神shéngod, spirit升shēngto ascend声shēngsound, noise绳shéngstring, rope, cord失shīto lose眠miánsleep, shut-eye, hibernatation诗shīabbr. for Shijing 诗经, the Book of Songs石shístone, rock, mineral髦máofashionable, in vogue尚shàngstill, yet践jiànto trample, to tread on, to walk over习xíto study, to practice行hángrow劲jìnstrong, tough, unyielding始shǐto begin, to start终zhōngend兵bīngsoldier似shìresembling, similar to乎hūinterrogative or exclamatory final particle先xiānearly试shìto test收shōuto receive获huòto get, to obtain, to receive, to sieze套tàoto cover寿shòuold age, longevity伤shāngto injure, to harm梳shūbrush, comb舒shūrelaxed, comfortable适shìmatch, comfortable输shūto lose入rùto enter, to come in蔬shūvegetables, greens菜càidish熟shúwell-cooked数shǔto count码mǎnumber, numeral, symbol摔shuāito throw down甩shuǎito throw双shuāngsurname Shuang税shuìtaxes丝sīsilk, fine thread绸chóusilk cloth, satin damask毫háofine hair私sīpersonal, private, secret撕sīto tear寺sìcourt, office庙miàotemple, shrine宿sùto stop, to rest, to lodge随suíto follow, to listen to, to submit to碎suìto break into pieces损sǔnto damage, to harm缩suōto withdraw, to shrink, to pull back谓wèito call, to say, to tell锁suǒto lock塔tǎpagoda太tàihighest极jíextremely拳quánfist谈tánsurname Tan判pànto judge坦tǎnflat, level, smooth烫tàngto scald逃táoto escape桃táopeach殊shūdifferent, special, unusual征zhēngto summon, to recruit疼ténghurts提dīused in 防 and 溜倡chàngguide, leader纲gāngprogram, outline问wènto ask贴tiēto stick, to paste真zhēnreally田tiánfield, farm, arable land野yěfield, open country挑tiāoto select, to choose战zhànwar, fighting, battle讯xùnnews, information铜tóngcopper一yīone治zhìto administer, to govern, to regulate痛tòngache, pain投tóuto pitch, to throw资zīwealth, property, capital透tòuto pierce, to penetrate, to pass through突tūsudden, abrupt, unexpected土tǔsoil, earth吐tǔto spit兔tùrabbit, hare团tuánround推tuīto push荐jiànto recommend退tuìto retreat休xiūto rest歪wāiaskew完wánto finish玩wánto play万mòused in 俟王wángking, ruler往wǎngto go返fǎnto restore, to return, to revert to危wēidangerous, precarious害hàito injure, to harm威wēimight, power, prestige胁xiéto threaten, to coerce微wēismall, tiny, trifling笑xiàoold variant of 笑围wéito surround, to encircle, to corral巾jīncloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel违wéito violate, to disobey, to defy唯wéionly维wéito preserve, to maintain, to hold together伟wěigreat, imposing尾wěitail巴bāto desire, to wish for委wěito appoint, to commission, to send屈qūto bend, to flex卫wèito guard, to protect, to defend未wèinot yet置zhìto lay out, to place, to set aside胃wèistomach温wēnwarm, lukewarm暖nuǎnwarm, genial柔róusoft, supple闻wénsurname Wen吻wěnkiss稳wěnsteady, stable卧wòto crouch室shìhouse, home屋wūbuilding, house, shelter无wúnot to have奈nàibut, how武wǔmilitary雾wùfog戏xìplay, show, theater系xìto connect细xìfine, detailed瞎xiāblind下xiàdown载zàiload吓hèto scare艳yànbeautiful, glamorous, sexy, voluptuous示shìaltar县xiàncounty相xiāngmutual, reciprocal享xiǎngto share项xiàngsurname Xiang链liànchain, wire棋qíchess橡xiàngchestnut oak灭mièto extinguish销xiāoto fuse, to melt售shòuto sell偷tōuto steal孝xiàofilial piety, obedience顺shùnto submit to, to obey, to go along with效xiàoresult, effect歇xiēto rest协xiéto assist斜xiéinclined脏zàngviscera欣xīndelighted, happy, joyous赏shǎngreward封fēngenvelope, letter为wéias形xíngform, shape容róngappearance, looks状zhuàngstate, condition兄xiōngelder brother弟dìyoung brother, junior胸xiōngvariant of 胸雄xióngalpha male, hero修xiūsurname Xiu叙xùto express, to state述shùto express, to state宣xuānto proclaim, to declare, to announce选xuǎnto select, to elect, to choose寻xúnto seek找zhǎoto try to find询xúnto ask about, to inquire into迅xùnquick, hasty延yánto defer, to delay, to postpone严yánstrict, rigorous, rigid肃sùto pay respects宴yànbanquet, feast阳yángthe male principle痒yǎngvariant of 痒样yàngform, pattern, shape, style腰yāowaist摇yáosurname Yao咬yǎoto bite夜yèvariant of 夜液yèfluid, liquid辈bèigeneration, lifetime旦dàndawn依yīto rely on移yíto shift, to move about, to drift遗yíto lose憾hànregret, remorse疑yíto doubt, to question, to suspect乙yǐsecond of the ten Heavenly Stems 干以yǐold variant of 以义yìright conduct, propriety因yīncause, reason银yínsilver聘pìnto employ, to engage英yīngpetal, flower, leaf俊jùntalented, capable迎yíngto welcome, to receive, to greet硬yìnghard币bìcurrency, coins, legal tender拥yōngto have, to hold抱bàoto hold挤jǐto squeeze, to push against勇yǒngbrave, courageous, fierce优yōusuperior惠huìfavor, benefit, blessing, kindness悠yōudistant, remote久jiǔtime犹yóusimilar to, just like, as