秩 zhì (literary) salary according to rank / (literary) an official's rank / (literary) order / orderliness / (literary) decade syn 辟 bì (literary) king / monarch / (literary) (of a sovereign) to summon to official service / (literary) to avoid (variant of 避[bi4]) / (literary) to repel (variant of 避[bi4]) syn 舆 輿 yú (literary) chassis of a carriage (contrasted with the canopy 堪[kan1]) / (literary) (fig.) the earth (while the carriage canopy is a metaphor for heaven) / land / territory / (literary) carriage / (literary) sedan chair / palanquin / (bound form) the multitudes / the people / the public syn 倪 ní (literary) small child / (literary) limit / bound / extremity / (literary) to differentiate / (literary) origin / cause 攘 rǎng (literary) to push up one's sleeves / (literary) to reject / to resist / (literary) to seize / to steal / (literary) to perturb / Taiwan pr. [rang2] syn 阆 閬 làng (literary) vast / spacious / (literary) lofty / (literary) tall door / (literary) dry moat outside a city wall 硙硙 磑磑 ái ái (literary) lofty / towering / (literary) glistening white / (literary) hard / solid / (literary) piled up 籀 zhòu (literary) seal script used throughout the pre-Han period / to recite / to read (aloud) syn 斐然 fěi rán (literary) of great literary talent / (literary) (of achievements etc) brilliant / outstanding syn 婵娟 嬋娟 chán juān (literary) beautiful woman / (literary) lovely / graceful / (literary) the moon syn 第 dì (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4-liu4] "sixth") / (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed / (old) residence of a high official / (literary) but / however / (literary) only / just syn 勒 lè (literary) bridle / halter / headstall / to rein in / to compel / to force / (literary) to carve / to engrave / (literary) to command / to lead (an army etc) / (physics) lux (abbr. for 勒克斯[le4ke4si1]) syn 俱 jù (literary) all / both / entirely / without exception / (literary) to be together / (literary) to be alike syn 聊 liáo (coll.) to chat / (literary) temporarily / for a while / (literary) somewhat / slightly / (literary) to depend upon syn 虞 yú (literary) to expect / to anticipate / (literary) to be concerned about / to be apprehensive / (literary) to deceive / to dupe syn 怃 憮 wǔ (literary) to have tender affection for / (literary) discouraged / disappointed / (literary) startled 蒐 sōu (literary) madder (Rubia cordifolia) / (literary) to hunt, esp. in spring / (literary) to gather / to collect 婵媛 嬋媛 chán yuán (literary) (of a woman) graceful / (literary) to be interwoven / (literary) to be emotionally involved 佹 guǐ (literary) perverse / unreasonable / (literary) eccentric / enigmatic / (literary) by chance / all of a sudden 塈 jì (literary) to plaster / (literary) to pick up / (literary) to rest 奭 shì (literary) majestic / magnificent / (literary) rich, deep red / (literary) angry / furious 庶几 庶幾 shù jī (literary) similar / almost / (literary) if only / it is to be hoped that / (literary) maybe / perhaps syn 背诵 背誦 bèi sòng to recite / to repeat from memory syn 朗诵 朗誦 lǎng sòng to read aloud with expression / to recite / to declaim syn 吟唱 yín chàng to chant / to recite syn 念经 念經 niàn jīng to recite or chant Buddhist scripture syn 背书 背書 bèi shū to recite (a text) from memory / to learn a text by heart / to back / to endorse (a political candidate, product, check etc) / backing / endorsement syn 吟诗 吟詩 yín shī to recite poetry syn 念咒 niàn zhòu to chant a magic spell / to recite incantations 吟诵 吟誦 yín sòng to read aloud / to recite rhythmically / to chant / to intone (esp. poems in rhythm) syn 吟咏 吟詠 yín yǒng to recite / to sing (of poetry) syn 念诵 念誦 niàn sòng to read out / to recite / to remember sb (while talking about sth else) 吟哦 yín é to chant / to recite rhythmically / to polish verse 背 bèi the back of a body or object / to turn one's back / to hide something from / to learn by heart / to recite from memory / unlucky (slang) / hard of hearing syn 祭 jì to offer a sacrifice to (gods or ancestors) / (in classical novels) to recite an incantation to activate a magic weapon / to wield (sth magic) / (bound form) ceremony / (Tw) (bound form) (celebratory) festival syn 讽 諷 fěng to satirize / to mock / to recite / Taiwan pr. [feng4] syn 诵 誦 sòng to read aloud / to recite syn 唪 fěng recite / chant syn 倒背如流 dào bèi rú liú to know by heart (so well that you can recite it backwards) 朗朗上口 lǎng lǎng shàng kǒu to flow right off the tongue (of lyrics or poetry) / to recite with ease / catchy (of a song) syn 朗吟 lǎng yín to recite in a loud, clear voice 歌吟 gē yín to sing / to recite 朦胧 朦朧 méng lóng (literary) (of moonlight) dim / (literary) murky / indistinct syn 所见 所見 suǒ jiàn (literary) what one sees / (literary) opinion / view 文体 文體 wén tǐ genre of writing / literary form / style / literary recreation and sporting activities 烟火 煙火 yān huǒ smoke and fire / cooked food / (literary) beacon fire / (literary) descendants / posterity syn 窈窕 yǎo tiǎo (literary) (of a woman) graceful and refined / comely / (esp.) slender / slim / (literary) (of a bower, a mountain stream or a boudoir within a palace etc) secluded syn 达人 達人 dá rén (coll.) expert / connoisseur / guru / enthusiast / geek (influenced by Japanese 達人 "tatsujin" c. 2000) / (literary) sensible person / person who understands life / (literary) optimist 文采 wén cǎi literary talent / literary grace / rich and bright colors syn 踌躇 躊躇 chóu chú to hesitate / (literary) to pace back and forth / (literary) self-satisfied syn 他日 tā rì (literary) some day / (literary) days in the past syn 眉宇 méi yǔ (literary) forehead / (literary) countenance / features syn 污秽 污穢 wū huì (literary) dirty / filthy / (literary) dirt / filth syn 东瀛 東瀛 dōng yíng (literary) East China Sea / (literary) Japan syn 名士 míng shì (old) a person of literary talent / a celebrity (esp. a distinguished literary person having no official post) syn 先祖 xiān zǔ (literary) my deceased grandfather / (literary) ancestors syn 惺惺 xīng xīng (literary) awake / (literary) intelligent / clever 顾盼 顧盼 gù pàn (literary) to look around / (literary) to care for syn 惺忪 xīng sōng drowsy-eyed / (literary) wavering / indecisive / (literary) awake / conscious / clearheaded syn 周章 zhōu zhāng (literary) effort / trouble / pains (to get sth done) / (literary) frightened / terrified 彪炳 biāo bǐng (literary) (of deeds, accomplishments etc) to shine brightly (in the annals of history etc) / (literary) outstanding / splendid / glorious 则 則 zé (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but / then / (bound form) standard / norm / (bound form) principle / (literary) to imitate / to follow / classifier for written items syn 整饬 整飭 zhěng chì (literary) to put in good order / to make shipshape / (literary) orderly / neat / tidy syn 睚眦 睚眥 yá zì (literary) to glare in anger / (literary) (fig.) a small grievance syn 羁旅 羈旅 jī lǚ (literary) to stay long in a place far from home / (literary) person who lives in an alien land 殊 shū (literary) to kill / to behead / to sever / to separate / to surpass / (bound form) different / (bound form) special / remarkable / (literary) very / extremely syn 摄 攝 shè (bound form) to take in / to absorb / to assimilate / to capture (video or still images) / (literary) to conserve (one's health) / (literary) to act for syn 柯 kē (literary) branch / stem / stalk / (literary) ax handle syn 骚 騷 sāo (bound form) to disturb / to disrupt / flirty / coquettish / abbr. for 離騷|离骚[Li2 Sao1] / (literary) literary writings / poetry / foul-smelling (variant of 臊[sao1]) / (dialect) (of certain domestic animals) male syn 詹 zhān (literary) verbose / (literary) to arrive, to reach 诡 詭 guǐ (bound form) sly / crafty / (literary) weird / bizarre / (literary) contradictory / inconsistent syn 藉 jiè (literary) cushion / mat / (literary) to put some padding underneath syn 裔 yì (bound form) descendants / (bound form) of ... ancestry (as in 華裔|华裔[Hua2yi4] "of Chinese descent") / (literary) distant lands / (literary) fringe / periphery syn 苑 yuàn (literary) enclosed area for growing trees, keeping animals etc / imperial garden / park / (literary) center (of arts, literature etc) syn 眩 xuàn (literary) dizzy / (literary) dazzled / bewildered / to dazzle (variant of 炫[xuan4]) syn 敛 斂 liǎn (literary) to hold back / (literary) to restrain / to control (oneself) / to collect / to gather / Taiwan pr. [lian4] syn 斐 fěi phonetic fei or fi / (literary) (bound form) rich with literary elegance / phi (Greek letter Φφ) 瑛 yīng (literary) translucent stone similar to jade / (literary) luster of jade 颐 頤 yí (literary) chin / jaw / (literary) to foster / to nurture / to protect syn 殆 dài (literary) dangerous / perilous / (literary) almost / well-nigh syn 匡 kuāng (literary) to rectify / (literary) to assist / (coll.) to calculate roughly / to estimate syn 惺 xīng (literary) to come to one's senses / to awaken / (literary) astute / sharp-witted 盎 àng (literary) ancient earthenware container with a big belly and small mouth / (literary) brimming / abundant 湮 yān (literary) to sink into oblivion / (literary) to silt up / Taiwan pr. [yin1] 庋 guǐ (literary) shelf / (literary) to store / to keep / to preserve 缥 縹 piǎo (literary) light blue / (literary) light blue silk fabric 钜 鉅 jù (literary) hard iron / (literary) hook / barb / used in personal names and place names / variant of 巨[ju4] 稔 rěn (literary) ripe grain / ripe / harvest / year / (literary) very familiar with / well acquainted with syn 赍 齎 jī (literary) to harbor (a feeling) / (literary) to present as a gift syn 杓 biāo (literary) handle of a spoon or ladle / (literary) collective name for the three stars that form the handle of the Big Dipper 婧 jìng (literary) (of a woman) slender / delicate / (literary) (of a woman) talented 挹 yì (literary) to scoop up / to ladle out / (literary) to draw toward oneself syn 跖 zhí metatarsus / (literary) sole of the foot / (literary) to tread on syn 莳 蒔 shì (literary) to grow / (literary) to transplant / Taiwan pr. [shi2] syn 栊 櫳 lóng (literary) window / (literary) cage for animals syn 蕻 hòng (literary) luxuriant / flourishing / (literary) bud / (dialect) long stem of certain vegetables 儇 xuān (literary) ingenious / (literary) frivolous syn 蔀 bù (literary) to cover / to shelter / (literary) 76 years (unit of time in ancient calendars) 踣 bó (literary) to tumble / to fall down / (literary) to fall dead syn 