
TODO: Cantonese?
wild rice; Zizania latifolia
淡巴菰
菰
dàn bā gū
gū
tobacco (loanword) (old)
Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia), now rare in the wild, formerly harvested for its grain, now mainly cultivated for its edible stem known as 茭白筍|茭白笋[jiao1 bai2 sun3], which is swollen by a smut fungus/(variant of 菇[gu1]) mushroom

弧
1014
hú
TODO: Cantonese?
wooden bow; arc, crescent
弧形
反射弧
hú xíng
fǎn shè hú
curve; arc
reflex arc
狐
1015
hú
TODO: Cantonese?
fox
狐狸
狐狸精
hú li
hú li jīng
fox/fig. sly and treacherous person
fox-spirit/vixen/witch/enchantress

瓜
1016
guā
TODO: Cantonese?
melon, gourd, cucumber; Kangxi radical 97
金瓜石
西瓜
jīn guā shí
xī guā
Jinguashi, town in Ruifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan, noted for its historic gold and copper mines, used as a prisoner-of-war camp by the Japanese (1942-1945)
watermelon/CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge5]

會

1: meeting; have a meeting

Old Chinese: *m-kˤop-s

Middle Chinese: hwajH

2: 阿會亘 ēhuìxuān: Skt. ābhāsvara ‘shining’ (E. Hàn)

Old Chinese: *ɦʷˤajs (< *m-kˤop-s)

Middle Chinese: hwajH

3: calculate; calculation

Old Chinese: *kˤop-s

Middle Chinese: kwajH

會
1017
会
huì、kuài
TODO: Cantonese?
to assemble, meet together; a meeting; an organization
社會
不會
會計
會計師
shè huì
bù huì
kuài jì
kuài jì shī
society/CL:個|个[ge4]
improbable/unlikely/will not (act, happen etc)/not able/not having learned to do sth/(coll.) (Tw) don't mention it/not at all
accountant/accountancy/accounting
accountant
檜
1018
桧
huì、guì
TODO: Cantonese?
Chinese cypress, Chinese juniper
秦檜
檜
檜木
檜柏
qín huì
huì
guì mù
guì bǎi
Qin Hui (1090-1155 AD), Song Dynasty official said to have betrayed General Yue Fei 岳飛|岳飞[Yue4 Fei1]
used in 秦檜|秦桧[Qin2 Hui4]/Taiwan pr. [Kuai4]
false cypress (genus Chamaecyparis)
Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
燴
1019
烩
huì
TODO: Cantonese?
ragout, cook, braise
外燴
大雜燴
wài huì
dà zá huì
catering (Tw)
mix-up/mish-mash/potpourri
繪
1020
绘
huì
TODO: Cantonese?
draw, sketch, paint
繪畫
繪圖
huì huà
huì tú
to draw; to paint
to chart; to sketch; to draft; to plot

儈
1021
侩
kuài
TODO: Cantonese?
go-between, broker, proxy
市儈
牙儈
shì kuài
yá kuài
unscrupulous businessperson/profiteer/philistine
broker
膾
1022
脍
kuài
TODO: Cantonese?
minced meat or fish
膾炙人口
食不厭精，膾不厭細
kuài zhì rén kǒu
shí bù yàn jīng , kuài bù yàn xì
appealing to the masses/universally appreciated (idiom)
lit. to eat but finely ground grain and finely chopped meat (idiom, from Analects)/fig. to be fastidious about one's food

必

necessarily

Old Chinese: *pi[t]

Middle Chinese: pjit

密
1023
mì
TODO: Cantonese?
dense, thick, close; intimate
密集
秘密
mì jí
mì mì
concentrated/crowded together/intensive/compressed
secret; private; confidential; clandestine/a secret (CL:個|个[ge4])
泌
1024
mì、bì
TODO: Cantonese?
to seep out, excrete
分泌
分泌物
泌陽
泌陽縣
fēn mì
fēn mì wù
bì yáng
bì yáng xiàn
to secrete/secretion
secretion
Biyang county in Zhumadian 駐馬店|驻马店[Zhu4 ma3 dian4], Henan
Biyang county in Zhumadian 駐馬店|驻马店[Zhu4 ma3 dian4], Henan
祕
1025
mì
TODO: Cantonese?
mysterious, secret, abstruse
奧祕
大便祕結
ào mì
dà biàn mì jié
secret/mystery
constipation
蜜
1026
mì
TODO: Cantonese?
honey; sweet; nectar
蜜月
花蜜
mì yuè
huā mì
honeymoon
nectar

必
1027
bì
TODO: Cantonese?
surely, most certainly; must
必須
不必
bì xū
bù bì
to have to/must/compulsory/necessarily
need not/does not have to/not necessarily

瑟
1028
sè
TODO: Cantonese?
large stringed musical instrument; dignified, massive; sound of wind
上艾瑟爾
亞瑟
shàng ài sè ěr
yà sè
Overijssel
Arthur (name)

人

(other) person

Old Chinese: *ni[ŋ]

Middle Chinese: nyin

仟
1029
qiān
TODO: Cantonese?
one thousand; leader of one thousand men
仟
qiān
thousand (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
千
1030
qiān
TODO: Cantonese?
thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
千萬
成千上萬
qiān wàn
chéng qiān shàng wàn
ten million/countless/many/one must by all means
lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers/innumerable/thousands upon thousands
阡
1031
qiān
TODO: Cantonese?
footpaths between fields; paths
喀爾巴阡山脈
石阡
kā ěr bā qiān shān mài
shí qiān
Carpathian Mountains, 1500-km mountain range in Central and Eastern Europe
Shiqian, a county in Tongren 銅仁市|铜仁市[Tong2ren2 Shi4], Guizhou

人
1032
rén
TODO: Cantonese?
man; people; mankind; someone else
人員
人類
rén yuán
rén lèi
staff/crew/personnel/CL:個|个[ge4]
humanity/human race/mankind
仁
1033
rén
TODO: Cantonese?
humaneness, benevolence, kindness
同仁
仁愛
tóng rén
rén ài
Tongren County in Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 黃南藏族自治州|黄南藏族自治州[Huang2 nan2 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai
Ren'ai or Jenai District of Keelung City 基隆市[Ji1 long2 Shi4], Taiwan/Ren'ai or Jenai Township in Nantou County 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 Xian4], central Taiwan

佞
1034
nìng
TODO: Cantonese?
flattery; glib
不佞
奸佞
bù nìng
jiān nìng
without eloquence/untalented/I, me (humble)
crafty and fawning

熒

dazzle

Old Chinese: *[N]-qʷˤeŋ

Middle Chinese: hweng

營
1035
营
yíng
TODO: Cantonese?
encampment, barracks; manage
經營
營業
jīng yíng
yíng yè
to engage in (business etc); to run; to operate
to do business/to trade
瑩
1036
莹
yíng、yīng
TODO: Cantonese?
lustre of gems; bright, lustrous
晶瑩
沈瑩
綠瑩瑩
jīng yíng
shěn yíng
lu:4 yīng yīng
sparkling and translucent
Shen Ying of Wu, governor (268-280) of coastal province of Wu and compiler of Seaboard Geographic Gazetteer 臨海水土誌|临海水土志
green and lush
縈
1037
萦
yíng
TODO: Cantonese?
entangle, entwine, coil
縈繞
縈迴
yíng rào
yíng huí
to linger on/to hover/to encircle
to linger; to swirl around (in the air, in one's mind etc)
螢
1038
萤
yíng
TODO: Cantonese?
glowworm, luminous insect
螢火蟲
崔螢
yíng huǒ chóng
cuī yíng
firefly/glowworm/lightning bug
Choi Yeong (1316-1388), general of Korean Goryeo dynasty

榮
1039
荣
róng
TODO: Cantonese?
glory, honor; flourish, prosper
繁榮
長榮
fán róng
cháng róng
prosperous; booming (economy)
Evergreen (Group), Taiwan-based shipping and transportation conglomerate

鶯
1040
莺
yīng
TODO: Cantonese?
oriole, green finch; Sylvia species (various)
亞洲漠地林鶯
休氏樹鶯
yà zhōu mò dì lín yīng
xiū shì shù yīng
(bird species of China) Asian desert warbler (Sylvia nana)
(bird species of China) Hume's bush warbler (Horornis brunnescens)

彦

TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: ŋrans

剷
1041
chǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
to level off, cut off, pare down, raze
剷除
剷
chǎn chú
chǎn
to root out; to eradicate; to sweep away; to abolish
to level off/to root up
產
1042
产
chǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
give birth, bring forth, produce
生產
資產
shēng chǎn
zī chǎn
to produce; to manufacture/to give birth to a child
property/assets
鏟
1043
铲
chǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
spade, shovel, trowel, scoop
刮鏟
反鏟
guā chǎn
fǎn chǎn
scraper
backhoe

彥
1044
彦
yàn
TODO: Cantonese?
elegant, handsome; learned
巴彥
巴彥浩特
bā yàn
bā yàn hào tè
Bayan county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1], Heilongjiang
Bayanhot, capital of Alxa League 阿拉善盟[A1 la1 shan4 Meng2], Inner Mongolia
諺
1045
谚
yàn
TODO: Cantonese?
proverb, maxim
諺語
俗諺
yàn yǔ
sú yàn
proverb
common saying/proverb

顏
1046
颜
yán
TODO: Cantonese?
face, facial appearance
顏料
顏面
yán liào
yán miàn
paint/dye/pigment
face/prestige

父

1: (respectful suffix in male names)

Old Chinese: *p(r)aʔ

Middle Chinese: pjuX

2: father

Old Chinese: *[N-p](r)aʔ

Middle Chinese: bjuX

佈
1047
bù
TODO: Cantonese?
spread, publicize, announce
分佈
公佈
fēn bù
gōng bù
to scatter/to distribute/to be distributed (over an area etc)/(statistical, geographic) distribution
to announce; to make public; to publish
布
1048
bù
TODO: Cantonese?
cotton cloth, textiles, linen
瀑布
發布
pù bù
fā bù
waterfall
to release/to issue/to announce/to distribute
怖
1049
bù
TODO: Cantonese?
terror, fear; frighten; terrified
恐怖
白色恐怖
kǒng bù
bái sè kǒng bù
terrible/frightful/frightening/terror/terrorist
White Terror

斧
1050
fǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
axe, hatchet; chop, hew
斧頭
不避斧鉞
fǔ tóu
bù bì fǔ yuè
ax/hatchet/CL:柄[bing3]
not trying to avoid the battle-ax (idiom)/not afraid of dying in combat/not afraid of being executed
釜
1051
fǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
cauldron, pot, kettle
加壓釜
大釜
jiā yā fǔ
dà fǔ
pressure chamber/pressurized cauldron
cauldron

父
1052
fù
TODO: Cantonese?
father; Kangxi radical 88
父親
國父
fù qīn
guó fù
father/also pr. [fu4 qin5]/CL:個|个[ge4]
father or founder of a nation/Father of the Republic (Sun Yat-sen)

安

1: peace(ful)

Old Chinese: *[ʔ]ˤa[n]

Middle Chinese: 'an

2: how

Old Chinese: *[ʔ]ˤa[n]

Middle Chinese: 'an

3: 安息 Ānxī (Iranian country in the western regions, W. Hàn; from Aršaka = Arsaces, founder of the Arsacid dynasty)

Old Chinese: *[ʔ]ˤa[n]

Middle Chinese: 'an

安
1053
ān
TODO: Cantonese?
peaceful, tranquil, quiet
安排
安非他命
ān pái
ān fēi tā mìng
to arrange/to plan/to set up/arrangements/plans
amphetamine (medical) (loanword)
氨
1054
ān
TODO: Cantonese?
ammonia; hydrogen nitride
丙氨酸
乙氨基
bǐng ān suān
yǐ ān jī
alanine (Ala), an amino acid
ethylamino group
鞍
1055
ān
TODO: Cantonese?
saddle; any saddle-shaped object
鞍前馬後
鞍山
ān qián mǎ hòu
ān shān
to follow everywhere/to always be there for sb at their beck and call
Anshan prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3] in northeast China

按
1056
àn
TODO: Cantonese?
put hand on, press down with hand
按照
按摩
àn zhào
àn mó
according to/in accordance with/in the light of/on the basis of
massage/to massage
案
1057
àn
TODO: Cantonese?
table, bench; legal case
方案
答案
fāng àn
dá àn
plan/program (for action etc)/proposal/proposed bill/CL:個|个[ge4],套[tao4]
answer/solution/CL:個|个[ge4]

晏
1058
yàn
TODO: Cantonese?
peaceful, quiet; clear; late in the day
晏嬰
晏子
yàn yīng
yàn zǐ
Yan Ying (-c 500 BC), famous statesman from Qi of the Warring States, also known as Yanzi 晏子[Yan4 zi3] , hero of book 晏子春秋[Yan4 zi3 Chun1 qiu1]
Yanzi (-c 500 BC), famous statesman from Qi of the Warring States 齊國|齐国[Qi2 guo2], also known as 晏嬰|晏婴[Yan4 Ying1], hero of book 晏子春秋[Yan4 zi3 Chun1 qiu1]

山

mountain, hill

Old Chinese: *s-ŋrar

Middle Chinese: srean

汕
1059
shàn
TODO: Cantonese?
basket for catching fish; bamboo; Swatow (Shantou)
汕尾
汕尾市
shàn wěi
shàn wěi shì
Shanwei, prefecture-level city in Guangdong
Shanwei, prefecture-level city in Guangdong province
疝
1060
shàn
TODO: Cantonese?
hernia, rupture
疝氣
疝
shàn qì
shàn
hernia
hernia
訕
1061
讪
shàn
TODO: Cantonese?
abuse, slander; vilify; ridicule
搭訕
訕笑
dā shàn
shàn xiào
to hit on someone/to strike up a conversation/to start talking to end an awkward silence or embarrassing situation
to ridicule/to mock

山
1062
shān
TODO: Cantonese?
mountain, hill, peak
山地
舊金山
shān dì
jiù jīn shān
mountainous region/hilly area/hilly country
San Francisco, California
舢
1063
shān
TODO: Cantonese?
sampan
舢板
舢
shān bǎn
shān
sampan/also written 舢舨
sampan

仙
1064
xiān
TODO: Cantonese?
Taoist super-being, transcendent, immortal
神仙
仙女
shén xiān
xiān nu:3
Daoist immortal/supernatural entity/(in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc/fig. lighthearted person
fairy

寧

peace

Old Chinese: *nˤeŋ

Middle Chinese: neng

嚀
1065
咛
níng
TODO: Cantonese?
enjoin, instruct; charge
嚀
叮嚀
níng
dīng níng
to enjoin
to warn/to urge/to exhort/to give instructions carefully and insistently
寧
1066
宁
nìng、níng
TODO: Cantonese?
repose, serenity, peace; peaceful
寧可
寧願
寧靜
安寧
nìng kě
nìng yuàn
níng jìng
ān níng
preferably/one would prefer to...(or not to...)/would rather/(would) be better to/(to pick) the lesser of two evils
would rather ... (than ...)
tranquil/tranquility/serenity
Anning District of Lanzhou City 蘭州市|兰州市[Lan2 zhou1 Shi4], Gansu/Anning City, to the west of Kunming 昆明[Kun1 ming2], Yunnan
擰
1067
拧
níng、nǐng、nìng
TODO: Cantonese?
pinch; twist, wring; determined
擰成一股繩
擰
擰開
滿擰
擰
níng chéng yī gǔ shéng
níng
nǐng kāi
mǎn nǐng
nìng
to twist (strands) together to form a rope/(fig.) to unite; to work together
to pinch/wring
to unscrew/to twist off (a lid)/to turn on (a faucet)/to switch on (by turning a knob)/to turn (a door handle)/to wrench apart
totally inconsistent/completely at odds
stubborn
檸
1068
柠
níng
TODO: Cantonese?
lemon
檸檬汁
檸檬片
níng méng zhī
níng méng piàn
lemon juice
slice of lemon
獰
1069
狞
níng
TODO: Cantonese?
ferocious appearance; hideous
獰笑
獰貓
níng xiào
níng māo
to laugh nastily/evil grin
caracal

濘
1070
泞
nìng
TODO: Cantonese?
mud; miry, muddy, stagnant
泥濘
濘
ní nìng
nìng
muddy/mud
muddy

呂

spine; pitch-pipe

Old Chinese: *[r]aʔ

Middle Chinese: ljoX

侶
1071
侣
lu:3
TODO: Cantonese?
companion; associate with
情侶
伴侶
qíng lu:3
bàn lu:3
sweethearts/lovers
companion/mate/partner
呂
1072
吕
lu:3
TODO: Cantonese?
surname; a musical note
呂不韋
呂嘉民
lu:3 bù wéi
lu:3 jiā mín
Lü Buwei (?291-235 BC), merchant and politician of the State of Qin 秦國|秦国[Qin2 guo2], subsequent Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qin2 dai4] Chancellor, allegedly the father of Ying Zheng 嬴政[Ying2 Zheng4], who subsequently became the first emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2]
Lü Jiamin (1946-) aka Jiang Rong 姜戎[Jiang1 Rong2], Chinese writer
鋁
1073
铝
lu:3
TODO: Cantonese?
氧化鋁
氫氧化鋁
yǎng huà lu:3
qīng yǎng huà lu:3
aluminum oxide
aluminum hydroxide

櫚
1074
榈
lu:2
TODO: Cantonese?
palm
棕櫚
棕櫚屬
zōng lu:2
zōng lu:2 shǔ
palm tree
palm tree genus (Areca spp.)
閭
1075
闾
lu:2
TODO: Cantonese?
village of twenty-five families
吳王闔閭
尾閭骨
wú wáng hé lu:2
wěi lu:2 gǔ
King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC), sometimes considered one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸/also called 吳王闔廬|吴王阖庐
coccyx

莒
1076
jǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
a Zhou-dynasty vassal state in modern Shandong; (archaic) taro
莒光
莒光鄉
jǔ guāng
jǔ guāng xiāng
Chukuang Island, one of the Matsu Islands/Chukuang township in Lienchiang county 連江縣|连江县[Lian2 jiang1 xian4], Taiwan
Chukuang township in Lienchiang county 連江縣|连江县[Lian2 jiang1 xian4] i.e. the Matsu Islands, Taiwan

玄

dark

Old Chinese: *[ɢ]ʷˤi[n]

Middle Chinese: hwen

弦
1077
xián
TODO: Cantonese?
string; hypotenuse, crescent
弦樂
琴弦
xián yuè
qín xián
string music
string (of a stringed instrument)
絃
1078
𰬈
xián
TODO: Cantonese?
string on musical instrument
舷
1079
xián
TODO: Cantonese?
the sides of a boat, bulwarks; a gunwale
右舷
左舷
yòu xián
zuǒ xián
starboard (of a ship)
port (side of a ship)

炫
1080
xuàn
TODO: Cantonese?
shine, glitter; show off, flaunt
炫耀
炫富
xuàn yào
xuàn fù
dazzling/to show off; to flaunt
to flaunt wealth/ostentatious
眩
1081
xuàn
TODO: Cantonese?
to confuse; dizzy, dazed, disoriented
目眩
周圍性眩暈
mù xuàn
zhōu wéi xìng xuàn yùn
dizzy; dazzled
peripheral vertigo

玄
1082
xuán
TODO: Cantonese?
deep, profound, abstruse; Kangxi radical 95
玄機
九天玄女
xuán jī
jiǔ tiān xuán nu:3
profound theory (in Daoism and Buddhism)/mysterious principles
Xuan Nü, a fairy in Chinese mythology

申

9th earthly branch

Old Chinese: *l̥i[n]

Middle Chinese: syin

伸
1083
shēn
TODO: Cantonese?
extend, stretch out, open up; trust
延伸
伸出
yán shēn
shēn chū
to extend/to spread
to extend
呻
1084
shēn
TODO: Cantonese?
groan, moan; recite with intonation
呻吟
無病呻吟
shēn yín
wú bìng shēn yín
to moan; to groan
(idiom) to moan and groan despite not being sick; to feign illness; to complain without cause; (of writing) to indulge in confected sentimentality
申
1085
shēn
TODO: Cantonese?
to state to a superior, report; extend; ninth earthly branch
申請
申報
shēn qǐng
shēn bào
to apply for sth/application form (CL:份[fen4])
to report (to the authorities)/to declare (to customs)
紳
1086
绅
shēn
TODO: Cantonese?
girdle; tie, bind; gentry
紳士
劣紳
shēn shì
liè shēn
gentleman
evil gentry/wicked landlord

電
1087
电
diàn
TODO: Cantonese?
electricity, electric; lightning
電信
打電話
diàn xìn
dǎ diàn huà
telecommunications
to make a telephone call

神
1088
shén
TODO: Cantonese?
spirit, god, supernatural being
精神
神經
jīng shén
shén jīng
spirit/mind/consciousness/thought/mental/psychological/essence/gist/CL:個|个[ge4]
nerve/mental state/(coll.) unhinged/nutjob

冓

中冓 inner chamber

Old Chinese: *kˤ(r)o-s

Middle Chinese: kuwH

媾
1089
gòu
TODO: Cantonese?
marry; be on friendly terms with
交媾
媾合
jiāo gòu
gòu hé
to have sex/to copulate
to copulate
構
1090
构
gòu
TODO: Cantonese?
frame, building, structure
結構
機構
jié gòu
jī gòu
structure/composition/makeup/architecture/CL:座[zuo4],個|个[ge4]
mechanism/structure/organization/agency/institution/CL:所[suo3]
購
1091
购
gòu
TODO: Cantonese?
buy, purchase; hire
購物
選購
gòu wù
xuǎn gòu
shopping
to select and purchase/to buy
遘
1092
gòu
TODO: Cantonese?
to meet; to come across
遘
gòu
meet unexpectedly

溝
1093
沟
gōu
TODO: Cantonese?
ditch, drain, narrow waterway
溝通
水溝
gōu tōng
shuǐ gōu
to join; to connect; to link up/to communicate
gutter/sewer

講
1094
讲
jiǎng
TODO: Cantonese?
explain; discuss; talk
演講
講話
yǎn jiǎng
jiǎng huà
to give a lecture; to make a speech
a speech/to speak/to talk/to address/CL:個|个[ge4]

乃

1: your

Old Chinese: *nˤə(ŋ)ʔ

Middle Chinese: nojX

2: then

Old Chinese: *nˤəʔ

Middle Chinese: nojX

乃
1095
nǎi
TODO: Cantonese?
then; really, indeed; as it turned out, after all; namely
乃至
木乃伊
nǎi zhì
mù nǎi yī
and even/to go so far as to
mummy (preserved corpse) (loanword)
奶
1096
nǎi
TODO: Cantonese?
milk; woman's breasts; nurse
奶奶
牛奶
nǎi nai
niú nǎi
(informal) grandma (paternal grandmother)/(respectful) mistress of the house/CL:位[wei4]/(coll.) boobies/breasts
cow's milk/CL:瓶[ping2],杯[bei1]
氖
1097
nǎi
TODO: Cantonese?
neon (element 10, Ne)
氖
nǎi
neon (chemistry)
迺
1098
nǎi
TODO: Cantonese?
then, thereupon, only then
甘迺迪
gān nǎi dí
Kennedy (name) (Tw)

扔
1099
rēng
TODO: Cantonese?
throw, hurl; throw away, cast
亂扔
互扔
luàn rēng
hù rēng
to throw (sth) without due care; (esp.) to litter
to throw (sth) at each other

仍
1100
réng
TODO: Cantonese?
yet, still, as ever; again; keep -ing, continuing
仍然
仍舊
réng rán
réng jiù
still; as before; yet
still (remaining)/to remain (the same)/yet

賴

depend on

Old Chinese: *rˤa[t]-s

Middle Chinese: lajH

瀨
1101
濑
lài
TODO: Cantonese?
swift current; rapids
瀨
lài
name of a river/rushing of water
癩
1102
癞
lài
TODO: Cantonese?
leprosy, scabies, mange; shoddy
癩瘡
癩皮狗
lài chuāng
lài pí gǒu
favus (skin disease)
mangy dog/(fig.) loathsome person
籟
1103
籁
lài
TODO: Cantonese?
bamboo flute; pipe; various sound
天籟
萬籟俱寂
tiān lài
wàn lài jù jì
sounds of nature
not a sound to be heard (idiom)
賴
1104
赖
lài
TODO: Cantonese?
rely, depend on; accuse falsely
依賴
信賴
yī lài
xìn lài
to depend on; to be dependent on
to trust/to have confidence in/to have faith in/to rely on

懶
1105
懒
lǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
lazy, languid, listless
偷懶
懶散
tōu lǎn
lǎn sǎn
to goof off/to be lazy
indolent; negligent; slack

獺
1106
獭
tǎ
TODO: Cantonese?
otter
旱獺
樹獺
hàn tǎ
shù tǎ
marmot
sloth (family Bradypodidae)

旡

TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: kɯds

概
1107
gài
TODO: Cantonese?
generally, approximately
大概
概念
dà gài
gài niàn
roughly/probably/rough/approximate/about/general idea
concept/idea/CL:個|个[ge4]
溉
1108
gài
TODO: Cantonese?
water, irrigate, flood; wash
灌溉
地面灌溉
guàn gài
dì miàn guàn gài
to irrigate
surface irrigation

既
1109
jì
TODO: Cantonese?
already; de facto; since; then
既然
既有
jì rán
jì yǒu
since; as; this being the case
existing
暨
1110
jì
TODO: Cantonese?
and; attain, reach; confines
暨今
暨南大學
jì jīn
jì nán dà xué
up to now/to this day
Jinan University in Guangdong Province, with 4 campuses in Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Zhuhai

慨
1111
kǎi
TODO: Cantonese?
sigh, regret; generous
感慨
慷慨
gǎn kǎi
kāng kǎi
to sigh with sorrow, regret etc/rueful/deeply moved
vehement; fervent/generous; magnanimous

介

armour; scale of animals

Old Chinese: *kˤr[e]p-s

Middle Chinese: keajH

介
1112
jiè
TODO: Cantonese?
forerunner, herald, harbinger; to lie between; sea shell; to wear armor
介紹
介入
jiè shào
jiè rù
to introduce (sb to sb)/to give a presentation/to present (sb for a job etc)/introduction
to intervene; to get involved
界
1113
jiè、gà
TODO: Cantonese?
boundary, limit; domain; society; the world
外界
業界
半間不界
wài jiè
yè jiè
bàn gān bù gà
the outside world/external
industry
shallow/not thorough/superficial
疥
1114
jiè
TODO: Cantonese?
scabies, itch
疥瘡
疥
jiè chuāng
jiè
scabies/welts
scabies
芥
1115
jiè、gài
TODO: Cantonese?
mustard plant; mustard; tiny
拾芥
氮芥氣
芥藍
shí jiè
dàn jiè qì
gài lán
to pick up cress/fig. sth easy to do/a piece of cake
nitrogen mustard
Chinese broccoli/Chinese kale/cabbage mustard/Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra/also pr. [jie4 lan2]

尬
1116
gà
TODO: Cantonese?
limp, staggering gait; embarrass
尷尬
尬意
gān gà
gà yì
awkward; embarrassed
(Tw) to like/to prefer

光

light, brightness

Old Chinese: *kʷˤaŋ

Middle Chinese: kwang

幌
1117
huǎng
TODO: Cantonese?
curtain, cloth screen
幌子
札幌
huǎng zi
zhá huǎng
shop sign/signboard/(fig.) pretense
Sapporo, Japan
恍
1118
huǎng
TODO: Cantonese?
seemingly; absent-minded
恍然大悟
恍如
huǎng rán dà wù
huǎng rú
to suddenly realize; to suddenly see the light
to be as if.../to be rather like...
晃
1119
huǎng、huàng
TODO: Cantonese?
bright, dazzling; to sway, shake
一晃
新晃
搖晃
晃動
yī huǎng
xīn huǎng
yáo huàng
huàng dòng
(of passing time) in an instant/(of a sight) in a flash
Xinhuang Dong autonomous county in Huaihua 懷化|怀化[Huai2 hua4], Hunan
to rock; to shake; to sway
to sway/to rock

光
1120
guāng
TODO: Cantonese?
light, brilliant, shine; only
觀光
陽光
guān guāng
yáng guāng
to tour/sightseeing/tourism
sunshine/(of personality) upbeat; energetic/transparent (open to public scrutiny)
胱
1121
guāng
TODO: Cantonese?
bladder
半胱氨酸
膀胱
bàn guāng ān suān
páng guāng
cysteine (Cys), an amino acid/mercaptoethyl amine
(urinary) bladder

苗

sprout (n.)

Old Chinese: *m(r)aw

Middle Chinese: mjew

描
1122
miáo
TODO: Cantonese?
copy, trace, sketch; depict
描述
描繪
miáo shù
miáo huì
to describe/description
to describe; to depict; to portray
瞄
1123
miáo
TODO: Cantonese?
take aim at; look at
瞄準
望遠瞄準鏡
miáo zhǔn
wàng yuǎn miáo zhǔn jìng
to take aim at; to target
telescopic sight; scope (on a rifle)
苗
1124
miáo
TODO: Cantonese?
sprouts; Miao nationality
樹苗
幼苗
shù miáo
yòu miáo
sapling
young sprout/bud/sapling/seedling

貓
1125
猫
māo、máo
TODO: Cantonese?
cat
貓頭鷹
三毛貓
貓腰
māo tóu yīng
sān máo māo
máo yāo
owl
tortoiseshell cat/calico cat
to bend over
錨
1126
锚
máo
TODO: Cantonese?
anchor
下錨
拋下錨
xià máo
pāo xià máo
to drop anchor
to drop anchor

延

extend

Old Chinese: *la[n]

Middle Chinese: yen

蛋
1127
dàn
TODO: Cantonese?
eggs; term of abuse
雞蛋
蛋白
jī dàn
dàn bái
(chicken) egg/hen's egg/CL:個|个[ge4],打[da2]
egg white/protein/albumen
誕
1128
诞
dàn
TODO: Cantonese?
to bear children, give birth; birth
誕生
誕辰
dàn shēng
dàn chén
to be born
birthday

延
1129
yán
TODO: Cantonese?
delay, postpone, defer
延續
延長
yán xù
yán cháng
to continue/to go on/to last
Yanchang county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi
筵
1130
yán
TODO: Cantonese?
feast
別筵
喜筵
bié yán
xǐ yán
farewell banquet
wedding banquet/congratulatory feast

涎
1131
xián
TODO: Cantonese?
saliva
垂涎
垂涎三尺
chuí xián
chuí xián sān chǐ
to water at the mouth/to drool
to drool (over) (idiom)/to yearn for/to covet/to crave

爾

1: numerous

Old Chinese: *nˤ[ə][r]ʔ

Middle Chinese: nejX

2: (adv. suffix)

Old Chinese: *n[ə][r]ʔ

Middle Chinese: nyeX

3: you(r)

Old Chinese: *n[ə][r]ʔ

Middle Chinese: nyeX

爾
1132
尔
ěr
TODO: Cantonese?
you; that, those; final particle
高爾夫球場
諾貝爾
gāo ěr fū qiú chǎng
nuò bèi ěr
golf course
Nobel (Prize)
邇
1133
迩
ěr
TODO: Cantonese?
be near, be close; recently
室邇人遐
遐邇
shì ěr rén xiá
xiá ěr
to long for sb far away/to grieve over the dead
near and far; far and wide

彌
1134
弥
mí
TODO: Cantonese?
extensive, full; fill; complete
彌補
阿彌陀佛
mí bǔ
ē mí tuó fó
to complement/to make up for a deficiency
Amitabha Buddha/the Buddha of the Western paradise/may the lord Buddha preserve us!/merciful Buddha!
瀰
1135
㳽,弥
mí
TODO: Cantonese?
overflow
瀰漫星雲
瀰
mí màn xīng yún
mí
diffuse nebula
brimming or overflowing

璽
1136
玺
xǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
imperial signet, royal signet
印璽
國璽
yìn xǐ
guó xǐ
official seal/imperial or royal seal/papal bull
seal of state

冡

TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: moːŋ

朦
1137
méng
TODO: Cantonese?
condition or appearance of moon
朦朧
朦朧詩
méng lóng
méng lóng shī
(literary) (of moonlight) dim/(literary) murky; indistinct
Misty Poetry, a post-Cultural Revolution poetry movement
檬
1138
méng
TODO: Cantonese?
type of locust oracacia
檸檬
檸檬水
níng méng
níng méng shuǐ
lemon
lemonade
濛
1139
蒙
méng
TODO: Cantonese?
drizzling, misty, raining
凌濛初
迷濛
líng méng chū
mí méng
Ling Mengchu (1580-1644), Ming dynasty novelist and dramatist
misty
矇
1140
蒙
méng、mēng
TODO: Cantonese?
stupid, ignorant; blind
愚矇
欺矇
混矇
矇松雨
yú méng
qī méng
hùn mēng
mēng sōng yǔ
ignorant; stupid
to deceive/to dupe
to deceive/to mislead
drizzle/fine rain
蒙
1141
méng、měng、mēng
TODO: Cantonese?
cover; ignorant; suffer; Mongolia; hexagram ䷃
啟蒙
蒙地卡羅
蒙古
外蒙古
坑蒙
坑蒙拐騙
qǐ méng
méng dì kǎ luó
měng gǔ
wài měng gǔ
kēng mēng
kēng mēng guǎi piàn
to instruct the young/to initiate/to awake sb from ignorance/to free sb from prejudice or superstition/primer/enlightened/the Enlightenment/Western learning from the late Qing dynasty
Monte-Carlo (Monaco) (Tw)
Mongolia
Outer Mongolia
to swindle
to swindle/to cheat

畏

fear (v.); threaten

Old Chinese: *ʔuj-s

Middle Chinese: 'jw+jH

偎
1142
wēi
TODO: Cantonese?
cling to, cuddle, embrace, fondle
依偎
偎傍
yī wēi
wēi bàng
to nestle against/to snuggle up to
to snuggle up to
煨
1143
wēi
TODO: Cantonese?
to stew, simmer
煨
wēi
to simmer/to roast in ashes

畏
1144
wèi
TODO: Cantonese?
fear, dread, awe, reverence
畏縮
敬畏
wèi suō
jìng wèi
to cower; to flinch; to quail; to recoil
to revere
餵
1145
𫗭
wèi
TODO: Cantonese?
to feed, to raise
餵食
投餵
wèi shí
tóu wèi
to feed
to feed (an animal)

猥
1146
wěi
TODO: Cantonese?
vulgar, low, cheap; wanton; obscene
淫猥
猥獕
yín wěi
wěi cuī
obscene/indecent
vulgar/despicable/abject

史

scribe

Old Chinese: *s-rəʔ

Middle Chinese: sriX

使
1147
shǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
cause, send on a mission, order; envoy, messenger, ambassador
使用
使得
shǐ yòng
shǐ de
to use/to employ/to apply/to make use of
usable; serviceable/feasible; workable; doable/to make; to cause; to bring about
史
1148
shǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
history, chronicle, annals
歷史
史料
lì shǐ
shǐ liào
history/CL:門|门[men2],段[duan4]
historical material or data
駛
1149
驶
shǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
sail, drive, pilot; fast, quick
行駛
駕駛員
xíng shǐ
jià shǐ yuán
to travel along a route (of vehicles etc)
pilot; driver

吏
1150
lì
TODO: Cantonese?
government official, magistrate
官吏
貪官污吏
guān lì
tān guān wū lì
bureaucrat/official
grasping officials, corrupt mandarins (idiom); abuse and corruption

事
1151
shì
TODO: Cantonese?
affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
事情
事實
shì qing
shì shí
affair; matter; thing; business/CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1]
fact/CL:個|个[ge4]

才

talent, ability

Old Chinese: *[dz]ˤə

Middle Chinese: dzoj

才
1152
cái
TODO: Cantonese?
talent, ability; just, only
人才
天才
rén cái
tiān cái
talent/talented person/looks/attractive looks
talent/gift/genius/talented/gifted
材
1153
cái
TODO: Cantonese?
material, stuff; timber; talent
教材
身材
jiào cái
shēn cái
teaching material/CL:本[ben3]
stature/build (height and weight)/figure
財
1154
财
cái
TODO: Cantonese?
wealth, valuables, riches
財務
財產
cái wù
cái chǎn
financial affairs
property/assets/estate/CL:筆|笔[bi3]

豺
1155
chái
TODO: Cantonese?
wolf; cruel, wicked, mean
豺狼
豺狼塞路
chái láng
chái láng sāi lù
jackal and wolf/ravenous wolf/fig. evil person/vicious tyrant
ravenous wolves block the road (idiom); wicked people in power/a vicious tyranny rules the land

在
1156
zài
TODO: Cantonese?
be at, in, on; consist in, rest
存在
實在
cún zài
shí zài
to exist/to be/existence
really/actually/indeed/true/real/honest/dependable/(philosophy) reality

袁

long robe

Old Chinese: *[ɢ]ʷa[n]

Middle Chinese: hjwon

園
1157
园
yuán
TODO: Cantonese?
garden; park, orchard
校園
幼稚園
xiào yuán
yòu zhì yuán
campus
kindergarten (Tw)
猿
1158
yuán
TODO: Cantonese?
ape
人猿
北京猿人
rén yuán
běi jīng yuán rén
anthropoid ape
Peking ape-man/Homo erectus pekinensis (c. 600,000 BC), discovered in Zhoukoudian 周口店[Zhou1 kou3 dian4] in 1921
袁
1159
yuán
TODO: Cantonese?
robe; surname
反袁
反袁運動
fǎn yuán
fǎn yuán yùn dòng
opposing Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯[Yuan2 Shi4 kai3] in National Protection War 護國戰爭|护国战争[Hu4 guo2 Zhan4 zheng1] 1915-1916
anti-Yuan movement, opposing Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯[Yuan2 Shi4 kai3] in National Protection War 護國戰爭|护国战争[Hu4 guo2 Zhan4 zheng1] 1915-1916/same as 反袁鬥爭|反袁斗争[fan3 Yuan2 dou4 zheng1]
轅
1160
辕
yuán
TODO: Cantonese?
axle; magistrate's office; surname
南轅北轍
車轅
nán yuán běi zhé
chē yuán
to act in a way that defeats one's purpose (idiom)
shaft (pulling a cart)

遠
1161
远
yuǎn、yuàn
TODO: Cantonese?
distant, remote, far; profound
望遠鏡
遠景
遠
君子遠庖廚
wàng yuǎn jìng
yuǎn jǐng
yuàn
jūn zǐ yuàn páo chú
binoculars/telescope/CL:付[fu4],副[fu4],部[bu4]
prospect/long-range view
to distance oneself from (classical)
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

冬

winter

Old Chinese: *tˤuŋ

Middle Chinese: towng

冬
1162
dōng
TODO: Cantonese?
winter, 11th lunar month
過冬
丁冬
guò dōng
dīng dōng
to get through the winter
(onom.) ding dong/jingling of bells/clanking sound
咚
1163
dōng
TODO: Cantonese?
onomatopoetic, a thumping sound
叮咚
咕咚
dīng dōng
gū dōng
(onom.) ding dong/jingling of bells/clanking sound
splash/(onom.) for heavy things falling down
鼕
1164
冬
dōng
TODO: Cantonese?
rattle of drums
鼕
dōng
(onom.) beating a drum/rat-a-tat

疼
1165
téng
TODO: Cantonese?
aches, pains; be fond of; love
疼痛
心疼
téng tòng
xīn téng
pain/(of a body part) to be painful; to be sore; to hurt/(of a person) to be in pain
to love dearly/to feel sorry for sb/to regret/to grudge/to be distressed

終
1166
终
zhōng
TODO: Cantonese?
end; finally, in the end
終於
終場
zhōng yú
zhōng chǎng
at last/in the end/finally/eventually
end (of a performance or sports match)/last round of testing in the imperial examinations

妻

1: consort, wife

Old Chinese: *[tsʰ]ˤəj

Middle Chinese: tshej

2: give as wife

Old Chinese: *[tsʰ]ˤəj-s

Middle Chinese: tshejH

妻
1167
qī、qì
TODO: Cantonese?
wife
妻子
妻子
妻
qī zǐ
qī zi
qì
wife and children
wife/CL:個|个[ge4]
to marry off (a daughter)
悽
1168
qī
TODO: Cantonese?
sorrowful, grieved, melancholy
悽慘
悲悽
qī cǎn
bēi qī
plaintive/mournful/miserable
pitiable/sorrowful
棲
1169
栖
qī、xī
TODO: Cantonese?
perch; roost; stay
棲息
兩棲
棲霞
棲霞市
qī xī
liǎng qī
xī xiá
xī xiá shì
(of a bird) to perch/(of creatures in general) to inhabit/to dwell
amphibious/dual-talented/able to work in two different lines
Xixia, county-level city in Yantai 煙台|烟台, Shandong
Xixia, county-level city in Yantai 煙台|烟台, Shandong
淒
1170
qī
TODO: Cantonese?
bitter cold, miserable, dreary
淒切
淒厲
qī qiè
qī lì
mournful
mournful (sound)
萋
1171
qī
TODO: Cantonese?
luxuriant foliage; crowded
萋萋
萋
qī qī
qī
luxuriant/lavish/abundant
Celosia argentea/luxuriant

奧

1: southwest corner of a house

Old Chinese: *ʔˤuk-s

Middle Chinese: 'awH

2: cove in the bank of a stream

Old Chinese: *ʔ(r)uk

Middle Chinese: 'juwk

奧
1172
奥
ào
TODO: Cantonese?
mysterious, obscure, profound
奧會
奧運
ào huì
ào yùn
(international or national) Olympic Committee (abbr. for 奧林匹克委員會|奥林匹克委员会)/Olympic Games (abbr. for 奧林匹克運動會|奥林匹克运动会)
Olympic Games; the Olympics (abbr. for 奧林匹克運動會|奥林匹克运动会[Ao4 lin2 pi3 ke4 Yun4 dong4 hui4])
懊
1173
ào
TODO: Cantonese?
vexed, worried, nervous; regret
懊惱
懊悔
ào nǎo
ào huǐ
annoyed/vexed/upset
to feel remorse/to repent/to regret
澳
1174
ào
TODO: Cantonese?
inlet, bay; dock, bank
澳門
澳大利亞
ào mén
ào dà lì yà
Macao
Australia

襖
1175
袄
ǎo
TODO: Cantonese?
outer garments; coat, jacket
印度襖
棉襖
yìn dù ǎo
mián ǎo
Parsee or Parsi, member of the Zoroastrian sect (religion)
cotton-padded jacket

噢
1176
ō
TODO: Cantonese?
moan; interjection for pain, sad
噢
ō
oh; ah (used to indicate realization)/also pr. [ou4]

朕

I, we, our

Old Chinese: *lrəmʔ

Middle Chinese: drimX

藤
1177
téng
TODO: Cantonese?
rattan, cane; creeper plant
伊藤
伊藤博文
yī téng
yī téng bó wén
Itō or Itoh, Japanese surname/Ito-Yokado (supermarket) (abbr. for 伊藤洋華堂|伊藤洋华堂[Yi1teng2 Yang2hua2tang2])
ITŌ Hirobumi (1841-1909), Japanese politician, prime minister on four occasions, influential in Japanese expansionism in Korea, assassinated in Harbin
謄
1178
誊
téng
TODO: Cantonese?
copy, transcribe
謄寫
謄錄
téng xiě
téng lù
to transcribe/to make a fair copy
to copy out
騰
1179
腾
téng
TODO: Cantonese?
fly; gallop; run; prance; rise
圖騰
翻騰
tú téng
fān téng
totem (loanword)
to turn over/to surge/to churn/to rummage/raging (torrent)

勝
1180
胜
shèng
TODO: Cantonese?
victory; excel, be better than
勝利
獲勝
shèng lì
huò shèng
victory/CL:個|个[ge4]
victorious/to win/to triumph

朕
1181
zhèn
TODO: Cantonese?
pronoun 'I'
朕兆
朕
zhèn zhào
zhèn
omen/sign (that sth is about to happen)/warning sign
(used by an emperor or king) I; me; we (royal "we")/(literary) omen

耳

1: ear

Old Chinese: *C.nəʔ

Middle Chinese: nyiX

2: =而已 “that’s all”

Old Chinese: *nəʔ

Middle Chinese: nyiX

洱
1182
ěr
TODO: Cantonese?
a lake in Yunnan
寧洱
寧洱哈尼族彞族自治縣
níng ěr
níng ěr hā ní zú yí zú zì zhì xiàn
Ning'er County in Yunnan/abbr. for Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County 寧洱哈尼族彞族自治縣|宁洱哈尼族彝族自治县[Ning2 er3 Ha1 ni2 zu2 Yi2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
Ning'er Hani and Yi Autonomous County in Yunnan, capital Pu'er city 普洱市[Pu3 er3 shi4]/formerly Pu'er Hani and Yi autonomous county
耳
1183
ěr
TODO: Cantonese?
ear; merely, only; handle; Kangxi radical 128
耳朵
土耳其
ěr duo
tǔ ěr qí
ear/CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4],對|对[dui4]/handle (on a cup)
Turkey
餌
1184
饵
ěr
TODO: Cantonese?
bait; bait, entice; dumplings
散餌
祿餌
sǎn ěr
lù ěr
groundbait
official pay as bait (for talent)

恥
1185
耻
chǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
shame, humiliation; ashamed
無恥
可恥
wú chǐ
kě chǐ
without any sense of shame/unembarrassed/shameless
shameful/disgraceful/ignominious

弭
1186
mǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
stop, desist, end, quell
消弭
弭
xiāo mǐ
mǐ
(literary) to eliminate/to put an end to
to stop/repress

孛

1: comet

Old Chinese: *[b]ˤ[u]t-s

Middle Chinese: bwojH

2: comet

Old Chinese: *[b]ˤ[u]t

Middle Chinese: bwot

勃
1187
bó
TODO: Cantonese?
suddenly, sudden, quick
蓬勃
興致勃勃
péng bó
xìng zhì bó bó
vigorous; flourishing; full of vitality
to become exhilarated (idiom); in high spirits/full of zest
渤
1188
bó
TODO: Cantonese?
swelling; (渤海) the Bohai Sea
渤海
渤海灣
bó hǎi
bó hǎi wān
Bohai Sea, or Bo Hai, between Liaoning and Shandong/Parhae, Korean kingdom in Manchuria and Siberia 698-926
Bohai Bay
脖
1189
bó
TODO: Cantonese?
neck
脖子
勒脖子
bó zi
lēi bó zi
neck/CL:個|个[ge4]
to throttle/to strangle

悖
1190
bèi
TODO: Cantonese?
be contradictory to, go counter
並行不悖
悖亂
bìng xíng bù bèi
bèi luàn
to run in parallel without hindrance/not mutually exclusive/two processes can be implemented without conflict
to rebel/sedition/to delude/confused

荸
1191
bí
TODO: Cantonese?
water chestnut
荸薺
bí qí
Chinese water chestnut/Eleocharis dulcis or E. congesta

末

end of a branch

Old Chinese: *mˤat

Middle Chinese: mat

抹
1192
mǒ、mā、mò
TODO: Cantonese?
smear, apply, wipe off, erase
抹殺
抹黑
抹布
抹
抹胸
拐彎抹角
mǒ shā
mǒ hēi
mā bù
mā
mò xiōng
guǎi wān mò jiǎo
to erase/to cover traces/to obliterate evidence/to expunge/to blot out/to suppress
to discredit/to defame/to smear sb's name/to bring shame upon (oneself or one's family etc)/to blacken (e.g. commando's face for camouflage)/to black out or obliterate (e.g. censored words)
cleaning rag/also pr. [mo3 bu4]
to wipe
old feminine garment, covering chest and abdomen
lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom)/fig. to speak in a roundabout way/to equivocate/to beat about the bush
末
1193
mò
TODO: Cantonese?
final, last, end; insignificant
週末
期末考
zhōu mò
qī mò kǎo
weekend
final exam
沫
1194
mò
TODO: Cantonese?
froth, foam, bubbles, suds
泡沫
住宅泡沫
pào mò
zhù zhái pào mò
foam/(soap) bubble/(economic) bubble
housing bubble
秣
1195
mò
TODO: Cantonese?
fodder, horse feed; feed horse
糧秣
芻秣
liáng mò
chú mò
provisions (e.g. military)/forage/fodder
hay/fodder
茉
1196
mò
TODO: Cantonese?
white jasmine
茉莉
茉莉花
mò lì
mò li huā
jasmine
jasmine

奚

1: why, what

Old Chinese: *[g]ˤe (dial. for 何 *[g]ˤaj?)

Middle Chinese: hej

2: slave, servant

Old Chinese: *[g]ˤe

Middle Chinese: hej

奚
1197
xī
TODO: Cantonese?
where? what? how? why?; servant
厗奚
奚嘯伯
tí xī
xī xiào bó
old place name (in Yan of Warring states, in modern Beijing city)
Xi Xiaobo (1910-1977), Beijing opera star, one of the Four great beards 四大鬚生|四大须生
溪
1198
xī
TODO: Cantonese?
mountain stream, creek
溪流
溪谷
xī liú
xī gǔ
stream
valley/gorge
谿
1199
xī
TODO: Cantonese?
valley, gorge; mountain stream
婦姑勃谿
fù gū bó xī
dispute among womenfolk (idiom); family squabbles
蹊
1200
xī、qī
TODO: Cantonese?
footpath, trail; track
另闢蹊徑
獨辟蹊徑
蹊蹺
蹊
lìng pì xī jìng
dú pì xī jìng
qī qiāo
qī
to take an alternate route (idiom)/to find an alternative/to take a different approach/to blaze a new trail
to blaze a new trail (idiom); to display originality
odd; queer; strange; fishy
used in 蹊蹺|蹊跷[qi1 qiao1]/Taiwan pr. [xi1]

雞
1201
鸡
jī
TODO: Cantonese?
chickens; domestic fowl
公雞
母雞
gōng jī
mǔ jī
cock; rooster
hen/don't know (humorous slang mimicking Cantonese 唔知, Jyutping: m4 zi1)

夌

mound, hill

Old Chinese: *[r]əŋ

Middle Chinese: ling

凌
1202
líng
TODO: Cantonese?
pure; virtuous; insult; maltreat
凌亂
凌駕
líng luàn
líng jià
messy; disarrayed; disheveled
to be above/to place above
稜
1203
léng、líng、lēng
TODO: Cantonese?
corner, edge, angle; square block
三稜草
三稜鏡
穆稜
穆稜市
花不稜登
sān léng cǎo
sān léng jìng
mù líng
mù líng shì
huā bu lēng dēng
sedge herb (Cyperus rotundus)
(triangular) prism
Muling, county-level city in Mudanjiang 牡丹江, Heilongjiang
Muling, county-level city in Mudanjiang 牡丹江, Heilongjiang
gaudy; having too many jumbled colors
綾
1204
绫
líng
TODO: Cantonese?
thin silk, damask silk
綾
líng
damask/thin silk
菱
1205
líng
TODO: Cantonese?
water-chestnut, water caltrop
三菱
大菱鮃
sān líng
dà líng píng
Mitsubishi
turbot
陵
1206
líng
TODO: Cantonese?
hill, mound; mausoleum
陵墓
中山陵
líng mù
zhōng shān líng
tomb/mausoleum
Dr Sun Yat-sen's mausoleum in Nanjing

欮

TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: kod

厥
1207
jué
TODO: Cantonese?
personal pronoun he, she, it
大放厥詞
昏厥
dà fàng jué cí
hūn jué
to prattle on self-importantly (idiom)
to faint
獗
1208
jué
TODO: Cantonese?
unruly, wild, violent, lawless
獗
猖獗
jué
chāng jué
unruly/rude
to be rampant/to run wild
蕨
1209
jué
TODO: Cantonese?
Pteris aquilina, common bracken
蕨菜
蕨類
jué cài
jué lèi
fiddlehead/edible fern fronds
(botany) fern; bracken; brake
蹶
1210
jué、juě
TODO: Cantonese?
stumble, fall down; trample
一蹶不振
蹶
尥蹶子
yī jué bù zhèn
jué
liào juě zi
one stumble, unable to rise (idiom); a setback leading to total collapse/ruined at a stroke/unable to recover after a minor hitch
to stumble/to trample/to kick (of horse)
(of mules, horses etc) to kick backward/to kick with the hind legs/fig. to flare up in anger/to display defiance

鱖
1211
鳜
guì
TODO: Cantonese?
mandarin fish
鱖魚
鱖
guì yú
guì
mandarin fish/Chinese perch (Siniperca chuatsi)
mandarin fish/Chinese perch (Siniperca chuatsi)

癸

10th heavenly stem

Old Chinese: *kʷijʔ

Middle Chinese: kjwijX

揆
1212
kuí
TODO: Cantonese?
prime minister; to guess, estimate
閣揆
揆
gé kuí
kuí
premier/prime minister
consider/estimate
睽
1213
kuí
TODO: Cantonese?
to squint; to stare at; unusual, strange; hexagram ䷥
睽違
睽隔
kuí wéi
kuí gé
to be separated (from a friend, one's homeland etc) for a period of time/after a hiatus of (x years)
to be separated/to be parted (literary)
葵
1214
kuí
TODO: Cantonese?
sunflower; measure
向日葵
天竺葵
xiàng rì kuí
tiān zhú kuí
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
geranium (Pelargonium hortorum)

癸
1215
guǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
10th heavenly stem
天癸
癸丑
tiān guǐ
guǐ chǒu
(TCM) menstruation/period
fiftieth year J2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1973 or 2033

闋
1216
阕
què
TODO: Cantonese?
close, shut; watch tower
闋
què
(literary) to end; to stop/one of the stanzas (usually two) of a ci poem 詞|词[ci2]/classifier for songs or ci poems

華

1: flower (n.)

Old Chinese: *qʷʰˤra

Middle Chinese: xwae

2: flower (v.); flowery (adj.)

Old Chinese: *N-qʷʰˤra

Middle Chinese: hwae

3: [name of a mountain]

Old Chinese: *[ɢ]ʷˤra-s

Middle Chinese: hwaeH

嘩
1217
哗
huā、huá
TODO: Cantonese?
rushing sound; gush forward
唏哩嘩啦
嘩啦
喧嘩與騷動
嘩兒嘩兒
xī lī huā lā
huā lā
xuān huá yǔ sāo dòng
huá r5 huá r5
(onom.) clatter (of mahjong tiles etc)
(onom.) sound of a crash/with a crash
The Sound and the Fury (novel by William Faulkner 威廉·福克納|威廉·福克纳[Wei1 lian2 · Fu2 ke4 na4])
(dialect) sound used to call cats
華
1218
华
huá、huā、huà
TODO: Cantonese?
flowery; illustrious; Chinese
中華
中華民國
曼珠沙華
華
華山
泰華
zhōng huá
zhōng huá mín guó
màn zhū shā huā
huā
huà shān
tài huà
China (alternate formal name)
Republic of China
red spider lily (Lycoris radiata)/Sanskrit mañjusaka/cluster amaryllis
old variant of 花[hua1]/flower
Mt Hua in Shaanxi, western mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]
Mt Tai 泰山 and Mt Hua 華山|华山/another name for Mt Hua
譁
1219
huá
TODO: Cantonese?
noise, uproar; clamor, hubbub

樺
1220
桦
huà
TODO: Cantonese?
type of birch
樺南
樺南縣
huà nán
huà nán xiàn
Huanan county in Kiamusze or Jiamusi city 佳木斯[Jia1 mu4 si1], Heilongjiang
Huanan county in Kiamusze or Jiamusi city 佳木斯[Jia1 mu4 si1], Heilongjiang

般

1: TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: praːn

2: TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: paːn

3: TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: baːn

盤
1221
盘
pán
TODO: Cantonese?
tray, plate, dish; examine
鍵盤
收盤
jiàn pán
shōu pán
keyboard
market close
磐
1222
pán
TODO: Cantonese?
large rock, boulder; firm
堅如磐石
堅若磐石
jiān rú pán shí
jiān ruò pán shí
solid as a boulder (idiom); absolutely secure/rock-firm and unyielding
rock-solid
般
1223
bān、pán、bō
TODO: Cantonese?
sort, manner, kind, category
一般
一般而言
般樂
般遊
般若
般若波羅密
yī bān
yī bān ér yán
pán lè
pán yóu
bō rě
bō rě bō luó mì
same/ordinary/so-so/common/general/generally/in general
generally speaking
to play/to amuse oneself
to amuse oneself
Sanskrit prajña: wisdom/great wisdom/wondrous knowledge
prajña paramita (Sanskrit: supreme wisdom - beginning of the Heart Sutra)

搬
1224
bān
TODO: Cantonese?
transfer, move, remove, shift
搬家
搬運
bān jiā
bān yùn
to move house; to relocate/to remove (sth)
freight/transport/portage/to transport/to carry

家

household

Old Chinese: *kˤra

Middle Chinese: kae

傢
1225
家
jiā
TODO: Cantonese?
stubborn, obstinate, intransigent
傢
jiā
used in 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1 ju4]
家
1226
jiā、gū
TODO: Cantonese?
house, home, residence; family
家庭
專家
阿家
jiā tíng
zhuān jiā
ā gū
family/household/CL:戶|户[hu4],個|个[ge4]
expert; specialist
husband's mother

嫁
1227
jià
TODO: Cantonese?
to marry, give a daughter in marriage
出嫁
改嫁
chū jià
gǎi jià
to get married (of woman)
to remarry (of a woman)
稼
1228
jià
TODO: Cantonese?
sow grain; sheaves of grain
稼穡
稼
jià sè
jià
(literary) sowing and reaping/farm work
to sow grain/(farm) crop

术

1: TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: l'ud

2: TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: ɦljud

術
1229
术
shù、zhú
TODO: Cantonese?
art, skill, special feat; method, technique
學術
手術
蒼術
術
xué shù
shǒu shù
cāng zhú
zhú
learning/science/academic/CL:個|个[ge4]
(surgical) operation/surgery/CL:個|个[ge4]
black atractylodes rhizome (dried rhizome of any of several atractylodes species) (TCM)
various genera of flowers of Asteracea family (daisies and chrysanthemums), including Atractylis lancea
述
1230
shù
TODO: Cantonese?
narrate, state, express
上述
前述
shàng shù
qián shù
aforementioned/above-mentioned
aforestated/stated above/the preceding statement

怵
1231
chù
TODO: Cantonese?
fear, be afraid; shy, timid
怵惕
怵懼
chù tì
chù jù
to be alarmed/to be apprehensive
fear/dread/panic

朮
1232
zhú
TODO: Cantonese?
skill, art; method; trick, device
朮赤
白朮
zhú chì
bái zhú
Jöchi (c. 1182-1227) Mongol army commander, eldest of Genghis Khan’s four sons
the rhizome of large-headed atractylodes (Atractylodes macrocephaia)

若

1: you

Old Chinese: *nak

Middle Chinese: nyak

2: agree

Old Chinese: *nak

Middle Chinese: nyak

惹
1233
rě
TODO: Cantonese?
irritate, vex, offend, incite
招惹
不好惹
zhāo rě
bù hǎo rě
to court (trouble); to attract (attention)/to provoke (sb)
not to be trifled with/not to be pushed around/stand no nonsense
若
1234
ruò、rě
TODO: Cantonese?
if, supposing, assuming; similar
若是
若非
般若波羅密多心經
蘭若
ruò shì
ruò fēi
bō rě bō luó mì duō xīn jīng
lán rě
if
were it not for/if not for
the Heart Sutra
Buddhist temple (transliteration of Sanskrit "Aranyakah") (abbr. for 阿蘭若|阿兰若[a1 lan2 re3])

諾
1235
诺
nuò
TODO: Cantonese?
promise; assent, approve
承諾
諾貝爾獎
chéng nuò
nuò bèi ěr jiǎng
to promise/to undertake to do something/commitment
Nobel Prize

偌
1236
ruò
TODO: Cantonese?
thus, so, like, such
偌大
偌
ruò dà
ruò
so big/such a big
so/such/to such a degree

朝

1: (morning) audience at court

Old Chinese: *m-taw

Middle Chinese: drjew

2: morning

Old Chinese: *taw

Middle Chinese: trjew

嘲
1237
cháo、zhāo
TODO: Cantonese?
ridicule, deride, scorn, jeer at
嘲諷
嘲笑
嘲哳
嘲
cháo fěng
cháo xiào
zhāo zhā
zhāo
to sneer at/to ridicule/to taunt
to jeer at/to deride/to ridicule/mockery/derision
(onom.) clamorous noise made by numerous people talking or singing, or by musical instruments, or birds twittering
used in 嘲哳[zhao1 zha1]
朝
1238
zhāo、cháo
TODO: Cantonese?
dynasty; morning
有朝一日
朝氣
朝向
王朝
yǒu zhāo yī rì
zhāo qì
cháo xiàng
wáng cháo
one day/sometime in the future
vitality/dynamism
toward/to face/to open onto/to turn towards/orientation/exposure/Qibla (Islam)
dynasty
潮
1239
cháo
TODO: Cantonese?
tide; moist, wet, damp; flow
潮流
人潮
cháo liú
rén cháo
tide/current/trend
a tide of people

廟
1240
庙
miào
TODO: Cantonese?
temple, shrine; imperial court
廟會
孔廟
miào huì
kǒng miào
temple fair
Confucian temple

尉

1: TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: quds

2: TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: qud

尉
1241
wèi、yù
TODO: Cantonese?
officer, military rank
上尉
中尉
尉犁
尉犁縣
shàng wèi
zhōng wèi
yù lí
yù lí xiàn
captain (military rank)
lieutenant (navy)/first lieutenant (army)/subaltern
Lopnur nahiyisi or Yuli 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
Lopnur nahiyisi or Yuli 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
慰
1242
wèi
TODO: Cantonese?
comfort, console, calm
安慰
欣慰
ān wèi
xīn wèi
to comfort/to console/CL:個|个[ge4]
to be gratified
蔚
1243
wèi、yù
TODO: Cantonese?
luxuriant, thick; ornamental
蔚藍
彬蔚
蔚縣
wèi lán
bīn wèi
yù xiàn
azure/sky blue
erudite and refined
Yu county in Zhangjiakou 張家口|张家口[Zhang1 jia1 kou3], Hebei

熨
1244
yù、yùn
TODO: Cantonese?
iron, press
熨
熨斗
熨法
yù
yùn dǒu
yùn fǎ
reconciled/smooth
clothes iron
application of a hot compress (TCM)

豖

hobbled pig (Shuōwén)

Old Chinese: *tʰrok

Middle Chinese: trhjowk

冢
1245
zhǒng
TODO: Cantonese?
burial mound, mausoleum; grand
叢冢
衣冠冢
cóng zhǒng
yī guān zhǒng
mass grave/cluster of graves
cenotaph
塚
1246
zhǒng
TODO: Cantonese?
cemetery; tomb, burial mound
塚中枯骨
大塚
zhǒng zhōng kū gǔ
dà zhǒng
dried bones in burial mound (idiom); dead and buried
Ōtsuka (Japanese surname)

啄
1247
zhuó
TODO: Cantonese?
to peck; (Cant.) to slander
啄木鳥
三趾啄木鳥
zhuó mù niǎo
sān zhǐ zhuó mù niǎo
woodpecker
(bird species of China) Eurasian three-toed woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus)
琢
1248
zhuó、zuó
TODO: Cantonese?
polish jade; cut jade
琢磨
切磋琢磨
琢
琢磨
zhuó mó
qiē cuō zhuó mó
zuó
zuó mo
to carve and polish (jade)/to polish and refine a literary work
lit. cutting and polishing (idiom)/fig. to learn by exchanging ideas or experiences
used in 琢磨[zuo2 mo5]/Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]
to ponder/to mull over/to think through/Taiwan pr. [zhuo2 mo2]

以

take, use

Old Chinese: *ləʔ

Middle Chinese: yiX

似
1249
sì、shì
TODO: Cantonese?
resemble, similar to; as if, seem
類似
相似
似的
飛也似的
lèi sì
xiāng sì
shì de
fēi yě shì de
similar; analogous
similar; alike
seems as if/rather like/Taiwan pr. [si4 de5]
lit. as if flying/very fast
姒
1250
sì
TODO: Cantonese?
wife of elder brother
姒文命
娣姒
sì wén mìng
dì sì
Si Wenming, personal name of Yu the Great 大禹[Da4 Yu3]
sisters-in-law (old)/various concubines of a husband (old)
耜
1251
sì
TODO: Cantonese?
spade-shaped tool; plow
耜
耒耜
sì
lěi sì
plow/plowshare
plow

以
1252
yǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
可以
所以
kě yǐ
suǒ yǐ
can/may/possible/able to/not bad/pretty good
therefore/as a result/so/the reason why

本

tree trunk

Old Chinese: *C.pˤə[n]ʔ

Middle Chinese: pwonX

缽
1253
钵
bō
TODO: Cantonese?
earthenware basin; alms bowl
乳缽
托缽修會
rǔ bō
tuō bō xiū huì
small mortar used for grinding medicines into a powder (TCM)
mendicant religious order in Catholicism/Franciscan order
鉢
1254
钵
bō
TODO: Cantonese?
earthenware basin; alms bowl (Sanskrit paatra)

本
1255
běn
TODO: Cantonese?
root, origin, source; basis
本身
成本
běn shēn
chéng běn
itself/in itself/per se
(manufacturing, production etc) costs

笨
1256
bèn
TODO: Cantonese?
foolish, stupid, dull; awkward
笨重
愚笨
bèn zhòng
yú bèn
heavy/cumbersome/unwieldy
stupid/clumsy

羍

TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: tʰaːd

達
1257
达
dá
TODO: Cantonese?
arrive at, reach; intelligent
達到
表達
dá dào
biǎo dá
to reach; to achieve; to attain
to express; to convey
韃
1258
鞑
dá
TODO: Cantonese?
the Tatars
韃虜
韃靼海峽
dá lǔ
dá dá hǎi xiá
Tartar (derogatory)/also used as an insulting term for Manchus around 1900
Strait of Tartary between Sakhalin and Russian mainland

躂
1259
跶
dā
TODO: Cantonese?
stumble, slip
躂
dā
to stumble/to slip/variant of 達|达[da2]

撻
1260
挞
tà
TODO: Cantonese?
flog, whip; chastise; (Cant.) classifier for places; a tart (from the English 'tart')
大張撻伐
笞撻
dà zhāng tà fá
chī tà
(idiom) to launch an all-out attack/to roundly condemn; to castigate
to flog; to whip

堇

1: time, season

Old Chinese: *[g]rə[r]

Middle Chinese: gin

2: (a kind of vegetable)

Old Chinese: *kə[r]ʔ

Middle Chinese: kj+nX

3: clay

Old Chinese: *[g]rə[r]

Middle Chinese: gin

僅
1261
仅
jǐn
TODO: Cantonese?
only, merely, solely, just
不僅
僅僅
bù jǐn
jǐn jǐn
not just; not limited to/(as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...)
barely/only/merely/only (this and nothing more)
謹
1262
谨
jǐn
TODO: Cantonese?
prudent, cautious; attentive
嚴謹
拘謹
yán jǐn
jū jǐn
rigorous; strict; careful/(of writing) well organized; meticulous
reserved/overcautious

覲
1263
觐
jìn
TODO: Cantonese?
have imperial audience
朝覲
覲見
cháo jìn
jìn jiàn
to give audience (of emperor)/retainers' duty to pay respect to sovereign/hajj (Islam)
to have an audience (with the Emperor)

勤
1264
qín
TODO: Cantonese?
industrious, diligent, attentive
辛勤
勤勞
xīn qín
qín láo
hardworking; industrious
hardworking/industrious/diligent

殸

hanging musical stone

Old Chinese: *[C.qʰ]ˤeŋ-s

Middle Chinese: khengH

磬
1265
qìng
TODO: Cantonese?
musical instrument; musical stone
磬竭
編磬
qìng jié
biān qìng
used up/exhausted/emptied
musical instrument consisting of a set of chime stones suspended from a beam and struck as a xylophone
罄
1266
qìng
TODO: Cantonese?
exhaust, run out, use up; empty
告罄
售罄
gào qìng
shòu qìng
to run out/to have exhausted
to be completely sold out/to sell out

聲
1267
声
shēng
TODO: Cantonese?
sound, voice, noise; tone; music
聲音
大聲
shēng yīn
dà shēng
voice/sound/CL:個|个[ge4]
loud voice/in a loud voice/loudly

馨
1268
xīn
TODO: Cantonese?
fragrant, aromatic; distant fragrance
溫馨
康乃馨
wēn xīn
kāng nǎi xīn
comfort/soft and fragrant/warm
carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) (loanword)

囟

fontanel

Old Chinese: *[s]ə[r]-s

Middle Chinese: sinH

腮
1269
sāi
TODO: Cantonese?
lower part of face; jaw; gills of a fish
托腮
抓耳撓腮
tuō sāi
zhuā ěr náo sāi
to rest one's chin in one's hand
to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom)
鰓
1270
鳃
sāi
TODO: Cantonese?
fish gills
七鰓鰻
瓣鰓綱
qī sāi mán
bàn sāi gāng
lamprey (jawless proto-fish of family Petromyzontidae)
Lamellibranchia/class of bivalves

思
1271
sī
TODO: Cantonese?
think, consider, ponder; final particle
思想
思考
sī xiǎng
sī kǎo
thought/thinking/idea/ideology/CL:個|个[ge4]
to reflect on/to ponder over

細
1272
细
xì
TODO: Cantonese?
fine, tiny; slender, thin
細胞
詳細
xì bāo
xiáng xì
cell (biology)
detailed/in detail/minute

某

so and so; a certain

Old Chinese: *məʔ

Middle Chinese: muwX

媒
1273
méi
TODO: Cantonese?
go-between, matchmaker; medium
媒體
多媒體
méi tǐ
duō méi tǐ
media, esp. news media
multimedia
煤
1274
méi
TODO: Cantonese?
coal, coke, charcoal, carbon
煤礦
原煤
méi kuàng
yuán méi
coal mine/coal seam
raw coal

謀
1275
谋
móu
TODO: Cantonese?
plan, scheme; stratagem
謀生
謀求
móu shēng
móu qiú
to seek one's livelihood/to work to support oneself/to earn a living
to seek; to strive for

某
1276
mǒu
TODO: Cantonese?
certain thing or person
某些
某某
mǒu xiē
mǒu mǒu
some; certain (things)
so-and-so/such-and-such

來

1: a kind of wheat

Old Chinese: *mə.rˤək (> *mə.rˤə)

Middle Chinese: loj

2: come

Old Chinese: *mə.rˤək (> *rˤə)

Middle Chinese: loj

來
1277
来
lái
TODO: Cantonese?
come, coming; return, returning
來自
原來
lái zì
yuán lái
to come from (a place)/From: (in email header)
original; former/originally; formerly; at first/so, actually, as it turns out
萊
1278
莱
lái
TODO: Cantonese?
goosefoot, weed; fallow field
克萊斯勒
不萊梅
kè lái sī lè
bù lái méi
Chrysler
Bremen (city in Germany)

睞
1279
睐
lài
TODO: Cantonese?
squint at; sidelong glance
青睞
盼睞
qīng lài
pàn lài
(lit.) to fix one's gaze on/(fig.) to show interest in; (favorable) attention; favor
your favors/your consideration

麥
1280
麦
mài
TODO: Cantonese?
wheat, barley, oats; Kangxi radical 199
麥克
麥克
mài kè
mài kè
Mike (name)
microphone (loanword)

口

mouth

Old Chinese: *kʰˤ(r)oʔ

Middle Chinese: khuwX

叩
1281
kòu
TODO: Cantonese?
knock, ask; kowtow, bow
三跪九叩
叩問
sān guì jiǔ kòu
kòu wèn
to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor)
(literary) to inquire/to ask/question
扣
1282
kòu
TODO: Cantonese?
knock, strike, rap, tap; button
折扣
扣除
zhé kòu
kòu chú
discount
to deduct
釦
1283
𬬪
kòu
TODO: Cantonese?
button; buckle, clasp; engrave
尼龍搭釦
帶釦
ní lóng dā kòu
dài kòu
nylon buckle/velcro
buckle

口
1284
kǒu、luó
TODO: Cantonese?
mouth; open end; entrance, gate
人口
進口
工口
rén kǒu
jìn kǒu
ēi luó
population/people
to import/imported/entrance/inlet (for the intake of air, water etc)
erotic (loanword mimicking the shape of Japanese katakana エロ, pronounced "ero")

族

clan

Old Chinese: *[dz]ˤok

Middle Chinese: dzuwk

族
1285
zú
TODO: Cantonese?
a family clan, ethnic group, tribe
民族
族群
mín zú
zú qún
nationality; ethnic group/CL:個|个[ge4]
ethnic group/community
鏃
1286
镞
zú
TODO: Cantonese?
arrowhead, barb; swift, quick
箭鏃
鏃
jiàn zú
zú
arrowhead
arrowhead/sharp

簇
1287
cù
TODO: Cantonese?
swarm, crowd together, cluster
簇擁
代數簇
cù yōng
dài shù cù
to crowd around/to escort
algebraic variety (math.)

嗾
1288
sǒu
TODO: Cantonese?
to set a dog on; incite, instigate
嗾
sǒu
to urge on/incite

竹

bamboo

Old Chinese: *truk

Middle Chinese: trjuwk

竹
1289
zhú
TODO: Cantonese?
bamboo; flute; Kangxi radical 118
新竹
新竹市
xīn zhú
xīn zhú shì
Xinzhu or Hsinchu city in northern Taiwan, noted for high tech industries/Xinzhu or Hsinchu county in northwest Taiwan
Hsinchu, city in north Taiwan noted for its high tech industries
竺
1290
zhú
TODO: Cantonese?
India; bamboo; surname
天竺
天竺牡丹
tiān zhú
tiān zhú mǔ dan
the Indian subcontinent (esp. in Tang or Buddhist context)
dahlia

篤
1291
笃
dǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
deep, true, sincere, genuine
篤定
危篤
dǔ dìng
wēi dǔ
certain/confident (of some outcome)/calm and unhurried
deathly ill

築
1292
筑
zhù
TODO: Cantonese?
build, erect; building
建築師
建築物
jiàn zhù shī
jiàn zhù wù
architect
building/structure/edifice

亨

1: penetrate

Old Chinese: *qʰˤraŋ

Middle Chinese: xaeng

2: (loan for) to boil

Old Chinese: *[p.qʰ]ˤraŋ

Middle Chinese: phaeng

3: sacrificial offering

Old Chinese: *[qʰ]aŋʔ

Middle Chinese: xjangX

亨
1293
hēng
TODO: Cantonese?
smoothly, progressing, no trouble
亨利
亨丁頓舞蹈症
hēng lì
hēng dīng dùn wǔ dǎo zhèng
Henry (name)/henry (unit of inductance)
Huntington's disease
哼
1294
hēng
TODO: Cantonese?
hum; sing softly; groan, moan; (Cant.) an interjecting indicating disapproval
嗯哼
哼兒哈兒
en hēng
hēng r5 hā r5
uh-huh
to hem and haw (loanword)

烹
1295
pēng
TODO: Cantonese?
boil, cook; quick fry, stir fry
烹飪
烹調
pēng rèn
pēng tiáo
cooking; culinary arts
to cook

享
1296
xiǎng
TODO: Cantonese?
enjoy
享受
分享
xiǎng shòu
fēn xiǎng
to enjoy/to live it up/pleasure/CL:種|种[zhong3]
to share (let others have some of sth good)

解

1: cut up; unloose

Old Chinese: *kˤreʔ

Middle Chinese: keaX

2: understand

Old Chinese: *N-kˤreʔ

Middle Chinese: heaX

3: =懈 lazy

Old Chinese: *N-kˤreʔ

Middle Chinese: heaX

懈
1297
xiè
TODO: Cantonese?
idle, relaxed, remiss
不懈
不懈怠
bù xiè
bù xiè dài
untiring/unremitting/indefatigable
untiring/without slacking
蠏
1298
xiè
TODO: Cantonese?
crab
解
1299
jiě、jiè、xiè
TODO: Cantonese?
loosen, unfasten, untie; explain; hexagram ䷧
解釋
理解
押解
解元
渾身解數
解㑊
jiě shì
lǐ jiě
yā jiè
jiè yuán
hún shēn xiè shù
xiè yì
explanation/to explain/to interpret/to resolve/CL:個|个[ge4]
to comprehend; to understand
to send away under escort (criminals, goods etc)
first-placed candidate in the provincial imperial examinations (old)
to give it your all/to go at it with all you've got/to throw your whole weight behind it/also pr. [hun2 shen1 jie3 shu4]
(TCM) fatigue, often associated with muscle atony and emaciation
邂
1300
xiè
TODO: Cantonese?
unexpected meeting; encounter by
邂
邂逅
xiè
xiè hòu
to meet unexpectedly
to meet by chance/to run into sb/chance encounter

丞

assist

Old Chinese: *m-təŋ

Middle Chinese: dzying

丞
1301
chéng
TODO: Cantonese?
assist, aid, rescue
丞相
楊丞琳
chéng xiàng
yáng chéng lín
the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles)/prime minister
Rainie Yang (1984-), Taiwanese entertainer
承
1302
chéng
TODO: Cantonese?
inherit, receive; succeed
承認
承受
chéng rèn
chéng shòu
to admit/to concede/to recognize/recognition (diplomatic, artistic etc)/to acknowledge
to bear/to support/to inherit

蒸
1303
zhēng
TODO: Cantonese?
steam; evaporate
蒸發
蒸蒸日上
zhēng fā
zhēng zhēng rì shàng
to evaporate/evaporation
becoming more prosperous with each passing day

拯
1304
zhěng
TODO: Cantonese?
help, save, aid; lift, raise
拯救
包拯
zhěng jiù
bāo zhěng
to save; to rescue
Bao Zheng (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty/modern day metaphor for an honest politician

寸

thumb; inch

Old Chinese: *[tsʰ]ˤu[n]-s

Middle Chinese: tshwonH

吋
1305
cùn
TODO: Cantonese?
English inch (unlike U+5BF8 寸, which can be either the English or the Chinese inch)
吋
cùn
inch (English)
寸
1306
cùn
TODO: Cantonese?
inch; small, tiny; Kangxi radical 41
一寸光陰一寸金
一寸光陰一寸金，寸金難買寸光陰
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
(idiom) time is precious
lit. an interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time (idiom)/fig. time is precious

村
1307
cūn
TODO: Cantonese?
village, hamlet; uncouth, vulgar
農村
村民
nóng cūn
cūn mín
rural area/village/CL:個|个[ge4]
villager

忖
1308
cǔn
TODO: Cantonese?
guess, suppose, conjecture
忖度
忖思
cǔn duó
cǔn sī
to speculate/to surmise/to wonder whether/to guess
to reckon/to consider/to ponder/to estimate

卬

1: high; lift high

Old Chinese: *[k.ŋ]ˤaŋ

Middle Chinese: ngang

2: I, me

Old Chinese: *ŋˤaŋ

Middle Chinese: ngang

卬
1309
áng
TODO: Cantonese?
lofty; high; raise; high-priced
卬
áng
I (regional colloquial)/me/variant of 昂[ang2]
昂
1310
áng
TODO: Cantonese?
rise, raise; proud, bold; upright
昂貴
高昂
áng guì
gāo áng
expensive/costly
to hold (one's head) high/expensive/high (spirits etc)

仰
1311
yǎng
TODO: Cantonese?
raise the head to look; look up to, rely on, admire
信仰
仰賴
xìn yǎng
yǎng lài
to believe in (a religion)/firm belief/conviction
to rely on

迎
1312
yíng
TODO: Cantonese?
receive, welcome, greet
迎接
迎面
yíng jiē
yíng miàn
to welcome; to greet
directly; head-on (collision)/in one's face (of wind)

疹

fever

Old Chinese: *tʰrə[n]-s

Middle Chinese: trhinH

疹
1313
zhěn
TODO: Cantonese?
measles; rash; fever
丘疹
單純皰疹
qiū zhěn
dān chún pào zhěn
pimple
herpes simplex (med.)
診
1314
诊
zhěn
TODO: Cantonese?
examine patient, diagnose
門診
診所
mén zhěn
zhěn suǒ
outpatient service
clinic

趁
1315
chèn
TODO: Cantonese?
take advantage of, avail oneself
趁機
打鐵趁熱
chèn jī
dǎ tiě chèn rè
to seize an opportunity
strike the iron while it's hot (idiom)

珍
1316
zhēn
TODO: Cantonese?
precious, valuable, rare
珍貴
珍珠
zhēn guì
zhēn zhū
precious
pearl/CL:顆|颗[ke1]

微

small

Old Chinese: *məj

Middle Chinese: mj+j

微
1317
wēi
TODO: Cantonese?
small, prefix micro-, trifling
稍微
微笑
shāo wēi
wēi xiào
a little bit
smile/CL:個|个[ge4],絲|丝[si1]/to smile
薇
1318
wēi
TODO: Cantonese?
Osmunda regalis, a species of fern
紫薇
胡紫薇
zǐ wēi
hú zǐ wēi
crape myrtle
Hu Ziwei (1970-), PRC lady TV presenter

徽
1319
huī
TODO: Cantonese?
a badge, insignia
安徽
徽章
ān huī
huī zhāng
Anhui Province, short name 皖[Wan3], capital Hefei 合肥[He2 fei2]
badge/emblem/insignia/crest/logo/coat of arms

黴
1320
霉
méi
TODO: Cantonese?
mold, mildew; bacteria, fungi
毛黴菌病
紅黴素
máo méi jūn bìng
hóng méi sù
mucormycosis
erythromycin

戾

transgress

Old Chinese: *[r]ˤe[t]-s

Middle Chinese: lejH

唳
1321
lì
TODO: Cantonese?
cry of bird; cry
風聲鶴唳
唳
fēng shēng hè lì
lì
lit. wind sighing and crane calling (idiom)/fig. to panic at the slightest move/to be jittery
cry of a crane or wild goose
戾
1322
lì
TODO: Cantonese?
perverse, recalcitrant, rebellious
乖戾
兇戾
guāi lì
xiōng lì
perverse (behavior)/disagreeable (character)
cruel/tyrannical

淚
1323
泪
lèi
TODO: Cantonese?
tears; weep, cry
眼淚
淚水
yǎn lèi
lèi shuǐ
tears/crying/CL:滴[di1]
teardrop/tears

捩
1324
liè
TODO: Cantonese?
twist with hands; snap, tear
轉捩點
轉捩
zhuǎn liè diǎn
zhuǎn liè
turning point
to turn

夭

delicate, slender

Old Chinese: *[ʔ](r)aw

Middle Chinese: 'jew

夭
1325
yāo
TODO: Cantonese?
young, fresh-looking; die young
夭折
夭亡
yāo zhé
yāo wáng
to die young or prematurely/to come to a premature end/to be aborted prematurely
to die young
妖
1326
yāo
TODO: Cantonese?
strange, weird, supernatural
妖怪
人妖
yāo guài
rén yāo
monster/devil
transvestite/transsexual/ladyboy

沃
1327
wò
TODO: Cantonese?
water, irrigate; fertile, rich
肥沃
以湯沃沸
féi wò
yǐ tāng wò fèi
fertile
to manage a situation badly (idiom)

笑
1328
xiào
TODO: Cantonese?
smile, laugh, giggle; snicker
笑容
笑話
xiào róng
xiào hua
smile/smiling expression/CL:副[fu4]
joke; jest (CL:個|个[ge4])/to laugh at; to mock/ridiculous; absurd

頻

1: frequently

Old Chinese: *[b]i[n]

Middle Chinese: bjin

2: river bank

Old Chinese: *[m-p]i[n]

Middle Chinese: bjin

蘋
1329
苹,𬞟
píng、pín
TODO: Cantonese?
apple
蘋果
蘋果公司
蘋
píng guǒ
píng guǒ gōng sī
pín
apple/CL:個|个[ge4],顆|颗[ke1]
Apple Inc.
clover fern (Marsilea quadrifolia)
頻
1330
频
pín
TODO: Cantonese?
frequently, again and again
頻率
頻頻
pín lu:4
pín pín
frequency
repeatedly/again and again/continuously/constantly
顰
1331
颦
pín
TODO: Cantonese?
frown, knit brows
一顰一笑
東施效顰
yī pín yī xiào
dōng shī xiào pín
every frown and every smile
lit. Dong Shi imitates Xi Shi's frown (idiom)/fig. to mimick sb's idiosyncrasies but make a fool of oneself

瀕
1332
濒
bīn
TODO: Cantonese?
approach, be on verge of; near
瀕臨
瀕危
bīn lín
bīn wēi
on the edge of/(fig.) on the verge of/close to
endangered (species)/in imminent danger/critically ill

犮

TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: boːd

拔
1333
bá
TODO: Cantonese?
uproot, pull out
海拔
選拔
hǎi bá
xuǎn bá
height above sea level/elevation
to select the best
跋
1334
bá
TODO: Cantonese?
go by foot; epilogue, colophon
跋涉
長途跋涉
bá shè
cháng tú bá shè
to trudge/to trek
long and difficult trek

鈸
1335
钹
bó
TODO: Cantonese?
cymbals
中國鈸
水鈸
zhōng guó bó
shuǐ bó
China cymbal (drum kit component)
splash cymbal (drum kit component)

髮
1336
发
fà
TODO: Cantonese?
hair
長髮
髮型
cháng fà
fà xíng
long hair
hairstyle; coiffure; hairdo

皿

vessel, bowl

Old Chinese: *mraŋʔ

Middle Chinese: mjaengX

猛
1337
měng
TODO: Cantonese?
violent, savage, cruel; bold
猛然
猛烈
měng rán
měng liè
suddenly; abruptly
fierce; violent; vigorous; intense
蜢
1338
měng
TODO: Cantonese?
grasshopper
草蜢
蜢
cǎo měng
měng
grasshopper
grasshopper

孟
1339
mèng
TODO: Cantonese?
first in series; great, eminent
孟子
孟買
mèng zǐ
mèng mǎi
Mencius (c. 372-c. 289 BC), Confucian philosopher second only to Confucius/book of the same name, one of the classics of Confucianism
Mumbai (formerly Bombay)

皿
1340
mǐn
TODO: Cantonese?
shallow container; rad. no. 108
器皿
培養皿
qì mǐn
péi yǎng mǐn
household utensils
Petri dish

毚

1: TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: zrɯːm

2: TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: zraːm

嶄
1341
崭
chán、zhǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
high, steep, precipitous; new
嶄
嶄新
嶄亮
chán
zhǎn xīn
zhǎn liàng
(literary) precipitous (variant of 巉[chan2])
brand new
shining/brilliant
讒
1342
谗
chán
TODO: Cantonese?
slander, defame, misrepresent
讒佞
讒害
chán nìng
chán hài
to defame one person while flattering another/a slandering toady
to slander/to defame and persecute
饞
1343
馋
chán
TODO: Cantonese?
gluttonous, greedy; lewd, lecherous
嘴饞
眼饞
zuǐ chán
yǎn chán
gluttonous/ravenous
to covet/to envy

攙
1344
搀
chān
TODO: Cantonese?
to give a helping hand; to support, hold up
攙假
攙兌
chān jiǎ
chān duì
to dilute/to debase (by mixing with fake material)
to mix (different substances together)/to blend

八

eight

Old Chinese: *pˤret

Middle Chinese: peat

八
1345
bā
TODO: Cantonese?
eight; all around, all sides
八成
四面八方
bā chéng
sì miàn bā fāng
eighty percent/most probably/most likely
in all directions/all around/far and near
叭
1346
bā
TODO: Cantonese?
trumpet
叭啦狗
唵嘛呢叭咪吽
bā lā gǒu
ǎn má ní bā mī hōng
bulldog
om mani padme hum (Buddhist mantra)
扒
1347
bā、pá
TODO: Cantonese?
scratch; dig up; crawl; crouch
周扒皮
扒屋牽牛
扒手
扒拉
zhōu bā pí
bā wū qiān niú
pá shǒu
pá la
Zhou the exploiter, archetypal character in short story 半夜雞叫|半夜鸡叫[ban4 ye4 ji1 jiao4]
to sack the home and lead off the cattle (proverb)/to strip of everything
pickpocket
(coll.) to push food from one's bowl into one's mouth with chopsticks (usu. hurriedly)

趴
1348
pā
TODO: Cantonese?
lying prone, leaning over
累趴
趴伏
lèi pā
pā fú
tired to the point of dropping
to crouch/to lie prone

匊

TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: kluɡ

掬
1349
jū
TODO: Cantonese?
to grasp or hold with both hands
一掬同情之淚
可掬
yī jū tóng qíng zhī lèi
kě jū
to shed tears of sympathy (idiom)
conspicuous/plain to see
鞠
1350
jū
TODO: Cantonese?
bow, bend; rear, raise, nourish
蹴鞠
鞠躬盡力
cù jū
jū gōng jìn lì
cuju, ancient Chinese football (soccer)
to bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom); striving to the utmost/same as 鞠躬盡瘁|鞠躬尽瘁[ju1 gong1 jin4 cui4]

菊
1351
jú
TODO: Cantonese?
chrysanthemum
菊花
光腚腫菊
jú huā
guāng dìng zhǒng jú
chrysanthemum/(TCM) chrysanthemum flower/(slang) anus
(Internet slang) punning reference to 廣電總局|广电总局[Guang3 dian4 Zong3 ju2], the National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA)

麴
1352
麹
qū
TODO: Cantonese?
yeast, leaven; surname
米麴菌
酒麴
mǐ qū jūn
jiǔ qū
Aspergillus oryzae (type of mold)
brewer's yeast

菐

1: TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: boːɡ

2: TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: puɡ

樸
1353
朴
pǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
simple, honest; plain; rough
儉樸
勤儉樸實
jiǎn pǔ
qín jiǎn pǔ shí
thrifty and simple
(idiom) hardworking, thrifty and unpretentious
蹼
1354
pǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
webbed feet of waterfowl
半蹼鷸
灰瓣蹼鷸
bàn pǔ yù
huī bàn pǔ yù
(bird species of China) Asian dowitcher (Limnodromus semipalmatus)
(bird species of China) red phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius)

撲
1355
扑
pū
TODO: Cantonese?
pound, beat, strike; attack
撲滅
撲滿
pū miè
pū mǎn
to eradicate/to extinguish
piggy bank

僕
1356
仆
pú
TODO: Cantonese?
slave, servant, I
僕人
主僕
pú rén
zhǔ pú
servant
master and servant