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luō
    luo1
lo
to hold something long and run one's hand along it

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niē
    nie1
nieh
to hold between the thumb and fingers; to pinch; to mold (using the fingers); to hold (lit. in one's hand and fig.); to join together; to fabricate (a story, a report, etc)


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shě
    she3
she
 sha
    しゃ
to give up; to abandon; to give alms
{Buddh} equanimity; upeksa; upekkha
upekṣā, neglect, indifference, abandoning, M.W. To relinquish, renounce, abandon, reject, give. One of the chief Buddhist virtues, that of renunciation, leading to a state of "indifference without pleasure or pain" (Keith), or independence of both. v. 舍. It is defined as the mind 平等 in equilibrium, i.e. above the distinction of things or persons, of self or others; indifferent, having abandoned the world and all things and having no affections or desires. One of the seven bodhyaṅgas. Translit. sa, śa, s(r).

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    ti2
t`i
    ti
 hisage
    ひさげ
to carry (hanging down from the hand); to lift; to put forward; to mention; to raise (an issue); upwards character stroke; lifting brush stroke (in painting); scoop for measuring liquid
(kana only) ceremonial sake decanter with a spout and semicircular handle; (place-name) Hisage
To raise, mention, bring forward, summon, lead.

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jiū
    jiu1
chiu
to seize; to clutch; to grab firmly and pull

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wēi
    wei1
wei
(dialect) to bend (a long and thin object)

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shuāi
    shuai1
shuai
to throw down; to fall; to drop and break


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dàn
    dan4
tan
 tan
picul (100 catties, 50 kg); two buckets full; carrying pole and its load; classifier for loads carried on a shoulder pole
To carry, undertake; a load; also 担.


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bǎi
    bai3
pai
to arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro; a pendulum


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chān
    chan1
ch`an
    chan
to take by the arm and assist; to mix; to blend; to dilute; to adulterate


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shè
    she4
she
 setsu
    せつ
(bound form) to take in; to absorb; to assimilate; to take (a photo); (literary) to conserve (one's health); (literary) to act for
(female given name) Setsu
To collect, gather together, combine, include; lay hold of; assist, act for or with; control, direct, attend to; translit. ś, śa.

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zhī
    zhi1
chih
 shi
    し
to support; to sustain; to erect; to raise; branch; division; to draw money; classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions
(abbreviation) (obsolete) (See 支那) China; (surname) Shi
A branch; to branch, put off, pay, advance.

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    fu1
fu
 shiki
    しき
to spread; to lay out; to apply (powder, ointment etc); sufficient (to cover); enough
(suffix) suffix indicating room size (following a number of tatami mats and a counter); (n-suf,n-pref,n) (1) spreading; laying out; covering; (2) (abbreviation) security deposit; (3) (abbreviation) Japanese mattress; (surname) Shiki
Diffuse, spread, promulgate, announce.


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shuò
    shuo4
shuo
 kazusaki
    かずさき
(literary) frequently; repeatedly
(surname) Kazusaki
To number, count, enumerate, figure out, calculate, reason, reprimand; numbers, an account, fate, destiny; flurried. It is also used for 智 knowledge, and for mental content or conditions as in 心數.

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liáo
    liao2
liao
keep tidy and repaired; sew

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    qi2
ch`i
    chi
 hitoshi
    ひとし
old variant of 齊|齐[qi2]
Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i; (male given name) Hitoshi

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zhāi
    zhai1
chai
 toki
    とき
Japanese variant of 齋|斋[zhai1]
meals exchanged by parishioners and priests; (surname) Watari

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jīn
    jin1
chin
 kin
    きん
catty; (PRC) weight equal to 500 g; (Tw) weight equal to 600 g; (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g
(1) kin; catty; traditional unit of weight, 600g; (2) (obsolete) (See 英斤・えいきん) pound (unit of weight); (n,ctr) (3) loaf (of bread); (personal name) Kinji
An adze; to chop; a catty, 1 and 1; 3 lb.: penetrating, minute.

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    qi2
ch`i
    chi
 hata
    はた
banner; flag; (in Qing times) Manchu (cf. 八旗[Ba1 qi2]); administrative subdivision in inner Mongolia equivalent to 縣|县[xian4] county; CL:面[mian4]
flag; (surname) Hata


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fān
    fan1
fan
 ban
pennant
patākā, a flag, streamer. 旗旛Banners and flags, flags.

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    ji4
chi
already; since; both... (and...)

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chǎn
    chan3
ch`an
    chan
(literary) (of sunlight) to beam down; to illuminate; (used in place names and given names)

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mín
    min2
min
gentle and affable


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shēng
    sheng1
sheng
 monoboru
    ものぼる
(used as a surname and in given names)
(personal name) Monoboru
to climb

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shì
    shi4
shih
 ze
    ぜ
to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)
righteousness; justice; right; (given name) Naoshi
The verb to be, is, are, etc.; right; this, these.

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xuān
    xuan1
hsüan
 hinata
    ひなた
genial and warm
(surname) Hinata
warm

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mǐn
    min3
min
(literary) rude and unreasonable

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    ji4
chi
and; to reach to; the limits


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tán
    tan2
t`an
    tan
 kumori
    くもり
dark clouds
cloudiness; cloudy weather; shadow; (surname) Kumori
Clouds covering the sun, spreading clouds; translit. dh in dharma 曇摩, 曇磨, 曇無; v. 達 and 法. Dharma is also the initial character for a number of names of noted Indian monks, e.g. 曇磨毱多; 達摩瞿諦; 曇無德 Dharmagupta, founder of a school, the 曇無德部 which flourished in Ceylon A.D 400. Also Dharmajātayaśas, Dharmakāla, Dharmākara, Dharmamitra, Dharmanandi, Dharmapriya, Dharmarakṣa, Dharmaruci, Dharmasatva, Dharmayaśas, etc.

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yào
    yao4
yao
 you / yo
    よう
bright; glorious; one of the seven planets of premodern astronomy
(female given name) Yō
Brilliant, shining. 七曜 The sun, moon, and five planets. 曜宿 These seven and the constellations, the celestial orbs.


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kuàng
    kuang4
k`uang
    kuang
 hiromu
    ひろむ
to neglect; to skip (class or work); to waste (time); vast; loose-fitting
(given name) Hiromu
Spacious, extensive; waste; wilderness; far, long, wide.


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shài
    shai4
shai
(of the sun) to shine on; to bask in (the sunshine); to dry (clothes, grain etc) in the sun; (fig.) to expose and share (one's experiences and thoughts) on the Web (loanword from "share"); (coll.) to give the cold shoulder to
See:
To dry in the sun.

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cáo
    cao2
ts`ao
    tsao
 sou / so
    そう
class or grade; generation; plaintiff and defendant (old); government department (old)
(1) (obsolete) (See 曹司・ぞうし・1) palace room for government officials; (2) (obsolete) fellow; set (of people); clan; family; (surname) Tsukasa
Company, class; used as the plural of pronouns, etc.

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qiè
    qie4
ch`ieh
    chieh
 kechi
to leave; to abandon
To and fro; translit. kha; cf. 竭; 軻.

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shuò
    shuo4
shuo
 saku
    さく
beginning; first day of lunar month; north
(1) {astron} new moon; (2) first day of the lunar month; (3) (hist) next year's calendar and decrees (in ancient China; distributed by the Emperor at year's end); (given name) Hajime

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 jou / jo
    じょう
(n,ctr) (1) article (in a document); clause; section; provision; (counter) (2) counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; (conjunction) (3) (as とは言い条) although; though; (conjunction) (4) (used in letters) since; as; because; inasmuch as; (5) (hist) (See 条坊制) jō; north-south division of an imperial city consisting of west-east streets and their corresponding wards (in the jō-bō system); (given name) Nagashi

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yǎo
    yao3
yao
 you / yo
    よう
dark and quiet; disappear
(adj-t,adv-to) (See 杳として) dark; not understood; unknown; (female given name) Haruka

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chǔ
    chu3
ch`u
    chu
 sho
    しょ
pestle; to poke
(See 金剛杵・こんごうしょ) vajra (mystical weapon in Hinduism and Buddhism)
pounder

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guǒ
    guo3
kuo
 ka
    か
fruit; result; resolute; indeed; if really
(1) {Buddh} (See 因・2) phala (attained state, result); (2) {Buddh} (See 悟り・2) enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); (3) (See 果物) fruit; (counter) (4) counter for pieces of fruit; (male given name) Minoru
phala, 頗羅 fruit; offspring; result, consequence, effect; reward, retribution; it contrasts with cause, i. e. 因果 cause and effect. The effect by causing a further effect becomes also a cause.

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jiā
    jia1
chia
 kase
    かせ
cangue (wooden collar like stocks used to restrain and punish criminals in China)
(1) shackles; fetters; irons; handcuffs; restraint; constraint; (2) bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship; binding relationships; encumbrance

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mǒu
    mou3
mou
 bou / bo
    ぼう
some; a certain; sb or something indefinite; such-and-such
(n,pref) (1) certain; one; (pronoun) (2) (archaism) (humble language) (masculine speech) (See 某・それがし・2) I; me; (personal name) Norikazu
certain..(person or thing)

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kǎo
    kao3
k`ao
    kao
 taku
    たく
chinquapin (Castanopsis fargesii and other spp.), genus of evergreen trees
(archaism) (See 楮) paper mulberry

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gēn
    gen1
ken
 ne
    ね
root; basis; classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings; CL:條|条[tiao2]; radical (chemistry)
(1) root (of a plant); (2) root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); (3) root (of all evil, etc.); source; origin; cause; basis; (4) one's true nature; (5) (fishing) reef; (personal name) Nemawari
mūla, a root, basis, origin; but when meaning an organ of sense, indriyam, a 'power', 'faculty of sense, sense, organ of sense'. M.W. A root, or source; that which is capable of producing or growing, as the eye is able to produce knowledge, as faith is able to bring forth good works, as human nature is able to produce good or evil karma. v. 五根 and 二十二根.

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guàng
    guang4
kuang
woven wood and bamboo utensil; classifier for threads and strings

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tǐng
    ting3
t`ing
    ting
 teko
    てこ
    chou / cho
    ちょう
a club (weapon)
(kana only) lever; (counter) counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.

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    zi3
tzu
 azusa; shi; azusa
    あずさ; し; アズサ
Chinese catalpa (Catalpa ovata), a tree that serves as a symbol of one's hometown and whose wood is used to make various items; (bound form) printing blocks
(1) (あずさ, アズサ only) (kana only) (See 夜糞峰榛) Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); (2) (あずさ, アズサ only) (See キササゲ) yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); (3) (あずさ, アズサ only) (See 赤芽柏・1) Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); (4) printing block; (5) (あずさ only) (abbreviation) (See 梓弓) catalpa bow; (6) (あずさ only) (abbreviation) (See 梓巫女) catalpa medium; (surname) Shin

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wēi
    wei1
wei
the pivots, at the top and bottom of a Chinese door, on which the door turns

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liàn
    lian4
lien
 sendan
    せんだん
    ouchi / ochi
    おうち
Melia japonica
(1) (kana only) chinaberry; Japanese bead tree (Melia azedarach); (2) Indian sandalwood (Santalum album); (1) (archaism) chinaberry; Japanese bead tree (Melia azedarach); (2) light purple outside, green inside; purple outside, light purple inside; type of garment layering color scheme, worn in April and May

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 bandou / bando
    ばんどう
(1) teapot-like object made typically of lacquerware and used to pour hot and cold liquids; (2) basin of water with two handles on either side used for washing one's face or hands; (surname) Bandou

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pǐn
    pin3
p`in
    pin
classifier for roof beams and trusses

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chū
    chu1
ch`u
    chu
 buna
    ぶな
simaroubaceae
(1) (archaism) chinaberry; Japanese bead tree (Melia azedarach); (2) light purple outside, green inside; purple outside, light purple inside; type of garment layering color scheme, worn in April and May; (surname) Buna


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    pu3
p`u
    pu
 boku
    ぼく
plain and simple; Taiwan pr. [pu2]
(personal name) Boku

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    su4
su
tall and straight (of trees)


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hèng
    heng4
heng
 kō
harsh and unreasonable; unexpected
A crossbar, crosswise, athwart, across, perverse, arrogant; unexpected, i.e. lucky or unlucky.

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xiāng
    xiang1
hsiang
inner lining of wooden utensils; component beam used in building construction; species of oak tree with medicinal bark (old)

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qiàn
    qian4
ch`ien
    chien
 kake
    かけ
to owe; to lack; (literary) to be deficient in; (bound form) yawn; to raise slightly (a part of one's body)
lack; deficiency; vacancy; (1) (kana only) yawn; yawning (and stretching); (2) kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76); (place-name) Kake
To owe: debt; deficient; to bend, bow, yawn, etc.; the Sanskrit sign अ said to imply 大空不可得 space, great and unattainable or immeasurable.

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kuǎn
    kuan3
k`uan
    kuan
to treat well; to detain; variant of 款[kuan3]

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dài
    dai4
tai
 tai
    ほとほと
(literary) dangerous; perilous; (literary) almost; well-nigh
(adverb) (kana only) quite (usu. negative connotation); utterly; really
dangerous

殿

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diàn
    dian4
tien
 dono
    どの
palace hall
(suffix) (polite language) (form of address used for official letters and business letters, and in letters to inferiors) Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; (surname) Tonosaki
A temple, hall, palace; rearguard.

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    bi3
pi
 hi
    ひ
to compare; (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}; ratio; to gesture; (Taiwan pr. [bi4] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)
(n,n-suf) (1) ratio; proportion; (2) match; equal; equivalent; comparison; (suffix noun) (3) compared with ...; relative to ...; (4) (abbreviation) (See 比律賓・フィリピン) Philippines; (5) (See 六義・1) explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); (place-name) Firipin
To compare; than; to assemble, arrive; partisan; each; translit. pi, bhi, vi, v. also 毘, 毗.

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zhī
    zhi1
chih
 shi
    し
see 月氏[Yue4 zhi1] and 閼氏|阏氏[yan1 zhi1]
(suffix) (1) (honorific or respectful language) Mr; Mrs; Ms; Miss; (n,suf) (2) clan; (pronoun) (3) (honorific or respectful language) he; him; (counter) (4) (honorific or respectful language) counter for people; (surname) Hamauji


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    wu1
wu
 o
variant of 污; dirty; filthy; foul; corrupt; to smear; to defile; dirt; filth
Stagnant water, impure; but it is explained as a torrent, impermanent; translit. o and u, and h.


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    wu1
wu
 yogore; yogore
    よごれ; ヨゴレ
variant of 污[wu1]
(kana only) (See 汚鮫・よごれざめ,オーシャニックホワイトティップシャーク) oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
Filthy, impure. kleśa; contamination of attachment to the pleasures of sense, to heretical views, to moral and ascetic practices regarded as adequate to salvation, to the belief in the self, all which cause misery.; Impure; to defile.

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    ji2
chi
 kumi
    くみ
to draw (water)
(female given name) Kumi
Draw water; emulate, eager.

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yuán
    yuan2
yüan
Yuan river in Guizhou and Hunan

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    ta4
t`a
    ta
 kutsu
    くつ
again and again; many
shoes; boots; footwear; footgear; (place-name, surname) Kutsu
Ripple, babble; join. Translit. t, d, etc.

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    he2
ho
 hoo; kawa
    ホー; かわ
river; CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]
{mahj} discarded tiles (chi:); discards; (surname) Ha
River (in north), canal (in south), especially the Yellow River in China and the Ganges 恒河in India.

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jiā
    jia1
chia
the name of a river that flows through Shandong and Jiangsu

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hóng
    hong2
hung
 fuchi
    ふち
clear; vast and deep; classifier for a body of clear water
(surname) Fuchi

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    ci3
tz`u
    tzu
clear; bright and brilliant

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yǒng
    yong3
yung
 waku
    わく
variant of 湧|涌[yong3]
(surname) Waku
To well, spring up.

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xiáo
    xiao2
hsiao
confused and disorderly; mixed; Taiwan pr. [yao2]

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shēn
    shen1
shen
 fukami
    ふかみ
deep (lit. and fig.)
(ateji / phonetic) (prefix) (1) (honorific or respectful language) august; (2) beautiful; (n,n-suf) growing late; latening; (female given name) Fukami
Deep, profound, abstruse.

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    bo2
po
same as 渤海[Bo2 Hai3], Bohai Sea between Liaoning and Shandong; Gulf of Zhili or Chihli

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miǎo
    miao3
miao
 byou / byo
    びょう
(of an expanse of water) vast; distant and indistinct; tiny or insignificant
(adj-t,adv-to) (obsolete) (See 渺々) boundless; limitless; vast; broad
broad

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liàn
    lian4
lien
to boil raw silk (to soften and clean it)

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yīn
    yin1
yin
used in place-names, e.g. 溵水 was once the name of the Shahe River 沙河, Henan, and 溵州 was a Tang Dynasty prefecture


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miè
    mie4
mieh
 metsu
to extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc); to exterminate or wipe out; to drown
Extinguish, exterminate, destroy; a tr. of nirodha, suppression, annihilation; of nirvāṇa, blown out, extinguished, dead, perfect rest, highest felicity, etc.; and of nivṛtti, cessation, disappearance. nirodha is the third of the four axioms: 苦, 集, 滅, 道 pain, its focussing, its cessation (or cure), the way of such cure. Various ideas are expressed as to the meaning of 滅, i.e. annihilation or extinction of existence; or of rebirth and mortal existence; or of the passions as the cause of pain; and it is the two latter views which generally prevail; cf. M017574 10 strokes.

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    zi1
tzu
 masa
    まさ
to grow; to nourish; to increase; to cause; juice; taste; (dialect) to spout; to spurt
(personal name) Masa
more and more

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xiǔ
    xiu3
hsiu
(literary) water that was used to rinse rice and has become smelly; befouled water


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    lu3
lu
to stew in soy sauce and spices

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lòu
    lou4
lou
 ro
to leak; to divulge; to leave out by mistake; waterclock or hourglass (old)
āsrava, 'flowing, running, discharge; distress, pain, affliction.' M.W. It is defined as another term for 煩惱 q.v.; also as the discharge, or outflow, from the organs of sense, wherever those exist, hence it is applied to the passions and their filth; impure efflux from the mind, v. 欲有; also to the leakage or loss thereby of the 正道 truth; also to the stream of transmigration.


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yǐng
    ying3
ying
grain husk; tip of something short and slender


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    po1
p`o
    po
to splash; to spill; rough and coarse; brutish


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xiāo
    xiao1
hsiao
sound of rain and wind

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liáo
    liao2
liao
used in 潦草[liao2 cao3] and 潦倒[liao2 dao3]


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xiāo
    xiao1
hsiao
(of water) deep and clear; (of wind and rain) howling and pounding; (of light rain) pattering


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luán
    luan2
luan
river and county in Hebei Province

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huǎng
    huang3
huang
bright and spacious

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    qu1
ch`ü
    chü
to extinguish a burning object; to singe something with a smoldering object (e.g. burn a hole in one's trousers with a cigarette); to stir-fry; to pour a mixture of hot oil and flavorings over food

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gēng
    geng1
keng
variant of 羹[geng1], used in restaurants and night markets in Taiwan

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jiān
    jian1
chien
 jon; chon
    ジョン; チョン
to pan fry; to sauté
(kana only) {food} jeon (fried dish of meat, vegetables, etc. coated in flour and egg) (kor:); (given name) Sen
To simmer, fry.


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fán
    fan2
fan
 han
    はん
to feel vexed; to bother; to trouble; superfluous and confusing; edgy
trouble
Trouble, annoyance, perplexity.


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yíng
    ying2
ying
 gyō
a glimmer; glimmering; twinkling; fluorescence; phosphorescence; perplexed; dazzled and confused; planet Mars (arch.)
Glitter, twinkle.


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qiàng
    qiang4
ch`iang
    chiang
to stir-fry then cook with sauce and water; to boil food briefly then dress with soy etc; to choke; to irritate (throat etc)


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huì
    hui4
hui
to braise; to cook (rice etc) with vegetables, meat and water

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kuàng
    kuang4
k`uang
    kuang
old variant of 曠|旷[kuang4]; bright and spacious


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làn
    lan4
lan
 ran
    らん
soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose; rotten; worn out; chaotic; messy; utterly; thoroughly; crappy; bad
(adj-t,adv-to) (rare) brilliant; bright; (female given name) Ran
Glittering, as iridescent fish.

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yuán
    yuan2
yüan
 koko
    ここ
therefore; consequently; thus; hence; thereupon; it follows that; where?; to change (into); ancient unit of weight and money
(1) (kana only) here (place physically close to the speaker, place pointed by the speaker while explaining); this place; (2) these last (followed by a duration noun and a past sentence: time period before the present time of the speaker); (3) these next ... (followed by a duration noun and a non past sentence: time period after the present time of the speaker); the next ...

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jué
    jue2
chüeh
 shaku; saku(ok)
    しゃく; さく(ok)
ancient bronze wine holder with 3 legs and loop handle; nobility
(1) (hist) jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); (2) peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor); (female given name) Tsukasa

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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Information about this dictionary:

Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.

A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.

Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House

This dictionary uses the EDICT and CC-CEDICT dictionary files.
EDICT data is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.

Chinese Buddhist terms come from Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms by William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous. This is commonly referred to as "Soothill's'". It was first published in 1937 (and is now off copyright so we can use it here). Some of these definitions may be misleading, incomplete, or dated, but 95% of it is good information. Every professor who teaches Buddhism or Eastern Religion has a copy of this on their bookshelf. We incorporated these 16,850 entries into our dictionary database ourselves (it was lot of work).



Combined, these cover 1,007,753 Japanese, Chinese, and Buddhist characters, words, idioms, names, placenames, and short phrases.

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