- (physics) mass; quality (i.e. degree of excellence); quality and quantity
- question; problem; issue; topic; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to ask; to invite; please (do sth); to treat (to a meal etc); to request
- 与 yù: 与 yu4: to take part in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
- 厂 hǎn: 厂 han3: "cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27), occurring in 原, 历, 压 etc厂 chǎng: 厂 chang3: factory; yard; depot; workhouse; works; (industrial) plant
- branch of study; administrative section; division; field; branch; stage directions; family (taxonomy); rules; laws; to mete out (punishment); to levy (taxes etc); to fine sb; CL:個|个[ge4]
- connection; contact; relation; to get in touch with; to integrate; to link; to touch
- 金 Jīn: 金 Jin1: surname Jin; surname Kim (Korean); Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234)金 jīn: 金 jin1: gold; chemical element Au; generic term for lustrous and ductile metals; money; golden; highly respected; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
- 保 bǎo: 保 bao3: to defend; to protect; to keep; to guarantee; to ensure; (old) civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system保 Bǎo: 保 Bao3: Bulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4])
- 夫 fú: 夫 fu2: (classical) this, that; he, she, they; (exclamatory final particle); (initial particle, introduces an opinion)夫 fū: 夫 fu1: husband; man; manual worker; conscripted laborer (old)
- 卡 kǎ: 卡 ka3: to stop; to block; (computing) (coll.) slow; (loanword) card; CL:張|张[zhang1],片[pian4]; truck (from "car"); calorie (abbr. for 卡路里[ka3 lu4 li3]); cassette卡 qiǎ: 卡 qia3: to block; to be stuck; to be wedged; customs station; a clip; a fastener; a checkpost; Taiwan pr. [ka3]
- 卢 Lú: 卢 Lu2: surname Lu; abbr. for Luxembourg 盧森堡|卢森堡[Lu2 sen1 bao3]卢 lú: 卢 lu2: (old) rice vessel; black; (slang) (Tw) troublesome; fussy
- 沙 shā: 沙 sha1: granule; hoarse; raspy; sand; powder; CL:粒[li4]; abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia沙 shà: 沙 sha4: (dialect) to sift; to sieve沙 Shā: 沙 Sha1: surname Sha
- 什 shén: 什 shen2: what什 shí: 什 shi2: ten (used in fractions, writing checks etc); assorted; miscellaneous
- worker; CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2]
- fighter; soldier; warrior; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 士 Shì: 士 Shi4: surname Shi士 shì: 士 shi4: member of the senior ministerial class (old); scholar (old); bachelor; honorific; soldier; noncommissioned officer; specialist worker
- cadre; official; officer; manager
- author; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
- 家 jiā: 家 jia1: used in 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1 ju4]家 jiā: 家 jia1: home; family; (polite) my (sister, uncle etc); classifier for families or businesses; refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China; noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian; CL:個|个[ge4]
- Maria (name); St Mary
- 娜 nà: 娜 na4: (phonetic na); used esp. in female names such as Anna 安娜[An1 na4] or Diana 黛安娜[Dai4 an1 na4]娜 núo: 娜 nuo2: elegant; graceful
- mother
- 姆 m: 姆 m1: used in 姆媽|姆妈[m1 ma1]姆 mǔ: 姆 mu3: (old) female tutor; used in 保姆[bao3 mu3]
- older brother; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
- fitter; benchwork
- market; city; municipality (administrative unit); (literary) to trade; to buy and sell goods
- Soviet (council)
- chairperson; premier; chairman; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
- pagoda (abbr. for 塔婆[ta3 po2], a loanword from Sanskrit stūpa); tower; pylon (CL:座[zuo4]); (loanword) (pastry) tart
- (literary) term of address between husbands of sisters; (used to transliterate foreign names); (used in Chinese women's names)
- 尤 Yóu: 尤 You2: surname You尤 yóu: 尤 you2: outstanding; particularly, especially; a fault; to express discontentment against
- 莎 sūo: 莎 suo1: used in 莎草[suo1 cao3]莎 shā: 莎 sha1: katydid (family Tettigoniidae); phonetic "sha" used in transliteration
- 妻子 qī zi: 妻子 qi1 zi5: wife妻子 qī zǐ: 妻子 qi1 zi3: wife and children
- working woman
- 谢 xiè: 谢 xie4: to thank; (bound form) to apologize; (bound form) to decline; to refuse; (bound form) (of flowers, leaves etc) to wither谢 Xiè: 谢 Xie4: surname Xie
- surname Liao
- 扎 zhá: 扎 zha2: used in 掙扎|挣扎[zheng1 zha2]扎 zhā: 扎 zha1: to prick; to run or stick (a needle etc) into; mug or jug used for serving beer (loanword from "jar")扎 zhā: 扎 zha1: (of troops) to be stationed (at); Taiwan pr. [zha2]扎 zā: 扎 za1: to tie; to bind; classifier for flowers, banknotes etc: bundle; Taiwan pr. [zha2]
- 布 bù: 布 bu4: to announce; to spread布 bù: 布 bu4: cloth; to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known
- 鲁 Lǔ: 鲁 Lu3: surname Lu; Lu, an ancient state of China 魯國|鲁国[Lu3 guo2]; short name for Shandong 山東|山东[Shan1 dong1]鲁 lǔ: 鲁 lu3: (bound form) crass; stupid; rude; (used to represent the sounds of "ru", "lu" etc in loanwords)
- Sergei (name)
- (bound form) sun; day; day of the month; (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3]); (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with
- Red Army (1928-1937), predecessor of the PLA; (Soviet) Red Army (1917-1946)
- 委 Wěi: 委 Wei3: surname Wei委 wēi: 委 wei1: used in 委蛇[wei1 yi2]委 wěi: 委 wei3: to entrust; to cast aside; to shift (blame etc); to accumulate; roundabout; winding; dejected; listless; committee member; council; end; actually; certainly
- secretary (chief official of a branch of a socialist or communist party); clerk; scribe