Eye. mouth ear hand (picture of a foot); to put your foot down, to stop something gold; precious metal; metal "Tree." wood. water; river (frequently used in the names of rivers) fire dirt "growing grain, i.e., the wheat or other plant with a full head of grain bending the stalk down. rice (flooded) field; any field; [surname] (picture of a head); first, most important cowry human being kerchief, scarf, bandana, towel, etc. thatched hut halberd (a long hafted weapon like a spear, but designed for hacking instead of thrusting) knife ladle, large spoon Ascendant; yet, still (in Classical Chinese); [surname] speech, a saying short-tailed bird (Nobody knows exactly what kind of a short-tailed bird was meant -- maybe its referent was all short-tailed birds.) strength, power heart, mind big, large (inverted picture of a human -->) change, transform 辶 the “running radical”, used for ideas involving motio little, small arrow, crossbow quarrel, dart because; reason for something to surround big, large Indicates that preceding and following elements are related. " <-->" Negative for non-past events, for intentions, volitions, etc. To perceive, to see, to hear (in certain compounds), etc.; to go see someone of higher status Forest, jungle Eye. human being "Tree." wood. "Tree." wood. "Tree." wood. Grove; wood (as in "wooden desk"); [a surname] "Tree." wood. "Tree." wood. only verb-le did it swine suddenly and unexpectedly again (in reference to events that have already happened); as a component = hand. clothing meat a heap, a pile center, middle, etc; inside; when read in fourth tone, this character means to hit (on center) a target green AND blue, with shades down to black Heaven, sky, day white; [surname] sun; (In Beijing colloq., it can mean "the sun, but the usual term is tai` yang/); bad, evil motion toward a destination; to arrive at valley yellow (and brown) today; current square, upright, orthogonal, correct door, gate this speech, a saying the “running radical”, used for ideas involving short step 广 cliff dwelling child female human being; daughter to be located at to use father mother rice (uncooked) also; (Terminal particle indicating strong affirmation in classical Chinese) must to beg constant, frequent, often Ascendant; yet, still (in Classical kerchief, scarf, bandana, towel, etc. especially chameleon; change; easy; the Book of Changes. benefit; fast "growing grain, i.e., the wheat or knife "hard stare" (Dictionary meaning is "hard") king; [surname] (infant -->) child, son to pick up, to grab, to grasp ear again (in reference to events that have already is sun; (In Beijing colloq., it can square, upright, orthogonal, correct to know arrow, crossbow quarrel, dart mouth serpent (It’s not known exactly what kind of snake this was.) west horse; [surname] high, tall; [surname] cow root; origin, originally, volume (book) "Tree." wood. The number "one" (1) hill, mountain sheep; goat permissible, may; can fear, to fear heart, mind white; [surname] male human being rice (flooded) field; any field; strength, power to grow; to live; to grow out from, to be produced, to give birth to; to produce; to be produced (as by condensation) footsteps (picture of a foot); to put your foot (picture of a foot); to put your foot down, to stop to say (classical Chinese) not yet (never yet) to have; there are again (in reference to events that have meat the one who (classical Chinese and some compounds) old (people & some others) to stand; to establish even, level up, to ascend; upper, top, etc.; to bring (food, etc.) on to descend; lower, bottom, etc. to contain thatched hut valley difficult yellow (and brown) short-tailed bird (Nobody knows exactly what kind to return; MW for stories and some events to surround mouth motion toward the speaker (to come) talent, innate capacity; ONLY THEN level, even, uneventful peaceful, tranquil thatched hut female human being; daughter Chinese inch jade tablet dirt dirt to surround 兌 to exchange money, to barter; to transfer liquid from one vessel to another foot; sufficient floss, filament (picture of a skein of yarn) to unite plastron (shell) of a turtle principality (a small state like Monaco) running wildly in circles north human being (inverted picture of a human -->) change, transform to exit, to emit subordinating particle white; [surname] ladle, large spoon elder brother permissible, may; can permissible, may; can follow; and, with foot; sufficient "hard stare" (Dictionary meaning is bright; light rays still --> even more | to return something run wide-eyed in circles the “running radical”, used for ideas involving good female human being; daughter child tiger family, home; guild thatched hut swine MW: an article, an item human being cow sentence-ending particle: makes a statement into a question mouth horse; [surname] to sink; to confiscate; to not have water; river (frequently again (in reference to events that have pluralizing ending for certain nouns human being door, gate you, your human being (classical Chinese) you, your event, affair 說 to say speech, a saying to exchange money, to barter; to transfer liquid too; -> Mrs., lady I, my, me halberd (a long hafted weapon halberd (a long hafted weapon like a spear, but prior, former self; from ancient ten; (picture = a vertical straight mouth to take to do; to the... he human being also; (Terminal particle indicating strong affirmation earth; the Earth dirt also; (Terminal particle indicating strong affirmation most to pick up, to grab, to grasp position; MW for “person of status” human being to stand; to establish the Way, a road (picture of a head); first, most the “running radical”, used for ideas involving to look at hand Eye. work to do, to arise human being suddenly and unexpectedly pretty (tired, etc.) [[Not as strong as “very” in English.]] short step "hard stare" (Dictionary meaning is give; do for floss, filament (picture of a skein to unite (1) to examine (2) mutually , reciprocally "Tree." wood. Eye. hemp cliff dwelling Grove; wood (as in "wooden desk"); [a tiny antiquity, ancient times water; river (frequently sun; (In Beijing colloq., it can mean "the sun, “smithereens,” to hack to pieces, tiny, mincemeat halberd (a long hafted weapon halberd (a long hafted weapon like a spear, but village; average distance between villages = "Chinese mile" rice (flooded) field; any field; dirt (feet) moving in opposite directions to complete; o.k. this (classical Chinese and some compounds) halberd (a long hafted weapon (picture of a foot); to put your foot (inverted picture of a human -->) change, transform to penetrate meritorious accomplishment work strength, power pierced coins strung together; anything so strung; to string them mother cowry twisted mouth (Actually only seen as a phonetic.) self to lend; to borrow human being antiquity, ancient times to open door, gate even, level QW ending hemp tiny its (in classical Chinese and certain compounds) money gold; precious metal; metal “smithereens,” to hack to pieces, tiny, mincemeat motion not toward the speaker, "to go" what human being ten; (picture = a vertical straight line) to perish for the sake of to think; would like to; (1) to examine (2) mutually , heart, mind to go, to travel; the opposite of "no go!" enterprise, work, task, job, business working the land “double-plus” and a negative; moreover to stand; to establish to stand; to establish silk cloth white; [surname] kerchief, scarf, bandana, towel, etc. motion toward a destination; to arrive motion toward a destination; knife to seal; a seal; an envelope; MW for letters jade tablet Chinese inch to cross over (a bridge, some distance, some time, etc.); past (in time expressions, 5 past 3) to injure twisted mouth (Actually only the “running radical”, used for ideas involving thatched hut to penetrate mouth aft short step tiny capital that plastron (shell) of a turtle principality (a small state like Monaco) you (formal) you, your heart, mind 舌 tongue X person (= who) (= one or more indeterminate people) speech, a saying short-tailed bird (Nobody knows exactly what kind not void; real thatched hut cowry thought rice (flooded) field; any field; heart, mind some, several, a few this (classical Chinese and some two leaping flames fire fire to want; to require; to be required to; to lack female human being; daughter sound to stand; to establish sun; (In Beijing colloq., it can mean "the sun, moon; month genuine, real; really, truly to help to seal; a seal; an envelope; MW for silk cloth city wall; city dirt to complete; o.k. smoke hole (1) capital (city) (2) all the one who (classical Chinese principality (a small state like Monaco) bow to close; to connect (as by cords tying two doors together); to lock up ghost door, gate floss, filament (picture of a skein of yarn) floss, filament (picture of a skein of yarn) (a feudal rank lower than a Gong) human being arrow, crossbow quarrel, dart words, language, speech speech, a saying tongue street to go, to travel; the opposite of jade tablet then (can imply a very easy transition, “easy as falling off a log”); exactly/precisely the one busy capital especially heart, mind to perish bright sun; (In Beijing colloq., it can moon; month hafted weapon temple dirt Chinese inch she female human being; daughter also; (Terminal particle indicating strong affirmation to chat speech, a saying leaping flames jade master, host, most important thing, focus of attention. to find; to pursue place (classical Chinese and in some compounds) tiger to find; to pursue hurriedly hold the position of Ascendant; yet, still (in Classical rice (flooded) field; any field; [surname] emit (feet) moving in opposite bow hafted weapon to reside; to stay (“I’m staying with my friends.) human being master, host, most important thing, focus of attention. time a lump; a piece; a dollar (a feudal rank lower than a dirt ghost inside clothing village; average distance between villages = moreover time sun; (In Beijing colloq., it can temple to forget to perish heart, mind right before your eyes ——now; contemporary jade To perceive, to see, to hear (in certain meaning; intention sound heart, mind bamboo to run; to walk (original meaning was “to run”) firm, steady; sure, certain; --> deliberately to surround ancient (one of the cyclical characters used in dates) corpse page; (picture of a head) forever, constant, eternal Sentence-ending particle: makes a command a suggestion, a statement a supposition, etc. i.e., it weakens what is said. general measure word mouth serpent (It’s not known exactly what kind of human being firm, steady; sure, certain; --> deliberately each and every mouth child child (one of the cyclical characters used in dates) to meet; to link together with; to know how to, to be apt to; to be apt at, know how to nun corpse (inverted picture of a human -->) change, transform topic, heading is page; (picture of a head) page; (picture of a head) to inquire door, gate mouth (model =)kind, sort, variety, pattern for something "Tree." wood. sheep; goat forever, constant, eternal fishing arrow again (in the future) early; (I see you're up nice and) Early! (today). (morning greeting) sun; (In Beijing colloq., it can The number "one" (1) how?!? suddenly and unexpectedly heart, mind an official thatched hut a heap, a pile canine lifebreath (primitive for of this character) cliff to represent; a generation, a dynasty human being fishing arrow to pay reverence to (with hands held palm to palm) hand hand to manage (somebody’s business), to interfere with to face toward; to see whether things match up; correct; with regard to troublesome bamboo to manage (somebody’s business), to enterprise, work, task, job, Chinese inch fire page; (picture of a head) lifebreath lifebreath (primitive for of rice (uncooked) guest thatched hut each and every to grope for, to look for, to make change hand halberd (a long hafted weapon like a spear, but sentence final, gives sense of unfinishedness mouth nun plateau to lose all together small boat good mental/spiritual status ("straight arrow") yesterday sun; (In Beijing colloq., it can suddenly and unexpectedly to judge, to decide (name of a hexagram) section, paragraph hafted weapon to rap river (bottle, etc.) cap to owe heavy, important completely intertwined vines; entangled intertwing vines to be strange and marvelous big, large permissible, may; can tooth, teeth acrid rain to bathe clothing to put in order; a regular order, a pattern; a "principle", i.e., the way things really work. half 壬 (cyclical character) square; region, place, part of the country claws, paws, feet jade village; average distance between villages = to govern, to rule; [surname] dusk knight, literate person in the ancient governments curling and twisted to take in hand; object mover-upper hand serpent (It’s not known exactly what kind of interval, MW for rooms door, gate sun; (In Beijing colloq., it can mean "the sun, same; together class (of railway ticket, etc.); to wait (for someone or something) and (classical Chinese) small boat bamboo temple as compared to (inverted picture of a human -->) (inverted picture of a human -->) change, transform vehicle to die; dead bad, evil (inverted picture of a human -->) change, transform to represent; a watch (timepiece) clothing to bring along with oneself; a belt, strap, or leash (bottle, etc.) cap kerchief, scarf, bandana, towel, etc. from; out of (a kind of small venomous snake) critter,“insect radical” to sit; to ride (in a vehicle, airplane, boat, etc.) human being human being dirt X person, X place, etc. mouth that to record, to commit to memory; to remember speech, a saying self to harmonize; with, and, "growing grain, i.e., the wheat or mouth net, web to arouse; to reawaken and (classical Chinese) same; together to not have (classical Chinese) to buy net, web cowry to permit ice radical short-tailed bird (Nobody knows exactly what kind ax; Chinese pound nail dawn, daybreak sun; (In Beijing colloq., it can The number "one" (1) to pay one’s respects (by attending a funeral) sole, single The number "one" (1) (a kind of small venomous snake) critter,“insect Chinese inch vocative prefix. You call out A- Mei` or AGe-, or A- Bing- Ge(soldier brother =) Soldier Boy given name plateau permissible, may; can dusk mouth all (Classical Chinese) sentence ending sound, marks an exclamation mouth tooth, teeth to divide, small division (e.g., degree, cent, a tenth, etc.) eight knife single-paned door live water; river (frequently tongue already simple to converge to call, to be called; to have somebody do xxx mouth intertwining vines be true to word; trustworthy; believe; a letter human being speech, a saying name of maturity (given at capping ceremony); Chinese character to move thatched hut child heavy, important strength, power ordinalizer bamboo to pay one’s respects (by attending a star sun; (In Beijing colloq., it can to grow; to live; to grow out from, to be produced, to to feel that... all (Classical Chinese) heart, mind miscellaneous mouth strength, power but; only human being dawn, daybreak to turn vehicle sole, single split log farm, agricultural curling and twisted 07 sense of right and wrong; sense of duty; justice, righteousness sheep; goat I, my, me presumptive sentence ending mouth vocative prefix. You call out AMei` or A- Ge-, or grass (radical) to eat mouth to beg to trip foot; sufficient to lose oppose, overturn cliff again (in reference to events that have already the multitudes, everyone pile (archaic form) split pigs into groups eight swine to take in hand; [title] a general or admiral; in the future split log meat Chinese inch many, much dusk dusk definite; certain thatched hut foot; sufficient warfare simple halberd (a long hafted weapon like a spear, but teacher pile to converge that which; place (for) single-paned door ax; Chinese pound 从 (primitive form) from; to follow 电 lightning human being human being to prognosticate underwater stream The number "one" (1) river dirt few, small in amount` dad, papa little, small father serpent (It’s not known exactly what kind of to acquire short step cowry Chinese inch fast, will happen (fast =) soon; happy heart, mind to judge, to decide (name of a hexagram) command speech, a saying self fore to ride astraddle horse; [surname] to be strange and marvelous it cow also; (Terminal particle indicating strong affirmation shi/zhi phonetic to perform a divination to prognosticate mouth other; do not miscellaneous knife public from short step (primitive form) from; to follow (picture of a foot); to put your foot down, to to rise, to ascend (move vertically through the air) 飞 simplified version of “to fly” to tell; to indict cow mouth to encroach upon seed; genus; sort, kind, variety "growing grain, i.e., the wheat or heavy, important to command, to mandate; a command, a mandate command mouth result of action continues into present grass (radical) the one who (classical Chinese and some face meat the multitudes, everyone mountain ridge 冖 (bottle, etc.) cap to contend claws, paws, feet to govern, to rule; [surname] (a cyclical character) meridian (noon) outside dusk to prognosticate to drape down to hit hand nail a sack the third zodiacal constellation; the foundation (of a building, etc.) elephant blade (of a knife, etc.) knife the warp of a woven fabric; the constant; a canonical text; to pass through floss, filament (picture of a skein to perform a divination to prognosticate mouth resplendent feed; to feed, to eat to intertwine 号 to cry out, to roar cause, reason for something being the way it is ancient to rap to fly simplified version of “to fly” to rise, to ascend (move vertically through the air) to listen, to hear ear (cyclical character) history cyclical character “sickness” radical early death 声 sound (simplified character) knight, literate person in the serpent (It’s not known exactly what kind of wild goose cliff short-tailed bird (Nobody knows exactly what kind human being to avoid crevice to resemble human being elephant minor official The number "one" (1) history to transform; to change human being (inverted picture of a human -->) change, transform busom evening even sun; (In Beijing colloq., it can vehicle the “running radical”, used for ideas involving surface; face cooked rice; food feed; to feed, to eat oppose, overturn to make human being cause, reason for something being the way it is edge, side self; from crevice square; region, place, part of the country the “running radical”, used for primal pattern, decoration, written language to grow; elder mama female human being; daughter horse; [surname] low table military (bottle, etc.) cap vehicle filial piety old (people & some others) child nimble; (picture of a hand holding a writing brush), dexterity to endure heart, mind field; MW for operas, plays, movies, etc. dirt resplendent to recognize speech, a saying to endure the people recognize speech, a saying / phonetic to move; to transport military the “running radical”, used for ideas involving to write; writings, book(s) nimble; (picture of a hand holding a to say (classical Chinese) official guest house feed; to feed, to eat an official to permit; several speech, a saying meridian (noon) to don clothing crevice tooth, teeth to don clothing crevice tooth, teeth year new acrid "Tree." wood. ax; Chinese pound just exactly at some point mountain ridge knife stone, rock; [surname] blade of grass (phonetic) near in time, recent ax; Chinese pound the “running radical”, used for ideas involving to teach filial piety to rap to borrow; false; vacation human being section, paragraph to catch up with (in time); [written Chinese] and human being catch up with from behind 夂 catch up with from behind to do (frequently pejorative) to encroach upon to turn towards rich, opulent to stand; a stand to stand; to establish to perform a divination waving flag black delicate, beautiful; graceful Eye. again (in reference to events that have slipper bone twisted mouth (Actually only (bottle, etc.) cap meat a road flanked by walls to crawl claws, paws, feet serpent (It’s not known exactly what kind of friend meat meat friend again (in reference to events that have again (in reference to events that have already (modern meaning) or; (original meaning and meaning as a component) domain halberd (a long hafted weapon to surround The number "one" (1) to cause; ambassador human being minor official every mother to mimic, to study child grind ——> research stone, rock; [surname] even, level to get to the bottom of something grass crevice grass (radical) early; (I see you're up nice and) Early! close, a relative acrid "Tree." wood. To perceive, to see, to hear (in certain to entrust; to mail thatched hut to be strange and marvelous X number of tiny big, large halberd (a long hafted weapon like a spear, but body body bone rich, opulent to spot, to dot; to light a fire; hour (mark on a clock) black to perform a divination true feelings --> (1) true circumstances (2) feelings heart, mind green AND blue, with shades down to black to write thatched hut slipper south side of hills, bright side of anything, vibrant, positive, masculine fruit thus plateau resplendent "Tree." wood. meat canine fire the bottom of something cliff dwelling the third zodiacal constellation; the foundation (of a house single-paned door square; region, place, part of the country to manage acrid strength, power acrid head; suffix used in naming construction materials, e.g., wood, paper, etc. MW for cattle, etc. rank page; (picture of a head) floss, filament (picture of a skein to catch up with (in time); [written Chinese] and even more deep to waving flag two a generation (30 years); world ten; (picture = a vertical straight ten; (picture = a vertical straight line) ten; (picture = a vertical straight line) color to go over or through something and make contact with the other end squad plateau split pigs into groups contrary to what one might expect human being motion toward a destination; to arrive electricity rain lightning law; method, way of doing something water; river (frequently motion not toward the speaker, "to go" pure water; river (frequently green AND blue, with shades down to black to receive to rap to deliver; to give as a present the “running radical”, used for ideas involving it (inanimate) thatched hut (inverted picture of a human -->) change, transform to look toward; to look forward to to perish meat (cyclical character) to sleep Eye. to drape down ought speech, a saying (one of the cyclical characters used in dates) to respond to; ought, should wild goose heart, mind an awakening To perceive, to see, to hear (in certain road foot; sufficient each and every country, nation to surround (modern meaning) or; (original meaning and origin (as of a stream); originally, basically, fundamentally, in the beginning cliff white; [surname] water; river (frequently used in the cheap human being even more to run foot; sufficient a sack to bear up under a burden human being (cyclical character) 离 candle, torch permit; give way before, have (somebody do something) to laugh, to smile speech, a saying to bathe bamboo early death to pick up, to take, to grab to unite hand east "Tree." wood. sun; (In Beijing colloq., it can mean "the sun, wind (a kind of small venomous snake) critter,“insect to drive out to pasture; to put out to pasture; to release; to put, to place a portion, a part, region of a country; MW for movies and sets of books straight (line, etc.) to rap square; region, place, part of the country [a phonetic] principality (a small state like Monaco) ten; (picture = a vertical straight Eye. The number "one" (1) to love; love claws, paws, feet (bottle, etc.) cap heart, mind to enter; to advance short-tailed bird (Nobody knows the “running radical”, used for ideas involving minister (official subordinate to the king) sound sound (simplified character) hafted weapon ear a medicinal herb shuttlecock; spring of action; machine "Tree." wood. X number of standard of measure, a degree cliff dwelling ten doubled again (in reference to events that have to connect floss, filament (picture of a skein of yarn) auspicious knight, literate person in the mouth connection, relationship human being to connect to finish; to be finished thatched hut primal to leave mythological animal short-tailed bird (Nobody knows exactly what kind tight minister (official subordinate to the again (in reference to events that have already floss, filament (picture of a skein of yarn) MW for rectangular objects; [surname] bow to grow; elder to arise; to start up doing something to run; to walk (original meaning (a cyclical character) technique to go, to travel; the opposite of a medicinal herb eye Eye. green AND blue, with shades down to black to construct (houses, sentences, etc.) to tell; to indict the “running radical”, used for ideas involving to be ill; an illness “sickness” radical cyclical character in all cases; over all (subordinates) like; if floss, filament (picture of a skein female human being; daughter mouth to be physically able to do something (not impeded by disease, external factors, etc.) to govern square, upright, orthogonal, to rap to tie; a knot; to set fruit; result; as a result floss, filament (picture of a skein time (element in a series) two to owe flower; to expend (money) grass (radical) to transform; to change eye Eye. "hard stare" (Dictionary meaning is subordinating particle (classical Chinese); it (clasical Chinese) sea water; river (frequently every plant, cultivate (originally) an island; an administrative district of comparable size. [surname] basin noble; precious, expensive (a kind of small venomous snake) cowry tired rice (flooded) field; any field; floss, filament (picture of a skein of yarn) tea grass (radical) human being "Tree." wood. 冫 ice radical continent water; river (frequently (originally) an island; an administrative packet, pack (of cards, cigaretts) to unite basin Chinese ravioli, dumplings with a meat and vegetable filling. political party; clique feed; to feed, to eat to intertwine Ascendant; yet, still (in Classical black creature cow DO NOT! altar to the earth --> society to exhibit, to show dirt measure (as in measure word0 dawn, daybreak village; average distance between villages = [surname] wine vat squad of 100 human being hundred I, my to catch up to (person or time limit) to run; to walk (original meaning drought interest; to move rapidly toward to run; to walk (original meaning to pick up, to grab, to grasp a child, a youth to stand; to establish village; average distance between villages = slow, slowly heart, mind delicate, beautiful; graceful to tell speech, a saying to denounce Sentence ending, adds emphasis mouth to pull to injure; an injury human being resplendent to understand heart, mind to like knight, literate person in the mouth grass (radical) mouth to read speech, a saying to sell to sell to enjoy, to like a type of water fowl, heron to owe to begin; beginning female human being; daughter fetus (orig. meaning) to retain; to leave behind (message, etc.); to hold in place to burst forth, as plants in spring rice (flooded) field; any field; [surname] number (#) to cry out, to roar tiger aid, help moreover strength, power to burst forth, as plants in spring phrase, sentence kind, sort, variety small boat hafted weapon prepared human being all together to use accurate to permit ten; (picture = a vertical straight line) a type of water fowl, heron ancient ancient short-tailed bird (Nobody knows exactly what to denounce to exhibit, to show anomalous, strange heart, mind skin, hide, leather; etc. anti-, contra-, un-, no, not period of time its (in classical Chinese and moon; month red floss, filament (picture of a skein work a number; to enumerate fetus (orig. meaning) drought sun; (In Beijing colloq., it can to encroach upon mistaken, wrong gold; precious metal; metal antiquity, ancient times bad dirt busom to read today; current heart, mind a long time soldier; military to sell knight, literate person in the to buy to request; to invite speech, a saying green AND blue, with shades down to black [surname] grass (radical) heavy, important to pull hand to stand; to establish a bell; a clock gold; precious metal; metal a child, a youth what human being permissible, may; can central elder sister female human being; daughter moreover left (hand) to play jade primal difficulty to surround "Tree." wood. school "Tree." wood. to intertwine brave; England grass (radical) central far, distant the “running radical”, used for [surname] power strength, power mound holding an object feathers dormitory thatched hut human being hundred MW for flowers low table "Tree." wood. an inkling of something; million to jump foot; sufficient an inkling of something; million