搘 Num. Index: 10A.41-1 jy .

V.t. Var.of 支；
搘起來=支起來；
搘頤（=支頤）cheek in hand.

描 Num. Index: 10A.41-2 miaur .

V.i.& t. Portray, describe: 描像 depict portrait;
細描 depict in fine detail.

Words 1. 描畫 miaur-huah, n. & v.i. & t., depict by words or painting;
2. 描畫 miaur-huah, n. & v.i. & t., trace (painting, design).
3. 描金 miaur-jin, adj., (of furniture) painted with gold lines.
4. 描摹 miaur-mor, v.t., describe by words or painting.
5. 描寫 miaur-shiee, v.t. & n., describe, description: 描寫人物 delineation of characters in fiction.

拑 Num. Index: 10A.41-2 chiarn . [Interch. 鉗 81A.21]

措 Num. Index: 10A.41-2 tsuoh .

V.i. & t. (1) To handle, put in place, dispose of properly: 措辭 tsuoh-tsyr↓;
put in execution: 措置，措施 tsuoh-jyh, tsuoh-shy↓;
措手 tsuoh-shoou↓;
手足無措，不知所措 do not know what to do;
籌措 to manage, make preparations, esp. secure funds.
(2) (AC) abandon: 學之弗能，弗措也 if you find s.t. difficult to learn, do not give up.

Words 1. 措大 tsuoh-dah, n., (contempt.also 窮措大) a penniless fellow.
2. 措置 tsuoh-jyh, v.i. & t. & n., execute (affairs), -tion: 措置失宜 mismanagement.
3. 措手 tsuoh-shoou, v.i., to handle: 無所措手 do not know what to do (“lay hands on”);
4. 措手 tsuoh-shoou, v.i., 措手不及 too late to do anything about it.
5. 措施 tsuoh-shy, n., manner or measures of execution (of plans, policies).
6. 措辭 tsuoh-tsyr, (1) n., the wording (of statement);
7. 措辭 tsuoh-tsyr, (2) v.i., to word (a text, a complaint, etc.).
8. 措意 tsuoh-yih, v.i., to pay attention to (matter): 不甚措意 do not pay much attention.

指 Num. Index: 10A.41-2 jyy .

N. Finger: 指頭 jyy-’tou↓;
拇指 thumb;
食指 index finger;
中指 middle finger;
無名指 ring finger;
小指 little finger;
腳指 toe;
指甲 jyy-’jia↓屈指可數 can count on the fingers of a hand;
指不勝屈 too many to count (on the fingers);
食指浩繁 many mouths to feed;
染指 have a finger in the pie;
彈指間 at the snap of a finger, instantly.

V.i. & t. (1) To point at, point to : 指幵 pointing at;
向前指 point forward;
指手畫腳，指天畫地 point right and left, gesticulate wildly;
指天誓日 swear by the heaven and sun as witness;
十手所指 target of public accusation.
(2) To point out, indicate, to show, demonstrate: 指示，指明，指點，指導 jyy-shyh¹, jyy-mirng², jyy-diaan, jyy-dauh↓;
指桑罵槐，指雞罵狗 scold, abuse person by ostensibly pointing to s.o. else;
指東說西 make concealed reference to s.t.;
指鹿為馬 (AC allu.) a trick by ancient premier 趙高 to demand absolute agreement by pointing at a deer and calling it a horse and killing those who disagreed.
(3) To count on s.t.: 指望 jyy-’wahng↓;
就指幵這點錢度日 depend on this money for expenses;
指日可成 can fhnish in a few days (on definite date).
(4) (Var.of 旨) aim at: 指趣，指要，指歸 jyy-chyuh, jyy-yauh, jyy-guei↓.

Words 1. 指標 jyy-biau, n., an index sign;
2. 指標 jyy-biau, n.,(math.) characteristic.
3. 指斥 jyy-chyh, v.t., to censure (person, act), denounce, blame.
4. 指趣 jyy-chyuh, n., essential idea (旨趣 preferred).
5. 指導 jyy-dauh, v.t., to guide, advise (person).
6. 指點 jyy-diaan(jyy-’dian), v.t., to point out (mistakes, pitfalls), to advise, give guidance;
7. 指點 jyr-diaan(jyy-’dian), v.t., 指點兒 jyy-diaa-’l, (pop.) point out and identify criminal by witness.
8. 指定 jyy-dihng, v.t., assign (date, person).
9. 指歸 jyy-guei, n., concourse where all points meet;
10. 指歸 jyy-guei, n., main drift or tenet.
11. 指顧 jyy-guh, phr., as in 指顧間 in a short while, before you turn your back.
12. 指骨 jyr-guu, n., finger bones, phalange.
13. 指畫 jyy-huah, n., finger painting, with fingers in place of brush.
14. 指環 jyy-huarn, n., ring (on finger).
15. 指揮 jyy-huei¹, (1) v.t., to direct (as with sword on battlefield);
16. 指揮 jyy-huei¹, v.t., to conduct (performance);
17. 指揮 jyy-huei¹, v.t., to command (a big army);
18. 指揮 jyy-huei¹, (2) n., 指揮官 commanding officer;
19. 指揮 jyy-huei¹, n., 總指揮 commander in chief;
20. 指揮 jyy-huei¹, n., 指揮刀 officer’s sword;
21. 指揮 jyy-huei¹, n., 指揮 conductor;
22. 指揮 jyy-huei¹, n., 指揮棒 conductor’s baton;
23. 指揮 jyy-huei¹, n., 指揮艙 (astron.)command module.
24. 指麾 jyy-huei² v.t., to direct (as with a flag on battlefield);
25. 指麾 jyy-huei² v.t., see jyy-huei¹↑.
26. 指掌 jyr-jaang, phr., usu. in 瞭如指掌 clear like pointing at a palm;
27. 指掌 jyr-jaang, phr., 易如指掌 easy as pointing at a palm.
28. 指摘 jyy-jer, v.t., point out (faults).
29. 指甲 jyy-’jia, n., fingernails;
30. 指甲 jyy-’jia, n., 指甲套兒 fingernail protector;
31. 指甲 jyy-’jia, n., 指甲草 balsam, used for dyeing fingernails;
32. 指甲 jyy-’jia, n., 指甲油 nail polish.
33. 指教 jyy-jiauh, v.t., instruct, advise, oft. used courteously to ask for opinion: 請你多多指教.
34. 指囷 jyy-jyun, phr., (AC, allu.) help friend in need.
35. 指令 jyy-lihng, v.t. & n., to issue government order to party concerned;
36. 指令 jyy-lihng, v.t. & n.,such issue.
37. 指迷 jyy-mir, phr., 指迷津 help one realize one’s error (“point out the ferry”).
38. 指名 jyy-mirng¹, phr., with direct mention of person’s name (in accusation, etc.).
39. 指明 jyy-mirng², v.t., to demonstrate (correct, incorrect points), point out, indicate.
40. 指摹 jyy-mor, n., fingerprint (also wr.指模), see jyy-yihn↓.
41. 指南 jyy-narn, n., a guidebook (to place, language, subject.);
42. 指南 jyy-narn, n., 指南針 mariner’s compass.
43. 指書 jyy-shu, n., writing with finger in place of brush;
44. 指書 jyy-shu, n.,cf.jyy-huah↑.
45. 指數 jyy-shuh, n., (math.) exponent, index;
46. 指數 jyy-shuh, n., index number.
47. 指示 jyy-shyh¹, n., & v.t., an instruction, see jyy-jiauh↑;
48. 指示 jyy-shyh¹, n., advise, instruct (way to do it).
49. 指事 jyy-shyh², n., one of the six principles (see 六^書 60.80) of formation of Chin. characters—a compound pictograph, as 上下 “above”below.”
50. 指使 jyr-shyy, v.t., to direct, esp. behind the scene;
51. 指使 jyr-shyy, v.t.,to instigate.
52. 指算 jyy-suahn, n., counting by fingers;
53. 指算 jyy-suahn, n.,use of abacus.
54. 指沓 jyy-tah, n., thimble (also wr.□).
55. 指頭 jyy-’tou, n., finger;
56. 指頭 jyy-’tou, n., 指頭肚兒 base joint of finger which slightly bulges out.
57. 指責 jyy-tzer, v.t., see jyy-chyh↑.
58. 指望 jyy-’wahng, v.i., to hope: 指望成功 hope for, look forward to, success;
59. 指望 jyy-’wahng, v.i., 指望兒子成家立業 look forward to the time when (the son) will marry and settle down;
60. 指望 jyy-’wahng, v.i., 指望兒 one’s hope.
61. 指紋 jyy-wern, n., fingerprint;
62. 指紋 jyy-wern, n., 指紋學 dactylography.
63. 指要 jyy-yauh, n., outline, essentials (of a subject).
64. 指印 jyy-yihn, n., fingerprint, see jyy-wern↑.
65. 指引 jyr-yiin, n., & v.t., guidance;
66. 指引 jyr-yiin, n., & v.t., to guide.

揩 Num. Index: 10A.41-2 kai (*ka ).

V.i. & t. Wipe (face, tears, window, table).

Words 1. 揩油 kai-your(ka-your), v.i. & t., to sponge, get s.t. from friend free (such as meal, trip, articles): 揩他的油 sponge on him.

抽 Num. Index: 10A.41-2 chou .

V.i. & t. (1) To draw in many senses: 抽煙 to smoke;
抽水 to pump water;
抽籤 chou-chian↓;
抽刀，抽劍 draw a knife, sword;
抽血 draw blood (for blood test);
抽膿 drain the pus;
抽鼻兒 blow the nose.
To take part or percentage from a lot: 抽稅 chou-shueih↓;
抽丁 chou-ding↓;
抽二成 take 20%;
抽＋vb. to take random sample or draw lots by turn: 抽換，抽選 chou-huahn, chou-shyuaan↓.
(3) To put forth: 抽芽 put forth sprouts: 抽絲 draw out thread (as cocoon).
(4) To lash, beat: 抽他一下 give him a lash, as with whip.
(5) To have spasms: 抽筋，抽瘋 chou-jin, chou-feng¹↓.
(6) To gasp, sob: 抽抽噎噎 to sob;
抽氣 chou-chih↓.
(7) Drive (ball) in tennis and tabletennis.

Words 1. 抽查 chou-char, v.t., to inspect by random samples.
2. 抽籤（兒） chou-chian(chou-chia-’l), v.i., to draw lots;
3. 抽籤（兒） chou-chian(chou-chia-’l), v.i.,to draw divination sticks before Buddha.
4. 抽氣 chou-chih, v.i., to gasp;
5. 抽氣 chou-chih, v.i., 抽氣機 air pump.
6. 抽抽（兒） chou-’cha(’l), v.i., (1) to shrink: 越抽抽越小 shrink smaller and smaller;
7. 抽抽（兒） chou-’cha(’l), v.i., (2) 抽抽噎噎，抽抽搭搭 to sob intermittently.
8. 抽出 chou-chu, v.t., (1) to draw out (as from casing, drawer);
9. 抽出 chou-chu, v.t., (2) to select from a lot.
10. 抽搭 chou-’da, v.i., make intermittent sobs;
11. 抽搭 chou-’da, v.i., also 抽抽搭搭.
12. 抽打 chou-daa, v.t., (1) to whip (s.o.);
13. 抽打 chou-daa, v.t., (2) (chou-’da) to beat clothing to remove dust.
14. 抽丁 chou-ding, v.i., to conscript men for government service.
15. 抽斗 chou-doou, n., (shanghai dial.) a drawer (=chou-’ti↓).
16. 抽分 chou-fen, n., a percentage, commission fee or discount;
17. 抽分 chou-fen, n., formerly, levy on commercial goods.
18. 抽瘋 chou-feng¹, (1) n., spasms, cramps;
19. 抽瘋 chou-feng¹, (2) v.i., (abusive) behave abominably.
20. 抽豐 chou-feng², v.t. take a cut on purchase, etc.: 打抽豐 try to get a cut or get gifts, money from master.
21. 抽個兒 chou-geh-’l, v.i., to dilute or otherwise reduce value of package.
22. 抽換 chou-huahn, v.t., to replace parts of a whole.
23. 抽筋（兒） chou-jin (chou-jie-’l), v.i., to have spasms.
24. 抽縐（兒） chou-’jou(’l), v.i., to shrivel up.
25. 抽考 chou-kaau, v.i., to make sample examinations.
26. 抽空兒 chou-kuhng-’l, v.i., take advantage of any free time (to write letters, etc.).
27. 抽冷子 chou-leeng-tz, adv., to strike at unexpected moment, unexpectedly.
28. 抽身 chou-shen, v.i., to leave the place: 抽身不得 cannot leave place to do s.t. else.
29. 抽象 chou-shiahng, adj., abstract: 抽象名詞 abstract nouns;
30. 抽象 chou-shiahng, adj., 抽象畫 abstract painting.
31. 抽閒 chou-shiarn, v.i., see chou-kuhng-’l↑.
32. 抽水 chou-shueei, v.i., (1) to pump water;
33. 抽水 chou-shueei, v.i., (2) to take a percentage (as in gambling house.);
34. 抽水 chou-shueei, v.i., 抽水機 a water pump;
35. 抽水 chou-shueei, v.i., 抽水馬桶 flush toilet.
36. 抽稅 chou-shueih, v.i., to levy tax.
37. 抽選 chou-shyuaan, v.t., to select from a lot.
38. 抽屜 chou-’tiaur, n., a desk drawer.
39. 抽條 chou-tiaur, v.i., to dilute or otherwise reduce the contents of package.
40. 抽頭兒 chou-tour-’l, v.i. & n., (the banker in gambling) takes a percentage.
41. 抽簪 chou-tzan, v.i., (LL) to resign from office (remove a hairpin which was symbol of an official).
42. 抽演 chou-yaan, v.t., (LL) to amplify (meaning).
43. 抽煙 chou-yan, v.i., to smoke,
44. 抽印本 chou-yihn-been, n., reprint of magazine article.

擋 Num. Index: 10A.41-2 daang (dahng ). [Pop.var. 攩]

N. 擋箭牌 shield;
pretext.

V.t. (1) (daang) Block off, ward off (blow): 擋住；
擋路 block off road, to hold up, to hold back;
擋橫，擋駕；
see 攩 10A.63.
(2) (dahng) See 摒^擋 10A.20.

搢 Num. Index: 10A.41-3 jihn

V.t. (AC) (1) To stick into.
(2) To shake.

Words 1. 搢紳 jihn-shen, n., the officialdom, the gentry (lit., “tablet and sash”);
2. 搢紳 jihn-shen, n., 搢紳錄 jihn-shen-luh, an official (social) register (also 縉紳).

擂 Num. Index: 10A.41-3 leir .

N. Pestle: 擂敭 motar and pestle;
擂搥 pestle for pounding.

V.t. To beat: 擂鼓 beat a drum;
擂鼓篩鑼 make a fuss about trifles;
擂磚 (of beggars) beat one’s breast with a brick to arouse pity.

Words 1. 擂臺 leih-tair, n., a stage on which challenge fights of boxing are fought: 打擂臺 a challenge fight between two boxers.

捆 Num. Index: 10A.41-4 kuun .

N. (kuun-tz, ’l) A bundle (of hemp, firewood, beddings, etc.).

V.t. (1) To tie into a bundle, to bind, tie up, truss up (person).
(2) (AC) 捆屨 to make hemp sandals.

摑 Num. Index: 10A.41-4 guor

V.t. To slap, to box the ears: 摑他一掌 give him a slap on the face;
掌摑 ditto.

摺 Num. Index: 10A.41-4 jer .

N. (1) A folder, a folder brochure: 摺子 jer-tz↓;
存摺 or 存款摺 a passbook for bank deposits;
奏摺 a memorial to the throne.
(2) A folding mark, a fold: 摺兒 jer-’l↓.

V.t. To fold or fold up: 摺紙 to fold paper.

Words 1. 摺尺 jer-chyy, n., a folding rule.
2. 摺刀 jer-dau, n., a folding knife, pocket knife.
3. 摺疊 jer-dier, v.t. & n., to fold several times, a manifold.
4. 摺兒 jer-’l, n., a fold, folding: 打摺兒 make fold;
5. 摺兒 jer-’l, n., 有摺兒 has a folding mark.
6. 摺扇 jer-shahn, n., a folding fan.
7. 摺子 jer-tz, n., (1) a folded booklet, like a passbook, which opens up as a continuous page;
8. 摺子 jer-tz, n., (2) a folding mark;
9. 摺子 jer-tz, n., (3) 奏摺 a memorial.
10. 摺奏 jer-tzouh, n., a memorial to the throne.

□ Num. Index: 10A.41-6 aan . [Related 按 10A.93]

V.i. & t. To press firmly with hand (as in rubbing ointment);
cover up, as with plaster.

搐 Num. Index: 10A.41-6 chuh (chou ).

V.i. (Of muscles) to twitch: 抽搐 have muscular spasms.

□ Num. Index: 10A.41-6 jyuhn .

V.t. To gather, collect (material; interch. 捃).

播 Num. Index: 10A.41-9 boh .

V.i. & t. (1) To cast, sow, broadcast, make known abroad, spread: 播種 sow seeds by scattering;
播道 spread gospel;
傳^播 91A.00 spread religion, disseminate ideas, news;
廣^播 61.80 broadcast;
轉播 relay broadcast;
收播 recerve broadcast.
(2) Move about, see 播遷 boh-chian↓.

Words 1. 播遷 boh-chian, v.i., (of peoples, clans) migrate.
2. 播蕩 boh-dahng, v.i., wander about, cf. 簸^盪 92A.82.
3. 播放 boh-fahng, v.t., broadcast (news, etc.) on the air.
4. 播種機 boh-jueng-ji, n., machine for sowing seeds.
5. 播弄 boh-luhng, v.t., esp. in 播弄是非 spread unfounded rumors.
6. 播送 boh-suhng, v.t., broadcast news.
7. 播影 boh-yihng, v.t., broadcast on television.
8. 播音 boh-yin, v.i., broadcast on the air;
9. 播音劇 boh-yin-jyuh, n., radio plays,
10. 播音員 boh-yin-yuarn, n., announcer.

拍 Num. Index: 10A.41-9 pai (occa. paih , *poh ).

N. (Mus.) A beat: 一拍，兩拍，拍節.

V.i. & t. (1) To beat, clap, tap lightly: 拍（巴）掌，拍手 clap hands in applause or to keep rhythm;
拍門 knock at door;
拍桌子 strike the table in anger;
拍案 pai-ahn↓.
(2) To take certain actions: 拍照 to take a photo;
拍電 to send a telegram;
拍球 to play ball game;
拍老腔兒 to play the old tune, i.e., to talk like a Dutch uncle. In many cases interch. with 打.

Words 1. 拍案 pai-ahn, v.i., (LL) strike table in joy, surprise, anger;
2. 拍案 pai-ahn, v.i., 拍案驚奇 name of collection of short stories.
3. 拍板 pai-baan, n., musical clapping board for indicating rhythm;
4. 拍板 pai-baan, n., such rhythm created;
5. 拍板 pai-baan, v.i., to beat time.
6. 拍打 pai-daa, v.i., tap lightly.
7. 拍花子 pai-hua-tz, n., (dial.) swindler supposed to kidnap children by narcotic.
8. 拍節 pai-jier, n., time rhythm: 拍節稱賞 clap hands in appreciation;
9. 拍節 pai-jier, n., 拍節器 n., metronome.
10. 拍馬（屁） pai-maa (pih), v.t., (coll., vulgar) to flatter (person): 拍他的馬屁 flatter him.
11. 拍賣 pai-maih, n. & v.i., auction, sell by auction.
12. 拍子 pai-tz, n., (mus.) a beat.
13. 拍網子 pai-waang-tz, n., snare for birds;
14. 拍網子 pai-waang-tz, n., (fig.) swindle in confidence game by showing off wealth.

揝 Num. Index: 10A.41-9 tzuahn .

V.t. (=攥) Lay hold of: 揝拳頭 clench one’s fist;
揝不住 slip away from grasp;
揝幵筆 grip a pen.

捕 Num. Index: 10A.42-1 buu .

V.t. Catch: 捕盜，魚，鳥，蛇 catch thieves, fish, birds, snakes;
捕食 (of birds and animals) prey for food;
捕生 hunt animals as a living;
捕風捉影 catch at shadows, make accusations on hearsay.

Words 1. 捕蟲網 buu-churng-waang, n., net for catching insects.
2. 捕房 buu-farng, n., police station, from 巡捕 shyurn-buu, police.
3. 捕獲 buu-huoh, v.t., succeed in catching (thieves, booty).
4. 捕鯨船 buu-jing-chuarn, n., whaler (ship).
5. 捕快 buu-kuaih, n., formerly, constable (sheriff) for catching criminals.
6. 捕手 bur-shoou, n., (baseball) the catcher.
7. 捕頭 buu-tour, n., formerly, head constable.
8. 捕役 buu-yih, n., constable.
9. 捕蠅紙 buu-yirng-jyy, n., flypaper.

搆 Num. Index: 10A.42-2 gouh .

V.t. (1) To pull, haul, drag: 搆不幵 cannot reach it.
(2) Var.of 構 10B.42.

掯 Num. Index: 10A.42-2 kehn .

V.i. & t. To force, to use means or subterfuge to make one do s.t.: 掯勒 force (contribution);
掯留 force one to stay;
掯阻 obstruct;
掯贖 force ransom;
這孩子，好掯人 this child bothers and begs until he gets what he wants.

捎 Num. Index: 10A.42-2 shau (*shauh ).

V.i. & t. (1) To brush against: 橫捎 brush past;
被老鷹捎了一翅膀 the eagle’s wing brushed against (it).
(2) (Coll.) to bring along, carry: 捎信，捎個信兒來 bring along a message or letter;
捎帶 shau-daih↓.
(3) (*shauh) To catch raindrops: 這落地窗會捎雨 this French window will get wet in case of rain.
(4) (*shouh) To glance at: 往後捎幵點 give a quick glance back.
(*shouh) See 捎色，捎馬子 shou-shaai, shou-maa-tz↓.

Words 1. 捎帶 shau(’)daih, (1) v.t., to bring or carry along (an article);
2. 捎帶 shau(’)daih, (2) 捎帶幵 adv., while one is on it;
3. 捎帶 shau(’)daih, 這件事他捎帶幵就辦了 he will do it while on the job (without special effort);
4. 捎帶 shau(’)daih, 捎帶腳兒逛公園 took a stroll in the park while on the way (to an invitation).
5. 捎間（兒） shau-jian(shau-jia-’l), n., a backroom, usu. connected with parlor and smaller.
6. 捎馬子 shau-maa-tz, n., a saddlebag.
7. 捎色 shau-shaai, v.i., to fade in color.

揣 Num. Index: 10A.42-2 chuaai .

V.i. & t. To estimate, calculate, reckon: 揣度，揣摩，揣測 chuaai-duoh, chuaai-’mor, chuaai-tseh↓.

Words 1. 揣度 chuaai-duoh, v.i. & t., to reckon (another’s motive), to conjecture.
2. 揣骨 chuaai-guu, v.i., to read character and tell fortune by studying person’s bone structure.
3. 揣摩 chuaai-’mor, v.i., (1) see chuaai-duoh↑;
4. 揣摩 chuaai-’mor, v.i., (2) to study intensively a sentence and elicit its meaning.
5. 揣測 chuaai-tseh, v.i., see chuaai-duoh↑.

攜 Num. Index: 10A.42-2 shi (sp. pr. shier ). [Pop. 墪，攜，壻]

V.t. (1) To carry by the hand, to bring: 攜款潛逃 abscond with funds;
提攜 to help a younger man;
攜眷同行 travel with one’s family;
攜帶 shi-daih↓.
(2) Join hands, see 攜手 shi-shoou↓.
(3) (AC) turn away from person in loyalty: 攜貳 shi-ehl↓.

Words 1. 攜帶 shi-daih, v.t., to carry (s.t.) on body or on journey (luggage, etc.).
2. 攜貳 shi-ehl, v.i., (AC) to show disloyalty at heart.
3. 攜手 shi-shoou, v.i., (1) to join hands: 攜手同行 walk hand in hand;
4. 攜手 shi-shoou, v.i., (2) (of factions) join hands in cooperation.

擩 Num. Index: 10A.42-3 ruh .

V.t. (LL) Immerse, moisten.

捅 Num. Index: 10A.42-3 tuung .

V.t. (coll.) To poke, stir up, shove: 捅馬峰窩 stir up a hornets’nest;
捅樓子 (coll.) stir up trouble;
捅出禍來 ditto;
捅破，捅穿 poke a hole, poke through;
捅他一刀 stab him, to cut or slash;
捅窟窿 poke a hole, (fig.) incur debt.

Words 1. 捅球 tuung-chiour, v.i. & n., (coll.) (to play) billiard.

捐 Num. Index: 10A.42-4 jyuan .

N. A temporary or special tax: 稅捐 taxes, duties;
房捐 a special tax on houses.

V.i. & t. (1) Donate, contribute: 捐助 jyuan-juh, 捐輸 jyuan-shu, 捐款 jyuan-kuaan↓;
樂捐 voluntary contribution;
捐錢 donate money;
募捐 launch a financial drive, solicit funds;
捐血 to donate blood.
(2) Purchase an official appointment: 捐班 jyuan-ban, 捐納 jyuan-nah↓.
(3) Cast away: 捐棄 jyuan-chih↓.

Words 1. 捐班（兒） jyuan-ban(jyuan-ba -’l), n., formerly, a title or post purchased with money.
2. 捐棄 jyuan-chih, v.t., throw away, get rid of.
3. 捐軀 jyuan-chyu, v.i., die for a worthy cause or one’s country.
4. 捐館 jyuan-guaan, v.i., (litr.euphem.) die (“leave one’s abode for good”).
5. 捐助 jyuan-juh, v.t., make financial contributions to.
6. 捐款 jyuan-kuaan, v.i. & n., contribute money, money contributed.
7. 捐納 jyuan-nah, v.i., purchase an office or title.
8. 捐生 jyuan-sheng, v.i., to sacrifice one’s life.
9. 捐輸 jyuan-shu, v.i., make financial contributions to the government.
10. 捐稅 jyuan-sueih, n., duties and taxes.
11. 捐冊 jyuan-tseh, n., a book listing contributors and their contributions.
12. 捐貲 jyuan-tzy, n., donate funds (also wr. 資).

搰 Num. Index: 10A.42-4 hur . [Related 掘 10A.21]

V.t. To dig: 狐埋狐搰 a fox buries things and again digs them up—change one’s mind constantly.

Words 1. 搰摟 hur-’lu, V.i. & t., (coll.) to rub tenderly (baby’s skin, etc., also wr. 胡嚕).

搞 Num. Index: 10A.42-6 gaau .

V.i. & t. (1) (Vern.) do, be engaged in (some task), carry out, busy oneself with, eke out a living;
to play (tricks): 搞得不壞 be doing quite well, can make a decent living;
近來搞得怎麼樣 how have you been doing lately? 這幾天搞些甚麼 what have you been busying with in the last few days? 搞了半天也沒搞好 have been trying to fix s.t. up for a long time but have not succeeded;
他又在搞鬼 he is again playing one of his tricks;
搞錢 make money;
搞政治 to play politics;
搞花樣 to play tricks, cheat, deceive;
搞不通 can never make sense of s.t.;
搞不清 perplexed, to wonder;
搞報紙 run a newspaper.
(2) Disrupt, stir up, demoralize, make a mess of : 這消息搞得人心不安 the news has had the effect of demoralizing the people, has made people jittery;
被你搞亂了 you’ve disrupted everything.

Words 1. 搞垮 gaur-kuaa, v.t., to destroy, to disrupt, overthrow (s.o. in position).

摘 Num. Index: 10A.42-6 jer (sp. pr.*jai ).

V.t. (1) To pick (flowers, fruit) with hand, to take down: 摘下來 pick off (flowers);
摘帽 to take off hat;
摘招牌 “take down shop’s signboard”—greatly damage reputation;
摘紗帽，摘頂戴 deprive official of rank (used like “defrock”a priest);
摘印 to take away the official seal—deprive of post.
(2) To select, make excerpt extract: 文摘 a digest, collection of selected articles;
摘錄，摘要，摘由，摘選 jer-luh, jer-yauh, jer-your, jer-shyuaan↓.
(3) (Re. pr. only) to point out, specify (mistakes): 指摘 point out (mistakes);
摘發 make charges (of crimes).
(4) (Sp.pr.only) to borrow: 摘借jer-jieh↓.

Words 1. 摘借 *jai-jieh, v.t., to borrow from various sources.
2. 摘錄 jer-luh, v.t. & n., to record excerpts (of speech, etc.).
3. 摘選 *jair-shyuaan (jer-shyuaan), v.t. & n., (to make) selections.
4. 摘要 jer-yauh, n. & v.t., digest (of book, articles).
5. 摘由（兒） jer-your(’l), n., a resume or digest of offical communication prepared for superior.

摛 Num. Index: 10A.42-6 chy .

V.i. To brandish (pen), flourish.

Words 1. 摛翰 chy-hahn, v.i., (LL) to brandish a pen, to write.
2. 摛詞 chy-tsyr, v.i., (LL) to weave an ornate passage.
3. 摛藻 chy-tzaau, n., (LL) writing with a flourish.

掮 Num. Index: 10A.42-6 chiarn .

V.t. To carry (rifle, load, etc.) on the shoulder;
掮木梢 (Shanghai dial.) be made a fool of.

Words 1. 掮客 chiarn-keh, n., a broker.

搠 Num. Index: 10A.42-8 shuoh .

V.t. (1) To stab as with spear.
(2) To apply (mud, color), cf. 塑 80.11.

掄 Num. Index: 10A.42-8 lurn (*lun ).

V.i. & t. (1) (*lun) To flourish, swing (a sword,staff, etc.): 掄拳 (boxing) make a circular movement before striking blow.
(2) To select: 掄才 (or 材) select talent (for office).
(3) Squander (money).

擒 Num. Index: 10A.42-8 chirn .

V.t. To seize (as bird of prey), to capture (culprit, enemy): 生擒活捉 to capture alive;
擒賊先擒王 destroy the leader and the gang will collapse;
就擒 submit to arrest.

Words 1. 擒捉 chirn-juo, v.t., to seize (thief, etc.).
2. 擒拿 chirn-nar, v.t., to arrest (culprit).
3. 擒縱 chirn-tzuhng, v.t., as in 擒縱自如 arrest and release at will—in perfect control of situation.

撟 Num. Index: 10A.42-9 jiauh (*jiaau ).

V.i. & t. (1) (*jiaau) U.f. 矯 92S.42.
(2) (*jiauh) To lift up, raise, curl up: see compp.↓.

Words 1. 撟捷 jiauh-jieir, v.i. & adj., agile, alert and nimble.
2. 撟舌 jiauh-sher, v.i., be struck dumb, tongue-tied.

拷 Num. Index: 10A.50-1 kaau .

V.t. Beat up (prisoner).

Words 1. 拷貝 kaau-beih, n., (translit.) copy, a film print;
2. 拷貝 kaau-beih, n., 拷貝筆 copy pencil.
3. 拷打 kaau-daa, n. & v.t., subject (prisoner) to third degree, beat up (prisoner).
4. 拷訊 kaau-shyuhn, v.t., see kaau-wehn↓.
5. 拷問 kaau-wehn, v.t., cross-examine, including torture.

擄 Num. Index: 10A.50-2 luu (also luoo ).

V.t. To capture (prisoners): 擄獲 capture (prisoners, booty).

Words 1. 擄掠 lun-lyueh, v.t., to take captives and ransack (city, people).

□ Num. Index: 10A.50-2 jyuh . [Pop.of 據 10A.02]

壻 Num. Index: 10A.50-2 shi (sp. pr. sher ). [Var.of 攜，墪; pop.of 攜]

扔 Num. Index: 10A.50-3 reng (also reeng ).

V.t. (1) Throw away, cast aside: 扔過去 hurl over;
扔石子 throw stones;
扔球 (ball games) pitch (throw) the ball;
用完即扔 discard after using.
(2) Abandon, leave behind: 他扔下我走了 he went away without taking me along;
那些行李還在外面扔幵呢 the baggage is still lying about abandoned;
扔崩 to desert, forsake;
扔在街上 leave on the street;
扔開 leave on one side;
扔掉了 have discarded;
扔棄 get rid of.

拐 Num. Index: 10A.50-4 guaai .

N. Var.of 枴 10B.50.

V.i. & t. (1) V.t., obtain (s.t.) by fraud, to cheat, to swindle: 拐騙，拐帶，拐賣 guaai-piahn, guaai-daih, guaai-maih↓;
拐走了不少東西 have absconded with many things.
(2) V.i., to act like an Indian giver: 送他點禮，倒拐回來許多東西 gave him some small gift and brought home a number of return gifts.
(3) V.i., make turns in walking: see 拐彎兒guaai-wa-’l↓: 拐彎兒抹角兒 follow the turns of the path;
拐來拐去 turn this way and that;
拐過來，拐過去 ditto;
向左拐 turn to the left;
右拐彎 turn to the right;
拐回來 turn back.

Words 1. 拐帶 guaai-daih, v.t., to kidnap (a person). or abscond with (s.t.) valuable.
2. 拐孤 guaai-’gu, adj., odd, whimsical: 那人脾氣很拐孤 that man is rather peculiar.
3. 拐杖 guaai-jahng, n., a walking stick, cane.
4. 拐角兒 guaai-jiaau-’l, (1) v.i., make just one turn;
5. 拐角兒 guaai-jiaau-’l, (2) adj., situated at the corner: 拐角兒上那家店鋪 the shop just around the street corner.
6. 拐賣 guaai-maih, v.t., kidnap (s.o) or abscond with (s.t.) for sale.
7. 拐騙 guaai-piahn, v.t., to swindle.
8. 拐子 guaai-tz, n., a kidnaper.
9. 拐彎兒 guaai-wa-’l, adj., (1) making turns in walking;
10. 拐彎兒 guaai-wa-’l, adj., (2) where the road turns;
11. 拐彎兒 guaai-wa-’l, adj., (3) speaking indirectly or hinting: 這個人說話總愛拐彎兒抹角兒的 the man will always beat around the bush;
12. 拐彎兒 guaai-wa-’l, adj., (4) (of numbers) more than: 這本新書比那本舊的貴兩倍還要拐彎兒 the new book costs more than double the old one.

拇 Num. Index: 10A.50-4 muu .

N. Thumb: 拇指 muu-jyy.

揭 Num. Index: 10A.50-4 jie .

N. A surname.

V.t. (1) Hoist, raise, lift: 揭開鍋蓋 lift up the pot cover;
揭竿 jie-gan↓.
(2) Proclaim, announce: 揭櫫 jie-ju, 揭曉 jie-shiaau↓.
(3) Expose, disclose, uncover, unveil: 揭露 jie-luh, 揭穿 jie-chuan, 揭開 jie-’kai, 揭破 jie-poh↓.

Words 1. 揭榜 jie-baang, v.i., announce the results of an examination.
2. 揭白 jie-bair, v.i., draw the likeness of a dead person’s facial appearance.
3. 揭裱 jie-biaau, v.t., take off from old mount and mount anew (scrolls).
4. 揭穿 jie-chuan, v.t., bare, expose (secret).
5. 揭短（兒） jie-duaan (jie-duaa-’l), v.i., expose s.o.’s weaknesses.
6. 揭發 jie-fa, v.t., to disclose, to reveal (secret, scandal).
7. 揭竿 jie-gan, v.i., to revolt, rebel: 揭竿而起 (allu.) raise the standard of revolt (with “bamboo poles”even without arms);
8. 揭竿 jie-gan, v.i., 揭竿起義 ditto.
9. 揭根子 jie-gen-tz, phr., expose (friend’s secrets).
10. 揭櫫 jie-ju, v.t., proclaim, announce, publish.
11. 揭開 jie-’kai, v.t., uncover, unseal, tear open.
12. 揭露 jie-luh, v.t., announce (results of lottery, etc.), publish (scandals,etc.) in newspapers.
13. 揭幕 jie-muh, v.i., inaugurate, unveil a new building, monument, theater, etc.(“raise the curtain”);
14. 揭幕 jie-muh, v.i.,(fig.) come into being, get under way.
15. 揭破 jie-poh, v.t., see jie-chuan↑.
16. 揭曉 jie-shiaau, v.t., publish, annouce (the results of an examination).
17. 揭示 jie-shyh, v.t., to post a notice, publicly announce.
18. 揭挑 jie-’tiaau, v.i., see jie-duaan↑.
19. 揭帖 jie-tiee, (1) v.t., see jie-shyh↑;
20. 揭帖 jie-tiee, (2) n., a written note: 匿名揭帖 an anonymous letter or poster, usu. of a slanderous nature.

揚 Num. Index: 10A.50-4 yarng .

N. (AC) battle-axe.

V.i. & t. (1) To hoist (sail, flag).
(2) To wave, flutter, stir: 揚手 wave hand;
飄揚 flutter in the wind;
揚湯止沸 stir the soup to stop boiling—a temporary redress;
揚眉吐氣 a feeling of exaltation upon fulfillment;
揚塵 kick up dust.
(3) To spread abroad, make known: 宣揚 publicize, propagate (faith, beliefs);
發揚（光大），宏揚 to further develop or expand (idea, thoughts);
張揚 to publicize.

Adj. Loud, showy: 趾高氣揚 strut about, head in the clouds, give oneself airs;
揚聲 a loud voice.

Words 1. 揚長 yarng-charng, phr., 揚長而去 to shake the sleeves and go away haughtily—sail out of the room.
2. 揚氣 yarng-’chi, adj., smug, self-satisfied.
3. 揚搉 yarng-chyueh, v.t., (LL) as in 揚搉古今 make a cursory review of the past and the present.
4. 揚厲 yarng-lih, adj., arrogant.
5. 揚名 yarng-mirng, phr., spread fame.
6. 揚聲 yarng-sheng phr., raise one’s voice;
7. 揚聲 yarng-sheng 揚聲器 loud-speaker.
8. 揚威 yarng-wei, phr., 耀武揚威 to parade military prowess.
9. 揚言 yarng-yarn, v.i., to announce openly what often is untrue.
10. 揚揚 yarng-yarng, adj., self-satisfied.

搨 Num. Index: 10A.50-4 tah (*ta ). [Var. 拓; dist. 塌，榻]

N. & v.t. (1) To make rubbings of calligraphy from stone or metal inscriptions;
usu. 搨本 such rubbings.
(2) (*ta) 衣裳搨了汗 dress sticks from perspiration.

搦 Num. Index: 10A.50-5 nuoh .

V.t. (1) (AC) to restrain: 搦秦起趙 hold Chirn’s power in check and encourage Jauh.
(2) To get hold of, take in hand: 搦管(=執筆) take up a pen to write;
搦棹 take up the oars to row.
(3) To challenge: 搦戰 challenge to fight.

搒 Num. Index: 10A.50-6 behng .

V.t. 標搒 biau-behng, to praise (person) in public (cogn. 標^榜 biau-baang 10B.01).

搧 Num. Index: 10A.50-6 shan .

V.i. & t. (1) To give a slap on face.
To fan up (see compp. under 扇 63D.50 and 煽 91D.50).

扮 Num. Index: 10A.50-8 bahn .

V.i. & t. (1) To dress up, make up: 打扮，裝扮 dress up.
(2) To play role in drama: 扮男（裝），扮女（裝） play male, female role;
扮作 in the disguise of, play role of;
play role of person in drama, as 扮張飛.

Words 1. 扮裝 bahn-juang, v.t., wear make-up of person in opera.
2. 扮相 bahn-shiahng, n., the make-up for an acting role.
3. 扮戲 bahn-shih, v.i., to present play in public.
4. 扮演 bahn-yaan, v.t., to perform (play, role).

撝 Num. Index: 10A.50-9 huei .

V.i. Rare var. of 麾.

Adj. 撝謙 (AC) sincere and humble.

摀 Num. Index: 10A.50-9 wuu .

V.t. (1) (Coll.) to cover up: 摀耳朵 cover one’s ears;
摀上眼睛 cover up one’s eyes;
摀不住 cannot be covered up.
(2) (Coll.) wrap up (tea, pickles, etc.) air-tight for preserving flavor: 豆鼓摀起來 keep preserved black beans tightly in jar.
(3) (Sl.) put in prison: 摀起來.

Words 1. 摀蓋 wuu-gaih, v.t., (coll.) to cover up, to keep secret.

搗 Num. Index: 10A.50-9 daau . [Pop.of 擣10A.00]

V.i. & t. To pound, beat with stick or pestle: 搗蒜 pound leek into pulp;
搗米 hull rice;
搗汁 crush out the juice;
搗爛，搗碎 pound into pulp;
搗虛 attack enemy at his weakest.

Words 1. 搗蛋 daau-dahn, v.i., to make trouble.
2. 搗鬼 daau-gueei, v.i., play tricks.
3. 搗亂 daau-luahn, v.i., cause disturbance;
4. 搗亂 daau-luahn, v.i., create nuisance;
5. 搗亂 daau-luahn, 搗亂份子 disturbing elements (in group).
6. 搗騰 daau-’teng, v.i., turn upside down.

拘 Num. Index: 10A.50-9 jyu .

V.i. & t. (1) Arrest, seize: 拘捕 jyu-buu, 拘押 jyu-ya, 拘拿 jyu-nar, 拘留 jyu-liour.
(2) Restrain, restrict, limit the freedom of: 不拘 without restraint, no mater what, regardless;
不拘形式 disregard formalities;
拘束 jyu-shuh↓.
(3) V.i., hesitate: 拘忌 jyu-jih↓.

Adj. Subject to restraint: 拘謹 jyu-jiin↓;
拘拘縮縮 timid, timorous, spiritless;
拘泥 jyu-nir↓;
拘禮 jyu-lii↓.

Words 1. 拘捕 jyu-buu, v.t., arrest, take into custody.
2. 拘牽 jyu-chian, v.t., put limitations on.
3. 拘管 jyu(’)guaan, v.t., arrest and put under surveillance.
4. 拘介 jyu-jieh, adj., (LL) (of conduct) scrupulously correct.
5. 拘忌 jyu-jih, v.i., hesitate out of scruples.
6. 拘謹 jyu-jiin, adj., (of persons) cautious, modest, diffident, reserved.
7. 拘住 jyu-juh, (1) v.i. & t., seize, catch;
8. 拘住 jyu-juh, (2) p.p., tied down by forms.
9. 拘執 jyu-jyr, (1) adj., stubborn;
10. 拘執 jyu-jyr, (2) v.t., to arrest.
11. 拘拘 jyu-jyu, adj., (1) sticking to rules, formalistic;
12. 拘拘 jyu-jyu, adj., (2) (AC) hunchbacked;
13. 拘拘 jyu-jyu, adj., (3) 拘拘小數 a small amount.
14. 拘禮 jyu-lii, v.i., be bound by formalities, stand on ceremony.
15. 拘留 jyu-liour, v.t., detain (a person) on minor charges.
16. 拘攣 jyu-lyuarn(jyu-’lyuan), (1) n., cramps, spasms;
17. 拘攣 jyu-lyuarn(jyu-’lyuan), (2) v.t., restrain, restrict the freedom of;
18. 拘攣兒 jyu-’lyua-’l, adj., cramped;
19. 拘攣 jyu-lyuarn(jyu-’lyuan), forming ringlets or coils (of hair).
20. 拘縻 jyu-mir, v.t., put under restraint.
21. 拘拿 jyu-nar, v.t., see jyu-buu↑.
22. 拘泥 jyu-nir, v.i. & adj., (be) formalistic, sticking to the rules.
23. 拘票 jyu-piauh, n., a warrant for arrest.
24. 拘束 jyu-shuh(jyu-’su), (1) v.t., restrain, restrict the freedom of;
25. 拘束 jyu-shuh(jyu-’su), (2) adj., (of persons) awkward. timid, shy, not at ease.
26. 拘提 jyu-tir, v.t., summon (defendant) to appear before court;
27. 拘提 jyu-tir, v.t., arrest and keep under detention.
28. 拘押 jyu-ya, v.t., take into custody.
29. 拘役 jyu-yih, n., imprisonment, a prison term.

掬 Num. Index: 10A.50-9 jyur .

N. What can be held by putting two hands together: 一掬之淚 a handful of tears.

V.t. Take (scoop) up with both hands: 掬水 cup one’s hands to hold water;
笑容可掬 beaming with a broad smile.

掏 Num. Index: 10A.50-9 tau . [Cf. 搯 10A.21]

V.t. Take out with hand: 掏腰包 make money payment, oft. unwillingly, take out pocketbook;
掏錢 take out money;
掏心窩子的 confide one’s secrets to another, telling s.t. usu. not revealed to others.

Words 1. 掏摸 tau-mo, v.t., to steal, obtain by underhand means: 掏摸幾個錢來 beg or borrow some money.

搊 Num. Index: 10A.50-9 chou .

V.t. (MC) to pluck a stringed instrument.

Words 1. 搊搜 chou-soou, adj., (MC) ugly in looks or temper.
2. 搊彈詞 chou-tarn-tsyr, n., (MC) a song sung to a plucked instrument.

拗 Num. Index: 10A.50-9 auh (*aau , yuh , *yauh , *niouh ).

V.t. (1) (*aau) To break (branches).
(2) (*yauh) 拗口 auh-koou↓.

Adj. (*yuh, *yauh,sp. pr. *niouh) Stubborn, recalcitrant: 違拗 defy (orders, law), defiant;
拗強，拗性 auh-chiarng,auh-shihng↓.

Words 1. 拗彆 auh-’bie, v.i., (coll.) to get into a quarrel.
2. 拗強 auh-chiarng, adj., stubborn.
3. 拗口 *yauh-koou, v.i., be difficult to pronounce, to lisp, otherwise pronounce defective sounds;
4. 拗口 *yauh-koou, 拗口令 a tongue-twister (rhyme, like “she sells seashells”).
5. 拗怒 *yuh-nuh, v.i., to suppress anger.
6. 拗性 *niouh-shihng (auh-’shing), adj., stubborn.

撈 Num. Index: 10A.50-9 laur (sp. pr. lau ).

V.t. To drag for (s.t.) in water, dredge for: 撈摸 grope for;
混水撈魚 to fish in troubled waters;
打撈 salvage;
大海撈針 look for a needle in a haystack;
撈本兒 recoup money lost in gambling;
撈一把 (coll.) to reap some profit;
有機會就撈他一筆大錢 make a fast buck, if given the chance.

Words 1. 撈毛的 lau-maur-’de, n., (old usage) manservant in a house of ill fame.
2. 撈什子 laur-shyr-tz, n., (牢什子) an eyesore, anything disagreeable or abominalbe.

攩 Num. Index: 10A.63-2 daang . [Pop. var.of 擋]

V.t. To parry (a blow), shield off, ward off (cogn. 搪 tarng, 10A.40): 抵攩 meet, counter (attack);
攩住 successfully ward off;
攩橫兒 stop a bully.

Words 1. 攩戧 daang-chiahng, v.i., support against criticism or attack.
2. 攩駕 daang-jiah, v.i., refuse to see visitor, also a courtesy to express unworthiness of receiving call.
3. 攩膜兒 daang-’mo-’l, n., an obstructing cover.

摭 Num. Index: 10A.63-6 jyr .

V.t. To pick, gather.

Words 1. 摭拾 jyr-shyr, v.t., pick, collect (samples, gossip, anecdotes, phrases).

拎 Num. Index: 10A.63-8 ling . [Interch. □; usu. printed 拎]

V.t. (Coll.) to lift or carry by hand, esp. by bent fingers: 提拎菜籃 carry a basket in one’s hand;
拎著，拎東西.

□ Num. Index: 10A.63-8 yur . [Pop.of 於 60S.63]

撫 Num. Index: 10A.63-9 fuu .

N. (1) Pacification: 勦撫兼施 quash revolts both by force and pacification measures.
(2) Part of title of governor in Mirng and Manchu times: 督撫，巡撫 military governor (cf. 總督 civil governor), hence 撫臺，撫院，撫軍 as term of address.

V.t. (1) To fondle, stroke, to touch lovingly: 撫琴，撫劍 touch string instrument, stroke sword;
撫掌 clasp hand;
撫躬自問 (LL) examine one’s own conscience;
撫棺大哭 weep. with hand stroking coffin;
撫孤松 fondle a lone pine tree;
撫今追昔 evoke memories of the past while living in the present.
(2) Touch with the idea of comforting, soothe by hand: 撫孤 embrace or nurse orphan;
to foster, bring up to maturity, see 撫養，撫育fuu-yaang, fuu-yuh↓;
to soothe, comfort;
撫慰，撫卹 fuu-weih, fuu-shyuh↓.
(3) To pacify: 撫綏，撫靖，安撫 pacify a country by justice.

Words 1. 撫摩 fuu-mor, v.t., fondle (baby, object of art).
2. 撫卹 fuu-shyuh, v.t., comfort the bereaved;
3. 撫卹 fuu-shyuh, vt., 撫卹金 fund for relief of family of deceased.
4. 撫綏 fuu-suei, v.t., bring peace and justice to country.
5. 撫慰 fuu-weih, v.t., to comfort (person in trouble).
6. 撫養 fuu-yaang, 撫育 fuu-yuh, v.t., bring to maturity, esp. orphan: 撫育成人.

撚 Num. Index: 10A.63-9 niaan . [Pop. 捻 10A.72]

V.t. (1) To pick up s.t. with one’s fingers: 撚起來 pick (s.t.) up;
撚香 (rel.) burn incense sticks before the altar;
撚灰 pick up ashes.
(2) To play with s.t. with fingers, roll up s.t. with fingers: 撚指間 in a short moment—at the snap of one’s fingers;
撚鬚 stroke one’s beard;
撚錢 spin a coin;
撚酸 be jealous of, said esp. of women.

撓 Num. Index: 10A.70-1 naur . [Cf. 擾 raan ,10A.82]

V.t. (1) Disturb, interrupt, interfere: 撓亂 create confusion in;
撓擾 interfere with.
(2) Scratch: 撓頭 scratch the head, hence (of hair) dishevelled;
撓癢癢兒 scratch an itch.
(3) Be cowed, submit to superior force: 撓屈 be cowed into submission;
不屈不撓 refuse to be cowed or submit;
百折不撓 never yield in spite of reverses;
撓折 destroy or force to yield;
撓敗 be defeated, frustrated.

拋 Num. Index: 10A.70-1 pau . [Common var. 拋]

V.t. (1) To throw, cast: 拋石頭 throw stones;
拋磚引玉 “throw stones and bring back jade,”i.e., (of writings) a hope that my crude remarks may draw forth others by abler men;
拋網 cast net;
拋錨 cast anchor, (of cars) get stuck midway;
拋繡球 throw embroidered ball to select suitor;
拋頭露面 phr., (of woman) expose herself in public.
(2) Cast away, abandon, esp. 拋棄 pau-chih↓.

Words 1. 拋棄 pau-chih, v.t., abandon (family, responsibility, etc.).
2. 拋躲 pau-duor, v.t., (MC) abandon (lover).
3. 拋費 pau-feih, v.i., spend extravagantly.
4. 拋荒 pau-huang, v.t., neglect (studies), be neglected.
5. 拋擲 pau-jer, v.i., to toss, haul.
6. 拋空（頭） pau-kung(tour), v.i., speculate (on stocks);
7. 拋空（頭） pau-kung(tour), to sell short.
8. 拋盤（兒） pau-parn (pau-par-’l), v.i., (comm.) sell short (stocks, commodities);
9. 拋盤（兒） pau-parn (pau-par-’l), v.i., to give a quotation.
10. 拋閃 pau-shaan, v.t., (MC) abandon.
11. 拋射 pau-sheh, v.i. & t., shoot by sling.
12. 拋售 pau-shouh, v.t. & n., sell out at low prices;
13. 拋售 pau-shouh, v.t. & n., clearance sale.
14. 拋堶 pau-tuor, n., (AC) an anc. game consisting of throwing bricks or stones.

掩 Num. Index: 10A.70-1 yaan .

V.i. & t. (1) To cover up: 遮掩 ditto;
掩蓋 yaan-gaih↓;
掩人耳目 to cover up story;
掩鼻 cover nostrils to avoid stink;
掩泣 to weep silently;
掩口 cover mouth in laughter or keep silent;
掩耳不聞 turn a deaf ear;
掩耳盜鈴 to steal a bell while covering one’s ears—self-deception.
(2) (Mil.) to cover own troops: 掩護 yaan-huh↓.
(3) To shut: 掩卷 close the book;
掩門，掩戶 close the door;
半掩 (door) half shut.
(4) To ambush and attack: 掩擊 yaan-jir, 掩殺 yaan-sha↓.

Words 1. 掩蔽 yaan-bih, v.t., to cover up (mistakes).
2. 掩蓋 yaan-gaih, v.t., ditto.
3. 掩護 yaan-huh, v.t., (mil.) (1) to cover one’s units by tactical move or by artillery barrage;
4. 掩護 yaan-huh, v.t., (2) to camouflage, take cover.
5. 掩擊 yaan-jir, v.t., to waylay.
6. 掩埋 yaan-mair, v.t., to bury (corpse).
7. 掩殺 yaan-sha, v.t., waylay and kill.
8. 掩襲 yaan-shir, v.t., to attack from the flank or by silent, forced march, make surprise attack on enemy.
9. 掩飾 yaan-shyh, v.t., to cover up (mistakes, misconduct, etc.).
10. 掩藏 yaan-tsarng, v.t., to hide.

捲 Num. Index: 10A.70-1 jyuaan .

N. A roll, a reel: 煙捲 cigarets;
膠捲 a roll of photographic film;
幾捲電影片 several reels of cinema film;
一捲鈔票 a wad of bank notes;
行李捲 a travelling bag;
花捲 a steamed roll.

V.t. (1) Roll up, gather, snatch: 捲地皮 jyuaan-dih-pir↓;
捲逃 jyuaan-taur↓;
捲土重來 (usu. of politicians) to stage a comeback;
捲入漩渦 be embroiled (in a dispute, quarrel, fight),be implicated (in an affair);
捲起來 roll up (sleeves, a blind, a painting);
捲上 ditto;
席捲 gobble up (all enemy territory) in war, win (all the money) in gambling, carry off (all the top prizes) in a contest;
風捲殘雲 (of gourmand) eat up all the dishes at one sitting, make a clean sweep of all opposition, meet with no resistance.
(2) Scold, rebuke: 捲罵 jyuaan-mah↓.

Words 1. 捲包（兒） jyuaan-bau(’l), v.i., abscond with everything.
2. 捲尺 jyuaan-chyy, n., a tape (line).
3. 捲單 jyuaan-dan, v.i., (of monks) leave monastery en masse.
4. 捲地皮 jyuaan-dih-pir, v.i., (of official) enrich oneself by corrupt means, (lit., “roll up the land”and carry it home).
5. 捲髮 jyuaan-faa, v.i., to curl one’s hair.
6. 捲簾格 jyuaan-liarn-ger, n., one form of riddle standing for a phrase to be read backwards, (as a screen is rolled upwards).
7. 捲罵 jyuaan-mah, v.t., (MC) rebuke, scold, abuse (also 捲 used alone).
8. 捲棚 jyuaan-perng, n., an awning that can be rolled up.
9. 捲鋪蓋 jyuaan-pu-’gai, v.i., resign from office;
10. 捲鋪蓋 jyuaan-pu-’gai, v.i., get fired (“pack up”).
11. 捲心菜 jyuaan-shin-tsaih, n., the cabbage.
12. 捲堂 jyuaan-tarng, v.i., (1) (MC) (of students) go on strike;
13. 捲堂 jyuaan-tarng, v.i., (2) (of monks) leave monastery en masse.
14. 捲逃 jyuaan-taur, v.i., abscond with valuables.
15. 捲子 jyuaan-tz, n., a roll (of bedding, articles).
16. 捲煙 jyuaan-yan, n., cigarets, esp. cigaret rolled by hand.
17. 捲葉蛾 jyuaan-yeh-er, n., (zoo.) Cacaecia crataegan.

扎 Num. Index: 10A.70-2 ja (*jar , *jaa ).

V. (1) To pierce, prick or irritate by sharp point: 扎眼，札心，扎手，扎耳 ja-yaan, ja-shin, ja-shoou, ja-eel↓;
札耳朵眼兒 pierce ear for earrings;
札耳朵.(2) To embroider: 扎花兒 to embroider designs.
(3) 扎猛子 ja-meeng-tz↓.
(4) (*jar) To struggle: 扎掙 jar-’jeng↓.
(5) To open up: 扎手舞腳 swing arms and legs, stand or sit restlessly;
扎乎 ja-’hu↓.
(6) (*jaa) To stop: 扎住 stop moving.
(7) (*jar) To tie up, var. of 徧 10.01.

Adj. (1) Broad: 扎腦門兒 broadheaded.
(2) Widespread, open: 扎煞，扎勒扎煞 ja-’sha, ja-le-ja-sha↓.

Words 1. 扎耳 ja-eel, adj., grates on the ears, irritating to the ears: 這話聽幵很扎耳朵 such words grate on my ears.
2. 扎根 jar-gen, v.i., take root (in s.t.).
3. 扎乎 ja-’hu, v.i., (coll.) to show off: 剛剛有幾個錢就札乎起來了 (he) has just made a little money and immediately begins to show off.
4. 扎針 ja-jen, v.i., to puncture skin with special needle in acupuncture.
5. 扎掙 *jar-’jeng, v.i., to maintain, struggle to maintain, under difficult circumstances: 扎掙不住 cannot keep up or maintain (certain situation).
6. 扎空槍 ja-kung-chiang, phr., “fire a blank shot,”to buy on margin, deal in speculative venture.
7. 扎勒扎煞 ja-’le-ja-sha, adj., widespread: 這棵樹扎勒扎煞的不好搬運 this tree, with its branches stretching out in all directions, is not easy to move.
8. 扎猛子 ja-meeng-tz, v.i., (coll.) to swim fast head under water.
9. 扎蓬棵 ja-’peng-ke, phr., (coll.) wear dishevelled hair.
10. 扎煞 ja-’sha, v.t., spread wideopen: 她扎煞兩隻手 she spreads her two hands;
11. 扎煞 ja-’sha, v.t., see ja-’le-ja-sha↑.
12. 扎心 ja-shin, phr., “prick the heart”:這話聽幵實在扎心 such words prick one’s heart, cf.ja-eel↑.
13. 扎手 ja-shoou, phr., “prick the hand”—(of affair) difficult to handle.
14. 扎實 ja-’shy, adj., well in hand, firm, solidly planned or controlled.
15. 扎眼 ja-yaan, phr., “irritate the eyes”—attract one’s attention by strangeness or conspicuous dress, etc.

批 Num. Index: 10A.70-2 pi .

N. (1) Lot, load, shipment (of goods);
group (of people): 這批人 these people;
這批學生 this group of students;
一批貨 a shipment of goods;
一大批 a big lot;
分批寄到 send in separate lots.
(2) Annotation, marginal comment in books: 眉批，頂批 comment on top of page;
旁批 written comments on side of page;
硃批 comment in red ink.

V.t. (1) To slap: 批頰 slap one’s face;
批嘴巴子 slap on the face.
(2) To slice as with knife: 批逆鱗 “slice against fish scales,”i.e., rub one the wrong way and incur anger;
批卻導窾 make penetrating criticism (like carving joins by skillful butcher);
批亢擣虛 attack enemy at his weak spots.
(3) To comment: 批八字 to make astrologer’s comment;
make official comments on documents: 批駁，批回，批准 pi-bor, pi-hueir, pi-juun↓.
(4) To correct papers, annotate texts, see 批注 pi-juh↓.

Words 1. 批駁 pi-bor, v.t., reject (official request or communication with adverse comment).
2. 批單 pi-dan, n., bill of sale.
3. 批發 pi-faa, v.i. & n., wholesale: 批發生意 wholesale business;
4. 批發 pi-faa, v.i. & n., 批發商 wholesale dealer;
5. 批發 pi-faa, v.i. & n., 批發價 wholesale price.
6. 批改 pi-gaai, v.t., correct (school papers, drafts).
7. 批回 pi-hueir, v.i., reject or send (request, petition) back with comments.
8. 批註 pi-juh, v.i., to annotate with comments.
9. 批准 pi-juun, v.t., officially approve, grant (request, proposal).
10. 批判 pi-pahn, v.t., judge (case), give official judgment: 某某學說之批判 a critique of certain theories.
11. 批評 pi-pirng, v.t. & n., criticise (-ism);
12. 批評 pi-pirng, v.t. & n., 文學批評 literary criticism.
13. 批首 pi-shoou, v.i., (MC) to rank first among candidates.
14. 批閱 pi-yueh, v.t., read or see official document, with remarks.

挑 Num. Index: 10A.70-2 tiau (*tiaau ).

N. (tiau-tz, ’l) A load (of fruit, etc.) carried with a pole on shoulder.

V.t. (1) To carry with a pole on the shoulder (by one person; 擔 dan by two persons): 挑水的 water carrier;
挑不動，不起 cannot carry it.
(2) Select, pick out: 挑好的 choose the good ones;
挑便宜 try to drive a good bargain;
挑好日子 choose a propitious day;
挑三攉四，挑么挑六 pick and choose—fussy.
(3) Pick fault: 挑毛病，挑錯，挑不是 try to find fault;
挑字眼兒 pick bones with person;
挑鼻子 ditto;
挑剔，挑刺，挑眼 tiau-’tih, tiau-tsyh, tiau-yaan,↓.
(4) To prick, adjust lightly: 挑疔 prick, lance a boil;
挑痧 to pinch certain ligaments on neck as remedy for sunstroke.
(5) (*tiaau) Lift up: 挑燈 raise wick of oil lamp;
挑簾子 lift up bamboo curtain or screen;
挑眉毛 pick eyebrow.
(*tiaau) To provoke, incite, stir up: 挑動 incite to action;
挑情，挑戰，挑撥 tiau-chirng, tiau-jahn, tiau-bo, etc.↓.

Words 1. 挑撥 *tiaau-bo, v.t., to instigate (person), incite (hatred, suspicion): 挑撥是非 to cause alienation between friends by spreading rumors, etc.
2. 挑情 *tiaau-chirng, v.i., to dally with (girl), to incite sexual passion.
3. 挑取 tiau-chyuu, v.t., to pick, choose (s.t. or s.o.).
4. 挑𥌓 *tiaau-douh, v.t., challenge to a fight;
5. 挑𥌓 *tiaau-douh, (MC) dally.
6. 挑動 *tiaau-duhng, v.i., see tiaau-bo↑.
7. 挑費 *tiaau-feih (tiau-’fei), n., daily expenses.
8. 挑夫 tiau-fu, n., carrier (of baggage, water, etc.), see V.t.1.
9. 挑花（兒） tiau-hua(’l), v.i. & n., needle point (lace, embroidery).
10. 挑戰 *tiaau-jahn, v.t., challenge, challenge to battle.
11. 挑揀 tiau-jiaan, v.t., choose (best fruit, goods).
12. 挑賣 tiau-maih, v.i. & t., peddle, be pedlar.
13. 挑弄 *tiaau-nuhng, v.t., see *tiaau-bo↑;
14. 挑弄 *tiaau-nuhng, v.t., tease.
15. 挑戲 *tiaau-shih, v.t., dally with, tease (girls).
16. 挑釁 *tiaau-shihn, v.i., make an act of provocation.
17. 挑選 tiau-shyuaan, v.i., choose the best.
18. 挑唆 *tiaau-suo (tiaau-’suo), v.t., instigate (to fight), try to alienate (friends).
19. 挑達 tiau-tah, adj., restless, agile, dexterous (also wr. 跳蹋，佻𤤳).
20. 挑剔 tiau-’tih, v.i. & t., (1) to pick fault;
21. 挑剔 tiau-’tih, v.i. & t., (2) (callig.) make an abrupt, upward stroke.
22. 挑刺（兒） tiau-tsyh (tiau-tseh-’l), v.i., to pick fault.
23. 挑眼 tiau-yaau, v.i., to pick fault.

挹 Num. Index: 10A.70-4 yih .

V.t. (1) To ladle out (liquid, money).
(2) To draw forward.

Words 1. 挹注 yih-juh, v.i., to “ladle out and into,” to combine and equalize resources, to shift funds to meet temporary needs.

擺 Num. Index: 10A.70-4 baai . [Pop. □; cogn. 排 pair ]

N. Pendulum, esp. 鐘擺 clock pendulum.

V.t. (1) To shake, wag: 擺頭擺手 shake hand, head as signal;
擺尾巴 wag tail.
(2) Shake off, shake loose: 擺不開 cannot shake off business in hand;
擺撥常務 get away from routine business.
(3) Jostle, shake up, manipulate: 擺佈 baai-buh, 擺弄 baai-luhng↓.
(4) Arrange, set in order, esp. table, etc: 擺列 arrange in order;
擺陣 (mil.) fall in, deploy in formations;
擺龍門陣 (Szechuan coll.) make leisurely conversation;
擺飯 set table;
擺酒 give dinner to honor s.o.;
擺請兒 (coll.) give dinner to settle disputes;
擺台 set table for Western style dinner;
擺供 set up sacrifices at altar;
擺設兒 bai-’she-’l, n., display (of art objects), interior decorations.
(5) Set up for show: 擺樣子，擺場面 just show off;
擺（空）架子 pose for effect, put up airs, be stuck up, arrogant;
擺譜兒 try to appear rich and elegant, try to impress.

Words 1. 擺佈 baai-buh, v.t., manage s.o., put s.o. in place, manhandle or dispose of s.o. at will.
2. 擺搭 baai-’da, v.i., swing, rock.
3. 擺渡 baai-duh, n., ferry, ferry boat.
4. 擺針（兒） baai-jen (baai-je-’l), n., pointer as in scales;
5. 擺針（兒） baai-jen (baai-je-’l), n., pendulum.
6. 擺開 baai-kai, v.t., put (affairs) on the side.
7. 擺弄 baai-luhng, v.t., as in 擺弄（人家） trick, persecute or play with s.o.;
8. 擺弄 baai-luhng, v.t., palpitate: 此藥吃下去，心中擺弄 heart palpitates after taking this medicine.
9. 擺忙 baai-marng, v.i., bustle about, be foolishly busy: 你安靜一會兒罷，別擺忙了.
10. 擺脫 bai-tuo, v.i. & t., get rid of, get away from (duties, pressure, etc.).

扼 Num. Index: 10A.70-5 eh .

N. U.f. 軛 10D.70, harness shaft.

V.t. (1) To strangle (throat): 扼虎 strangle a tiger.
(2) To take firm hold of: 扼守 eh-shoou↓;
扼腕 eh-wahn↓.

Adj. Essential, salient: 扼要 eh-yauh↓.

Words 1. 扼吭 eh-harng, v.i., to choke, suffocate.
2. 扼制 eh-jyh, v.t., to keep under control by force.
3. 扼守 eh-shoou, v.t., to guard (strategic point).
4. 扼腕 eh-wahn, v.i., to wring one’s wrists in sorrow or despair.
5. 扼要 eh-yauh, adj. & adv. & n., (the) essential(ly), salient points as in summary: 請扼要的說一遍 tell us the essential points.

攬 Num. Index: 10A.70-5 laan . [Equiv. □, □]

V.t. (1) Take hold of, grasp, exercise control over: 總攬權綱 hold the reins of government;
攬城郭之兵 command all troops in the city and its suburbs;
攬鏡自照 hold up a mirror to look at one’s own reflection;
攬筆 take up a pen to write;
攬轡 hold the reins.
(2) To round up (talents): 延攬人才.
(3) To contract sales by district or quantity: 攬貨 laan-huoh↓;
攬得了 be able to obtain business deal;
包攬，承攬 to contract for;
兜攬 solicit (business).

Words 1. 攬契 laan-chih, n., written guarantee given by a shipper undertaking to ship goods;
2. 攬契 laan-chih, n., cargo receipt.
3. 攬權 laan-chyuarn, v.t., seize or extend (political) power.
4. 攬取 laan-chyuu, v.t., take hold of.
5. 攬單 laan-dan, n., see laan-chih↑.
6. 攬貨 laan-huoh, v.t., undertake to ship or market goods.
7. 攬頭 laan-tour, n., (1) contractor;
8. 攬頭 laan-tour, n., (2) gen. term for shipping company.
9. 攬總（兒） laan-tzuung(’l), v.t., assemble together.

把 Num. Index: 10A.70-5 baa (coll. also *baai , *bah ).

N. adjunct. (1) Used before objects with handles or things to take hold of: 一把刀，一把傘，一把茶壼 a knife, an umbrella, a teapot;
一把椅子 a chair.
(2) A handful of: 一把僡繩，頭髮，花生，沙 a handful of hemp, hair, peanuts, soil or sand;
a neat lot of (given reasons, etc.).

N. 把子，把兒 *bah-tz, *bah-’l, a handle;
刀把兒，槍把兒 knife handle, gun butt;
把兒缸子 teacup with handle;
把兒鏡子 hand mirror.

Adj. About, used after numbers or measures: 百把個人 about a hundred persons: 一年把日子, about a year long;
一點把鐘 about an hour.

V.t. (1) Hold, hold in hand: 把手 hold hands;
把卷 hold book in hand (read);
把盞 or 把酒 hold cup in hand (and drink).
(2) Guard, watch, keep: 把門 guard door, gate;
把風 be on the lookout (of thieves’ colleague);
把舵 be at the rudder or steering wheel in ship.
(3) Use s.t. regard as: 把來做洋傘用 use as substitute for umbrella;
把來恫嚇人 use it to threaten people;
把他當一回事 take, regard the matter seriously.
(4) To assist child in natural functions: 把屎，把尿.
(5) (MC) to give: 一向沒把得你 have not given it you so far.

Prep. (Coll. also *baai) used before direct object, followed by v.t. (把+object+v.t.): 把門關上 close the door;
similarly, 把人殺死，把錢搶走 kill a man and rob his money;
把故事講完了 finish telling the story;
把錢看得太重 think too much of money;
把東西丟了 lose s.t.;
把事情忘了 forget s.t.

Words 1. 把臂 baa-bih, phr., holding arms (meeting of friends).
2. 把柄 baa-bihng (baa-’bing), n., evidence that can be got hold of in lawsuits, arguments.
3. 把鼻 baa-bir, n., cue, or clue, esp. 沒把鼻 without any clue.
4. 把持 baa-chyr, v.t., monopolize, keep control of (situation, post, power): 把持不定 undecided, wavering.
5. 把家 baa-jia, v.i., (MC) keep house.
6. 把捉 baa-juo, v.t., get hold of, put finger on, be sure about (person, truths): 把捉不定 difficult to assess.
7. 把口兒 baa-koou-’l, n., entrance to alley.
8. 把攬 baa-laan, v.t., to monopolyze, control.
9. 把牢 baa-laur, adj., safe and secure, dependable.
10. 把袂 baa-meih, phr., holding sleeves, i.e., in loving friendship.
11. 把戲 baa-shih, n., jugglery;
12. 把戲 baa-shih, n., (derog.) action to fool people, or for show, cheap trick.
13. 把兄弟 baa-shiung-dih, n., sworn brother.
14. 把守 baa-shoou¹, v.i., guard (entrance).
15. 把手 baa-shoou², phr., hand in hand.
16. 把式 baa-shyh, n., special artist or performer (劍把式，車把式，花兒把式 in sword play, carriage driving, horticulture): 打^把式 (勢) 10A.00, practise boxing gestures.
17. 把素 baa-suh, v.i., (Budd.) keep vegetarian vow.
18. 把子 baa-tz, n., a group of (thieves);
19. 把子 baa-tz, n., sworn brotherhood;
20. 把子 baa-tz, n., (拜把子, be sworn thus);
21. 把子 baa-tz, n., vulg. for 靶^子 20B.70.
22. 把玩 baa-waan, v.t., fondle (toys, jade, etc.).
23. 把穩 baa-ween, v.i. & t., be sure about, be firm, play safe.
24. 把握 baa-wo, n., confidence about future venture: 有把握 have confidence in dealing with s.t.;
25. 把握 baa-wo, n., 毫無把握 have no confidence at all.
26. 把晤 baa-wuh, v.i., meet and talk personally (of friends).

抗 Num. Index: 10A.70-6 kahng .

N. A surname.

V.t. (1) To resist (force, pressure, enemy): 抗敵 resist enemy;
抗拒 resist, stand up against (invasion, force);
抗戰 kahng-jahn↓;
抗日戰爭 war of resistance against Japan;
抗宪，抗禦 defend (country) against aggression.
(2) To defy: 抗命 defy order;
違抗 act against, defy (rule, order);
抗稅 (抗糧) refuse to pay tax (rice tax).
(3) To take stand against, protest: 抗議，抗論 kahng-yih, kahng-luhn↓;
對抗 stand against.
(4) To stand as equal: 抗衡，抗禮 kahng-herng, kahng-lii↓.
(5) To carry thing on shoulder: 抗物，抗東西，抗一袋米 carry things, a bag of rice on shoulders.
(6) (Vern.) to hide away: 把這包東西抗起來 hide away this package.

Adj. (Interch. 亢) high, upright: 抗直 (=亢直) upright;
抗節，抗志 upright character.

Words 1. 抗毒素 kahng-dur-suh, n., antitoxin.
2. 抗告 kahng-gauh, v.i. & t., to lodge complaint against (s.o.) at court.
3. 抗衡 kahng-herng, v.t., (LL) match, be equal to: 與之抗衡 match another (in prestige, ability, etc.).
4. 抗戰 kahng-jahn, n., war against aggression;
5. 抗戰 kahng-jahn, n., specifically the war against Japan, 1937-45.
6. 抗禮 kahng-lii, phr., 分庭抗禮 (AC) (of rules, diplomats) meet as equals.
7. 抗論 kahng-luhn, v.i. & n., (make) brave defense against opposite view: 抗論時世 make frank criticism of the times.
8. 抗熱板 kahng-reh-baan, n., (astron.) heat shield.
9. 抗生素 kahng-sheng-suh, n., antibiotics.
10. 抗濕紙 kahng-shy-jyy, n., waterproof paper.
11. 抗體 kahng-tii, n., (med.) immune bodies, antibodies.
12. 抗足 kahng-tzur, phr., stand on tiptoe: 翹首抗足 (AC) “crane one’s neck and stand on tiptoe” in admiration.
13. 抗議 kahng-yih, v.i. & t. & n., protest: 提出抗議 lodge a formal protest.
14. 抗原 kahng-yuarn, n., (med.) antigen (also 抗體原).

攏 Num. Index: 10A.70-6 luung (*lurng ).

V.i. & t. (1) To gather up: 合攏，聚攏 gather together;
(2) To come alongside: 攏岸 (ship) lie alongside;
靠攏 to take side, to affiliate;
(of person) go over to Communists.
(3) (*lurng) To make a light tap on pipa string.

挖 Num. Index: 10A.70-6 wa (*war ).

N. (*war) 耳挖子 an ear pick.

V.t. (1) To dig (earth, a hole ,a well).
(2) To pick (nose, ear): 挖角兒 to lure away star performers from rival companies;
挖花 a game similar to mahjong.

Words 1. 挖墊 wa-diahn, n., formerly, a decorative cushion.
2. 挖苦 wa-’ku, v.t., to disparage (person) by innuendoes;
3. 挖苦 wa-’ku, v.t., to needle (person).

攛 Num. Index: 10A.70-6 tsuan .

V.i. & t. (1) To throw (s.t.) away.
(2) To do a hurried job: 事前不弄，臨時現攛 do a thing hurriedly at the last moment;
攛趕（子活） tsuan-gaan↓.
(3) See 攛掇 tsuan-’duo↓.

Words 1. 攛掇 tsuan-’duo, v.t., to instigate s.o. to do s.t.
2. 攛趕 tsuan-gaan, v.i., to do hurriedly: 攛趕子活 a hurried job.
3. 攛弄 tsuan-’nung, v.t., see tsuan-’duo↑ (=撮弄).

托 Num. Index: 10A.70-9 tuo .

N. (tuo-tz, ’l) (1) Small tray or support for utensils: 茶托（兒） tea saucer;
托盤，托子 tuo-parn, tuo-’tz↓.
(2) Lining for collar, fur, etc.: 托况 ditto;
托領 tuo-liing↓.

V.t. (1) To hold or hold up s.t. on palm of hand, to support from under: 托在手况 hold s.t. on open palm;
托塔天王 a Taoist god who held a pagoda in his open hand;
托幵走 go about holding s.t. resting on open hand;
托起來 lift up from under;
托幵盤子 holding tray in hand;
托幵下巴 rest chin in hand;
托腮 rest cheek in hand.
(2) Put lining in: 托一層紙（布） to line with paper (cloth);
襯托出來 serve as contrast (such as supporting cast, flower arrangements).
(3) To entrust s.t. to another, to rely on, to request a favor (interch 託): 托你一件事 I want to ask you to do s.t.;
把這件事交托你 I entrust this matter to you;
拜托，求托，請托 (common var. 託) request a favor;
托人情 ask s.o.’s favor;
托人說好話 ask s.o. to put in a nice word;
依托，托賴 rely on;
托孤 entrust orphan to (friend);
托兒所 tuo-erl-suoo↓;
托身（托足）之處 a place for a living, or to live in;
寄托 to give form to feelings, ambitions, through poetry, etc.
(4) To give as pretext: 托病不見 refuse to see visitor on pretext of illness;
托故不來 fail to show up on some pretext.

Words 1. 托缽 tuo-bo, v.i., (沿門托缽) (of mendicant monks) to beg for alms (with “alms bowl in hand”).
2. 托地 tuo-dih, adv., (MC) suddenly: 托地跳將過去(=突然).
3. 托兒所 tuo-erl-suoo, n., day nursery, where working mothers can deposit their children for the day.
4. 托賴 tuo-laih, v.t., (MC) thanks to (=modn. 托庇).
5. 托領 tuo-liing, n., stiffing material for collar.
6. 托墨 tuo-moh, adj., (of writing paper) support ink well.
7. 托盤 tuo- parn, n., a tray.
8. 托子 tuo-’tz, n., a tray support.

搋 Num. Index: 10A.70-9 chuai .

V.i. & t. (1) To stick away: 搋在身上 to stick or carry s.t. in bosom;
搋手兒 to fold one’s arms inside sleeves;
搋起來 hide s.t. in bosom.
(2) To knead: 搋麵 knead dough.

撬 Num. Index: 10A.70-9 chiauh (*chiau ).

V.t. (1) To pry (with lever, crowbar): 撬開，撬起來 pry open, up;
撬門，撬鎖 to pry, open door, lock;
把這個人撬走了 deprive this person of his post;
撬用 to borrow or “lift”(a person) from another place.
(2) (*chiau) To lift up, to curl up (as a plank).

攪 Num. Index: 10A.70-9 jiaau (*gaau ).

V.i. & t. (1) (*gaau) (Also wr. 搞) v.i., make mischief: 瞎攪 to fool around;
胡攪 make a mess of s.t.
(2) V.t., disturb, agitate, stir, shake: 攪亂 create confusion in;
攪混 throw into disorder;
攪局 cause trouble, uncertainty;
打攪 interrupt, break in upon, impose upon (s.o.’s) hospitality;
攪和 to blend, to stir or mix well;
攪拌 ditto;
攪動 to shake up;
攪勻 mix evenly.

扢 Num. Index: 10A.70-9 shih .

V.i. (AC) to dance for joy: 扢然 dancing about.

拖 Num. Index: 10A.70-9 tuo .

V.i. & t. (1) To drag, pull: 拖人出去 drag person out of house;
拖過來，拖過去 drag about;
衣服拖在地上 skirt trails on the floor;
拖拖拉拉 drag and pull;
拖曳 ditto;
拖車 tuo-che↓;
拖船 pull boat (against current) by worker on bank;
拖拉機 tractor;
drag person into business;
別拖幵我 don’t drag me in;
拖幵母親 child drags mother about;
拖泥帶水 diffuse, irrelevant talk, not clear-cut;
拖人下水 drag s.o.. down to one’s own level of crime or misery;
拖地板 mop the floor.
(2) To delay, prolong: 別拖了 don’t delay any more;
拖得太久了 this has been dragging on for too long;
拖長 prolong (meeting, speech);
拖時間 delay, play for time;
拖了一屁股（一身）債 burdened down with debts;
拖延，拖宕 tuo-yarn, tuo-dahng, etc.↓.

Words 1. 拖車 tuo-che, (1) n., trailer;
2. 拖車 tuo-che, (2) v.i., to pull cart.
3. 拖欠 tuo-chiahn, v.t., be in debt, bear debt.
4. 拖宝（兒） tuo-chuarng(’l), n., sledge.
5. 拖宕 tuo-dahng, v.i., delay, drag on.
6. 拖累 tuo-leei, v.t., involve another person in financial loss, or court proceedings.
7. 拖露 tuo-luh, (also tu-’lu in Peking coll.), v.i., hang down.
8. 拖鞋 tuo-shier, n., slippers.
9. 拖沓 tuo-tah, adj., not clear-cut, troublesome in dealings.
10. 拖延 tuo-yarn, v.t., procrastinate.
11. 拖油瓶 tuo-your-pirng, n., children of preceding marriage living with mother in second marriage.

抱 Num. Index: 10A.70-9 bauh .

N. (1) A surname.
(2) A fathom (embraced by two outstretched arms), as a measure of a tree trunk’s circumference (=圍).

V.t. (1) To carry in breast, to embrace, to make an enclosing gesture, to hold with both arms: 抱小孩 carry a child in arms;
抱火柴 carry a bundle of firewood;
抱薪救火 phr., add fuel to the fire;
抱空窩 be left out on a limb;
抱火盆兒，抱砂鍋 or 抱瓦罐 be beggar;
抱雪向火 phr., do thankless task;
平時不燒香，臨時抱佛腳 neglect one’s prayers in times of peace, then embrace the Buddha’s feet in a crisis;
抱粗腿 (coll.) be hanger-on of the rich and powerful;
抱頭鼠竄 flee with arms covering one’s head;
抱頭痛哭 cry in one another’s arms;
抱孫子 to have a grandson born.
(2) To adopt a baby: 這小孩是抱來養的 or 抱養的 this child is an adopted one .
(3) To nourish a grudge, hope, etc. in one’s heart: 抱恨終天 harbor an eternal sorrow (regret);
抱委屈 feel injured;
抱憾，抱怨，抱負 bauh-hahn, bauh-yuahn, bauh-fuh↓;
懷抱 one’s ambition;
抱定決心，主意 hold firmly a determination, decision;
抱幵一腔熱誠 be filled with enthusiasm;
抱幵希望 entertain a hope;
抱樂觀，抱悲觀 be optimistic, pessimistic;
抱不平 feel injustice done to another and wish to help;
抱殘守缺 phr., be a stickler for ancient ways and things, be a traditionalist;
抱關擊柝 (AC) serve as gatekeeper and night watchman.
(4) To carry on, burdened with: 抱痛；
抱痛西河 phr., suffer sorrow of losing one’s son;
抱恙工作 carry on work while sick.
(5) To fit nicely: 抱腳兒 (shoes) fit the feet nicely;
抱身兒 (dress) fit nicely.

Words 1. 抱冰 bauh-bing, v.i., (AC) train oneself to endure hardships.
2. 抱歉 bau-chiahn, v.i., feel sorry, apologetic: 抱歉得很 I am so sorry.
3. 抱屈 bauh-chyu, v.i., feel being wronged.
4. 抱牘 bauh-dur, v.i., (LL) be in charge of documents.
5. 抱負 bauh-fuh, n., ambition: 抱負不凡 have great life ambition.
6. 抱憾 bauh-hahn, v.i., have a secret regret (for life 終身).
7. 抱恨 bauh-hehn v.i., ditto.
8. 抱火盆的 bauh-huoo-pern-’de, n., (coll.) beggar.
9. 抱柱 bauh-juh, v.i., (LL) be faithful to death (allu. to lover who held on to a bridge pile during rising tide and died rather than quit rendezvous);
10. 抱柱 bauh-juh, v.i., 抱柱對兒 n., pair of couplet inscribed on curved panels fitting round posts.
11. 抱愧 bauh-kueih, v.i., feel ashamed.
12. 抱念 bauh-niahn, v.t., remember or think of (person).
13. 抱罪 bauh-tzueih, v.i., feel guilty.
14. 抱窩 bauh-wo, v.i., (of hen) sit on eggs.
15. 抱養 bauh-yaang, v.i., raise another’s child.
16. 抱恙 bauh-yahng, see V.t. 4↑.
17. 抱腰 bauh-yau, v.t., (coll.) support, assist, usu. with money.
18. 抱怨 bauh-yuahn, v.i., keep grudge against (person);
19. 抱怨 bauh-yuahn, v.t., 抱怨某人 blame s.o.

□ Num. Index: 10A.70-9 jyr . [Pop. of 執 11S.70]

挽 Num. Index: 10A.70-9 waan .

V.t. (1) To pull (a bow, a cart): 挽回，挽救 waan-hueir, waan-jiouh↓.
(2) U.f. 輓 elegy: 挽歌.
(3) To fold up: 挽袖子 fold sleeves;
挽扣兒 to button up.

Words 1. 挽回 waan-hueir, v.t., to save (a dangerous situation): 無可挽回 beyond any help, irretrievable.
2. 挽救 waan-jiouh, v.t., ditto.
3. 挽留 waan-liour, v.t., to persuade (person) not to resign.
4. 挽手 waan-shoou, phr., hold hands.

攙 Num. Index: 10A.70-9 chan .

V.t. (1) To support or assist (person) gently while standing or walking: 攙扶 chan-fur↓;
攙起來 assist to get up from sitting position;
攙著他 supporting him.
(2) To mix, blend (materials): 攙水 add water;
攙假，攙雜 chan-jiaa, chan-tzar↓.

Words 1. 攙親 chan-chin, v.i., to assist bride to come down from sedan chair.
2. 攙放 chan-fahng, v.t., to mix in other ingredients.
3. 攙扶 chan-fur, v.t., to assist (aged or invalid) to walk.
4. 攙合 chan-’her, v.t., to mix, blend with other materials (also 摻合).
5. 攙夥 chan-’huoo, v.t., to mix up (cards, chess pieces).
6. 攙假 chan-jiaa, v.t., to adulterate (medicine, lotion).
7. 攙雜 chan-tzar, v.t., to mix in other things;
8. 攙雜 chan-tzar, v.t., p.p., adulterated.
9. 攙嘴 chan-tzueei, v.i., to interrupt while others are speaking.

□ Num. Index: 10A.70-9 jyue .

V.t. (1) Break in two: □開 break open;
□斷 break in two.
(2) Massage a person who has lost consciousness to revive him: □過來 revive s.o. by such means.
(3) Embarrass (s.o.) in his face.

抿 Num. Index: 10A.71-5 miin .

N. (miin-tz) A small hair brush.

V.i & t. (1) To smooth by hand, to brush: 抿頭 smooth over the forehead;
抿髮 brush the hair.
(2) To pucker in smile: 抿嘴兒（而）笑.

找 Num. Index: 10A.71-7 jaau .

V.t. (1) To look for: 找尋 jaau-’shyun↓;
找遍了 have looked for everywhere;
找不到 cannot find;
找出來 find out;
東找西找 look for in all directions;
找人 look for missing person or one with unknown address;
找幫手，找替身 look for help, substitute;
找差事 look for job;
找出路 look for way out or job with a future;
找門路 look for approach to an important person;
找死 jaau-syy↓.
(2) Invite: 找打，打罵 ask for a spanking, scolding;
找麻煩 asking for unnecessary trouble;
找對頭 ready to risk a fight.
(3) To get the balance of change: 找錢 ditto;
找補 jaau-buu↓;
不用找了 never mind the change.
(4) See person responsible: 有事找我 I shall be responsible if anything happens.

Words 1. 找病 jaau-bihng, v.i., to invite trouble.
2. 找補 jaar-buu, v.i., get balance due in cash.
3. 找碴兒 jaau-char-’l, v.i., to pick quarrel.
4. 找㪫 jaau-charng, v.i., try to save one’s face.
5. 找縫子 jaau-fehng-’tz, v.i., look for opening for attack, look for pretext.
6. 找轍 jaau-jer, v.i., to explain away former mistake.
7. 找落兒 jaau-lauh-’l, v.i., look for a steady job.
8. 找面子 jaau-miahn-’tz, v.i., try to save face.
9. 找細兒 jaau-shieh-’l, v.i., try to better one’s work.
10. 找尋 jaau-’shyun, v.i., to search for (s.t. or person).
11. 找死 jaar-syy, phr., (contempt.) 你來找死 this is your end (I warn you).
12. 找頭 jaau-’tou, n., the change due at a purchase.

拭 Num. Index: 10A.71-7 shyh .

V.t. To wipe (table, floor);
wipe off (tear).

拽 Num. Index: 10A.71-7 juaih (*yeh ).

V.t. (1) To twist (another’s arm): 拽胳膊兒 have arm muscles strained;
拽幵 twisted;
把門拽上 twist the doorknob shut.
(2) To knock, throw (ball): 把球拽過去 knock the ball over to the opponent’s side.
(3) (*yeh) To trail (garment), pull, drag (s.t.).

抵 Num. Index: 10A.71-9 dii (*jyy ).

V.i. & t. (1) To resist, deny: 抵不住 cannot hold against;
抵抗，抵賴，抵當，抵制 dii-kahng, dii-laih, dii-daang, dii-jyh ↓.
(2) To serve as compensation, collateral: 抵補，抵押，抵消 dii-buu, dii-ya, dii-shiau ↓;
扺命 to pay for life with life.
(3) To reach, arrive at: esp. 抵達 dii-dar ↓;
抵美 arrive at the United States;
抵任 arrive at post for duty.
(4) Point out: 抵瑕蹈隙 (LL) point out flaws.
(5) (*jyy) To tap: 抵掌而談 chat leisurely (“tapping the palm”).

Words 1. 抵補 dir-buu, n., compensation.
2. 抵償 dii-charng, v.i. & t., to compensate for loss.
3. 抵觸 dii-chuh, v.i. & t., conflict with: 相抵觸, also wr. 牴.
4. 抵當 dir-daang, v.t., (1) to resist, also wr. 抵擋;
5. 抵當 dir-daang, v.t., (2) dii-dahng, to mortgage.
6. 抵達 dii-dar, v.t., reach (place): 抵達英國 arrive in England.
7. 抵掌 dii-jaang, v.i., in 抵掌而談 have a close, intimate talk (“tapping hands”);
8. 抵掌 dii-jaang, v.i., also pr. jyr-jaang.
9. 抵制 dii-jyh, v.i. & t., to boycott.
10. 抵抗 dii-kahng, v.t., offer resistance, oppose, boycott: 抵抗日貨 boycott Japanese goods;
11. 抵抗 dii-kahng, v.t., 抵抗侵略 resist aggression.
12. 抵賴 dii-laih, v.i., refuse to admit (guilt).
13. 抵銷（消） dii-shiau, v.i., as in 相抵銷 cancel out each other.
14. 抵死 dir-syy, adv., stubbornly “until death,” to the end: 抵死不從，抵死不承認 refuse to submit, admit, even unto death;
15. 抵死 dir-syy, adv., 抵死醉了 be dead drunk.
16. 抵牾 dir-wuu, v.i., (LL) conflict with, see dii-chuh↑.
17. 抵押 dii-ya, v.i. & n., (offer as) collateral;
18. 抵押 dii-ya, v.i. & n., 抵押品 collateral for loan.

揌 Num. Index: 10A.72-4 sai . [Var.of 塞 sai , 62.11, and of □ 10A.11]

摁 Num. Index: 10A.72-4 ehn .

V.t. (1) To press (button) by hand (related 按 ahn, 10A.93).
(2) To keep out of publicity: 這件事多虧你給摁住了 thank you for keeping this affair from the public.

撼 Num. Index: 10A.72-7 hahn .

V.t. To shake (branches, mountains): 撼天地，山河 (powerful enough) to shake the skies and land.

Words 1. 撼動 hahn-duhng, v.t., to move: 撼動人心 to move one’s heart, to shake people’s faith.

捻 Num. Index: 10A.72-8 niaan .

N. A twisted or rolled shape: 紙捻（兒） a twist of paper, used to light oil lamp, tobacco pipe, etc.;
麻捻（兒） a string or rope made of flax;
燈捻（兒） wick for oil lamp;
藥捻（子） a medicated roll inserted into abscess.

V.t. To pick up (s.t.) with fingers, twist (s.t.) with fingers: 捻指間 happen in no time as only at the snap of one’s fingers;
捻紙捻 roll a piece of paper into a long and slender form, see N.↑;
捻線 roll thread into a pointed shape.

Words 1. 捻捻轉兒 niaan-’nian-juah-’l, n., a top which, when turned by hand, spins round and round.

攢 Num. Index: 10A.80-1 tzaan (*tsuarn ).

V.t. (1) To save, accumulate: 攢錢 tzaan-chiarn↓.
(*tsuarn) To come or bring together: 攢毆 surround and beat up (s.o.).

Words 1. 攢伴兒 *tsuarn-bah-’l, phr., ganging up on s.o.
2. 攢錢 tzaan-chiarn, v.i., (1) to save money;
3. 攢錢 tzaan-chiarn, v.i., (2) (*tsuarn-chiarn) to chip in.
4. 攢盒 *tsuarn-her, n., a box with partitions for assorted candies and nuts.
5. 攢眉 *tsuarn-meir, v.i., to knit one’s brows.
6. 攢□兒 *tsuarn-shiah-’l, n., a kind of steamed dumpling with assorted stuffing.
7. 攢簇 *tsuarn-tsuh, v.i., to crowd together.

擷 Num. Index: 10A.80-1 shier (also jier ).

V.t. (1) To pick: 擷取精華 to pick the best.
(2) To hold (flowers, etc.) in the lap.

拱 Num. Index: 10A.80-2 guung .

N. An arch: 拱門 guung-mern, 拱道 guung-dauh↓;
拱圓屋頂 an arched roof, a dome;
拱橋 an arched bridge.

V.t. (1) Encircle, to span with the hands: 拱手 guung-shoou↓;
拱別 take leave by saluting with both hands folded and raised in front;
拱宪 guung-weih↓.
(2) To push up imperceptibly from below, to curl up: 新出的芽兒把土都拱起來了 the young shoots have pushed the soil up.

Words 1. 拱道 guung-dauh, n., an archway.
2. 拱門 guung-mern, n., an arched entrance.
3. 拱手 gurng-shoou, v.t., to salute with the hands folded.
4. 拱宪 guung-weih, v.t., to garrison, to guard.

捵 Num. Index: 10A.80-2 chen .

V.t. To draw out s.t. flexible: 把他捵出來 draw it out;
捵麵 see chen-miahn↓.

Words 1. 捵練 chen-liahn, v.t., to embarrass, put (s.o.) on the spot (by difficult questions).
2. 捵麵 chen-miahn, n., a kind of noodles made by pulling out dough and not by slicing.

損 Num. Index: 10A.80-4 suun .

V.i. & t. (1) To decrease: 減損 ditto;
損益 suun-yih↓;
損壽 to shorten one’s life (by enjoying more than one’s share).
(2) To lose, damage: 損失 suun-shy↓;
虧損 to lose money in trade;
損陰壞德，損陰騭 (Budd.) to sin and thus have to pay for it later;
損傷，損壞，損害 suun-shang, suun-huaih, suun-haih↓.
(3) To criticize, deride or smear (person): 損人利己 to hurt s.o. for one’s own benefits;
你別損人了 don’t deride others.

Adj. (1) Mean or cruel in criticism: 這話真損透了 it is really being mean to say so;
這法子真損到家 this is too mean.
(2) (Chin. med.) debilitated, weakened from long illness.

Words 1. 損到家 suun-dauh-jia, phr., (1) minimum: 損到家的價錢 minimum price (i.e., at cost);
2. 損到家 suun-dauh-jia, phr., (2) really mean or cruel.
3. 損德 suun-der, phr., wicked, unconscionable, what will damage one in final reckoning.
4. 損根子 suun-gen-tz, n., wicked person.
5. 損骨頭 suun-gur-’tou, n., ditto.
6. 損害 suun-haih, v.t. & n., to damage, a damage (to reputation, business, etc.).
7. 損壞 suun-huaih, v.t., to break, damage (reputation, furniture, etc.).
8. 損傷 suun-shang, v.t., to hurt, be hurt.
9. 損失 suun-shy (suun-’shy), v.i. & n., lose (in business, bargain, reputation);
10. 損失 suun-shy (suun-’shy), v.i. & n., lose.
11. 損事（兒） suun-shyh (suun-sheh-’l), n., s.t. underhand, wicked.
12. 損條子 suun-tiaur-’tz, n., words of vituperation: 直給他上損條子 gave him a string of invectives.
13. 損益 suun-yih, n., addition and taking off, readjustment: 有所損益 there have been some readjustments.
14. 損友 suun-yoou, n., (LL) a bad friend with demoralizing influence.

摜 Num. Index: 10A.80-4 guahn .

V.i. & t. Throw down: see 摜交 guahn-jiau↓.

Words 1. 摜交 guahn-jiau, v.i. & n., wrestling to make opponent fall down.

撰 Num. Index: 10A.80-5 juahn .

V.t. To compose, compile, write (book, essay): 撰文，撰稿 to write (essay, etc.);
撰著，撰述 juahn-juh, juahn-shuh↓;
編撰 to compile, edit (magazine, dictionary);
杜撰 to invent, concoct (story);
撰安 (end of letter to writer) your “literary”health.

Words 1. 撰著 juahn-juh, n. & v.t., literary works;
2. 撰著 juahn-juh, n. & v.t., to write (book, essay).
3. 撰述 juahn-shuh, n. & v.t., ditto.
4. 撰次 juahn-tsyh, v.t., to compile.

擴 Num. Index: 10A.80-6 kuoh . [Related 廓 61.22]

V.i. & t. To enlarge, expand, see compp.↓.

Words 1. 擴充 kuoh-chung, v.t., to expand (meaning, sphere, program, building, etc.).
2. 擴大 kuoh-dah, v.i. & t., to enlarge (sphere, etc.).
3. 擴展 kuoh-jaan, v.i. & t., to develop, expand (business, industry, etc.).
4. 擴張 kuoh-jang, v.i. & t., to expand, broaden.
5. 擴散 kuoh-sahn, v.t., (of gases or liquids) mix and blend together.

擯 Num. Index: 10A.80-6 bihn .

V.t. Abandon, reject.

Words 1. 擯斥 bihn-cheh, v.t., dismiss with scolding.
2. 擯棄 bihn-chih, v.t., abandon, discard (wife, lover, family, official post, etc.): 擯棄一切 set aside everything.
3. 擯黜 bihn-chu, v.t., degrade, send to remote post.
4. 擯除 bihn-chur, v.t., cast aside: 擯除障𡝱，成見 remove, overcome obstacles, prejudices.

扒 Num. Index: 10A.80-8 par (*ba ).

V.i. & t. (1) (*ba) To climb, grip: 扒得高，跌得重 the higher one climbs, the heavier the fall (danger of keeping high position);
扒牆上 catch hold of top of wall;
沒扒頭兒 nothing to catch hold of.
(2) (*ba) To rob, strip, peel, pull apart: 扒皮 peel (an orange) (cogn. 剝 92S.00);
把衣扒脫了 strip one’s clothing.
(3) To dig up;
crawl;
flop down: 扒下 “lie down,”used in asking child to lie down and sleep.

Words 1. 扒船 par-chuarn, n., fast rowboat, formerly, of Cantonese navy.
2. 扒晋 par-gau, n., a kind of pudding, made of buckwheat flour.
3. 扒灰 par-huei, v.i. & n., (commit) incest between father- and daughter-in-law (pretext of “cleaning up ashes” in the kitchen).
4. 扒豁子 par-huoh-tz, v.i., to spoil one’s plan by revealing secrets, pointing out flaws.
5. 扒拉 *ba-’la, v.i., separate, move rapidly as in operating the abacus: 扒拉兩口飯 pr. par-’la or *ba-’la, shove rice rapidly into mouth (eat hurriedly).
6. 扒犁 par-’li, n., ice sledge used in northern Manchuria.
7. 扒皮鬼（兒） ba-pir-gueei (pa-pir-gue-’l), n., skinny person, ghostly (appearance).
8. 扒山虎（兒） par-shan-huu(’l), n., (bot.) a kind of ivy.
9. 扒手 par-shoou, n., pickpocket.
10. 扒載 par-tzaih, v.t., jettison cargo.

揳 Num. Index: 10A.81-1 shie .

V.i. To wedge in (see 楔 10B.81).

扶 Num. Index: 10A.81-1 fur .

V.i. & t. (1) To hold up, support: 扶（他）起來 help him up;
扶幵，扶住 leaning on (cane, etc.);
扶宝而立 stand leaning on bed;
扶杖 lean on a stick;
扶老攜幼 supporting the old and carrying the young, come in a throng;
扶疾，扶病而行 go burdened with sickness, despite sickness.
(2) To carry from under: 扶靈，扶柩，扶櫬 act as pallbearer;
扶乩，扶鸞 fur-ji, fur-luarn↓.
(3) To help, lend support to: 扶危 help those in distress, bolster up tottering structure;
扶植 nurse and strengthen (a plant), (fig.) help to stand up, bring (young) to maturity.

Words 1. 扶持 fur-chyr, v.t., support (a cause, the church), give support to.
2. 扶正 fur-jehng, v.t., recognize as wife proper (e.g., concubine after wife’s death).
3. 扶乩 fur-ji, v.i. & n., planchette.
4. 扶助 fur-juh, v.t., to help (s.o.), succor.
5. 扶老 fur-laau, (1) n., old man’s walking stick;
6. 扶老 fur-laau, (2) v.i., to support the old.
7. 扶鸞 fur-luarn, n., see fur-ji↑.
8. 扶桑 fur-sang, n., mythic island, usu. interpreted as Japan.
9. 扶手（板） fur-shoou (baan), n., armrest;
10. 扶手椅 fur-shoou-yii, n., armchair.
11. 扶疏 fur-shu, adj., (of foliage) luxuriant (枝葉扶疏).
12. 扶侍 fur-shyh, v.t., serve, attend to, also wr. 服侍.
13. 扶梯 fur-ti, n., staircase, ladder, esp. hand ladder.
14. 扶養 fur-yaang, v.i. & t., bring up (child) to maturity.
15. 扶搖 fur-yaur, (1) n. (AC) a typhoon;
16. 扶搖 fur-yaur, (2) v.i., climb swaying upwards: 扶搖直上 be promoted quickly in offical career.
17. 扶掖 fur-yeh, v.t., support, help (young people).

挾 Num. Index: 10A.81-1 shier (also shiar ; *jiar ). [Dist. 狹，俠]

V.t. (1) To hold under the armpit: 挾泰山以超北海 (also pr. *jiar) (AC) carry Tai mountain under the armpit and leap across the North Sea－obviously impossible undertaking;
挾一個書袋 carry a satchel under the arm;
to carry concealed: 挾帶 shier-daih↓.
(2) To carry or nurse a grudge: 挾嫌，挾恨，挾仇 shier-shiarn, shier-hehn, shier-chour↓.
(3) Carry a badge, rely on some protection or privilege: 挾貴自重 proud of being in high position;
挾長 take liberties of being an older man;
挾義誅伐 attack s.o. in the name of justice;
挾勢 shier-shyh↓.
(4) To rule in the name of: 挾天子以令諸侯 to give orders to the feudal princes in the name of the emperor (who existed in name only).

Words 1. 挾仇 shier-chour, v.i. & adv., nursing an enmity, harboring an old wrong.
2. 挾持 shier-chyy, v.i., to force, coerce to do one’s bidding.
3. 挾帶 shier-daih, v.t., carry under arms;
4. 挾帶 shier-daih, v.t., entail with.
5. 挾恨 shier-hehn, v.i. & adv., harboring a grudge, hatred.
6. 挾擊 shier-jir, v.t., to outflank, attack from the flank.
7. 挾制 shier-jyh, v.t., force s.o. into doing one’s bidding.
8. 挾嫌 shier-shiarn, v.i. & adv., carrying a grudge against s.o.
9. 挾勢 shier-shyh, v.i., to rely on, take advantage of, one’s power.
10. 挾怨 shier-yauhn, v.i., see shier-hehn↑.

揍 Num. Index: 10A.81-1 tzouh .

V.t. (1) Hit, strike, beat: 揍人 beat up a person;
揍死他 finish him off;
挨揍 take a beating;
揍屁股 administer a smack on the buttocks;
揍他一頓 beat him up.
(2) Break, smash: 不留神把茶碗揍了 smashed the teacup through carelessness.

摸 Num. Index: 10A.81-2 mo (*mau , *mor ). [Dist. 摹 mor 20A.00]

V.i. & t. (1) To grope for, feel by groping motion, rub gently: 摸臉 gently feel (child’s) face;
摸摸她的手 gently feel her hand;
(coll. *mau) 混水摸魚 fish in troubled waters.
(2) (Fig.) search for, try to get at: 摸不幵門兒 cannot find the porper approach;
摸不清 cannot understand what it is all about;
摸不幵頭緒 cannot find the key or order in the whole thing;
這個人一天到晚到處摸錢 his fellow is trying all the time and everywhere to get at some money.

Words 1. 摸底 *mau-dii, v.i., get at the bottom (of things).
2. 摸骨相 mo-gur-shiahng, v.i., a way of telling a person’s fortune by feeling his bones.
3. 摸黑兒 *mau-he-’l, v.i., walk in the dark.
4. 摸稜 *mor-lirng, adj., see 模^稜 10B.81.
5. 摸瞎兒 *mau-shia-’l, v.i., (1) to grope one’s way about, as a blind man;
6. 摸瞎兒 *mau-shia-’l, v.i., (2) try all sorts of ways and fail.
7. 摸索 mo-suo, v.i., (1) grope for;
8. 摸索 mo-suo, v.i., (2) dawdle, potter about.

撲 Num. Index: 10A.81-2 pu . [Var. 扑]

V.i. & t. (1) Assault, rush toward: 撲上來 lurch forward (esp. toward opponent).
(2) Various forms of wrestling movements: 相撲，撲交 come to grips;
撲倒，撲跌 fall, fell (person) to the ground;
撲個空 overreach oneself, see 撲空 pu-kung↓.
(3) Strike, beat, flop, catch with a sudden movement: 撲殺此獠 “beat the beast to death”(allu. to brutal saying of Empress Wu Tsehtien);
撲蠅 swat fly;
撲蝶 catch butterfly with a quick flop.
(4) Touch lightly, tap: 撲面 tap face with powder;
清風撲面而來 the gentle breeze brushes against one’s face;
清香撲鼻 a sweet scent assails the nostrils.
(4) In combb. 噗噗，噗通，噗落 describing sudden, light movement, see pu-pu, pu-tung, pu-luoh↓.

Words 1. 撲嗤（兒） pu-chy (pu-che-’l), adv., descriptive of burst of laughter, or guffaw.
2. 撲的 pu-de, adv., suddenly.
3. 撲燈蛾（子） pu-deng-er(tz), n., moth (“beating at lamp”).
4. 撲蠂會 pu-dier-hueih, n., butterfly-catching contest, on the Flower Festival (花朝), being 12th of 2nd month in lunar calendar.
5. 撲地 pu-dih, adj. & adv., (1) all over the ground;
6. 撲地 pu-dih, adj. & adv., (2) suddenly: 撲地落下來 suddenly drops to the ground.
7. 撲兒 pu-erl, n., powder puff (粉撲兒 feen-pu-erl).
8. 撲虎兒 pu-huu-’l, v.i., throw body forward, lurch forward.
9. 撲救 pu-jiouh, v.i., fight fire.
10. 撲克 pu-’ke, n., (translit.) poker.
11. 撲空 pu-kung, v.i., (oft. 撲個空) miss a punch;
12. 撲空 pu-kung, v.i., (fig.) be left holding the bag, fail to get what one wants.
13. 撲鹿（撲漉） pu-luh, v.i., ditto.
14. 撲落 pu-luoh, v.i., scatter around.
15. 撲滿 pu-maan, n., clay coin bank, “broken when filled.”
16. 撲忙子 pu-marng-tz, v.i., bustle about nothing.
17. 撲撲 pu-pu, adv., descriptive of palpitation: 撲撲的心頭跳.
18. 撲簌簌 pu-shu-shu, adv., gushing forth (tears).
19. 撲朔迷離 pu-shuoh-mir-lir, adj., whirling, confusing the eye.
20. 撲騰 pu-terng, v.i., leap up, leap awkwardly;
21. 撲騰 pu-terng, v.i., try to magnify (s.t.);
22. 撲騰 pu-terng, n., show-off affair.
23. 撲通 pu-tung, adv., descriptive of sound of s.t. dropping into water.

□ Num. Index: 10A.81-2 nii . [Pop. of 擬 10A.83]

揆 Num. Index: 10A.81-3 kueir (also kueei ).

N. (1) Formerly, the premier, see 揆席 kueir-shir↓, now (LL) also used of chief ministers of state.
(2) Measure: 其揆一也 (AC) by the same measure or standard.
(3) Important affairs: 百揆 all the state matters.

V.t. To conjecture, see 揆度 kueir-duoh↓.

Words 1. 揆度 kueir-duoh, v.t., to calculate;
2. 揆度 kueir-duoh, v.t., conjecture.
3. 揆席 kueir-shir, n., (LL) formerly, the premier.

撅 Num. Index: 10A.81-5 jyue .

V.t. (1) Raise: 撅尾巴 (of birds or animals) stick up the tail.
(2) = □ 10A.70.
(3) Dig.
(4) To attack.

擫 Num. Index: 10A.81-5 yeh . [Var. of □ 51A.00]

捩 Num. Index: 10A.81-6 lieh .

V.i. To twist (s.t.) with the hand: 轉捩點 (of writing) where one makes a turn;
a twist in calling.;
a turning point.

撳 Num. Index: 10A.81-8 chihn . [Related □]

V.t. To press: 撳鈕，撳鈴 press a button, a bell;
撳喇叭 toot horn.

撿 Num. Index: 10A.81-8 jiaan .

V.t. (1) U.f. 檢 10B.81, to inspect.
(2) Pick up: 撿起來 pick up (from the ground);
撿破爛 a ragpicker.
(3) Obtain by sheer luck: 這條命是撿來的 I saved my neck by mere chance.

掀 Num. Index: 10A.81-9 shian .

V.t. (1) To raise up, lift up (curtain, pot cover, etc.): 掀鬚 to brush beard upwards in play.
(2) To expose, reveal: 掀人罪狀 expose a man’s crime;
掀他老底兒 reveal his past.

Words 1. 掀起 shian-chii, v.t., to lift up, cause, to bring about (big wave or movement).
2. 掀動 shian-duhng, v.t., raise a tumult: 掀動風波 raise a crisis.
3. 掀腫 shian-juung, v.i., to swell up (of skin).
4. 掀開 shian-’kai, v.t., to open (book, cover, curtain).
5. 掀掀 shian-shian, adj., (MC) standing straight up.
6. 掀騰 shian-’teng, v.i. & t. & adj., (be) in a tumult.
7. 掀天 shian-tian, v.i. & adj., (1) cause a big change in affairs: 掀天事業 a revolutionary undertaking;
8. 掀天 shian-tian, v.i. & adj., 掀天動地 sensational;
9. 掀天 shian-tian, v.i. & adj., world-shaking (event);
10. 掀天 shian-tian, v.i. & adj., (2) 海浪掀天 waves heave to the skies;
11. 掀天 shian-tian, v.i. & adj., 鼓樂掀 (or 喧) 天 a great din of drums and pipes (“heavens shake”with the noises of music).

揪 Num. Index: 10A.81-9 jiou .

V.t. To hold fast, clutch, grasp: 揪住，揪幵 clench, lay hold of, seize;
揪他的辮子 get hold of his queue;
揪耳朵 pinch s.o.’s ear;
把他從宝上揪起來 drag him from his bed;
揪心 (s.t.) breaks the heart (as to touch savings).

Words 1. 揪心 jiou-shin, adj., to feel nervous.

抉 Num. Index: 10A.81-9 jyuer .

V.t. (1) Choose (between), select (from): see compp.↓.
(2) Pluck out: 抉目 gouge out the eyes;
抉首 cut off the head.

Words 1. 抉摘 jyuer-jer, v.i., choose the best.
2. 抉剔 jyuer-ti, v.t., pick out and dispose of.
3. 抉擇 jyuer-tzer, v.i., make a choice from alternatives.

換 Num. Index: 10A.81-9 huahn .

V.i. & t. To change: 換姓，換名 change one’s surname, personal name;
換衣服 change dress;
換地方 change place;
換錢 to change (dollars into cents, etc.);
換班 change shifts for duty;
替換 to substitute;
對換，交換 to exchange, change (seats, etc.) with each other;
包換 guarantee to take back goods for exchange if unsatisfactory;
換回去 change it back;
換命的交情，換下心來 become bosom friends;
see 換帖 huahn-tiee↓;
換言之，換句話說 in other words;
換湯不換藥 make a superficial change.

Words 1. 換季 huahn-jih, v.i., to change dress proper for the season.
2. 換帖 huahn-tiee, v.i., be sworn brothers by exchange of papers bearing name, surname, year of birth, horoscope, etc.
3. 換樣（子） huahn-yahng(tz), v.i., (of person) change character or behavior;
4. 換樣（子） huahn-yahng(tz), v.i., (of articles) change shape (due to misuse, temperature, etc.).

挨 Num. Index: 10A.81-9 ai (*air ). [Interch. 捱 when pr. *air ]

V.i & t. (1) (*air) To stand or go close by: 挨著牆走 walk along the wall;
挨牆靠壁 hug close to the wall;
挨肩，挨近 ai-jian, ai-jihn↓.
(2) To push, rub, jostle (in, out): 挨過去 jostle into a room;
挨擠，挨揍，挨拶 ai-jii, ai-tzouh, ai-tzar↓;
挨挨 ai-ai, 挨親兒 ai-chie-’l↓.
(3) (*air) To suffer (beating, scolding): 挨打，挨罵 ai-daa, ai-mah↓;
endure silently (hunger, etc.): 挨冷受凍 endure the cold;
挨餓 ai-eh↓.
(4) To go one by one or in order: 挨次，挨門 ai-tsyh, ai-mern↓;
挨家兒打聽 go from house to house to find out news.
(5) (*air) To wait, bide one’s time, delay: 再挨兩天 let’s wait another two days;
挨過月底好了 wait till the end of the month, then it will be all right.

Words 1. 挨挨兒 ai-’a-’l, v.i., to delay: 這筆賬再往後挨挨兒 delay this payment till later.
2. 挨挨 ai-ai, v.i., to jostle together: 挨挨搶搶 ai-ai-chiarng-chiarng, 挨挨拶拶 ai-ai-tzar-tzar, 挨挨蹭蹭 ai-ai-tsehng-tsehng, to crowd together.
3. 挨親兒 ai-chie-’l, v.i., (a form of showing affection, said of a child) rub its face against mother’s body or one whom he loves.
4. 挨打 ai-daa (*air-daa), v.i., to suffer beating.
5. 挨餓 ai-eh (*air-eh), v.i., to endure hunger.
6. 挨光 ai-guang, v.i., (MC, sl.) to have illicit relations with opposite sex.
7. 挨著 ai-’je (*air-je), (1) part., hugging close to: 挨著路邊 hugging to the roadside;
8. 挨著 ai-’je (*air-je), (2) adv., one by one: 一個挨著一個過過去 pass by one by one.
9. 挨肩 ai-jian (*air-jian), adv., rubbing shoulders with: 挨肩擦膀 go in a jostling crowd , also 挨肩兒 (ai-jia-’l).
10. 挨近 ai-jihn (*air-jihn), (1) adj., close by;
11. 挨近 ai-jihn (*air-jihn), (2) to come close to (person).
12. 挨擠 ai-jii, v.i., to jostle together.
13. 挨靠（兒） ai-kauh(’l), v.t., to depend on (person) for support.
14. 挨罵 ai-mah (*air-mah), v.i., receive scolding.
15. 挨門（兒） ai-mern (ai-mer-’l), adv., door-to -door (canvass, deliver, etc.).
16. 挨磨 ai-mor, v.i., to wait patiently for s.t. to happen, to linger around;
17. 挨磨 ai-mor, v.t., to grind s.t.
18. 挨鬧 ai-nauh, adj., (of crowed) jostling and noisy.
19. 挨排 ai-pair, v.i., (MC) arrange.
20. 挨人兒 ai-rer-’l, v.i., to cohabit (also 挨親家兒), see ai-guang↑.
21. 挨噌 ai-tseng, v.i., receive scolding.
22. 挨次 ai-tsyh, adv., in good order, one by one.
23. 挨推 ai-tueei, v.i. & t., to delay (matter).
24. 挨拶 ai-tzar, v.i., to jostle together.
25. 挨揍 ai-tzouh (*air-tzouh), v.i., see ai-daa↑.
26. 挨晚兒 ai-waa-’l, adv., toward dusk.

技 Num. Index: 10A.82-1 jih .

N. Ability, skill: 技倆 tricks;
技藝 jih-yih, 技能 jih-nerng↓;
末技，小技 minor skills;
雕蟲小技 (contempt.) a precious or purely decorative style of writing;
絕技 incomparable skill;
a blow against which there is no defence.

Words 1. 技巧 jih-chiaau, adj. & n., dexterity, -trous, ingenuity, -nuous.
2. 技工 jih-gung, n., a mechanic.
3. 技正 jih-jehng, n., a senior specialist, foreman;
4. 技正 jih-jehng, n., see jih-shyh↓.
5. 技擊 jih-jir, n., boxing, pugilism.
6. 技能 jih-nerng, n., specialized skill, ability.
7. 技術 jih-shuh, n., technique;
8. 技術 jih-shuh, n., 技術人員 technical personnel.
9. 技師 jih-shy, n., a technical expert.
10. 技士 jih-shyh, n., a junior specialist, see jih-jehng↑.
11. 技癢 jih-yaang, phr., to itch for a chance to show off.
12. 技藝 jih-yih, n., (1) mechanical arts;
13. 技藝 jih-yih, n., (2) expert skill.

拔 Num. Index: 10A.82-1 bar . [Dist. 祓 63B.82, 跋 40B.82]

V.t. (1) To pull out, pluck, raise, move: 拔出 pull out;
拔釘，艸，門閂，毛 pull out a nail, weeds, door bolt, hair;
拔牙 to extract teeth;
拔腿 to take to one’s heels;
拔不出腿來 cannot get off from pressing duties;
拔來報往 phr., exchange visits, have frequent contacts;
拔虎鬚 pull tiger’s whiskers (twist lion’s tail);
拔幟 capture enemy’s colors;
拔營 strike camp;
拔樹尋根 trace to very roots;
拔茅連茹 phr., (LL) promote good men who will bring in their associates;
拔本塞源 (AC) phr., abandon source, (MC) clear up source and restore purity.
(2) Draw: 拔毒 draw out poison (pr. baa-dur in Peking dial.);
拔了短籌 draw a poor lot, i.e., be short-lived;
拔十得五 get fifty percent.
(3) Select, promote, place ahead, pay out of order: 拔付，拔還 pay, repay first;
選拔 select candidates, talent;
拔擢，拔尤 select and promote the best;
拔薦 bar-jiahn↓;
名拔前茅 phr., come out among the first in examinations or with honors;
山乎其類，拔乎其萃 phr., be distinguished from one’s kind, be among the select best, see 拔萃 bar-tsueih↓;
拔親 update wedding on account of scheduled funeral.
(4) Rise from: 拔地而出 rise straight from the ground (of rock formations, etc.);
hence 海拔 degrees above sea level.
(5) Capture (city, fort 拔城，寨).
(6) To cool s.t. by water or ice: 拔一拔.

Words 1. 拔白 bar-bair, n., (MC) daybreak.
2. 拔步 bar-buh, v.i., to march forward, move forward quickly.
3. 拔闖 bar-chuahng, v.i., step in and defend person being bullied.
4. 拔除 bar-chur, v.t., eradicate.
5. 拔𡡷 bar-chyurn, adj., outstanding.
6. 拔貢 bar-guhng, n., government fellow, fellowship, selected from districts in Manchu Dyn., see 貢^生 31.80.
7. 拔河 bar-her, v.i. & n., tug-of-war.
8. 拔火罐兒 bar-huoo-guah-’l, n., small funnel over casserole to help draw charcoal fire.
9. 拔薦 bar-jiahn, v.t., recommend for post or promote ahead of others.
10. 拔脯（兒） bar-pur(’l), n., man who stands straight (forward looking);
11. 拔脯子 bar-pur-tz, v.t., stick chest out as challenging attitude.
12. 拔摋 bar-sha, v.i. & t., (MC) separate.
13. 拔身 bar-shen, v.i., get away (from pressing duties).
14. 拔舌地獄 bar-sher-dih-yuh, n., (Budd.) hell where tongues are split;
15. 拔舌地獄 bar-sher-dih-yuh, n., “you will go to such hell” said of person with vicious tongue.
16. 拔絲（山藥） bar-sy(shan-yau), n., sugar-coated potato served red hot when sugar can be drawn out in threads;
17. 拔絲（山藥） bar-sy(shan-yau), n., same with lotusseeds, etc.
18. 拔萃 bar-tsueih, adj., outstanding, among the select best.

撒 Num. Index: 10A.82-2 sa (*saa ).

V.i. & t. (1) To let go, let out, release: 撒放 sa-fahng↓;
撒手, or 撒開手 let go the hand, also wash hands of matter, 撤手（兒） sa-shoou(’l)↓;
撒氣 deflate tire;
撒線 let out string in kite-flying;
撒溺，撒糞 sa-niauh, sa-fehn↓.
(2) To act in a spoiled, silly, joking or drunken manner: 撒嬌 sa-jiau↓;
撒風撒痴，撒嬌撒痴 to act spoiled (esp. woman);
撒賴，撒潑 sa-laih, sa-po↓;
撒酒風兒 to yell, shout when drunk;
撒科 sa-ke↓.
(3) (*saa) (Interch. 灑 63A.70, 洒 63A.41) to cast (sand, seeds), spray (fluid);
撒網 cast a net, see sa-waang↓;
撒豆成兵 (myth.) cast bcans on ground which are transformed by magic into soldiers.

Words 1. 撒氣 sa-chih, v.t., to deflate;
2. 撒氣 sa-chih, v.t., vent anger.
3. 撒旦 sa-dahn, n., (translit.) Satan.
4. 撒對兒 sa-duoh-’l, v.i., to challenge, antagonize, offend.
5. 撒放 sa-fahng, v.t., to let go, to spray (fluid, particles).
6. 撒糞 sa-fehn, v.i., to ease bowels, also (abuse) talk rubbish.
7. 撒和 *saa-’he, v.i., take a stroll: 撒和撒和一下 ditto;
8. 撒和 *saa-’he, v.i., to trot (horse).
9. 撒歡兒 sa-hua-’l, v.i., to romp about (as a cat).
10. 撒謊 sa-huaang, v.i., to tell a lie, a fib.
11. 撒帳 *saa-jahng, v.i., formerly, a wedding custom, after the ceremonies were over, with bride and groom seated on bed, coins and fruit were thrown by guests.
12. 撒姦 sa-jian, v.i., indulge in cunning, play dirty trick.
13. 撒嬌（兒） sa-jiau(’l), v.i., (lady) to act in pettishly charming manner, act spoiled, to pout, also 撒嬌撒痴 act like spoiled child.
14. 撒極 sa-jir, v.i., driven to extremities (and commit suicide).
15. 撒種 sa-juung, v.i., to sow seeds.
16. 撒開 sa-kai, v.i. & t., to let: 撒開了手 wash one’s hands of the matter, disclaim further interest.
17. 撒科 sa-ke, v.i., as in 撒科打諢 sa-ke-daa-huhn, (Chin. theater) to introduce comic remarks in dialogue.
18. 撒賴 sa-laih, v.i., to lie and cheat, speak falsehood to clear oneself and hurt others.
19. 撒馬 sa-maa, v.i., to let go the reins and gallop.
20. 撒漫 *saa-mahn, v.t., to spend freely;
21. 撒漫 *saa-mahn, v.t., to spoil (s.t.) by a hasty word.
22. 撒溺 sa-niauh, v.i., to urinate.
23. 撒潑 sa-po, adj., & adv., vile-tem-pered (woman), given to scolding others.
24. 撒然 *saa-rarn, adv., (MC) abruptly (awakened).
25. 撒散 *saa-’san, v.t., to distribute (handbills, etc.);
26. 撒散 *saa-’san, v.t., to spend lavishly.
27. 撒鞋 *saa-shier, n., slippers (also wr. 靸鞋);
28. 撒鞋 *saa-shier, n., a special kind of workman’s slippers with cloth sole and leather top.
29. 撒手（兒） sa-shoou(’l), v.i., wash one’s hands of the matter;
30. 撒手（兒） sa-shoou(’l), v.i., 撒手𤥀 the climaxing act, one’s specialty;
31. 撒手（兒） sa-shoou(’l), vi., 撒手塵寰 to pass away.
32. 撒薰香 saa-shyuhn-shiang, phr., to indulge in smearing tactics.
33. 撒尿 sa-suei (also sa-niauh), v.i., to urinate.
34. 撒村 sa-tsun, v.i., to use vulgar language, act like a country bumpkin.
35. 撒腿 sa-tueei, v.i., to beat it as fast as one can, disappear sheepishly from scene.
36. 撒嘴 sa-tzueei, v.i., to release a bite.
37. 撒網 sa-waang, v.i., cast net;
38. 撒網 sa-waang, v.i., (fig.) to give a party on occasion of wedding, funeral, etc., in the hope of collecting presents.
39. 撒鴨子 sa-ya-tz, v.i., see sa-tueei↑.
40. 撒野 sa-’yee, v.i., to get rude, bumptious.
41. 撒囈症 sa-yih-jehng, n., sleepwalking, also habit of talking in sleep, somnambulism.

披 Num. Index: 10A.82-2 pi (also pei in certain vern. phrr.).

Vb. (1) To open, lay open: 披心，披肝露膽，披瀝肝膽 lay open my heart (to urge, give honest advice or show loyalty);
披露 publish, cause to be published (article);
披襟 (fig. or lit.) bare breast.
(2) To spread out, flutter, disperse: 披髮，披頭散髮 (pi or pei) wear hair disshevelled;
披沙揀金 sift sand for gold, sift carefully.
(3) To put on, wear: 披衣而起 throw on gown and rise;
披甲 put on armor;
披僡帶孝 in deep mourning;
披枷帶鎖 in cangue and shackles;
披星戴月 journey or work under stars and moon in the night.
(4) To open and read: 披覽，披誦 scan or read book, roll, letter.

Words 1. 披風 pi-feng, n., ancient lady’s cloak.
2. 披拂 pi-fur (pei-fur), adj., moving in the wind.
3. 披掛 pi-guah (pei-guah), adj., in military attire.
4. 披紅 pi-hurng (pei-hurng), adj., covered with red sashes on festive occasions.
5. 披肩 pi-jian, n., woman’s shoulderpiece;
6. 披肩 pi-jian, n., stole.
7. 披離 pi-pilir, adj., (LL) luxurious (growth of foliage).
8. 披披 pi-pi, adj., (LL) trailing, blowing about (of girdles, willows).
9. 披片兒 pi-piah-’l, v.i., be a beggar.
10. 披頭 pi-tour, n., Beatles: 披頭士，披頭四.
11. 披緇 pi-tzy, v.i., (LL) wear black, i.e., become monk.

搜 Num. Index: 10A.82-2 sou .

V.t. To search, ransack: 搜索 sou-suoo↓;
搜購 collect, select for purchase.

Words 1. 搜捕 sou-buu, v.t., search and arrest (criminal).
2. 搜查 sou-char, v.t., to search (house, etc.).
3. 搜求 sou-chiour (also sou-’chiou), v.t., to hunt for (evidence, etc.).
4. 搜括 sou-gua, v.t., to loot (valuables, etc.), take away by force.
5. 搜檢 sou-jiaan, v.t., to search for (illegal goods).
6. 搜緝 sou-jih, v.t., to issue warrant for escaped (convicts, etc.).
7. 搜集 sou-jir, v.t., to collect (articles, rare editions, stamps, ores).
8. 搜看 sou-kahn, v.t., (MC) to inspect (place).
9. 搜羅 sou-’luor (sou-’lou), v.t., to collect from various sources.
10. 搜拿 sou-nar, v.t., see sou-buu↑.
11. 搜尋 sou-shyurn (also sou-’shyun), v.t., to search.
12. 搜索 sou-suoo, v.t., to search (hidden articles, etc.).
13. 搜討 sou-taau, v.t., to examine and study (doctrines, etc.).
14. 搜剔 sou-ti, v.t., to pick, select;
15. 搜剔 sou-ti, v.t., to weed out (textual errors).

撇 Num. Index: 10A.82-2 pie (*piee ).

N. (*piee) A slanting stroke in calligraphy, like the first stroke in 人，千.

V.t. (1) Cast aside, leave behind, often with complement: 撇下，撇開 : 撇下一妻三子 leave behind one wife and three children;
撇不開 cannot shove aside (duties, etc.).
(2) To skim oil or matter from surface of liquid: 撇油 pie-your↓.
(3) (*piee) As in 撇嘴 to draw down corners of lips in contempt, or in a child about to cry;
撇齒拉嘴 phr., making a contemptuous expression.

Words 1. 撇棄 pie-chih, v.t., abandon.
2. 撇清 pie-ching, v.i., disengage oneself, pretend to be uninvolved.
3. 撇蘭 pr.piee-larn, n. & v.i., a game in which each person chooses the leaf of a drawn orchid, determining sum to be contributed, covered and unseen.
4. 撇漾 pie-yahng, v.t., (MC) abandon and drift apart.
5. 撇油兒 pie-your-’l, v.i., have a finger in the pie, grease one’s palm.

擻 Num. Index: 10A.82-2 soou .

V.i. & t. (1) To flap (clothing) free of dust: 抖^擻 10A.10.
(2) To tremble, flutter: 擻抖抖地顫 trembling, shivering.

擾 Num. Index: 10A.82-3 raau .

V.t. (1) Disturb, trouble: 擾動 to stir, shake, agitate;
擾亂 raau-luahn↓;
擾攘 cause utter confusion;
擾擾 in disorder, confusion;
騷擾 create disturbances, make trouble;
喧擾 noisy confusion, hubbub;
擾害 endanger;
紛擾 in a state of confusion, disorderly.
(2) Be guest to: 奉擾 “thank you for your hospitality”;
我擾你一頓吧 may I have potluck with you? 叨擾，打擾 have the honor to be your guest, enjoy your hospitality;
擾聒 impose on your kindness;
煩擾 cause you so much inconvenience, trouble you so much.

Words 1. 擾亂 raau-luahn, v.t., make a mess of, trouble, disturb.

扠 Num. Index: 10A.82-3 cha (*jaa ).

N. (*jaa) A length, see V.i. 2↓.

V.i. (1) To place arms akimbo: 扠腰.
(2) (*jaa) To measure length with stretched thumb and middle finger.

掇 Num. Index: 10A.82-3 duor . [Dist. 綴]

V.t. To pick up, to pluck (leaves from stems, vegetables).

Words 1. 掇弄 duor-nuhng, v.t., arrange, rearrange nicely (as with finger).
2. 掇拾 duor-shyr, v.t., pick up: 掇拾章句 stud composition with picked up phrases.

撥 Num. Index: 10A.82-3 bo .

N. (1) A handful (of earth, ashes, powder).
(2) (AC) cord for pulling hearse= 紼 93B.22.
(3) (AC) a kind of ladies’ hair ornament.

V.t. (1) To stir with hand or stick: 撥土，灰 stir dust, ashes;
to move (switch, etc.) with a slight finger movement;
撥表針 move watch hand;
撥動 bo-duhng↓;
撥算盤 tick off beads on abacus;
poke fire, see 撥火棍 bo-huoo-guhn↓;
撥開 poke aside, spread out;
撥歸一邊 set on one side.
(2) To dispel, push aside (curtain): 撥開雲霧見青天 (or 撥雲見日) clear the clouds and see the sky, (fig.) remove cloud of suspicion, redress wrong and restore justice;
撥亂反正 dispel chaos and restore peace.
(3) TO assign, set aside: 撥兵 despatch troops;
撥項 transfer a sum;
撥一筆款 set aside a sum.

Words 1. 撥動 bo-duhng, v.t., move by finger (hour hand), turn (a switch).
2. 撥發 bo-fa, v.t. & n., pay out, transfer (funds).
3. 撥火棍 bo-huoo-guhn, n., poker for fireplace.
4. 撥腳 bo-jiaau, v.i., fell (a person) by placing leg across opponent’s, a boxer’s movement.
5. 撥剌 bo-lah, n., noise of striking fins, 扒 also 扒^拉 10A.80;
6. 撥剌 bo-lah, n., noise of twanging bow.
7. 撥浪鼓 bo-lang-guu, n., = 波^浪鼓 63A.82.
8. 撥弄 bo-luhng, v.t., as in 撥弄是非 stir up trouble by gossip, rumors;
9. 撥弄 bo-luhng, v.t., fiddle with.

撮 Num. Index: 10A.82-4 tsuo .

N. (1) A handful, small quantity.
(2) A milliliter.

V.t. (1) To pick up or hold (dust, powder) between fingers.
(2) To put together: 撮合 tsuo-her↓.

Words 1. 撮鳥 tsuo-diaau, n., (MC vulg., abuse) weakling for sexual purposes.
2. 撮合 tsuo-her (tsuo-’he), v.t., to bring two parties together, esp. for matrimonial alliance;
3. 撮合 tsuo-her (tsuo-’he), v.t., 撮合山 matchmaker.
4. 撮口 tsuo-koou, adj., (Chin. phonetics) the sound “yu”(Wade: “椬�) as in 玉，越，圓 yuh, yueh, yuarn.
5. 撮弄 tsuo-’luhng (tsuo-’lung), v.t., (1) to make fun of (person);
6. 撮弄 tsuo-’luhng (tsuo-’lung), v.i., (2) to manipulate, instigate (to riot, rebellion, etc.);
7. 撮弄 tsuo-’luhng (tsuo-’lung), (3) n., (MC) acrobatic shows and the like.
8. 撮土 tsuo-tuu, (1) n., (contempt.) a small country (cf. 蕞^爾 20A.82);
9. 撮土 tsuo-tuu, (2) v.i., to gather soil with hand.
10. 撮要 tsuo-yauh¹, n., summary (of speech, etc.);
11. 撮要 tsuo-yauh¹, n., elementary outline (of subject).
12. 撮藥 tsuo-yauh², v.i., (Chin. med.) to fill out a prescription.

攫 Num. Index: 10A.82-4 jyuer .

V.t. Catch with claws, jump upon and seize: 攫取 seize and carry off;
攫捕 to grasp, as with claws;
攫奪 rob (goods);
攫而食之 catch and eat it.

投 Num. Index: 10A.82-4 tour .

V.i. & t. (1) To throw, cast away, fling (s.t.);
投石 throw stone;
投炸彈 throw bomb;
投竿，投綸 cast line in angling;
throw down: 投筆（翰）從戎 throw down the pen and join the army;
投袂而別 whisk one’s sleeves and depart;
投簪 throw down officail job;
投戈 lay down the arms;
投鞭斷流 if the soldiers threw their whips into the river, it would be enough to stem the current—fig. of size of troops;
投鼠忌器 throw s.t. at a rat, but afraid to break the vase—caution in taking action;
投桃報李 exchange gifts between lovers, friends;
投擲，投棄 tour-jyr, tour-chih↓.
(2) Project an image: 投影 cast reflection in water;
投射 tour-sheh↓.
(3) Throw oneself: 投水，投海，投河 jump into water to drown oneself;
投火 jump into fire, also throw s.t. into fire;
投荒 tour-huang↓;
投繯 hang oneself (繯= noose);
自投羅網 walk into trap;
投入軍隊 join the army, enlist;
投敵，投降 surrender to enemy;
投胎 (of spirit) enter the womb, be born again (as another person).
(4) To submit, send in, deliver: 投書，投函，拯郵 send letter;
投稿 submit article to publisher;
投刺，投名片，投帖 send in one’s card;
投考 apply for entrance examination;
投告，投官 surrender or report to police;
投稟 send in petition;
投票，投資 tour-piauh, tour-tzy↓.
(5) Seek shelter, stop over: 投入懷抱 find comfort and warmth in embrace (of church, country);
投親 go and stay with relatives;
投店 stop over at inn;
投門路 ask friend to help get job;
投靠，投宿 tour-kauh, tour-suh↓.
(6) Fit into, be attracted toward: 意氣 (氣味, 臭味) 相投 friends attracted to each other by common tastes: 投簧 be mutually compatible, fit into;
投其所好 cater to person’s pleasures, tastes;
投機 tour-ji↓.

Words 1. 投案 tour-ahn, v.i., (of party in volved) report to court, surrender oneself to police.
2. 投奔 tour-behn, v.i. & t., seek shelter (in country, place), esp. return to freedom: 投奔自由 escape to freedom.
3. 投標 tour-biau, v.i., submit bid for contract.
4. 投誠 tour-cherng, v.t., surrender to, switch loyalty to.
5. 投棄 tour-chih¹, v.t., abandon, throw away.
6. 投契 tour-chih², v.i., feel attracted toward each other, get along well.
7. 投親 tour-chin, v.i., go and stay with relative (usu. as dependent).
8. 投遞 tour-dih, v.t., deliver (letter, gift).
9. 投稿 tour-gaau, v.i., submit manuscripts.
10. 投戈 tour-ge, v.i., lay down arms.
11. 投合 tour-her, v.i., (talks, persons) agree with each other.
12. 投荒 tour-huang, v.i., send, go away to distant regions.
13. 投壼 tour-hur, n. & v.i., ancient game of throwing arrows into vases, described in 禮記.
14. 投機 tour-ji, v.i., (1) play opportunist: 投機份子 opportunist;
15. 投機 tour-ji, v.i., 投機取巧 take advantage of the moment;
16. 投機 tour-ji, (2) speculate on stocks;
17. 投機 tour-ji, (3) get along well: 他們談得很投機 they are having a very interesting talk together;
18. 投機 tour-ji, 話不投機 dissidence of opinion in talks, resulting in estrangement.
19. 投杼 tour-juh, phr., “leave the loom”, (allu.) mother of good Confucianist unbelieving when first told of her son being murderer, but believing it on third time—influence of rumor and gossip.
20. 投擲 tour-jyr, v.t., to throw, cast (stone, etc.).
21. 投止 tour-jyy, v.i., stop over for the night.
22. 投考 tour-kaau, v.i., apply for entrance examination, register and take part in any examination.
23. 投靠 tour-kauh, v.t., to go and live (with person) as dependent.
24. 投老 tour-laau, v.i., (MC) retire for old age.
25. 投明 tour-mirng, (1) adv., toward down;
26. 投明 tour-mirng, (2) 棄暗投明 (of bandits, rebels) give oneself up to the government.
27. 投暮 tour-muh, adv., (MC) toward dusk.
28. 投票 tour-piauh, v.i., cast vote.
29. 投射 tour-sheh, v.i., to project.
30. 投生 tour-sheng, v.i., be reincarnated (as another person).
31. 投轄 tour-shiar, phr., (AC allu.) “cut off axle” as a way of asking and insisting friend not to depart.
32. 投降 tour-shiarng, v.i., to surrender: 無條件投降 unconditional surrender.
33. 投首 tour-shoou¹, v.i., report to police, admit guilt.
34. 投手 tour-shoou², n., (baseball) pitcher.
35. 投順 tour-shuhn, v.t., see tour-cherng↑.
36. 投宿 tour-suh, v.i., stop over (at inn) for the night.
37. 投胎 tour-tai, v.i., be reincarnated.
38. 投子 tour-tz, n., dice (=骰子).
39. 投資 tour-tzy, v.i., to invest.

□ Num. Index: 10A.82-5 bauh . [Abbr. of 報 11S.82]

抆 Num. Index: 10A.82-6 wehn .

V.t. To wipe off (tears): 抆淚 a literary convention for prescribed degree of sorrow in obituary notices apparently wiping tears more energetically for close cousins (by pressing knuckles on eye socket ) than 拭淚 merely brushing or flicking tears away for more distant cousins, cf. 搵 10A.30.

撤 Num. Index: 10A.82-6 cheh . [Cf. 徹, 澈]

V.t. (1) To take away, remove, withdraw: 撤退，撤換，撤銷, etc. cheh-tueih, cheh-huahn, cheh-shiau↓;
撤回 to withdraw, to retract;
remove from office: 撤職，撤差 cheh-jyr, cheh-chai↓;
撤水 pump off water;
撤火 remove heating arrangements when cold season is over.
(2) To counteract: 酸撤鹹 the sour counteracts the salty flavor.

Words 1. 撤保 cheh-baau, v.i., withdraw or cease guaranteeship.
2. 撤兵 cheh-bing, v.i., withdraw soldiers.
3. 撤差 cheh-chai, v.i., remove from office.
4. 撤懲 cheh-cherng, v.t., remove from office and punish (person).
5. 撤出 cheh-chu, v.t., to withdraw, remove (soldiers) from place.
6. 撤除 cheh-chur, v.t., to remove (obstacles, etc.).
7. 撤防 cheh-farng, v.i., withdraw garrison or security arrangements.
8. 撤廢 cheh-feih, v.t., abolish (old rules).
9. 撤換 cheh-huahn, v.t., to replace (with new articles, troops, positions).
10. 撤職 cheh-jyr, v.t., dismiss from office: 把他撤職;
11. 撤職 cheh-jyr, v.t., 撤了職 (p.p.) dismissed.
12. 撤任 cheh-rehn, v.t., ditto.
13. 撤銷 cheh-shiau, v.t., cancel (arrangement), invalidate (guarantee), withdraw (offer).
14. 撤席 cheh-shir, v.i., terminate dinner, clear off dinner table.
15. 撤退 cheh-tueih, v.i. & t., retreat, order (troops) to retreat from place.
16. 撤脫 cheh-tuo, v.i., get away (from appointments, etc.).

摋 Num. Index: 10A.82-8 sah .

V.t. (AC) to kill with edge of hand.

扳 Num. Index: 10A.82-9 ban .

V.t. Pull (bar, switch, gear shift): 扳不動 cannot pull (in, out);
扳過來 pull it over.

Words 1. 扳指兒 ban-jee-’l, n., heavy ring, orig. protecting archer’s finger (also wr. 搬指兒).
2. 扳機 ban-ji, n., the switch bar.
3. 扳罾 ban-tzehng, n., fishing net supported and operated by long poles.

授 Num. Index: 10A.82-9 shouh . [Related 受 90.82]

V.t. (1) To give (to person): usu. 授予，授與 shouh-yuu↓;
授受 shouh-shouh↓.
(2) To teach, pass on to future generation: 講授 teach (a subject);
教^授 82S.82, v.t., to teach;
n., a professor;
傳授 pass on oral tradition (classical interpretation, secret formula).
(3) To invest (person) in office.

Words 1. 授課 shouh-keh, phr., give lessons.
2. 授命 shouh-mihng, phr., 見危授命 (AC) willing to sacrifice life in case of danger.
3. 授首 shouh-shoou, v.i., (AC) be beheaded.
4. 授受 shouh-shouh, v.i., to pass (objects) from hand to hand: 私相授受 pass money between hands in bribery;
5. 授受 shouh-shouh, v.i., 男女授受不親 (AC) it is improper for man and woman to hold each other’s hands, pass objects from hand to hand.
6. 授室 shouh-shyh, v.t., to take in a bride;
7. 授室 shouh-shyh, v.t., (AC) to accept daughter-in-law in formal ceremony.
8. 授時 shouh-shyr, phr., (AC) to give official calendar of year’s seasons.
9. 授業 shouh-yeh, v.i., (LL) to teach (cf. 受業 to be pupil).
10. 授意 shouh-yih, v.i., to suggest idea behind scenes to (person) for action.
11. 授與 shouh-yuu, phr., to give to: 授與勳章 to award medal.

援 Num. Index: 10A.82-9 yuarn .

N. Aid: 美援 American foreign aid;
內援，外援 domestic, foreign help, ally.

V.t. (1) To lift by hand, to aid: 援助，援救 yuarn-juh, yuarn-jiouh↓;
援溺 to rescue a drowning or drowned man;
舉賢援能 to promote able men.
(2) To stretch a hand, hold (hand, pen): 援手 yuarn-shoou↓;
援筆 take up the pen.
(3) To cite (example, precedent): 援例，援據 yuarn-lih, yuarn-jyuh↓.

Words 1. 援隊 yuarn-dueih, n., (mil.) support unit.
2. 援照 yuarn-jauh, prep., according to rules precedents.
3. 援救 yuarn-jiouh, v.t., to rescue.
4. 援助 yuarn-juh, v.t., to help, succor (the needy).
5. 援據 yuarn-jyuh, prep., in accordance with.
6. 援軍 yuarn-jyun, n., rescue troops.
7. 援例 yuarn-lih, adv., according to precedent.
8. 援手 yuarn-shoou, v.i., to give a hand, to help.
9. 援引 yuarn-yiin, v.t., (1) to cite (examples);
10. 援引 yuarn-yiin, v.t., (2) to help promote (friends to position).

搬 Num. Index: 10A.82-9 ban .

V.i. & t. Move (furniture, luggage): 搬家 move to another house;
搬出去 take away (usu. heavy object);
搬到那况去 where are you moving or taking (the things) to? 搬來搬去 move back and forth;
搬磚砸腳 phr., one’s own doing (drop brick on one’s own foot);
搬弄是非 phr., carry tales.

Words 1. 搬不倒兒 ban-’bu-daau-’l, n., doll that always rights itself up= 不倒翁.
2. 搬㪫 ban-charng, n. & v.i., house removal.
3. 搬指兒 ban-’jee-’l, n., heavy finger ring, orig. for protection of archer’s finger.
4. 搬配 ban-peih, adj., be wellmatched in marriage (also wr. 般配，班配).
5. 搬子 ban-tz, n., bottle opener;
6. 搬子 ban-tz, n., a wrench.
7. 搬演 ban-yaan, v.t., =扮^演 10A.50.
8. 搬運 ban-yuhn, n. & v.t., transport (goods, luggage);
9. 搬運 ban-yuhn, n. & v.t., 搬運費 ban-yuhn-feih, transportation charges.

捷 Num. Index: 10A.83-1 jier .

N. (1) Victory, triumph, conquest: 大捷 an overwhelming victory;
奏捷 to score a victory;
連捷 score one victory after another.
(2) A surname.

V.t. Be victorious or successful (in war, examination, games, etc.).

Adj. Fast, quick, nimble, smart: 捷足先得(登) victory to the swift-footed;
捷徑 jier-jihng↓;
快捷，迅捷 fast, quick, fleet, speedy;
敏捷 nimble, agile, quick-witted: 文思敏捷 (of writer) ability to think and write fast;
便捷 convenient, handy.

Words 1. 捷報 jier-bauh, n., (1) tidings of military victory;
2. 捷報 jier-bauh, n., (2) formerly, news of a person’s success in government examinations.
3. 捷徑 jier-jihng, n., (lit. & fig.) a short cut.
4. 捷給 jier-jii, adj., having quick wits, ready at making repartees.
5. 捷口 jier-koou, adj., clever of speech.
6. 捷黠 jier-shiar, adj., crafty.
7. 捷書 jier-shu, n., a victory bulletin.
8. 捷才 jier-tsair, n., ready wits, quickness of mind.

撻 Num. Index: 10A.83-1 tah .

V.t. To whip: 鞭撻，撻罰 punish (enemy), whip in fig.sense.

Words 1. 撻伐 tah-fa, v.t., (AC) invade (neighbors): 大張撻伐 declare war on a country to punish its iniquities.

擬 Num. Index: 10A.83-2 nii . [Pop. □]

V.t. (1) To guess, estimate: 擬度 nii-duh↓.
擬料 nii-liauh↓.
(2) To draft (a letter, resolution, document): 擬就 have drafted (a document, etc.), is already drafted;
擬妥 ditto;
擬稿 to draft a document;
草擬 to draft;
擬訂 to draft, to draw up;
擬定 nii-dihng↓;
擬具 nii-jyuh↓.
(3) To intend to, have a mind to: 擬於明日啟行 intend to leave tomorrow;
不擬 do not intend to;
擬將 plan to;
擬請 intend to ask (for leave, etc.);
擬辦 intend to do (s.t.);
虛擬 to make a supposition.
(4) Compare, draw comparison: 比擬 compare (s.t., s.o.) with another;
相擬 draw an analogy between two things or persons.
(5) To consciously imitate, to follow manner or style: 摹擬 carefully copy anc. painting;
擬唐人作 done in the manner or style of Tarng poets.

Words 1. 擬曲 nir-chyuu, n., a mime;
2. 擬曲 nir-chyuu, n., words of song by s.o.
3. 擬尺蠖 nii-chyy-huoh, n., (zoo.) Plusia festucae.
4. 擬定 nii-dihng, v.i., to propose, draft (a plan, date);
5. 擬定 nii-dihng, v.i., to plan to do s.t.
6. 擬度 nii-duh, v.t., think over, conjecture.
7. 擬古 nii-guu, v.t., imitate the style of ancient writers.
8. 擬具 nii-jyuh, v.t., to draw up (practical measures, a plan).
9. 擬人法 nii-rern-faa, n., personification.
10. 擬料 nii-liauh, v.t., suppose, conjecture.
11. 擬態 nii-taih, n., mimicry.
12. 擬議 nii-yih, v.t., (1) consider and comment,
13. 擬議 nii-yih, v.t., (2) make proposals or recommendations.

捉 Num. Index: 10A.83-4 juo .

V.t. (1) To clutch: 捉筆 to wield the pen;
捉刀 juo-dau↓;
一沐三捉髮 (allu.) to tie up hair three times during a bath in order to see callers—　busy, attentive in government affairs;
捉襟見肘 cannot make the ends meet;
捉迷藏 play hide-and-seek.
(2) To catch (rat), arrest (thief): 捉拿，捕捉 ditto;
捉姦 catch adultery in the act.

Words 1. 捉鼻 juo-bir, v.i., (LL) hold one’s nose in contempt.
2. 捉刀 juo-dau, v.t., to write examination papers, etc., by other than true candidate or writer (allu.: 曹操 held a knife watching while s.o. wrote for him).
3. 捉弄 juo-luhng, v.t., to play trick upon (s.o.).
4. 捉狹 juo-shiar, adj., & adv., mischievous, calculating;
5. 捉狹 juo-shiar, adj., & adv., 捉狹鬼 (abuse) nasty, mean fellow.

提 Num. Index: 10A.83-4 tir (*di ).

V.t. (1) To carry or lift by the hand, lift up: 提起來 lift up by hand;
提開 take (s.t.) away, put aside;
提不動 cannot lift it;
提菜籃，提燈籠 carry basket, lantern;
提高，提掇，提攜，提拔，提升 tir-gau, tir-duoh, tir-shi, tir-bar, tir-sheng↓;
提筆 take up pen (and write);
提款，提項 draw out money;
提鞋 pull on shoes;
提腕 write with wrist not touching desk;
提心吊膽 breathless with fear, worry;
提心在口 have one’s heart in one’s mouth (exactly as in English);
提手躡腳的走 walk on tiptoe;
耳提面命 (of teacher, parent) give personal advice constantly (耳提=pulling ear);
提綱挈領 give main outline (of facts, principles).
(2) To mention, bring up for discussion, refer to: usu. 提起，提到，提出，提及;
提起這件事 mention this affair;
提出條件 state conditions (for peace, etc.);
提出意見 express one’s opinion, ideas;
提出證據 bring forth proofs;
提出訴訟 bring suit to court;
別提了，不要提起 don’t bring this up;
提到這件事 refer to this matter;
提到我沒有 did he mention me?
(3) Guide, promote, lead: 提攜，提拔 promote, see tir-shi, tir-bar↓;
提率軍隊 lead troops;
提倡，提調 tir-chahng, tir-diauh↓.
(4) Extract: 提取 extract (oil,etc.);
提煉，提淨，提舉 tir-liahn, tir-jihng, tir-jyuu↓.
(5) Of law action, bring out and bring to court: 提解，提押 send over, deliver (convict);
提送 send over;
提審，提問，提究，提質 bring out accused and cross-examine in court.

Words 1. 提案 tir-ahn, n., proposition, resolution to be discussed.
2. 提拔 tir-bar, v.t., (1) specially promote to office, promote as a special consideration;
3. 提拔 tir-bar, v.t., (2) (tir-’ba) (coll.) remind: 如我忘了，請提拔我一聲 please remind me in case I forget (=tir-shiing↓).
4. 提包 tir-bau, n., handbag.
5. 提撥 tir-bor, v.t., to appropriate.
6. 提補 tir-buu, v.t., select and fill (post).
7. 提倡 tir-chahng, v.i. & n., promote, sponsor (new movement, styles, physical culture, etc.);
8. 提倡 tir-chahng, v.i. & n., promotion.
9. 提成 tir-cherng, v.i., take a percentage.
10. 提前 tir-chiarn, v.t., advance in date;
11. 提前 tir-chiarn, adv., ahead: 提前考試 take examination ahead of schedule;
12. 提前 tir-chiarn, v.i., as in 提前清償 payment in advance.
13. 提挈 tir-chieh, v.t., help, lead, guide, see tir-shi↓.
14. 提起 tir-chii, v.t., (1) mention, bring up: 別再提起這件事 don’t bring this up again, see tir-chu↓;
15. 提起 tir-chii, v.t., (2) 提起精神 put forth more energy, refresh one’s mind;
16. 提起 tir-chii, v.t., (3) 提起公訴 to initiate public prosecution.
17. 提親 tir-chin, v.i., bring up proposal of marriage.
18. 提琴 tir-chirn, n., violin (小提琴);
19. 提琴 tir-chirn, n., 中提琴 viola;
20. 提琴 tir-chirn, n., 大提琴 cello;
21. 提琴 tir-chirn, n., 低音提琴 double bass.
22. 提出 tir-chu, v.t., propose, bring up: 提出意見，問題，議案，訴訟，條件 bring up idea, question, resolution, lawsuit, condition, etc.
23. 提取 tir-chyuu, v.t., extract (oil, etc.);
24. 提取 tir-chyuu, v.t.,come specially to bring (certain article);
25. 提取 tir-chyuu, v.t., draw (money) from bank.
26. 提袋 tir-daih, n., handbag.
27. 提單 tir-dan, n., bill of lading, invoice.
28. 提到 tir-dauh, v.t., mention, refer to.
29. 提燈會 tir-deng-hueih, n., lantern festival.
30. 提點 tir-diaan, v.i., remind.
31. 提調 tir-diauh, v.t., supervise (troops);
32. 提調 tir-diauh, v.t., select, appoint, and assign (officers, troops).
33. 提督 tir-du, n., former title of provincial commander in chief (水師提督, etc.).
34. 提掇 tir-duoh, v.t., to help (younger people) by guidance, promotion, see tir-bar↑, tir-shi↓.
35. 提防 tir-farng (*di-’fang), v.t., guard against (enemy, attack, flood, infiltration, etc.).
36. 提高 tir-gau, v.t., elevate (standard), increase (attention, cautionary measures), heighten: 提高警覺 heighten vigilance.
37. 提供 tir-gung, v.t., contribute: 提供節目 “program is brought to you by.”
38. 提盒（兒） tir-her(’l), n., carrying case (for food, presents).
39. 提貨單 tir-huoh-dan, n., invoice for taking delivery;
40. 提貨單 tir-huoh-dan, n., 提貨摺 passbook for taking delivery.
41. 提壼 tir-hur, (1) n., name of bird;
42. 提壼 tir-hur, (2) v.i., to carry wine pot.
43. 提淨 tir-jihng, v.t., refine (oil, extract).
44. 提及 tir-jir, v.t., mention, refer to.
45. 提舉 tir-jyuu, v.t., promote (person).
46. 提款 tir-kuaan, v.t., withdraw money from bank.
47. 提籃（兒） tir-larn (tir-lar-’l), n., a light basket (for vegetables, etc.).
48. 提煉 tir-liahn, v.t., refine, extract (oil, chemical from ores).
49. 提梁（兒） tir-liarng(’l), n., part (bridge, handle) used for lifting (cover, basket).
50. 提溜 *di-liou, v.t., carry lightly in hand or with fingers: 提留幵心 make one uneasy.
51. 提名 tir-mirng, v.t., nominate (person for election, appointment).
52. 提偶戲 tir-oou-shih, n., marionette usu. called 傀儡戲 kueir-leei-shih.
53. 提票 tir-piauh, n., warrant for arrest.
54. 提審 tir-sheen, v.i., hold hearing at court.
55. 提攝 tir-sheh, v.i., (Taoist) arouse, excite certain bodily energies.
56. 提升 tir-sheng, v.t., promote in rank.
57. 提神 tir-shern, v.i., refresh oneself;
58. 提神 tir-shern, v.i., put on one’s guard.
59. 提攜 tir-shi¹, v.t., to guide and help (younger people).
60. 提撕 tir-shi², v.t., (1) wake up, put on one’s guard;
61. 提撕 tir-shi², v.t., (2) help and guide (the young), see tir-chieh↑.
62. 提箱 tir-shiang, n., suitcase.
63. 提醒 tir-shiing, v.t., remind;
64. 提醒 tir-shiing, v.t., alert (person) to danger.
65. 提示 tir-shyh, v.t., point out, give advice (to younger people).
66. 提學使 tir-shyuer-shyy, n., former commissioner of education.
67. 提訴 tir-suh, v.i., bring up lawsuit.
68. 提堂 tir-tarng, v.i., to bring to court.
69. 提提 tir-tir, adj., as in (AC) 好人提提 gentleman is poised and at ease;
70. 提提 tir-tir, adj., descriptive of flying.
71. 提頭兒 tir-tour-’l, v.i., (1) introductory remarks;
72. 提頭兒 tir-tour-’l, v.i., (2) worth talking: 這個人沒個大提頭兒 this man is not worth talking about.
73. 提要 tir-yauh, n., resume, brief summary.
74. 提議 tir-yih, n., proposal, resolution brought for discussion.
75. 提運 tir-yuhn, v.t. & n., transport, -tation.

撾 Num. Index: 10A.83-4 jua .

V.t. To knock at (door, branch).

掖 Num. Index: 10A.83-6 yih (also yeh ; *ye ).

N. (1) Armpit (interch. 腋 42A.83).
(2) Side: 宮掖，掖庭 side palaces: 掖門 side gate of palace;
掖垣 side wall.

V.t. (1) To hold up by the arms(“armpit”): 扶掖 to support elder person).
(2) (*ye) To fold up: 掖袖子 fold up sleeves;
把衣襟掖起來 gather skirt up.
(3) (*ye) To tuck away: 把錢掖在懷况 to tuck away money in bossom.

抓 Num. Index: 10A.83-9 jua (sp. pr. jau ).

V.t. (1) To scratch: 抓癢 scratch an itch;
抓撓 jua-nau↓;
抓破臉兒 (coll.) openly break relations (lit., “scratch face till it bleeds” or “come to blows”);
抓耳撓腮 twisting ears and beards in pondering.
(2) To clutch, grab, to get or get at indiscriminately: 抓住 to clutch fast;
抓取 to grab at;
抓一劑藥 to buy a lot of prescribed herbs;
抓錢 to grab money, in a hurry to get rich;
抓不起來 too soft to be lifted;
抓大頭 a game of picking lines leading to covered numbers (for pooling money), in which the 大頭 pays more than the others;
抓尖兒賣快 show avid attentions to s.o. to curry favor;
抓工夫 (coll.) steal time for idling.
(3) To catch, arrest (thief).

Words 1. 抓碴兒 jua-char-’l, v.i., make use as pretext.
2. 抓哏 jua-gern, v.i., (in Chin. drama) make ad lib jokes.
3. 抓會 jua-hueih, n., a club in which subscribers pay a certain amount monthly, the sum going to the person who shakes out the best dice.
4. 抓鬮兒 jua-jiou-’l, v.i., draw lots.
5. 抓周兒 jua-jou-’l, v.i., on child’s first anniversary, different objects (abacus, writing brush, etc.) are placed before baby to see which article it tries to grab, indicating future inclination.
6. 抓局 jua-jyur, v.i., to make a raid on gambling den.
7. 抓撓 jua-’nau, v.t., (1) to scratch (itch);
8. 抓撓 jua-’nau, v.t., (2) to scramble, clutch and grab: 別抓撓東西 don’t scramble a set of things;
9. 抓撓 jua-’nau, v.t., (3) to struggle, clamber: 他們兩人抓撓起來了 the two begin to clutch at each other;
10. 抓撓 jua-’nau, v.t., (4) to hustle, make hastily: 幫他們抓撓飯 help them hurry up the meal;
11. 抓撓 jua-’nau, 抓抓撓撓 adv., hurriedly:
12. 抓撓 jua-’nau, 抓抓撓撓把飯吃了 finished the meal hurriedly;
13. 抓撓 jua-’nau, (5) 抓撓兒 n., a children’s game of bending and unbending fingers.
14. 抓瞎 jua-shia, v.i., act in a flurried or confused manner.
15. 抓彩 jua-tsaai, v.i. & n., to raffle;
16. 抓彩 jua-tsaai, v.i. & n., a raffle.
17. 抓早兒 jua-tzaau-’l, adv., get up early (to start journey, etc.).

挺 Num. Index: 10A.83-9 tiing . [Cf. 梃 10B.83, 鋌 81A.83]

V.i. & t. (1) To stick up or out, to bulge or protrude, to straighten: 挺幵肚子 protrude belly;
挺胸，挺起胸膛 stick out chest, stand straight in gesture of self-confidence;
挺起腰板兒 stand up as a man;
挺身而出 stand up and volunteer to help;
to raise: 挺劍而起 flash a sword and stand up.
(2) To stand up against, to stick it out, to sustain: 他挺不住了 he cannot stand (pain, suffering) any more;
這㪫病真挺過去了 he succeeded in pulling through the illness;
這個人好硬挺 this man can stand through a lot;
挺刑 suffer corporeal punishment without flinching.
(3) (Of market price) be firm, go up: 上挺.

Adj. (1) Erect, firm: 直挺挺的 rigorously straight, 挺直，挺立 tiing-jyr, tiing-lih↓.
(2) Distinguished, standing out: 挺然不𡡷 be distinguished from fellowmen;
挺拔，挺秀 tiing-bar, tiing-shiouh↓.

Adv. (1) (Coll.) rather, pretty: 挺好 quite good;

Adj. 挺大，挺長 pretty big, long;
挺嚴 rather stiff.
(2) Forward: 挺進 go forward.

Words 1. 挺拔 tiing-bar, adj., independent, outstanding.
2. 挺覺 tiing-jiauh, v.i., (MC) tiing-shy↓.
3. 挺直 tiing-jyr, adj., rigorously straight.
4. 挺立 tiing-lih, v.i., stand erect.
5. 挺秀 tiing-shiouh, adj., distinguished in talent, handsome.
6. 挺屍 tiing-shy, v.i., (facet.) lie stiff in bed, like a corpse.

搥 Num. Index: 10A.83-9 chueir . [Cf. 槌 10B.83]

V.t. (1) To beat with a stick or fist: 搥胸 beat upon the breast;
搥打 to buffer or pommel (person), lay on blows;
搥鼓 to beat drum;
搥他一頓 give him a beating.
(2) To give a series of rapid gentle taps in massage: 搥肩，搥背，搥腰 massage or tap the shoulder, back, waist.

抄 Num. Index: 10A.91-2 chau .

V.i. & t. (1) To copy (also wr. 鈔): 抄寫，抄本 chau-shiee, chau-been↓;
抄錄 chau-luh↓;
手抄 to copy by hand;
手抄本 a hand copy;
to plagiarize: 抄襲 chau-shir↓;
文抄公 (sarcastic) a plagiarist.
(2) To invade, loot, strike (army): 抄掠 chau-lyueh↓.
(3) To outflank, take a short cut: 抄小路，抄近路 take a short cut.
(4) To confiscate: 抄家，抄沒 chau-jia, chau-moh↓.
(5) To whip out: 抄起一根棍子 whip out a bar.
(6) To parboil vegetable (cf. 炒 chaau).

Words 1. 抄本 chau-been, n., a hand copy of an original.
2. 抄掇 chau-duor, v.i., to piece together copied material—not original writing;
3. 抄掇 chau-duor, v.i., to plagiarize,
4. 抄掇 chau-duor, see chau-shir↓.
5. 抄家 chau-jia, v.i., formerly, to confiscate entire family property.
6. 抄紙 chau-jyy, v.i., a way of paper making.
7. 抄錄 chau-luh, v.t., to make a copy (of record, document, etc.): 抄錄下來.
8. 抄掠 chau-lyueh, v.t., to loot and harass (territory).
9. 抄沒 chau-moh, v.t., to confiscate.
10. 抄寫 chau-shiee, v.i, to make hand copy.
11. 抄襲 chau-shir, v.t., (1) to plagiarize;
12. 抄襲 chau-shir, v.t., (2) to outflank (enemy).
13. 抄手兒 chau-shoou-’l, v.i., (MC) to cross one’s arms (cf. 叉^手 32.82).
14. 抄事 chau-shyh, n., formerly, a clerk.
15. 抄胥 chau-shyu, n., (MC) one engaged for making copies (also wr. 鈔).

□ Num. Index: 10A.91-2 suo .

V.t. (1) To rub gently, to stroke fondly: 摩□ ditto.

Words 1. V.t.2 (2) 挓□ (pr. ja-’sha) wide open.

□ Num. Index: 10A.91-6 kuoh . [Abbr. of 擴 10A.80]

摻 Num. Index: 10A.91-9 chan (*shan , *shaan ).

V.t. (1) (AC *shaan) hold (hand).
(2) To seep in: 摻水 add water to mixture;
摻入 mix, blend with (related 滲 63A.91, shahn).

Adj. (AC *shan) 摻摻女手 lady’s slender hands.

摟 Num. Index: 10A.93-2 lou (*lour , *loou ).

V.t. (1) (*loou, re. pr. lour) To embrace: 摟的好緊 embrace tightly;
摟在一起 embrace each other.
(2) (lou) Solicit business, contract to do certain services: 摟包兒 lou-bau-’l, 摟攬lou-laan, 摟貨 lou-huoh↓.
(3) Hold up, pick up: 摟起來 pick up pieces from the ground;
摟衣裳 hold up the lower part of a long gown;
摟起裙子 hold up the skirts.
(4) Obtain money by fair means or foul: 摟錢 lou-chiarn↓;
摟他一票 made a fast buck;
摟了一大筆錢 make a pile;
摟了不少 made a small fortune.

Words 1. 摟抱 *loou-bauh, v.t., hold (s.o.) in one’s arms.
2. 摟包兒（匠） lou-bau-’l-(jiahng), n., (1) one who solicits business;
3. 摟包兒（匠） lou-bau-’l-(jiahng), n., (2) a firm for hiring day laborer.
4. 摟錢 lou-chiarn, v.i., extort money by force.
5. 摟貨 lou-huoh, v.t., act as commission agent in selling goods.
6. 摟攬 lou-laan, v.t., to contract to do certain services (=包攬).
7. 摟算 lou-suahn, v.t., to check an account.
8. 摟頭 lou-tour, adv., head on: 摟頭就是一棍，把他打倒 felled him with a blow head-on.

抎 Num. Index: 10A.93-3 shahn . [Pop. of 擅 10A.30]

搔 Num. Index: 10A.93-3 sau .

V.t. (1) To rub gently (skin), to scratch (itch): 搔癢 sau-yaang↓;
搔爬 sau-par↓.
(2) U.f. 騷 to be restless: 搔動 sau-duhng↓.

Words 1. 搔動 sau-duhng, v.i., (=騷動) to swirl in commotion, become restless.
2. 搔爬 sau-par, v.t., to scratch (itch).
3. 搔擾 sau-raau, (1) v.t., v.t., to loot, despoil (land);
4. 搔擾 sau-raau, (2) adj., (land, people) disrupted, restless.
5. 搔首 sau-shoou, v.i., to scratch the head in thinking;
6. 搔首 sau-shoou, v.i., 搔首踟躕 ditto;
7. 搔首 sau-shoou, v.i., 搔首弄姿 (of woman) to giggle and flirt, see sau-tour↓.
8. 搔頭 sau-tour, v.i., (1) ditto;
9. 搔頭 sau-tour, (2) n., an article of woman’s hair decoration.
10. 搔癢 sau-yaang, v.i., to scratch an itch.

攖 Num. Index: 10A.93-4 ying .

V.t. (LL) to ruffle, irritate, challenge: 攖其鋒 to blunt enemy force;
虎負隅，莫之敢攖 no one dare to challenge a tiger at bay;
攖人心 to disturb men’s hearts.

□ Num. Index: 10A.93-4 baai . [Abbr. of 擺 10A.70]

接 Num. Index: 10A.93-6 jie .

V.t. (1) Come close to, approximate: 接觸 jie-chuh, 接界 jie-jieh, 接近 jie-jihn, 接境 jie-jihng, 接壤 jie-raang↓;
直接 direct, directly;
間接 indirectly.
(2) Accept, pick up, take over: 接收 jie-shou, 接受 jie-shouh↓;
接過來 stretch out hand to receive;
接納 accept (gifts, advice), receive (visitors);
交接 have contacts, social dealings;
接任 assume office;
接取 take what is held out to one.
(3) Join, continue, unite: 接辦 jie-bahn↓;
接不上 cannot be connected, unable to continue;
接不上氣來 out of breath;
接連 jie-liarn↓;
接二連三 continuously;
接起來 join, unite, piece together;
接骨 jie-gun↓;
接合 jie-her↓;
移花接木 (of plants) to graft, (fig.) to resort to dishonest practices, to palm off the spurious for the genuine;
接續 jie-(’)shyuh↓;
接班 take one’s turn on duty.
(4) Take hold of, catch: 接幵 jie-’je↓;
接好了 catch and hold it firmly;
接球 (in football or basketball) to catch the ball, (in tennis) to return a served ball.
(5) To welcome, receive, meet (guests, visitors): 接待 jie-daih, 接風 jie-feng↓;
迎接 to welcome (with open arms);
應接 to usher in or receive guests: 應接不暇 play host to a constant stream of callers;
接財神 ceremony held on the 5th day of the lunar New Year featuring the home-coming of the God of Good Fortune.

Words 1. 接辦 jie-bahn, v.t., take up and continue to carry out (an unfinished task).
2. 接觸 jie-chuh, v.t., to touch, come into contact with;
3. 接觸 jie-chuh, n., a contact.
4. 接充 jie-chung, v.i., take up a job vacated by a predecessor.
5. 接待 jie-daih, v.t., receive (guests, visitors).
6. 接風 jie-feng, v.i., give a reception in honor of some newly arrived person.
7. 接管 jie-guaan, v.t., take over the management or administration.
8. 接骨 jie-gun, v.i., to set broken bones;
9. 接骨眼兒 jie-’gu-yaal-l, n., a suitable occasion, an opportune moment.
10. 接合 jie-her, v.t., to fuse, combine, join together, link.
11. 接著 jie-’je, adv., right after: 接著第三者來了 a third party came right after.
12. 接見 jie-jiahn, v.t., receive (guests, visitors).
13. 接界 jie-jieh, v.t., to border on, be contiguous to.
14. 接濟 jie-jih, v.t., give relief to, offer financial or material assistance to.
15. 接近 jie-jihn, v.t., (1) approximate, approach;
16. 接近 jie-jihn, v.t., (2) on intimate terms with.
17. 接境 jie-jihng, v.t., to border on, see jie-jieh↑.
18. 接踵 jie-juung, v.i., come in crowds (“one on the heels of another”).
19. 接客 jie-keh, v.i., (1) (of hotel boys) extend welcome to tourists at railway stations, wharves, etc.;
20. 接客 jie-keh, v.i., (2) (of prostitutes) sleep with patrons.
21. 接連 jie-liarn, v.t., join together, connect, be adjacent to, adjoin.
22. 接力 jie-lih, v.t. & n., relay (race): 接力賽跑.
23. 接壤 jie-raang, v.t., be adjacent to, contiguous.
24. 接生 jie-sheng, v.i. & n., (to practice) midwifery.
25. 接膝 jie-shi, v.i., (of friends) sit close to each other (“knee to knee”).
26. 接線生 jie-shiahn-sheng, n., a telephone (switchboard) operator.
27. 接洽 jie-shiar, v.t., discuss (business), deal with (person, affairs).
28. 接收 jie-shou, v.t., take over (duties), as from predecessor in office.
29. 接受 jie-shouh, v.t., receive (honors, awards, gifts, advice).l
30. 接手 jie-shoou, (1) v.i., take up matters left unfinished by predecessor;
31. 接手 jie-shoou, (2) (jie-’shou) n., assistant.
32. 接續 jie-(’)shyuh, v.i. & t., join on, continue (story, article).
33. 接頭 jie-tour, (1) v.t., deal with, contact with (person), see jie-shiar↑;
34. 接頭 jie-tour, (2) adj., be in contact: 此事全不接頭 I know nothing about it at all;
35. 接頭 jie-tour, (3) n., joints (also. 接頭兒).
36. 接吻 jie-ween, v.i. & t. & n., (to) kiss.
37. 接物 jie-wuh, v.i., come into relations with other people: 待人接物 the way one conducts oneself in relation to others.
38. 接應 jie(’)yihng, v.t., render assistance or support to.
39. 接引 jie-yiin, v.t., to lead the way for, serve as a guide to, conduct, guide.

按 Num. Index: 10A.93-6 ahn .

V.i. & t. (1) To put hand on: 按劍 to put hand on sword.
(2) To press down: 手指一按 press with finger;
按鈴 press the bell;
按鈕 press a button;
按箱蓋 press down trunk cover;
(fig.) to repress, keep down by force;
按住，按不住 keep down by hand, cannot keep s.t. down;
按捺 ahn-nah↓;
按轡 draw up a horse;
按兵 ahn-bing↓.
(3) To make legal investigation: 按察，按問 ahn-char, ahn-wehn↓.
(4) To comment, make an editor’s or author’s comment: 編者按 editor’s note, comment;
按語 ahn-yuu↓.

Prep. (1) According to: 按照 ahn-jauh↓;
按規矩 according to regulations or customs;
按理 ahn-lii↓;
按圖索驥 locate s.t. by a plan or chart;
按步（部）就班 go each according to his duties, proceed in order.
(2) By, one by one: 按戶 (go round) door by door;
按次序 (proceed) in order;
按月交款 pay by the month;
按期清還 repay according to schedule.

Words 1. 按兵 ahn-bing, phr., 按兵不動 keep back army from battle.
2. 按察 ahn-char, v.t., to investigate court cases;
3. 按察 ahn-char, 按察使 formerly, inspector of justice (idea similar to circuit court).
4. 按成（兒） ahn-cherng(’l), adv., proportionately (=按成分).
5. 按蹻 ahn-chiau, v.i., (AC) to massage.
6. 按堵 ahn-duu, v.i., (AC) to settle down, return to normal (also 安堵).
7. 按照 ahn-Jauh, prep., according to (regulations, etc.).
8. 按酒 ahn-jioou, n., (MC) snacks or things to go with wine.
9. 按治 ahn-jyh, v.i. & t., to crossexamine.
10. 按理 ahn-lii, phr., according to reason;
11. 按理 ahn-lii, phr., according to established principles (one should be punnished, but now need not, etc.).
12. 按脈 ahn-moh, v.i., feel the pulse.
13. 按摩 ahn-mor, v.i., give massage.
14. 按納（捺） ahn-nah, v.t., to repress anger, restrain: 按捺不住 could not restrain any longer.
15. 按鈕 ahn-nioou, v.i., press a button.
16. 按說 ahn-shuo, phr., (=按理說) according to reason, see ahn-lii↑.
17. 按次 ahn-tsyh, adv., in good order or sequence.
18. 按問 ahn-wehn, v.t., to crossexamine (person).
19. 按壓 ahn-ya, v.t., to hold back (a document, report, decision) in bureaucratic tradition.
20. 按語 ahn-yuu, n., a comment (by author, editor).

挼 Num. Index: 10A.93-9 nuor (re. pr. ruor ).

V.t. To stroke with hands.

Words 1. 挼挲 nuor-suo, v.t., stroke gently.
2. 挼搓 nuor-tsuo, v.t., stroke and rub.

捼 Num. Index: 10A.93-9 nuor .

V.t. (1) (MC) to push, destroy.
(2) (Var. of 挼) to stroke with hands, see 挼 10A.93.

村 Num. Index: 10B.00-1 tsun . [Var. 擥]

N. A village, hamlet: 村莊，村落 tsun-juang, tsun-luoh↓;
鄉村 country place, village;
農村 village, countryside;
村夫，村子 tsun-fu, tsun-tzyy↓.

V.t. (coll.) To scold, berate: 村了幾句 give a little scolding;
撒村 to curse in vulgar language.

Adj. Uncouth, countrified, coarse (person, manners): 村氣，村話 tsun-chih, tsun-huah↓.

Words 1. 村氣 tsun-chih, n., as in 有村氣 have the air of a country lad.
2. 村夫 tsun-fu, n., country lad, rustic person: 村夫俗子 uneducated person;
3. 村夫 tsun-fu, 村夫子 n., (contempt.) village schoolmaster, person of narrow knowledge.
4. 村姑（兒） tsun-gu(’l), n., a country lass or girl.
5. 村話 tsun-huah, n., vulgar talk;
6. 村話 tsun-huah, n., also words of scolding.
7. 村長 tsun-jaang, n., chief of village.
8. 村莊 tsun-juang, n., a farmstead;
9. 村莊 tsun-juang, n., a village.
10. 村兒 tsun-’l, n., a country lad.
11. 村落 tsun-luoh, n., a hamlet.
12. 村女 tsun-yuu, n., a country girl.
13. 村人 tsun-rern, n., a villager, a country bumpkin.
14. 村塾 tsun-shur, n., village school.
15. 村墟 tsun-shyu, n., village fairgrounds.
16. 村學究 tsun-shyuer-jiou, n., (contempt.) a person of little learning and narrow views, village schoolmaster.
17. 村子 tsun-tzyy, n., (1) a small village;
18. 村子 tsun-tzyy, n., (2) country lad.
19. 村塢 tsun-wuh, n., village settlement.

材 Num. Index: 10B.00-1 tsair .

N. (1) Timber: 木材 ditto;
hence symbolic of good or bad timber, useful or useless talent;
成材，不成材 (person) useful, useless in society.
(2) Material: 材料 tsair-liauh↓;
教材 teaching material.
(3) Interch. 才 talent: 才^能，才^器 10.00;
人材=人才.
(4) Natural bent: 因材施教 educate a person according to his natural ability.
(5) Short for 棺材 coffin.

Words 1. 材器 tsair-chih, n., person’s usefulness, practical ability (also wr. 才).
2. 材幹 tsair-gahn, n., practical or administrative ability.
3. 材料 tsair-liauh (tsair-’liau), n., material (of cloth, construction, for writing, research).
4. 材木 tsair-muh, n., timber.
5. 材能 tsair-nerng, n., natural ability (also wr. 才能).
6. 材人 tsair-rern, n., able man (=才士).
7. 材士 tsair-shyh, n., able scholars (=才士).

桲 Num. Index: 10B.00-1 bor .

N. See 姹^桲 10B.30.

樹 Num. Index: 10B.00-1 shuh .

N. A tree: 樹木 ditto;
大樹 a big tree;
喬樹 a tall tree;
樹叢 a grove, thicket;
樹葉，樹根，樹枝 shuh-yeh, shuh-gen, shuh-jy²↓;
樹頂上，樹梢 treetop;
栽樹，種樹，植樹 to plant trees: 植樹節 Arbor Day, March 12;
樹倒猢猻散 monkeys disperse when tree falls—members run away when family or institution falls.

V.t. To set up, to plant: 樹立 shuh-lih↓;
樹之以桑 plant field with mulberries;
樹名 earn a reputation for oneself;
樹威 make oneself respected, feared;
建樹 to establish, achieve (permanent results);
(fig.) plant seeds of (hatred, love, etc.): 樹恩，樹怨 shuh-en, shuh-yuahn↓;
樹人，樹德 shuh-rern, shuh-der↓;
樹黨 form a party or clique.

Words 1. 樹本 shuh-been, v.i., lay foundation for future growth.
2. 樹杈（兒）（子） shuh-chah-(’l) (tz), n., branches.
3. 樹蟲子 shuh-churng-tz, n., poachers who steal timber.
4. 樹德 shuh-der, v.i., to leave good work.
5. 樹恩 shuh-en, v.i., to cement relationships by giving favors.
6. 樹幹 shuh-gahn, n., tree trunk.
7. 樹根（兒）（子） shuh-gen (shuh-ge-’l) (tz), n, tree stump, root;
8. 樹根（兒）（子） shuh-gen (shuh-ge-’l) (tz), n, 樹根頭 where the tree stands.
9. 樹掛 shuh-guah, n., icicles.
10. 樹行子 shuh-hahng-tz, n., even sets or rows of trees.
11. 樹介 shuh-jieh, n., see shuh-guah↑ (also wr. 樹嫁，樹稼).
12. 樹樁子 shuh-juang-tz, n., tree stump.
13. 樹脂 shuh-jy¹, n., resin.
14. 樹枝 shuh-jy², n., tree branches, boughs.
15. 樹懶 shuh-laan, n., (zoo.) the sloth.
16. 樹立 shuh-lih, v.i. & t., to establish (name, organization);
17. 樹立 shuh-lih, v.i. & t., to stand up, be independent.
18. 樹林（兒）（子） shuh-lirn (shuh-lier’l) (’tz), n., forest, woods.
19. 樹杪 shuh-miaau, n., see shuh-shau↓.
20. 樹末 shuh-moh, n., tip of tree.
21. 樹木 shuh-muh, n., tree in gen.
22. 樹皮 shuh-pir, n., bark.
23. 樹人 shuh-rern, v.i., to nurture, bring up men of ability: 百年樹人 takes a hundred years to nurture a generation of good men.
24. 樹梢 shuh-shau, n., treetop.
25. 樹心 shuh-shin, n., pith.
26. 樹梃（兒） shuh-tiing (’l), n., see shuh-gahn↑.
27. 樹栽子 shuh-tzai-tz, n., sapling.
28. 樹葉 shuh-yeh, n., tree leaves.
29. 樹藝 shuh-yih, v.t., to sow and cultivate.
30. 樹蔭 shuh-yihn, n., tree shade.
31. 樹陰 shuh-yin, n., shade under a tree.
32. 樹怨 shuh-yuahn, v.i., to sow seeds of hatred.

檮 Num. Index: 10B.00-1 taur .

Words 1. 檮杌 taur-wuh, n., (AC) a fabulous fierce beast with a man’s face, tiger’s paws, and boar’s tusks, which never runs away from fight;
2. 檮杌 taur-wuh, n., (AC) a legendary incorrigible vile son of a ruler;
3. 檮杌 taur-wuh, n., (AC) name of the annals of Chuu 楚 kingdom.

椅 Num. Index: 10B.00-1 yii .

N. (1) (yii-tz) A chair: 沙發椅 sofa;
交椅 armchair;
躺椅 lounge chair, chaise longue;
太師椅 lounge chair with planks for footrest.
(2) (Bot.) 椅梓 the catalpa, Idesia polycarpa.

欂 Num. Index: 10B.00-2 bor .

Words 1. 欂櫨 bor-lur, n., (AC) cornice.

杅 Num. Index: 10B.00-3 yur .

N. (AC) a drinking vessel, a bathtub.

柯 Num. Index: 10B.00-3 ke .

N. (1) (AC) axe-handle.
(2) A bough, heavy branch.
(3) Name of a tree, pasania cuspidata.
(4) A surname.

栵 Num. Index: 10B.00-3 lih .

N. (1) A kind of chestnut tree.
(2) (AC) trees growing in a row.

杼 Num. Index: 10B.00-3 juh . [Dist. 抒，紓]

N. Weaving machine, loom: 機杼.

枒 Num. Index: 10B.00-5 yar .

N. Forked branches: 枒杈.

櫥 Num. Index: 10B.00-5 chur . [Var. 櫥]

N. (chur-tz, chur-’l) A cabinet, wardrobe: 書櫥 bookcase;
菜櫥 pantry cabinet;
貨櫥 case or series of shelves for storing goods.

Words 1. 櫥櫃 chur-gueih, n., cabinet, sideboard.

櫚 Num. Index: 10B.00-5

N. (1) A palm.
(2) (AC) name of hardwood tree, similar to sandalwood.

欄 Num. Index: 10B.00-5

N. (1) An enclosure for domestic animals: 牛欄 stockade;
馬欄 a stable.
(2) A wooden fence: 柵欄 palisades, a railing of posts;
欄杆 larn-gan↓.
(3) 專欄 special column (in periodicals).

Words 1. 欄杆 larn-gan, n., (1) a railing: 木欄杆，鐵欄杆 a wooden, iron railing;
2. 欄杆 larn-gan, n., (2) trimming for women’s dress.
3. 欄櫃 larn-gueih, n., a shop counter.
4. 欄楯 larn-shuun, n., (=欄杆↑) a railing, of which the vertical pieces are known as 欄 and the horizontal pieces as 楯.

楟 Num. Index: 10B.00-6 tirng .

N. The birch leaf pear, pirus betulaefolia (also 棠梨).

檸 Num. Index: 10B.00-6 nirng .

Words 1. 檸檬 nirng-merng, n., (bot.) lemon.

樽 Num. Index: 10B.00-8 tzun .

N. A wine goblet (commonly wr. 尊).

榆 Num. Index: 10B.00-8 yur .

N. The elm tree.

Words 1. 榆錢 yur-chiarn, n., elm seeds or pods (hanging down in pods like strings of cash).
2. 榆莢 yur-jiar, n., ditto.
3. 榆樹 yur-shuh, n., the elm tree.

桴 Num. Index: 10B.00-9 fur .

N. Wooden raft;
drum stick (var. 枹 pr. fu);
桴鼓相應 noise of war drums around;
桴思 var. of 罘^罳 41D.22.

桁 Num. Index: 10B.00-9 herng (*harng , *hahng ).

N. (1) The crossbeam of a house.
(2) (*harng) A heavy wooden bar used in torture.
(3) (*hahng) A clothes tree.

榭 Num. Index: 10B.00-9 shieh .

N. A hall on terrace, oft. open on three sides: 樓榭 towers and terrace halls.

林 Num. Index: 10B.01-1 lirn .

N. (1) A surname.
(2) A forest, wood: 森林 jungle;
叢林 copse, grove;
竹林 bamboo grove;
林泉 woods and stream, symbol of retirement to countryside;
林壑 rocks and trees, wild nature for enjoyment;
歸隱林下 retire from official life;
綠林豪傑 “green wood” bandits or boxers, heroes of the forest, Robin Hoods.
(3) Forest as symbolic of multitude or group: 儒林 the Confucian scholars esp. in biographical section of dynastic histories;
士林 scholarly circles, the scholars’ world;
碑林 collection of stone inscriptions;
杏^林 10.40;
used as modifier: 林立 “stand like a forest”;
學堂林立 schools spring up like mushrooms.

Words 1. 林薄 lirn-bor, n., wild jungle, heavy underbrush (sometimes bandits’ hide-out).
2. 林產 lirn-chaan, n., products of forest;
3. 林產 lirn-chaan, n., timber.
4. 林㪫 lirn-chaang, n., forestry station.
5. 林檎 lirn-chirn, n., (bot.) kind of crab apple, Pirus malus (also called 沙果).
6. 林肯 Lin-keen, n., Abraham Lincoln.
7. 林莽 lirn-maang, n., wild jungle.
8. 林木 lirn-muh, n., timber, wood;
9. 林木 lirn-muh, n., forest.
10. 林藪 lirn-soou, n., woods and jungle.

株 Num. Index: 10B.01-1 ju .

株� Used only of trees: 三株樹 three trees;
兩株梅 two plum trees.

N. & v.i. & t. A tree root above the ground;
株守，株連 ju-shoou, ju-liarn↓.

Words 1. 株連 ju-liarn, v.i., to implicate associates or relatives (of criminal case, involving others besides original culprit).
2. 株戮 ju-luh, v.t., kill or be killed because of connection with criminal case.
3. 株守 ju-shoou, v.t., usu. in 守株待兔 wait at tree hole for the reappearance of the hare—hence 株守 to keep (narrow or bigoted views) and resist change, as 株守成法.

棟 Num. Index: 10B.01-1 duhng .

N. adjunct. 一棟房屋 a house.

N. Beams of roof: 棟折榱崩 beams and rafters are broken, (fig.)of downfall of state.

Words 1. 棟梁 duhng-liarng, n., (fig.) the pillars of state.
2. 棟宇 duhng-yuu, n., building, mansion.

楝 Num. Index: 10B.01-1 liahn .

N. (Bot.) persian lilac, Chinaberry, Melia japonica.

榛 Num. Index: 10B.01-1 jen .

N. (1) The hazel tree.
(2) Underbrush.

Adj. Overgrown with brushwood: 榛莽 thick underbrush;
榛榛 overgrown, wild;
榛狉未改 appearance of primitive jungle.

Words 1. 榛栗 jen-lih, n., a kind of nut. (=橡栗).
2. 榛子 jen-tz, n., hazelnut.
3. 榛蕪 jen-wur, adj. & n., wild underbrush;
4. 榛蕪 jen-wur, adj. & n., (fig.) of lowly people.

標 Num. Index: 10B.01-3 biau .

N. (1) Mark, label;
商標 trademark;
音標 phonetic notation;
標識，標誌，標記 a marking, what serves to mark (ownership, identity);
浮標 buoy or other marking at sea;
路標 road signal.
(2) Banner, esp. as prize at contests: 奪得錦標 capture the banner.
(3) Standard, target: 目標 aim, target;
標準，標的 biau-juun, biau-dih↓.
(4) Public commercial bidding: 投標 partake at public bidding for contract;
得標 receive contract at bidding.
(5) Symptom, outside appearance: 治標不治本 to cure the symptoms, not the disease, hence used of temporary remedies of relief in medicine or social problems.
(6) A regiment in Manchu Dyn.

V.t. (1) To mark: 標名 mark name, give name to;
標明 mark clearly.
(2) To receive contract at bidding: 被他標到了 he won at the bidding.

Words 1. 標榜 biau-baang, v.t., give favorable publicity to: 互相標榜 (esp. of writers) gain popularity by mutual compliments.
2. 標本 biau-been, n., (bot.) specimen.
3. 標籤 biau-chian, n., price tag.
4. 標槍 biau-chiang, n., javelin.
5. 標點 biau-diaan, n. & v.t., punctuate (-tion);
6. 標點 biau-diaan, n. & v.t., 標點符號 punctuation marks.
7. 標的 biau-dih, n., declared object, target to strive for: 訴之標的 subject matter of court action.
8. 標封 biau-feng, v.i. & t., sealed with labels.
9. 標竿 biau-gan, n., marking pole.
10. 標高 biau-gau, n., (survey) vertical distance.
11. 標格 biau-ger, n., model to imitate.
12. 標購 biau-gouh, v.t., buy at public bidding.
13. 標價 biau-jiah, v.t. & n., to mark price, marked price.
14. 標準 biau-juun, n. & adj., model (husband, citizen), standard (of behavior, temperature): 不合（不夠）標準 not up to standard, disqualified;
15. 標準 biau-juun, n. & adj., 標準太高 the standard is set too high;
16. 標準 biau-juun, n. & adj., 漫無標準 without consistent standard.
17. 標致 biau-jyh, adj., handsome (of person, dress), also wr. 標緻.
18. 標買 biau-maai, v.t., see biau-gouh↑.
19. 標賣 biau-maih, n., sell at marked price or at public bidding.
20. 標牌 biau-pair, n., see 標^牌 10A.01.
21. 標題 biau-tir, n., subject (of essay, etc.);
22. 標題 biau-tir, n., 標題音樂 program music.
23. 標語 biau-yuu, n., slogan.

棵 Num. Index: 10B.01-4 ke .

N. adjunct. 一棵樹 a tree;
一棵白菜 a head of cabbage.

檁 Num. Index: 10B.01-6 liin .

N. A cross rafter on roof.

棕 Num. Index: 10B.01-6 tzung . [Var. □]

N. The palm tree: 棕繩 coir rope.

Words 1. 棕竹 tzung-jur, n., (bot.) Rhapis humilis.
2. 棕櫚 tzung-lyuu, n., (bot.) the palm tree, Trachycarpus excelsa.
3. 棕色 tzung-seh, adj. & n., brown (color).
4. 棕簑 tzung-suo, n., coir raincoat.

櫟 Num. Index: 10B.01-9 lih .

N. (Bot.) chestnut-leaved oak, Quercus serrata.

Words 1. 櫟散 lih-saan, n., useless timber or person.
2. 櫟樗 lih-shu, n., (1) chestnut oak and ailanthus;
3. 櫟樗 lih-shu, n., (2) useless timber or person.

檬 Num. Index: 10B.02-2 merng .

Words 1. 檬果 merng-guoo, n., mango (also wr. 芒果).

棣 Num. Index: 10B.02-2 dih .

N. (1) A plant of plum family: 常棣，棠棣 Prunus japonica.
(2) (LL) used as elegant var. of 弟: 學棣，仁棣 (from allu. to 唐棣 Duke Jou’s poem to his brothers).

V.i. (AC, rare) 棣通 relate to each other (possibly u.f. □).

Words 1. 棣棣 dih-dih, adj., (AC) poised, dignified.
2. 棣鄂（萼） dih-eh, n., love of brothers, from allu. to ancient poem 唐棣之華 celebrating brothers’ reunion.
3. 棣書 dih-shu, n., a style of Chin. calligraphy.
4. 棣棠 dih-tarng, n., (bot.) Kerria japonica.

棖 Num. Index: 10B.02-5 cherng .

N. A doorjamb.

V.t. To touch: 棖撥 (MC) to spread out (ashes, as with a stick) 棖觸 (AC) to touch (a crawling insect, etc.).

根 Num. Index: 10B.02-5 gen .

N. adjunct. A long thin piece: 幾根粉筆，幾根頭髮 several pieces of chalk, strands of hair;
一根竹竿 a bamboo pole;
一根草 a stalk of grass.

N. (1) Roots: 樹根 roots of a tree;
根深蒂固 deeply or firmly rooted;
根生土長 indigenous, nativeborn;
root of a growth: 鬚根，髮根 root of whiskers, hair.
(2) The bottom of things: 刨根問底 inquire into the root of the matter;
刨根兒 ditto;
歸根 phr., in the end (fail, succeed, etc.).
(3) (Math.) the radical, the radical sign (√);
立方根 cube root.
(4) (Chem.) the radical, radical symbol (R).
(5) (Linguistics) 字根 or 語根 root from which a word is derived.

Words 1. 根本 gen-been, (1) n., root, bottom, foundation;
2. 根本 gen-been, (2) adj. & adv., basic(ally): 根本問題 a basic problem;
3. 根本 gen-been, adj. & adv., 這件事根本就不對 the thing is basically wrong;
4. 根本 gen-been, (3) adj., honorable, reputable: 根本人家兒 a decent family;
5. 根本 gen-been, (4) adv., utterly, entirely, completely: 根本不知 don’t know it at all;
6. 根本 gen-been, adv., 根本沒有這回事 it’s utterly unfounded.
7. 根除 gen-chur, v.t., exterminate, uproot (social evils);
8. 根除 gen-chur, v.t., effect cure (of disease).
9. 根底（兒） gen-dii (gen-diee-’l), n., (1) the basis, the why and wherefore of a thing (also 根兒底兒，根兒况);
10. 根底（兒） gen-dii (gen-diee-’l), n., as adv. phr., basically;
11. 根底（兒） gen-dii (gen-diee-’l), n., (2) the foundation of a thing;
12. 根底（兒） gen-dii (gen-diee-’l), n., (3) background learning, early training: 他的根底很好 he has good scholastic training;
13. 根底（兒） gen-dii (gen-diee-’l), n., (4) one’s material possessions: 他頗有根底 he is quite well-to-do.
14. 根荄 gen-gai, n., (LL) roots of trees and grasses.
15. 根基 gen-ji, n., (1) foundation;
16. 根基 gen-ji, n., (2) gen-’ji, character, grounding: 此人沒根基 this man does not have a sound character or grounding.
17. 根腳 gen-’jiau, n., foundation.
18. 根莖 gen-jing, n., (bot.) rhizomes.
19. 根究 gen-jiouh, v.t., to probe to the bottom of, make a thorough investigation into.
20. 根治 gen-jyh, v.t., (1) find a basic cure for (disease);
21. 根治 gen-jyh, v.t., (2) find a basic solution for (social ills).
22. 根絕 gen-jyuer, v.t., exterminate, stop entirely (habit).
23. 根據 gen-jyuh, n., (1) a basis, authority, evidence;
24. 根據 gen-jyuh, n., (2) source of statement;
25. 根據 gen-jyuh, (3) prep., according to: 根據法律 according to law;
26. 根據 gen-jyuh, prep., 根據他的意見 according to his opinion;
27. 根據地 gen-jyuh-dih, n., (a) (mil.) a base of operations;
28. 根據地 gen-jyuh-dih, n., (b) a robbers’ den.
29. 根苗 gen-miaur, n., roots and shoots, beginnings.
30. 根性 gen-shihng, n., one’s born nature: 劣根性 inveterate bad nature.
31. 根由 gen-your, n., origin (of event, dispute, etc.).
32. 根源 gen-yuarn, n., source, foundation.

樣 Num. Index: 10B.02-8 yahng .

N. (1) (yahng-tz, yahng-’l) Shape, form, figure, pattern: 怎樣 how;
我不怎樣 I am feeling all right;
圖樣 pattern, blueprint, illustration;
打樣 draw a blueprint, make construction design;
花樣：出了花樣 (of events) take unexpected turns;
式樣 form (of shoes, hat, fashion, etc.);
同樣 same: 同樣的 in the same way;
走樣 out of shape, (copy) different from original shape;
成樣，像樣 adj., presentable;
太不像樣（成樣） getting out of bounds;
裝模作樣 to affect a show (of kindness, modesty, etc.).
(2) Kind, class: 樣樣 every kind, all kinds: 樣樣都會 can do everything;
多樣 many kinds;
各式各樣 every kind of (hats, people, etc.).
(3) Sample (of goods, art work, etc.): 抽樣 take a sample.
(4) Proof: 校樣 read proof.

Words 1. 樣本 yahng-been, n., a sample copy.
2. 樣冊子兒 yahng-chaai-tz-’l, n., book of patterns (for dress, etc.).
3. 樣張 yahng-jang, n., a sample sheet.
4. 樣品 yahng-piin, n., sample goods.
5. 樣式 yahng-’shy, n., from (of shoes), style (of dress), manner (of person).
6. 樣樣 yahng-yahng, n., everything: 樣樣宗宗 every class and kind.

椽 Num. Index: 10B.02-9 chuarn .

N. A house beam: 如椽之筆 a powerful pen;
a brush for writing big characters.

橡 Num. Index: 10B.02-9 shiahng .

N. (1) The rubber tree: 橡皮樹 shiahng-pir-shuh↓.
(2) The chestnutleaved oak, Quercus serrata (=櫟).

Words 1. 橡膠 shiahng-jiau, n., rubber gum;
2. 橡膠 shiahng-jiau, n., 橡膠園 rubber plantation.
3. 橡皮 shiahng-pir, n., (1) rubber: 人造橡皮 synthetic rubber;
4. 橡皮 shiahng-pir, n., 橡皮樹 rubber tree;
5. 橡皮 shiahng-pir, n., (2) rubber eraser;
6. 橡皮 shiahng-pir, n., 橡皮膏 court plaster.
7. 橡樹 shiahng-shuh, n., (bot.) the chestnut oak.
8. 橡實 shiahng-shyr, n., acorns.

棒 Num. Index: 10B.10-1 bahng .

N. (1) Stick, staff, policeman’s truncheon, baseball bat: 木棒，鐵棒 wooden, iron, staff;
電棒 flashlight;
球棒 ball bat (cricket, baseball).
(2) Blow with a stick: 打他一棒 give him a blow;
迎頭一棒 give a front blow with stick;
棒頭出孝子 spare the rod and spoil the child. (In sense of flogging), cf. 榜 pr. behng, 10B.50).

Adj. (Coll.) smart, handsome, good to look at (of acrobatic skill), excellent (of class work, health): 他的身體真棒 he is physically very strong, in tiptop form.

Words 1. 棒棒雞 bahng-bahng-ji, n., cold spiced chicken in Szechuan style.
2. 棒冰 bahng-bing, n., ice-cream stick, usu. sherbet stick.
3. 棒球 bahng-chiour, n., baseball.
4. 棒瘡 bahng-chuang, n., wounds, marks from blows.
5. 棒槌 bahng-’chuei, n., wooden slat for beating clothes in laundary.
6. 棒喝 bahng-heh, n., (orig. Budd.) a blow and a shout to waken one from error, esp. 當頭棒喝 direct sharp warning.
7. 棒糖 bahng-tarng, n., (usu. 棒棒糖) candy stick;
8. 棒糖 bahng-tarng, n., ice cream stick.
9. 棒子 bahng-tz, n., (1) short heavy baton;
10. 棒子 bahng-tz, n., (2) maize;
11. 棒子 bahng-tz, n., (3) flour from maize.

樺 Num. Index: 10B.10-2 huah .

N. A kind of birch, Betula alba var. vulgaris.

棹 Num. Index: 10B.10-2 juo (*jauh ).

N. (1) Var. of 桌 21A.01.
(2) Var. of 櫂 (*jauh) 10B.11.

杆 Num. Index: 10B.10-3 gan . [Cf. 桿]

N. A shaft, pole: 旗杆 a flagpole;
電杆 pole for power line;
欄杆 a railing, balustrade;
桅杆 a mast;
秤杆 the beam of a steelyard.

Words 1. 杆子 gan-tz, n., (1) a pole, rob;
2. 杆子 gan-tz, n., (2) a gang of robbers of thieves: 杆子頭（兒） the head of such a gang.

枰 Num. Index: 10B.10-3 pirng . [Dist. 秤]

N. Chess game.

楫 Num. Index: 10B.10-4 jir .

N. An oar or paddle: 舟楫 boats;
(fig.) (LL) a minister of state who helps tide over a crisis.

桿 Num. Index: 10B.10-4 gaan .

N. adjunct. 一桿槍 a rifle or pistol.

N. (1) A wooden stick, club or cudgel: 桿棒 a wooden staff;
桿子 a wooden rod;
桿兒 ditto, a symbol of authority wielded by the head beggar;
桿兒上的 beggar chief.
(2) A pole as a unit of measure, equal to 16.5 feet or one rod (cf. 杆 10B.10).

Words 1. 桿秤 gaan-chehng, n., beam scales.
2. 桿錐 gaan-juei, n., a screwdriver.
3. 桿菌 gaan-jyuhn, n., (med.) rodshaped bacteria.

樨 Num. Index: 10B.10-5 shi .

N. See 木樨 10.01.

樨� tzyy.

N. (1) The catalpa.
(2) Woodengraving: 梓匠 a wood engraver, a carpenter;
梓人 tzyy-rern↓;
付梓 (of books) send to the press.
(3) Native district: 梓里，桑梓 one’s native village, place where one was bron and brought up.

Words 1. 梓器 tzyy-chih, n., a coffin.
2. 梓宮 tzyy-gung, n., the royal coffin.
3. 梓人 tzyy-rern, n., (AC) a carpenter, an architect.

樟 Num. Index: 10B.10-6 jang .

N. The camphor tree.

Words 1. 樟腦 jang-naau, n., camphor;
2. 樟腦 jang-naau, n., 樟腦油 oil of camphor;
3. 樟腦 jang-naau, n., 樟腦精 essence of camphor.
4. 樟蠶 jang-tsarn, n., (zoo.) wild silkworm.
5. 10B.10-9 jyuu.
6. N.1 (Bot.) a tree of the elm family, Zelkawa accuminata.

椑 Num. Index: 10B.10-9 bei (*pir ).

N. (*pir) (AC) a round wine vessel.

Adj. (AC)oval.

Words 1. 椑□ bei-shyh, n., a small variety of persimmon.
2. 10B.10-9 suun.
3. N.1 (suun-tz, ’l) A tenon.

Num. Index: 榫頭

Num. Index: 榫眼

Num. Index: 10B.10-9 chuu .

Num. Index: N.1

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Num. Index: v.t.1

Num. Index: 10B.10-9 hur .

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杜 Num. Index: 10B.11-1 duh .

N. (1) A kind of pear, see 杜梨 duh-lir↓.
(2) A surname.

V.t. To shut out, prevent (cogn. 堵): 杜門謝客 Close the gate and shut out visitors, live in complete seclusion;
杜口不言 shut up, keeping silence;
防微杜漸 guard against grandual creeping corruption or malpractice;
杜塞，杜絕 duh-seh duh-tzueir↓.

Words 1. 杜衡 duh-herng, n.(bot.) Asarum blumei.
2. 杜撰 duh-juahn, v.i., fabricate (story).
3. 杜仲 duh-juhng, n., (bot.) Eucommia ulmoides.
4. 杜鵑 duh-jyuan, n., (1) azalea, a flowering plant;
5. 杜鵑 duh-jyuan, n., (2) a bird, the cuckoo, also called 杜宇，子規，思歸，子巂。
6. 杜絕 duh-jyuer, v.t., completely eradicate.
7. 杜梨 duh-lir, n., (bot.) a kind of small pear (also 杜棠梨 duh-tarng-lir).
8. 杜賣 duh-maih, v.t., sell outright irrevocably.
9. 杜若 duh-ruoh, n., (bot.) Pollia japonica.
10. 杜塞 duh-seh, v.t., to stop up.
11. 杜松 duh-sung, n., the common juniper, Juniperus communis or the needle juniper, Juniperus rigida.
12. 杜宇 duh-yuu, n., see duh-jyuan↓.

桂 Num. Index: 10B.11-1 gueih .

N. (1) (Bot.) the cassia or laurel: 肉桂 the cinnamon bark.
(2) A surname.

Words 1. 桂冠 gueih-guan, n., a garland made of laurel blossoms: 桂冠詩人 a poet laureate.
2. 桂宮 gueih-gung, n., (LL) the moon (where one imagines seeing the shadow of a laurel tree).
3. 桂花 gueih-hua, n., cassia or laurel blossoms, Cinnamomum Cassia.
4. 桂枝 gueih-jy, n., chnnamon barks.
5. 桂窟 gueih-ku, n., (AC) the moon, see gueih-gung↑
6. 桂輪 guei-lurn, n., (AC) ditto.
7. 桂皮 gueih-pir, n., (herb med.) cinnamon bark.
8. 桂子 gueih-tzyy, n., euphem. for a friend’s son: 桂子蘭孫 same for a friend’s descendants.
9. 桂圓 gueih-yuarn, n., dried longans (龍眼 60S.70)
10. 桂月 gueih-yueh, n., the 8th lunar month.

檯 Num. Index: 10B.11-1 tair . [Pop. 𡟜]

N. (tair-tz) Table: 寫字檯 desk;
櫃檯 shop counter, hotel reception desk;
轉檯子(bar girl) change over to another table.

Words 1. 檯布 tair-buh, n., tablecloth.
2. 檯球 tair-chiour, n., billiard;
3. 檯球 tair-chiour, n., (sometimes) ping-pong.

權 Num. Index: 10B.11-2 chyuarn .

N. (1) (AC) Chin. steelyard for measuring weight;
權衡 chyuarn-herng↓.
(2) Power, (law) right, influence: 權柄，權力，權利，權限 chyuarn-bihng, chyarn-lih¹, chyuarn-shiahn², chyuarn-shiahn↓;
政權 political power;
君權 monarchical power;
民權 people’s rights;
人權 human rights;
當權 in power;
有權，無權 has, has no, power;
特權 special rights and privileges;
主權 sovereign rights, sovereignty;
極權 absolute power, dictatorial powers, totalitarian rule;
弄權 jockey for political power;
攬權 to grab power, be in the saddle;
大權旁落 chief loses power to those under him;
權傾人主 (of high minister) hold actually more power than the king;
選𡈼權 the right to vote;
立法權 legislative power.
(3) Expediency as against 經 basic principles: 權宜，權變，權術 chyuarn-yir, chyuarn-biahn, chyuarn-shuh↓.
(4) Anc. var. of 顴 cheekbone.
(5) A surname.

V.t. To weigh, judge importance: 權衡輕重 judge the comparative importance;
權子母 to invest capital for interest.

Adj. Powerful: 權臣 powerful ministers.

Adv. For the present: 權且代理 act as deputy for the time being.

Words 1. 權變 chyuarn-biahn, n., expediency: 權變多謀 resourceful.
2. 權柄 chyuarn-’bihng (chyuarn-’bing), n., (political) power: 權柄在手 hold power in one’s hand.
3. 權且 chyuarn-chiee, adv., for the time being.
4. 權度 chyuarn-duh, v.t., to estimate (importance, strengh, length, ect.).
5. 權□ chyuarn-gaih, v.i., see chyuarn-liarng↓.
6. 權骨 chyuarn-’gu, n., (AC) cheekbone(modn. 顴骨).
7. 權貴 chyuarn-gueih, n., the powerful persons at court;
8. 權貴 chyuarn-gueih, n., the nobility.
9. 權衡 chyuarn-herng, (1) v.t., judge or weigh (importance, etc.);
10. 權衡 chyuarn-herng, (2)n., the balance of power, the center of gravity in politics.
11. 權詐 chyuarn-jah, adj., crafty, deceitful;
12. 權詐 chyuarn-jah, adj., resourceful.
13. 權軸 chyuarn-jur, n., (LL) (lit.) the axis of power.
14. 權量 chyuarn-liarng, v.t., to weigh (importance).
15. 權利 chyuarn-lih¹, n., (1) right, privilege: 自由權 or 自由的權利 the right to freedom;
16. 權利 chyuarn-lih¹, n., 說話的權利 the right of speech;
17. 權利 chyuarn-lih¹, n., (2) power and influence: 爭權奪利 fight for powr and privilege;
18. 權利 chyuarn-lih¹, n., 權利能力 legal capacity.
19. 權力 chyarn-lih², n., power, actual power to do things: 權力很大 hold great power.
20. 權謀 chyuarn-mour, n., political strategy, resourceful tactics.
21. 權能 chyuarn-nerng, n., the power or ability to do things: 權能劃分 separation of powers and authorities.
22. 權限 chyuarn-shiahn, n., legal power: 超過他的權限 exceeds his power as limited by law.
23. 權幸 chyuarn-shihng, n., favorites of the king.
24. 權術 chyuarn-shuh¹, n., strategy;
25. 權術 chyuarn-shuh¹, n., the art of political maneuvering.
26. 權數 chyuarn-shuh², n., ditto.
27. 權勢 chyuarn-shyh, n., political power and influence.
28. 權時 chyuarn-shyr, adj., expedient: 權時之計 a measure of expediency.
29. 權威 chyuarn-wei, n., (1) authority, -ties: 權威人士，權威方面 the authorities;
30. 權威 chyuarn-wei, n., (2) authority on certain subjects: 史學權威 authority on history.
31. 權益 chyuarn-yih, n., (law) rights of ownership.
32. 權宜 chyuarn-yir, adj., expedient, measure of expediency.

槿 Num. Index: 10B.11-2 jiin (alsojihn ).

N. The common hibiscus: 木槿 shrubby althaea.

枉 Num. Index: 10B.11-3 waang

V.t. (1) To bend, cause to deviate from straight line, right path or justice: 枉屈 waang-chyu¹↓;
枉法 waang-faa↓;
枉尺直尋 (AC) bend in small places (尺 foot) and straight in total (尋 ten feet).

Adj. Bent, crooked: 矯枉過正 overdo in rectifying behavior－hence 矯枉 be hypocritical;
枉己正人 rectify others and forget oneself.

Adv. (1) (Court.) condescend to: 枉顧，枉駕 waang-guh, waang-jiah↓.
(2) Vainly: 枉費，枉然 waang-feih, waang-rarn↓.
(3) Unjustly: 枉死 waang-syy↓.

Words 1. 枉屈 waang-chyu¹, v.t., to wrong (person), be unjust to.
2. 枉曲 waang-chyu², adj., bent, crooked, warped.
3. 枉道 waang-dauh, phr., 枉道而事人 (AC) to please a superior by immoral ways.
4. 枉斷 waang-duahn, v.i., to decide unfairly.
5. 枉法 warng-faa, phr., to circumvent the law.
6. 枉費 waang-feih, v.t., esp. ir 枉費心機 to wreck one’s brains without results.
7. 枉顧 waang-guh, v.t., (court.) condescend to visit (my shop).
8. 枉駕 waang-jiah, v.t., (court.) condescend to come to my place.
9. 枉結 waang-jier, v.t., (AC) condescend to befriend.
10. 枉橈 waang-naur, v.i., (AC) fail to carry out justice.
11. 枉然 waang-rarn, adv., (struggle, die) in vain.
12. 枉死 warng-syy, v.i., (condemned to) die unjustly.

桎 Num. Index: 10B.11-3 jyh .

N. Shackles: 桎梏 jyh-guh↓.

V.t. To shackle;
(AC) obstruct: 不桎 not obstructed.

Words 1. 桎梏 jyh-guh, n., (hand) fetters and (foot) shackles;
2. 桎梏 jyh-guh, also (fig.) v.t. & n., bind, prevent from action.

檉 Num. Index: 10B.11-3 cheng .

N. (Bot.) varieties of willow: 檉柳.

桯 Num. Index: 10B.11-4 ting .

N. Footstool near bed: 桯凳.

欏 Num. Index: 10B.11-4 luor .

N. See 桫^欏 10B.91.

櫂 Num. Index: 10B.11-5 jauh .

N. (1) An oar: 鼓櫂而進 row the boat forward.
(2) (LL) a boat: 歸櫂 boat returning home;
櫂歌 boatman’s song.

柱 Num. Index: 10B.11-6 juh .

N. (1) (juh-tz) A pillar, post: 庭柱 portico columns;
臺柱 important actors in troupe;
(fig.) mainstay of a group or movement.
(2) Peg for adjusting string on music instrument.

Words 1. 柱石 juh-shyr, n., stone pillar;
2. 柱石 juh-shyr, n., (fig.) pillar of strength.

橦 Num. Index: 10B.11-6 turng .

N. A tree in Yunnan whose flower petals can be made into cloth, hence 橦布.

栓 Num. Index: 10B.11-8 shuan

N. (1) A bolt: a door bolt (also wr. 閂).
(2) A stopper;
a lock at hydrant.

V.t. To bolt (door, etc.).

Words 1. 栓塞 shuarn-seh, n., (1) occlusion, a bolt;
2. 栓塞 shuarn-seh, n., (2) (med.) embolism.

棰 Num. Index: 10B.11-9 chueir .

N. A rod, cane for caning (also wr. 箠).

椎 Num. Index: 10B.11-9 juei (also chueir ). [Dist. 錐 an awl]

N. Wooden knocker, truncheon (dist. 錐 81A.11).

椎� To strike, hit with a weapon.

Words 1. 椎輪 juei-lurn, n., (AC) unfinished wheel without spokes;
2. 椎輪 juei-lurn, (fig.) s.t. begun and not yet in completed stage.
3. 椎魯 juei-luu, adj., (LL) stupid (person).
4. 椎剽 juei-piauh, v.t., (AC) kill and rob.
5. 椎子 juei-tz, n., a hammer.

榷 Num. Index: 10B.11-9 chyueh .

N. A log used as footbrige.

N. & v.t. (1) Tax.

N.& v.t. (2) Monopoly: 榷鹽，榷酤 salt, wine monopoly;
榷利 monopoly.

□ Num. Index: 10B.20-2 maang .

Words 1. □果 marng-guoo, n., mango (common form 芒果).

樁 Num. Index: 10B.21-1 juang .

N.adjunct. 一樁事 one affair；
樁樁事都要我們做 we have to do everything.

N. (juang-tz) A pile driven into the ground: 栓牛樁 a pole for tying up cattle;
打樁 to drive a pile, set up row of stakes.

椹 Num. Index: 10B.21-2 jen (*shehn ).

N. (1) Chopping block for execution (var. of 砧): 椹板 see 砧^板 31B.40.
(2) (*shehn) The berry of mulberry.

柮 Num. Index: 10B.21-2 duoh .

N. 榾柮 logs.

柜 Num. Index: 10B.21-5 jyuu (*gueih ).

N. (1) Wicker material for basket.
(2) Abbr. for 櫸 10B.10.
(3) Abbr. for 櫃 a box, cabinet.

榧 Num. Index: 10B.21-5 feei . [Var.棐〕

N. A species of yew, Torreya nucifera.

Words 1. 榧子 feei-tz, n., (1) the nut of feei;
2. 榧子 feei-tz, n., (2) snap one’s finger: 給你榧子吃呢 “thumb one’s nose at.”

櫃 Num. Index: 10B.21-5 gueih .

N. A container for storing clothes, books, chinaware, money, etc.: 衣櫃 a wardrobe;
櫃子 a cupboard;
櫃兒 a chest;
櫃櫥 a showcase;
木櫃 wooden chest;
貨櫃(shipping) a container: 貨櫃運輸 shipping by container;
貨櫃化containerization;
鐵櫃 iron safe, file cabinet;
書櫃 a bookcase;
掌櫃的 a shop owner;
內掌櫃 a shop owner’s wife;
押櫃 a deposit as guarantee.

Words 1. 櫃房 gueih-farng, n., cashier, cashier’s office.
2. 櫃面兒 gueih-miah-’l, n., a shop counter.
3. 櫃上 gueih-shahng, (1) n., a shop cashier, hotel desk;
4. 櫃上 gueih-shahng, (2) adj., inside the shop.

框 Num. Index: 10B.21-5 kuahng .

N. (1) 門框 doorjamb, doorpost.
(2) 鏡框子，眼鏡框兒 frame of picture, eyeglasses.

柩 Num. Index: 10B.21-5 jiouh .

N. A coffin containing a corpse: 靈柩 a casket, a bier, a coffin;
柩車 a hearse;
運柩 transport a coffin;
送柩 to escort a coffin to the burial ground.

樞 Num. Index: 10B.21-5 shu .

N. (1) Door hinge. Hence,
(2) axis of power, strategic position upon which affairs hinge: 中樞 central government, central authority, such as Cabinet, Privy Council;
樞衡，樞要 shu-herng, shu-yauh↓.

Words 1. 樞奧 shu-auh, adj. & n., Privy Council, see shu-mih↓.
2. 樞臣 shu-chern, n., (LL) high ministers of state.
3. 樞衡 shu-herng, n. & v.t., balance or axis of power;
4. 樞衡 shu-herng, n. & v.t., to hold the the balance of power, to be at the helm of government.
5. 樞機 shu-ji, n., (1) the hinge, (fig.) axis, helm;
6. 樞機 shu-ji, n., the highest positions of power;
7. 樞機 shu-ji, n., (2) as in 樞機主教 (Catholic) cardinal.
8. 樞近 shu-jihn, adj., position close to the imperial court.
9. 樞軸 shu-jur (shu-jour), n., axis of power.
10. 樞路 shu-luh, n., central posts of government.
11. 樞密 shu-mih, n., state secret;
12. 樞密 shu-mih, n., highest Privy Council;
13. 樞密使 shu-mih-shyy, n., formerly, Privy Councillor.
14. 樞紐 shu-nioou, n., the hinge upon which other things turn or hang, basic determining factor.
15. 樞務 shu-wuh, n., affairs of state;
16. 樞務 shu-wuh, n., premier’s duties.
17. 樞要 shu-yauh, n., the seat of political power.

□ Num. Index: 10B.21-9 jiouh .

N. (Bot.) the tallow tree (also 烏^□ 91.50).

槄 Num. Index: 10B.21-9 tau .

N. (Bot.) a tree, mallotus japonicus, aslo known as 山楸.

梆 Num. Index: 10B.22-1 bang .

N. In 梆子 bang-tz↓.

Num. Index: 梆兒頭

Num. Index: 梆子

朴 Num. Index: 10B.22-2 pur (also poh ). [Var. of 樸 10B.81]

N. A surname.

Adj. Simple, honest, unadorned, of sturdy character. For compounds, see 撲 10B.81.

Words 1. 朴刀 pur-dau, n., (mil.) a kind of knife.
2. 朴硝 *poh-shiau, n., (chem.) sodium sulfate or Glauber’s sallt;
3. 朴硝 *poh-shiau, n., for other compp., see 撲 10B.81.

椰 Num. Index: 10B.22-3 yer .

N. The cocoanut palm: 椰子 cocoanut;
椰肉 meat of cocoanut.

Words 1. 椰花酒 yer-hua-jioou, n., toddy arrack.

Num. Index: 椰菜

杯 Num. Index: 10B.22-3 bei . [Var.盃, AC桮]

N. Cup (also 杯子): 酒杯 wine cup;
茶杯 teacup;
杯酒 (a cup of wine) banquet;
杯酒之歡 pleasure of a banquet;
杯中物 wine;
杯盤狼藉 stacks of cups and dishes, scene of big dinner;
杯弓蛇影 see serpent’s image in wine cup, atmosphere of fear and admoniton (feast of Nebuchadnezzar);
杯水車薪 to squelch the fire of a cartload of firewoods with one cup of water (entirely inadequate means).

Words 1. 杯葛 bei-ger, v.t., (translit.) to boycott.

柙 Num. Index: 10B.22-4 shiar .

N. (1) (AC) beast’s cage.
(2) (AC) scabbard.

柿 Num. Index: 10B.22-6 shyh ,

N. (shyh-tz) The prsimmon: 柿餅 preserved persimmon;
柿霜 ditto (“frosted”).

槨 Num. Index: 10B.22-6 guoo . [Var. 𦶦]

N. An outer coffin.

榨 Num. Index: 10B.22-6 jah . [Pop. var. 榨 10A.22]

榔 Num. Index: 10B.22-6 larng . [Var.桹]

N. A tall tree: 桄榔 Arenga saccharifera;
檳榔 the areca palm or betel nut;
鳴榔 to beat the stern of a fishing boat with rod as a means to drive fish (also 鳴桹).

Adj. 榔榔 descriptive of the sound produced by beating wood against wood.

Words 1. 榔頭 larng-’tou, n., a hammer.

梯 Num. Index: 10B.22-8 ti .

N. A ladder, stairs, steps: 天梯 long ladder;
雲梯 ladder for scaling city walls;
樓梯 saircase;
電梯 elevator, lift;
安全梯 fire escape;
軟梯，繩梯 rope ladder;
板梯 stepladder.

Words 1. 梯氣 ti-chih, adj., (MC) very intimate: 梯氣酒，梯氣話；
2. 梯氣 ti-chih, adj., see ti-jii↓.
3. 梯衝 ti-chung, n., scaling ladder for attacking city walls.
4. 梯航 ti-harng, phr., (LL) short for 梯山航海 “scaling mountains and crossing seas”—long, arduous voyage.
5. 梯階 ti-jie, n., steps of ladder;
6. 梯階 ti-jie, n., elements (“first steps”) in subject (French, painting, etc.).
7. 梯己 ti-jii, (1) n., secret savings (of housewife, etc.);
8. 梯己 ti-jii, (2) adj., very partial, confidential (probably standing for 體己): 梯己話 confidential talk;
9. 梯己 ti-jii, adj., 梯己人 a confidant(e);
10. 梯己 ti-jii, (3) adv., personally: 梯己送路 send off personally.
11. 梯形 ti-shirng, n., (math.) trapezoid;
12. 梯形 ti-shirng, n., staggered arrangement (of timetable).
13. 梯田 ti-tiarn, n., terraced (rice) fields.
14. 梯次 ti-tsyh, n., turn , term: 第幾梯次 (first, second, etc.) turn;
15. 梯次 ti-tsyh, n., term (of military training).

析 Num. Index: 10B.22-9 shi .

V.i. & t. (1) To break up (unit), cut or tear apart: 剖析 to dissect (word meaning);
for members of a family to break up and live separately;
析居，析爨 shi-jyu, shi-tsuahn, etc.↓.
(2) To analyze, dissect (meaning, problem): 分析 analyze, -lysis;
解析 analyze meaning;
析疑，析義 shi-yir, shi-yih↓.

Words 1. 析產 shi-chaan, vi., (brothers) divide common property.
2. 析箸 shi-juh, v.i., see shi-tsuahn↓.
3. 析居 shi-jyu, v.i., (brothers, husband and wife) to live separately.
4. 析析 shi-shi, adj., rustling sound (var. 淅淅).
5. 析□ shi-tsuahn, v.i., to set up separate kitchens.
6. 析煙 shi-yan, v.i., see shi-tsuahn↑
7. 析義 shi-yih, v.i., to analyze and explain meaning of text.
8. 析疑 shi-yir, v.i., to dispel doubts (in problems of authorship, text, etc.).

柝 Num. Index: 10B.22-9 tuoh .

N. Watchman’s knocker or plaque, sounded to mark hour of night.

柳 Num. Index: 10B.22-9 lioou . [Anc. var. □，□]

N. (1) A surname.
(2) The willow, much used in Chin. poetry: 柳枝 soft willow branch;
楊柳 a variety of willow used as symbol of feminine delicacy: 柳腰 soft waistline;
柳眉 arch eyebrows;
柳眼 long, slender eyes;
in comb. with 花 signifying courtesans and their life;
尋花問柳 go round singsong houses;
花柳病 venereal disease;
花街柳巷 redlight district.

Words 1. 柳穿魚 lioou-chuan-yur, n., (bot.) a grass, Linaria japonica.
2. 柳線 lioou-shiahn, n., the long, swaying branches of willows (“threads”).
3. 柳絮 lioou-shyuh, n., willow catkins floating in air like “cotton” (絮).
4. 柳芽兒 lioou-yar-'l, n., young willow sprouts.
5. 柳條 lioou-tiaur, n., willow branch;
6. 柳條 lioou-tiaur, n., 柳條包，柳條箱 basket made of willow branches.

棉 Num. Index: 10B.22-9 miarn .

N. Cotton: 棉花，棉布，棉線 miarn-hua, miarn-buh, miarn-shiahn↓.

Adj. Cotton padded: 棉襖，棉褲 miarn-aau, miarn-kuh↓.

Words 1. 棉襖 miarn-aau, n., cotton-padded jacket.
2. 棉被 miarn-beih, n., cotton-padded quilt.
3. 棉薄 miarn-bor, adj., meager, trivial (strength, cotribution. etc.).
4. 棉布 miarn-buh, n., cotton cloth.
5. 棉花 miarn-hua, n., cotton plant;
6. 棉花 miarn-hua, n., cotton;
7. 棉花 miarn-hua, n., 棉花火藥 guncotton;
8. 棉花 miarn-hua, n., 淨棉花 cleaned cotton, free from seeds.
9. 棉織品 miarn-jy-piin, n., cotton textiles.
10. 棉紙 miarn-jyy, n., a soft writing paper.
11. 棉褲 miarn-kuh, n., cottonpadded pants.
12. 棉袍 miarn-paur, n., cottonpadded gown.
13. 棉紗 miarn-sha, n., cotton yarn;
14. 棉紗 miarn-sha, n., 棉紗廠 cotton mill.
15. 棉線（㵟） marin-shiahn, n., cotton thread.
16. 棉屑 miarn-shieh, n., cotton waste.
17. 棉絮 mairn-shyuh, n., waste cotton.
18. 棉子 mairn-tz, n., cotton seeds;
19. 棉子 mairn-tz, n., 棉子油 cotton-seed oil.
20. 棉衣 marin-yi, n., cotton or cotton-padded jecket.

柞 Num. Index: 10B.22-9 tzuoh (*tzer ).

N. An evergreen shrub, Quercus serrata.

V.i. (*tzer) To fell trees.

Words 1. 柞木 tzuoh-muh, n., (bot.) Myroxylon racemosum.
2. 柞蠶 tzuoh-tsarn, n., wild silk-worm;
3. 柞蠶 tzuoh-tsarn, n., 柞蠶絲 silk from wild silkworm.

櫛 Num. Index: 10B.22-9 jier .

N. A fine-toothed comb: 侍執巾櫛 serve as a wife or concubine (attend to bath and hairdress).

V.i. (1) To comb hair: 櫛髮 dress one’s hair;
櫛風沐雨 expose oneself to the winds and rains in travel.

Words 1. 櫛比 jier-bii, adj., as in 鱗次櫛比 (houses) close together in a row, in serrated formation.

植 Num. Index: 10B.30-1 jyr . [Usu. printed 植]

N. Plant: 植物 jyr-wuh↓.

V.i. (1) To plant, to cultivate: 栽植 to plant;
栽花植木 to plant flowers and trees;
培植 to raise (plant), to educate and train (youth);
移植 to transplant: 心臟移植 heart transplantation.
(2) To establish: 植基 establish foundation;
植黨 jyr-danng↓.
(3) (AC) 植杖而耘 planted his stick and started weeding.
(4) (AC) 植耳 prick up one’s ears.

Words 1. 植黨 jyy-daang, phr., 植黨營私 form political cliques.
2. 植物 jyr-wuh, n., plants;
3. 植物 jyr-wuh, n., 植物學 botany;
4. 植物 jyr-wuh, n., 植物園 botanical garden.

楂 Num. Index: 10B.30-1 char (*ja ).

N. (1) A raft (var. of 槎).
(2) (ja) 山楂 (also wr. 樝) a kind of hawthorn;
its red, sour berry.

榼 Num. Index: 10B.30-1 keh .

N. (AC) a wine goblet;
a box or basket.

樝 Num. Index: 10B.30-2 ja . [Var. of 楂 10B.30↑]

櫨 Num. Index: 10B.30-2 lur .

N. (1) Square supporting block between roof and beam.
(2) (Bot.) Hungarian fustic, Rhus cotinus, related to lacquer tree.

桓 Num. Index: 10B.30-3 huarn .

N. A surname.

杠 Num. Index: 10B.30-3 gang (*gahng ).

N. (1) A flagstaff.
(2) A small bridge: 徒杠 (AC) a footbridge.
(3) (*gahng) Var. of 槓 10B.80.

椏 Num. Index: 10B.30-3 ya .

N. Forked branch: 椏杈，椏枝 ditto.

極 Num. Index: 10B.30-3 jir .

N. (1) The ridge beam of a building.
(2) The throne: 登極 ascend the throne, become king.
(3) The utmost point: 四極 the four corners of the earth;
八極 farthest points of the universe.
(4) The Poles of the earth: 北極，南極 the North, South Pole;
陰極，陽極 (of electric currents) the cathode, anode.
(5) The Absolute: 太極 (Chin. cosmogony) the condition as it existed before the creation of the world;
太極拳 a form of boxing emphasizing slow, circular movements.

V.t. Reach the end of, push to extremes: 極力 jir-lih↓.
極盡心力 put one’s body and soul into a task, work to the best of one’s ability.

Adj. Utmost, final, furthest: 無極limitless;
無所不用其極 to resort to extreme measures, unscrupulous;
終極 the ultimate end.

Adv. Very, to the highest degree: 極大，極小 the biggest, smallest;
極好，極壞 the best, the worst;
極多，極少 maximum, minimum amount;
極美，極醜 prettiest, ugliest;
極難，極易 hardest, easiest;
極表同情 most sympathetic;
極為讚美 praise to the skies.

Words 1. 極其 jir-chir, adv., very, to the fullest measure.
2. 極處 jir-chuh, n., the farthest point.
3. 極圈 jir-chyuan, n., (geog.) the polar circle: 北極圈 the Arctic Circle;
4. 極圈 jir-chyuan, n., 南極圈 the Antarctic Circle.
5. 極點 jir-diaan>/i>, n., the farthest point, extremities: 達於極點 to the utmost point or the highest degree;
6. 極點 jir-diaan>/i>, n., 壞到極點 thoroughly wicked.
7. 極地 jir-dih, n., the polar region.
8. 極頂 jir-diing, n., zenith.
9. 極端 jir-duan, (1) n., extreme points, ends, or limits of a thing: 走極端 go to extremes;
10. 極端 jir-duan, (2) adj., extreme, radical: 極端手段 extreme measures;
11. 極端 jir-duan, 極端思想 radical thoughts;
12. 極端 jir-duan, (3) adv., extraordinarily, very: 極端不好 indescribably bad;
13. 極端 jir-duan, adv., 極端可恨 most hateful;
14. 極端 jir-duan, adv., 極端可愛 most lovable;
15. 極端 jir-duan, adv., 極端理想 highly idealistic.
16. 極度 jir-duh, adj. & adv., extreme(ly), ultimate(ly), intemperate(ly), up to the breaking point.
17. 極㶴 jir-feng, n., the highest executive officer of a country.
18. 極光 jir-guang, n., the aurora australis, aurora borealis.
19. 極致 jir-jyh, n., highest achievements.
20. 極樂 jir-leh, adj., blissful, happiest: 極樂世界 paradise, condition of perfect happiness.
21. 極力 jir-lih, v.i., do one’s best, exert the greatest effort.
22. 極目 jir-muh, adv., as far as the eye can see: 極目四望 take a panoramic view from some vantage point.
23. 極品 jir-piin, n., (of artistic works, food etc.) the best of its kind.
24. 極限 jir-shiahn, n., (1) farthest confines: 最大極限 maximum limits;
25. 極限 jir-shiahn, n., (2) (math.) a limit.
26. 極行 jir-shihng, n., exemplary conduct, virtuous behavior, excellences, best qualities.
27. 極刑 jir-shirng, n., extreme punishment, death penalty.
28. 極選 jir-shyuaan, n. & adj., ultimate best.

楹 Num. Index: 10B.30-3 yirng .

N. (1) A house beam (also used as n. adjunct: 一楹房間 one room; 三楹房間 three rooms).
(2) A pillar: 楹聯 literary couplet on pillar or wall.

橙 Num. Index: 10B.30-3 cherng＜/i> (sp. pr. *chern ).

N. (1) orange.
(2) 橙黃 orange color.

姹 Num. Index: 10B.30-4 wen .

Words 1. 姹桲 wen-bor, n., a papaya-like fruit that makes good jelly, Cydonia oblongs.

檻 Num. Index: 10B.30-5 jiahn (*kaan ).

N. (1) A railing, bars, an enclosure: 獸檻 a cage for animals;
檻車 an enclosed cart for prisoners.
(2) (*Kaan) Threshold, a doorsill: (Shanghai dial.) 門檻很精 clever and smart and not easily duped, know all the tricks of a trade.

櫪 Num. Index: 10B.30-5 lih .

N. (1) A stable: 老驥伏櫪，志在千里 (lit.) a veteran thoroughbred, while tied to its stable, still dreams of the wilds, (fig.) a man of action, temporarily lying low, has yet ambitions unfulfilled.
(2) (Var. of 櫟) Quercus serrata.
(3) Mats on which silkworms are raised.

檀 Num. Index: 10B.30-6 tarn .

N. (1) A surname.
(2) Sandalwood of red-brownish color: 柴檀木 red sandalwood;
檀口櫻脣 cherry lips and sandalwood mouth (of woman; here 檀 refers to fragrance, see 檀香 tarn-shiang↓).

Words 1. 檀板 tarn-baan, n., hardwood plaque used for keeping rhythm in chin. opera.
2. 檀香 tarn-shiang, n., also 檀香木 sandalwood;
3. 檀香 tarn-shiang, n., 檀香爐 sandalwood censer;
4. 檀香 tarn-shiang, n., 檀香山 Honolulu, hawaii.
5. 檀越 tarn-yueih, n., (Budd.) almsgiver;
6. 檀越 tarn-yueih, n., donor to temples.

楦 Num. Index: 10B.30-6 shyuahn .

N. Shoemaker’s last for shaping shoes;
鞋楦，楦子，楦頭.

椌 Num. Index: 10B.30-6 chiang .

N. (AC) name of anc. wood-wind instrument;
秦椌 chirn-chiang, song style of Shensi district (also wr. 秦腔).

槎 Num. Index: 10B.30-8 char .

N. A raft (on river, sea).

梣 Num. Index: 10B.32-2 chern .

N. (Bot.) a tree, Fraxinus bungeana var.pubbinervis (in med. known as 秦皮).

□ Num. Index: 10B.32-9 tzar . [Var. of 拶 10A.32]

枯 Num. Index: 10B.40-1 ku .

V.i. Dry up, dried up: 樹木枯了 tree has dried up;
see Adj.↓；
榮枯 prosperity and decline.

Adj. (1) Dry, withered: 枯木逢春，枯樹生花 a dried up tree comes to life again;
枯骨 dry bones;
枯槁，枯萎，枯謝 ku-gaau, ku-weei, ku-shieh↓;
dried up (of thoughts, springs): 枯井 dried up well;
搜索枯腸 rack one’s brains for some ideas to write on;
thin:枯瘦，枯寂 ku-shouh, ku-jir¹↓.
(2) Poor, impoverished, desolate: 枯窘 hard up;
枯坐 sit idly without anything to do.

Words 1. 枯凋 ku-diau, adj., see ku-shieh↓.
2. 枯礬 ku-farn, n., dry, flaky alum.
3. 枯槁 ku-gaau, adj., dried up (of trees, facial appearance), lifeless (composition).
4. 枯乾 ku-gan, adj., dry (branches, fruit).
5. 枯涸 ku-her, adj., dried up (pools).
6. 枯候 ku-houh, v.i., to wait interminably.
7. 枯竭 ku-jier, adj., dried up (springs of water, of thought).
8. 枯寂 ku-jir¹, adj., lonely.
9. 枯瘠 ku-jir², adj., emaciated.
10. 枯窘 ku-jyuung, adj., impoverished, without money or fresh ideas.
11. 枯謝 ku-shieh, adj., (of flowers) withered
12. 枯瘦 ku-shouh, adj., emaciated.
13. 枯燥 ku-zauh, adj., (of weather, place) dry;
14. 枯燥 ku-zauh, adj., (of composition) lifeless: 枯燥無味 dull and boring;
15. 枯燥 ku-zauh, adj., uninteresting dry-as-dust.
16. 枯萎 ku-weei, adj., dried up.
17. 枯葉蝶 , n., (zoo.) Gastropacha quercifolia, an insect which feeds on and destroys leaf sprouts (also 枯葉蛾).

梏 Num. Index: 10B.40-1 guh .

N. Manacles, fetters: 桎梏 handcuffs and shackles, fetters.

V.t. To fetter.

桔 Num. Index: 10B.40-1 jier (*jyur ).

N. (1) 桔梗 (bot.) The balloon flower, kikio root, Platycodon grandiflorus.
(2) (*jyur) A simplified form of 橘.

楛 Num. Index: 10B.40-2 huh .

N. (AC) a wood used for arrows.

柘 Num. Index: 10B.40-3 jeh .

N. (1) A hardwood tree, whose leaves are used for feeding silkworms in place of mulberry and whose bark is used as yellow pigment.
(2) (AC) u.f. 蔗 = 甘蔗^20A.63: 柘漿 sugar cane juice.

Words 1. 柘黃 jeh-huarng, n., yellow dye from jeh tree.
2. 柘榴 jeh-liour, n., pomegranate (usu. 石榴).
3. 柘蠶 jeh-tsarn, n., silkworms fed on jeh leaves;
4. 柘蠶 jeh-tsarn, n., silk spun is called 柘絲 jeh silk.

梧 Num. Index: 10B.40-3 wur .

Words 1. 梧檟 wur-jiaa, n., (AC) two trees producing good timber.
2. 梧桐 wur-tung (wur-’tung), (bot.) the kolanut, the Chin. plane tree, Sterculia platanifolia.

桮 Num. Index: 10B.40-3 bei . [Var. of 杯 10B.01]

櫺 Num. Index: 10B.40-3 lirng .

N. (1) Lattice window.
(2) Cornice work.

梠 Num. Index: 10B.40-4 Lyuu .

N. (Door) lintel.

棺 Num. Index: 10B.40-6 guan .

N. A coffin: 棺材 guan-tsair, 棺木 guan-muh↓;
棺槨 inner and outer coffins;
開棺驗屍 disinterment of a corpse for autopsy.

Words 1. 棺罩 guan-jauh, n., a funeral pall.
2. 棺木 guan-muh, n., a coffin.
3. 棺材 guan-tsair, n., ditto;
4. 棺材 guan-tsair, n., 棺材板 guan-tsair-baan,
5. 棺材 guan-tsair, n., (1) wooden planks used in making coffins;
6. 棺材 guan-tsair, n., (2) a coffin made of thin wooden planks;
7. 棺材 guan-tsair, n., 棺材瓤子 (abusive)an old wreck fit for the coffin (lit., “coffinstuffing”).

榕 Num. Index: 10B.40-6 rurng .

N. The banyan: 榕樹 ditto;
榕廈 the shaded area covered by a banyan tree.

槍 Num. Index: 10B.40-8 chiang .

N. (1) A spear, lance, javelin: 長槍大戟 long spears and halberds;
刀槍不入 (magic) proof against spear thrusts and sword cuts;
槍頭 spearhead;
槍尖 point of spear;
投槍 throw a javelin.
(2) A tube-shaped thing: 煙槍 opiumpipe.
(3) A gun, rifle, pistol (interch.鎗) 手槍 pistol, etc., see 鎗 81A.40.

V.t. To substitute for another during tests: 槍替，槍手 chiang-tih, chiang-shoou.↓

Words 1. 槍笆 chiang-ba, n., a spiked fence of wood or bamboo.
2. 槍斃 chiang-bih, v.t., to execute (criminal) by shooting;
3. 槍斃 chiang-bih, v.t., to shoot (person) to death.
4. 槍決 chiang-jyuer, v.t., ditto.
5. 槍籬 chiang-lir, n., see chiang-ba↑.
6. 槍手 chiang-shoou, n., (1) a sharpshooter;
7. 槍手 chiang-shoou, n., (2) a gunman;
8. 槍手 chiang-shoou, n., (3) (chiang-’shoou) a substitute during examinations on false pretenses.
9. 槍替 chiang-tih, v.t., to act as subtitute under false pretense.

栝 Num. Index: 10B.40-9 gua .

N. (1) (AC) the juniper.
(2) (AC) the pointed end of an arrow.
(3) (AC) firewood.

Words 1. 栝樓 gua-lour, n., (bot.) a kind of melon, Trichosanthes japonica.

𡟜 Num. Index: 10B.40-9 tair . [Pop. of 檯 10B.11]

枷 Num. Index: 10B.40-9 jia .

N. The cangue: 帶枷 (or prisoners) confine in a cangue.

Words 1. 枷板兒 jia-baa-’l, adj., in an awkward fix: 套上枷板兒了in a bad fix;
2. 枷板兒 jia-baa-’l, adj., 受枷板兒氣 placed between the devil and the deep sea.
3. 枷號 jia-hauh, n., formerly, parade a prisoner in a cangue.
4. 枷鎖 jia-suoo, n., fetters, shackles.

格 Num. Index: 10B.40-9 ger .

N. (1) Form, shape, standard, qualifications: 格式 ger-shyh, 格局ger-jyur, 格律 ger-lyuh, 格度ger-duh↓.
資格 qualifications;
合格 qualified;
格外 ger-waih↓.
(2) Style, character: 獨創一格 original in style or design;
品格 a person’s character;
人格 moral character;
格調，格言 ger-diauh, ger-yarn↓.
(3) A pattern, frame, ruled lines: 橫格紙 paper with horizontal ruled lines;
花格布 checkered fabrics;
畫格子 to draw ruled lines;
窗格 a window lattice;
格子 ger-tz↓.
(4) A surname.

V.t. (1) Resist, hinder, obstruct, impede: 阻格 be an impediment to;
格格不入 (of persons) cannot get along with one another, (of things) cannot fit one another;
格於規定 be barred by regulations;
格開 separate one from another;
間 (jiahn) 格 (to, a) partition, divide into compartments: 扞格 impede, obstruct;
cannot fit in.
(2) To fight: 格□ ger-douh↓.
格殺勿論 capture and summarily execute.
(3) to correct, put to right: 格非 rectify what is morally wrong.
(4) To probe to the bottom, study carefully: 格物 ger-wuh, 格致 jyh↓.

Words 1. 格調 ger-diauh, n., a style: 特殊格調 a special style.
2. 格□ ger-douh, n. & v.i., (engage in) fisticuffs, a free-for-all.
3. 格度 ger-duh, n., standard.
4. 格致 ger-jyh, (1) phr., 格物致知 to study the phenomena of nature in order to acquire knowledge;
5. 格致 ger-jyh, (2) n., old name of natural sciences, esp. physics.
6. 格局 ger-jyur, n., the general layout, situation.
7. 格律 ger-lyuh, n., set rules.
8. 格式 ger-shyh, n., a standardized form, style, pattern.
9. 格子 ger-tz, n., a trellis, a lattice, a pattern.
10. 格外 ger-waih, adv., exceptionally: 格外小心 be especially careful.
11. 格物 ger-wuh, v.i., study the phenomena of nature.
12. 格言 ger-yarn, n., proverbs, maxims, axioms.

檐 Num. Index: 10B.40-9 yarn . [Var. of 簷 92A.40]

檣 Num. Index: 10B.41-1 chiarng .

N. A mast;
yardarm: 桅檣 ship masts.

楮 Num. Index: 10B.41-1 chuu .

N. (1) The mulberry, whose bark is made into paper.
(2) (U.f. 紙) paper, esp. paper money burnt for the dead: 楮錢，楮鏹 chuu-chiarn, chuu-chiarng↓.

Words 1. 楮幣 chuu-bih, n., (Suhng Dyn.) paper money.
2. 楮錢 chuu-chiarn, n., paper money burnt for the dead.
3. 楮鏹 chuu-chiarng, n., ditto.
4. 楮葉 chuu-yeh, n., (AC) jade mulberry leaf, resembling real leaf—hence 莫辨楮葉 cannot distinguish between real and imitation.

椿 Num. Index: 10B.41-1 chun .

N. Fragrant cedar, (also called 香椿) Cedrela chinensis;
symbol of father:椿萱 chuu-shyuan↓;
symbol of long life: 椿齡，椿壽 long life;
臭椿 Ailanthus glandulosa.

Words 1. 椿萱 chun-shyuan, n., father and mother (萱 symbol of mother, 20A.30): 椿萱並茂 both parents alive and well.

柑 Num. Index: 10B41-2 gan .

N. (Bot.) 蜜柑 the tangerine.

槽 Num. Index: 10B.41-2 tsaur .

N. (1) A trough, manger (for water, animal feed);
a wine vat;
watertank;
跳槽 “feed in another’s manger,” “jump on another bandwagon”—inconstancy in love affairs, esp. among visitors of prostitutes.
(2) A rabbet plane, joint in woodwork;
a rabbet: 槽縫，槽線 Line of rabbet joint;
不合槽 won’t fit in groove.
(3) A section in lattice window.

Words 1. 槽碓 tsaur-dueih, n., a mortar for husking rice by waterpower.
2. 槽坊 traur-farng, n., a distillery.
3. 槽榚 tsaur-gau, n., cake made with molds (dist. 槽^糕 tzau-tsaur, 22C.41).
4. 槽兒 tsaur-’l, n., (1) a depression in surface;
5. 槽兒 tsaur-’l, n., (2) wine waiter.
6. 槽櫪 tsaur-lih, n., a stable.
7. 槽刨 tsaur-paur, n., a rabbet plane.
8. 槽子 tsaur-tz, n., (1) trough, manger;
9. 槽子 tsaur-tz, n., (2) a depression in surface.
10. 槽牙 tsaur-yar, n., a molar (tooth).

□ Num. Index: 10B.41-2 luu . [Var. 櫓 10B.41]

楷 Num. Index: 10B.41-2 kaai .

N. (1) (Callig.) 楷書 formal style, (opp. 草書 cursive script, 行書 running script): 正楷 correct, carefully delineated style;
大楷，小楷 such lettering of different sizes;
楷法 style of this script.
(2) Model form, see 楷模，楷範 kaai-mor, kaai-fahn↓.
(3) (AC) name of a tree (also pr. jie).

Words 1. 楷範 kaai-fahn, n., see kaai-mor↓.
2. 楷模 kaai-mor, n., model for others (in conduct, etc.).
3. 楷書 kaai-shu, n., see N.↑(also called 真書).
4. 楷則 kaai-tzer, n., see kaai-mor↑.

柚 Num. Index: 10B.41-2 youh .

N. The pomelo.

檔 Num. Index: 10B.41-2 dahng (also daang ).

N. Shelf;
door frame;
esp. files: 歸檔 return to the files;
檔案 dahng-ahn↓.

Words 1. 檔案 dahng-ahn, n., archives: 內府檔案 palace archives.
2. 檔期 dahng-chir, n., scheduled dates for showing of films.
3. 檔子 dahng-tz, n. adjunct, 一檔子事（＝一件事）an affair;
4. 檔子 dahng-tz, n. 一檔子人a group of persons.

𡟻 Num. Index: 10B.41-3

栖 Num. Index: 10B.41-3 shi (chi ).

V.i. Var. 棲 to roost, perch, see 10B.93.

Words 1. 栖栖 shi-shi, adj., (AC) vexed, rushing about (also 栖栖皇皇；also wr. 恓 22A.41).

檑 Num. Index: 10B.41-3 leir .

N. Stone missiles or wooden beams used by defenders of cities against enemy attack: 檑木 wooden beams swinging from city wall to attack the enemy below.

相 Num. Index: 10B.41-4 shiang (*shiahng ).

N. (*shiahng) (1) A surname.
(2) Appearance, looks: 相貌 shiang-mauh↓;
醜相 ugly looks;
怪相 strange, disgusting appearance;
無相 (Budd.) beyond material distinction or material reality;
本相 real inner self;
真相 real situation.
(3) (Fortunetelling) physiognomy as indicative of destiny: 凶相 face indicating violence, also ill luck.
(4) Portrait (interch. 像), photograph: 相片 shiang-piahn↓;
照片 n. & v.t., photograph.
(5) (AC) prime minister: 丞相，宰相，首相，相國 ditto;
拜相 (emperor) makes s.o. prime minister.
(6) (Phys.) phase: 相律 phase rule.

V.t. (*shiahng) (1) To size up by appearance: 端相 observe carefully;
相女婿 to look at prospective son-in-law for approval;
相地，相宅 practise geomancy, look at gen. outlay of land as influencing luck;
相馬 look at a horse’s physical build.
(2) to watch for opportunity: 相機 shiang-ji↓;
相機 or 相時而動 watch for the proper moment for action.
(3) To read person’s physiognomy, esp. face and hand reading: 相面，相術，相法 shiang-miahn, shiang-shuh, shiang-faa↓;
相命 shiang-mihng, 相士 shiang-shyh²↓;
星相 astrology.
(4) To assist (usu. the emperor, ruler): 相夫教子 (of wife) assist husband and bring up children.
(5) to bless: 吉人天相 God protects the good men.

Adv. Mutually, each other, together (oft. used like a prefix to vbb., with the sense “with”): 相勸 to reason with, persuade;
相會，相聚 to meet together;
相對 face with;
相告 tell (speak with) another person;
相煩 to bother (person);
相罵，相打 scold, fight each other;
相爭 wrangle with each other;
相助 help each other;
相敬如賓 (of couple) treat each other with respect (“like guests”);
相生相䞦 (of 五行 the states of motion) mutually reinforce or neutralize;
相映成趣 gain by contrast;
相提並論 to be mentioned in the same breath, regarded in same category;
相形見拙 lose by comparison;
相得 shiahng-der↓；
不相上下 about equal;
實不相瞞 I am telling you the truth;
相犯 interfere with each other;
相商 discuss together;
相托，相囑 to ask a person to do s.t., etc.

Words 1. 相安 shiang-an, v.i., live together peacefully: 相安無事.
2. 相比 shiang-bii, v.i., compare with each other.
3. 相差 shiang-chah, v.i., to differ, to deviate: 相差不遠 not much difference between the two.
4. 相稱 shiang-chern, v.i., fit together, pair off nicely.
5. 相成 shiang-cherng, v.i., to help complement, be complementary in action.
6. 相切 shiang-chieh, v.i, (lines) cross each other;
7. 相切 shiang-chieh, v.i., (surfaces) come into contact.
8. 相親 *shiahng-chin, (1) v.i, to look over prospective bride;
9. 相親 *shiahng-chin, (2) (shaing-chin) adj., intimate, fond of each other.
10. 相傳 shiang-chuarn, v.i., (1) pass from generation to generation;
11. 相傳 shiang-chuarn, v.i., (2) it is rumored, the story goes.
12. 相處 shiang-chuu, v.i., live or work together (well, badly).
13. 相持 shiang-chyr, v.i, both parties will not give in.
14. 相去 shiang-chyuh¹, v.i., both differ, see shiang-chah↑.
15. 相覷 shiang-chyun², v.i., look at each other with silent understanding;
16. 相覷 shiang-chyun², v.i., 面面相覷 the audience look at each other in surprise.
17. 相當 shiang-dang, v.i. & adj., (1) proper, appropriate (compensation etc.);
18. 相當 shiang-dang, v.i. & adj., (2) 相當於 is equal to (dismissal, etc.);
19. 相當 shiang-dang, v.i. & adj., 相當的 fairly (expensive, etc.).
20. 相等 shiang-deen, (1) adj., equal: 相等於 be equal to;
21. 相等 shiang-deen, (2) n., equivalent, equal amount, number.
22. 相得 shiang-der, v.i., get along well: 相得益彰 each improves by association with the other.
23. 相對 shiang-dueih. adj., (1) opposite, facing each other;
24. 相對 shiang-dueih. adj., (2) as in 相對的 relative, opp. 絕對的 absolute;
25. 相對 shiang-dueih. 相對論 theory of relativity;
26. 相對 shiang-dueih. 相對基金 counterpart fund.
27. 相法 *, n., the art of fortunetelling by reading faces.
28. 相反 shiang-faan, v.i., to be opposite, contrary: 正正相反 exactly the opposite;
29. 相反 shiang-faan, 相反的adv., contrariwise, on the contrary.
30. 相仿 shiang-faang, v.i., resemble.
31. 相風 *shiahng-feng, n., formerly, weathercock, weather vane, a device for telling wind direction (also called 相風竿，相風鳥).
32. 相符 shiang-fur, v.i., agree with (orig. signature, etc.): 名實相符，名符其實 reality corresponds with claims or title.
33. 相干 shiang-gan, v.i., have to do with: 這事與你毫不相干 this has nothing to do with you.
34. 相關 shiang-guan, v.i., see shiang-gan↑.
35. 相公 *shiahng-gung, n., (1) Your Excellency, formerly, address to prime minister;
36. 相公 *shiahng-gung, n.,(2) (shiang-’gung) (a) young master of a noble house or handsome young man (in vern. literature);
37. 相公 *shiahng-gung, n., (b) a pederast: 相公堂子 house of pederasts.
38. 相好 shiang-haau, v.i., be fond of each other;
39. 相好 shiang-haau, 相好的人 good friend or a mistress.
40. 相會 shiang-hueih, v.i., to meet together: 後期相會 meet again.
41. 相互 shiang-huh, adv., mutually (help, envy, etc.) each other.
42. 相機 *shiahng-ji, phr., watch for right time for action.
43. 相見 shiang-jiahn, v.i., to meet personally: 相見恨晚 regret we didn’t meet sooner.
44. 相將 shiang-jiang, adv., together, in each other’s company.
45. 相交 shiang-jiau, v.i., (1) (lines) cross each other;
46. 相交 shiang-jiau, v.i., (2) make friends with each other: 相交甚厚 they are very good friends.
47. 相較 shiang-jiauh, v.i., compare with: 兩件相較 compare the two.
48. 相偕 shiang-jie, adv., together (go away, etc.).
49. 相繼 shiang-jih, v.i., follow one another: 相繼死亡 die one after another .
50. 相近 shiang-jihn, adj., close by, nearly alike: 住得相近 live nearby;
51. 相近 shiang-jihn, adj., 相近的朋友 close friend.
52. 相助 shiang-juh, v.i., help each other.
53. 相知 shiang-jy, v.i. & n., to know a person really well;
54. 相知 shiang-jy, v.i. & n., a very close friend.
55. 相看 shiang-kan, (1) v.i., look at each other;
56. 相看 shiang-kan, (2) (*shiahng-’kan v.t., to size up (prospective son-in-law, etc.) by looking.
57. 相連 shiang-liarn, v.i., connect together.
58. 相貌 *shiahng-mauh, n., gen. looks personal appearance.
59. 相面 *shiahng-miahn, v.i., read faces.
60. 相命 shiahng-mihng, v.i. & n., fortunetelling.
61. 相配 shiang-peih, v.i., (1) to match each other (as shoes and dress);
62. 相配 shiang-peih, v.i., (2) to mate, pair off .
63. 相片 *shiahng-piahn, n., a photograph, esp., a print.
64. 相撲 shiang-pu, v.i., to wrestle together.
65. 相人 *shiahng-rern, v.i., to read person’s character.
66. 相若 shiang-ruoh, adj., similar, like each other.
67. 相如 shiang-rur, adj. & v.i., like, resemble each other.
68. 相善 shiang-shahn, v.i., be fond of each other (as friends), be familiar with each other.
69. 相聲 (兒) *shiahng-’sheng(’l), n., ventriloquist: 對口相聲 witty dialogue by professional performers on stage.
70. 相向 shiang-shiahng¹, v.i., face each other.
71. 相像 shiang-shiahng², v.i., resemble.
72. 相匣子 *shiahng-shiar-tz, n., (Peking pop.) a camera.
73. 相信 shiang-shihn, v.i. & t., believe: 相信不會錯的 I believe it is the right thing;
74. 相信 shiang-shihn, v.i. & t., 相信他 believe him;
75. 相信 shiang-shihn, v.i. & t., 不能相信 connot believe.
76. 相形 shiang-shirng, phr., (1) 相形見絀 lose by comparison;
77. 相形 shiang-shirng, phr., (2) (*shiahng-shirng) see shiahng-miahn, shiahng-faa↑.
78. 相術 *shiahng-shun, n., see shiahng-faa↑.
79. 相識 shiang-shyh, (1) v.i., be acquainted with;
80. 相識 shiang-shyh, (2) n., an acquaintance.
81. 相士 shiahg-shyh, n., fortuneteller.
82. 相思 shiang-sy, v.i., be lovesick;
83. 相思 shiang-sy, v.i., 相思病 n., lovesickness;
84. 相思 shiang-sy, v.i., 苦相思 deep longing;
85. 相思 shiang-sy, v.i., 兩地相思 longing of parted lovers;
86. 相思 shiang-sy, 相思子 the gram, a tree, Abrus precatorius, producing red beans (紅豆) which are used as lovers’ souvenirs, see also 紅^豆 93B.30.
87. 相似 shiang-syh, v.i., resemble each other.
88. 相投 shiang-tour, v.i., fit in well: 意氣相投 (persons) have the same likes and dislikes.
89. 相同 shiang-turng, v.i., be alike, be the same (opinion, view of things).
90. 相左 shiang-tzuoo, v.i., (1) diverge, disagree (in opinion);
91. 相左 shiang-tzuoo, v.i., (2) cross one another’s way.
92. 相違 shiang-weei, v.i., (1) be parted;
93. 相違 shiang-weei, v.i., (2) disagree in opinion.
94. 相沿 shiang-yarn, v.i., come down from earlier times: 相沿已久 (custom) has been so for a long time.
95. 相羊 shiang-yarng, v.i., (AC) wander, roam about (also wr. (相佯).
96. 相依 shiang-yi, v.i., depend on each other: 母子相依為命 the mother and son share their life together.
97. 相印 shiang-yihn, (1) v.i., to bear each other out: 心心相印 their hearts are like one;
98. 相印 shiang-yihn, (2) (*shiahng-yihn) n., premier’s seal i.e., (carry on) premier’s work.
99. 相應 shiang-ying, (1) v.i., (in official documents) it is proper that (this be communicated, etc.);
100. 相應 shiang-ying, (2) (shiang-yihng) (a) v.i., to act in response;
101. 相應 shiang-ying, (b) adj., proper: 嫁得相應的人家 (in vern. literature) marry into a proper family.
102. 相宜 shiang-yir, adj., (1) fitting and proper;
103. 相宜 shiang-yir, adj., (2) agreeable (weather, etc.): 氣候不相宜 the weather does not agree with a person.
104. 相友 shiang-yoou, v.i., be friends together.
105. 相與 shiang-yuu, (1) v.i., live or work together: 很難相與 difficult to live with or work with (person);
106. 相與 shiang-yuu, (2) adv., together (climb mountains, laugh, etc.).

梱 Num. Index: 10B.41-4 kuun .

N. (AC) doorjamb.

楣 Num. Index: 10B.41-5 meir .

N. (1) Lintel, esp. 門楣 lintel;
(fig.) the house: 有辱門楣 a disgrace to the house.
(2) A cross beam under roof.

櫧 Num. Index: 10B.41-6 ju .

N. (Bot.) the sweet oak, Quercus glauca whose timber can be used for making boats, beams;
hence 櫧材 good timber, pillar of strength.

檜 Num. Index: 10B.41-8 kuaih (also gueih ).

N. (Bot.) Chinese cypress, juniper.

楯 Num. Index: 10B.41-9 shuun .

N. (1) Horizontal piece in balcony.
(2) Shield, u.f. 盾 90.41.

榴 Num. Index: 10B.41-9 liour . [Var.□]

N. Short for 石榴 pomegranate: 榴火 when pomegranates are in full bloom (“afire”).

Words 1. 榴彈 liour-dahn, n., grenade, usu. 手榴彈 hand grenade.
2. 榴霰彈 liour-shiahn-dahn, n., shrapnel.

柏 Num. Index: 10B.41-9 baai (bor ). [Var. 𡟻]

N. (1) Cypress, cedar;
trees of the cypress family (扁^柏 63D.42, 檜^柏 10B.41, 羅^漢柏 41D.11).
(2) A surname.

Words 1. 柏酒 bor-jiour, n., wine treated with juniper leaves for flavor.
2. 柏林 Boh-lirn, n., Berlin.
3. 柏油 , n., (1) asphalt;
4. 柏油 , n., (2) pitch, gum.

櫓 Num. Index: 10B.41-9 luu .

N. (1) A scull or sweep for propelling boats.
(2) (AC) a big shield.
(3) (AC) a turret tower on city wall.

楠 Num. Index: 10B.42-1 narn . [Var. of □, □]

N. (Bot.) machilus nanmu, usu. 楠木 a fine hardwood oft. used for furniture.

構 Num. Index: 10B.42-2 gouh .

N. A structure, building, piece of literary work: 佳構 a good piece of writing;
宏構，巨構 a magnificent building or a great literary work;
華構 a stately mansion;
構造 gouh-tzauh↓;
結構 (of novel or art work) structure, composition.

V.t. (1) Build, construct: 構成 build into (a pavilion, a play).
(2) to plan, project: 構思 gouh-sy, 構想 gouh-shiaang↓;
構亂 plan a rebellion.

Words 1. 構兵 gouh-bing, v.i., to wage war.
2. 構想 gouh-shiaang, v.i., imagine;
3. 構想 gouh-shiaang, n., creative imagination, concept of structure in litr. work;
4. 構想 gouh-shiaang, n., work, see gouh-sy↓.
5. 構陷 gouh-shiahn, v.t., implicate (s.o.) in crimes.
6. 構釁 gouh-shihn, v.i., to provoke, to engender enmity between states.
7. 構思 gouh-hsy, v.t., (of writer) draw up a mental outline, think hard.
8. 構圖 gouh-tur, v.i., draw up a blueprint, make a sketch of a painting, (photography) compose a picture before releasing the shutter.
9. 構造 gouh-tzauh, n. & v.t., construct(ion), build(ing);
10. 構造 gouh-tzauh, n. & v.t., 構造式 (chem.) constitutional formula.
11. 構怨 gouh-yuahn, v.t., see gouh-shihn↑.

梢 Num. Index: 10B.42-2

梢� (1) Top of tree: 樹梢 ditto;

N. 柳梢 top of willow;
梢頭 shau-tour↓.
(2) Tip, tail end: 鞭梢，辮梢 tip of whip, of queue;
末梢，收梢 end of affair;
沒下梢 (story) stops without ending, do not hear further about it .
(3) A boat rudder (cf. 艄 91S.42): 梢公，梢婆，梢子 shau-gung, shau-por, shau-tz↓.

Words 1. 梢公 shau-gung, n., (MC) boatman.
2. 梢婆 shau-por, n., (MC) boatwoman.
3. 梢梢 shau-shau, adj., sousing, whistling, rustling sound of wind.
4. 梢頭 shau-tour, n., (MC & poet.) top of tree;
5. 梢頭 shau-tour, n., end (of street, things.)
6. 梢子 shau-tz, n., (1) long, slender end, tip;
7. 梢子 shau-tz, n., (2) a boatman;
8. 梢子 shau-tz, n., (3) a hand-rotated small drum (toy);
9. 梢子 shau-tz, n., (4) (dial.) short pants.

□ Num. Index: 10B.42-3 ger . [Dist. 隔 32A.42]

□ Num. Index: N.

柄 Num. Index: 10B.42-3 bihng (*biing ).

N. (1) Handle (of axe, knife);
葉柄 stem of leaf;
槍柄 butt, stock of gun.
(2) Control: 權柄 official power;
執國柄 be in control of government, be chief minister.
(3) Target: 笑柄，話柄 butt of jokes, material for gossip;
see 把^柄 10A.70.

V.t. (*biing) (LL, rare) 柄政 be in control of government (秉 preferred, 90.01).

Words 1. 柄臣 bihng-chern, n., (AC, rare) chief policy-making minister.
2. 柄眼類 bihng-yaan-leih, n., (biol.) animals with eyes resting on projecting stems, such as snails.

桶 Num. Index: 10B.42-3 tuung .

N. (tuung-tz) Wooden pail, container: 水桶 water bucket;
糞桶，馬桶 commode;
飯桶 rice jar or pail, (fig. abusive) a useless person, a good-for-nothing.

橘 Num. Index: 10B.42-3 jyur .

N. The orange: 橘子 an orange, a tangerine;
橘化為枳 phrase showing the important influence of environment (deterioration of orange species in another climate).

Words 1. 橘紅 jyur-hurng, n., (1) (Chin. med.) dried orange peel;
2. 橘紅 jyur-hurng, n., (2) orange red.
3. 橘絡 jyur-luoh, n., (Chin. med.) the dried fibers of the orange.

橢 Num. Index: 10B.42-3 tuoo .

Adj. Oval-shaped: 橢圓.

□ Num. Index: 10B.42-3 bah .

N. (Obs.) handle (var. of 把 in 把^柄 pr. bah-bihng, 10B.70).

桐 Num. Index: 10B.42-4 turng .

N. (1) Name given to various trees, esp. 梧桐 Firmiana platanifolia, the Chin. parasol tree,loved for its shade: 桐樹 Paulownia tomentosa;
桐油樹 Aleurites cordata, the wood-oil tree valued for its oil, the tung oil (桐油) used in paint.
(2) Name of a town in Anhuei: 桐城；
桐城派 a school of writing known for austere simplicity.

Words 1. 桐子 turng-tz, n., fruit of wood-oil tree.
2. 桐油 turng-your, n., viscid tung oil, used in paint.

柵 Num. Index: 10B.42-4 jah (also, shahn ).

N. A palisade, a series of upright posts across a street;
window bars: 鐵柵 iron bars across door or window;
木柵 series of wooden stakes to fence off a place.

Words 1. 柵壘 jah-leei, n., a stockade.
2. 柵欄兒 jah-lar-’l, n., wooden fence consisting of upright posts across a street;
3. 柵欄兒 jah-lar-’l, n., 大柵欄兒 name of two streets in Peking (also pr. ).
4. 柵門 jah-mern, n., a fence gate across a street.
5. 柵塘 jah-tarng, n., a fenced-off pond.

棚 Num. Index: 10B.42-4 perng .

N. (1) (perng-tz, ’l) A mat shed: 搭棚兒 build such mat shed;
草棚，竹棚 rush shed, bamboo shed.
(2) Booth: 茶棚 open teahouse, tea booth.
(3) Awning, tent: 帳棚 tent;
天棚，涼棚 awning, esp. for summer.

槁 Num. Index: 10B.42-6 gaau . [Dist. 稿，搞]

N. Dry or withered tree.

V.i. To wither.

Adj. (Of wood) rotten, dry: 槁木死灰 unfeeling, lifeless like a piece of dry wood or cold ashes;
形容枯槁 an emaciated, dried-up appearance.

檎 Num. Index: 10B.42-8 chirn .

N. See 林^檎 10B.01.

枘 Num. Index: 10B.42-8 rueih .

N. A piece of wood cut to fit into a socket: 枘鑿 (of persons) cannot see eye to eye, incongruous, incompatible (“round peg in a square hole”).

橋 Num. Index: 10B.42-9 chiaur .

N. (chiaur-’l) A bridge: 橋梁 chiaur-liarng↓;
吊橋 suspension bridge, also drawbridge;
浮橋 pontoon bridge;
鵲^橋 20S.50；
橋過丟拐 throw away staff after passing bridge—forget benefactor;
橋洞，橋空 arch under bridge.

Adj. (AC) var. of 喬 high, tall (tree).

Words 1. 橋墩 chiaur-dun, n., bridge pier, earthern or stone structure under bridge.
2. 橋梁 chiaur-liarng, n., (lit. & fig.) bridge.
3. 橋牌 chiaur-pair, n., game of bridge.
4. 橋頭堡 chiaur-tour-baau, n., (mil.) a bridgehead;
5. 橋頭堡 chiaur-tour-baau, n., a salient point in battle line.
6. 橋堍 chiaur-tuh, n., ramp or earthern embankment leading to bridge.
7. 橋梓 chiaur-tzyy, n., (LL) father and son (橋 being a tall tree and 梓 a short one).

檇 Num. Index: 10B.42-9 tzueih .

N. A kind of plum tree.

栴 Num. Index: 10B.42-9 jan .

N. Sandalwood: 栴檀.

栲 Num. Index: 10B.50-1 kaau .

栲�

Words 1. 栲栳 kaur-laau, n., (AC) wooden or bamboo basket.

朽 Num. Index: 10B.50-3 shioou .

V.i. To decay.

Adj. Decayed, rotten: 朽木不可雕 one cannot carve on rotten wood—intractable person;
朽材 bad timber (in self-deprecation);
老朽 (contempt.) a worthless old man, also adj., old and useless;
不朽 immortal (name), immortality.

Words 1. 朽敗 shioou-baih, adj., corrupt, decayed (structure).
2. 朽蠹 shioou-duh, v.i., (of hoarded grain) spoilt from insects or moisture.
3. 朽腐 shioou-fuh, adj., rotten, rotting: 朽腐復化為神奇 (莊子) (AC) the corruptible again becomes mysterious life.
4. 朽爛 shioou-lahn, adj., decayed, rotten (meat, fruit, etc.).
5. 朽邁 shioou-maih., (of a person) old and useless.

樗 Num. Index: 10B.50-3 shu .

N. (Bot.) the stinking cedar, a tree of useless timber, Ailanthus altissima, commonly known as 臭椿, hence 樗樂之材 timber of ailanthus and chestnut oak—useless person.

Words 1. 樗蒲 shu-pur, n., an ancient dice game (also wr. 蒱).
2. 樗散 shu-saan, adj., (LL) (Person) unemployed, ignored by the world.
3. 樗材 shu-tsair, n., (LL) useless person.

枴 Num. Index: 10B.50-4 guaai .

N. (1) An old man’s staff.
(2) The anklebone.

Words 1. 枴棒 guaai-bahng, n., a staff, club, stick.
2. 枴棍 guaai-guhn, n., a walking stick, cane.
3. 枴杖 guaai-jahng, n., ditto.
4. 枴子 guaai-tz, n., pop. term for the anklebone.

枵 Num. Index: 10B.50-4 shiau .

Adj. Empty, dried up: 枵木driedup tree trunk;
枵腹 empty stomach;
枵腹從公 to attend office on an empty stomach, i.e., on starvation salary.

Words 1. 枵然 shiau-rarn, adj., (AC) big.

楊 Num. Index: 10B.50-4 yarng .

N. (1) The poplar, aspen: 白楊 white poplars;
赤楊 the alder;
黃楊木 boxwood.
(2) The willow: 楊柳 yarng-lioou↓.
(3) A surname.

Words 1. 楊花 yarng-hua, n., willow catkins: 水性楊花 said of an inconstant woman;
2. 楊花 yarng-hua, n., 楊花蘿蔔 a kind of turnip.
3. 楊枝 yarng-jy, n., tender willow branch, used for cleaning teeth (of Hindu origin): 楊枝淨水 for brushing teeth in morning.
4. 楊柳 yarng-lioou, n., (1) the willow and aspen (the aspen with flattened leafstalks that tremble in the breeze and the willow known as “weeping willow” with soft hanging stems);
5. 楊柳 yarng-lioou, n., (2) the willows.
6. 楊櫨 yarng-lur, n., (bot.) Diervilla japonica, a flowering brush.
7. 楊梅 yarng-meir, n., the arbutus, the wild strawberry, tree, Myrica rubra, its berries;
8. 楊梅 yarng-meir, n., 楊梅瘡yarng-meir-chuang, syphilitic sores.
9. 楊桃 yarng-taur, n., (bot.) the carambola.
10. 楊桐 yarng-turng, n., (bot.) Eurya ochnacea.

榻 Num. Index: 10B.50-4 tah .

N. Couch, bed: 臥榻，睡榻，床榻 bed;
籐榻 rattan bed.

Words 1. 榻榻米 tah-ta-’mi, n., (Japanese) bedstead usu. provided with mattress;
2. 榻榻米 tah-ta-’mi, n., a measure of living space equal to about 18 sq. ft.

楞 Num. Index: 10B.50-4 lerng (*lehng ). [Var. 稜 90A.80 (lerng ) angle, corner, also pop. var. 愣22A.50 (*lehng ) stunned, stupid]

栩 Num. Index: 10B.50-5 shyuu .

N. (AC) Chestnut oak.

Adj. 栩栩如生，栩然 (of descriptions) alive, like real life.

枋 Num. Index: 10B.50-6 fang (*bihng ).

N. (1) A tree, used in making timber for boats.
(2) 蘇枋 a tree in East Indies, used for dye.
(3) (*bihng) (AC) Var. of 柄 authority.

榜 Num. Index: 10B.50-6 baang (*behng ).

N. (1) A wooden panel over gate or top part of tablet: 榜額 baang-eh↓.
(2) Published list announcing successful candidates at civil examinations: 榜上題名 name was on the list;
放榜，開榜 announce such list;
榜示，揭榜 make such announcement;
同榜 graduates of the same class or year in civil examinations.
(3) Model: 榜樣 baang-yahng↓;
標^榜 10B.01.
(4) (*behng) A small boat, esp. pleasure boat.
(5) (*behng) A rowboat.

V.t. (*behng) Interch. 棒 to flog: 榜掠，榜笞 behng-lyueh, behng-chy↓.

Words 1. 榜箠 *behng-chueir, n. & v.t., flogging.
2. 榜楚 *behng-chuu, v.t., flogging.
3. 榜笞 *behng-chy, n. & v.t., ditto.
4. 榜額 baang-eh, n., top part of tablet.
5. 榜歌 *behng-ge, n., boat song.
6. 榜掠 behng-lyueh, n. & v.t., flogging, whipping.
7. 榜女 behng-nyuu, n., boat maid.
8. 榜牌 baang-pair, n., public notice, announcement.
9. 榜人 *behng-rern, n., boatman.
10. 榜帖 barng-tiee, n., document announcing list of successful graduates;
11. 榜帖 barng-tiee, n., any public announcement.
12. 榜眼 barng-yaan, n., No. 2 at palace examinations (“on bull’s-eye”).
13. 榜樣 baang-yahng, n., (1) model for others;
14. 榜樣 baang-yahng, n., (2)pattern.

枌 Num. Index: 10B.50-8 fern .

N. (AC) a variety of elm (枌榆) with white bark.

梅 Num. Index: 10B.50-9 meir .

N. (1) Plum;
prune: 酸梅 sour plum;
烏梅 black plum;
楊梅 arbutus, wild strawberry;
臘梅 yellow plum loved for its flowers;
妻梅子鶴 allu. to Suhng poetbachelor 林和靖, a great lover of plum flowers and storks.
(2) A surname.

Words 1. 梅毒 meir-dur, n., syphilis.
2. 梅花 meir-hua, n., the plum flower;
3. 梅花 meir-hua, n., five-petalled pattern;
4. 梅花 meir-hua, n., 梅花大鼓 a form of monologue storytelling, accompanied by drum-beats and musical instruments.
5. 梅香 meir-shiang, n., common name for maidservant, esp. on stage.
6. 梅天(＝霉天) meir-tian, n., the rainy (moldy) season, from the 5th lunar month, also called 黃霉天.
7. 梅雨 meir-yuu, n., see meir-tian↑.

椈 Num. Index: 10B.50-9 jyur .

N. The cypress, the cedar.

枸 Num. Index: 10B.50-9 goou (*jyuu ).

Words 1. 枸杞 gour-chii (also jyur-chii), n., (bot.) Lycium chinensis, Chin. wolfberry, matrimony vine.
2. 枸骨 gour-guu, n., (bot.) the holly, Osmanthus aquifolium.
3. 枸櫞 *jyuu-yuarn, n., (bot.) citron, Citrus medica sub-sp.limonum.

栒 Num. Index: 10B.50-9 shyurn .

N. (AC) horizontal bar of rack on which musical stones were suspended.

杓 Num. Index: 10B.50-9 shaur . [Var. of 勺 92.50]

樵 Num. Index: 10B.63-9 chiaur .

N. (1) Woodcutter: 樵夫，樵戶，樵客 woodcutter;
樵歌 woodcutter’s song;
樵隱 retire and live like a woodcutter;
樵蘇 gather wood and grass for fuel.
(2) Wood gathered from mountains: 採樵 to gather firewood.

Words 1. 樵夫 chiaru-fu, n., woodcutter.

Num. Index: 樵戶

栳 Num. Index: 10.B.70-1 laau .

N. 栲栳 Wickerwork, wicker basket.

橈 Num. Index: 10B.70-1 naur (*raur ).

N. (1) A piece of bent or twisted wood.
(2) (*raur) An oar, a paddle.

V.i. & t. (1) V.t., (AC) weaken: 謀橈某人之權 plot to weaken s.o.’s power or influence.
(2) (AC) scatter: 橈萬物者莫疾乎風 nothing scatters things about so quickly as the wind.
(3) V.t., (AC) become bent, twisted: 棟橈 the beam has become bent.

棬 Num. Index: 10B.70-1 chyuan .

N. (AC) a plate or tray or woven wicker or cane: 淼戶棬樞 (AC) door posts of mulberry and door hinge of bent wood—extreme poverty.

枇 Num. Index: 10B.70-2 pir .

Words 1. 枇杷 pir-par, (sp.pr. pir-’pa, pi-’pa), n., loquat, a fruit: 枇杷門巷 redlight district.

札 Num. Index: 10B.70-2 jar .

N. (1) (AC) bamboo strip for writing.
(2) A note, correspondence: 信札，書札 a letter;
大札，寶札，尊札，華札 (court.) your letter;
□札 a short note.
(3) Formerly, official communication from superior to inferior: 札委 appoint, direct officially;
札文 such communication;
札行 send orders to inferior.

Words 1. 札裹 jar-’guo, phr., (var. of 扎裹) to tidy up dress and shoes.
2. 札記 jar-jih, n. & v.i., sundry notes and comments, a collection of notes and comments in book form;
3. 札記 jar-jih, n. & v.i., to note down, make a note (oft. wr.劄記).

桄 Num. Index: 10B.70-2 guang (*guahng ).

N. (1) (Bot.) 桄榔 guang-larng↓.
(2) (*guahng) Rungs of a ladder, wooden crosspieces of a hand loom or a boat.
(3) (*guahng) A ball of string, a strand of thread.

Words 1. 桄榔 guang-larng, n., (bot.) Arenga saccharifera.

桃 Num. Index: 10B.70-2 taur .

N. (taur-tz, taur-’l) Peach: 桃樹，桃花 peach tree, flower;
人面桃花相映紅 allu. to blooming young girl;
桃弧棘矢 bow of peach wood and arrow of thistle, anciently used to avert evil influences;
桃園結義 allu. to three heroes of Three Kingdoms forming a pact of friendship to death.

Words 1. 桃蟲 taur-churng, n., the eastern wren, Troglodytes fumigatus (also known as 鷦鷯).
2. 桃脯 taur-fuu, n., preserved peach;
3. 桃脯 taur-fuu, n., a sweetmeat looking like glazed peach.
4. 桃符 taur-fur, n., peachwood charm, painted with demons hung over doors to ward off evil spirits, term now used of New Year scrolls pasted on sides of doors.
5. 桃花 taur-hua, n., peach flower;
6. 桃花 taur-hua, n., 桃花石 taur-hua-shyr, a peach-colored stone much valued;
7. 桃花 taur-hua, n., 桃花癬 skin affection on girl’s face;
8. 桃花 taur-hua, n., 桃花汛 spring flood in Yellow River area;
9. 桃花 taur-hua, n., (交) 桃花運 luck in love, romance;
10. 桃花 taur-hua, n., 桃花源 see taur-yuarn↓.
11. 桃紅 taur-hurng, adj., pink color.
12. 桃金孃 taur-jin-niarng, n., (bot.) downy rose myrtle, Rhodomyrtus tomentosa.
13. 桃膠 taur-jiau, n., peach gum.
14. 桃仁 (兒) taur-rern (taur-rer-’l), n., the meat of peach nut.
15. 桃瓤 (兒) taur-rarng(’l), n., meat of peach fruit.
16. 桃枝 taur-jy, n., also called 桃枝竹 a kind of bamboo.
17. 桃李 taur-lie, n., students: 桃李滿天下 (of well-known teachers) have students all over the world;
18. 桃李 taur-lie, 桃李不言，下自成蹊 peaches and plums do not have to talk, yet the world beats a path to them—natural attraction;
19. 桃李 taur-lie, 桃李年 a girl’s blooming age.
20. 桃色 taur-seh, n., peach color;
21. 桃色 taur-seh, 桃色新聞 newspaper stories of love and sex;
22. 桃色 taur-seh, 桃色案件 crimes of passion.
23. 桃絲竹 taur-sy-jur, n., a kind of bamboo.
24. 桃源 taur-yuarn, n., “peach spring,” allu. to story of a fisherman finding an Arcadia cut off from the world;
25. 桃源 taur-yuarn, n., hence 世外桃源 Arcadia, Shangrila, haven of peace and simple living.

杌 Num. Index: 10B.70-3 wuh .

N. (1) A bare tree.
(2) A stool.

Words 1. 杌登 (兒) wuh-dehng(’l), n., a footstool.
2. 杌隉 wuh-nieh, adj., (LL) uneasy.
3. 杌子 wuh-tz, n., seewuh-dehng↑.

婣 Num. Index: 10B.70-3 dehng . [Var. 凳 32.70]

柷 Num. Index: 10B.70-4 juh .

N. (AC) an anc. musical instrument;
a square wooden tray.

棍 Num. Index: 10B.70-4 guhn .

N. (1) A stick, cudgel: 棍子 guhn-tz↓;
棍兒 a rod;
棍棒 guhn-bahng↓;
軍棍 formerly, wooden or bamboo rods used in the army for corporeal punishment;
銅棍，鐵棍，木棍 brass, iron, wood rod.
(2) A scoundrel: 光棍 a bachelor, also rascal;
惡棍 a villain;
棍徒 guhn-tur↓.

Words 1. 棍棒 guhn-bahng, n., (1) sticks and clubs;
2. 棍棒 guhn-bahng, n., (2) (gymnastics) Indian clubs.
3. 棍騙 guhn-piahn, v.t., to swindle.
4. 棍徒 guhn-tur, n., a villain, rowdy, ruffian.
5. 棍子 guhn-tz, n., a stick, club, baton.

楓 Num. Index: 10B.70-4 feng .

N. Maple: 楓葉 maple leaves (red);
丹楓 red maple.

欖 Num. Index: 10B.70-5 lann .

N. 橄欖 the olive.

杞 Num. Index: 10B.70-5 chii .

N. (1) A surname.
(2) Name of anc. country, dwelled by descendants of shiah 夏 Dyn.: 杞人憂天 (abbr. into 杞憂) (allu.) a man of 杞 worried that the sky might fall down—superfluous worry.
(3) A kind of willow;
see compp.↓.

Words 1. 杞柳 chir-lioou, n., (AC) a kind of willow.
2. 杞梓 chir-tzyy, n., a kind of fine wood, good for making woodblocks for printing;
3. 杞梓 chir-tzyy, see 梓 10B.10.

杷 Num. Index: 10B.70-5 par .

N. See 枇^杷 10B.70↑.

杭 Num. Index: 10B.70-6 harng .

N. (1) 杭州 Hangchow, name of city: 上有天堂，下有蘇杭 above there’s heaven, below there are Soochow and Hangchow.

N (2) A surname.

梳 Num. Index: 10B.70-6 shu .

N. (shu-tz) A comb: 木梳 ditto;
cf. 篦 fine comb, 92A.70.

V.t. To comb: 梳頭 shu-tour↓;
爬梳史實 comb out the historical data.

Words 1. 梳齒 shu-chyy, n., comb teeth.
2. 梳裹 shu-guoo, v.i., (MC) to comb hair and tie turban.
3. 梳□ shu-juang, n. & v.i., hairdressing, ladies’ make-up;
4. 梳□ shu-juang, n. & v.i., 梳□臺 dressing table.
5. 梳攏 shu-’lung, v.i., (of young girl raised in singsong house) formally receives a man in bed for the first time (also wr. 梳籠，梳弄).
6. 梳洗 shu-shii, v.i., wash face and comb hair.
7. 梳頭 shu-tour, v.i., to dress hair in top coil (of both men and ladies);
8. 梳頭 shu-tour, v.i., to dress hair.

櫬 Num. Index: 10B.70-6 chehn .

N. Coffin.

櫳 Num. Index: 10B.70-6 lurng .

N. (lurng-tz) A cage, a pen, set of bars: 窗櫳 window with bars: 門櫳子 horizontal bars across door.

□ Num. Index: 10B.70-6 waan . [Var. of 碗 31B.70]

柁 Num. Index: 10B.70-6 duoh (*tuor ).

N. (1) Pop. of 舵 helm.
(2) (*tuor) Big beam in Chin. house.

梲 Num. Index: 10B.70-8 juor .

N. (AC) a joist, short support connecting beams.

□ Num. Index: 10B.70-9 jy .

N. The gardenia: □子 or 黃□ seeds of gardenia which produce a yellow dye.

橇 Num. Index: 10B.70-9 tsueih (also chiau ).

N. A sledge, sleigh.

枕 Num. Index: 10B.70-9 geen (*jehn ).

N. (1) Pillow: 枕頭 jeen-tour↓;
枕邊言 curtain advice;
告枕頭狀 wife’s complaints against person;
同宝共枕 (of couple) share the same bed;
枕席 jeen-shir↓;
枕冷衾寒 loneliness in bed;
𥉐花枕頭 person good only in looks (“embroidered pillow”);
空氣枕 air pillow;
枕中書，枕中秘 secret book not to be seen by others.
(2) Crossboard at back of carriage (also wr. 軫): 枕木 jeen-muh↓.

V.t. (*jehh) To use as pillow: 枕枕頭 rest head on the pillow;
曲肱而枕之 (AC) to crook one’s arm for head support during sleep;
枕著椅背 to incline on back of chair;
枕戈待旦 (in mil. campaign) to sleep with “weapon as pillow,” i.e., without undress;
枕流漱石 or 枕石漱流 to enjoy rocks and stream (to “pillow one’s head on stream” or “on rock”);
枕塊 to mourn for death of parents (“to pillow on clod” at grave site).

Words 1. 枕簟 jeen-diahn, n., see jeen-shir↓.
2. 枕骨 jeen-guu, n., back part of skull, the occiput.
3. 枕巾 jeen-jin, n., pillow cover.
4. 枕藉 *jehn-jir, adj., lying on top of each other (of corpses in battlefield);
5. 枕藉 *jehn-jir, adj., lying in disorder.
6. 枕木 jeen-muh, n., sleepers supporting railway track.
7. 枕席 jeen-shir, n., “pillow and mat”—symbol of bed: 枕席之間 while in bed;
8. 枕席 jeen-shir, n., 枕席未安 cannot afford to sleep peacefully—situation not settled yet;
9. 枕席 jeen-shir, n., 以荐枕席 (LL) to go to bed with lover.
10. 枕套 jeen-tauh, n., pillowcase.
11. 枕頭 jeen-’tour, n., pillow.

概 Num. Index: 10B.70-9 gaih . [Var. □]

N. (1) A T-shaped wooden piece used to level off grain in a measure.
(2) Manner of carrying and conducting oneself: 氣概 bearing, deportment;
節概 upright conduct.
(3) Landscape, scenery: 勝概 excellent view.
(4) General outline: 概略 gaih-lyueh, 概要 gaih-yauh↓;
梗概 essentials, an abridged summary.

V.t. (1) Exemplify, typify: 即此一端，可概其餘 this single item will suffice to typify all the rest.
(2) Generalize: 概括 gailh-kuoh↓.

Adj. General: 概論 gaih-luhn, 概況 gaih-kuahng↓;
概算 a rough estimate.

Adv. 概 or 一概 all, without exception;
概不賒欠 no credit allowed to anybody, always cash;
概作罷論 let no more be said about it altogether;
概不作答 no reply will be given to any correspondence;
概而言之 generally speaking;
可以概見 generally evident;
概覽 viewed in gen.

Words 1. 概觀 gaih-guan, n., a general view, a bird’s-eye view.
2. 概況 gaih-kuahng, n., general condition or situation.
3. 概括 gaih-kuoh, v.t. & n., generalize, generalization: 概括起來 to summarize.
4. 概論 gaih-luhn, n., a general outline, an introduction (to subject), statement of basic principles.
5. 概略 gaih-lyueh, n., a summary outline.
6. 概念 gaih-niahn, n., a concept.
7. 概要 gaih-yauh, n., essentials;
8. 概要 gaih-yauh, n., elements (of science), outline (of history).

槐 Num. Index: 10B.70-9 huair .

N. (Bot.) the locust (tree), Sophora japonica: 洋槐 the ash tree.

枹 Num. Index: 10B.70-9 fu (fur ).

V.t. (AC) to beat drum.

桅 Num. Index: 10B.70-9 weir .

N. Ship’s mast: 桅桿，船桅 ditto;
雙桅，三桅船 boat of two, three masts;
主桅 mainmast;
前桅 foremast;
後桅，尾桅 mizzenmast;
桅頂 masthead;
桅繩 stays;
桅梯 (ship’s) shrouds.

械 Num. Index: 10B.71-7 shieh (also jieh ).

N. (1) Military weapons: 軍械 weapons and ammunition;
械𥌓 shieh-douh↓.
(2) Instruments: 器械，機械 ditto.
(3) Fetters and shackles: 械繫 shieh-shih↓.

Words 1. 械𥌓 shieh-douh, n., a fight with weapons, esp. in clan fights.
2. 械繫 shieh-shih, v.t., bind with fetters, chain.

棧 Num. Index: 10B.71-7 jahn .

N. Storehouse:棧房 jahn-farng↓;
棧費 storage fee.
(2) 客棧 an inn;
馬棧，羊棧 a stable (for horses, sheep).
(3) A plank way: 棧道 jahn-dauh↓.

Words 1. 棧橋 jahn-chiaur, n., bridge or plank way built into the sea.
2. 棧單 jahn-dan, n., storage receipt for goods.
3. 棧道 jahn-dauh, n., plank way, esp. those built on sides of cliffs for army.
4. 棧房 jahn-farng, n., storehouse, warehouse, godown.
5. 棧閣 jahn-ger, n., see jahn-dauh↑.

椷 Num. Index: 10B.71-7 jian .

N. (1) A letter, an envelope.
(2) A wooden box.

槭 Num. Index: 10B.71-7 tzur .

N. (Bot.) Acer palmatum.

柢 Num. Index: 10B.71-9 dii .

N. (AC) root;

N bottom.

機 Num. Index: 10B.71-9 ji . [Abbr. 机]

N. (1) Short for mechanical contrivances: 機械 ji-shieh, 機器 ji-chih↓;
蒸汽機 a steam engine;
發電機 a dynamo, power generator;
電機 electrical engineering;
電機工程師 electrical engineer;
照相機 camera;
電視機 a television set;
收音機 a radio receiver;
飛機 an airplane;
機艙 aircraft passenger compartment;
機翼 aircraft wings;
機身 the fuselage of an airplane;
機製 machinemade;
機織 woven by machinery.
(2) An opportune moment, suitable occasion: 機會 ji-hueih, 機遇ji-yuh↓;
時機 a timely opportunity: 時機成熟 time is propitious;
投機 speculate, tion;
投機家 speculator;
話不投機半句多 it’s a sheer waste of breath to talk to s.o. with whom one can’t see eye to eye;
機緣 ji-yuarn↓;
天賜良機 a godsend;
機不可失a golden opportunity not to be missed;
有機可乘 an opportunity to be taken advantage of;
乘機，趁機 make hay while the sun shines;
見機而作 take advantage of an opportunity that comes one’s way;
隨機應變 decide according to changing situtation, use discretion;
待機而作 wait for an opportune moment to act;
一線生機 a ray of hope;
相機行事 act when the time is opportune.
(3) S.t. to be kept secret or difficult to fathom: 機密 ji-mih↓;
事機 a secretly hatched plan of action: 事機不密，事機洩漏 the plot has prematurely leaked out;
天機不可洩漏 keep this to yourself, mum’s the word;
神機 dark secrets (lit., “divine will unknown to man”): 神機妙算 ability to divine the unknown;
靈機 inspiration: 靈機一動 seized by a sudden impulse, or inspiration.

Adj. (1) Secret, confidential: 機務 ji-wuh², 機要 ji-yauh↓.
(2) Cunning, clever, skillful, crafty: 機巧 ji-chiaau, 機智 ji-jyh, 機悟 ji-wuh¹↓;
心機 crafty, -iness, tricky, -ery;
機警 ji-jiing↓.

Words 1. 機變 ji-biahn, adj., (1) flexible, adaptable;
2. 機變 ji-biahn, adj., (2) crafty, tricky.
3. 機㪫 ji-chaang, n., airfield, airport.
4. 機車 ji-che, n., motorcycle.
5. 機巧 ji-chiaau, adj., skillful, cunning.
6. 機器 ji-chih, n., (1) a machine, machinery, engine;
7. 機器 ji-chih, n., (2) a person who follows orders blindly and mechanically: 機器人 ji-chih-rern, an automaton;
8. 機器 ji-chih, n., 機器腳踏車 ji-chih-jiaau-tah-che, motorcycle.
9. 機動 ji-duhng, adj., mobile, motorized;
10. 機動 ji-duhng, adj., 機動性 flexibility, mobility.
11. 機房 ji-farng, n., an engine room.
12. 機鋒 ji-feng, n., sharp edge or point of argument: 𥌓機鋒 to match wits.
13. 機構 ji-gouh, n., an or ganization, a government agency, a civic body.
14. 機關 ji-guan (ji-’guan), n., (1) a public orprivate organization, a government agency;
15. 機關 ji-guan (ji-’guan), n., (2) a mechanical contrivance;
16. 機關 ji-guan (ji-’guan), n., (3) a ruse, an artifice, a strategem;
17. 機關 ji-guan (ji-’guan), n., 機關車 ji-guan-che, a railway locomotive;
18. 機關 ji-guan (ji-’guan), n., 機關槍 ji-guan-chiang, a machine gun.
19. 機會 ji-hueih, n., an opportunity, favorable circumstances, opening, break:
20. 機會 ji-hueih, n., 機會均等 equality of opportunity;
21. 機會 ji-hueih, n., 大好機會 a golden opportunity;
22. 機會 ji-hueih, n., 機會主義 (者) opportunism(-nist).
23. 機詐 ji-jah, adj., tricky, treacherous.
24. 機件 ji-jiahn, n., parts of a machine.
25. 機警 ji-jiing, adj., astute, sharp, shrewd, alert, vigilant.
26. 機軸 ji-jour, n., vitally important or key positions (lit., “axle”): 據機軸 occupy high government posts.
27. 機杼 ji-juh, n., (1) the shuttle of a loom;
28. 機杼 ji-juh, n., (2) thoughts and ideas in writing: 文章須自出機杼 a writer should have his own original ideas.
29. 機智 ji-jyh, adj. & n., tactful(ness), wit(ty).
30. 機括 ji-kuoh, n., a mechanical contrivance, a trigger or catch.
31. 機伶 ji-’ling, adj., (1) shrewd, clever, smart and quick (also 機靈);
32. 機伶 ji-’ling, adj., (2) astonished, stunned: 哧得他一機令 he was amazed, thken aback.
33. 機密 ji-mih, n., classified information, jmportant affairs of State.
34. 機敏 ji-miin, adj., clever, skillful, quick-witted.
35. 機謀 ji-mour, n., a plan of action for emergencies.
36. 機能 ji-nerng, n., functions (of a human organ, etc.)
37. 機鈕 ji-nioou, n., a trigger, button in machine.
38. 機先 ji-shian, v.i., take anticipatory action.
39. 機械 ji-shieh, n., (1) an engine, a mechanical contrivance;
40. 機械 ji-shieh, n., (2) a robot;
41. 機械 ji-shieh, (3) adj., mechanicalminded;
42. 機械 ji-shieh, 機械化 ji-shieh-huah, n., mechanization;
43. 機械 ji-shieh, 機械工程 ji-shieh-gung-cherng, n., mechanical engineering.
44. 機心 ji-shin, n., a mind given to deception or trickery.
45. 機師 ji-shy, n., (1) an engineer;
46. 機師 ji-shy, n., (2) an airplane pilot.
47. 機體 ji-tii, n., an organism.
48. 機悟 ji-wuh¹, adj., discerning, quick-witted.
49. 機務 ji-wuh², n., (1) important matters, classified information;
50. 機務 ji-wuh², n., (2) mechanical works.
51. 機要 ji-yauh, adj. &n., confidential (matter), classified information: 機要秘書 confidential secretary.
52. 機宜 ji-yir, n., guidelines, gen. principles of action: 請示機宜 ask for directives from one’s superior.
53. 機油 ji-your, n., lubricant.
54. 機緣 ji-yuarn, n., a chance occurrence leading to happy results.
55. 機遇 ji-yuh, n., a chance happening, an opportunity: 機遇率 ji-yuh-lyuh, n., (math.) probability.

櫝 Num. Index: 10B.80-1 dur .

N. Cabinet, wardrobe;
casket.

棋 Num. Index: 10B.80-2 chir . [Anc. var. □; pop. 帉]

N. A game of chess, go, checkers, draughts and similar games: 下棋，下一盤棋，賽棋，圍棋 to play any of these games;
象棋 Chin. chess, similar to Western chess;
圍棋 “go” in Japanese, with 324 squares played with black and white pieces;
跳棋 draughts or checkers;
棋子，棋盤，棋譜 chir-tzyy, chir-parn, chir-puu↓;
棋布，棋列 to set out in some formation (as stars);
棋峙 (AC) to match in power as rivals (as in Three Kingdoms);
棋戰 a chess match;
棋聖 national champion at chess.

Words 1. 棋局 chir-yur, n., (1) chess pattern of men in certain positions;
2. 棋局 chir-yur, n., (2) a game of chess.
3. 棋盤 chir-parn, n., a chessboard.
4. 棋品 chir-piin, n., character or grade of chess player.
5. 棋譜 chir-puu, n., manual of chess with illustrations. of different stratagems.
6. 棋子 (兒) chir-tzyy (chir-tzee-’l), n., chess pieces, chessmen;
7. 棋子 (兒) chir-tzyy (chir-tzee-’l), n., draughtsmen;
8. 棋子 (兒) chir-tzyy (chir-tzee-’l), n., a kind of small dumplings, looking like chess pieces.

橫 Num. Index: 10B.80-2 herng (*hehng ).

N. (1) A horizontal bar.
(2) A horizontal stroke.
(3) Width.
(4) A surname.

V.t. (1) To set or wear across: 橫劍 hold sword crosswise;
腰橫玉帶 wear a jade girdle across the waist.
(2) To stiffen up and bear responsibility: 這件有他橫起來，我們不必管 he has taken this up, so we needn’t bother.

Adj. & adv. (1) Across, horizontal, sideways: 橫渡 ferry or sail across;
橫放 lay down horizontally;
橫斜 (flower branches) leaning across and downward;
橫斷山脈 a mountain range which cuts across area;
橫斷面 a cross section (of a tree, ship, etc.);
橫行 walk sideways (as crab);
橫貫公路 the cross-island highway, east-west highway, opp. 縱貫 north-south;
橫擋路中 stand across the road;
玉體橫陳 her body lying stretched across the bed;
橫列 arranged in a row;
opp. 豎 or 直 straight down, hence 橫豎 crisscross, see hern-shuh↓.
(2) (*hehng) Violent, cross, cruel, tyrannical: 他忽然橫起來 he suddenly became cross (flared up);
你不要這麼橫 don’t be so cross;
橫虎虎的 excited and angry;
橫話 violent words;
橫眼 a sidelong belligerant look, glower;
處士橫議 (AC) the scholars indulged in free criticism;
橫行霸道 act against law and reason, like a tyrant;
蠻橫 overbearing, arrogant;
橫暴，橫逆 hehng-bauh, hehng-nih↓.
(3) (*hehng) By accident: 橫死 die an unnatural death;
橫禍 unexpected disaster;
橫事 ditto.
(4) (*hehng) Illegal: 發橫財 get rich illegally, making a windfall.

Words 1. 橫暴 *hehng-bauh, adj., cruel, tyrannical: 橫征暴斂 levy exorbitant taxes.
2. 橫波 herng-bo, n., (phys.) transverse wave.
3. 橫笛 herng-dir, n., the flute.
4. 橫反 herng-faan, v.i., (coll. of children) too mischievous.
5. 橫膈膜 herng-ger-mor, n., (physiol.) the diaphragm.
6. 橫兒 herng-’l, n., (coll.) see herng-’pi↓.
7. 橫楣子 herng-meir-tz, n., the lintel, the cross top of doors or windows.
8. 橫逆 *hehng-nih, n., rebellious, disobedient, lawless.
9. 橫披 herng-’pi, n., a horizontal scroll.
10. 橫肉 herng-rouh, n., as in 一臉橫肉 ugly, pugnacious looks.
11. 橫□ herng-shiarn, n., (med.) chancre.
12. 橫豎 herng-shuh, adv., either way, in either case: 橫豎我不來了 anyway I am not coming;
13. 橫豎 herng-shuh, adv., oft. in phr., meaning crisscross: 橫七豎八，橫三豎四 spread all across in confusion;
14. 橫豎 herng-shuh, adv., 橫衝直撞 ro run amuck, (of vehicle or person) collide right and left.

楨 Num. Index: 10B.80-2 jen (also jeng ).

N. Hardwood: 楨幹 (AC) hardwood structure used in building walls;
(fig.) pillar of strength.

槓 Num. Index: 10B.80-3 gahng .

N. (1) A crowbar: 槓桿 gahng-gaan↓;
寿槓 to quarrel, dispute.
(2) A carrying pole, a wooden or iron bar: 槓子 gahng-tz↓;
單槓 an iron bar on posts for gymnastic exercises;
雙槓 parallel bars.
(3) A straight line on page, for underlining or deleion.

V.i. & t. (1) V.t., sharpen (knives, razors, etc.): 槓刀 gahng-dau↓.
(2) V.t., be aggressive and fond of picking quarrels with others: 他又跟我槓上子 he is again picking on me.

Words 1. 槓刀 gahng-dau, v.t., sharpen knives or razors: 槓刀布 a strop, formerly, a canvas strap for sharpening razors.
2. 槓房 gahng-farng, n., an oldfashioned funeral parlor.
3. 槓夫 gahng-fu, n., professional coffin bearers.
4. 槓桿 gahng-gaan, n., a lever.
5. 槓頭 gahng-tour, n., (1) a quarrelsome person;
6. 槓頭 gahng-tour, n., (2) head of coffin bearers, see gahng-fu↑.
7. 槓子 gahng-tz, n., (1) a carryingpole;
8. 槓子 gahng-tz, n., (2) (gymnatics) an iron or wooden bar: 盤槓子 take gymnastic exercises on bars.

枳 Num. Index: 10B.80-4 jyy .

N. (1) Brambles.
(2) A kind of orange with thick skin and thin pulp: 橘逾淮而為枳 the orange is changed into a jyy north of Huai River — the influence of environment.

Words 1. 枳殼 jyy-chyueh, n., dried orange peel, used as medicine.
2. 枳棘 jyy-jir, n., hedge thorn.
3. 枳椇 *jir-jyuu, n., (bot.) Hovenia dulcis.
4. 枳實 jyy-shyr, n., dried orange including pulp, used in medicine.

檳 Num. Index: 10B.80-6 bin (also bing ).

Words 1. 檳榔 bin-’larng (bing-larng), n., arecanut palm, betel nut;
2. 檳榔 bin-’larng (bing-larng), n., also 檳子 bin-tz, areca nut.

杕 Num. Index: 10B.81-1 dih .

Adj. (AC) standing alone.

楔 Num. Index: 10B.81-1 shieh (alsoshie ).

N. (1) (AC) a doorjamb.
(2) (shieh-tz) A wedge: 楔形文字 cuniform writing.
(3) 楔子 an interlude or inserted scene in Yuarn drama, usu. limited to only four acts;
also a prelude in a novel.

V.t. To wedge: 楔住 to put a wedge in to fasten;
楔起來 to stabilize by means of a wedge.

模 Num. Index: 10B.81-2 mor (*mur ). [Var. 摹 in sense of copy, imitate]

N. Standard, pattern: 模型，模範 mor-shirng, mor-fahn↓.

V.t. To copy, imitate: 模擬，模仿 mor-nii, mor-faang↓.

Adj. 模糊 mor-hur↓.

Words 1. 模仿 mor-faang, v.t., to copy (master, person) esp. in painting, conduct;
2. 模仿 mor-faang, v.t., to model after (s.o.).
3. 模範 mor-fahn, n., standard, model (such as ideal gentlemen): 模範小學，監獄，軍隊，夫婦 model school, prison, troops, couple.
4. 模糊 mor-hur, adj., blurred, unclear, hazy (also 模模糊糊): 模糊不清 unchear (print, etc.), also wr. 糢糊.
5. 模楷 mor-kaai, n., see mor-fahn↑.
6. 模稜 mor-lirng, adj., esp. in 模稜兩可 ambiguous, unclear (attitude), fence-sitting, ready to accept either course.
7. 模擬 mor-nii, (1) v.t., consciously imitate (ancient masters, etc.);
8. 模擬 mor-nii, (2) n., imitation (such as poll tests): 模擬考試 unofficial test to test results: a mock test.
9. 模型 mor-shirng, n., pattern, model (of machine, buildings, etc.).
10. 模特兒 mor-teh-’l, n., model for painters, photographers, building model, etc.
11. 模子 *mur-tz, n., mold from which engine parts, pastry are made;
12. 模子 *mur-tz, a die.
13. 模樣 (兒) *mur-yahng (mur-yah-’l), n., shape, esp. woman’s figure: 一模一樣 exactly alike.

樸 Num. Index: 10b.81-2 pur .

N. (1) Uncarved wood, symbolic of original nature of man (Taoist).
(2) (Bot.) Aphananthe aspera, a plant whose dried leaves are used for polishing metal, woodwork.

Adj. Simple, unadorned, honest: 民風淳樸，樸厚 the people are simple and honest, unspolied;
□樸 simple (living, furniture);
撲素 pur-suh¹↓.

Words 1. 撲鈍 pur-duhn, adj., stupid, slowwitted.
2. 撲拙 pur-juor, adj., uncouth (manners), straightforward.
3. 樸質 pur-jyr, adj., unadorned, unsophisticated.
4. 樸馬 pur-maa, n., (AC) unbroken horse.
5. 樸實 pur-’shyr, adj., simple, direct honest: 樸樸實實(兒) adv., directly, in simple, direct way.
6. 樸學 pur-shyuer, n., name of scholastic tendency (Manchu Dyn.) devoted to philological research and spurning speculative philosophy.
7. 樸素 pur-suh¹, adj., (of dress, customs, way of living) simple.
8. 樸樕 pur-suh², n., (AC) brush, underwood.
9. 樸野 pur-yee, adj., uncouth.

橛 Num. Index: 10B.81-5 jyuer .

N. (1) A small wooden stake: 橛子 wooden posts;
橛兒 ditto.
(2) A bit for a horse.
(3) A piece of broken wood.
(4) A piece of anything round and straight: 一橛粉筆 a piece of chalk.

核 Num. Index: 10B.81-6 her .

N. (1) (her-’l) Nut, kernel (of peach, date, etc.).
(2) A lump, an incrustation: 肺結核 tuberculosis.
(3) Short for 核子 nucleus, see 核子 her-tzyy↓.

V.t. To investigate, verify, estimate, pass upon, officially consider: 考核，查核 investigate;
核辦 officially consider and carry out, see many compp.↓.

Words 1. 核辦 her-bahn, v.i. & t., officially consider and carry out.
2. 核定 her-dihng, v.i. & t., pass on (budget).
3. 核對 her-dueih, v.i., to check (figures, proof).
4. 核奪 her-duor, v.i. officially consider and decide.
5. 核價 her-jiah, n., appraisal.
6. 核計 her-jih, v.i. & t., officially assess, calculate.
7. 核准 her-juun, v.i. & t., officially approve.
8. 核心 her-shin, n., nucleus, core: 核心人物 the key personnel.
9. 核實 her-shyr, v.t., to verify (accounts, report).
10. 核算 her-suahn, v.i. & t., estimate, calculate.
11. 核酸 her-suan, n., (chem.) nucleic acid.
12. 核桃 her-’tau, n., walnut.
13. 核子 her-tzyy, n., (phys.) nucleus;
14. 核子 her-tzyy, n., 核子戰 nuclear bomb;
15. 核子 her-tzyy, n., 核子戰爭 nuclear war;
16. 核子 her-tzyy, n., 核子武器 nuclear weapons;
17. 核子 her-tzyy, n., 核子俱樂部 the Nuclear Powers forming a so-called Nuclear Club;
18. 核子 her-tzyy, n., 核子能發電廠 nuclear power station;
19. 核子 her-tzyy, n., 核子爆炸 nuclear explosion;
20. 核子 her-tzyy, n., 熱核子彈 thermonuclear bomb;
21. 核子 her-tzyy, n., 核子潛艇 nuclear submarine;
22. 核子 her-tzyy, n., 核子勒索 nuclear blackmail;
23. 核子 her-tzyy, n., 熱核子武器 thermonuclear weapons;
24. 核子 her-tzyy, n., 核子大國 Nuclear Powers;
25. 核子 her-tzyy, n., 核子反應 nuclear reaction.

檢 Num. Index: 10B.81-8 jiaan .

N. (1) A book label.
(2) A rule, model, pattern: 先自為檢式儀表 first set oneself up as an example for others to follow.

V.t. (1) To check, restrain, restrict: 檢點 jiaan-diaan, 檢束 jiaan-shuh↓.
(2) Examine, inspect: 檢定 jiaan-dihng, 檢校 jiaan-jiauh, 檢驗jiaan-yahn, 檢查jiaan-char¹↓.

Words 1. 檢波器 jiaan-bo-chih, n., (phys.) a detector.
2. 檢查 jiaan-char¹, v.t., inspect(luggage, passport, identity card, etc.): 宪生 (清潔) 檢查 health (sanitation) inspection.
3. 檢察 jiaan-char², v.t., prosecute;
4. 檢察 jiaan-char², 檢察官 public prosecutor;
5. 檢察 jiaan-char², 檢察長 chief prosecutor;
6. 檢察 jiaan-char², attorney general.
7. 檢點 jiarn-diaan, (1) n., formerly, commander of the impertalguard;
8. 檢點 jiarn-diaan, (2) v.t., pay close attention to (conduct), carefully check over.
9. 檢定 jiaan-dihng, v.t., examine and certify (quality of commodities, purity of seeds): 檢定考試 evaluate a candidate’s qualifications.
10. 檢校 jiaan-jiauh. v.t., to check up on.
11. 檢𡈼 jiarn-jyuu, v.t., to impeach, ferret out and openly denounce (irregularities, illegal acts, misconduct).
12. 檢修 jiaan-shiu, v.t., to revise.
13. 檢束 jiaan-shuh, v.t., regulate, restrain (conduct).
14. 檢討 jiarn-taau, v.t., discuss thoroughly, to review: 檢討得失（利弊）review the merits and demerits.
15. 檢字 jiaan-tzyh, (1) v.i., find a character in a dictionary;
16. 檢字 jiaan-tzyh, (2) n., list of characters arranged for ready indentification: 檢字表 such a table, index.
17. 檢驗 jiaan-yahn, v.t., inspect and examine (troops, weapons and ammunition, training, etc.): 檢驗吏 an inspecting officer, inspector.
18. 檢疫 jiaan-yih, n. & v.t., quarantine;
19. 檢疫 jiaan-yih, n. & v.t., 檢疫法 (交通檢疫) quarantine.
20. 檢閱 jiaan-yueih, v.t., inspect or review (troops, a fleet, aircraft, honor guard).

楸 Num. Index: 10B.81-9 chiou .

N. (Bot.) the catalpa.

Words 1. 楸枰 chiou-pirng, n., a chessboard of catalpa wood.

枝 Num. Index: 10B.82-1 jy .

N.adjunct. A slender piece: 一枝筆 a pen, brush;
一枝花 a flower spray.

N. (1) (jy-tz, ’l) Branch: 樹枝 tree branch;
枝幹 branch and stem;
枝條，枝葉 yi-tiaur, yi-yeh↓；
枝頭，枝梢 top of branches;
節外生枝 proliferate issues and problems;
see 枝節 jy-jiee↓.
(2) A job or post: 求得一枝棲 hope to get a job (like a wandering bird looking for a branch to rest on).
(3) (*chir) (U.f.歧) 枝指 jy-jyy↓.

v.t. U.f. 支 in 枝持，枝撐 see 支^持，支^撐 10.82.

Words 1. 枝針 jy-jen, n., pine needles and the like.
2. 枝節 jy-jiee, n. & adj., proliferation;
3. 枝節 jy-jiee, n. & adj., 枝節問題 side issues, minor problems.
4. 枝指 *chir-jyy, n., an extra thumb.
5. 枝條 ji-tiaur, n., soft, overhanging branches.
6. 枝辭 jy-tsyr, n., (AC) quibble, prevarication.
7. 枝葉 jy-yeh, n., branches and leaves, describing growth of tress, and of families, also gen. look of trees: 枝葉扶疏 trees with branches spread out gracefully.

杖 Num. Index: 10B.82-1 jahng .

N. (1) A walking staff, cane: 禪杖 monk’s staff, sometimes credited with power of saving souls;
錫杖 monk’s travelling staff, associated with monk’s travels and whereabouts, see 錫 81A.50;
the mourning staff, see 杖期 jahng-ji↓;
(AC) staff as privilege of old age: 五十杖於家，六十杖於鄉，七十杖於國，八十杖於朝 (禮記) at 50, privileged to carry cane in house, at 60 in the village, at 70 in the capital, at 80 at the royal courthence the phrr. 杖鄉，杖國，杖朝.
(2) Punishment by flogging: 杖刑 ditto.

V.i. (1) To walk with a staff, see N.1↑.
(2) To flog: 杖打 punish by flogging;
枝責 ditto;
杖三十 flog thirty strokes.
(3) To use staff in mourning, see 杖期 jahng-ji↓.
(4) U.f. 仗 91A.82, to rely on, to hold: 杖劍，杖策 hold a sword, a whip.

Words 1. 杖期 jahng-ji, v.i. & n., degree of mourning for one year period;
2. 杖期 jahng-ji, v.i. & n., classical regulation on use of staff during mourning (用杖) or not to use staff (不用杖), according to prescribed and (Confucianist) codified degree of sorrow (on the assumption that the deeply stricken mourner cannot walk without a staff);
3. 杖期 jahng-ji, v.i. & n., 不杖期 one-year mourning without use of staff observed by husband for death of wife if parents are living, but 杖期 or 服杖期 leaning on the staff if parents are dead, etc.
4. 杖履 jahng-lyuu, phr., the privilege of the aged to use staff (see N.1) and not take off shoes in house.
5. 杖頭錢 jahng-tour-chiarn, n., money for buying drink hung on top of walking cane (allu.).

椒 Num. Index: 10B.82-2 jiau .

N. (1) Spice plants: 花椒 peper;
胡椒 black pepper;
辣椒 hot pepper;
秦椒 Chinese pepper, Xanthoxylum piperitum;
蜀椒 Szechuan or Japanese pepper;
番椒 Capsicum annuum.
(2) A mountain peak or top of hill: (AC) 菊散芳於山椒 fragrance of chrysanthemums pervades the hilltop.
(3) A surname.

Words 1. 椒房 jiau-farng, n., the private apartment of the queen (also 椒屋，椒殿).
2. 椒粉 jiau-feen, n., ground pepper (also 椒末 jiau-moh).
3. 椒酒 jiau-jioou, n., wine spiced with peppers.
4. 椒蘭 jiau-larn, n., (1) fragrance like that of spices and orchids;
5. 椒蘭 jiau-larn, (2) a deceitful flatterer;
6. 椒蘭 jiau-larn, (3) queen’s relatives.
7. 椒庭 jiau-tirng, n., palace grounds, the imperial or royal court.

□ Num. Index: 10B.82-2 tzung . [Var. 棕 10B.01]

梗 Num. Index: 10B.82-3 geeng .

N. (1) The stem of a plant: 枝梗 stem and branches;
花梗子 the stem of a flower;
茶葉梗兒 tea stalks.
(2) An outline: 梗概 geeng-gaih↓.

V.t. (1) Hinder, obstruct: 阻梗 meet with obstruction;
梗塞 geeng-seh↓;
作梗，為梗 stand in the way of ,to obstruct.
(2) (Of thorny plants) to prick.
(3) Strainghten: 梗著脖子 to stiffen one’s neck, i.e., ready to face any possible difficulties or obstacles.

Adj. (1) Obstinate, stubborn: 強梗 firm and stubborn;
頑梗 obstinate;
直梗梗的 blunt;
梗性子 obstinacy.
(2) Upright: 梗直 geeng-jyr↓.

Words 1. 梗概 geeng-gaih, n., a general summary.
2. 梗直 teeng-jyr, adj., honest, straighforward.
3. 梗塞 geen-she, v.t., obstruct, impede, hinder.

橄 Num. Index: 10B.82-3 gaan .

Words 1. 橄欖 garn-laan, n., (bot.) olive, (also 青果): 橄欖樹 the olive tree;
2. 橄欖 garn-laan, n., 橄欖油 olive oil;
3. 橄欖 garn-laan, n., 橄欖球ball used in Rugby.

杈 Num. Index: 10B.82-3 cha (also coll. chah ). [Cf. 扠]

N. (1) Forked branches: (cha-tz, ’l) logs or spikes stacked together to block roads, cheval-de-frise;
樹杈子 forked branches.
(2) Pitchfork.
(3) Ancient fork for attack and defense.

Words 1. 杈桿兒 cha-gaa-’l, n., protector of prostitutes, also (derog.) protector.
2. 杈枒 , n., forked branches.

校 Num. Index: 10B.82-6 shiauh (*jiauh ).

N. (1) A school, college, academy: 校長，校舍shiauh-jaang, shiauh-sheh↓;
校規 school regulations;
校醫 school physician;
校警 school guards;
校歌 school song;
母校 alma mater;
女校 girls’ school;
軍校 military academy;
警校 police training school (cf. 學^院 90.00, 大^學 12.81).
(2) A military and naval rank, below 將 and above 尉: 上校 colonel;
中校 lieutenant colonel;
少校 major;
將校 general and field officers;
校官 military officers:
校官學校 military officers’ academy.

V.i. (*jiauh) (1) To contest: 校㪫 jiauh-chaang↓.
(2) To revise: 校閱 jiauh-yueh↓;
校對 jiauh-dueih↓;
校正 corect (textual errors);
校稿 to proofread;
二校, 三校 second, third proof.
(3) To collate, compare critically: 校勘, 校□, 校訂 jiauh-kan, jiauh-chour, jiauh-dihng↓.

Words 1. 校㪫 *jiauh-chaang, n., drill ground.
2. 校□ *jiauh-chour, v.i. & t., compare texts, see jiauh-kan↓;
3. 校□ *jiauh-chour, v.i. & t.,to proofread.
4. 校訂 *jiauh-dihng, v.t., editorially revise.
5. 校對 *jiauh-dueih, v.t., to proofread.
6. 校董 shiauh-duung, n., board of directors of school.
7. 校風 shiauh-feng, n., prevailing morals of a school.
8. 校長 shiauh-jaang, n., president (of university, college);
9. 校長 shiauh-jaang, n., principal of school.
10. 校勘 *, v.t., to collate, compare texts to establish correct version.
11. 校舍 shiauh-sheh, n., school buildings.
12. 校書 *jiauh-shu, n., (LL, allu.) a high-class singsong girl.
13. 校友會 shiauh-yoou-hueih, n., alumni association.
14. 校閱 *jiauh-yueh, v.t., to revise;
15. 校閱 *jiauh-yueh, v.t., to go over (script), to review (troops).

□ Num. Index: 10B.82-8 chyuarn . [Abbr. of 權 10B.11]

板 Num. Index: 10B.82-9 baan . [Dist. 版； sometimes var. of 版]

N. (1) A piece of board, a plank;
borad in wood-block printing (usu. 版).
(2) A flat piece: 石板，紙板 of stone, cardboard.
(3) Things made of board: 地板 wooden floor;
黑板 blackboard;
樓板 wooden floor of upper story;
壽板 coffin;
天花板 ceiling;
湐板 flour board;
切菜板 chopping board;
板上釘釘 (dihng ding) phr., make firm, unchangeable decision;
奏板 memorial tablet in imperial audience.

V.i. Pull tight, in 板幵臉 pull a long face.

Adj. Stiff: 古板 stiffly traditional, opposed to change;
板板六十四 stiff, mechanical (interpretation);
板套，呆板，刻板 going by rules, letter of law, inflexible, mechanical;
板執不通 phr. be stickler for rules;
老板 boss (var. of 老闆).

Words 1. 板本 barn-been, n., edition of books, cf. 版 91S.82.
2. 板橋 baan-chiaur, n., small wooden bridge (of planks).
3. 板蕩 baan-dahng, adj., & n., (AC) social confusion and chaos.
4. 板凳 baan-dehng, n., bench.
5. 板斧 barn-fuu, n., broad axe.
6. 板畫 baan-huah, n., wood-block painting.
7. 板滯 baan-jyh, adj., inflexible, opposed to change, slow-moving.
8. 板兒 baa-’l, n., board.
9. 板擦（兒） baan-tsa(’l), n., brush for applying whitewash.
10. 板子 baan-tz, n., (1) edition (pop. for 版);
11. 板子 baan-tz, n., (2) flogging board.
12. 板屋 baan-wu, n., house constructed of wooden boards.
13. 板鴨 baan-ya, dried pressed duck preserved in oil.
14. 板眼 baan-yaan, n., musical beat.
15. 板魚 baan-yur, n., the flounder (fish).

楩 Num. Index: 10B.82-9 piarn .

N. Name of a tree, now also called 黃楩木.

檄 Num. Index: 10B.82-9 shir .

N. (AC) 檄 or 檄文 an official public declaration, addressed to junior officers and people, usu. on starting a campaign.

枚 Num. Index: 10B.82-9 meir .

N. adjunct. A countable piece: 一枚銅版，三枚李子 one copper coin, three plums;
猜枚 a game of guessing numbers.

N. (1) (AC) stem: 伐其條枚 cut down its branches and stems.
(2) Piece of stick used as mouth gag: 銜枚疾走 (army) hastening with mouth gags esp. in night attacks.
(3) A surname.

Words 1. 枚卜 meir-buu, phr., (AC) 枚卜功臣 cast lot among ministers.
2. 枚𡈼 meir-jyuu, v.t., enumerate, esp. 不勝枚𡈼 too many to enumerate piece by piece.
3. 枚枚 meir-meir, adj., (AC) abundant growth (of fruit).

梭 Num. Index: 10B.82-9 suo .

N. The shuttle: 穿梭 move to and fro like a shuttle: 穿梭轟炸 shuttle bombing;
日月如梭 time passes quickly.

Words 1. 梭布 suo-buh, n., native cloth.
2. 梭（兒）胡 suo(’l)hur, n., a kind of card game.
3. 梭巡 suo-shyurn, v.i., to patrol back and forth.
4. 梭梭 suo-suo, adv., (eyes) shifting like the shuttle.
5. 梭子 suo-tz, n., a shuttle;
6. 梭子 suo-tz, 梭子米 a small and long-shaped kind of rice;
7. 梭子 suo-tz, 梭子蟹 a shuttle－shaped crab;
8. 梭子 suo-tz, 梭子魚 a fish, Sphyreena pinguis.

楥 Num. Index: 10B.82-9 shyuahn . [Var. of 楦 10B.30]

樅 Num. Index: 10B.83-9 tsung .

N. (Bot.) a tree of pine family, Abies firma.

梃 Num. Index: 10B.83-9 tiing . [Dist. 挺 10A.83]

N. (1) A wooden stick, a club.
(2) (tiing-’l) A stem of wood or bamboo: 木梃，竹梃.

Adj. Straightforword;
erect (var. of 挺 10A.83).

槌 Num. Index: 10B.83-9 chueir .

N. A wooden stick, truncheon for beating: 棒槌，木槌 ditto;
鼓槌 drumstick.

V.t. U.f. 搥 10A.83.

Words 1. 槌球 chueir-chiour, n., croquet.

彬 Num. Index: 10B.91-1 bin .

N. A surname.

Adj. Having both appearance (文) and substance (質), handsome and solid in character, usu. in comp 彬彬 bin-bin↓.

Words 1. 彬彬 bin-bin, adj., handsome and solid: 彬彬有禮 well-mannered.
2. 彬蔚 bin-weih, adj., (LL) handsome, festive, attractively dressed up.

杪 Num. Index: 10B.91-2 miaau . [Dist. 秒 90A.91]

N. End;
tip, top (of trees): 歲杪，月杪 (LL) end of year, month.

桫 Num. Index: 10B.91-6 suo .

Words 1. 桫欏 suo-luor, n., (bot.) (1) the horse chestnut;
2. 桫欏 suo-luor, n., (2) Cyathea spinulosa (cf. 裟^羅 63.02).

杉 Num. Index: 10B.91-9 shan (sp. pr. also sha ).

杉 Num. Index: N.1

杉 Num. Index: N.2

Words 1. 杉杆子 shan-gan-tz, n., sliced pinewood as construction material.
2. 杉篙 sha-gau, n., see shan-gan-tz↑;
3. 杉篙 sha-gau, n., 杉篙尖子 (facet.) a tall and slender person.
4. 杉海苔 shan-haai-tair, n., (bot.) a seaweed, Gigartina tenella.
5. 杉錦 shan-jiin, n., fine-quality pine.
6. 杉木 sha-muh, n., pine timber, deal.

橋 Num. Index: 10B.91-9 chiaur . [Abbr. of 橋 10B.42]

棲 Num. Index: 10B.93-1 chi (also shi ). [Var. 栖]

v.i. (1) To roost, to stop for rest: 鳥棲樹上 a bird alights or roosts on a tree;
兩棲動物 amphibious animal;
棲息，棲止 chi-shir, chi-jyy↓;
(fig.) to make one’s home;
棲身 chi-shen↓.
(2) Interch. 悽 disconsolate, see 悽^惶，悽^惻 22A.93.

Words 1. 棲遁 chi-duhn, v.i., to live in retirement.
2. 棲苴 chi-jyu, n., floating weeds.
3. 棲止 chi-jyy, v.i., to stop and rest in (place).
4. 棲身 chi-shen, v.i., to dwell, obtain shelter.
5. 棲息 chi-shir, v.i., to dwell, dwell for rest.
6. 棲宿 chi-suh, v.i., see chi-shir↑.

樓 Num. Index: 10B.93-2 lour .

N. (1) A storied building: 樓房 lour-farng↓;
洋樓 a foreign-style building;
樓閣 lour-ger↓;
酒樓 a restaurant, a wine shop;
茶樓 a teahouse;
玉樓 a magnificent mansion;
小樓 a small attic;
紅樓 a red-painted building, also women’s quarters;
青樓 a brothel;
花樓，彩樓 a temporary platform decorated with festoons for celebration;
樓臺，樓廂，樓梯，樓板 lour-tair, lour-shiang, lour-ti, lour-baan,↓;
一樓，二樓 1st, 2nd floor in U.S.A., 2nd, 3rd floor in Britain;
十層樓 a ten-storied building;
摩天高樓 a skyscraper;
高樓大廈 tall buildings, big mansions;
樓頂 lour-diing, 樓底（下）lour-dii(shiah)↓;
一樓一底 a two-storied building.
(2) A structure with an upper deck: 樓車 lour-jyu↓,
樓船 lour-chuarn↓;
牌樓 a stone or wooden arch or archway either permanent or temporary;
城樓 gate tower;
城門樓 ditto;
望樓 watchtower, a lookout.
(3) A surname.

Words 1. 樓板 lour-baan, n., flooring of an upper storey.
2. 樓船 lour-chuarn. n., formerly, a ship with an upper deck.
3. 樓底 (下) lour-dii(shiah), n., downstairs, the ground floor.
4. 樓頂 lour-diing, n., the upper stories, upstairs;
5. 樓頂 lour-diing, n., the top of a tall building.
6. 樓房 lour-farng, n., a storied building.
7. 樓閣 lour-ger, n., a tower for enjoying distant views, often with partitions thrown open.
8. 樓車 lour-jyu, n., a chariot with a turret.
9. 樓櫓 lour-luu, n., a movable wooden watchtower (also wr. 樓□).
10. 樓上 lour-shahng, n., upstairs.
11. 樓下 lour-shiah, n., downstairs.
12. 樓廂 lour-shiang, n., a box on second floor in theater.
13. 樓臺 lour-tair, n., a terrace, a stage for theatrical performances.
14. 樓梯 lour-ti, n., a staircase, ladder.
15. 樓座 lour-tzuoh, n., (seats in) the gallery or balcony of a theater.

枟 Num. Index: 10B.93-3 tarn . [Abbr. of 檀 10B.30]

櫻 Num. Index: 10B.93-4 ying .

N. The cherry: 櫻桃，櫻花 ying-taur, ying-hua,↓;
櫻口，櫻唇 cherry lips.

Words 1. 櫻貝 ying-beih, n., (zoo.) a sea shell, Tellina nitidula.
2. 櫻花 ying-hua, n., cherry blossoms.
3. 櫻桃 ying-taur (ying-tau), n., the cherry tree, its fruit.
4. 櫻草 ying-tsaau, n., (bot.) the primrose, Primula cortusoidea.

桉 Num. Index: 10B.93-6 ahn .

N. (1) The eucalyptus.
(2) Var. of 案 62.01.

松 Num. Index: 10B.93-8 sung .

N. The pine, fir tree, symbol of integrity (節操) because it endures cold: 松筠 pine and bamboo as symbols of integrity;
with the crane 松鶴 symbols of long life;
松喬 reference to 赤松子 and 王子喬 two Taoists, symbols of long life, and of Taoist recluse;
松竹梅 (friendship) 歲寒三友, pine, bamboo, plum blossom (three durable plants of winter).

Words 1. 松板 sung-baan, n., deal board.
2. 松柏 sung-boh, n., the pine and the cypress—the conifers.
3. 松楸 sung-chiou, n., the pine and the catalpa—trees planted on graveyard;
4. 松楸 sung-chiou, n., hence the graveyard.
5. 松球 sung-chiour, n., pine cones, fir cones.
6. 松花 sung-’hua, n., preserved egg (its jelly showing patterns of pine needles);
7. 松花 sung-’hua, n., 松花兒 n., pine cones.
8. 松黃 sung-huarng, n., pine flowers with yellow pollen.
9. 松活 sung-huor, n., artificial men, deer, pavilion, etc., made with pine branches, burned for the dead.
10. 松針 sung-jen, n., pine needles.
11. 松雞 sung-ji, n., (zoo.) the hazel grouse.
12. 松膠 sung-jiau, n., pine resin.
13. 松節油 sung-jier-your, n., turpentine.
14. 松脂 sung-jy, n., resin, pitch, (chem.) colophony (also called 松膏，松香);
15. 松脂 sung-jy, n., 松脂油 resin oil.
16. 松菌 sung-jyuhn, n., edible thick mushroom grown under pines.
17. 松蘿 sung-luor, n., (bot.) (1) pine lichen;
18. 松蘿 sung-luor, (2) a tea produced in Anhuei.
19. 松毛 sung-maur, n., pine needles, see sung-jen↑.
20. 松明 sung-mirng, n., resin, resinous pine branch which serves as torch.
21. 松木 sung-’muh (sung-’mu), n., pine wood, deal.
22. 松瓤 sung-rarng, n., see sung-rern↓.
23. 松仁(兒) sung-rern (sung-rer-’l), n., pine seeds.
24. 松茸 sung-rurng, n., see sung-jyuhn↑.
25. 松香 sung-shiang, n., pine resin.
26. 松樹 sung-shuh, n., the pine tree (with many varieties).
27. 松鼠(兒) sung-shuu(’l), n., the squirrel.
28. 松蕈 sung-shyuhn, n., see sung-jyuhn↑.
29. 松塔(兒) sung-taa(’l), n., pine cones, fir cones.
30. 松濤 sung-taur, phr., whistling wind through pine forest, compared to sea waves.
31. 松子(兒) sung-tzyy (sung-tzee-’l), n., pine seeds, also called 松仁 sung-rern↑.
32. 松煙墨 sung-yan-moh, n., best ink cake made from pine soot.

□ Num. Index: 10B.93-8 kuaih . [Abbr. of 檜 10B.41]

□ Num. Index: 10B.93-8 yur . [Printed form of 榆 10B.00]

桵 Num. Index: 10b.93-9 rueei .

N. A thorny shrub.

特 Num. Index: 10C.00-1 teh .

N. (1) (AC) bull.
(2) (AC) spous, mate.

Adj. Especial, special, exceptional: usu. 特別，特殊 teh-bier, teh-shu↓;
特價 special price;
特權 special privilege;
特稿 special write-up, see many compp.↓;
unusual, distinguished: 特色，特點，特長specialty, special features;
特立獨行 noteworthy conduct and independent character.

Adv. Especially, specially: oft. 特別，特地 teh-bier, teh-dih↓;
特 used alone, common in LL and official writing: 特派，特遣 send, appoint especially;
特命 appoint by presidential mandate;
特准，特赦 give special permission, pardon by special decree;
at end of correspondence: 特此函達，奉告，通知 you are hereby notified, informed, of the above;
大錯特錯 grievously mistaken.

Conj. But (= 但), except that: 特不能超出範圍 except that the limit must be observed;
only: 特一時失檢 only a momentary oversight;
不特，非特 not only.

Words 1. 特別 teh-bier, adj. & adv., special, -ly: 特別費用，開支 special expenses;
2. 特別 teh-bier, adj. & adv., 特別理由 special reason;
3. 特別 teh-bier, adj. & adv., 特別快車 special express;
4. 特別 teh-bier, adj. & adv., 特別掛號 special delivery;
5. 特別 teh-bier, adj. & adv., 特別通融 make a special exception.
6. 特別市 teh-bier-shyh, n., special municipality under direct central control.
7. 特產 te-chaan, n., special product of locality.
8. 特長 te-charng, n., specialty, special aptitude.
9. 特出 te-chu, adj., outstanding: 特出人才 such talent.
10. 特點 teh-diaan, n., characteristic, special features or traits.
11. 特地 teh-dih, adv., specially: 特地為這件事來 come specially for this purpose.
12. 特徵 teh-jeng, n., characteristic (of class, species, symptoms).
13. 特種 teh-juung, n., special kind, brand, breed.
14. 特製 the-jyh, n., specially made, made to order.
15. 特質 teh-jyr, n., characteristic, special quality.
16. 特刊 teh-kan, n., special issue (of bulletin, etc.).
17. 特派員 teh-paih-yuarn, n., special delegate, emissary.
18. 特任 teh-rehn, n., appoint by presidential order;
19. 特任 teh-rehn, 特任官 official of this rank.
20. 特色 teh-seh, n., specialty, unique, exceptional quality.
21. 特效藥 teh-shiauh-yauh, n., especially effective medicine for disease.
22. 特寫 teh-shiee, n., feature article or column in newspapers.
23. 特殊 teh-shu, adj., distinguished (merits, etc.): special (treatment, honor, privilege) different from others.
24. 特許 teh-shyuu, v.t. & n., (by) special permission.
25. 特使 teh-shyy, n., special envoy, emissary.
26. 特為 teh-weir, adv., specially (do, provide s.t.);
27. 特為 teh-weir, adv., (teh-weih) specially for.
28. 特務 teh-wuh, n., security police in charge of (counter) espionage.
29. 特意 teh-yih¹, adv., purposely.
30. 特異 teh-yih², adj., distinguished, exceptional.
31. 特約 teh-yue, adj., by special appointment or assignment.

犄 Num. Index: 10C.00-1 ji .

N. See 犄角 ji-jiau↓.

Words 1. 犄角 ji-jiau, n., the horns of an ox: 犄角之勢 (cf. troops) so deployed as to be able to render instant mutual assistance;
2. 犄角 ji-jiau, (cf. var. 觭 92B.00).

牲 Num. Index: 10C.11-1 sheng .

N. Domesticated animal: 牲畜ditto;
犧牲 (AC) sacrifice of cow, hog and sheep, now n. & v.t., sacrifice in gen.

Words 1. 牲口 sheng-koou, n., domesticated animal (donkey, cattle, hog, etc.).

牡 Num. Index: 10C.11-1 muu . (also mouu ).

N. (1) Male of animal: 牡牛 ox (cf. 母牛 with same pr. but indicating reverse sex, cow; cf. 牝female, 10C.70).
(2) (AC) door bolt.

Words 1. 牡丹 muu-dan (muu-’dan), n., peony.
2. 牡蒿 muu-hau, n., (bot.) Artemisia japonica.
3. 牡荊 muu-jing, n., (bot.) Vitex negundo, cane, thornstick.
4. 牡蠣 muu-lih, n., oyster, also called 蠣黃.

牼 Num. Index: 10C.30-3 keng .

N. Calf-bone of cows.

牯 Num. Index: 10C.40-1 guu .

N. (AC) (1) The cow.
(2) A castrated bull.

牾 Num. Index: 10C.40-3 wuu .

V.t. See 牴^牾 10C.71.

犒 Num. Index: 10C.42-6 kauh .

V.t. 犒軍 to comfort soldiers with gifts or money.

Words 1. 犒勞 kauh-’lau, v.t., (1) to comfort (troops) with gifts of money, food, etc.;
2. 犒勞 kauh-’lau, v.t., (2) (吃) 犒勞 (have) extra food for employees on designated days.
3. 犒賞 kauh-shaang, v.t. & n., (give) gifts, gratuities to troops or workers as encouragement.

牣 Num. Index: 10C.50-5 rehn .

Adj. (1) Full of, plentiful: 於牣魚躍 (AC) schools of fish happily swimming in the pond.
(2) (U.f. 韌) pliable but strong.

物 Num. Index: 10C.50-9 wuh .

N. (1) A thing, matter, things in gen.: 無物 nothing;
他物 some other things;
物極則反 things always revert or reverse themselves after reaching an extreme;
物腐蟲生 worms invest decayed mater, (fig.) of decadent organization;
物換星移 things or aspects of things have changed;
物質，物產，物品 wuh-jyr, wuh-chaan, wuh-piin↓;
植物 plants;
動物 animals;
人物 human figures in painting, types of character: 這種人物 this kind of person;
文物 cultural objects or institutions.
(2) The outside or material world versus 我 the self: 物累 material cares and worries;
遊心物外 let the mind soar free from the material things;
物我兩忘 (Taoist contemplation) become unaware of both the self and the outside world.
(3) The public:物議，物論 whu-yih², wuh-luhn↓;
物望 wuh-wahng↓.

Words 1. 物產 wuh-chaan, n., native products.
2. 物情 wuh-chirng, n., the condition of things.
3. 物故 wuh-guh, v.i., (LL) to die.
4. 物候 wuh-houh, n., the season of things, quality of fruit, vegetable according to the seasons.
5. 物化 wuh-huah, v.i., (LL) to die;
6. 物化 wuh-huah, v.i., spec. (Taoist) pass away and become spirit.
7. 物華 wuh-huar, n., (LL) the beautiful nature.
8. 物價 wuh-jiah, n., prices: 物價指數 price index.
9. 物件(兒) wuh-jiahn (wuh-jiah-’l), n., a thing, an article.
10. 物主 wuh-juu, n., owner of article.
11. 物質 wuh-jyr, n., matter;
12. 物質 wuh-jyr, n., 物質主義 materialism.
13. 物料 wuh-liauh, n., raw material.
14. 物力 wuh-lih, n., economic or material strength.
15. 物理 wuh-lii, n., physics: 物理科學 physical science;
16. 物理 wuh-lii, n., 物理治療法 physiotherapy.
17. 物論 wuh-luhn, n., public criticism.
18. 物品 wuh-piin, n., wares, goods, products, articles: 貴重物品 valuable articles.
19. 物色 wuh-seh, (1) n., color or quality of goods;
20. 物色 wuh-seh, (2) (wuh-’se), v.t., to look for (able, qualified men, special products).
21. 物事 wuh-shyh, n., matter, thing, event, affair (also 事物): 任何物事 any kind of matter.
22. 物體 wuh-tii, n., form and state of matter;
23. 物體 wuh-tii, n., material body: 天球之物體 material body of stars.
24. 物資 wuh-tzy, n., natural resoures.
25. 物望 wuh-wahng, n., a person’s prestige.
26. 物物 wuh-wuh, adv., everything: 物物交換 exchange article by article.
27. 物役 wuh-yih¹, n., (LL) the slave of material cares and ambitions.
28. 物議 wuh-yih², n., public criticism.
29. 物宜 wuh-yir, n., (AC) what is proper to each one.

牻 Num. Index: 10C.70-1 marng .

N. (AC) black and white cow.

Words 1. 牻牛兒 marng-niour-’l, n., (bot.) geranium.

牝 Num. Index: 10C.70-2 pihn .

N. (1) Female of species contrasted with 牡 muu 10C.11 (applied not to men, olny to animals;
applicable to birds, but less frequently;
cf. 雌^雄 21S.11): 牝雞司晨 a hen trying to cry cock-a-doodle-doo, reverse of husband being head of the family;
求之於牝杜驪黃之外 judge not by material aspects of things.
(2) (AC) the valley, symbol of yin (female) principle.
(3) The hole in lock, made to receive the corresponding male (the key).

Words 1. 牝期 pihn-chir, n., (of animals) in heat.
2. 牝戶 pihn-huh, n., vagina ＝陰戶.

牠 Num. Index: 10C.70-2 tuo (*ta ; *’te when unaccented). [Var. 它 62.70]

Pron. Modern invented character (cf. 她 93A.70) to represent Eng. “it”. Theoretical pr. tuo, actually spoken ta.

犧 Num. Index: 10C.71-8 shi .

N. Sacrificial offerings, see 犧牲 shi-sheng↓.

Words 1. 犧牲 shi-sheng, (1) n., sacrificial offerings of cows, pigs, etc.;
2. 犧牲 shi-sheng, n., a sacrifice (of interest, etc.);
3. 犧牲 shi-sheng, (2) v.t., to sacrifice: 犧牲自己 sacrifice oneself;
4. 犧牲 shi-sheng, v.t., 為國犧牲 sacrifice oneself for the country.
5. 犧尊 shi-tzun, n., an anc. wooden wine vessel in shape of an ox with hole on back.

牴 Num. Index: 10C.71-9 dii . [Var. 觝; cogn. 抵 10A.71]

V.t. Conflict: 抵^觸, 抵^牾 conflict, 10A.71.

犢 Num. Index: 10C.80-1 dur .

N. (tz, ’l) Calf: 舐犢 (情深) mother love (“licking calf”);
初生之犢不怕虎 new-born calf is not afraid of tiger.

Words 1. 犢鼻褌 dur-bir-kun, n., breeches, knee-length pants, embroidered knee apron.
2. 犢子 dur-tz, n., calf;
3. 犢子 dur-tz, n., also (coll.) little child.

牧 Num. Index: 10C.82-9 muh .

N. (1) Shepherd, cowherd.
(2) Local magistrate: 州牧 (LL) formerly, district magistrate.
(3) A surname.

V.t. to tend (sheep, cow, etc.), lead to pasture: 牧牛，牧羊 look after cattle, sheep;
畜牧 raise cattle or sheep as industry: 遊牧 nomad’s way of life;
牧民 look after people like a shepherd.

Words 1. 牧㪫 muh-chaang, n., cattle ranch;
2. 牧㪫 muh-chaang, n., shepherd’s pasture land.
3. 牧者 muh-jee, n., shepherd.
4. 牧師 muh-shy, n., Christian pastor.
5. 牧童 muh-turng, n., shepherd boy;
6. 牧童 muh-turng, n., usu. buffalo boy.
7. 牧圉 muh-yuu, n., (AC) horse breeder.

犍 Num. Index: 10C.83-2 jian .

N. A castrated bull.

Words 1. 犍為 jian-weir, n., a county in Szechuan Province.

轉 Num. Index: 10D.00-1 juaan (*juahn ).

V.i. & t. (1) To turn round, to revolve: 旋轉 revolve: 地球旋轉 the earth revolves;
輾轉 round and round: 輾轉送到 (a letter) is delivered after passing through several hands;
轉圈 make circle;
轉磨 juaan-mor↓.
(2) To change direction, alter condition: 向左轉 turn left;
轉彎 juaan-wan↓;
轉變, 轉移, 轉向 juaan-biahn, juaan-yir, juaan-shiang↓;
轉上，轉出，轉進 send up, out, in;
轉去 send s.t. off;
回轉心意，回心轉意 change one’s mind;
轉危為安 carry over the crisis;
轉敗為勝 turn defeat into victory: 轉禍為福 turn bad luck into a blessing;
隨風轉舵 change course of action according to the wind—“see which way the wind blows.”
(3) To transfer, pass on: 轉運 juaan-yuhn↓;
轉賣，轉讓 juaan-maih, juaan-rahng↓;
轉徙 juaan-shii↓.

Adv. Used freely before another vb., in sense “on,” “round”: 轉交，轉達，轉致，轉遞，轉送 please forward (letter);
轉告 please tell the other party;
轉飭 please give order to subordinate (department);
see 轉相 juaan-shiang↓;
宛^轉 62.70.

Words 1. 轉背 juaan-beih, adv., as soon as one turns one’s back.
2. 轉變 juaan-biahn, n. & v.i., a change for the better or worse (political situation, patient’s condition, etc.), to change (direction, plan).
3. 轉播 juaan-boh, n. & v.t., relay (broadcast).
4. 轉補 juaan-buu, v.t., to transfer (official post).
5. 轉道 juaan-dauh, n., formerly, official route of shipping of food.
6. 轉動 juaan-duhng, v.i., (1) (of machine) to revolve;
7. 轉動 juaan-duhng, v.i., (2) to turn about (bodily);
8. 轉動 juaan-duhng, v.i., 不能轉動 cannot turn or move about.
9. 轉轂 juarn-guu, n. & v.i., formerly, land transport.
10. 轉化 juaan-huah, n. & v.i., change in gen.;
11. 轉化 juaan-huah, n. & v.i., react chemically.
12. 轉圜 juaan-huarn, v.i., (1) to go around;
13. 轉圜 juaan-huarn, v.i., (2) to save situation by going about or speaking to s.o.
14. 轉折 juaan-jer, v.i. & n., (have) turn of road, plot or events;
15. 轉折 juaan-jer, 轉折點 juaan-jer-diaan, n., turning point.
16. 轉機 juaan-ji, n., a change for the better (patient’s condition, any deplorable condition).
17. 轉嫁 juaan-jiah, v.i. & t., (1) to remarry;
18. 轉嫁 juaan-jiah, v.i. & t., (2) 轉嫁租稅 to shift tax burden, as from taxpayer to consumer.
19. 轉燭 juaan-jur, phr., 萬事如轉燭 (MC) events change kaleidoscopically.
20. 轉捩點 juaan-lih-diaan, n., critical point.
21. 轉錄 juaan-luh, n. & v.t., reprint.
22. 轉賣 juaan-maih, v.t., to sell to third party.
23. 轉面子 juaan-miahn-’tz, phr., recover one’s “face.”
24. 轉磨 *juahn-mor, v.i., feel lost, confused (“mill around”).
25. 轉念 juaan-niahn, adv., as in 轉念間 in a short while, before you know it.
26. 轉盼 juaan-pahn, v.i., (1) ditto;
27. 轉盼 juaan-pahn, v.i., (2) cast side glances.
28. 轉蓬 juaan-perng, phr., to float about in a shiftless way, like a leaf blown about.
29. 轉讓 juaan-rahng, v.t. & n., to sell out(shop, house) to next buyer;
30. 轉讓 juaan-rahng, v.t. & n., to transfer;
31. 轉讓 juaan-rahng, v.t. & n., such transfer.
32. 轉生 juaan-sheng, v.i., to be born in next incarnation (as dog, donkey, another human being, etc.).
33. 轉向 juaan-shiahng (*juahn-shiahng), v.i., to change directions.
34. 轉相 juaan-shiang, adv., each other by turn: 轉相仿效 copy each other;
35. 轉相 juaan-shiang, adv., 轉相警告 warn each other in turn.
36. 轉徙 suarn-shii, v.i., to migrate, resettle in new place.
37. 轉心 *juahn-shin, v.i., to change one’s mind or attitude.
38. 轉手 juarn-shoou, (1) V.i., to pass on to another;
39. 轉手 juarn-shoou, (2) adv., in a moment: 轉手成空 lose all quickly;
40. 轉手 juarn-shoou, adv., 轉手變卦 change one’s mind in a short moment.
41. 轉瞬 juaan-shuhn, adv., in the twinkling of an eye, quickly.
42. 轉世 juaan-shyh, v.i., see juaan-sheng↑.
43. 轉學 juaan-shyuer, v.i., to transfer to another school.
44. 轉漕 juaan-tsaur, v.i., formerly, be in charge of canal transport.
45. 轉側 juaan-tseh, (1) v.i., toss about in bed;
46. 轉側 juaan-tseh, (2) adv., before you turn your back.
47. 轉託 juaan-tuo, v.i., to request through a third person.
48. 轉彎 juaan-wan, (coll. *juahn-wan), v.i., to turn a corner (of road) (also 轉彎兒 juahn-wa-’l) to turn (right, left): 轉個彎兒 make a turn;
49. 轉彎 juaan-wan, v.i., 轉彎抹角 or 轉彎子 beat about the bush, deviously;
50. 轉彎 juaan-wan, v.i., 不要轉彎子罵人 don’t make oblique remarks.
51. 轉眼 juaan-yaan, adv., in the twinkling of an eye.
52. 轉移 juaan-yir, v.i., to change, shift (direction, plan);
53. 轉移 juaan-yir, n., what hinges upon.
54. 轉運 juaan-yuhn, v.i. & n., transport, -tation, forwarding;
55. 轉運 juaan-yuhn, v.i. & n., 轉運公司 transport company.

軻 Num. Index: 10D.00-3 ke .

N. (1) Personal name o Mencius (孟軻).
(2) Axle between two wheels.

輸 Num. Index: 10D.00-8 shu . [Usu. printed □]

V.i. & t.& n. (1) To transport, -ation: 運輸 ditto;
輸出，輸入 shu-chu, shu-ruh↓;
輸運 shu-yuhn↓.
(2) To pay (tribute, tax), to contribute, give offer: 輸將，輸納 shu-jiang, shu-nah↓;
offer loyalty, heart, etc.: 輸誠 shu-cherng↓.
(3) To conduct: 輸尿管，輸卵管，輸精管 shu-niauh-guaan, shu-luarn-guaan, shu-jing-guaan↓.

V.i. To lose at gamble, be beaten: 輸贏 shu-yirng↓;
輸虧，輸家 shu-kuei, shu-’jia↓;
輸錢 lose money in gamble;
他輸了 he lost, is beaten;
輸給他 lost to him;
錢都賭輸了 lost all money at gamble;
認輸，不認輸 admit, do not admit defeat;
輸不得他那一雙眼 (MC) cannot deceive his eyes.

Words 1. 輸誠 shu-cherng, v.i., (1) offer loyalty to;
2. 輸誠 shu-cherng, v.i., (2) admit defeat and go over to the other side.
3. 輸情 shu-chirng, v.i., to report secretly or secrets, sometimes to enemy.
4. 輸出 shu-chu, n. & v.i. & t., export: 輸出稅 export duty;
5. 輸出 shu-chu, n. & v.i. & t., 輸出額 volume of exports;
6. 輸出 shu-chu, n. & v.i. & t., 輸出商(行) export firm;
7. 輸出 shu-chu, n. & v.i. & t., 輸出機 output unit in computer.
8. 輸幵兒 shu-jau-’l, n., a wrong move.
9. 輸家(兒) shu-’jia(’l), n., the loser.
10. 輸將 shu-jiang, v.t., to transport, see shu-suhng↓.
11. 輸精管 shu-jing-guaan, n., sperm duct, vas deferens.
12. 輸注 shu-juh, v.t. & n., infuse (-sion).
13. 輸捐 shu-jyuan, v.t., to pay (tax);
14. 輸捐 shu-jyuan, v.t., to contribute (to charity).
15. 輸虧 shu-kuei, v.i., to lose at battle or gamble.
16. 輸卵管 shu-luarn-guaan, n., the oviduct, the Fallopian tube.
17. 輸納 shu-nah, v.t., to pay (taxes).
18. 輸尿管 shu-niauh-guaan, n., the urethra.
19. 輸入 shu-ruh, n. & v.t., import, to import;
20. 輸入 shu-ruh, n. & v.t., 輸入機 input unit in computer.
21. 輸血 shu-shyueh, v.i., to make blood transfusion.
22. 輸送 shu-suhng, v.i. & t., to send over, to transport to.
23. 輸嘴 shu-tzueei, v.i., (1) to admit defeat in argument;
24. 輸嘴 shu-tzueei, v.i., (2) not live up to one’s word.
25. 輸眼 shu-yaan, v.i., to rnake a mistake in judgment.
26. 輸贏 shu-yirng, n., gain or loss, gain and loss.
27. 輸運 shu-yuhn, v.i. & t., & n., transport (-ation).

輮 Num. Index: 10D.01-3 rour .

N. The outer rim of a wheel.

V.t. Interch. 揉.

轢 Num. Index: 10D.01-9 lih .

V.i. & t. (1) To roll over (s.t.) by cart.
(2) To bully by force: 欺轢.
(3) (AC) to scrape pan with spoon.

轅 Num. Index: 10D.02-1 yuarn .

N. (1) The shafts of a cart or carriage;
轅下駒 (fig.) person tied down to duties.
(2) Office of magistrate, governor, general: 轅門 ditto, esp. where horses are unharnessed;
行轅 field headquarters, etc.;
stops.

轘 Num. Index: 10D.02-4 huahn .

N. Anc. execution by tearing body apart with several carts.

輾 Num. Index: 10D.02-5 jaan (*niaan).

V.i. (1) To roll: 展轉 jaan-juaan↓.
(2) (*niaan U.f. 碾 to crush with roller.

Words 1. 輾轉 jaan-juaan, v.i., (1) toss about: 輾轉反側 toss about (in bed);
2. 輾轉 jaan-juaan, v.i., 輾轉難忘 connot forget, keep thinking in mind;
3. 輾轉 jaan-juaan, v.i., (2) from person to person: 輾轉相告 (story) passes from mouth to mouth.

轔 Num. Index: 10D.10-2 lirn .

Words 1. 轔轢 lirn-lih, v.t., crush over (as by carts);
2. 轔轢 lirn-lih, v.t., trample upon.
3. 轔轔 lirn-lirn, n., rattle of carriage.

22. 輯錄 jir-luh, v.t., compile, edit.
23. 輯睦 jir-muh¹, adj., tranquil, harmonious.
24. 輯穆 jir-muh², adj., ditto.
25. 輯寧 jir-nirng, adj., peaceful, harmonious.
26. 輯要 jir-yauh, (1) n., an abstract, summary: a selection;
27. 輯要 jir-yauh, n., (of books, articles);
28. 輯要 jir-yauh, (2) v.i., summarize the essential ideas (of a book, etc.).

軒 Num. Index: 10D.10-3 shyuan .

N. (1) (AC) a chariot, a cart higher in front than back.
(2) An open hall, corridor or pavilion: 輸檻 railing on balcony.
(3) A studio, a scholar’s den, small room: 茶軒 a tea room;
書軒 a study, studio.

Adj. (1) High, lofty, airy: 軒朗，軒豁，軒昂 shyuan-laan, shyuan-huoh, shyuan-arng↓;
軒𡈼，軒翥 fly aloft.
(2) Selfpleased, merry: 軒然自得，軒軒然 self-pleased, holding head high;
軒眉吐氣 an air of pride and satisfaction (eyebrows high and sniffing pleasantly”);
軒渠 shyuan-chyur↓.

Words 1. 軒昂 shyuan-arng, adj., proud, aspiring, tall: 志氣軒昂 aiming high in life.
2. 軒敞 shyuan-chaang, adj., open and airy (room).
3. 軒騫 shyuan-chian, adj., soaring aloft.
4. 軒渠 shyuan-chyur, v.i. & adj., to laugh;
5. 軒渠 shyuan-chyur, v.i. & adj., laughing, merry.
6. 軒豁 shyuan-huoh, adj., see shyuan-laang↓.
7. 軒駕 shyuan-jiah, phr., imperial carriage, imperial going about.
8. 軒輊 shyuan-jyh, adj. & n., different, difference: 未嘗軒輊於其間 no difference between them (from 軒 the front high part of cart and 輊 the low back part).
9. 軒𡈼 shyuan-jyuu, adj., as in 風神軒𡈼 (LL) a distinguished air (of person).
10. 軒朗 shyuan-laang, adj., (room) bright and airy, sunny.
11. 軒冕 shyuan-miaan, n., gen. nobility (from their caps and carriages), including the emperor.
12. 軒闢 shyuan-pih, adj., see shyuan-laang↑.
13. 軒然 shyuan-rarn, adj., (1) laughing (manner): 軒然大笑;
14. 軒然 shyuan-rarn, adj., (2) 軒然大波 a big, crushing wave;
15. 軒然 shyuan-rarn, adj., (fig.) a crisis.
16. 軒秀 shyuan-shiouh, adj., eminent, distinguished, superior.
17. 軒爽 syuan-shuaang, adj., bright and airy (room).
18. 軒軒 shyuan-shyuan, adj., & adv., proud, self-pleased: 軒軒自得.
19. 軒轅 shyuan-yuarn, n., the Yellow Emperor;
20. 軒轅 shyuan-yuarn, n., hence 軒岐 (combination of 軒轅 and 岐伯) the fathers of medicine.
21. .0 10D.10-4 jir.

V.t. Collect, gather together: 輯錄 jir-luh, 輯要 jir-yauh↓;
編輯 edit(or);
剪輯 compile from clippings.

Adj. (LL) peaceful, harmonious: 輯睦 jir-muh¹;
輯寧 jir-nirng↓.

輊 Num. Index: 10D.11-3 jyh .

N. & adj. See 軒^輊 10D.10.

輇 Num. Index: 10D.11-8 chyuarn .

N. U.f. 銓 81A.11.

軿 Num. Index: 10D.20-9 pirng .

N. (AC) covered wagon.

斬 Num. Index: 10D.22-9 jaan .

V.t. (1) To cut off (branches, etc.), cut in two: 斬斷 cut in two;
斬草除根 (fig.) to eradicate, root out (bandits, etc.);
快刀斬亂麻 cut the Gordian knot;
斬釘截鐵 shows firm determination (“cut through nail”);
五世而斬 (AC, of ancestors’ benefits) stop at the fifth generation.
(2) To execute: 斬首 jaan-shoou↓;
斬立決 sentence to be beheaded immediately.

Words 1. 斬決 jaan-jyuer, v.t., to execute (criminal).
2. 斬首 jaan-shoou, v.t., to behead.
3. 斬衰 jaan-tsuei, v.i., (in extreme mourning prescribed for death of parents) wear merely cut but unhemmed hemp cloth.

轤 Num. Index: 10D.30-2 lur .

N. See轆^轤 10D.70, pulley.

輕 Num. Index: 10D.30-3 ching .

V.t. (LL) to slight, regard lightly: 輕之 slight a person or thing;
輕其言 regard his words as of no importance;
輕敵 underestimate enemy;
文人 (好) 相輕 writers like to disparage one another;
輕財重義 regard money lightly and enthusiastic over a public cause;
輕生 take one’s life lightly;
輕慢，輕視，輕忽 ching-mahn, ching-shyh, ching-hu↓.

Adj. (1) Light in weight or importance: 很輕，輕的 light;
輕飄飄的，輕嬝嬝 very light, featherlight;
輕於鴻毛 (death) could be entirely of no significance;
身輕如燕 light as a swallow;
輕事重報 exaggerate the importance in report;
減輕負擔 lighten responsibility;
輕型，輕載 light punishment, load;
輕典 (LL) easy, tolerant laws;
輕症 slight illness;
輕汗 slight sweat;
關係非輕 grave in consequences or implications;
輕裘緩帶 “soft fur and loose girdles”－soft living.
(2) Airy, fast: 輕快，輕捷 ching-kuaih, ching-jier↓;
(3) Cheap, frivolous, flippant, silly: 輕薄，輕佻，輕狂，輕浮 ching-bor, ching-tiaur, ching-kuarng, ching-fur↓;
輕口薄舌 flippant, like to say nasty things about people.
(4) Easy: 輕而易𡈼 easy to undertake: 輕易 ching-yih↓.

Adv. Lightly, softly: 輕吹，輕奏 play softly in music;
輕敲 tap softly;
輕輕 ching-ching↓;
輕𡈼妄動 act rashly;
輕諾寡信 who promises too lightly is seldom able to live up to his words;
輕信謠言 listen indiscriminately to rumors;
輕妝 have a simple makeup.

Words 1. 輕便 ching-biahn, adj., easy and convenient, portable, (luggage) light;
2. 輕便 ching-biahn, adj., 輕便車，輕便鐵路 narrowgage cars, railways.
3. 輕薄 ching-bor, (1) v.t., to insult: 她被流氓輕薄一了頓 she was insulted with coarse language by a group of ruffians;
4. 輕薄 ching-bor, (2)adj., cheaply critical, flippant: 輕薄少年 coarse, vulgar youth;
5. 輕薄 ching-bor, (3) flirtatious, frivolous: 輕薄子（兒）playboy, fickle lover.
6. 輕巧 ching-chiaau, adj., (1) agile, skillful;
7. 輕巧 ching-chiaau, adj., (2) delicate, well-made (gadget, etc.);
8. 輕巧 ching-chiaau, adj., (3) light, portable.
9. 輕氣 ching-chih, n., hydrogen (also wr. 氫氣);
10. 輕氣 ching-chih, n., 輕氣球 a balloon.
11. 輕輕 (兒) (的) ching-ching(’l)(’de), adv., lightly, softly (tap a door, lay s.t. on floor);
12. 輕輕 (兒) (的) ching-ching(’l)(’de), (talk) softly;
13. 輕輕 (兒) (的) ching-ching(’l)(’de), (tell him) gently.
14. 輕粉 ching-feen, n., calomel.
15. 輕肥 ching-feir, phr., (LL) from 輕裘肥馬 soft furs and well-fed horses—luxurious living.
16. 輕浮 ching-fur, adj., frivolous, illmannered, flighty.
17. 輕工業 ching-gung-yeh, phr., light industry.
18. 輕寒 ching-harn, adj., cool, mildly cold.
19. 輕忽 ching-hu, (1) v.t., to slight, ignore;
20. 輕忽 ching-hu, (2) adj., flighty.
21. 輕賤 ching-jiahn, (1) adj., vulgar, cheap (work, position);
22. 輕賤 ching-jiahn, (2) v.t., to despise.
23. 輕捷 ching-jier, adj., fast, agile.
24. 輕騎 ching-jih, phr., light-armed cavalry;
25. 輕騎 ching-jih, phr., advance on horseback.
26. 輕金屬 ching-jin-shuu, n., (chem.) light metals.
27. 輕重 (兒) ching-juhng(’l) n., “light and heavy” —weight, importance: 輕量輕重 compare the importance (“weight”);
28. 輕重 (兒) ching-juhng(’l) 不知輕重 have no appreciation of thing’s importance.
29. 輕車 ching-jyu, phr., (1) a light, swift chariot;
30. 輕車 ching-jyu, phr., (2) any light cart: 輕車□從 travel with light luggage and few attendants (for quick movements);
31. 輕車 ching-jyu, phr., 輕車熟路，駕輕就熟 make easy progress from experience (familiarity with the route).
32. 輕𡈼 ching-jyuu, phr., (1) (LL) (Taoist) to go up to heaven bodily;
33. 輕𡈼 ching-jyuu, (2) 輕𡈼妄動 see Adv.↑.
34. 輕快 ching-kuaih, adj., (1) fast, easy to handle (carriage, etc.);
35. 輕快 ching-kuaih, adj., (2) 價錢輕快 price has eased off;
36. 輕快 ching-kuaih, adj., 天氣冷的輕快 (also pr. chirng-’kuai) weather has become milder.
37. 輕狂 ching-kuarng, adj., rash, reckless.
38. 輕慢 ching-mahn, (1) v.t., to slight (person);
39. 輕慢 ching-mahn, (2) adj., rude.
40. 輕蔑 ching-mieh, v.t., to despise.
41. 輕年 ching-niarn, adj., (MC) young (var. of 年輕，青年).
42. 輕炮 ching-pauh, n., light artillery.
43. 輕剽(僄) ching-piau, adj., see ching-tiaur↓.
44. 輕身 ching-shen, phr., (1) to travel light;
45. 輕身 ching-shen, (2) see ching-sheng¹↓.
46. 輕生 ching-sheng¹, phr., take one’s life lightly (commit suicide).
47. 輕聲 ching-sheng², (1) n., untoned or unaccented (syllable), marked by preceding(’), as 先生 shian-’sheng, shian-sheng;
48. 輕聲 ching-sheng², (2) adv., in a light voice.
49. 輕爽 ching-shuaang, adi., light and comfortable;
50. 輕爽 ching-shuaang, adi., (of writing) with a light touch.
51. 輕率 ching-shuaih, adj., & adv., light-minded, -ly.
52. 輕視 ching-shyh, v.t., to despise.
53. 輕石 , n., (min.) pumice stone;
54. 輕石 , n., slag or cinder-like lava.
55. 輕鬆 ching-’sung, adj., (of style, conversation, speech) light, with a light touch;
56. 輕鬆 ching-’sung, adj., relaxed (vein).
57. 輕佻 ching-tiaur, adj., frivolous (also 輕窕 ching-tiaau).
58. 輕脆 ching-tsueih, adj., brittle (biscuit, etc.).
59. 輕微 ching-weir, adj., slight (accomplishment), light (task);
60. 輕微 ching-weir, adj., piddling (loss, profit).
61. 輕易 ching-yih, (1) adj., easy to do;
62. 輕易 ching-yih, (2) adv., light-mindely: 輕易𡈼兵 rashly start a war;
63. 輕易 ching-yih, adv., 他不輕易來 he does not come without important reason;
64. 輕易 ching-yih, adv., 不輕易動怒 he does not get angry without good reason.
65. 輕盈 ching-yirng, adj., lissome, lithe: 輕盈體態 a soft, wellrounded figure.

轣 Num. Index: 10D.30-5 lih .

Words 1. 轣轆 lih-luh, n., pulley for drawing buckets from well.