- unpleasant to hear; coarse; vulgar; offensive; shameful
- shadow; reflection; (fig.) hint; indication; influence; CL:個|个[ge4]
- knee
- word; statement; speech; lyrics; a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝[Song4 chao2] (CL:首[shou3])
- to love; to pamper; to spoil; to favor
- bow case or scabbard; to hide; military strategy
- unconsciously
- to close a door
- natural disposition
- one's remaining years
- then; at once; always; (archaic) luggage rack on a chariot
- draft; outline; sketch
- to bathe; to cleanse; to receive; to be given
- 休 xīu: 休 xiu1: to rest; to stop doing sth for a period of time; to cease; (imperative) don't休 Xīu: 休 Xiu1: surname Xiu
- 妻子 qī zi: 妻子 qi1 zi5: wife妻子 qī zǐ: 妻子 qi1 zi3: wife and children
- greenhouse
- silent; to write from memory
- 答 dā: 答 da1: bound form having the same meaning as the free word 答[da2], used in 答應|答应[da1 ying5], 答理[da1 li5] etc答 dá: 答 da2: to answer; to reply; to respond
- to sit knee to knee
- to approach; to get close to
- amiable; cordial; close and dear; familiar
- to discuss; to converse; chat; discussion
- commune; private discussion
- Lu, vassal state at the time of the Zhou Dynasty 周朝|周朝[Zhou1 chao2], located in the southwest of present-day Shandong 山東|山东[Shan1 dong1], birthplace of Confucius
- to wield (power etc)
- at intervals of; every (so often)
- to return home
- rest; to rest
- to bathe; to take a bath; (fig.) to be bathed in; to be immersed in
- first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one)
- to go on vacation; to have a holiday; to take leave
- 洗 xǐ: 洗 xi3: to wash; to bathe; to develop (photographs); to shuffle (cards etc); to erase (a recording)洗 xiǎn: 洗 xian3: used in 洗馬|洗马[xian3 ma3]
- to chat; to gossip
- to chat
- general of the household, a mid-ranking military officer responsible for palace or court duties
- see 西安市[Xi1 an1 Shi4]; see 西安區|西安区[Xi1 an1 Qu1]