- forest; forest tree
- top (of the head); apex; to fall forwards; inverted; to jolt
- prisoner
- voluntary; autonomous; by oneself; self-
- to cover; to encase; cover; sheath; to overlap; to interleave; to model after; to copy; formula; harness; loop of rope; (fig.) to fish for; to obtain slyly; classifier for sets, collections; bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names); tau (Greek letter Ττ)
- 16-character formula, esp. Mao Zedong's mantra on guerrilla warfare: 敵進我退，敵駐我擾，敵疲我打，敵退我追|敌进我退，敌驻我扰，敌疲我打，敌退我追[di2 jin4 wo3 tui4 , di2 zhu4 wo3 rao3 , di2 pi2 wo3 da3 , di2 tui4 wo3 zhui1] when the enemy advances we retreat; when the enemy makes camp we harass; when the enemy is exhausted we fight; and when the enemy retreats we pursue
- used in 朦朧|朦胧[meng2 long2]
- 容 róng: 容 rong2: to hold; to contain; to allow; to tolerate; appearance; look; countenance容 Róng: 容 Rong2: surname Rong
- dream (CL:場|场[chang2]); (bound form) to dream
- 童 tóng: 童 tong2: child童 Tóng: 童 Tong2: surname Tong
- ordinary; to use
- 弓 Gōng: 弓 Gong1: surname Gong弓 gōng: 弓 gong1: a bow (weapon); CL:張|张[zhang1]; to bend; to arch (one's back etc)
- lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures; CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1]; (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic
- hole; pocket; cavity; loophole; debt
- reason; argument; sense; principle; basis; justification; CL:個|个[ge4]
- soft
- to perform (a play etc); to stage (a show); (bound form) to develop; to play out; to carry out (a task)
- bowl; cup; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4]
- to fill a bowl with rice
- natural disposition
- comical; funny; amusing (old pr. [gu3 ji1]); huaji, a form of comedy performance popular in Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang
- simple; easy to understand
- name (of a thing); name (of an organization)
- cannot bear or stand; be unequal to; very; extremely
- to admire; to look up to; to respect sb greatly
- heat control; (fig.) mastery; (fig.) crucial moment
- not enough; insufficient; inadequate
- to take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure
- edge of blade
- 薄 bò: 薄 bo4: see 薄荷[bo4 he5]薄 Bó: 薄 Bo2: surname Bo薄 báo: 薄 bao2: thin; cold in manner; indifferent; weak; light; infertile薄 bó: 薄 bo2: meager; slight; weak; ungenerous or unkind; frivolous; to despise; to belittle; to look down on; to approach or near
- point of a spear; edge of a tool; vanguard; forward (in sports team)
- short; brief; to lack; weak point; fault
- to hesitate
- peak; summit; fig. high point; masterpiece