REMAINING CHARACTERS
偿 扯 撑 匙
CHÁNG, to repay; to meet, fulfill [C] 偿还 chánghuán to pay back [D] L6 血债血偿 xuèzhàixuècháng an eye for an eye CHĚ, to pull; to tear; to gossip [C] 扯淡 chědàn to talk nonsense, nonsense
CHÍ, spoon; SHI, see 钥匙 yàoshi under 钥 yào, p. 271a [C] 匙子 chízi spoon
蠢 瓷
CÍ, porcelain [C] 瓦 “tile” for meaning; 次 cì for sound. 瓷器 cíqì chinaware 瓷砖 cízhuān (ceramic) tile
丛 辞 串 窜
忠
CHĒNG, to prop up; to move with a pole; to keep up, keep on; to open up; to fill to bursting [C] 撑船 chēngchuán to punt a boat 撑腰 chēngyāo to back up, to support
CHǓN, be stupid, clumsy; (bookish) to wriggle [C] 蠢笨 chǔnbèn be stupid 蠢货 chǔnhuò blockhead
匆
患 酬 仇
CHÓU, enemy; enmity; QIÚ, a family name [C] 仇恨 chóuhèn hostility [C] 报仇 bàochóu to revenge L6
搓
CUŌ, to rub with hands [C] 搓手顿脚 cuōshǒu dùnjiǎo rub hands, stamp feet: get impatient, anxious
逮
CÓNG, to crowd together; thicket; crowd L6 丛林 cónglín jungle
耽
叢
CÍ, phrase, phraseology; take leave of 修辞 xiūcí rhetoric 辞职 cízhí to resign L5
诞
辭
CHUÀN, to string together [C] L6 A pictogram—things strung on the downstroke.
档
CUÀN, to scurry; to kick out; to alter (e.g., the wording of a text) [C] 窜逃 cuàntáo to flee, to escape 窜改 cuàngǎi to tamper with, falsification
蹈
竄
ZHŌNG, be loyal [C] Distinguish from the preceding character. 忠诚 zhōngchéng loyal [C] L6 忠实 zhōngshí faithful [C] L6 CHÓU, a toast; to propose a toast; a reward; to fulfill [C] 酬金 chóujīn remuneration 酬劳 chóuláo reward
挫
CŌNG, hastily [C] 匆忙 cōngmáng hastily [C] L5 匆匆 cōngcōng hastily [D]
HUÀN, trouble; disaster; worry; to suffer from [C] Distinguish from 忠 (next character). 患者 huànzhě a patient [D] L6
CUÒ, to defeat; to frustrate; to subdue [C] L6 挫折 cuòzhé setback [C] L6
DǍI, to capture; DÀI, (bookish) to reach [C] 逮捕 dàibǔ to arrest (a criminal) L6 逮捕令 dàibǔlìng an arrest warrant DĀN, to delay; (bookish) to give oneself over to, to indulge in [C] 耽误 dānwù to impede, to delay L5
DÀN, birth; birthday; be absurd [C] 诞辰 dànchén (formal) birthday L6
誕 DÀNG, shelves; files, archives; grade [C] 档案 dǎng’àn files, records, archives L6
檔
DǍO, (bookish) to step on; to skip (i.e., movement—not omission) [C] 舞蹈 wǔdǎo to dance [C] L6
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