Most Common Chinese Characters (page 74)

glaze (of porcelain)

(char.) cave; den, lair (for a certain group of people)

(v.) collect, bring together; (lit.) hold back, check; (lit.) restrain

(literary) handrail at the front of a carriage or chariot; to bow while leaning on this handrail as a gesture of respect

surname Lu | Luzhou or Lu Prefecture 廬州|庐州[Lu2 Zhou1], a prefecture between the 6th and 13th centuries in present-day Anhui | Mount Lu 廬山|庐山[Lu2 Shan1] in Jiangxi Province

(char.) embryo

Only in compound words

(char.) (lit.) spacious, ample, abundant; (of one's posture) graceful

to grip forcefully | to clutch at | to guard | to control | to hold

(literary) exemplary; virtuous

bright | clear

(n.) pole (usually of bamboo)

(char.) (generous - This character is not used alone)

surname Yu

(n./v.) hammer; to hammer into shape

(n.) plug, bolt; cork, stopper

(n.) oar, paddle

(n.) mosquito

(n./m./v.) scales; pound (measure of weight); to weigh (with a scale) | (char.) used in 磅礴

variant of 孽[nie4]

(char.) feel ashamed, be embarrassed

(v.) stab, prick, spear; (oral) get sprained | (n.) stamp, seal

to make a report (to a superior) | to give | to endow | to receive | petition

surname E | abbr. for Hubei Province 湖北省[Hu2 bei3 Sheng3]

(char.) (lit.) to make a present of sth; to transmit

wall

(v.) splash, spatter

(onom.) boom (of a drum) | knock (on the door)

(n.) calcium

(n.) reef

(char.) manifest, clear; make known

(v.) to slit, to break, to crack; to risk, to sacrifice, to give up | (char.) exempt, remit | (char.) wide, spacious; clear, open-minded | (v.) to play (finger-guessing game)

(v.) narrow one's eyes; (dialect) take a nap | (v.) (of dust, etc.) get into one's eye

variant of 磷[lin2]

multicolored clouds

(n.) ruins; (lit.) village

literal-minded | pedantic | doctrinaire | longwinded | circuitous

(char.) look forward, look up

forehead | skull

precious stone