- to dismiss from office; to expel
- turbid; muddy; impure
- deities; gods
- (Buddhism) divine retribution; karma
- 宜 yí: 宜 yi2: proper; should; suitable; appropriate宜 Yí: 宜 Yi2: surname Yi
- disaster; calamity
- to cross; to pass through; to ferry
- the top and bottom of sth; the full vertical extent of sth; from top to bottom; to go up and down; before and after (as in 上下文[shang4 xia4 wen2] "context"); (used after a quantity) approximately; ... or so; (in a social hierarchy) the high and the low; seniors and juniors (as in 上下和睦[shang4 xia4 he2 mu4] "harmony between superiors and subordinates"); all members of a group (as in 舉國上下|举国上下[ju3 guo2 shang4 xia4] "the entire nation"); relative superiority (as in 不相上下[bu4 xiang1 shang4 xia4] "evenly matched")
- 随 súi: 随 sui2: to follow; to comply with; varying according to...; to allow; subsequently随 Súi: 随 Sui2: surname Sui
- to flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread; to move or drift; to degenerate; to banish or send into exile; stream of water or sth resembling one; class, rate or grade
- near; close to; approximately
- 栖 xī: 栖 xi1: used in 棲棲|栖栖[xi1 xi1]栖 qī: 栖 qi1: to perch; to rest (of birds); to dwell; to live; to stay
- 毛 Máo: 毛 Mao2: surname Mao毛 máo: 毛 mao2: hair; feather; down; wool; mildew; mold; coarse or semifinished; young; raw; careless; unthinking; nervous; scared; (of currency) to devalue or depreciate; classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角[jiao3] , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分[fen1])
- bristles; mane
- to swirl about; (of leaves and branches) to sway
- to violate; to offend; to assault; criminal; crime; to make a mistake; recurrence (of mistake or sth bad)
- positive (electric.); sun; male principle (Taoism); Yang, opposite: 陰|阴[yin1]
- 侯 hóu: 侯 hou2: marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]; nobleman; high official侯 hòu: 侯 hou4: used in 閩侯|闽侯[Min3 hou4] (the name of a place in Fujian)侯 Hóu: 侯 Hou2: surname Hou
- 凌 Líng: 凌 Ling2: surname Ling凌 líng: 凌 ling2: to approach; to rise high; thick ice; to insult or maltreat
- big wave; Taiwan pr. [tao2]
- name of a river; rushing of water
- 横 hèng: 横 heng4: harsh and unreasonable; unexpected横 héng: 横 heng2: horizontal; across; crosswise; horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters); to place (sth) flat (on a surface); to cross (a river, etc); in a jumble; chaotic; (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable; violent
- 厉 lì: 厉 li4: strict; severe厉 Lì: 厉 Li4: surname Li
- (exclamatory or interrogative particle)
- slang
- fox
- 欲 yù: 欲 yu4: desire; appetite; passion; lust; greed欲 yù: 欲 yu4: to wish for; to desire
- to cross a river
- to have no alternative; frustrated; exasperated; helpless; (conjunction) but unfortunately
- 尾 yǐ: 尾 yi3: horse's tail; pointed posterior section of a locust etc尾 wěi: 尾 wei3: tail; remainder; remnant; extremity; sixth of the 28 constellations; classifier for fish
- 何 Hé: 何 He2: surname He何 hé: 何 he2: what; how; why; which; carry
- boat
- oar (archaic)
- oar (archaic); scull; paddle; to row; a boat
- 尚 Shàng: 尚 Shang4: surname Shang尚 shàng: 尚 shang4: still; yet; to value; to esteem
- to fear
- terror; terrified; afraid; frightened
- to welcome; to meet; to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties); to meet face to face
- 上 shǎng: 上 shang3: used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]上 shàng: 上 shang4: (bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb; to get onto; to go up; to attend (class or university); (directional complement) up; (noun suffix) on; above
- 与 yǔ: 与 yu3: (formal) and; together with (linking parallel nouns, verbs, or phrases); (formal) with; from (marking the other participant in an interaction, comparison, or contrast, e.g. 與他握手|与他握手[yu3 ta1 wo4 shou3] "shake hands with him", 與去年不同|与去年不同[yu3 qu4 nian2 bu4 tong2] "different from last year"); (literary) to give; to grant; to bestow与 yù: 与 yu4: to take part in
- to mix with others; to socialize; to deal with; to contend
- 云 yún: 云 yun2: (classical) to say云 yún: 云 yun2: cloud; CL:朵[duo3]云 Yún: 云 Yun2: surname Yun; short name for Yunnan 雲南|云南[Yun2 nan2]
- who; also pr. [shui2]
- 见 xiàn: 见 xian4: to appear; also written 現|现[xian4]见 jiàn: 见 jian4: to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth); to interview; opinion; view
- surname Yao; Yao or Tang Yao (c. 2200 BC), one of the Five legendary Emperors 五帝[Wu3 Di4], second son of Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4]