- to change; to alter; to transform; to correct
- contrary; in reverse; inside out or upside down; to reverse; to return; to oppose; opposite; against; anti-; to rebel; to use analogy; instead; abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system
- nobleman; person of noble character
- vassal state
- child; CL:個|个[ge4]
- blind date; arranged interview to evaluate a proposed marriage partner (Taiwan pr. [xiang4 qin1]); to be deeply attached to each other
- to love each other
- to mean; meaning
- each other; one another
- although; even though
- prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity; old (of people); venerable (person); experienced; of long standing; always; all the time; of the past; very; outdated; (of meat etc) tough
- still; yet; to remain; (literary) frequently; often
- 新 Xīn: 新 Xin1: abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1]; abbr. for Singapore 新加坡[Xin1 jia1 po1]; surname Xin新 xīn: 新 xin1: new; newly; meso- (chemistry)
- 识 shí: 识 shi2: to know; knowledge; Taiwan pr. [shi4]识 zhì: 识 zhi4: to record; to write a footnote
- to halt; to stay; to be stationed (of troops, diplomats etc)
- 车 jū: 车 ju1: war chariot (archaic); rook (in Chinese chess); rook (in chess)车 Chē: 车 Che1: surname Che车 chē: 车 che1: car; vehicle; CL:輛|辆[liang4]; machine; to shape with a lathe; Kangxi radical 159
- short period of time; a moment
- 便 pián: 便 pian2: used in 便宜[pian2 yi5]; used in 便便[pian2 pian2]; used in 便嬛[pian2 xuan1]便 biàn: 便 bian4: plain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune; to urinate or defecate; equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwards
- to merge with; interlinking; to join with; to interlock
- skills acquired through religious practice; (fig.) ability; skill; Taiwan pr. [dao4 hang5]
- to meet; to encounter; to come across
- round basket for cooked rice
- pot; classifier for bottled liquid
- thick liquid; to starch
- basket; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
- adornment; to adorn; dress; clothing; costume (of an actor in a play); to play a role; to pretend; to install; to fix; to wrap (sth in a bag); to load; to pack
- cooked rice; CL:碗[wan3]; meal; CL:頓|顿[dun4]; (loanword) fan; devotee
- 盛 chéng: 盛 cheng2: to hold; to contain; to ladle; to pick up with a utensil盛 Shèng: 盛 Sheng4: surname Sheng盛 shèng: 盛 sheng4: flourishing; vigorous; magnificent; extensively
- 汤 Tāng: 汤 Tang1: surname Tang汤 shāng: 汤 shang1: rushing current汤 tāng: 汤 tang1: soup; hot or boiling water; decoction of medicinal herbs; water in which sth has been boiled
- round; circular
- wicker basket
- reluctant to part (idiom); broken-hearted at having to leave
- to cup one's hands in obeisance or greeting; (fig.) submissive
- taciturn; uncommunicative; silent
- deep friendship
- Shijing, the Book of Songs, early collection of Chinese poems and one of the Five Classics of Confucianism 五經|五经[Wu3 jing1]
- one of the three main divisions of the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经
- 蓼 lù: 蓼 lu4: luxuriant growth蓼 liǎo: 蓼 liao3: polygonum; smartweed
- zedoary (Curcuma zedoaria), plant rhizome similar to turmeric
- (bound form) father; (bound form) male relative of father's generation (as in 伯父[bo2 fu4]); (computing) (bound form) parent-
- (particle in old Chinese similar to 啊)
- mother; elderly female relative; origin; source; (of animals) female
- 鞠 Jū: 鞠 Ju1: surname Ju鞠 jū: 鞠 ju1: to incline (one's torso); to bow; leather ball used in ancient times; (literary) to bring up; to rear; Taiwan pr. [ju2]
- pat
- 畜 xù: 畜 xu4: to raise (animals)畜 chù: 畜 chu4: livestock; domesticated animal; domestic animal
- to have children; to raise or bring up; to educate