9 strokes

(simplified form of 䊷) (same as 緇) black silk

used in personal names

draw near, approach

raise, lift up

relatives, parents

big

companion, mate, colleague

grave, respectful, majestic

two, pair

spouse, couple, pair

to induce to come

temperate, frugal, economical

cut, cut flesh from bones

sword, dagger, saber

meritorious deed

dumb, mute

a sound made to get a horse to move forward

garrulous

used in transliterations

belch

rushing sound

swallow, gulp down

sip

whisper

ah, final particle

cultivate, reclaim, to farm land

holy, sacred, sage

advance money, pay for another

character used in place names

(圪墶) a pimple

a dike used to divert water in a rice paddy or field for irrigation

high and dry place

small, head shaped hill, used in place names

prize, reward

surname

mutual term of address used by sons-in-law

graceful, charming, fascinating

seductive and loveable

lovely, beautiful

twins

constitution, statute, law

palace

taste

gorge, strait, ravine

high or tall

high pointed mountain

high, lofty, noble

mountain range

belt, girdle, band, strap, zone

picture, scroll

bend, curve

elegant

collect

hate, abhor

sadness, grief

feeble, sickly

enjoy, be contented, joyful

feel anguish, feel compassion

angered, filled with hate

devise, plan, deliberate

war, fighting, battle

take

to beat

flog, whip

clasp under arm

scratch

obstruct, impede

correct

strive, endeavor, struggle

crowd, squeeze, push against

direct

pull out, pluck

daytime, daylight

vague, dim

manifest, display

lemon

type of willow

gardenia

fence

mark, symbol, label, sign

warehouse

comb

cage, pen

main beams supporting house

supporting block

chestnut-leaved oak

railing, balustrade

tree

die young

injure, spoil

ammonia

saturate, drench

spray, water, sprinkle

river in Guangdong province

river in Henan province

muddy, turbid, dirty, filthy

measure, estimate, conjecture

irrigation ditch, trench

help, aid, relieve

clear

a river in Shaanxi

muddy, turbid

riverbank, shore

thick, strong, concentrated

steep bank by stream

river in Hubei province

smelt, refine

burning-hot, intense

shine, glitter, sparkle

rotten, spoiled, decayed

hydrocarbon

drag, pull, lead by hand

alone, single, solitary, only

narrow, limited

lion

sly, cunning, crafty

fierce-looking, ferocious

prison, jail