āi ▪ 埃▪ fine dust, Egypt
ăi ▪ 霭▪ mist/haze, amicable
ài ▪ 爱▪ love, affection, to love/like
àn ▪ 岸▪ shore/coast/bank
ăo ▪ 媪▪ an old woman
bā ▪ 八▪ eight, to divide/separate
bà ▪ 罢▪ to cease/stop, to dismiss, only/merely
bái ▪ 白▪ white, blank, a Chinese surname
băi ▪ 百▪ hundred
bàn ▪ 半▪ half
bàng ▪ 傍▪ to draw near
bēi ▪ 杯▪ cup/glass
běi ▪ 北▪ north
bì ▪ 弊 ▪ corruption/fraud, detriment
bì ▪ 碧▪ jasper, emerald, verdant
biān/bian ▪ 边▪ side, border/edge
biăn ▪ 贬▪ to devalue/degrade/demote
bié ▪ 别▪ other, to differentiate, do not, to depart
bìn ▪ 鬓▪ hair on the temples
bĭng ▪ 屏▪ to discard/dismiss
bō ▪ 波▪ wave, to undulate
bó ▪ 薄▪ thin/meager
bò ▪ 薄▪ ungenerous, to disdain, peppermint
bù ▪ 不▪ no, not
bù ▪ 步▪ step/pace, situation, ancient unit of length
căi ▪ 采▪ to gather/pick, bright colors
căi ▪ 彩▪ colors, variety
cān ▪ 餐 ▪ food/meal
cán ▪ 惭▪ ashamed
cán ▪ 残▪ deficient/remnant, to destroy
cán ▪ 蚕▪ silkworm
căo ▪ 草▪ grass/straw
cè ▪ 侧▪ side/profile, to lean/incline
chán▪ 禅 ▪ Zen Buddhism, contemplation
chán ▪ 蝉▪ cicada
cháng ▪ 长▪ long, a surname
cháng ▪ 肠▪ the intestines
cháng ▪ 裳▪ a skirt worn in ancient China
chàng ▪ 唱▪ to sing/to chant
cháo/zhāo ▪ 朝▪ dynasty, to face; morning
cháo ▪ 潮▪ the tide, damp/moist
chén ▪ 沈/沉▪ to sink/submerge
chén ▪ 尘▪ dust/dirt, (Daoism) lifetime, this world
chéng ▪ 成▪ to become, to complete/accomplish
chéng ▪ 城▪ a walled city
chéng ▪ 程▪ order/procedure, journey
chéng ▪ 乘▪ to ride, to multiply by
chéng ▪ 承▪ to accept, to undertake, obliged
chí ▪ 池▪ pool/pond
chí ▪ 迟▪ slow, late, tardy
chĭ ▪尺▪ a foot/one third of a meter
chōng ▪ 舂▪ to mill or pound rice
chóng/zhòng ▪ 重▪ layer; heavy, to emphasize
chŏng ▪ 宠▪ concubine, to favor, to dote upon
chóu ▪ 愁▪ to worry/be anxious
chóu ▪ 踌▪ hesitant; smug/confident
chū ▪ 出▪ to go out/forth, to put forward, to occur
chū ▪ 初▪ first/original/initial
chú ▪ 除▪ to divide, except/besides
chú ▪ 躇▪ to hesitate/falter/be undecided
chú ▪ 锄▪ to hoe, a hoe
chŭ ▪ 楚▪ clean, suffering, an ancient feudal state
chŭ/chù ▪ 处▪ place, feature, to handle, to dwell...
chuān ▪ 川▪ river
chūi ▪ 吹▪ to blow/puff, to boast/brag
chūn ▪ 春▪ spring
cí ▪ 词▪ speech, statement, word, form a poetry
cĭ ▪ 此▪ this/such/thus/if so/here
cì ▪ 赐▪ to grant/bestow, favors
cōng ▪ 从▪ lax/unhurried
cóng ▪ 从▪ to follow/obey, from/whence
cuī/shuāi ▪ 衰▪ mourning garments; to wane
cùi ▪ 翠▪ kingfisher, green jade, blue-green
dài ▪ 黛▪ blue-black for painting eyebrows
dàn ▪ 但▪ but
dàn ▪ 淡▪ weak/tasteless/insipid, light in color
dāng/dàng ▪ 当▪ to work as...; to regard as...
dàng ▪ 荡▪ a marsh, to sway, vagrant, wanton
dào ▪ 道▪ road/path, Taoism
dào ▪ 到▪ to arrive, until, (completion of an action)
dé/de/děi ▪ 得▪ to obtain, (particle), to need
dēng ▪ 灯▪ lamp/light/lantern
dēng ▪ 登▪ to ascend, to step upon, to record
dī ▪ 滴▪ a drop, to drip
dĭ ▪ 抵▪ to resist, to offset/balance, to prop up
dì ▪ 弟▪ younger brother(s)
dì/de ▪ 地▪ earth/ground, place; (adverbial particle)
diàn ▪ 钿▪ hairpin, gold inlaid work, filigree
diāo ▪ 彫▪ to carve/decorate, emaciated
diào ▪ 钓▪ to fish
dōng ▪ 东▪ east, owner
dòng ▪ 动▪ to move, to act
dōu ▪ 都▪ all
dòu ▪ 豆▪ bean, ceremonial serving dish
dū ▪ 都▪ big city, the capital of a nation
dú ▪ 独▪ sole/only/alone
dù ▪ 杜▪ to block, pear tree, a Chinese surname
dù ▪ 度▪ to pass/spend, a degree, to measure
dù ▪ 渡▪ to ford/cross, a ferry
duăn ▪ 短▪ short/brief, to be deficient
duàn ▪ 断▪ to sever, to judge, decidedly
dūo ▪ 多▪ many/much, extra, how
é ▪ 蛾▪ moth
é ▪ 峨▪ high/lofty, Mount Emei
è ▪ 饿▪ hungry, hunger
ēn ▪ 恩▪ kindness/benevolence/grace
ér ▪ 儿▪ child/son, [particle]
fā/fà ▪ 发▪ to dispatch/to occur (發), hair (髪)
fàn ▪ 饭▪ cooked rice, a meal
fāng ▪ 方▪ direction, side, square, method
fēi ▪ 飞▪ to fly
fěn ▪ 粉▪ (to) powder, flour, to whitewash
fēng ▪ 风▪ wind, trend, manner/style
fēng ▪ 封▪ (correspondence), to seal/block
fēng ▪ 烽▪ fire signal in ancient China
fū ▪ 夫▪ an adult male, husband
fú ▪ 福▪ good fortune/happiness
fú ▪ 浮▪ to float, to exceed
fú ▪ 芙▪ hibiscus
fŭ ▪ 甫▪ father/man, only/just
fù ▪ 父▪ father
fù ▪ 复▪ to return/recover/repeat
găi ▪ 改▪ to change/transform, to correct
gān/gàn ▪ 干▪ shield; (乾) dry; (幹) main part, to do
găn ▪ 感▪ feeling/emotion, to feel/to sense
gāo ▪ 高▪ high/tall, lofty
gē ▪ 歌▪ song
gé ▪ 阁▪ room/chamber/pavilion
gè ▪ 个▪ one/a
gēng/gèng ▪ 更▪ to alter, to a greater degree
gōng ▪ 弓▪ a bow/arch, a measure of 5 feet
gōng ▪ 宫▪ palace
gū ▪ 孤▪ solitary/alone
gŭ ▪ 骨▪ bone, skeleton
gŭ ▪ 罟▪ a net for fish or birds
gŭ ▪ 鼓▪ drum, to drum, to rouse, to vibrate
gù ▪ 故▪ intentional, former, an event, reason/cause
guān ▪ 关▪ to shut, checkpoint, to relate to/concern
guāng ▪ 光▪ light/brightness, smooth, completely
gūi ▪ 归▪ to return/come back, to marry, to belong to
guī ▪ 闺▪ a small door, the woman’s apartment
gùi ▪ 跪▪ to kneel
gùi ▪ 桂▪ cinnamon/cassia
guó ▪ 国▪ country/nation/kingdom
guò ▪ 过▪ to cross/pass/exceed/spend
hăi ▪ 海▪ the sea/ocean
hán ▪ 寒▪ cold, winter
hán ▪ 韩▪ Korea, a Chinese surname
hàn ▪ 汉▪ man, of the Han people/dynasty
hàn ▪ 汗▪ sweat/perspiration
háng ▪ 行▪ company/business, profession, line/row
hăo/hào ▪ 好▪ good, (finished), very; to be fond of
hào ▪ 颢▪ white/bright
hé ▪ 禾▪ grain on the stalk
hé ▪ 和▪ harmony, and
hé ▪ 何▪ what/which, a Chinese surname
hé ▪ 河▪ river
hè ▪ 和▪ to harmonize in song
hèn ▪ 恨▪ to hate, hatred, to regret
héng/hèng ▪ 横▪ to move crosswise; unexpected
hóng ▪ 红▪ red, popular/fashionable, revolutionary
hòu ▪ 后▪ empress; behind, afterwards, to come after
hū ▪ 忽▪ suddenly, to neglect
hú ▪ 胡▪ wild, reckless, to blunder
hù ▪ 户▪ door, by extension: household, family
huā ▪ 花▪ flower/blossom, florid, to spend
huá ▪ 滑▪ slippery/smooth, to glide
huá/huà ▪ 华▪ China, splendid; glory/splendor
huà ▪ 画▪ painting/drawing, to delimit, stroke
huān ▪ 欢▪ joyful/jubilant
huăn ▪ 缓▪ gradual, loose/slack, to delay/postpone
huáng ▪ 黄▪ yellow
huáng ▪ 皇▪ emperor, imperial
hūi ▪ 灰▪ ashes, grey
húi ▪ 回▪ to return, number of times, Muslim
hún ▪ 浑▪ entire/complete, muddy/turbid
hŭo ▪ 火▪ fire
huò ▪ 和▪ to knead/mix (as in dough)
jī/jĭ ▪ 几▪ nearly, a few (幾); small table (几)
jí ▪ 及▪ to reach/attain, and
jì ▪ 寂▪ silent, lonesome, serene
jì ▪ 骑▪ cavalry
jiā ▪ 家▪ home/house/household/family
jiā ▪ 佳▪ fine/good, auspicious
jiàn ▪ 见▪ to see/meet/perceive
jiàn ▪ 溅▪ to splash/splatter
jiàn ▪ 剑▪ sword/saber/dagger
jiāng ▪ 江▪ river, a Chinese surname
jiāng/jiàng ▪ 将▪ (future); a military general
jiăng ▪ 桨▪ an oar
jiāo ▪ 娇▪ delicate/charming, to pamper/spoil
jiào/júe ▪ 觉▪ to sleep; sense, to perceive/feel
jiē ▪ 接▪ to receive, to welcome, to connect
jiē ▪ 皆▪ all/every
jiē ▪ 阶▪ steps/stairs
jié ▪ 节▪ season/festival, section, to restrain
jīn ▪ 金▪ gold, money
jìn ▪ 尽▪ to exhaust/use up, utmost, entirely
jìn ▪ 进▪ to advance/progress, to enter
jìn ▪ 近▪ near/close
jīng ▪ 惊▪ to startle/alarm
jīng ▪ 旌▪ a banner with feathers, to signal
jīng ▪ 荆▪ thorn, name of ancient political region
jìng ▪ 镜▪ mirror
jìng ▪ 径▪ path/track, means, diameter
jiŭ ▪ 九▪ nine, a large amount
jiŭ ▪ 酒▪ liquor/wine/alcohol
jìu ▪ 救▪ to rescue
jū ▪ 居▪ to live/reside
jù ▪ 炬▪ torch, fire
júe/jiào ▪ 觉▪ sense, to perceive/feel; to sleep
jué ▪ 绝▪ to vanish, matchless, used up
jūn ▪ 君▪ monarch, you (to male, formal speech)
jūn ▪ 军▪ army/military
jùn ▪ 郡▪ ancient Chinese prefecture/county
kàn/kān ▪ 看▪ to see/watch/visit; to look after
kē ▪ 颗▪ (measure word for small objects)
kě ▪ 可▪ may/can/able to, but/however
kè ▪ 客▪ guest, customer
kěn ▪ 肯▪ to agree/to consent
kōng/kòng ▪ 空▪ empty, sky; free time, unoccupied
kŭ ▪ 苦▪ bitter, pain/suffering
là ▪ 蜡▪ wax, candle
là ▪ 落▪ to omit
lái ▪ 来▪ to come/to arrive, next
lán ▪ 蓝▪ blue
lán ▪ 澜▪ a great wave/billow
láng ▪ 郎▪ official rank (ancient), darling, master
lè ▪ 乐▪ happy/content/joyful
lèi ▪ 泪▪ teardops
lěng ▪ 冷▪ cold
lí ▪ 骊▪ a black horse, to drive a carriage
lĭ ▪ 李▪ plum/plum tree, a Chinese surname
lì ▪ 力▪ strength/power/force
lì ▪ 粒▪ grain/pellet
lì ▪ 笠▪ bamboo hat
lì ▪ 丽▪ beautiful/elegant
lián ▪ 连▪ to connect, successively
lián ▪ 怜▪ to pity, to feel tender regard for
liáng/liàng ▪ 凉▪ cool; to cool off
liáo ▪ 寥▪ deserted, empty, very few
liè ▪ 列▪ to separate, to line up, row/line/series
lín ▪ 邻▪ a unit of 5 homes, neighbor
lín ▪ 临▪ to face, to be about to, just before
líng ▪ 铃▪ bell, chime, jingling
lĭng ▪ 岭▪ mountain ridge/range
lìng ▪ 令 ▪ to decree, good/pleasant, to create
liú ▪ 刘▪ to slay, a Chinese surname
liú ▪ 留▪ to remain/stay/leave behind, to delay
liú ▪ 流▪ to flow, mobile, division/class, to banish
lĭu ▪ 柳▪ willow tree, a Chinese surname
lìu ▪ 六▪ six
lóng ▪ 龙▪ dragon, by extension: imperial
lóu ▪ 楼▪ story/floor, tower
lòu/lù ▪ 露▪ dew (lù only), to reveal/expose
lú ▪ 炉▪ stove/oven/furnace
lù ▪ 路▪ path/road/way
lù/lòu ▪ 露▪ dew (lù only), to reveal/expose
lún ▪ 伦▪ classification/logic, human relationships
lúo ▪ 罗▪ net, to snare
lùo ▪ 落▪ to fall/decline
lǜ ▪ 绿▪ green
mā ▪ 抹▪ to wipe
mă ▪ 马▪ a horse
măn ▪ 满▪ full, complete, satisfied
màn ▪ 慢▪ slow
màn ▪ 漫▪ to spread all over, uninhibited/reckless
méi ▪ 梅▪ plum, plum tree
méi ▪ 眉▪ eyebrow
méi ▪ 嵋▪ Mount Emei
mèi ▪ 妹▪ younger sister(s)
mèi ▪ 媚▪ fascinating, to fawn over/flatter
mén ▪ 门▪ door/gateway, family/clan/sect
miàn ▪ 面▪ face, aspect, to face/confront; noodles
miè ▪ 灭▪ extinguish/exterminate
mĭn ▪ 悯▪ to pity/commiserate/grieve
míng ▪ 明▪ bright, clear, evident, to understand
mŏ/mò ▪ 抹▪ to wipe/smear, to obliterate; to daub
móu ▪ 眸▪ pupil of the eye
mŭ ▪ 母▪ mother
mù ▪ 木▪ tree, wood
mù ▪ 牧▪ shepherd
mù ▪ 暮▪ dusk/sunset/evening
nài ▪ 奈▪ what/how, to bear/endure
nán ▪ 南▪ South
nán ▪ 男▪ male, man, boy
nán/nàn ▪ 难▪ difficult; disaster
néng ▪ 能▪ can/to be able to, capability/skill, energy
ní ▪ 泥▪ mud/mire, mashed fruit or vegetable
ní ▪ 霓▪ rainbow, a colored cloud
nián ▪ 年▪ a year
níng ▪ 凝▪ to freeze, to congeal, to cohere
níu ▪ 牛▪ cow/ox
niăo ▪ 鸟▪ bird
nóng ▪ 农▪ agriculture, farmer, peasant
nuăn ▪ 暖▪ warm
nǚ ▪ 女▪ woman, female
ŏu ▪ 偶▪ an idol/image, coincidentally
pài ▪ 派▪ faction/branch, to dispatch/send
pán ▪ 盘▪ plate/dish, to examine
pēi ▪ 醅▪ unfiltered (wine)
péng ▪ 蓬▪ flourishing, disheveled, kind of fruit
pí ▪ 鼙▪ a specific kind of war drum
piāo/piăo/piào ▪ 漂▪ to float/drift; to bleach; pretty
piāo ▪ 飘▪ to float/flutter/waft
píng ▪ 平▪ level, flat, peaceful
píng ▪ 屏▪ shield/screen
pō ▪ 坡▪ slope/bank/hillside
pò ▪ 破▪ to break/shatter, worn out/ruined
pū ▪ 扑▪ to strike/beat, to rush at, to flap
pū/pù ▪ 铺▪ to spread/extend; a shop, bunk (舖)
pŭ ▪ 浦▪ shore/bank
qí ▪ 棋▪ chess, chess piece
qí ▪ 骑▪ to sit astride, to ride (for a bike/horse/etc.)
qí ▪ 圻▪ border/boundary
qí ▪ 旗▪ a flag/banner/pennant
qĭ ▪ 起▪ to start/begin, to appear, to happen, to rise
qì ▪ 砌▪ step(s), to lay (bricks), to build in layers
qì ▪ 弃▪ to abandon/reject/forsake/cast aside
qiān ▪ 千▪ thousand
qiān ▪ 迁▪ to move/to get transferred
qiān ▪ 牵▪ to restrain, to pull, to drag
qián ▪ 前▪ front/previous, to advance/proceed
qiāo ▪ 敲▪ to rap/knock/beat
qiáo ▪ 翘▪ to raise, long tail feathers
qiào ▪ 翘▪ to project/turn upward
qín ▪ 秦▪ an ancient Chinese Kingdom/Dynasty
qín ▪ 勤▪ diligent, regular
qīng ▪ 青▪ blue-green, young, black
qīng ▪ 清▪ clear/pure
qīng ▪ 轻▪ light/easy/simple, to disparage
qīng ▪ 倾▪ to lean/bend, to collapse/subvert
qíng ▪ 情▪ love/passion/affection, situation/condition
qíng ▪ 晴▪ clear/sunny (of weather)
qiū ▪ 秋 ▪ autumn
qíu ▪ 求▪ to seek, to solicit, to covet
qū ▪曲▪ bent/twisted/winding, wrong
qŭ ▪曲▪ a song, a type of verse for singing
qù ▪ 去▪ to go, to remove
quán ▪ 泉▪ a spring/fountain
què ▪ 却▪ but/yet/still, to withdraw/retreat
què ▪ 雀▪ sparrow, small bird
què ▪ 阙▪ palace, watch tower
rén ▪ 人▪ human/person/people
rì ▪ 日▪ the sun, day
róng ▪ 蓉▪ lotus, hibiscus
rú ▪ 如▪ as if/like/supposing
rŭ ▪ 汝▪ thee/thou
rù ▪ 入▪ to enter
sāi/sài ▪ 塞▪ to block/clog; stronghold
sān ▪ 三▪ three
săn ▪ 散▪ loose/scattered
sàn ▪ 散▪ to disperse/scatter
sāo ▪ 搔▪ to scratch, to annoy
sè ▪ 色▪ facial expression, color/hue, lust
sè ▪ 瑟▪ an ancient string instrument
shān ▪ 山▪ mountain
shàn ▪ 扇▪ fan
shàn▪ 禅 ▪ to abdicate the throne
shāng ▪ 商▪ to discuss, business/trade
shāng ▪ 伤▪ to harm/injure
shāng ▪ 裳▪ clothing/garments
shàng ▪ 上▪ above/top, to ascend, previous
shăo/shào ▪ 少▪ few/little, to lack; young
shéi ▪ 谁▪ who, someone/anyone
shēn ▪ 深▪ deep
shēn ▪ 身▪ body, oneself, life
shēn ▪ 绅▪ sash, a member of the gentry
shěn ▪ 沈▪ a Chinese surname
shēng ▪ 生▪ life, to be born/beget, raw
shēng ▪ 声▪ sound/tone, fame/reputation
shēng/shèng ▪ 胜▪ competent, to win, victory
shèng ▪ 圣▪ sacred/holy, a sage
shèng ▪ 乘▪ a carriage, a team of four horses
shī ▪ 师▪ legion, teacher/master, specialist
shí ▪ 十▪ ten, complete
shí ▪ 时▪ time, hour
shí ▪ 识▪ to know, knowledge
shĭ ▪ 始▪ beginning, to start/begin
shì ▪ 是▪ correct/yes, to be
shì ▪ 示▪ to teach/demonstrate
shì ▪ 事 ▪ affair/matter/business
shì ▪ 侍▪ an attendant, to serve/wait upon
shōu ▪ 收▪ to accept/receive, to collect/gather
shū ▪ 书▪ writings/book, a letter, script
shŭ ▪ 蜀▪ an ancient kingdom, Sichuan Province
shù ▪ 树▪ tree
shuāi/cuī ▪ 衰▪ to wane; mourning garments
shuāng ▪ 霜▪ frost
shŭi ▪ 水▪ water
sī ▪ 丝▪ silk, thread/fiber
sī ▪ 思▪ to contemplate, to long for
sĭ ▪ 死▪ death, to die, (superlative)
sì ▪ 四▪ four
sì ▪ 似▪ to appear/seem/resemble
sì ▪ 寺▪ a temple/shrine/monastery
sōng ▪ 松▪ pine tree, fir tree
sòng ▪ 送▪ to send/present, to see someone off
sù ▪ 粟▪ grain/millet
sù ▪ 宿▪ to stay overnight, long-standing
sù ▪ 素▪ plain/simple, white silk, vegetarian diet
súi ▪ 随▪ to follow, to accompany, to comply with
sùi ▪ 遂▪ to fulfill, to succeed, to proceed
sūn ▪ 孙▪ grandchild
sūo ▪ 蓑▪ straw raincoat
sŭo ▪ 所▪ place/location, that/which
sŭo ▪ 索▪ rope, to demand/exact, to search/inquire
tà ▪ 踏▪ to tread upon, to step on
tái ▪ 苔▪ moss/lichen
tán ▪ 潭▪ lake/deep pond
tàn ▪ 探▪ to search, to pay a visit to
táng ▪ 塘▪ pool, dike/embankment
táo ▪ 桃▪ peach
tí ▪ 题▪ topic/subject
tiān ▪ 天▪ sky/heavens, day, God (ancient tradition)
tián ▪ 田▪ field, agricultural land
tián ▪ 钿▪ money, coins
tiào ▪ 眺▪ to look far into the distance
tōng ▪ 通▪ open, to pass unobstructed
tōu ▪ 偷▪ to steal
tóu/tou ▪ 头▪ head/end/top, first
tŭ ▪ 土▪ soil, earth, native, rustic
wā ▪ 蛙▪ frog
wài ▪ 外▪ outside, foreign
wăn ▪ 晚▪ evening, late
wăn ▪ 宛▪ bent/crooked/roundabout, as though
wàn ▪ 万▪ ten thousand, myriad, a surname
wāng ▪ 汪▪ deep and vast, a Chinese surname
wáng/wàng ▪ 王▪ king; to govern
wàng ▪ 望▪ the full moon, to hope, to gaze at
wéi/wèi ▪ 为▪ to serve/act as, to do; for
wéi ▪ 维▪ to tie/unite
wéi ▪ 嵬▪ high; rugged/rough/precipitous
wéi ▪ 惟▪ only/alone, but/however, to consider
wěi ▪ 委▪ to deputize, to lower oneself, a grievance
wèi ▪ 未▪ not, not yet, the 8th Branch, 1-3pm
wèi ▪ 谓▪ to say/name/call, meaning
wēn ▪ 温▪ (luke)warm, to review
wén ▪ 闻▪ to hear, to smell, news
wèn ▪ 问▪ to ask
wēng ▪ 翁▪ father/old man
wŏ ▪ 我▪ I/me
wū ▪ 屋▪ house/room/shelter
wú ▪ 无▪ without, not
wú ▪ 吾▪ I/me/we/us (literary usage)
wŭ ▪ 午▪ afternoon
wŭ ▪ 五▪ five
wŭ ▪ 舞▪ to dance, to agitate
wù ▪ 物▪ thing/object, the physical world
xī ▪ 夕▪ dusk/evening
xī ▪ 西▪ west
xī ▪ 惜▪ to treasure/cherish, to regret, to pity
xī ▪ 稀▪ sparse, scarce, diluted
xí ▪ 锡▪ tin
xĭ ▪ 洗▪ to wash/cleanse
xiá ▪ 暇▪ leisure/free time
xià ▪ 下▪ below/under, to descend, next
xiān ▪ 仙▪ a god/immortal/fairy, divine
xián ▪ 闲▪ idle, a barrier/fence
xiāng/xiàng ▪ 相▪ reciprocal; to examine
xiāng ▪ 湘▪ a river in Hunan Province
xiāng ▪ 襄▪ to assist, to cooperate
xiàng ▪ 向▪ a direction, towards, to face
xiāo ▪ 宵▪ evening/night/dark
xiāo ▪ 萧▪ gloomy/desolate, a variety of artemisia
xiăo ▪ 小▪ small
xiăo ▪ 晓▪ dawn, to know
xiào ▪ 笑▪ to smile, to laugh, to mock/jeer
xié ▪ 撷▪ to collect/pick (from above)
xié ▪ 斜▪ inclined/slanting/oblique
xiè ▪ 谢▪ to thank, to fade
xīn ▪ 心▪ heart, mind, feelings, center/middle
xīn ▪ 新▪ new
xīn ▪ 辛▪ difficult/laborious, hardship/suffering
xīng ▪ 星▪ star
xíng ▪ 行▪ to walk/to do, OK
xīong ▪ 兄▪ elder brother(s)
xĭu ▪ 朽▪ rotten, to decay, old & useless
xĭu ▪宿▪ (measure word) night
xìu ▪宿▪ constellation
xìu ▪ 秀▪ graceful, to put forth new flowers
xuán ▪ 旋▪ to revolve/turn back, a moment
xuăn ▪ 选▪ to choose/select, to elect, anthology
xuàn ▪ 旋▪ to whirl, at the last moment
xué ▪ 学▪ to learn, to imitate
xuě ▪ 雪▪ snow
xuě ▪ 血▪ blood
xún ▪ 荀▪ ancient Chinese state, a surname
yān ▪ 烟▪ smoke, tobacco
yán ▪ 颜▪ countenance/face, reputation, color
yăn ▪ 掩▪ to conceal, to close, to take by surprise
yàn ▪ 宴▪ banquet, to feast, rest/quiet/comfort
yáng ▪ 杨▪ poplar
yáng ▪ 扬▪ to raise, to propagate, to praise
yáng ▪ 阳▪ yang/male, sun, south side of a hill
yăng ▪ 养▪ to raise/cultivate/nourish
yáo ▪ 摇▪ to shake/rock/wag/sway
yè ▪ 夜▪ night/nighttime
yī ▪ 衣▪ clothing, covering
yī/yí/yì ▪ 一▪ one
yí ▪ 疑▪ doubt, to doubt, doubtful
yĭ ▪ 蚁▪ ant
yì ▪ 易▪ easy, to change/exchange
yì ▪ 意▪ meaning/intention/thought
yì ▪ 亦▪ also
yì ▪ 衣▪ to clothe/wear
yì ▪ 邑▪ town, city-state, ancient political division
yīn ▪ 殷▪ ardent/eager
yín ▪ 吟▪ to moan, to recite/chant/hum
yín ▪ 银▪ silver
yĭn ▪ 饮▪ to drink, to feel keenly
yĭn ▪ 隐▪ concealed/hidden
yīng/yìng ▪ 应▪ should; to respond to, to comply with
yíng ▪ 萤▪ glowworm/firefly
yíng ▪ 萦▪ to entwine/entangle
yōng/yŏng ▪ 拥▪ to embrace, to crowd/swarm
yóu ▪ 犹▪ still, as if, a kind of monkey
yóu ▪ 游▪ to swim, to float, to drift
yŏu ▪ 有▪ to have/possess, to exist
yū ▪ 纡▪ to bend/twist, to distort
yú ▪ 余▪ I, me
yú ▪ 渔▪ to fish, to pursue/seek
yŭ ▪ 雨▪ rain
yŭ ▪ 禹▪ name of an ancient emperor
yŭ ▪ 宇▪ a house or roof, appearance/countenance
yŭ ▪ 羽▪ feathers, wings, a Chinese musical note
yŭ/yù ▪ 与▪ to give, with, and; to participate
yù ▪ 玉▪ jade
yù ▪ 欲▪ to desire, to be about to, a wish
yù ▪ 浴▪ bath, to bathe
yù ▪ 愈▪ to improve, to a greater degree
yù ▪ 御▪ imperial, to set before, to harness/drive
yù ▪ 驭▪ to drive/control
yuán ▪ 缘▪ cause/reason
yuán ▪ 元▪ primary/original, one RMB
yuăn ▪ 远▪ distant/far
yuàn ▪ 愿▪ hope/desire, to be willing to
yuē ▪ 约▪ approximately, a pact, to invite
yuè ▪ 月▪ the moon, month
yuè ▪ 乐▪ music
yún ▪ 云▪ to say/to speak, clouds (雲)
zài ▪ 在▪ at, to exist, (progressive tense)
zān ▪ 簪▪ hairpin
zào ▪ 噪▪ clamor, loud chirping (of birds/insects)
zé ▪ 泽▪ a place where water gathers, luster
zèng ▪ 赠▪ to give (as a gift)
zhàn ▪ 栈▪ storehouse, a road built along a cliff
zhăng ▪ 长▪ to grow, leader/chief
zhàng ▪ 丈▪ 3⅓ meters or 10 feet
zhàng ▪ 帐▪ tent/curtain/scroll, account
zhàng ▪ 瘴▪ miasma
zhāo/cháo ▪ 朝▪ morning; dynasty, to face
zhào ▪ 赵▪ an ancient feudal state, a surname
zhēn ▪ 真▪ true/real, truly/really
zhī ▪ 知▪ to know, knowledge
zhī ▪ 枝▪ branch/twig (of a tree)
zhī ▪ 织▪ to weave/knit
zhī ▪ 脂▪ fat, resin, cosmetics
zhí ▪ 侄▪ nephew
zhĭ ▪ 止▪ to stop, to arrive
zhì ▪ 至▪ to arrive at, to/until, extremely
zhì ▪ 智▪ wisdom, intelligence
zhì ▪ 质▪ nature/character, quality, to question
zhōng/zhòng ▪ 中▪ middle, Sino-, to strike/hit
zhŏng/zhòng ▪ 种▪ kind/type; to plant
zhòng/chóng ▪ 重▪ heavy, to emphasize; layer
zhōu ▪ 舟▪ boat
zhōu ▪ 州▪ state/province
zhū ▪ 珠▪ pearl, bead
zhú ▪ 竹▪ bamboo
zhú ▪ 烛▪ candle
zhŭ ▪ 主▪ primary/main, leader/chief, to preside over
zhuān ▪ 专▪ to concentrate/focus/specialize
zhuăn ▪ 转▪ to transfer/take a turn, indirect
zhuàn ▪ 转▪ to revolve/rotate
zhuāng ▪ 妆▪ to apply make-up, to adorn oneself
zĭ ▪ 子▪ child, son, seed, offspring
zĭ ▪ 姊▪ elder sister(s)
zì ▪ 自▪ self/personal, natural(ly), since/from
zōng ▪ 宗▪ ancestors, religion
zōng ▪ 踪▪ footprint/trace
zòng ▪ 从▪ secondary, entourage, accessory
zòu ▪ 奏▪ to report to the emperor, to play (inst.)
zú ▪ 足▪ foot/leg, sufficient/adequate
zùi ▪ 最▪ most/extreme/(superlative)
zùi ▪ 醉▪ drunk
zŭo ▪ 左▪ left
zùo/zūo ▪ 作▪ to do/make, to act as; materials
zùo ▪ 坐▪ to sit