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1
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逸 yì

A

1) ease, idleness; 2) to let go, to loose (hence here “to develop freely”)

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2
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巢 chaó

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to nestle

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3
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浮 fú

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to float

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4
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蔽 bì

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to cover, to obscure

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5
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馳 chí

A

gallop, to let/set loose

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驅 qū

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drive, ride

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焚 fén

A

to burn

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遺 wèi

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present to, deliver; yí: bequeath, leave to one’s heirs, vestige

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萎 weī

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to wither (= 葳)

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遇 yù

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to meet, to happen upon

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獵 liè

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hunt

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12
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刈 yì

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to cut, to mow

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13
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犁 lí

A

plow

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14
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奉 fèng

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to respectfully offer

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15
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彈 tán

A

to pluck a string

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16
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繅 sāo

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to reel silk from cocoons (placed in hot water)

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17
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薦 jiàn

A

present, to offer

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18
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乾 gān (干)

A

dry

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19
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炊 chuī

A

to cook food

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20
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爇 ruò

A

to burn

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21
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聘 pìn

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to make an amicable visit; betrothal, to make a wedding agreement

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22
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購 gòu

A

to buy, purchase

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dwell temporarily, stop over, take refuge in; be dependent on; attach to lodge; short sojourn

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24
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镶 xiang

A

eat

25
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盤 pán

A

platter, plate, dish (hence also metal)

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甕 wèng

A

earthen jar

27
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竈 (灶) zaò

A

the stove

28
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黍餹 shǔtáng

A

millet sugar

29
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燭 zhú

A

candle, torch

30
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脯 fǔ

A

dried meat, jerky

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薪 xīn

A

firewood

32
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稻 daò

A

rice, paddy field

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滌 dí

A

wash, rinse, alter, cleanse (蕩滌 is the antonym to MM 污染)

34
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Measures (5)

A
  1. 丈 zhàng: length measure equivalent to 10 chĭ 尺 (1 尺 being ten foot)
  2. 頃 qĭng: area unit, one hectare equivalent to 100 mŭ 畝.
  3. 寸 cùn: measure: inch, one tenth of a Chinese foot 尺 chĭ.
  4. 升 shēng: 1. volume measure: a pint (10 升=1 斗); 2. verb: to ascend
  5. 斤 jīn: weight measure (catty); equivalent to 16 ‘ounces’
35
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羅 luó

A

net, gauze, web, grid

36
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繩 shéng

A

cord, rope 繩縷 shénglǚ

37
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鳶 yuān

A

kite

38
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索 suŏ

A

rope, to bind

39
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脂 zhī

A

oil, grease

40
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軻 kē

A

pair of wheels

41
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璧 bì

A

round jade disc with hole in the middle, often used as a symbol of an agreement

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輿 yú

A

carriage

43
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矢 shĭ

A
  1. arrow; 2. excrement屎
44
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箏 zhēng

A

lute, harpsichord

45
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絃 xián

A

string

46
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曲 qū

A

melody, piece of music

47
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five notes in the pentatonic scale

A

宫 商 角 徵(zhǐ) 羽

48
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A

pattern, a part

49
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柱 zhù

A

pillar, fret of a string instrument

50
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膏 gaō

A

salve, ointment, balsam

51
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服 fú

A

a dose of medicine, to take or apply medicine

52
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棋/碁 qí

A

board game, chess

53
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榻 tà

A

bed couch

54
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屩 jué

A

sandals made of hemp or straw

55
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絹布 juàn bù

A

silk or cotton fabric

56
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A

unadorned, undyed silk; sometimes : typically, expectedly, habitually

57
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紈 wán

A

white silk

58
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椎 chuí/zhuí

A

iron awl, pin