- (bound form) base; foundation; (bound form) radical (chemistry); (bound form) gay (loanword from English into Cantonese, Jyutping: gei1, followed by orthographic borrowing from Cantonese)
- steps; flight of steps; step (over obstacle); fig. way out of an embarrassing situation; bench (geology)
- to survey; to view broadly
- to survey the scene from an elevated position
- 土地 tǔ di: 土地 tu3 di5: local god; genius loci土地 tǔ dì: 土地 tu3 di4: land; soil; territory; CL:片[pian4],塊|块[kuai4]
- line of sight
- to flit across; to sweep past; to glance (strike at an angle)
- to traverse
- to cross over; to transcend; to cover distance; to overcome; to rise above
- field; open land; CL:片[pian4]
- cape; headland; promontory
- cape (geography); headland
- shore
- to roll up; to curl up; (of dust etc) to swirl up
- spray; ocean spray; spindrift; fig. happenings from one's life; CL:朵[duo3]
- 刮 guā: 刮 gua1: to scrape; to blow; to shave; to plunder; to extort刮 guā: 刮 gua1: to blow (of the wind)
- 枪 Qiāng: 枪 Qiang1: surname Qiang枪 qiāng: 枪 qiang1: gun; firearm; rifle; spear; thing with shape or function similar to a gun; CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3],桿|杆[gan3],條|条[tiao2],枝[zhi1]; to substitute for another person in a test; to knock; classifier for rifle shots枪 qiāng: 枪 qiang1: rifle; spear
- fireplace
- to set fire to; to burn down; burning hot; baked cake
- flame
- flapping sound
- door of a room
- whiskey (loanword)
- the fire of a stove
- to sit down
- 兑 Dùi: 兑 Dui4: surname Dui兑 dùi: 兑 dui4: to cash; to exchange; to add (liquid); to blend; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing swamp; ☱
- Ireland
- taste; smell; (fig.) (noun suffix) feel; quality; sense; (TCM) classifier for ingredients of a medicine prescription
- cup; glass; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
- peat
- at worst; if worst comes to worst; (usu. in the negative) serious; alarming
- to stretch; to extend
- shoe
- water vapor; steam; moisture
- not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to
- socks; stockings; CL:隻|只[zhi1],對|对[dui4],雙|双[shuang1]
- 通 tōng: 通 tong1: to go through; to know well; (suffix) expert; to connect; to communicate; open; to clear; classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc通 tòng: 通 tong4: classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)