7 strokes

pit, hole

Song dynasty

every, each

belch

service

site, location, land for house

to adorn oneself, dress up, use make-up

suburbs of capital

prison

satisfactory, appropriate

be as diligent as possible

sing, hum

water, irrigate

emphatic final particle

only

strange, weird, supernatural

early morning

to exert, strive, make an effort

apricot

extend, stretch out, open up

wide, spacious, great, vast

press down, repress

kitchen stove, cooking stove

Miscanthus sinensis

ward off with hand, defend

pith from rush (Juncus effusus)

transcription of Sanskrit 'gha' in Buddhist texts ('samgha', etc.)

carpenter's plane

pull

area

smoothly, progressing, no trouble

chirping, squeaking, hissing

drought

various species of pine and fir

soak into, seep in, percolate

pole

assist, aid, second

tremble, shake, rouse

not, no, negative

(Cant.) skinny, tiny

cane, walking stick

elder sister

wizard, sorcerer, witch, shaman

vast, extensive, deep

other, he

kiss

i, my, our

surname

sink, submerge

bald, bare, stripped

lonely, solitary

submit, show

taro

smelt, fuse metals

'OM'

burn

begin

soap

court

to bale out water, to dip

rare, scarce

look like, resemble, be like

diverge, branch off

male of animals

argue, dispute

cover, shield, shelter, protect

tribe from northern China

cash

(Cant.) a necktie, a tire

prostitute

celery

jealous, envious

chaotic, confused

roar, shout

bathe, cleanse, wash, shampoo

the elbow

to cut

anus

surname

excessive

a river in Shandong province

rue, herb used to keep insects away

willow

dam, embankment

to move, to shake

mercury (element 80, Hg)

serve, wait upon, attend

grasp, clutch

river in Shanxi province

bark

blame

throat

raise voice, yell out loud, shout

interfere with, impede, obstruct

abundant, full, copious

cauterize with moxa

Qiang nationality

quick, hasty, rapid, sudden

a wine vessel

conceive, be pregnant

handle of cup, ladle, spoon

river in southeast Shandong

rivet gaze upon, keep eyes on

help, protect, bless

small box, case, coffer

stingy, miserly, parsimonious

quiet, calm, tranquil, peaceful

express

name of a river in western Hunan that flows into Dongting lake

raised path between fields

plant allied to the waterlily

commission fee

wife of mother's brother

to strike

distant, far

fork of a tree

city in Hebei province

surname

order, command, instruct

foot, twelve inches