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Dai to chase Di to show repeatedly original: 頻示; this may also refer to the forehead or appearance Gu speech or words Ai the name of a type of jade Cong the name of a body of water often referring to the sound of flowing water Bao clothing also used for the placenta or "swaddling clothes"
Kai triumphant and small Shu a vessel or utensil Xiang a boat Di an arrowhead Sheng the cyclical sign 'Si', also meaning slow or composed Ying water
Min a cord; also refers to compassion and love En to rest or breathe Si an office or bureau Ji patterned colors or fabric Min fine silk floss Si to wait or wait upon Si talented and continuous like silk Mian long silk threads
Qi a grammatical particle or pronoun original: 渠之及語第; an archaic phonetic explanation Qi to point or aim Qi a place or location usually refers to a banner Qi stalks of beans Qi resembling a horse likely referring to the Qilin, a mythical beast Ji a foundation; it
Zhen metal also to press down or guard Qi also written as a border or boundary Qi a dappled horse or ornamentation Qi blessings and good fortune Rui a white granary may also refer to cap tassels Qi without horns
Ru wood; also a place name Ruan a soft carriage hub Ruan soft like silk floss Ruan weak; also written as 'er' Mian continuous, like a younger brother following another Er fish roe
Hang a surname; also 'one day' Jie a large neck Hang the side of a descending flight Jie the appearance of dancing Ji the surname of the Zhou dynasty Qi to call out
Ci silk thread Ci silk floss also Jie to resolve a legal case or prison matter Xian fresh; also written as 'Jie' Li blessings
Li a wildcat or raccoon dog Cui fine hair or down Zi diligent and hardworking Zhi to tie up or tether Miao a field; sprouts
Shun upright standing wood; a shield Bei dried rice and dried fish Yin the name of a commandery or district Tan to sigh Yu beautiful; also 'one day' commonly refers to an old woman or matron Xi joyful blessings
Yi medicine and healing Yi an interjection or a sigh Jiu a stable Qu gaunt or ugly
Chi to sneer or laugh at Ti to sneeze Du to inform or supervise Kun feathers associated with the Kunlun mountains Chi beautiful or ugly often used to contrast appearance An to insult or treat with contempt Cong scallions or onions
Zi to multiply or grow numerous Zi the sound of worrying or moaning You the color black Zi a hoe or farming tool Si small Ga the appearance of walking
Hui brightness and light original: 許歸 (xǔ guī); likely a fanqie phonetic guide Hui to exert or wave Hui beautiful and excellent Hui to fly swiftly, like a pheasant Hui fish have...
Ji thorns; the East Lian ripples in water Kuai water that does not flow; a drain Xia only; a fissure Gu a drum Kun night; a threshold