19 strokes

net for catching birds

frontier pass

difficult, arduous, hard

drugs, pharmaceuticals, medicine

recognize, understand, know

proof, evidence

crackle, pop, burst, explode

mirror

class, group, kind, category

revive, resurrect

guard, watch

investigate, consider, examine

beautiful, magnificent, elegant

bad, spoil(ed), ruin, destroy

bosom, breast

words, speech, expression, phrase

crab

desire, want

lazy, languid, listless

mine

register, list, table

sign, endorse

beast, animal

stable, firm, solid, steady

rhyme

register, account book, notebook

rope, string, cord

top, peak, summit

thrush

year-end sacrifice

ants

harass, bother, annoy, disturb, agitate

obstruct, hinder, block, deter

swindle, cheat out of, defraud

petal

climb

silly, foolish, idiotic

socks, stockings

favorite, concubine

give present

flies

help, support, assist, aid

soup, broth

spade, shovel, trowel, scoop

itch

attach, connect, unite, fasten

embroider

jade

raise one's foot

whale

magpie

Pycnonotus species (various)

boundary, border, frontier

beard

species of parrot

sell or buy wholesale

deliver, submit

eagle, vulture

punish, reprimand

apple

sedan-chair, palanquin

hut, cottage

draw, sketch, paint

squat, crouch

divide, disperse, scatter

collect, bring together

trickle, drip

swift current

collect, gather, store

disorderly, messy

splendid, magnificent

calf

eaves of house

wagon ruts, wheel tracks

a blind, screen, curtain

to shuffle, procrastinate, dilly-dally

surname

quail

approach, be on verge of

fabulous bird of enormous size

(Cant.) aspect marker of injury

river in Jiangxi province

cocoon

shine, glitter, sparkle

dart, spear, harpoon

sound of beating wind and rain

imperial signet, royal signet

legendary auspicious animal

swallow, gulp

throat

cabinet, wardrobe, cupboard

scorpion

make into mince

sun, air in sun, expose or dry in the sun

lush

type of edible mushroom

step on, tread on

kick

carp

chestnut-leaved oak

writing tablet

shrivelled up, dried up

sheath, scabbard, bow case

shell

grave, mound

musical instrument like pan-pipes, bamboo flute

to unravel or unreel silk

cunning, crafty, sly, wily

webbed feet of waterfowl

foothill

otter

farmland, arable land

winnower

ridicule, jeer, mock

to slander

tower

to raise the feet

steamed bread

gallop

stallion