Most Common Chinese Characters (page 77)

used in 蜘蛛[zhi1 zhu1]

(n.) phlegm, spittle, sputum

(n.) socks, stockings

(char.) (lit.) to stand erect; to tower

(char.) card, note, letter

cicada

Only in compound words

surname Jian

cuckoo

(v.) prop up, hold up, lift up, to raise (hand)

variant of 皓[hao4]

(used by an emperor or king) I; me; we (royal "we") | (literary) omen

(n.) scar

(archaic) district | (old) type of monkey

(n./v.) shovel; to shovel, to work with a shovel

enzyme | ferment

Only in compound words

(n.) common people | (char.) rascal, ruffian, vagabond

box

arc

lofty | name of a mountain

cone | awl | to bore

(v.) hold tight and pull, grab, seize

(n.) bar, thick stick | (n.) (lit.) small bridge; flagpole, flagstaff

(char.) (lit.) throat | (v.) to utter a sound or word

(char.) (lit.) to rise abruptly

Only in compound words

variant of 冉[ran3]

(char.) express, convey

age | seventh of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] | seventh in order | letter "G" or Roman "VII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc | ancient Chinese compass point: 255° | hepta

heroic | intrepid | valiant | dauntless | fierce | ferocious | violent

to waste (money)

(bound form) last day of a lunar month | (bound form) dark; gloomy | (literary) night

(n.) vinegar | (char.) (of love) jealousy

moat | (military) trench

variant of 鋦|锔[ju1]

(bound form) to die prematurely (also pr. [yao3]) | (literary) (of vegetation) luxuriant

expression of surprise

(char.) wasteful; extravagant

slave girl | maid servant