Most Common Chinese Characters (page 98)

used in 蹣跚|蹒跚[pan2 shan1]

ripple | tearful

ocean

sheng, a free reed wind instrument with vertical bamboo pipes

vassal state of Zhou in Shandong | Teng County in Shandong | surname Teng

ankle

two (banker's anti-fraud numeral) | to betray

to look down from a height | to spy on sth

sorrowful

Only in compound words

remote

used in 猖獗[chang1 jue2]

name of a district in Hebei

eyelid

(char.) provide for; (lit.) abundant, sufficient

(literary) to wind around

pearl or jade earring

ketone

unpolished gem

thick soup

(wooden) box | cup | old variant of 緘|缄[jian1] | letter

(v.) to dry in the air or sun; to leave out in the cold, to cold-shoulder

(bound form) salary; stipend

(char.) to match, to pair

mythical bird related to phoenix

Only in compound words

used in 蜿蜒[wan1 yan2]

calf | sacrificial victim

to speak slowly | inarticulate

surname Hu

used in 蜈蚣[wu2 gong1]

surname Di | variant of 狄[Di2], generic name for northern ethnic minorities during the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 BC-220 AD)

root of lotus

11th earthly branch: 7-9 p.m., 9th solar month (8th October-6th November), year of the Dog | ancient Chinese compass point: 300°

used in 蓓蕾[bei4 lei3]

gold

to deceive

to flatter

mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon) | 4th earthly branch: 5–7 a.m., 2nd solar month (6th March–4th April), Year of the Rabbit | ancient Chinese compass point: 90° (east) | (coll.) to concentrate one's strength (variant of 鉚|铆[mao3])

to be versed in | to know well