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— [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 00 [Total Strokes] 03 [Unicode] 5973 [Pinyin] n3 ru3 [Korean] nyeo yeo [Japanese] jo nyo nyou [Definition](1) Woman, female. (2) Girl. (3) You[“π]. (4) To marry off one's daughter. [Credit] acm

“z [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 02 [Total Strokes] 05 [Unicode] 5974 [Pinyin] nu2 [Korean] no [Japanese] do [Definition](1) A servant; a valet. (2) A captive; a prisoner. (3) Low-class. [Credit] acm

“z›X [Pinyin] nu2bi4 [Korean] nobi [Japanese] dohi [Definition](1) Male and female servants. (2) Servitude carried out as light punishment for a crime. [Credit] acm

›@ [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 03 [Total Strokes] 06 [Unicode] 5978 [Variant]Š­ [Pinyin] jian1 [Korean] gan [Japanese] kan [Definition](1) Violate, break, offend, transgress. (2) Disturb, agitate, disrupt, corrupt. Do evil. (3) Play, sport, mess around with. (4) Confusion, disruption. (5) Wicked, treacherous. Villain, traitor. [Credit] acm

D [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 03 [Total Strokes] 06 [Unicode] 597D [Pinyin] hao3 hao4 [Korean] ho [Japanese] kou [Definition](1) Good, fine, desirable, attractive, beautiful, excellent. (2) To like, to fancy, to desire, to love, to be fond of, to be addicted to. (3) Exceedingly, better, extremely. (4) Of good quality. [Credit] acm

›A [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 03 [Total Strokes] 06 [Unicode] 5981 [Pinyin] shuo4 [Korean] jag [Japanese] shaku [Definition](1) A medium. (2) A go-between; a (marriage) matchmaker. [Credit] acm

”@ [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 03 [Total Strokes] 06 [Unicode] 5982 [Pinyin] ru2 [Korean] yeo [Japanese] jo nyo [Definition](1) To approach, to enter. (2) To have an effect on. (3) To do something for or about; cope with, manage, deal with. (4) Like, such as, as if; to resemble. Thus. (5) Be equal to, be like, be as good as; be as great as. (6) Seem to be. [Credit] acm

”@₯ [Pinyin] ru2shi4 [Korean] yeosi [Japanese] nyoze [Definition]Like this, such, in this way. This kind of. . . [Credit] acm

”ά [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 03 [Total Strokes] 06 [Unicode] 5983 [Pinyin] fei1 pei4 [Korean] bi bae [Japanese] hi hai [Definition](1) An empress, a queen, a consort. (2) A concubine. (3) A goddess. (4) A mate, spouse, companion, partner. (5) Keep company with; get married to. [Credit] acm

–Ο [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 03 [Total Strokes] 06 [Unicode] 5984 [Pinyin] wang4 [Korean] mang [Japanese] mou bou [Definition](1) Unlawful; without regard to realities, inappropriate, improper. (2) Mistaken, arbitrary, unfounded, improper, unrealistic, baseless. (3) To lie. Falsity. [Credit] acm

”D [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 04 [Total Strokes] 07 [Unicode] 598A [Variant]›K [Pinyin] ren4 [Korean] im [Japanese] nin jin [Definition]Conceive; become pregnant; make pregnant. [Credit] acm

‹W [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 04 [Total Strokes] 07 [Unicode] 5993 [Pinyin] ji4 [Korean] gi [Japanese] ki gi [Definition](1) A prostitute, call-girl. (2) A beautiful woman. [Credit] acm

—d [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 04 [Total Strokes] 07 [Unicode] 5996 [Pinyin] yao1 [Korean] yo [Japanese] you [Definition](1) Charming, captivating, bewitching, voluptuous. (2) Doubtful, fishy, suspicious, questionable. Strange, mysterious, weird. (3) Ghost, apparition. [Credit] acm

–­ [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 04 [Total Strokes] 07 [Unicode] 5999 [Pinyin] miao4 [Korean] myo [Japanese] myou [Definition](1) Beautiful, marvelous, wonderful, subtle, sublime. Exquisite, excellent, fine. (2) Strange, mysterious, miraculous. Subtle, sublime, inconceivable. (3) Pure, immaculate, beautiful. (4) Mysterious, hidden, profound. [Credit] acm

–­–Ύ [Pinyin] miao4ming2 [Korean] myomyeong [Japanese] myoumyou [Definition]Superb illumination, excellent wisdom. [Credit] acm

›ͺ [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 04 [Total Strokes] 07 [Unicode] 599B [Pinyin] chi1 [Korean] chi [Japanese] shi [Definition](1) To despise, look down up, disregard, take lightly. [•Ž] (2) Foolish, stupid. [α—] (3) To be sunk in lust; lustful, to be clouded by one's sexual desire. [ˆϊ] [Credit] acm

›B [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 04 [Total Strokes] 07 [Unicode] 599D [Variant]Ο [Pinyin] zhuang1 [Korean] jang [Japanese] sou shou [Definition](1) To decorate. [ό] (2) To apply make-up. To adorn oneself. [Ο] (3) To disguise, to pretend. [Credit] acm

›E [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 04 [Total Strokes] 07 [Unicode] 59A3 [Pinyin] bi3 [Korean] bi [Japanese] hi [Definition](1) A mother. (2) A deceased mother. [Credit] acm

ϊ€ [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 04 [Total Strokes] 07 [Unicode] 59A4 [Pinyin] yu2 [Korean] yeo [Japanese] yo [Definition](1) Beautiful, pretty, attractive. (2) A respectful term used addressing woman. (3) A court lady of the Han period. [Credit] acm

‘Γ [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 04 [Total Strokes] 07 [Unicode] 59A5 [Pinyin] tuo3 [Korean] ta [Japanese] da [Definition](1) Peaceful, tranquil, calm, quiet. (2) To fall, fall down, be upset. [Credit] acm

‘Γαc [Pinyin] tuo3dang1 [Korean] padang [Japanese] datou [Definition]To apply well; be very appropriate. [Credit] acm

–W [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 04 [Total Strokes] 07 [Unicode] 59A8 [Pinyin] fang2 fang1 [Korean] bang [Japanese] bou hou [Definition](1) To hinder, to oppose. To interfere with. (2) Obstacle or difficulty. [Credit] acm

“i [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 05 [Total Strokes] 08 [Unicode] 59AC [Pinyin] du4 [Korean] tu [Japanese] to [Definition]Jealous, envious. Jealousy, envy. [Credit] acm

›F [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 05 [Total Strokes] 08 [Unicode] 59B2 [Pinyin] da2 [Korean] dal [Japanese] datsu [Definition](1) A women's given name. (2) Daji ›FŒΘ, the concubine of Zhouxin, the last ruler of the Shang dynasty. [Credit] acm

–… [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 05 [Total Strokes] 08 [Unicode] 59B9 [Pinyin] mei4 [Korean] mae [Japanese] mai [Definition]Younger sister. [Credit] acm

ϊ₯ [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 05 [Total Strokes] 08 [Unicode] 59BA [Pinyin] mo4 [Korean] mal [Japanese] batsu matsu [Definition]A women's styled name, or nickname. The name of the wife of King Jie ž{‰€ of the Xia. [Credit] acm

Θ [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 05 [Total Strokes] 08 [Unicode] 59BB [Pinyin] qi1 qi4 [Korean] cheo [Japanese] sei sai [Definition](1) Wife. (2) To give one's daughter in marriage. [Credit] acm

ΘŽq [Pinyin] qi1zi5 [Korean] cheoja [Japanese] saishi [Definition](1) Wife and child, wife and children; wife and baby. (2) Wife. [Credit] acm

¨ [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 05 [Total Strokes] 08 [Unicode] 59BE [Pinyin] qie4 [Korean] cheob [Japanese] shou [Definition](1) A lady's maid; a lady-in-waiting. (2) A concubine. (3) A humble first person pronoun used by a man's wife when talking to her husband. [Credit] acm

›G [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 05 [Total Strokes] 08 [Unicode] 59C6 [Pinyin] mu3 mou4 [Korean] mo [Japanese] bo mo [Definition](1) An older personal (women) attendant to a noble. A governess, a matron, a dame. A nanny; an old lady. [‰W] (2) A woman teacher. (3) An elder sister in-law. [Credit] acm

Žo [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 05 [Total Strokes] 08 [Unicode] 59C9 [Pinyin] zi3 [Korean] ja [Japanese] shi [Definition]Older sister. [Credit] acm

Žn [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 05 [Total Strokes] 08 [Unicode] 59CB [Pinyin] shi3 [Korean] si [Japanese] shi [Definition](1) To begin, to start. (2) The beginning, starting point. (3) For the first time; initial. [Credit] acm

ˆ· [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 05 [Total Strokes] 08 [Unicode] 59D0 [Pinyin] jie3 ju1 [Korean] jeo [Japanese] sha so [Definition](1) Mother. (2) Older sister. [Žo] (3) A general term for a girl--ma'am, miss. (4) To be proud. [–] (5) To be very pale and pretty. [Credit] acm

ŒΖ [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 05 [Total Strokes] 08 [Unicode] 59D1 [Pinyin] gu1 [Korean] go [Japanese] ko [Definition](1) Mother(s)-in-law (father's mother). (2) Paternal aunt(s). (3) A girl, a maiden. (4) To be lenient, be tolerant. (5) In any case, anyhow. For the time being, meanwhile. [Credit] acm

© [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 05 [Total Strokes] 08 [Unicode] 59D3 [Pinyin] xing4 sheng1 [Korean] seong [Japanese] sei shou [Definition]{I} [xing1] (1) In its earliest usage, the name which indicates one's blood line or family lineage. The family line, family tree. Those of common descent; those of traceable descent--thus, the nobility. In early sinitic society, this was different than the family rank designation, the "Ž". (2) From the time of the Han period, © and Ž became blurred in usage. (3) A government official; a public servant. (4) The people, the masses, society. (5) One's clan, tribe or ethnic group. (6) A translation of the Indian concept of caste. {II} [sheng1] To bear, give birth to. [Ά] [Credit] acm

ˆΟ [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 05 [Total Strokes] 08 [Unicode] 59D4 [Pinyin] wei3 wei1 [Korean] wi [Japanese] i [Definition](1) To entrust to; commit to the care of. Devote oneself to; yield to; accept. (2) Exact, precise, fine, detailed. (3) Throw away; put aside. (4) Calm, quiet, tranquil. (5) Tail, end, finish, branch. [Credit] acm

ˆΟ‹Θ [Pinyin] wei3qu3 [Korean] wigog [Japanese] ikyoku [Definition]Full, detailed, minute[Ϊ]. A detailed explanation. [Credit] acm

›J [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 04 [Total Strokes] 07 [Unicode] 598D [Pinyin] yan2 [Korean] yeon [Japanese] ken [Definition]Beautiful, good-looking, pretty. [Credit] acm

›K [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 06 [Total Strokes] 09 [Unicode] 59D9 [Variant]”D [Pinyin] ren2 ren4 [Korean] im [Japanese] nin jin [Definition]To conceive; become pregnant; make pregnant. Synonymous with 38-4 ”D [598A]. [Credit] acm

›L [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 06 [Total Strokes] 09 [Unicode] 59DA [Pinyin] yao2 tiao4 [Korean] yo [Japanese] you chou [Definition](1) A beautiful appearance. (2) Far, distant. (3) Fast, early, quick. [Credit] acm

›I [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 06 [Total Strokes] 09 [Unicode] 59DC [Variant]εG [Pinyin] jiang1 [Korean] gang [Japanese] kyou [Definition](1) A surname. (2) The name of a river in China. (3) Strong (‹­). [Credit] acm

‰W [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 06 [Total Strokes] 09 [Unicode] 59E5 [Pinyin] mu3 lao3 [Korean] mo no [Japanese] mo bo [Definition](1) An old woman. (2) A nanny, a nurse, governess. A matron, a dame. (3) An old mother. (4) A wife. (5) A surname. [Credit] acm

Š­ [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 06 [Total Strokes] 09 [Unicode] 59E6 [Variant]›@ [Pinyin] jian1 [Korean] gan [Japanese] kan [Definition](1) Evil, wicked, treacherous, dissolute, wrong, incorrect. (2) To act illicitly or incorrectly. (3) To be dissipated by indulgence in relationships with women. (4) Villain, traitor. [Credit] acm

›H [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 06 [Total Strokes] 09 [Unicode] 59E8 [Pinyin] yi2 [Korean] i [Japanese] i [Definition](1) Aunt; mother's sister(s). (2) Wife's sister(s). [Credit] acm

–Γ [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 06 [Total Strokes] 09 [Unicode] 59EA [Pinyin] zhi2 die2 [Korean] jil jeol [Japanese] tetsu [Definition](1) Niece(s). (2) Nieces and nephews. [Credit] acm

•P [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 06 [Total Strokes] 09 [Unicode] 59EB [Pinyin] ji1 [Korean] heui [Japanese] ki [Definition](1) A princess; an empress, queen. A nice name to call one's wife. (2) Root, origin. (3) Footprints; traces, tracks. [Credit] acm

ˆ¦ [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 06 [Total Strokes] 09 [Unicode] 59F6 [Pinyin] e4 ya4 [Korean] ab [Japanese] ou [Definition](1) Pretty, good looking. (2) A woman's pseudonym, nickname. [Žš] (3) Quiet. [θΞ] (4) A surname. (5) To be attentive to one's personal appearance--esp. a woman. [Credit] acm

ˆχ [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 06 [Total Strokes] 09 [Unicode] 59FB [Pinyin] yin1 [Korean] in [Japanese] in [Definition](1) In-laws. Marriage connection. (2) A bride. [Credit] acm

Žp [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 06 [Total Strokes] 09 [Unicode] 59FF [Pinyin] zi1 [Korean] ja [Japanese] shi [Definition](1) Form, shape, manner, way of being, appearance. (2) Tendency. (3) To give form to. [Credit] acm

ˆΠ [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 06 [Total Strokes] 09 [Unicode] 5A01 [Pinyin] wei1 [Korean] wi [Japanese] i [Definition](1) Power, authority, influence. Severe, stern, majestic, awe-inspiring. (2) Awe, pomp, to overawe. [Credit] acm

ˆΠ‹V [Pinyin] wei1yi2 [Korean] wieui [Japanese] igi [Definition]Dignity (of demeanor); majesty; a sense of decorum. [Credit] acm

ˆ‘ [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 06 [Total Strokes] 09 [Unicode] 5A03 [Pinyin] wa2 [Korean] wa wae [Japanese] ai a wa [Definition](1) Beautiful, pretty. (2) Round and deep-set eyes. (3) A beautiful woman. (4) A baby. [modern meaning] [Credit] acm

›Q [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 07 [Total Strokes] 10 [Unicode] 5A09 [Pinyin] ping1 [Korean] bing [Japanese] hei [Definition](1) To ask. [–β] (2) To invite, beckon. [’] (3) To call on (a woman), especially for the purpose of proposing for marriage. [–K] (4) To harm, obstruct, hinder. [‘Ή, –W] (5) Beautiful, graceful, elegant. (6) Used interchangeably with 128-7 γΩ. [Credit] acm

›O [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 07 [Total Strokes] 10 [Unicode] 5A11 [Pinyin] suo1 [Korean] sa [Japanese] sa sha [Definition](1) To dance, lounge around, saunter, walk around. (2) Old woman; grandma. [Credit] acm

›O”k [Pinyin] suo1po2 [Korean] sapa [Japanese] saba [Definition](˜Ε) The saha-world; the secular world; this world. The corrupt world. [Credit] acm

–Ί [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 07 [Total Strokes] 10 [Unicode] 5A18 [Variant]μ›o [Pinyin] niang2 [Korean] nang [Japanese] jou [Definition](1) A girl, a daughter. Unmarried girl (2) A young mother, young wife. [Credit] acm

›R [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 07 [Total Strokes] 10 [Unicode] 5A1A [Pinyin] nan2 [Korean] nam [Japanese] nan dan [Definition][Korean ideograph] Equivalent to 30-9 šf To talk, chat, narrate. [Credit] acm

›P [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 07 [Total Strokes] 10 [Unicode] 5A1C [Pinyin] nuo2 na4 [Korean] na [Japanese] da na [Definition](1) Slender, delicate, tender, pliant, supple. Feeble, soft. (2) Long and slender. (3) Elegant, courteous. (4) Fascinating. (5) A surname. [Credit] acm

›N [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 07 [Total Strokes] 10 [Unicode] 5A1F [Pinyin] juan1 yuan1 [Korean] yeon [Japanese] ken [Definition](1) Beautiful, good-looking, pretty. (2) Pliant, flexible, limber, supple. [Credit] acm

P [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 07 [Total Strokes] 10 [Unicode] 5A20 [Pinyin] shen1 [Korean] sin [Japanese] shin [Definition]Conceive; become pregnant [›K, ”D]. [Credit] acm

›M [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 07 [Total Strokes] 10 [Unicode] 5A25 [Pinyin] e2 [Korean] a [Japanese] ga [Definition](1) Beautiful, pretty. (2) A beauty. [Credit] acm

•Ψ [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 07 [Total Strokes] 10 [Unicode] 5A29 [Pinyin] mian3 wan3 [Korean] man myeon [Japanese] ben [Definition](1) Give birth to. (2) To comply with, submit, go along with. [Credit] acm

Œβ [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 07 [Total Strokes] 10 [Unicode] 5A2F [Pinyin] yu2 [Korean] o [Japanese] go [Definition](1) To enjoy. (2) Be happy. [Credit] acm

›V [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 08 [Total Strokes] 11 [Unicode] 5A35 [Pinyin] ju1 [Korean] chu [Japanese] sou shu shuu shu [Definition](1) A beautiful woman. (2) Few, scarce. (3) The name of a constellation. (4) The name of a kind of fish. (5) The surname of the concubine of Diku ’ι . [Credit] acm

›W [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 08 [Total Strokes] 11 [Unicode] 5A36 [Pinyin] qu3 [Korean] chwi [Japanese] shu [Definition]To marry; take a wife. [Credit] acm

© [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 08 [Total Strokes] 11 [Unicode] 5A3C [Pinyin] chang1 [Korean] chang [Japanese] shou [Definition]A prostitute, call-girl. [Credit] acm

›S [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 08 [Total Strokes] 11 [Unicode] 5A40 [Pinyin] e1 [Korean] a [Japanese] a [Definition](1) Slender, delicate, tender, pliant, supple. Feeble, soft. [›P] (2) Wayward, wavering, inconstant, confused, unstable. [•s’θ] (3) Graceful, elegant. (4) A woman's pseudonym or nickname. (5) A surname. [Credit] acm

˜K [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 08 [Total Strokes] 11 [Unicode] 5A41 [Pinyin] lou2 l3 [Korean] ru [Japanese] rou ru ru [Definition](1) [l3 ru ru] To tie, to bind, to tether. (2) To wear. (3) To lift up the hem of a garment. (4) [lou2 rou] The name of a constellation. [Credit] acm

”k [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 08 [Total Strokes] 11 [Unicode] 5A46 [Pinyin] po2 [Korean] pa [Japanese] ba [Definition]An old lady. A grandmother. Used for its sound value in transliterating foreign, especially Sanskrit, terms. [Credit] acm

›U [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 08 [Total Strokes] 11 [Unicode] 5A49 [Pinyin] wan3 [Korean] wan [Japanese] en [Definition](1) Pliant, flexible. (2) Follow, accord with, go along with, comply. (3) Young and pretty. [Credit] acm

›U—ν [Pinyin] wan3li2 [Korean] wanyeo [Japanese] enrei [Definition]Graceful beauty. [Credit] acm

₯ [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 08 [Total Strokes] 11 [Unicode] 5A5A [Pinyin] hun1 [Korean] hon [Japanese] kon [Definition](1) Marriage; to marry. (2) A bridegroom. (3) The in-laws (wife's family). [Credit] acm

₯ˆχ [Pinyin] hun1yin1 [Korean] hon'in [Japanese] kon'in [Definition]Marriage; to marry. [Credit] acm

›X [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 08 [Total Strokes] 11 [Unicode] 5A62 [Pinyin] bi4 [Korean] bi [Japanese] hi [Definition]A maidservant. [Credit] acm

•w [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 08 [Total Strokes] 11 [Unicode] 5A66 [Pinyin] fu4 [Korean] bu [Japanese] fu bu [Definition](1) A woman, a female, a matron. (2) The main woman of a household; mother, wife. (3) The wife of one's son. (4) A married woman, as opposed to a single miss. (5) An adult woman, as opposed to a girl. [Credit] acm

›Y [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 08 [Total Strokes] 11 [Unicode] 5A6A [Pinyin] lan2 [Korean] ram [Japanese] ran [Definition](1) To crave; desire intensely. Covetous, avaricious. [ζΓ] (2) Unreserved, imprudent, licentious. (3) To lie about the result of a fortune-telling session. [Credit] acm

›T [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 08 [Total Strokes] 11 [Unicode] 5A6C [Variant]ˆϊ [Pinyin] yin2 [Korean] eum [Japanese] in [Definition](1) Desire, especially sexual desire. (2) The mistaken actions that result from sexual passion. (3) Sexual intercourse between male and female. [Credit] acm

›T—~ [Pinyin] yin2yu4 [Korean] eumyog [Japanese] inyoku [Definition](1) Sexual desire. (2) Sexual intercourse. [Credit] acm

›Tr [Pinyin] yin2huang1 [Korean] eumhwang [Japanese] inkou [Definition]To lead an unwholesome life chasing after sexual pleasures. [Credit] acm

–Ή [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 09 [Total Strokes] 12 [Unicode] 5A7F [Variant]šδγΫ [Pinyin] xu4 [Korean] seo [Japanese] sei sai [Definition](1) Son-in-law. (2) Male; man. Same as šδ [58FB]. [Credit] acm

”} [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 09 [Total Strokes] 12 [Unicode] 5A92 [Pinyin] mei2 [Korean] mae [Japanese] bai [Definition](1) Intermediation; mediation. An intermediary, mediator. An agent, middleman. (2) Matchmaking; a matchmaker. (3) Lure, tempt, seduce, entice. [Credit] acm

”}‰ξ [Pinyin] mei2jie4 [Korean] maegae [Japanese] baikai [Definition]Intermediary, agency, medium. [Credit] acm

›Z [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 09 [Total Strokes] 12 [Unicode] 5A9A [Pinyin] mei4 [Korean] mi [Japanese] bi [Definition](1) Flatter, brown-nose, curry favor. (2) Flattery. (3) Beautiful. (4) Charming, enticing, voluptuous. (5) Treat tenderly, be affectionate to. (6) Follow, obey. [Credit] acm

•Q [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 09 [Total Strokes] 12 [Unicode] 5A9B [Pinyin] yuan2 yuan4 [Korean] weon [Japanese] en [Definition](1) A beautiful woman. Beautiful. (2) A woman palace servant. [Credit] acm

›[ [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 10 [Total Strokes] 13 [Unicode] 5ABC [Pinyin] ao3 wen1 [Korean] o on [Japanese] oo un [Definition](1) An old lady. (2) A mother. (3) A grandmother. A matriarchal ancestor. (4) The spirit of the earth, the goddess of the earth. [Credit] acm

›_ [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 10 [Total Strokes] 13 [Unicode] 5ABD [Pinyin] ma1 mu3 [Korean] ma [Japanese] bo mo [Definition](1) Mother, mom. Grandma, old woman. (2) Waiting woman; a nurse. (3) A female horse. [Credit] acm

›\ [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 10 [Total Strokes] 13 [Unicode] 5ABE [Pinyin] gou4 [Korean] gu [Japanese] kou [Definition](1) Bigamy. [d₯] Intra-blood marriage. [‰₯] Marriage. (2) To couple, copulate, pair up, mate. [«Œπ] To mix together. (3) To harmonize with. [˜a] (4) To meet. [η§] (5) To become intimate with. (6) To love, be affectionate toward; treat tenderly. [ˆ€] [Credit] acm

‰Ε [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 10 [Total Strokes] 13 [Unicode] 5AC1 [Pinyin] jia4 [Korean] ga [Japanese] ka [Definition]Daughter-in-law. [Credit] acm

›^ [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 10 [Total Strokes] 13 [Unicode] 5AC2 [Pinyin] sao3 [Korean] su so [Japanese] sou [Definition]Older brother's wife. [Credit] acm

›^“M•s‰‡₯淘T [Pinyin] - [Korean] [Japanese] - [Definition]"To not pull your older brother's wife out of the water is to be an animal." This line comes from Mencius, where he is giving a teaching somewhat like Jesus' "follow the spirit of the law, not the letter of the law." According to ancient Chinese rules of propriety, the physical contact between man and woman outside of one's own marital relationship was strictly prohibited. In this passage from Mencius, he is questioned about whether it is not breaking the rules of propriety for a younger brother-in-law to to touch his elder sister-in-law, even if she is drowning. Mencius replies with this line. [Credit] acm

ŽΉ [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 10 [Total Strokes] 13 [Unicode] 5AC9 [Pinyin] ji2 zi4 [Korean] jil [Japanese] shitsu [Definition]Jealousy, envy. [Credit] acm

ŽΉ“i [Pinyin] ji2du4 [Korean] jilpu [Japanese] shitto [Definition]Jealousy; envy. [Credit] acm

›] [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 10 [Total Strokes] 13 [Unicode] 5ACB [Pinyin] niao3 [Korean] nyo yag [Japanese] jou nyou jaku nyaku [Definition](1) Slender, delicate, tender, pliant, supple. (2) Rustling, fluttering, quivering. (3) A long, subtle sound. (4) Beautiful. [Credit] acm

Ϊ [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 10 [Total Strokes] 13 [Unicode] 5ACC [Pinyin] xian2 [Korean] hyeom [Japanese] ken gen [Definition](1) To dislike, hate, detest. (2) Hateful, disgusting. (3) To doubt; be doubtful. (4) Be dissatisfied, unsatisfactory. [Credit] acm

›k [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 10 [Total Strokes] 13 [Unicode] 5AD0 [Variant]›j [Pinyin] niao3 [Korean] nyo [Japanese] jou dou nou [Definition](1) To play around with; to dally with (especially with a prostitute). (2) Obscene, lewd, licentious. Indecent. Interchangeable with 38-14 ›j [5B32]. [Credit] acm

›d [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 10 [Total Strokes] 13 [Unicode] 5AD6 [Pinyin] piao2 [Korean] pyo [Japanese] hei hyou [Definition](1) Light, swift. (2) Lewd, immodest, indecent, loose (conduct). Lustful, To be addicted to sex with a woman. (3) To sleep with prostitutes. (4) A woman's pseudonym or nickname. [Credit] acm

›a [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 11 [Total Strokes] 14 [Unicode] 5AD7 [Pinyin] yu4 kou1 [Korean] gu u [Japanese] u oo [Definition](1) An old woman; an old bag. [—˜V] (2) Mother, mom. (3) A woman. (4) A wife. (5) To warm up by holding in one's arms. (6) For a mother to raise a child. [ˆη] Brood over, care for, protect. (7) To bend down, lie down, prostrate oneself. (8) A beautiful color. [Credit] acm

’„ [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 11 [Total Strokes] 14 [Unicode] 5AE1 [Pinyin] di2 zu2 [Korean] jeog [Japanese] teki chaku [Definition]A legal wife, as opposed to a concubine. [Credit] acm

’„Žq [Pinyin] di2zi5 [Korean] jeogja [Japanese] chakushi [Definition]The son of a noble's main wife, who is thus the proper heir to the throne, fortune, etc. [Credit] acm

›` [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 11 [Total Strokes] 14 [Unicode] 5AE3 [Pinyin] yan1 [Korean] eon hyeon [Japanese] en [Definition](1) Beautiful in a slender, slim, svelte manner. (2) Charming, fascinating, captivating. (3) To smile in a charming, fascinating, captivating way. (4) To lie in a row; be in a line. (5) Long. [Credit] acm

›b [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 11 [Total Strokes] 14 [Unicode] 5AE6 [Pinyin] chang2 heng2 [Korean] hang [Japanese] shou jou kou [Definition]A variant of 38-6 [59EE] (1) Name of a lady who stole the elixir of immortality and fled with it to the moon. (2) The moon. [Credit] acm

›c [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 11 [Total Strokes] 14 [Unicode] 5AE9 [Pinyin] nen4 nun4 [Korean] nun [Japanese] don [Definition](1) Young, weak, soft, flexible, pliant. (2) Beautiful, pretty, lovely. (3) Light, thin, rarefied. [Credit] acm

›e [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 12 [Total Strokes] 15 [Unicode] 5AFA [Variant]›f [Pinyin] xian2 [Korean] han [Japanese] kan [Definition](1) Elegant, graceful, refined; accomplished. [‰λ] (2) To learn. [K] [Credit] acm

›f [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 12 [Total Strokes] 15 [Unicode] 5AFB [Variant]›e [Pinyin] xian2 [Korean] han [Japanese] kan [Definition]A variant of ›e [5AFA]. [Credit] acm

Šπ [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 12 [Total Strokes] 15 [Unicode] 5B09 [Pinyin] xi1 [Korean] heui [Japanese] ki [Definition](1) To enjoy, be pleased; be happy (2) To play, sport, romp, roam. [Credit] acm

Šπ‹Y [Pinyin] xi1xi4 [Korean] heuiho [Japanese] kigi [Definition]Play, sport, romp, frolic. [Credit] acm

›h [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 12 [Total Strokes] 15 [Unicode] 5B0B [Pinyin] chan2 [Korean] seon [Japanese] sen [Definition](1) Attractive, feminine, charming, foxy beauty. (2) To be attracted; to be attached to. (3) Family members, relatives. [Credit] acm

›g [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 12 [Total Strokes] 15 [Unicode] 5B0C [Pinyin] jiao1 [Korean] gyo [Japanese] kyou [Definition](1) Beautiful, pretty, lovely. (2) A lovely wife. (3) A daughter. (4) To bring up a girl in a spoiled way. [Credit] acm

›i [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 13 [Total Strokes] 16 [Unicode] 5B16 [Pinyin] bi4 [Korean] pye [Japanese] hei [Definition](1) A favorite, mistress, concubine. (2) To have a crush on, be enamored by. [Credit] acm

μ [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 13 [Total Strokes] 16 [Unicode] 5B22 [Variant]–Ί›o [Pinyin] niang2 [Korean] yang [Japanese] jou dou nou nyou [Definition](1) Troublesome, complicated, careworn. (2) To become fat, to become fertile. (3) A daughter; a virgin, maiden. The modern form of 38-17 ›o [5B43]. [Credit] acm

›l [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 14 [Total Strokes] 17 [Unicode] 5B2A [Pinyin] pin2 [Korean] bin [Japanese] hin [Definition](1) To serve as a wife. To become wife to. (2) A woman servant in the palace of the emperor or king. (3) A mistress, a concubine. (4) A form of address to a woman--ma'am, Madame. (5) The wife's posthumous name. (6) Princess. (7) A lot, many. [Credit] acm

’Ϊ [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 14 [Total Strokes] 17 [Unicode] 5B2C [Pinyin] ru2 nou4 [Korean] yu su [Japanese] ju nyu [Definition](1) Wife. [Θ] (2) Weak, soft. [Žγ] [Credit] acm

‰d [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 14 [Total Strokes] 17 [Unicode] 5B30 [Pinyin] ying1 [Korean] yeong [Japanese] ei [Definition](1) A baby, an infant. (2) Young. (3) To turn, to twirl. (4) To tie, to connect. (5) Hang on, depend on. [Credit] acm

‰d™Z [Pinyin] ying1er2 [Korean] yeong'a [Japanese] eiji [Definition]A newborn infant. In Daoism, a symbol of primordial non-discrimination and purity. [Credit] acm

›j [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 14 [Total Strokes] 17 [Unicode] 5B32 [Variant]›k [Pinyin] niao3 [Korean] nyo [Japanese] jou dou nou [Definition](1) To play around with; to dally with (especially with a prostitute). (2) Obscene, lewd, licentious. Indecent. Interchangeable with 38-10 ›k. [Credit] acm

›m [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 14 [Total Strokes] 17 [Unicode] 5B36 [Pinyin] [Korean] bi [Japanese] kaka [Definition][Japanese character] A low-class form address by which a husband calls his wife. [Credit] acm

›n [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 16 [Total Strokes] 19 [Unicode] 5B3E [Pinyin] lan3 [Korean] ran [Japanese] ran [Definition](1) To be lazy; idle, goof off. Neglect, be remiss. [‘Σ] (2) To be sick in bed. [Credit] acm

›q [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 17 [Total Strokes] 20 [Unicode] 5B40 [Pinyin] shuang1 [Korean] sang [Japanese] sou shou [Definition]A widow. [Credit] acm

›o [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 17 [Total Strokes] 20 [Unicode] 5B43 [Variant]–Ίμ [Pinyin] niang2 [Korean] yang [Japanese] jou dou nou nyou [Definition](1) Troublesome, complicated, careworn. (2) To become fat, to become fertile. (3) A daughter; a virgin, maiden. [Credit] acm

›p [Radical] 038 [Strokes] 17 [Total Strokes] 20 [Unicode] 5B45 [Pinyin] xian1 qian1 [Korean] seom [Japanese] sen [Definition](1) Thin, subtle, fine, detailed, small. [Χ] Elaborate. Slender, sharp pointed. (2) Cunning, artful. (3) To flatter, adulate. Be coquettish. (4) Weak, delicate. [Credit] acm

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