- to escape; to flee; to run for one's life
- desolate
- wind and rain; the elements; (fig.) trials and hardships
- to resolve; to decompose; to break down
- river (CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]); (bound form) the Yellow River; (bound form) the Milky Way; (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉[he2 fen3]
- granite
- to soften
- the nether world; Hades; (neologism) (slang) disturbing; unsettling; awful; detestable
- purgatory
- happy; joyful
- (idiom) to imagine the wildest thing; to indulge in fantasy
- Don Quixote
- brave; courageous
- conscientious; earnest; serious; to take seriously; to take to heart
- ticket; ballot; banknote; CL:張|张[zhang1]; person held for ransom; amateur performance of Chinese opera; classifier for groups, batches, business transactions
- to waive a right; to abstain (from voting); (sports) to forfeit (a game); to voluntarily withdraw from a match
- paradise; heaven
- to come out on top; to win (in an election, contest etc); success; victory
- full-priced ticket; by unanimous vote
- persevering; tenacious
- to reappear
- routine (task, procedure etc); as usual
- envelope; case; letter
- to quote; to cite; to recommend; to appoint; (computing) reference
- to forward (a letter, email, package etc)
- explorer
- 薛 Xuē: 薛 Xue1: surname Xue; vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BC)薛 xuē: 薛 xue1: wormwood like grass (classical)
- 大名 Dà míng: 大名 Da4 ming2: see 大名縣|大名县[Da4 ming2 Xian4]大名 dà míng: 大名 da4 ming2: famous name; your distinguished name; one's formal personal name; (Japanese history) daimyo
- cavern; cave
- severe winter
- to cross (a body of water)
- settlement; dwelling place; town; village
- 困 kùn: 困 kun4: to trap; to surround; hard-pressed; stranded; destitute困 kùn: 困 kun4: sleepy; tired
- to rescue; to pluck from danger
- to inspire; to encourage; to hearten; to boost (morale)
- to fax; a fax; (literary) to portray vividly in painting
- (idiom) unable to hold oneself back; eager to do sth without delay