8 strokes

brilliantly colored stone with veined patterns in it

number, numerals

excellent

straw

purchase grains

dark blue or reddish color

to contract, draw in, reduce, shorten

ribbon or cord used attach ornaments

to practice, drill, exercise, train

class

girdle

fine, tiny

weave, knit

end

crepe, crape, wrinkles, creases

loop, catch

large rope

sew, stitch

continue, carry on

to unravel or unreel silk

classic works

cheat, fool, pretend

net for catching birds

pay respects

skin

kidneys

swell

swell, inflate, expand

ribs, armpits

difficult, hard

amaranth

revive, resurrect

stem, stalk

tall grass

Convolvulus, bindweed

alone

to capture, imprison, seize

mend, patch, fix, repair, restore

underwear

rules, regulations, customs, law

seek

look at, inspect, observe, see

cheat, swindle, lie

eulogize, praise the dead

test, try, experiment

error, mistake

poetry

question, interrogate

tease, joke with

sincere, honest

execute, kill, put to death

inquire, question

bear children, give birth

abuse, scold, berate, insult

explain, expound, comment on

deceive, cheat, defraud

inquire into, ask about

reach

to expostulate

should, ought to, need to

detailed, complete, thorough

be surprised, be shocked

jokes, obscene jests

boast, brag

one's responsibility, duty

virtuous, worthy, good

be defeated, decline, fail

accounts

goods, commodities, products

matter, material, substance

peddler, hawker, street merchant

be greedy, covet

poor, impoverished, needy

decrease, lower

buy, purchase

store, stockpile, hoard

a string of 1000 coins

shift, move, turn

yoke, collar

wheel

soft, flexible, pliable

rumble, explosion, blast

still, yet, also, besides

this, the, here

join, connect

be near, be close

pass by, approach

county in Henan province

state in today's Henan province

surname

Kangxi radical 167

thorium (element 90, Th)

tool for boring holes

bracelet, armlet

samarium (element 62, Sm)

spear

vanadium (element 23, V)

fish

mendelevium (Md)

neodymium (element 60, Nd)

frontlet

ornamental hairpin

sluice

quarrel

exhibit, display

mountain pass

top, summit, peak

a moment

farewell party

decorate, ornament, adorn

eat heartily

raise animals

(馉饳) glutinous rice

sweet-meats

excellent horse, noble steed

sail, drive, pilot

team of four horses

extra horse

colt

mounted escort