Potpourri Groups

There are no shared pronunciations in these groups. However, the pronunciations are still related, since they have a common ancestor in ancient Chinese.

臣

slave, subject

Old Chinese: *[g]i[ŋ]

Middle Chinese: dzyin

臣
4097
chén
TODO: Cantonese?
minister, statesman, official; Kangxi radical 131
大臣
功臣
dà chén
gōng chén
chancellor (of a monarchy)/cabinet minister
meritorious official/person who renders exceptional service; hero/(fig.) sth that plays a vital role

堅
4098
坚
jiān
TODO: Cantonese?
hard, strong, firm; resolute
堅持
堅定
jiān chí
jiān dìng
to persevere with/to persist in/to insist on
firm/steady/staunch/resolute

緊
4099
紧
jǐn
TODO: Cantonese?
tense, tight, taut; firm, secure
趕緊
緊緊
gǎn jǐn
jǐn jǐn
hurriedly/without delay
closely/tightly

鏗
4100
铿
kēng
TODO: Cantonese?
strike, beat, stroke; jingling
鏗然
鏗鏘
kēng rán
kēng qiāng
(literary) resonant
sonorous/resounding/fig. resounding words

慳
4101
悭
qiān
TODO: Cantonese?
miserly, parsimonious, stingy
慳儉
慳吝
qiān jiǎn
qiān lìn
miserly; stingy
(literary) miserly; stingy

腎
4102
肾
shèn
TODO: Cantonese?
kidneys; testes, gizzard
腎臟
腎炎
shèn zàng
shèn yán
kidney
kidney inflammation/nephritis

賢
4103
贤
xián
TODO: Cantonese?
virtuous, worthy, good; able
聖賢
先賢
shèng xián
xiān xián
a sage/wise and holy man/virtuous ruler/Buddhist lama/wine
(literary) ancient sage

翟

pheasant

Old Chinese: *lˤewk

Middle Chinese: dek

戳
4104
chuō
TODO: Cantonese?
prick, stab; stamp, seal, chop
刺戳
戳不住
cì chuō
chuō bu zhù
to stab; to pierce
not up to it; cannot stand the test

翟
4105
dí、zhái
TODO: Cantonese?
surname; a kind of pheasant; plumes
墨翟
翟
威翟
翟志剛
mò dí
dí
wēi zhái
zhái zhì gāng
original name of Mozi 墨子[Mo4 zi3]
long-tail pheasant
Wade-Giles (romanization system for Chinese)
Zhai Zhigang (1966-), Chinese astronaut

耀
4106
yào
TODO: Cantonese?
shine, sparkle, dazzle; glory
榮耀
誇耀
róng yào
kuā yào
honor; glory
to brag about/to flaunt

躍
4107
跃
yuè
TODO: Cantonese?
skip, jump, frolic
大躍進
活躍
dà yuè jìn
huó yuè
Great Leap Forward (1958-1960), Mao's attempt to modernize China's economy, which resulted in economic devastation, and millions of deaths from famine caused by misguided policies
active/lively/excited/to enliven/to brighten up

櫂
4108
zhào
TODO: Cantonese?
oar, scull, paddle; row
櫂
zhào
oar (archaic)/scull/paddle/to row/a boat

濯
4109
zhuó
TODO: Cantonese?
wash out, rinse; cleanse
洗濯
浣濯
xǐ zhuó
huàn zhuó
to wash/to cleanse/to launder
to wash/to rinse

害

1: be hurt (v.i.); injury (n.)

Old Chinese: *N-kˤat-s

Middle Chinese: hajH

2: hurt (v.t.)

Old Chinese: *m-kˤat-s

Middle Chinese: hajH

割
4110
gē
TODO: Cantonese?
cut, divide, partition; cede
分割
割禮
fēn gē
gē lǐ
to cut up/to break up
circumcision (male or female)

害
4111
hài
TODO: Cantonese?
injure, harm; destroy, kill
害怕
被害人
hài pà
bèi hài rén
to be afraid; to be scared
victim

豁
4112
huò、huá、huō
TODO: Cantonese?
open up, clear; exempt
豁達
外交豁免權
豁
豁出去
豁楞
huò dá
wài jiāo huò miǎn quán
huá
huō chu qu
huō leng
optimistic/sanguine/generous/magnanimous/open-minded
diplomatic immunity
to play Chinese finger-guessing game
to throw caution to the wind/to press one's luck/to go for broke
(dialect) (variant of 劐弄[huo1 leng5]) to mix/to stir/to make trouble

瞎
4113
xiā
TODO: Cantonese?
blind, reckless; rash
瞎子
抓瞎
xiā zi
zhuā xiā
blind person
to be caught unprepared

轄
4114
辖
xiá
TODO: Cantonese?
linchpin of wheel; control
管轄
轄區
guǎn xiá
xiá qū
to administer/to have jurisdiction (over)
administrative region

憲
4115
宪
xiàn
TODO: Cantonese?
constitution, statute, law
憲法
憲政
xiàn fǎ
xiàn zhèng
constitution (of a country)/CL:部[bu4]
constitutional government

乏

lack (v.)

Old Chinese: *[b](r)[o]p

Middle Chinese: bjop

砭
4116
biān
TODO: Cantonese?
stone probe; pierce; counsel
攻砭
痛砭
gōng biān
tòng biān
to perform acupuncture
to strongly criticize

貶
4117
贬
biǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
decrease, lower; censure, criticize
貶值
女性貶抑
biǎn zhí
nu:3 xìng biǎn yì
to become devaluated/to devaluate/to depreciate
misogyny

乏
4118
fá
TODO: Cantonese?
lack; poor
缺乏
匱乏
quē fá
kuì fá
to lack; to be short of
to be deficient in sth/to be short of sth (supplies, money etc)

泛
4119
fàn
TODO: Cantonese?
to drift, float; careless, reckless
廣泛
泛濫
guǎng fàn
fàn làn
wide; broad; extensive; widespread
to be in flood/to overflow (the banks)/to inundate/to spread unchecked

眨
4120
zhǎ
TODO: Cantonese?
wink
一眨眼
殺人不眨眼
yī zhǎ yǎn
shā rén bù zhǎ yǎn
in a wink
to murder without blinking an eye (idiom)/ruthless/cold-blooded

失

lose

Old Chinese: *l̥i[t]

Middle Chinese: syit

跌
4121
diē
TODO: Cantonese?
stumble, slip, fall down; stamp
下跌
跌破
xià diē
diē pò
to fall/to tumble
(of a market index etc) to fall below (a given level)/to be injured or damaged as a result of a fall

迭
4122
dié
TODO: Cantonese?
repeatedly, frequently
更迭
三迭紀
gēng dié
sān dié jì
to alternate/to change
Triassic (geological period 250-205m years ago)/also written 三疊紀|三叠纪

失
4123
shī
TODO: Cantonese?
lose; make mistake, neglect
消失
失敗
xiāo shī
shī bài
to disappear; to fade away
to be defeated/to lose/to fail (e.g. experiments)/failure/defeat/CL:次[ci4]

軼
4124
轶
yì
TODO: Cantonese?
rush forth; surpass, excel
收殘綴軼
軼事遺聞
shōu cán zhuì yì
yì shì yí wén
to gather and patch up sth that is badly damaged (idiom)
anecdote (about historical person)/lost or apocryphal story

秩
4125
zhì
TODO: Cantonese?
order; orderly; salary; decade
公共秩序
無秩序
gōng gòng zhì xù
wú zhì xù
public order
disorder

疑

doubt

Old Chinese: *[ŋ](r)ə (< uvular)

Middle Chinese: ngi

礙
4126
碍
ài
TODO: Cantonese?
obstruct, hinder, block, deter
障礙
阻礙
zhàng ài
zǔ ài
barrier/obstruction/hindrance/impediment/obstacle
to obstruct/to hinder/to block/obstruction/hindrance

癡
4127
chī
TODO: Cantonese?
silly, foolish, idiotic
呢呢癡癡
如癡如醉
ní ní chī chī
rú chī rú zuì
docile
(idiom) enthralled; mesmerized; enraptured

擬
4128
拟
nǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
draft; intend, plan, propose
模擬
研擬
mó nǐ
yán nǐ
imitation/to simulate/to imitate/analog (device, as opposed to digital)
to investigate and plan forward

凝
4129
níng
TODO: Cantonese?
coagulate; congeal; freeze
凝聚
混凝土
níng jù
hùn níng tǔ
to condense/to coagulate/coacervation (i.e. form tiny droplets)/aggregation/coherent
concrete

疑
4130
yí
TODO: Cantonese?
doubt, question, suspect
質疑
疑問
zhì yí
yí wèn
to call into question/to question (truth or validity)
question/interrogation/doubt

敫

1: TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: kleːwɢs

2: TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: ɢlewɢ

3: TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: kleːwɢ

激
4131
jī
TODO: Cantonese?
arouse, excite, incite; quickly
激烈
感激
jī liè
gǎn jī
(of competition or fighting) intense/fierce/(of pain) acute/(of an expression of opinion) impassioned/vehement/(of a course of action) drastic/extreme
to be grateful/to appreciate/thankful

繳
4132
缴
jiǎo
TODO: Cantonese?
deliver, submit; hand over
繳交
繳納
jiǎo jiāo
jiǎo nà
to hand in/to hand over
to pay (taxes etc)

竅
4133
窍
qiào
TODO: Cantonese?
hole, opening, aperture
訣竅
一竅不通
jué qiào
yī qiào bù tōng
secret/trick/knack/key
lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head)/I don't understand a word (idiom)/it's all Greek to me

檄
4134
xí
TODO: Cantonese?
call arms; urgency
傳檄
檄文
chuán xí
xí wén
to circulate (a protest or call to arms)/to promulgate
(old, now used figuratively) official call to arms/official denunciation

邀
4135
yāo
TODO: Cantonese?
invite, welcome; meet, intercept
邀集
應邀
yāo jí
yìng yāo
to invite a group of people (to assemble for a gathering)
at sb's invitation/on invitation

韱

TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: sem

懺
4136
忏
chàn
TODO: Cantonese?
regret, repent; confess sins
拜懺
懺
bài chàn
chàn
to hold a daytime Buddhist mass; (of a monk or nun) to read scripture to atone for sb's sins
(bound form) to feel remorse/(bound form) scripture read to atone for sb's sins (from Sanskrit "ksama")

讖
4137
谶
chèn
TODO: Cantonese?
prophecy, hint, omen
讖語
一語成讖
chèn yǔ
yī yǔ chéng chèn
prophecy; prophetic remark
(idiom) to have one's words turn out to be (tragically) prophetic

殲
4138
歼
jiān
TODO: Cantonese?
annihilate, wipe out, kill off
全殲
殲擊
quán jiān
jiān jī
to annihilate/to wipe out completely/to exterminate
to annihilate/to attack and destroy/Jianji, PRC fighter plane based on Soviet MiG/usually 殲擊8型|歼击8型

籤
4139
签
qiān
TODO: Cantonese?
tally; lot; marker
抽籤
標籤
chōu qiān
biāo qiān
to perform divination with sticks/to draw lots/a ballot (in share dealing)
label/tag/(computing) tab (GUI element)

纖
4140
纤
xiān
TODO: Cantonese?
fine, delicate; minute; graceful
光纖
纖維
guāng xiān
xiān wéi
optical fiber/fiber optics
fiber/CL:種|种[zhong3]

即

1: go to

Old Chinese: *[ts]ik

Middle Chinese: tsik

2: thereupon

Old Chinese: *[ts]ik

Middle Chinese: tsik

唧
4141
jī
TODO: Cantonese?
chirping of insects; pump; (Cant.) a final particle
吧唧
咕唧
bā jī
gū jī
(onom.) squishing sound
to whisper/to mutter

即
4142
jí
TODO: Cantonese?
promptly, quickly, immediately
即使
立即
jí shǐ
lì jí
even if; even though
immediately

鯽
4143
鲫
jì
TODO: Cantonese?
Carassius auratus, crucian carp
布氏非鯽
鯽魚
bù shì fēi jì
jì yú
zebra tilapia/Tilapia buttikoferi (zoology)
crucian carp

節
4144
节
jié、jiē
TODO: Cantonese?
knot, node, joint; section; hexagram ䷻
細節
調節
節子
節骨眼
xì jié
tiáo jié
jiē zi
jiē gu yǎn
details; particulars
to adjust/to regulate/to harmonize/to reconcile (accountancy etc)
gnarl/knot
(dialect) critical juncture/crucial moment/Taiwan pr. [jie2 gu5 yan3]

櫛
4145
栉
zhì
TODO: Cantonese?
comb out; weed out, eliminate
櫛孔扇貝
櫛比
zhì kǒng shàn bèi
zhì bǐ
Farrer's scallop (Chlamys farreri), aka Chinese scallop
lined up close (like teeth of a comb)

斬

cut off

Old Chinese: *[ts]ramʔ

Middle Chinese: tsreamX

慚
4146
惭
cán
TODO: Cantonese?
ashamed, humiliated; shameful
大言不慚
羞慚
dà yán bù cán
xiū cán
to boast shamelessly/to talk big
a disgrace/ashamed

漸
4147
渐
jiàn、jiān
TODO: Cantonese?
gradually; hexagram ䷴
逐漸
漸漸
杜漸防萌
漸
zhú jiàn
jiàn jiàn
dù jiān fáng méng
jiān
gradually
gradually
to nip in the bud
to imbue

塹
4148
堑
qiàn
TODO: Cantonese?
moat, trench, pit, cavity
吃一塹，長一智
地塹
chī yī qiàn , zhǎng yī zhì
dì qiàn
Fall into the moat and you'll be wiser next time (idiom); One only learns from one's mistakes.
trench, rift valley

暫
4149
暂
zàn
TODO: Cantonese?
temporary
暫時
短暫
zàn shí
duǎn zàn
temporary; provisional; for the time being
of short duration; brief; momentary

斬
4150
斩
zhǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
cut, chop, sever; behead
斬獲
先斬後奏
zhǎn huò
xiān zhǎn hòu zòu
to kill or capture (in battle)/(fig.) (sports) to score (a goal); to win (a medal)/(fig.) to reap rewards; to achieve gains
lit. first execute the criminal, then report it to the emperor (idiom)/fig. to take some drastic action without the prior approval of higher authorities

石

stone

Old Chinese: *dAk

Middle Chinese: dzyek

石
4151
shí、dàn
TODO: Cantonese?
stone, rock, mineral; Kangxi radical 112
石頭
蔣介石
公石
石鼓
shí tou
jiǎng jiè shí
gōng dàn
dàn gǔ
stone/CL:塊|块[kuai4]
Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975), military leader, head of the Nationalist government in China 1928-1949 and the government in exile on Taiwan 1950-1975
hectoliter/quintal
Dangu district of Hengyang city 衡陽市|衡阳市[Heng2 yang2 shi4], Hunan

蠹
4152
dù
TODO: Cantonese?
moth; insects which eat into cloth
國蠹
小蠹
guó dù
xiǎo dù
traitor/public enemy
bark beetle (zoology)

碩
4153
硕
shuò
TODO: Cantonese?
great, eminent; large, big
碩士
壯碩
shuò shì
zhuàng shuò
master's degree/person who has a master's degree/learned person
sturdy/thick and strong

拓
4154
tuò、tà
TODO: Cantonese?
expand; open up; support or push
開拓
拓展
拓印
拓本
kāi tuò
tuò zhǎn
tà yìn
tà běn
to break new ground (for agriculture)/to open up (a new seam)/to develop (border regions)/fig. to open up (new horizons)
to expand (one's client base, outlook etc)
stone rubbing (to copy an inscription)
rubbing of inscription

斫
4155
zhuó
TODO: Cantonese?
cut, chop, lop off
斫喪
斫營
zhuó sàng
zhuó yíng
to ravage/to devastate
to attack a camp

芇

1: TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: men

2: TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: meːnʔ

3: TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: maːn

瞞
4156
瞒
mán
TODO: Cantonese?
deceive, lie; eyes half-closed
隱瞞
實不相瞞
yǐn mán
shí bù xiāng mán
to conceal/to hide (a taboo subject)/to cover up the truth
truth to tell/to be quite honest...

滿
4157
满
mǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
fill; full, satisfied
滿足
滿意
mǎn zú
mǎn yì
to satisfy/to meet (the needs of)/satisfied/content
satisfied/pleased/to one's satisfaction

懣
4158
懑
mèn
TODO: Cantonese?
be sick at heart, sorrowful, sad
憤懣
懣然
fèn mèn
mèn rán
depressed/resentful/discontented/indignant/perturbed
dejectedly

蹣
4159
蹒
pán
TODO: Cantonese?
to jump over; to limp
步態蹣跚
蹣跚不前
bù tài pán shān
pán shān bù qián
to walk unsteadily
to falter/to stall

危

in danger

Old Chinese: *[ŋ](r)[o]j

Middle Chinese: ngjwe

詭
4160
诡
guǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
deceive, cheat, defraud; sly
奇詭
弔詭
qí guǐ
diào guǐ
strange; queer; intriguing
bizarre/paradoxical/a paradox (from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3])

跪
4161
guì
TODO: Cantonese?
kneel
下跪
罰跪
xià guì
fá guì
to kneel/to go down on one's knees
to punish by protracted kneeling

危
4162
wēi
TODO: Cantonese?
dangerous, precarious; high; 12th lunar mansion, determinative star α Aquarii (Sadalmelik)
危機
危險
wēi jī
wēi xiǎn
crisis/CL:個|个[ge4]
danger/dangerous

桅
4163
wéi
TODO: Cantonese?
mast of ship
前桅
桅杆
qián wéi
wéi gān
foremast
mast

兓

TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: sl'ɯm

蠶
4164
蚕
cán
TODO: Cantonese?
silkworm
家蠶
春蠶
jiā cán
chūn cán
the common silkworm (Bombyx mori)
Silkworms in Spring (1933), Chinese silent movie in socialist realist style, based on novel by Mao Dun 茅盾[Mao2 Dun4]

僭
4165
jiàn
TODO: Cantonese?
assume, usurp
僭主
僭主政治
jiàn zhǔ
jiàn zhǔ zhèng zhì
tyrant/usurper
tyranny/government by usurper

潛
4166
潜
qián
TODO: Cantonese?
hide; hidden, secret, latent
潛力
潛能
qián lì
qián néng
potential; latent capacity
potential/hidden capability

簪
4167
zān
TODO: Cantonese?
hairpin, clasp; wear in hair
持橐簪筆
髮簪
chí tuó zān bǐ
fà zān
to serve as a counselor (idiom)
hairpin

敬

respectful

Old Chinese: *kreŋ(ʔ)-s

Middle Chinese: kjaengH

驚
4168
惊
jīng
TODO: Cantonese?
frighten, surprise, startle
驚人
驚奇
jīng rén
jīng qí
astonishing
to be amazed/to be surprised/to wonder

警
4169
jǐng
TODO: Cantonese?
guard, watch; alert, alarm
警告
員警
jǐng gào
yuán jǐng
to warn/to admonish
police officer; policeman

敬
4170
jìng
TODO: Cantonese?
respect, honor; respectfully
尊敬
敬意
zūn jìng
jìng yì
to respect; to revere; to esteem/honorable; distinguished (used on formal occasions before a term of address)
respect; esteem; high regard

擎
4171
qíng
TODO: Cantonese?
lift up, hold up, support
引擎
一柱擎天
yǐn qíng
yī zhù qíng tiān
engine (loanword)/CL:臺|台[tai2]
lit. to support the sky as a single pillar (idiom)/fig. to take a crucial responsibility upon one's shoulders

鄉

1: village; district

Old Chinese: *qʰaŋ

Middle Chinese: xjang

2: feast

Old Chinese: *qʰaŋʔ

Middle Chinese: xjangX

3: to face

Old Chinese: *qʰaŋ-s

Middle Chinese: xjangH

卿
4172
qīng
TODO: Cantonese?
noble, high officer
國務卿
九卿
guó wù qīng
jiǔ qīng
Secretary of State
the Nine Ministers (in imperial China)

鄉
4173
乡
xiāng
TODO: Cantonese?
country; rural; village
家鄉
鄉土
jiā xiāng
xiāng tǔ
hometown/native place/CL:個|个[ge4]
native soil/one's native land/one's hometown/local (to an area)

響
4174
响
xiǎng
TODO: Cantonese?
make sound, make noise; sound
影響力
音響
yǐng xiǎng lì
yīn xiǎng
influence/impact
sound/acoustics/audio/hi-fi system/stereo sound system/abbr. for 組合音響|组合音响[zu3 he2 yin1 xiang3]

嚮
4175
向
xiàng
TODO: Cantonese?
guide, direct; incline to, favor
嚮往
嚮導
xiàng wǎng
xiàng dǎo
to yearn for/to look forward to
guide

奠

1: be fixed (v.i.)

Old Chinese: *N-tˤe[n]-s

Middle Chinese: denH

2: set forth (v.t.)

Old Chinese: *m-tˤe[n]-s

Middle Chinese: denH

奠
4176
diàn
TODO: Cantonese?
pay respect; settle
奠定
奠基
diàn dìng
diàn jī
to establish/to fix/to settle
to lay a foundation

鄭
4177
郑
zhèng
TODO: Cantonese?
state in today's Henan; surname
南鄭
南鄭縣
nán zhèng
nán zhèng xiàn
Nanzheng County in Hanzhong 漢中|汉中[Han4 zhong1], Shaanxi
Nanzheng County in Hanzhong 漢中|汉中[Han4 zhong1], Shaanxi

躑
4178
踯
zhí
TODO: Cantonese?
waver, hesitate, be irresolute
躑
躑躅
zhí
zhí zhú
hesitating/to stop
to tread/to tramp/to loiter/to hover around

擲
4179
掷
zhì
TODO: Cantonese?
throw (down), hurl, cast, fling
一擲千金
千金一擲
yī zhì qiān jīn
qiān jīn yī zhì
lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly/extravagant
lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly/extravagant

七

seven

Old Chinese: *[tsʰ]i[t]

Middle Chinese: tshit

叱
4180
chì
TODO: Cantonese?
scold, shout at, bawl out
叱呵
叱咄
chì hē
chì duō
to shout angrily/to yell
to reprimand; to berate

七
4181
qī
TODO: Cantonese?
seven
七七事變
七七八八
qī qī shì biàn
qī qī bā bā
Marco Polo Bridge Incident of 7th July 1937, regarded as the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War 抗日戰爭|抗日战争[Kang4 Ri4 Zhan4 zheng1]
almost/nearing completion/bits and piece/of all kinds

砌
4182
qì
TODO: Cantonese?
to build, pile up; stone steps, brick walk
堆砌
壘砌
duī qì
lěi qì
lit. to pile up (bricks)/to pack/fig. to pad out (writing with fancy phrases)/ornate rhetoric
to build a structure out of layered bricks or stones

切
4183
qiē、qiè
TODO: Cantonese?
cut, mince, slice, carve
切除
切入
一切
密切
qiē chú
qiē rù
yī qiè
mì qiè
to excise/to cut out (a tumor)
to cut into; to penetrate deeply into (a topic, area etc)/(sports) (soccer etc) to penetrate (the defenses of the opposing team)/(cinema) to cut (to the next scene)
everything/every/all
close/familiar/intimate/closely (related)/to foster close ties/to pay close attention

足

1: replenish

Old Chinese: *[ts]ok-s

Middle Chinese: tsjuH

2: sufficient

Old Chinese: *[ts]ok

Middle Chinese: tsjowk

3: foot

Old Chinese: *[ts]ok

Middle Chinese: tsjowk

齪
4184
龊
chuò
TODO: Cantonese?
narrow, small; dirty
齷齪
齪
wò chuò
chuò
dirty; filthy/vile; despicable/(literary) narrow-minded; petty
used in 齷齪|龌龊[wo4 chuo4]

促
4185
cù
TODO: Cantonese?
urge, press, hurry; close
促進
促使
cù jìn
cù shǐ
to promote (an idea or cause); to advance; boost
to prompt; to induce; to spur

足
4186
zú、jù
TODO: Cantonese?
foot; attain, satisfy, enough; Kangxi radical 156
不足
足夠
足
bù zú
zú gòu
jù
insufficient/lacking/deficiency/not enough/inadequate/not worth/cannot/should not
enough; sufficient
excessive

捉
4187
zhuō
TODO: Cantonese?
grasp, clutch; catch, seize
捕捉
捉住
bǔ zhuō
zhuō zhù
to catch; to seize; to capture
to catch/to grapple with/to hold onto

隶

reach to

Old Chinese: *m-rˤəp-s

Middle Chinese: dojH

逮
4188
dài、dǎi
TODO: Cantonese?
seize, catch; reach, arrive
不逮捕特權
力有未逮
狗逮老鼠
逮
bù dài bǔ tè quán
lì yǒu wèi dài
gǒu dǎi lǎo shǔ
dǎi
the right of immunity from arrest afforded by the Taiwan ROC Constitution, for the duration of meetings, unless caught actually committing a crime, to members of the National Assembly, the Legislative Yuan, or a supervisory committee
beyond one's reach or power (to do sth)
lit. a dog who catches mice (idiom)/fig. to be meddlesome
(coll.) to catch/to seize

棣
4189
dì
TODO: Cantonese?
Kerria japonica, Japanese rose
唐棣
朱棣
táng dì
zhū dì
shadbush or shadberry (genus Amelanchier)/painter and poet of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368)
Zhu Di, personal name of third Ming Emperor Yongle 永樂|永乐[Yong3 le4]

隸
4190
隶
lì
TODO: Cantonese?
be subservient to; servant
隸屬
奴隸主
lì shǔ
nú lì zhǔ
to be subordinate to; to be under the jurisdiction of
slave owner

肆
4191
sì
TODO: Cantonese?
indulge; excess; numeral four; particle meaning now, therefore; shop
大肆
肆虐
dà sì
sì nu:è
wantonly/without restraint (of enemy or malefactor)/unbridled
to wreak havoc; to devastate

幼

young

Old Chinese: *[ʔ](r)iw-s

Middle Chinese: 'jiwH

拗
4192
ào、niù、ǎo
TODO: Cantonese?
to pull, drag, break off, to pluck (a flower); bent, warped; perverse, obstinate
三拗湯
拗口
執拗
拗不過
拗斷
sān ào tāng
ào kǒu
zhí niù
niù bu guò
ǎo duàn
san'ao decoction (TCM)
hard to pronounce/awkward-sounding
stubborn/willful/pigheaded/Taiwan pr. [zhi2 ao4]
can't persuade/unable to make (sb) change their mind/unable to resist (sb)
to break by twisting

窈
4193
yǎo
TODO: Cantonese?
obscure, secluded; refined
窈窈
窈窕
yǎo yǎo
yǎo tiǎo
obscure/dusky/far and deep/profound/see also 杳杳[yao3 yao3]
sweet, fair, and graceful (of a woman)/a seductive woman/secluded (bower)

黝
4194
yǒu
TODO: Cantonese?
black
黝暗
黝黑
yǒu àn
yǒu hēi
murk/murkiness
dark/black/suntanned

幼
4195
yòu
TODO: Cantonese?
infant, young child; immature
幼兒
幼蟲
yòu ér
yòu chóng
young child/infant/preschooler
larva

參

1: accumulate

Old Chinese: r̥ˤəʔ

Middle Chinese: tshom

2: 參差 tsrhim.tsrhje uneven

Old Chinese: *[tsʰr][u]m

Middle Chinese: tsrhim

3: three

Old Chinese: *s.rum (*s.r- > s-; infl. by 四 *s-?)

Middle Chinese: sam

4: the constellation Orion’ (named for the three stars in Orion’s belt)

Old Chinese: *srum (should be *s.rum)

Middle Chinese: srim

參
4196
参
shēn、cān、sān、cēn
TODO: Cantonese?
take part in, intervene; ginseng
丹參
人參
參與
參觀
參
參差
參差不齊
dān shēn
rén shēn
cān yù
cān guān
sān
cēn cī
cēn cī bù qí
(botany) red sage (Salvia miltiorrhiza)
ginseng
to participate (in sth)
to look around/to tour/to visit
three (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
uneven; jagged; snaggletooth; ragged; serrated
(idiom) variable/uneven/irregular

慘
4197
惨
cǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
sad, pitiful, wretched; cruel
悲慘
慘劇
bēi cǎn
cǎn jù
miserable/tragic
tragedy/calamity/atrocity

穇
4198
䅟
shān
TODO: Cantonese?
deccan grass, a barnyard grass
穇
shān
panicum frumentaceum

滲
4199
渗
shèn
TODO: Cantonese?
soak through, infiltrate
滲透
滲入
shèn tòu
shèn rù
(lit. and fig.) to permeate/to seep into/(of a product, idea etc) to penetrate (in a population)/(of hostile forces) to infiltrate/(chemistry) osmosis
to permeate

卵

1: egg

Old Chinese: *k.rˤorʔ (dialect: *-r > *-j)

Middle Chinese: lwaX

2: egg

Old Chinese: *k.rˤorʔ

Middle Chinese: lwanX

關
4200
关
guān
TODO: Cantonese?
frontier pass; close; relation
關係
關於
guān xi
guān yú
relation/relationship/to concern/to affect/to have to do with/guanxi/CL:個|个[ge4]
pertaining to/concerning/with regard to/about/a matter of

聯
4201
联
lián
TODO: Cantonese?
connect, join; associate, ally
蘇聯
聯合國
sū lián
lián hé guó
Soviet Union, 1922-1991/abbr. for Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) 蘇維埃社會主義共和國聯盟|苏维埃社会主义共和国联盟[Su1 wei2 ai1 She4 hui4 zhu3 yi4 Gong4 he2 guo2 Lian2 meng2]
United Nations

卵
4202
luǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
egg; ovum; roe; spawn
產卵
卵巢
chǎn luǎn
luǎn cháo
to lay eggs
ovary

妾

concubine

Old Chinese: *[tsʰ]ap

Middle Chinese: tshjep

接
4203
jiē
TODO: Cantonese?
receive; continue; catch; connect
直接
接觸
zhí jiē
jiē chù
direct (opposite: indirect 間接|间接[jian4 jie1])/immediate/straightforward
to touch/to contact/access/in touch with

妾
4204
qiè
TODO: Cantonese?
concubine
侍妾
妻妾
shì qiè
qī qiè
concubine
wives and concubines (of a polygamous man)/harem

霎
4205
shà
TODO: Cantonese?
light rain, drizzle; an instant; passing
一時半霎
一霎
yī shí bàn shà
yī shà
a short time/a little while
in a flash

執

seize

Old Chinese: *[t]ip

Middle Chinese: tsyip

墊
4206
垫
diàn
TODO: Cantonese?
advance money, pay for another
卡墊
坐墊
kǎ diàn
zuò diàn
(Tibetan) rug/mat
cushion/(motorbike) seat/CL:塊|块[kuai4]

執
4207
执
zhí
TODO: Cantonese?
hold in hand; keep; carry out
執行
執著
zhí xíng
zhí zhuó
to implement/to carry out/to execute/to run
to be strongly attached to/to be dedicated/to cling to/(Buddhism) attachment

摯
4208
挚
zhì
TODO: Cantonese?
sincere, warm, cordial; surname
摯切
摯友
zhì qiè
zhì yǒu
sincere/fervent
intimate friend/close friend

向

window facing North; turn towards

Old Chinese: *n̥aŋ-s

Middle Chinese: xjangH

晌
4209
shǎng
TODO: Cantonese?
noon, midday; moment; unit land measurement equal to seven mou (U+755D 畝), or the area that can be sown in one day
一時半晌
上半晌
yī shí bàn shǎng
shàng bàn shǎng
a short time/a little while
forenoon/morning/a.m.

餉
4210
饷
xiǎng
TODO: Cantonese?
rations and pay for soldiers
兵餉
吃空餉
bīng xiǎng
chī kòng xiǎng
pay and provisions for soldiers
to embezzle by adding to the payroll employees existing in name only

向
4211
xiàng
TODO: Cantonese?
toward, direction, trend
方向
一向
fāng xiàng
yī xiàng
direction; orientation/CL:個|个[ge4]
a period of time in the recent past/(indicating a period of time up to the present) all along; the whole time

帶

girdle, strap

Old Chinese: *C.tˤa[t]-s

Middle Chinese: tajH

帶
4212
带
dài
TODO: Cantonese?
belt, girdle, band, strap, zone
帶來
一帶
dài lái
yī dài
to bring/(fig.) to bring about; to produce
region; area

蒂
4213
dì
TODO: Cantonese?
peduncle or stem of plants
根深蒂固
並蒂蓮
gēn shēn dì gù
bìng dì lián
deep-rooted (problem etc)
lit. twin lotus flowers on one stalk/fig. a devoted married couple

滯
4214
滞
zhì
TODO: Cantonese?
block up, obstruct; stagnant
停滯
滯留
tíng zhì
zhì liú
stagnation/at a standstill/bogged down
(of a person) to remain in (a place) (due to circumstances that prevent one leaving); to be stranded/(of sth that would typically dissipate, e.g. floodwater, pollutants) to remain; to linger

聿

1: following, thereupon

Old Chinese: *[N.]rut

Middle Chinese: ywit

2: writing stylus or brush (pron. in Chǔ 楚 ap. Shuōwén; E. Hàn)

Old Chinese: *[m-]rut

Middle Chinese: ywit

筆
4215
笔
bǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
writing brush; write; stroke
筆者
筆記
bǐ zhě
bǐ jì
the author/the writer
to take down (in writing)/notes/a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches/CL:本[ben3]

律
4216
lu:4
TODO: Cantonese?
statute, principle, regulation
法律
律師
fǎ lu:4
lu:4 shī
law/CL:條|条[tiao2], 套[tao4], 個|个[ge4]
lawyer

聿
4217
yù
TODO: Cantonese?
writing brush, pencil; thereupon; Kangxi radical 129
貝聿銘
聿
bèi yù míng
yù
Pei Ieoh Ming or I.M. Pei (1917-2019), Chinese-American architect
(arch. introductory particle)/then/and then

厷

肱
4218
gōng
TODO: Cantonese?
forearm
曲肱而枕
股肱
qū gōng ér zhěn
gǔ gōng
lit. to use one's bent arm as a pillow (idiom)/fig. content with simple things
trusted aide

宏
4219
hóng
TODO: Cantonese?
wide, spacious, great, vast
宏偉
宏觀
hóng wěi
hóng guān
grand/imposing/magnificent
macro-/macroscopic/holistic

雄
4220
xióng
TODO: Cantonese?
male of species; hero; manly
高雄
英雄
gāo xióng
yīng xióng
Kaohsiung, a special municipality in south Taiwan
hero/CL:個|个[ge4]

去

1: get rid of

Old Chinese: *[kʰ](r)aʔ

Middle Chinese: khjoX

2: depart

Old Chinese: *[k]ʰ(r)ap-s

Middle Chinese: khjoH

砝
4221
fǎ
TODO: Cantonese?
balance weights
砝碼
砝
fǎ mǎ
fǎ
standard weight (used on a balance scale)
used in 砝碼|砝码[fa3 ma3]

怯
4222
qiè
TODO: Cantonese?
lacking in courage, afraid
羞怯
卑怯
xiū qiè
bēi qiè
shy/timid
mean and cowardly/abject

去
4223
qù
TODO: Cantonese?
go away, leave, depart
失去
出去
shī qù
chū qù
to lose
to go out

首

1: head

Old Chinese: *l̥uʔ

Middle Chinese: syuwX

2: turn the head towards

Old Chinese: *l̥uʔ-s

Middle Chinese: syuwH

導
4224
导
dǎo
TODO: Cantonese?
direct, guide, lead, conduct
輔導
導致
fǔ dǎo
dǎo zhì
to give guidance/to mentor/to counsel/to coach/to tutor
to lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about

道
4225
dào
TODO: Cantonese?
path, road, street; method, way
道理
難道
dào li
nán dào
reason/argument/sense/principle/basis/justification/CL:個|个[ge4]
don't tell me .../could it be that...?

首
4226
shǒu
TODO: Cantonese?
head; first; leader, chief; a poem; Kangxi radical 185
首長
首度
shǒu zhǎng
shǒu dù
senior official
first time

巽

TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: sqʰuːns

選
4227
选
xuǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
choose, select; elect; election
選舉
選出
xuǎn jǔ
xuǎn chū
to elect/election/CL:次[ci4],個|个[ge4]
to pick out/to select/to elect

巽
4228
xùn
TODO: Cantonese?
south-east; mild, modest, obedient; trigram ☴; hexagram ䷸
巽他海峽
巽他群島
xùn tā hǎi xiá
xùn tā qún dǎo
Sunda Strait between Sumatra and Java
Sunda Islands (Malay archipelago)

撰
4229
zhuàn
TODO: Cantonese?
compose, write, compile
撰寫
撰文
zhuàn xiě
zhuàn wén
to write/to compose
to write an article

算

calculate; tally

Old Chinese: *[s]ˤorʔ-s

Middle Chinese: swanH

篡
4230
cuàn
TODO: Cantonese?
usurp
篡位
篡奪
cuàn wèi
cuàn duó
to seize the throne
to usurp/to seize

算
4231
suàn
TODO: Cantonese?
count, calculate, figure; plan
預算
計算
yù suàn
jì suàn
budget
to count/to calculate/to compute/CL:個|个[ge4]

纂
4232
zuǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
edit, compile; topknot, chignon
編纂
纂修
biān zuǎn
zuǎn xiū
to compile (an encyclopedia etc)
to compile and revise/to inherit and develop

金

metal, bronze

Old Chinese: *k(r)[ə]m

Middle Chinese: kim

金
4233
jīn
TODO: Cantonese?
gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
基金會
基金
jī jīn huì
jī jīn
foundation (institution supported by an endowment)
fund

錦
4234
锦
jǐn
TODO: Cantonese?
brocade, tapestry; embroidered
三索錦蛇
世錦賽
sān suǒ jǐn shé
shì jǐn sài
copperhead race (Elaphe radiata), kind of snake
world championship

欽
4235
钦
qīn
TODO: Cantonese?
respect, admire; respectful
欽佩
令人欽佩
qīn pèi
lìng rén qīn pèi
to admire/to look up to/to respect sb greatly
admirable

早

early

Old Chinese: *Nə.tsˤuʔ

Middle Chinese: tsawX

草
4236
cǎo
TODO: Cantonese?
grass, straw, thatch, herbs
草案
草原
cǎo àn
cǎo yuán
draft (legislation, proposal etc)
grassland/prairie/CL:片[pian4]

早
4237
zǎo
TODO: Cantonese?
early; soon; morning
早已
提早
zǎo yǐ
tí zǎo
for a long time; long since/(dialect) in the past
ahead of schedule/sooner than planned/to bring forward (to an earlier time)

皂
4238
zào
TODO: Cantonese?
soap; black; menial servant
肥皂
不分皂白
féi zào
bù fēn zào bái
soap/CL:塊|块[kuai4],條|条[tiao2]
not distinguishing black or white (idiom); not to distinguish between right and wrong

頃

interval, short while

Old Chinese: *[k]ʷʰeŋʔ

Middle Chinese: khjwiengX

傾
4239
倾
qīng
TODO: Cantonese?
upset, pour out, overflow
傾向
傾聽
qīng xiàng
qīng tīng
trend/tendency/orientation
to listen attentively

頃
4240
顷
qǐng
TODO: Cantonese?
a moment; a measure of area equal to 100 mu or 6.7 hectares; to lean
公頃
頃刻
gōng qǐng
qǐng kè
hectare
instantly/in no time

穎
4241
颖
yǐng
TODO: Cantonese?
rice tassel; sharp point; clever
新穎
脫穎而出
xīn yǐng
tuō yǐng ér chū
lit. new bud/fig. new and original
to reveal one's talent (idiom)/to rise above others; to distinguish oneself

侵

invade

Old Chinese: *[tsʰ][i]m

Middle Chinese: tshim

浸
4242
jìn
TODO: Cantonese?
soak, immerse, dip, percolate
浸泡
受浸
jìn pào
shòu jìn
to steep/to soak/to immerse
to be baptized

侵
4243
qīn
TODO: Cantonese?
invade, encroach upon, raid
侵害
入侵
qīn hài
rù qīn
to encroach on/to infringe on
to invade

寢
4244
寝
qǐn
TODO: Cantonese?
sleep, rest; bed chamber
寢室
就寢
qǐn shì
jiù qǐn
bedroom/dormitory/CL:間|间[jian1]
to go to sleep/to go to bed (literary)

妥

at ease

Old Chinese: *n̥ˤojʔ

Middle Chinese: thwaX

餒
4245
馁
něi
TODO: Cantonese?
hungry, starving, famished
氣餒
勝不驕，敗不餒
qì něi
shèng bù jiāo , bài bù něi
to be discouraged
no arrogance in victory, no despair in defeat

綏
4246
绥
suí
TODO: Cantonese?
soothe, appease, pacify; carriage harness
扶綏
扶綏縣
fú suí
fú suí xiàn
Fusui county in Chongzuo 崇左[Chong2 zuo3], Guangxi
Fusui county in Chongzuo 崇左[Chong2 zuo3], Guangxi

妥
4247
tuǒ
TODO: Cantonese?
satisfactory, appropriate
妥善
妥協
tuǒ shàn
tuǒ xié
appropriate; proper
to compromise/to reach terms/a compromise

兵

weapon

Old Chinese: *praŋ

Middle Chinese: pjaeng

兵
4248
bīng
TODO: Cantonese?
soldier, troops
老兵
當兵
lǎo bīng
dāng bīng
old soldier; veteran/veteran (sb who has a lot of experience in some domain)
to serve in the army/to be a soldier

乓
4249
pāng
TODO: Cantonese?
used with “ping” (U+4E52 乒) for “ping pong”
乒乓球拍
乒乓球檯
pīng pāng qiú pāi
pīng pāng qiú tái
ping-pong paddle
table-tennis table

乒
4250
pīng
TODO: Cantonese?
used with “pong” (U+4E53 乓) for “ping pong”
乒乓
乒乓球
pīng pāng
pīng pāng qiú
(onom.) rattle/clatter/(sports) ping-pong/table tennis
table tennis/ping-pong/table tennis ball/CL:個|个[ge4]

發

fly forth, send forth

Old Chinese: *Cə.pat

Middle Chinese: pjot

撥
4251
拨
bō
TODO: Cantonese?
move; dispel; distribute; plectrum, play stringed instrument
撥款
撥出
bō kuǎn
bō chū
to allocate funds/appropriation
to pull out/to allocate (funds)/to dial

廢
4252
废
fèi
TODO: Cantonese?
abrogate, terminate, discard
廢水
廢紙
fèi shuǐ
fèi zhǐ
waste water/drain water/effluent
waste paper

潑
4253
泼
pō
TODO: Cantonese?
pour, splash, water, sprinkle; violent, malignant
撒潑
油潑扯麵
sā pō
yóu pō chě miàn
to make an unreasonable scene
broad, belt-shaped noodles, popular in Shaanxi, also known as 𰻞𰻞麵|𰻝𰻝面[biang2 biang2 mian4]

獄

lawsuit; prison

Old Chinese: *[ŋ]rok

Middle Chinese: ngjowk

哭
4254
kū
TODO: Cantonese?
weep, cry, wail
哭泣
哭聲
kū qì
kū shēng
to weep
sound of weeping

獄
4255
狱
yù
TODO: Cantonese?
prison, jail; case; lawsuit
地獄
監獄
dì yù
jiān yù
hell/infernal/underworld/(Buddhism) Naraka
prison

嶽
4256
𰎫
yuè
TODO: Cantonese?
mountain peak, summit
中嶽
五嶽
zhōng yuè
wǔ yuè
Mt Song 嵩山 in Henan, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]
Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists, namely: Mt Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1] in Shandong, Mt Hua 華山|华山[Hua4 Shan1] in Shaanxi, Mt Heng 衡山[Heng2 Shan1] in Hunan, Mt Heng 恆山|恒山[Heng2 Shan1] in Shanxi, Mt Song 嵩山[Song1 Shan1] in Henan

郭

outer wall

Old Chinese: *kʷˤak

Middle Chinese: kwak

郭
4257
guō
TODO: Cantonese?
outer part (of a city); surname
前郭爾羅斯蒙古族自治縣
前郭縣
qián guō ěr luó sī měng gǔ zú zì zhì xiàn
qián guō xiàn
Qian Gorlos Mongol autonomous county in Songyuan 松原, Jilin
Qian Gorlos Mongol autonomous county in Songyuan 松原, Jilin

槨
4258
椁
guǒ
TODO: Cantonese?
outer-coffin
棺槨
槨
guān guǒ
guǒ
inner and outer coffins/coffin
outer coffin

廓
4259
kuò
TODO: Cantonese?
broad, wide, open, empty; to expand
輪廓
八廓
lún kuò
bā kuò
outline; silhouette
Barkhor, pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet

戈

dagger-axe

Old Chinese: *kʷˤaj

Middle Chinese: kwa

戈
4260
gē
TODO: Cantonese?
halberd, spear, lance; rad. 62
戈壁
伊戈爾
gē bì
yī gē ěr
Gobi (desert)
Igor

划
4261
huá
TODO: Cantonese?
to row or paddle boat; to scratch
划船
划算
huá chuán
huá suàn
to row a boat/rowing; boating/small boat
to calculate/to weigh (pros and cons)/to view as profitable/worthwhile/value for money/cost-effective

戕
4262
qiāng
TODO: Cantonese?
kill, slay; wound, injure, hurt
戕害
自戕
qiāng hài
zì qiāng
to injure
to commit suicide

壹

one

Old Chinese: *ʔi[t]

Middle Chinese: 'jit

噎
4263
yē
TODO: Cantonese?
choke; hiccup
哽噎
噎住
gěng yē
yē zhù
to choke on one's food/to be choked up emotionally, unable to speak
to choke (on)/to choke off (in speech)

壹
4264
yī
TODO: Cantonese?
number one
約翰壹書
壹
yuē hàn yī shū
yī
First epistle of St John/also written 約翰一書|约翰一书
one (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

懿
4265
yì
TODO: Cantonese?
virtuous, admirable, esteemed
司馬懿
唐懿宗
sī mǎ yì
táng yì zōng
Sima Yi (179-251), warlord under Cao Cao and subsequently founder of the Jin dynasty
Emperor Yizong of Tang (833-873), reign name of eighteenth Tang emperor Li Cui 李漼[Li3 Cui3], reigned 859-873

念

think of

Old Chinese: *nˤim-s

Middle Chinese: nemH

捻
4266
niǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
to twist or nip with the fingers
捻軍
捻
niǎn jūn
niǎn
Nian Army, leading a peasant rebellion against the Qing dynasty in Shandong, Henan, Jiangsu and Anhui 1851-1868, at the same time as the Taiping Rebellion further south
to twirl (in the fingers)

唸
4267
niàn
TODO: Cantonese?
recite, read, chant

稔
4268
rěn
TODO: Cantonese?
ripe grain; harvest; to know, be familiar with
熟稔
稔
shú rěn
rěn
quite familiar with sth
ripe grain

學

study; imitate

Old Chinese: *m-kˤruk

Middle Chinese: haewk

攪
4269
搅
jiǎo
TODO: Cantonese?
disturb, agitate, stir up
攪局
打攪
jiǎo jú
dǎ jiǎo
to upset the apple cart/to disrupt things
to disturb; to trouble; to bother

覺
4270
觉
jiào、jué
TODO: Cantonese?
to wake up from sleep; conscious
睡午覺
一覺醒來
覺得
發覺
shuì wǔ jiào
yī jiào xǐng lái
jué de
fā jué
to have a nap
to wake up from a sleep
to think that ...; to feel that .../to feel (uncomfortable etc)
to become aware/to detect/to realize/to perceive

學
4271
学
xué
TODO: Cantonese?
learning, knowledge; school
學生
學校
xué sheng
xué xiào
student/schoolchild
school/CL:所[suo3]

力

strength

Old Chinese: *k.rək

Middle Chinese: lik

勒
4272
lè、lēi
TODO: Cantonese?
strangle, tighten
勒索
勾勒
勒勒車
勒斃
lè suǒ
gōu lè
lēi lēi chē
lēi bì
to blackmail/to extort
to draw the outline of/to outline/to sketch/to delineate contours of/to give a brief account of
wagon (yoked to beast of burden)
to strangle or throttle to death

肋
4273
lèi
TODO: Cantonese?
ribs; chest
兩肋插刀
凱撒肋雅
liǎng lèi chā dāo
kǎi sā lèi yǎ
lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom)/fig. to attach a great importance to friendship, up to the point of being able to sacrifice oneself for it
Caesarea (town in Israel, between Tel Aviv and Haifa)

力
4274
lì
TODO: Cantonese?
power, capability, influence; Kangxi radical 19
能力
努力
néng lì
nǔ lì
capability/ability/CL:個|个[ge4]
to make an effort; to try hard; to strive/hard-working; conscientious

言

1: (a particle)

Old Chinese: *ŋa[n]

Middle Chinese: ngjon

2: I, we

Old Chinese: *ŋa[n]

Middle Chinese: ngjon

3: speak; speech

Old Chinese: *ŋa[n]

Middle Chinese: ngjon

4: tall

Old Chinese: *ŋa[r]

Middle Chinese: ngjon

言
4275
yán
TODO: Cantonese?
words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
語言
言論
yǔ yán
yán lùn
language/CL:門|门[men2],種|种[zhong3]
expression of opinion/views/remarks/arguments

唁
4276
yàn
TODO: Cantonese?
express condolence
吊唁
唁信
diào yàn
yàn xìn
to offer condolences (for the deceased)/to condole
a letter of condolence

這
4277
这
zhè、zhèi
TODO: Cantonese?
this, the, here
這麼
這邊
這嘎达
zhè me
zhè biān
zhèi gā da
so much/this much/how much?/this way/like this
this side/here
(northeast dialect) here; this place

彖

running pig

Old Chinese: *l̥ˤo[r]-s

Middle Chinese: thwanH

蠡
4278
lǐ、lí
TODO: Cantonese?
wood-boring insect; bore into wood
范蠡
蠡縣
蠡
fàn lǐ
lǐ xiàn
lí
Fan Li (536-488 BC), politician of Yue state, businessman and economist
Li county in Baoding 保定[Bao3 ding4], Hebei
calabash

緣
4279
缘
yuán
TODO: Cantonese?
hem, margin; reason, cause; karma, fate
邊緣
緣故
biān yuán
yuán gù
edge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery/marginal; borderline
reason/cause

篆
4280
zhuàn
TODO: Cantonese?
seal script; seal, official stamp
大篆
小篆
dà zhuàn
xiǎo zhuàn
the great seal/used narrowly for 籀文/used broadly for many pre-Qin scripts
the small or lesser seal, the form of Chinese character standardized by the Qin dynasty

巢

nest

Old Chinese: *[dz]ˤraw

Middle Chinese: dzraew

剿
4281
chāo、jiǎo
TODO: Cantonese?
destroy, exterminate, annihilate
剿說
剿
剿匪
剿滅
chāo shuō
chāo
jiǎo fěi
jiǎo miè
to plagiarize
to plagiarize
to send armed forces to suppress
to eliminate (by armed force)

巢
4282
cháo
TODO: Cantonese?
nest, living quarter in tree
築巢
巢穴
zhù cháo
cháo xué
to nest; to build a nest
lair/nest/den/hideout

繅
4283
缫
sāo
TODO: Cantonese?
draw, reel silk from cocoons; elegant compositions
繅
sāo
to reel silk from cocoons

夅

submit

Old Chinese: *m-kˤru[ŋ] (? < *-[u]m)

Middle Chinese: haewng

贛
4284
赣
gàn
TODO: Cantonese?
Jiangxi province; places therein
浙贛
贛州
zhè gàn
gàn zhōu
Zhejiang-Jiangxi
Ganzhou prefecture-level city in Jiangxi

降
4285
xiáng、jiàng
TODO: Cantonese?
descend, fall, drop; lower, down
投降
一物降一物
下降
降價
tóu xiáng
yī wù xiáng yī wù
xià jiàng
jiàng jià
to surrender
lit. one object bests another object/every item has a weakness (idiom)/there is a rock to every scissor, a scissor to every paper, and a paper to every rock
to decline/to drop/to fall/to go down/to decrease
to cut the price/to drive down the price/to get cheaper

隆
4286
lóng、lōng
TODO: Cantonese?
prosperous, plentiful, abundant
基隆
基隆市
布隆伯格
李隆基
jī lóng
jī lóng shì
bù lōng bó gé
lǐ lōng jī
Chilung or Keelung, city and major port in north Taiwan
Chilung or Keelung, city and major port in north Taiwan
Blumberg or Bloomberg (name)
personal name of seventh Tang emperor Xuanzong 唐玄宗[Tang2 Xuan2 zong1] (685-762), reigned 712-756

散

1: scattered (adj.)

Old Chinese: *[s]ˤa[n]ʔ

Middle Chinese: sanX

2: scatter (v.t.)

Old Chinese: *mə-sˤa[n]ʔ-s

Middle Chinese: sanH

撒
4287
sā、sǎ
TODO: Cantonese?
release, cast away, let go; disperse; relax
撒謊
耶路撒冷
循化撒拉族自治縣
拋撒
sā huǎng
yē lù sā lěng
xún huà sǎ lā zú zì zhì xiàn
pāo sǎ
to tell lies
Jerusalem
Xunhua Salazu autonomous county in Haidong prefecture 海東地區|海东地区[Hai3 dong1 di4 qu1], Qinghai
to sprinkle

散
4288
sàn、sǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
scatter, disperse, break up
分散
散步
散文
散落
fēn sàn
sàn bù
sǎn wén
sǎn luò
to scatter/to disperse/to distribute
to take a walk; to go for a walk
prose/essay
to lie scattered (over an area)/Taiwan pr. [san4 luo4]

潸
4289
shān
TODO: Cantonese?
weep; tears flowing
潸然淚下
潸
shān rán lèi xià
shān
to shed silent tears (idiom)
tearfully

亞

secondary

Old Chinese: *ʔˤrak-s

Middle Chinese: 'aeH

惡
4290
恶
è、wù、ě
TODO: Cantonese?
evil, wicked, bad, foul
惡化
惡性
可惡
交惡
惡心
惡
è huà
è xìng
kě wù
jiāo wù
ě xīn
ě
to worsen
malignant/wicked/vicious (circle)/producing evil/rapid (decline)/runaway (inflation)
repulsive/vile/hateful/abominable
to become enemies; to become hostile towards
nausea/to feel sick/disgust/nauseating/to embarrass (deliberately)
used in 惡心|恶心[e3 xin1]

啞
4291
哑
yǎ、yā
TODO: Cantonese?
dumb, mute; become hoarse
沙啞
吃啞巴虧
啞
shā yǎ
chī yǎ ba kuī
yā
hoarse; husky; raspy
to be forced to suffer in silence/unable to speak of one's bitter suffering
(onom.) sound of cawing/sound of infant learning to talk/variant of 呀[ya1]

亞
4292
亚
yà
TODO: Cantonese?
Asia; second; used as a prefix to names
亞洲
東南亞
yà zhōu
dōng nán yà
Asia (abbr. for 亞細亞洲|亚细亚洲[Ya4 xi4 ya4 Zhou1])
Southeast Asia

日

sun; day

Old Chinese: *C.nik

Middle Chinese: nyit

捏
4293
niē
TODO: Cantonese?
pick with fingers; knead; mold
拿捏
憑空捏造
ná niē
píng kōng niē zào
to grasp/(dialect) affecting shyness/coy/to create difficulties
fabrication relying on nothing (idiom); frame-up

日
4294
rì
TODO: Cantonese?
sun; day; daytime
日本
日子
rì běn
rì zi
Japan
day/a (calendar) date/days of one's life

法

model, law

Old Chinese: *[p.k]ap

Middle Chinese: pjop

法
4295
fǎ
TODO: Cantonese?
law, rule, regulation, statute; France, French
無法
辦法
wú fǎ
bàn fǎ
unable to; incapable of
means/method/way (of doing sth)/CL:條|条[tiao2],個|个[ge4]

琺
4296
珐
fà
TODO: Cantonese?
enamel, cloisonné
琺瑯
琺瑯質
fà láng
fà láng zhì
enamel
tooth enamel

品

kind, class

Old Chinese: *pʰr[ə]mʔ

Middle Chinese: phimX

臨
4297
临
lín
TODO: Cantonese?
draw near, approach; descend; hexagram ䷒
面臨
來臨
miàn lín
lái lín
to face sth; to be confronted with
to approach; to come closer

品
4298
pǐn
TODO: Cantonese?
article, product, commodity
產品
品質
chǎn pǐn
pǐn zhì
goods/merchandise/product/CL:個|个[ge4]
character/intrinsic quality (of a person)/quality (of a product or service, or as in "quality of life", "air quality" etc)

能

1: a kind of bear

Old Chinese: *nˤə

Middle Chinese: noj

2: a kind of bear

Old Chinese: *nˤə(ŋ)

Middle Chinese: nong

3: able; ability

Old Chinese: *nˤə(ʔ) (~ *nˤəŋ)

Middle Chinese: nong

能
4299
néng
TODO: Cantonese?
to be able; can, permitted to; ability
能夠
不可能
néng gòu
bù kě néng
to be capable of/to be able to/can
impossible/cannot/not able

態
4300
态
tài
TODO: Cantonese?
manner, bearing, attitude
態度
生態
tài du
shēng tài
manner/bearing/attitude/approach/CL:個|个[ge4]
ecology

習

repeat; practice

Old Chinese: *s-ɢʷəp (with root *ɢʷəp ‘wing’?)

Middle Chinese: zip

習
4301
习
xí
TODO: Cantonese?
practice; flapping wings
學習
練習
xué xí
liàn xí
to learn/to study
to practice/exercise/drill/practice/CL:個|个[ge4]

摺
4302
折
zhé
TODO: Cantonese?
fold, bend; twisted, curved
存摺
凸摺線
cún zhé
tū zhé xiàn
passbook/bankbook
convex polygonal line

業

1: work (n.)

Old Chinese: *[m-qʰ](r)[a]p

Middle Chinese: ngjaep

2: horizontal board of a bell stand or frame

Old Chinese: *[m-qʰ](r)[a]p

Middle Chinese: ngjaep

3: strong, sturdy

Old Chinese: *[ŋ](r)[a]p

Middle Chinese: ngjaep

噗
4303
pū
TODO: Cantonese?
burst
噗浪
噗
pū làng
pū
Plurk (Taiwanese social networking and microblogging service)
(onom.) pop/plop/pfff/putt-putt of a motor

業
4304
业
yè
TODO: Cantonese?
profession, business, trade
業者
產業
yè zhě
chǎn yè
dealer/trader/person or company engaged in some industry or trade
industry/estate/property/industrial

而

and, but

Old Chinese: *nə

Middle Chinese: nyi

而
4305
ér
TODO: Cantonese?
and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
然而
因而
rán ér
yīn ér
however; but; yet
therefore/as a result/thus/and as a result, ...

耐
4306
nài
TODO: Cantonese?
endure, bear; resist; patient
耐心
忍耐
nài xīn
rěn nài
to be patient/patience
to endure/to bear with/to exercise patience/to restrain oneself/patience/endurance

充

full, fill

Old Chinese: *tʰuŋ

Middle Chinese: tsyhuwng

充
4307
chōng
TODO: Cantonese?
fill, be full, supply
充滿
充分
chōng mǎn
chōng fèn
full of/brimming with/very full/permeated
ample/sufficient/adequate/full/fully/to the full

統
4308
统
tǒng
TODO: Cantonese?
govern, command, control; unite
總統
統一
zǒng tǒng
tǒng yī
president (of a country)/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2],屆|届[jie4]
7-Eleven (convenience store chain)

医

TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: qiːs

醫
4309
医
yī
TODO: Cantonese?
medicine; to cure, heal; physician
醫院
醫師
yī yuàn
yī shī
hospital/CL:所[suo3],家[jia1],座[zuo4]
doctor

翳
4310
yì
TODO: Cantonese?
shade, screen; to hide, screen
白翳
翳眼
bái yì
yì yǎn
opacity of the cornea (in TCM)/cataract
cataract

規

compass, circle

Old Chinese: *kʷe

Middle Chinese: kjwie

規
4311
规
guī
TODO: Cantonese?
rules, regulations, customs, law
規定
規則
guī dìng
guī zé
to stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota)/regulations; rules; provisions; stipulations
rule/regulation/rules and regulations

窺
4312
窥
kuī
TODO: Cantonese?
peep, watch, spy on, pry
偷窺
窺探
tōu kuī
kuī tàn
to peep/to peek/to act as voyeur
to pry into or spy on/to snoop/to peep/to poke one's nose into/to peer/to get a glimpse of

兄

elder brother

Old Chinese: *m̥raŋ

Middle Chinese: xjwaeng

況
4313
况
kuàng
TODO: Cantonese?
condition, situation; furthermore
狀況
現況
zhuàng kuàng
xiàn kuàng
condition; state; situation/CL:個|个[ge4]
the current situation

兄
4314
xiōng
TODO: Cantonese?
elder brother
兄弟
兄妹
xiōng dì
xiōng mèi
brothers/younger brother/CL:個|个[ge4]/I, me (humble term used by men in public speech)/brotherly/fraternal
brother(s) and sister(s)

心

heart

Old Chinese: *səm

Middle Chinese: sim

沁
4315
qìn
TODO: Cantonese?
soak into, seep in, percolate
喀喇沁
喀喇沁左翼蒙古族自治縣
kā lǎ qìn
kā lǎ qìn zuǒ yì měng gǔ zú zì zhì xiàn
Harqin (Mongol: guard)/Harqin banner or Kharchin khoshuu in Chifeng 赤峰[Chi4 feng1], Inner Mongolia/also Harqin Left Mongol autonomous county in Chaoyang 朝陽|朝阳[Chao2 yang2], Liaoning
Harqin Left Mongol autonomous county in Chaoyang 朝陽|朝阳[Chao2 yang2], Liaoning

心
4316
xīn
TODO: Cantonese?
heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
心理
關心
xīn lǐ
guān xīn
psychology/mentality
to be concerned about; to care about

帚

broom

Old Chinese: *[t.p]əʔ

Middle Chinese: tsyuwX

婦
4317
妇
fù
TODO: Cantonese?
married women; woman; wife
婦女
夫婦
fù nu:3
fū fù
woman
a (married) couple/husband and wife/CL:對|对[dui4]

帚
4318
zhǒu
TODO: Cantonese?
broom, broomstick
敝帚千金
敝帚自珍
bì zhǒu qiān jīn
bì zhǒu zì zhēn
lit. my worn-out broom, a thousand in gold (idiom); fig. sentimental value/I wouldn't be parted with it for anything.
to value the broom as one's own (idiom); to attach value to sth because it is one's own/a sentimental attachment

尹

govern; governor

Old Chinese: *m-qurʔ

Middle Chinese: ywinX

伊
4319
yī
TODO: Cantonese?
third person pronoun; he, she, this, that
伊拉克
伊朗
yī lā kè
yī lǎng
Iraq
Iran

尹
4320
yǐn
TODO: Cantonese?
govern; oversee; director
尹潽善
府尹
yǐn pǔ shàn
fǔ yǐn
Yun Poseon (1897-1990), South Korean Democratic party politician, mayor of Seoul from 1948, president 1960-1962
magistrate/prefect

西

1: west

Old Chinese: *s-nˤər

Middle Chinese: sej

2: west

Old Chinese: *s-nˤər

Middle Chinese: sej

哂
4321
shěn
TODO: Cantonese?
smile, laugh at, sneer at; (Cant.) a final particle indicating doing something to the full extent possible
哂笑
哂納
shěn xiào
shěn nà
(literary) to sneer/to laugh at
(literary) please kindly accept

西
4322
xī
TODO: Cantonese?
west(ern); westward, occident; Kangxi radical 146
西方
山西
xī fāng
shān xī
the West/the Occident/Western countries
Shanxi Province (Shansi) in north China between Hebei and Shaanxi, abbr. 晉|晋[Jin4] capital Taiyuan 太原[Tai4 yuan2]

存

exist

Old Chinese: *[dz]ˤə[n]

Middle Chinese: dzwon

存
4323
cún
TODO: Cantonese?
exist, live, be; survive; remain
保存
生存
bǎo cún
shēng cún
to conserve/to preserve/to keep/to save (a file etc) (computing)
to exist/to survive

荐
4324
jiàn
TODO: Cantonese?
repeat, reoccur; recommend

面

face

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

Middle Chinese: mjienH

緬
4325
缅
miǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
distant, remote; think of
緬懷
東緬高原
miǎn huái
dōng miǎn gāo yuán
to commemorate/to recall fondly/to think of the past
Eastern Myanmar plateau

面
4326
miàn
TODO: Cantonese?
face; surface; plane; side, dimension; Kangxi radical 176
上面
一方面
shàng miàn
yī fāng miàn
on top of/above-mentioned/also pr. [shang4 mian5]
on the one hand

絕

cut off

Old Chinese: *[dz]ot

Middle Chinese: dzjwet

脆
4327
cuì
TODO: Cantonese?
crisp; fragile, frail; brittle
脆弱
乾脆利落
cuì ruò
gān cuì lì luo
weak/frail
(of speech or actions) direct and efficient/without fooling around

絕
4328
绝
jué
TODO: Cantonese?
cut, sever, break off, terminate
絕對
絕不
jué duì
jué bù
absolute; unconditional
in no way; not in the least; absolutely not

買

buy

Old Chinese: *mˤrajʔ

Middle Chinese: meaX

買
4329
买,𧹒
mǎi
TODO: Cantonese?
buy, purchase; bribe, persuade
購買
買賣
gòu mǎi
mǎi mài
to purchase; to buy
buying and selling/business/business transactions/CL:樁|桩[zhuang1],次[ci4]

賣
4330
卖
mài
TODO: Cantonese?
sell; betray; show off
義賣
拍賣
yì mài
pāi mài
to hold a charity bazaar; to sell goods for a good cause
to auction/auction sale/to sell at a reduced price

蟲

insect

Old Chinese: *C.lruŋ

Middle Chinese: drjuwng

蟲
4331
虫
chóng
TODO: Cantonese?
worms; insects
毛毛蟲
殺蟲劑
máo mao chóng
shā chóng jì
caterpillar
insecticide/pesticide

融
4332
róng
TODO: Cantonese?
melt, fuse; blend, harmonize
金融
融合
jīn róng
róng hé
banking/finance/financial
a mixture/an amalgam/fusion/welding together/to be in harmony with (nature)/to harmonize with/to fit in

罙

深
4333
shēn
TODO: Cantonese?
deep; depth; far; very, extreme
深入
資深
shēn rù
zī shēn
to penetrate deeply/thorough
veteran (journalist etc)/senior/highly experienced

探
4334
tàn
TODO: Cantonese?
find, locate; search, grope for
探討
探索
tàn tǎo
tàn suǒ
to investigate/to probe
to explore; to probe

集

gather, collect

Old Chinese: *[dz][u]p

Middle Chinese: dzip

集
4335
jí
TODO: Cantonese?
assemble, collect together
集團
集中
jí tuán
jí zhōng
group/bloc/corporation/conglomerate
to concentrate/to centralize/to focus/centralized/concentrated/to put together

雜
4336
杂
zá
TODO: Cantonese?
mixed, blended; mix, mingle
雜貨店
雜誌社
zá huò diàn
zá zhì shè
grocery store/emporium
magazine publisher

孔

(surname)

Old Chinese: *[k]ʰˤoŋʔ

Middle Chinese: khuwngX

吼
4337
hǒu
TODO: Cantonese?
roar, shout; bark, howl
吼聲
吼叫
hǒu shēng
hǒu jiào
roar
to howl

孔
4338
kǒng
TODO: Cantonese?
opening, hole, orifice; great
孔子
面孔
kǒng zǐ
miàn kǒng
Confucius (551-479 BC), Chinese thinker and social philosopher, also known as 孔夫子[Kong3 fu1 zi3]
face

封

raise a mound; enfeoff

Old Chinese: *p(r)oŋ

Middle Chinese: pjowng

幫
4339
帮
bāng
TODO: Cantonese?
to help, assist; to defend; shoe upper
幫忙
幫派
bāng máng
bāng pài
to help/to lend a hand/to do a favor/to do a good turn
gang/faction

封
4340
fēng
TODO: Cantonese?
letter, envelope; feudal
封面
封閉
fēng miàn
fēng bì
cover (of a publication)
to close; to seal off/to close down (an illegal venue)/closed (i.e. isolated from outside input)

守

1: keep, guard

Old Chinese: *s-tuʔ

Middle Chinese: syuwX

2: territory in somebody's guard, fief

Old Chinese: *s.tuʔ-s

Middle Chinese: syuwH

守
4341
shǒu
TODO: Cantonese?
defend, protect, guard, conserve
保守
遵守
bǎo shǒu
zūn shǒu
conservative/to guard/to keep
to comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement)

狩
4342
shòu
TODO: Cantonese?
winter hunting; imperial tour
狩獵
狩
shòu liè
shòu
to hunt/hunting
to hunt/to go hunting (as winter sport in former times)/hunting dog/imperial tour

秭

a high number

Old Chinese: *[ts][i]jʔ

Middle Chinese: tsijX

柿
4343
shì
TODO: Cantonese?
persimmon
柿子
柿子挑軟的捏
shì zi
shì zi tiāo ruǎn de niē
persimmon/CL:個|个[ge4]
lit. it's the soft persimmons that people choose to squeeze (idiom)/fig. it's the weak (i.e. 軟柿子|软柿子[ruan3 shi4 zi5]) who get picked on/bullies pick soft targets

姊
4344
zǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
elder sister
姊姊
姊夫
zǐ zǐ
zǐ fu
older sister/Taiwan pr. [jie3 jie5]
older sister's husband

虒

(place name)

Old Chinese: *s.le

Middle Chinese: sje

褫
4345
chǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
strip, tear off, undress
褫奪
褫
chǐ duó
chǐ
to deprive/to strip of
to strip/to deprive of/to discharge/to dismiss/to undress

遞
4346
递
dì
TODO: Cantonese?
hand over, deliver; substitute
傳遞
郵遞
chuán dì
yóu dì
to transmit; to pass on to sb else/(math.) transitive
to mail/to deliver (through the post)

陳

1: arrange

Old Chinese: *lri[n]

Middle Chinese: drin

2: battle array

Old Chinese: *lri[n]-s

Middle Chinese: drinH

陳
4347
陈
chén
TODO: Cantonese?
exhibit, display; plead; surname
陳列
陳情
chén liè
chén qíng
to display; to exhibit
to give a full account

陣
4348
阵
zhèn
TODO: Cantonese?
column, row or file of troops
陣容
陣營
zhèn róng
zhèn yíng
troop arrangement/battle formation/lineup (of a sports team etc)
group of people/camp/faction/sides in a dispute

缶

earthenware

Old Chinese: *p(r)uʔ

Middle Chinese: pjuwX

寶
4349
宝
bǎo
TODO: Cantonese?
treasure, jewel; precious, rare
寶貴
寶寶
bǎo guì
bǎo bao
valuable/precious/to value/to treasure/to set store by
darling; baby

缶
4350
fǒu
TODO: Cantonese?
earthen crock or jar; Kangxi radical 121
缶
擊缶
fǒu
jí fǒu
pottery
to beat time with a percussion instrument made of pottery

夢

dream

Old Chinese: *C.məŋ-s

Middle Chinese: mjuwngH

懵
4351
měng
TODO: Cantonese?
stupid, ignorant, dull
懵懂
懵懵懂懂
měng dǒng
měng měng dǒng dǒng
confused/ignorant
confused/ignorant

夢
4352
梦
mèng
TODO: Cantonese?
dream; visionary; wishful
夢想
夢幻
mèng xiǎng
mèng huàn
(fig.) to dream of/dream
dream/illusion/reverie

躬

body, person

Old Chinese: *k(r)uŋ

Middle Chinese: kjuwng

躬
4353
gōng
TODO: Cantonese?
body; personally, in person
鞠躬
事必躬親
jū gōng
shì bì gōng qīn
to bow/(literary) to bend down
to attend to everything personally

窮
4354
穷
qióng
TODO: Cantonese?
poor, destitute, impoverished
貧窮
無窮
pín qióng
wú qióng
poor/impoverished
endless/boundless/inexhaustible

亙

continuous; constant

Old Chinese: *[k]ˤəŋ-s

Middle Chinese: kongH

亙
4355
gèn
TODO: Cantonese?
extend across, through; from
亙古
亙古不變
gèn gǔ
gèn gǔ bù biàn
throughout time/from ancient times (up to the present)
unchanging since times immemorial (idiom)/unalterable/unvarying/monotonous

恆
4356
恒
héng
TODO: Cantonese?
constant, regular, persistent; hexagram ䷟
永恆
恆春
yǒng héng
héng chūn
eternal/everlasting/fig. to pass into eternity (i.e. to die)
Hengchun town in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan

罷

1: stop, cease

Old Chinese: *[b]ˤrajʔ

Middle Chinese: beaX

2: wear out, exhaust

Old Chinese: *[b]raj

Middle Chinese: bje

罷
4357
罢
bà
TODO: Cantonese?
cease, finish, stop; give up
罷工
也罷
bà gōng
yě bà
a strike/to go on strike
(reduplicated) whether... or.../never mind/fine (indicating acceptance or resignation)

擺
4358
摆
bǎi
TODO: Cantonese?
put, place; display; swing, sway
擺脫
擺設
bǎi tuō
bǎi shè
to break away from/to cast off (old ideas etc)/to get rid of/to break away (from)/to break out (of)/to free oneself from/to extricate oneself
to set out/to display/to furnish (a room or house)

甹

frank words (Shuōwén)

Old Chinese: *[p.l̥]ˤeŋ

Middle Chinese: pheng

騁
4359
骋
chěng
TODO: Cantonese?
gallop; hasten, hurry
縱橫馳騁
騁
zòng héng chí chěng
chěng
to criss-cross/to run unhindered across the whole country
to hasten/to run/to open up/to gallop

聘
4360
pìn
TODO: Cantonese?
engage, employ; betroth
聘請
聘任
pìn qǐng
pìn rèn
to engage/to hire (a lawyer etc)
to appoint (to a position)/appointed

粲

bright and white

Old Chinese: *[tsʰ]ˤar-s

Middle Chinese: tshanH

餐
4361
cān
TODO: Cantonese?
eat, dine; meal; food
餐館
早餐
cān guǎn
zǎo cān
restaurant/CL:家[jia1]
breakfast/CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4]

燦
4362
灿
càn
TODO: Cantonese?
vivid, illuminating; bright
燦爛
燦爛多彩
càn làn
càn làn duō cǎi
to glitter/brilliant/splendid
multicolored splendor (of fireworks, bright lights etc)

衰

1: mourning clothes

Old Chinese: *[s.r̥]ˤruj

Middle Chinese: tshwoj

2: reduce

Old Chinese: *[tsʰ]roj

Middle Chinese: tsrhjwe

3: diminish, decline

Old Chinese: *sruj

Middle Chinese: srwij

衰
4363
shuāi
TODO: Cantonese?
decline, falter, decrease; weaken
衰退
衰弱
shuāi tuì
shuāi ruò
to decline/to fall/to drop/to falter/a decline/recession (in economics)
weak/feeble

蓑
4364
suō
TODO: Cantonese?
rain coat made of straw, coir, etc.
蓑羽鶴
蓑草
suō yǔ hè
suō cǎo
(bird species of China) demoiselle crane (Grus virgo)
Chinese alpine rush (botany)

祝

1: to curse

Old Chinese: *[t]uk-s

Middle Chinese: tsyuwH

2: pray, recite

Old Chinese: *[t]uk

Middle Chinese: tsyuwk

3: cut off, break

Old Chinese: *tuk

Middle Chinese: tsyuwk

咒
4365
zhòu
TODO: Cantonese?
curse, damn, incantation
咒罵
符咒
zhòu mà
fú zhòu
to damn/to curse/to revile
charm/amulet (religious object conferring blessing)

祝
4366
zhù
TODO: Cantonese?
pray for happiness or blessings
祝福
祝賀
zhù fú
zhù hè
blessings/to wish sb well
to congratulate/congratulations/CL:個|个[ge4]

羽

feather, wing

Old Chinese: *[ɢ]ʷ(r)aʔ

Middle Chinese: hjuX

栩
4367
xǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
species of oak; be glad, be pleased
栩栩如生
栩栩
xǔ xǔ rú shēng
xǔ xǔ
vivid and lifelike (idiom); true to life/realistic
vivid

羽
4368
yǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
feather, plume; wings; Kangxi radical 124
羽毛
羽球
yǔ máo
yǔ qiú
feather/plumage/plume
badminton/shuttlecock

寒

cold

Old Chinese: *Cə.[g]ˤa[n]

Middle Chinese: han

寒
4369
hán
TODO: Cantonese?
cold, wintry, chilly
寒冷
寒流
hán lěng
hán liú
cold (climate)/frigid/very cold
cold air current/cold ocean current/cold stream

騫
4370
骞
qiān
TODO: Cantonese?
raise, hold high; fly, soar
張騫
騫
zhāng qiān
qiān
Zhang Qian (-114 BC), Han dynasty explorer of 2nd century BC
defective/raise

黽

toad

Old Chinese: *mˤrəŋʔ

Middle Chinese: meangX

繩
4371
绳
shéng
TODO: Cantonese?
rope, string, cord; measure, restrain
繩子
繩索
shéng zi
shéng suǒ
cord; string; rope/CL:條|条[tiao2]
rope

蠅
4372
蝇
yíng
TODO: Cantonese?
flies
如蠅逐臭
家蠅
rú yíng zhú chòu
jiā yíng
like flies pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful/the crowd runs after trash
house fly

巾

kerchief

Old Chinese: *krən

Middle Chinese: kin

巾
4373
jīn
TODO: Cantonese?
kerchief; towel; turban; Kangxi radical 50
毛巾
圍巾
máo jīn
wéi jīn
towel/CL:條|条[tiao2]
scarf/shawl/CL:條|条[tiao2]

帘
4374
lián
TODO: Cantonese?
flag-sign of a tavern
捲帘門
酒帘
juǎn lián mén
jiǔ lián
roll-up door
wine shop sign

眉

eyebrow

Old Chinese: *mr[ə][r]

Middle Chinese: mij

眉
4375
méi
TODO: Cantonese?
eyebrows; upper margin of book
眉毛
眉頭
méi mao
méi tóu
eyebrow/CL:根[gen1]
brows

媚
4376
mèi
TODO: Cantonese?
charming, attractive; flatter
妖媚
媚俗
yāo mèi
mèi sú
seductive
to cater to the public's taste/kitsch/commercial

歲

year

Old Chinese: *s-qʷʰat-s

Middle Chinese: sjwejH

穢
4377
秽
huì
TODO: Cantonese?
dirty, unclean; immoral, obscene
污穢
淫穢
wū huì
yín huì
(literary) dirty; filthy/(literary) dirt; filth
obscene; indecent; bawdy

歲
4378
岁
suì
TODO: Cantonese?
year; age; harvest
萬歲
年歲
wàn suì
nián suì
Long live (the king, the revolution etc)!/Your Majesty/His Majesty
years of age/age

戊

5th heavenly stem

Old Chinese: *m(r)uʔ-s (~ *m(r)uʔ)

Middle Chinese: muwH

茂
4379
mào
TODO: Cantonese?
thick, lush, dense; talented
茂密
茂盛
mào mì
mào shèng
dense (of plant growth)/lush
lush

戊
4380
wù
TODO: Cantonese?
5th heavenly stem
亞硝酸異戊酯
戊五醇
yà xiāo suān yì wù zhǐ
wù wǔ chún
amyl nitrite
xylitol/also written 木糖醇[mu4 tang2 chun2]

巿

TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: pub

Middle Chinese: pud

肺
4381
fèi
TODO: Cantonese?
lungs
肺癌
肺炎
fèi ái
fèi yán
lung cancer
pneumonia/inflammation of the lungs

沛
4382
pèi
TODO: Cantonese?
abundant, full, copious; sudden
充沛
沛公
chōng pèi
pèi gōng
abundant; plentiful
Duke of Pei (i.e. 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1])

桼

varnish

Old Chinese: *[tsʰ]i[t]

Middle Chinese: tshit

漆
4383
qī
TODO: Cantonese?
varnish, lacquer, paint
漆黑
油漆
qī hēi
yóu qī
pitch-black
oil paints/lacquer/to paint/CL:層|层[ceng2]

膝
4384
xī
TODO: Cantonese?
knee
膝蓋
促膝
xī gài
cù xī
knee/(Internet slang) to kneel down (in admiration)
to sit knee to knee

頤

chin

Old Chinese: *[ɢ](r)ə

Middle Chinese: yi

姬
4385
jī
TODO: Cantonese?
beauty; imperial concubine
周武王姬發
妖姬
zhōu wǔ wáng jī fā
yāo jī
King Wu of Zhou, personal name Ji Fa, reigned 1046-1043 BC as first king of Western Zhou dynasty 西周[Xi1 Zhou1] 1046-771 BC
(literary) beauty (usually of a maid or concubine)

頤
4386
颐
yí
TODO: Cantonese?
cheeks; jaw; chin; rear; to nourish; hexagram ䷚
頤和園
周敦頤
yí hé yuán
zhōu dūn yí
Summer Palace in Beijing
Zhou Dunyi (1017-1073), Song dynasty neo-Confucian scholar

桑

mulberry tree

Old Chinese: *[s]ˤaŋ

Middle Chinese: sang

桑
4387
sāng
TODO: Cantonese?
mulberry tree; surname
洛桑
亞利桑納州
luò sāng
yà lì sāng nà zhōu
Lausanne (city in Switzerland)
state of Arizona

嗓
4388
sǎng
TODO: Cantonese?
voice; throat
嗓音
嗓子
sǎng yīn
sǎng zi
voice
throat/voice/CL:把[ba3]

匿

conceal

Old Chinese: *nr[ə]k

Middle Chinese: nrik

匿
4389
nì
TODO: Cantonese?
hide; go into hiding
藏匿
匿名
cáng nì
nì míng
to cover up/to conceal/to go into hiding
anonymous

慝
4390
tè
TODO: Cantonese?
do evil in secret; evil, vice
慝
tè
evil thought

矞

TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: ɢʷid

橘
4391
jú
TODO: Cantonese?
orange, tangerine
橘子
柑橘醬
jú zi
gān jú jiàng
tangerine/CL:個|个[ge4],瓣[ban4]
marmalade

譎
4392
谲
jué
TODO: Cantonese?
cunning, crafty, sly, wily
奇譎
詭譎
qí jué
guǐ jué
strange and deceitful/sly/treacherous
weird/sly/treacherous

脊

spine, backbone

Old Chinese: *[ts]ek

Middle Chinese: tsjek

瘠
4393
jí
TODO: Cantonese?
thin, emaciated; barren
貧瘠
瘠薄
pín jí
jí bó
barren/infertile/poor
(of land) infertile/barren

脊
4394
jǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
spine, backbone; ridge
屋脊
世界屋脊
wū jǐ
shì jiè wū jǐ
roof ridge
the roof of the world (usually refers to Tibet or Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau 青藏高原[Qing1 Zang4 gao1 yuan2])

葬

bury

Old Chinese: *[ts]ˤaŋ-s

Middle Chinese: tsangH

髒
4395
脏
zāng
TODO: Cantonese?
dirty; firm; fat
弄髒
髒話
nòng zāng
zāng huà
to make dirty/to defile/to smear
profanity/obscene language/speaking rudely

葬
4396
zàng
TODO: Cantonese?
bury, inter
葬禮
安葬
zàng lǐ
ān zàng
burial/funeral
to bury (the dead)

匕

1: ladle, spoon

Old Chinese: *pijʔ

Middle Chinese: pjijX

2: spoon

Old Chinese: *pijʔ

Middle Chinese: pjijX

匕
4397
bǐ
TODO: Cantonese?
spoon, ladle; knife, dirk
匕首
圖窮匕見
bǐ shǒu
tú qióng bǐ xiàn
dagger
lit. the assassin's dagger, concealed in a map scroll, is suddenly revealed when the map is unrolled (referring to the attempted assassination of Ying Zheng 嬴政[Ying2 Zheng4] by Jing Ke 荊軻|荆轲[Jing1 Ke1] in 227 BC) (idiom)/fig. malicious intent suddenly becomes apparent

牝
4398
pìn
TODO: Cantonese?
female of species; deep gorge
小牝牛
牝牡
xiǎo pìn niú
pìn mǔ
heifer
male and female

兀

amputate the feet

Old Chinese: *[ŋ]ˤut

Middle Chinese: ngwot

虫
4399
chóng
TODO: Cantonese?
insects, worms; Kangxi radical 142

兀
4400
wù
TODO: Cantonese?
to cut off the feet
兀自
兀凳
wù zì
wù dèng
(literary) still; yet
Chinese-style low stool

辱

disgrace

Old Chinese: *nok

Middle Chinese: nyowk

辱
4401
rǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
humiliate, insult, abuse
恥辱
凌辱
chǐ rǔ
líng rǔ
disgrace/shame/humiliation
to insult/to humiliate/to bully

褥
4402
rù
TODO: Cantonese?
mattress, cushion; bedding
墊褥
產褥期
diàn rù
chǎn rù qī
cotton-padded mattress
postnatal period/puerperium (period of six weeks after childbirth)

弓

bow (n.)

Old Chinese: *kʷəŋ

Middle Chinese: kjuwng

弓
4403
gōng
TODO: Cantonese?
bow; curved, arched; Kangxi radical 57
弓箭
受電弓
gōng jiàn
shòu diàn gōng
bow and arrow
pantograph (transportation)

穹
4404
qióng
TODO: Cantonese?
high and vast; elevated; arched
熔岩穹丘
穹丘
róng yán qióng qiū
qióng qiū
magma dome
dome

肘

elbow

Old Chinese: *t-[k]uʔ

Middle Chinese: trjuwX

肘
4405
zhǒu
TODO: Cantonese?
the elbow; help a person shoulder a load
捉襟見肘
實肘
zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu
shí zhǒu
lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)/strapped for cash/unable to make ends meet
full arm (method of painting)

紂
4406
纣
zhòu
TODO: Cantonese?
royal name; saddle crupper
助紂為虐
商紂王
zhù zhòu wéi nu:è
shāng zhòu wáng
lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商紂王|商纣王[Shang1 Zhou4 wang2] in his oppression (idiom)/fig. to take the side of the evildoer/giving succor to the enemy
King Zhou of Shang (11th century BC), notorious as a cruel tyrant

坙

莖
4407
茎
jīng
TODO: Cantonese?
stem, stalk
包莖
塊莖
bāo jīng
kuài jīng
phimosis (medicine)
stem tuber

痙
4408
痉
jìng
TODO: Cantonese?
convulsions, fits
氣管痙攣
熱痙攣
qì guǎn jìng luán
rè jìng luán
breathing convulsions (as in asthma)/tracheospasm
heat cramps

帀

a round, a circle

Old Chinese: *[ts]ˤ[ə]p

Middle Chinese: tsop

匝
4409
zā
TODO: Cantonese?
full circle; encircle
匝加利亞
匝月
zā jiā lì yà
zā yuè
Zechariah
(formal) a full month

砸
4410
zá
TODO: Cantonese?
smash, crush, break; pound, mash
亂石砸死
打砸
luàn shí zá sǐ
dǎ zá
to stone to death
to smash up; to vandalize

弁

cap

Old Chinese: *C.[b]ro[n]-s

Middle Chinese: bjenH

畚
4411
běn
TODO: Cantonese?
straw basket, hamper
畚斗
畚箕
běn dǒu
běn jī
dustpan
a bamboo or wicker scoop/dustpan

弁
4412
biàn
TODO: Cantonese?
conical cap worn during Zhou dynasty

昱

next day

Old Chinese: *ɢʷrəp (dialect: *-əp > *-up > *-uk)

Middle Chinese: yuwk

翌
4413
yì
TODO: Cantonese?
bright; daybreak, dawn; the next day
翌年
翌日
yì nián
yì rì
the following year/the next year
next day

煜
4414
yù
TODO: Cantonese?
bright, shining, brilliant
李煜
煜煜
lǐ yù
yù yù
Li Yu (c. 937-978), given name of the final ruler of Tang of the Five Southern dynasties Li Houzhu 李後主|李后主, a renowned poet
dazzling/bright

毳

1: fine hair; felt

Old Chinese: *[tsʰ]op-s

Middle Chinese: tshjwejH

2: down, fine hair

Old Chinese: *[tsʰ]op-s

Middle Chinese: tsrhjwejH

橇
4415
qiāo
TODO: Cantonese?
a sledge for transportation
冰橇
阿拉斯加雪橇犬
bīng qiāo
ā lā sī jiā xuě qiāo quǎn
sled/sledge/sleigh
Alaskan malamute

撬
4416
qiào
TODO: Cantonese?
lift, raise; pry open
撬動
撬棍
qiào dòng
qiào gùn
to shift sth with a crowbar etc/(fig.) to influence by applying leverage
crowbar

臾

pull, drag

Old Chinese: *[ɢ](r)o

Middle Chinese: yu

萸
4417
yú
TODO: Cantonese?
dogwood
茱萸
萸
zhū yú
yú
Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel dogwood, a kind of herb)
cornelian cherry

庾
4418
yǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
granary; storehouse
大庾嶺
庾信
dà yǔ lǐng
yǔ xìn
Dayu mountain range between southwest Jiangxi and Guangdong
Yu Xin (513-581), poet from Liang of the Southern dynasties 南朝梁朝 and author of Lament for the South 哀江南賦|哀江南赋

舂

hull grain, beat (v.) stick for beating (n.)

Old Chinese: *s-toŋ

Middle Chinese: syowng

舂
4419
chōng
TODO: Cantonese?
grind in mortar
刑舂
舂
xíng chōng
chōng
to be forced to grind grain as a punishment (old)
to pound (grain)/beat

樁
4420
桩
zhuāng
TODO: Cantonese?
stake, post; affair, matter
基樁
寧拆十座廟，不毀一樁婚
jī zhuāng
nìng chāi shí zuò miào , bù huǐ yī zhuāng hūn
foundation piles
rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)

阜

big mound

Old Chinese: *[b](r)uʔ

Middle Chinese: bjuwX

埠
4421
bù
TODO: Cantonese?
port city
商埠
埠頭
shāng bù
bù tóu
commercial port/trading port/treaty port (old)
wharf/pier

阜
4422
fù
TODO: Cantonese?
mound; abundant, ample, numerous; Kangxi radical 170
岐阜縣
曲阜
qí fù xiàn
qū fù
Gifu prefecture, Japan
Qufu, county-level city in Jining 濟寧|济宁[Ji3 ning2], Shandong/hometown of Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3]

先

1: first

Old Chinese: *sˤər

Middle Chinese: sen

2: go first

Old Chinese: *sˤər-s

Middle Chinese: senH

洗
4423
xǐ、xiǎn
TODO: Cantonese?
wash, rinse; clean, purify
洗澡
清洗
洗馬
xǐ zǎo
qīng xǐ
xiǎn mǎ
to bathe/to take a shower
to wash/to clean/to purge
(official title) herald to the crown prince (in imperial China)

先
4424
xiān
TODO: Cantonese?
first, former, previous
先生
先進
xiān sheng
xiān jìn
teacher/gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.)/husband/(dialect) doctor/CL:位[wei4]
sophisticated; advanced (technology etc)/meritorious; exemplary (deeds etc)

坴

TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: m·ruɡ

陸
4425
陆
lù、liù
TODO: Cantonese?
land, continental; army; an accounting form of U+516D 六 (six)
大陸
大陸
陸
dà lù
dà lù
liù
mainland China (reference to the PRC)
continent; mainland/CL:個|个[ge4],塊|块[kuai4]
six (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

睦
4426
mù
TODO: Cantonese?
friendly, amiable, peaceful
和睦
不睦
hé mù
bù mù
peaceful relations/harmonious
to not get along well/to be at odds

北

north

Old Chinese: *pˤək

Middle Chinese: pok

背
4427
bèi、bēi
TODO: Cantonese?
back; back side; behind; betray
背後
違背
背負
背包
bèi hòu
wéi bèi
bēi fù
bēi bāo
behind/at the back/in the rear/behind sb's back
to go against/to be contrary to/to violate
to bear/to carry on one's back/to shoulder
knapsack/rucksack/infantry pack/field pack/blanket roll/CL:個|个[ge4]

北
4428
běi
TODO: Cantonese?
north; northern; northward
台北
台北市
tái běi
tái běi shì
Taipei, capital of Taiwan
Taibei or Taipei, capital of Taiwan

自

1: self (adv.)

Old Chinese: *s.[b]i[t]-s

Middle Chinese: dzijH

2: to follow; from

Old Chinese: *s.[b]i[t]-s

Middle Chinese: dzijH

咱
4429
zán、zá
TODO: Cantonese?
we, us
咱們
咱倆
咱家
zán men
zán liǎ
zá jiā
we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to)/(dialect) I or me/(dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you/also pr. [za2 men5]
the two of us
I/me/my/(often used in early vernacular literature)

自
4430
zì
TODO: Cantonese?
self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
自我
自然
zì wǒ
zì rán
self-/ego (psychology)
nature/natural/naturally

便

1: comfortable; advantageous

Old Chinese: *[b]e[n]-s

Middle Chinese: bjienH

2: glib-tongued

Old Chinese: *[b]e[n]

Middle Chinese: bjien

鞭
4431
biān
TODO: Cantonese?
whip; whip; string of firecrackers
鞭子
鞭打
biān zi
biān dǎ
whip/CL:根[gen1]
to whip/to lash/to flog/to thrash

便
4432
biàn、pián
TODO: Cantonese?
convenience, ease; expedient
方便
便宜
便宜貨
佔便宜
fāng biàn
biàn yí
pián yi huò
zhàn pián yi
convenient; suitable/to facilitate; to make things easy/having money to spare/(euphemism) to relieve oneself
convenient
a bargain/cheap goods
advantageous/favorable/to benefit at others' expense/to take unfair advantage

車

1: chariot

Old Chinese: *[t.qʰ](r)A

Middle Chinese: tsyhae

2: chariot

Old Chinese: *C.q(r)a

Middle Chinese: kjo

車
4433
车
chē、jū
TODO: Cantonese?
cart, vehicle; carry in a cart; Kangxi radical 159
車子
機車
捨車保帥
車駕
chē zi
jī chē
shě jū bǎo shuài
jū jià
car or other vehicle (bicycle, truck etc)
locomotive; train engine car/(Tw) scooter/(Tw) (slang) hard to get along with; to be a pain in the ass/(Tw) damn!; crap!
rook sacrifice to save the king (in Chinese chess); fig. to protect a senior figure by blaming an underling/to pass the buck
carriage

庫
4434
库
kù
TODO: Cantonese?
armory, treasury, storehouse
資料庫
水庫
zī liào kù
shuǐ kù
database
reservoir/CL:座[zuo4]

郤

(place and family name)

Old Chinese: *[k]ʰrak

Middle Chinese: khjaek

腳
4435
脚
jiǎo、jué
TODO: Cantonese?
foot; base, leg, foundation
腳步
腳踏車
腳
jiǎo bù
jiǎo tà chē
jué
footstep/step
(Tw) bicycle; bike/CL:輛|辆[liang4]
role (variant of 角[jue2])

卻
4436
却
què
TODO: Cantonese?
still, but; decline; retreat
冷卻
忘卻
lěng què
wàng què
to cool (lit. and fig.)
to forget

縣

1: district

Old Chinese: *Cə.[g]ʷˤe[n]-s

Middle Chinese: hwenH

2: suspend

Old Chinese: *[g]ʷˤe[n]

Middle Chinese: hwen

縣
4437
县
xiàn、shì
TODO: Cantonese?
county, district, subdivision
縣長
台北縣
廣德縣
xiàn zhǎng
tái běi xiàn
guǎng dé shì
county's head commissioner
Taibei or Taipei County in north Taiwan
Guangde, a county-level city in Xuancheng 宣城[Xuan1cheng2], Anhui

懸
4438
悬
xuán
TODO: Cantonese?
hang, suspend, hoist; be hung
懸浮
中蘇解決懸案大綱協定
xuán fú
zhōng sū jiě jué xuán àn dà gāng xié dìng
to float (in the air etc)/suspension
the treaty of 1923 normalizing relations between the Soviet Union and the Northern Warlord government of China

拜

bow, bend (v.)

Old Chinese: *C.pˤro[t]-s

Middle Chinese: peajH

拜
4439
bài、bái
TODO: Cantonese?
do obeisance, bow, kowtow
禮拜
拜訪
拜拜
lǐ bài
bài fǎng
bái bái
to attend a religious service/(coll.) week/(coll.) Sunday
to pay a visit; to call on
(loanword) bye-bye/also pr. [bai1 bai1] etc/(coll.) to part ways (with sb)/(fig.) to have nothing further to do (with sb or sth)

湃
4440
pài
TODO: Cantonese?
sound of waves; turbulent
澎湃
心潮澎湃
péng pài
xīn cháo péng pài
to surge
to be overwhelmed by emotions

册

tablet, records

Old Chinese: *[tsʰ](ˤ)rek

Middle Chinese: tsrheak

冊
4441
册
cè
TODO: Cantonese?
book, volume
手冊
註冊
shǒu cè
zhù cè
manual; handbook
to register/to enroll

柵
4442
栅
zhà、shān
TODO: Cantonese?
fence; palisade; grid
木柵
柵欄
柵格
柵極
mù zhà
zhà lán
shān gé
shān jí
Muzha (old spelling: Mucha), suburb to the southeast of Taipei
fence
grid/lattice/raster
grid (in vacuum tubes)/gate (terminal of a field-effect transistor)

刷

1: brush (v.)

Old Chinese: *[s]r[o]t (dialect: retains MC srj-)

Middle Chinese: srjwet

2: brush (v.)

Old Chinese: *[s]r[o]t

Middle Chinese: srwaet

刷
4443
shuā、shuà
TODO: Cantonese?
brush; clean with brush, scrub
印刷
刷新
刷
yìn shuā
shuā xīn
shuà
to print/printing
to renovate/to refurbish/to refresh (computer window)/to write a new page (in history)/to break (a record)
to select

涮
4444
shuàn
TODO: Cantonese?
rinse; cook or boil in juice
涮涮鍋
涮羊肉
shuàn shuàn guō
shuàn yáng ròu
shabu-shabu (loanword)/Japanese hot pot
Mongolian hot pot/instant-boiled mutton (dish)

戌

11th earthly branch

Old Chinese: *s.mi[t]

Middle Chinese: swit

滅
4445
灭
miè
TODO: Cantonese?
extinguish; wipe out, exterminate
消滅
滅亡
xiāo miè
miè wáng
to put an end to/to annihilate/to cause to perish/to perish/annihilation (in quantum field theory)
to be destroyed; to become extinct; to perish; to die out/to destroy; to exterminate

戌
4446
xū、qu
TODO: Cantonese?
eleventh earthly branch
丙戌
壬戌
屈戌兒
戌
bǐng xū
rén xū
qū qu r5
qu
twenty-third year C11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2006 or 2066
fifty-ninth year I11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1982 or 2042
staple (used with a hasp)
used in 屈戌兒|屈戌儿[qu1 qu5 r5]

睿

TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: ɢʷeds

濬
4447
jùn、xùn
TODO: Cantonese?
dredge, dig; profound, deep

睿
4448
ruì
TODO: Cantonese?
shrewd, astute, clever, keen
唐睿宗
睿智
táng ruì zōng
ruì zhì
Emperor Ruizong of Tang, reign name of sixth Tang emperor Li Dan 李旦[Li3 Dan4] (662-716), reigned 684-690 and 710-712
wise and farsighted

龠

flute; key; tube

Old Chinese: *lewk

Middle Chinese: yak

鑰
4449
钥
yào、yuè
TODO: Cantonese?
key; lock
公開鑰匙
密鑰
鎖鑰
鑰
gōng kāi yào shi
mì yào
suǒ yuè
yuè
public key (in encryption)
(cryptography) key
key and lock/(fig.) strategic place
key/also pr. [yao4]

籲
4450
吁
yù
TODO: Cantonese?
appeal; request; implore
籲請
黑奴籲天錄
yù qǐng
hēi nú yù tiān lù
to implore/to entreat
Uncle Tom's Cabin, translated and adapted by Lin Shu 林紓|林纾

宿

1: spend the night

Old Chinese: *[s]uk

Middle Chinese: sjuwk

2: "mansion" of the zodiac (where the moon is found on successive nights)

Old Chinese: *[s]uk-s

Middle Chinese: sjuwH

宿
4451
xiù、sù、xiǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
stop, rest, lodge, stay overnight; constellation
二十八宿
參宿
宿舍
住宿
宿
èr shí bā xiù
shēn xiù
sù shè
zhù sù
xiǔ
the twenty-eight constellations
Three Stars (Chinese constellation)
dormitory/dorm room/living quarters/hostel/CL:間|间[jian1]
to stay at/lodging/accommodation
night/classifier for nights

縮
4452
缩
suō
TODO: Cantonese?
contract, draw in, reduce
縮小
壓縮
suō xiǎo
yā suō
to reduce; to decrease; to shrink
to compress; compression

毄

擊
4453
击
jī、jí
TODO: Cantonese?
strike, hit, beat; attack, fight
攻擊
衝擊
擊缶
gōng jī
chōng jī
jí fǒu
to attack/to accuse/to charge/an attack (terrorist or military)
to attack/to batter/(of waves) to pound against/shock/impact
to beat time with a percussion instrument made of pottery

繫
4454
系
xì、jì
TODO: Cantonese?
attach, connect, unite, fasten
聯繫
連繫
繫上
繫泊
lián xì
lián xì
jì shang
jì bó
connection/contact/relation/to get in touch with/to integrate/to link/to touch
to link/to connect
to tie on/to buckle up/to fasten
to moor

派

TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: m̥ʰreːɡs

脈
4455
脉
mài、mò
TODO: Cantonese?
blood vessels, veins, arteries
山脈
脈絡
含情脈脈
柔情脈脈
shān mài
mài luò
hán qíng mò mò
róu qíng mò mò
mountain range/CL:條|条[tiao2]
arteries and veins/network of blood vessels/vascular system (of a plant or animal)/(fig.) fabric (i.e. underlying structure, as in "social fabric")/overall context
full of tender feelings (idiom); tender-hearted
full of tender feelings (idiom); tender-hearted

派
4456
pài、pā
TODO: Cantonese?
school of thought, sect, branch
派系
派出所
派司
派
pài xì
pài chū suǒ
pā si
pā
sect/faction
local police station
(loanword)/pass (for gaining admittance)/to pass (in a game of bridge etc)/to get through; to pass (an exam etc)
used in 派司[pa1 si5]

襾

cover

Old Chinese: *qʰˤraʔ

Middle Chinese: xaeX

價
4457
价
jià、jie、ga
TODO: Cantonese?
price, value
價格
代價
價
震天價響
jià gé
dài jià
jie
zhèn tiān ga xiǎng
price/CL:個|个[ge4]
price/cost/consideration (in share dealing)
great/good/middleman/servant
an earth-shaking noise (idiom)

賈
4458
贾
jiǎ、gǔ
TODO: Cantonese?
surname; merchant; buy, trade
佩魯賈
內賈德
商賈
多錢善賈
pèi lǔ jiǎ
nèi jiǎ dé
shāng gǔ
duō qián shàn gǔ
Perugia (city in Italy)
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (1956-), Iranian fundamentalist politician, president of Iran 2005-2013/abbr. for 艾哈邁迪內賈德|艾哈迈迪内贾德
merchant
much capital, good business (idiom); fig. good trading conditions

叉

1: TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: shraːl

2: TODO: gloss

Old Chinese: shreːl

叉
4459
chā、chà、chá、chǎ
TODO: Cantonese?
crotch; fork, prong
交叉
三叉戟
分叉
河叉
叉
叉
jiāo chā
sān chā jǐ
fēn chà
hé chà
chá
chǎ
to cross/to intersect/to overlap
trident
fork/bifurcation/to divide
river mouth
to cross/be stuck
to diverge/to open (as legs)

釵
4460
钗
chāi
TODO: Cantonese?
ornamental hairpin
薛寶釵
髮釵
xuē bǎo chāi
fà chāi
Xue Baochai, female character in Dream of Red Mansions, married to Jia Baoyu 賈寶玉|贾宝玉
hair clip