- almost; nearly
- cross-stitch (embroidery)
- boundary; border
- conversely; in reverse order; in an opposite direction
- lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom); to wait idly for opportunities; to trust to chance rather than show initiative
- foot soldier; minor figure; a nobody; (chess) pawn
- to capture (enemy property or personnel); capture (physics: absorption of subatomic particle by an atom or nucleus)
- lit. seek but fail to get (idiom); fig. exactly what one’s been looking for
- bind up; string together
- see 虎符[hu3 fu2]
- hiding place; hideout
- to guarantee; to vouch for
- to boast wildly
- 欧 ōu: 欧 Ou1: Europe (abbr. for 歐洲|欧洲[Ou1 zhou1]); surname Ou欧 ōu: 欧 ou1: (used for transliteration)
- old and weak (idiom)
- lit. to topple the mountains and overturn the seas (idiom); earth-shattering; fig. gigantic; of spectacular significance
- to forge; to discipline; wrought
- pure; unadulterated; exquisite
- (literary) ripe grain; ripe; harvest; year; (literary) very familiar with; well acquainted with
- 大意 dà yì: 大意 da4 yi4: general idea; main idea大意 dà yi: 大意 da4 yi5: careless
- to use; to put to use
- to eliminate; to dispel; resolution
- (bound form) to reside; to inhabit; (bound form) residence; dwelling; (bound form) to imply; to place; to contain (sth abstract)
- to store up; to grow (e.g. a beard); to entertain (ideas)
- lit. sth hits one in the face; directly in one's face; sth assaults the senses; blatant (advertising); eye-catching; (a smell) assaults the nostrils
- to resist; to press against; to brace
- 冉 Rǎn: 冉 Ran3: surname Ran冉 rǎn: 冉 ran3: edge of a tortoiseshell; used in 冉冉[ran3 ran3]
- 度 dù: 度 du4: to pass; to spend (time); measure; limit; extent; degree of intensity; degree (angles, temperature etc); kilowatt-hour; classifier for events and occurrences度 dúo: 度 duo2: to estimate; Taiwan pr. [duo4]
- to draw a bow to the full; the range of a bow and arrow
- compact; micro-; miniature; to miniaturize
- to be unable to endure
- time of death; limited to a fixed period of time; fixed term
- to shout intimidatingly; to bellow (in anger)
- (music) fingering; (TCM) manipulation of acupuncture needles; (keyboard) typing technique; (dance) hand movements; (painting) finger method