龟 ⇒
乌龟 wūguī, [烏龜], tortoise/cuckold
海龟 hǎiguī, [海龜], turtle/Internet slang for 海歸|海归[hǎi guī]
龟 guī, [龜], tortoise/turtle
龟头 guītóu, [龜頭], head of a turtle/glans penis
金龟 jīnguī, [金龜], tortoise/scarab beetle
金龟子 jīnguīzǐ, [金龜子], scarab (Scarabeus sacer)/beetle
龟裂 jūnliè, [龜裂], to crack/cracked/fissured/creviced/(of skin) chapped
龟缩 guīsuō, [龜縮], to withdraw/to hole up
背 ⇒
背 bēi/bèi, [揹], variant of 背[bēi], to be burdened/to carry on the back or shoulder, the back of ...
背叛 bèipàn, to betray
背后 bèihòu, [背後], behind/at the back/in the rear/behind sb's back
背景 bèijǐng, background/backdrop/context/(fig.) powerful backer/CL:種|种[zhǒng]
违背 wéibèi, [違背], to go against/to be contrary to/to violate
背包 bēibāo, knapsack/rucksack/infantry pack/field pack/blanket roll/CL:個|个[gè]
后背 hòubèi, [後背], the back (human anatomy)/the back part of sth
背部 bèibù, back (of a human or other vertebrate, or of an object)
背面 bèimiàn, the back/the reverse side/the wrong side
背心 bèixīn, sleeveless garment (vest, waistcoat, singlet, tank top etc)/CL:件[jiàn]
背负 bēifù, [背負], to bear/to carry on one's back/to shoulder
背着 背弃 bèiqì, [背棄], abandon/desert/renounce
背黑锅 bēihēiguō, [背黑鍋], to be made a scapegoat/to be unjustly blamed
驼背 tuóbèi, [駝背], hunchbacked/stooping/hunchback
背诵 bèisòng, [背誦], to recite/to repeat from memory
防弹背心 背地里 bèidìli, [背地裡], behind sb's back
背道而驰 bèidàoérchí, [背道而馳], to run in the opposite direction (idiom); to run counter to
背上 手背 shǒubèi, back of the hand
马背 mǎbèi, [馬背], horseback
背信弃义 bèixìnqìyì, [背信棄義], breaking faith and abandoning right (idiom); to betray/treachery/perfidy
背离 bèilí, [背離], to depart from/to deviate from/deviation
背影 bèiyǐng, rear view/figure seen from behind/view of the back (of a person or object)
汗流浃背 hànliújiābèi, [汗流浹背], to sweat profusely (idiom)/drenched in sweat
背井离乡 bèijǐnglíxiāng, [背井離鄉], to leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom)
脊背 jǐbèi, back (of a human or other vertebrate)
背带 bēidài, [背帶], braces/suspenders/sling (for a rifle)/straps (for a knapsack)
背运 bèiyùn, [背運], bad luck/unlucky
椅背 yǐbèi, the back of a chair
背脊 bèijǐ, the back of the human body
耳背 ěrbèi, to be hearing impaired
背水一战 bèishuǐyīzhàn, [背水一戰], lit. fight with one's back to the river (idiom); fig. to fight to win or die
背靠背 bèikàobèi, back to back
背光 bèiguāng, to be in a poor light/to do sth with one's back to the light/to stand in one's o...
靠背 项背 背书 bèishū, [背書], to repeat a lesson/to learn by heart/to endorse a check
芒刺在背 mángcìzàibèi, feeling brambles and thorns in one's back (idiom)/uneasy and nervous/to be on pi...
捶背 chuíbèi, to massage sb's back by pounding it lightly with one's fists
腹背受敌 背囊 bèináng, backpack/knapsack/rucksack
书背 脚背 jiǎobèi, [腳背], instep (upper surface of the foot)
背鳍 bèiqí, [背鰭], dorsal fin
离乡背井 líxiāngbèijǐng, [離鄉背井], to leave one's homeplace (to find work, flee disaster etc)
虎背 刀背 dāobèi, back of the knife
勾肩搭背 gōujiāndābèi, arms around each other's shoulders (idiom)
死记硬背 sǐjìyìngbèi, [死記硬背], to learn by rote/to mechanically memorize
背风 背时 bèishí, [背時], outdated/out of luck
背包袱 bēibāofú, to have a weight on one's mind/to take on a mental burden
靠背椅 kàobèiyǐ, high-back chair
竹 ⇒
竹 zhú, bamboo/CL:棵[kē],支[zhī],根[gēn]/Kangxi radical 118
竹子 zhúzi, bamboo/CL:棵[kē],支[zhī],根[gēn]
青梅竹马 qīngméizhúmǎ, [青梅竹馬], lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom)/fig. innocent children's games/childhoo...
胸有成竹 xiōngyǒuchéngzhú, to plan in advance (idiom)/a card up one's sleeve/forewarned is forearmed
爆竹 bàozhú, firecracker
竹竿 竹节虫 竹筒 zhútǒng, bamboo tube/bamboo pipe
竹林 zhúlín, bamboo forest
夹竹桃 jiāzhútáo, [夾竹桃], oleander (Nerium indicum)/Taiwan pr. [jià zhú táo]
势如破竹 shìrúpòzhú, [勢如破竹], like a hot knife through butter (idiom)/with irresistible force
竹篮 zhúlán, [竹籃], wicker basket
成竹在胸 chéngzhúzàixiōng, see 胸有成竹[xiōng yǒu chéng zhú]
毛竹 máozhú, moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis), used as timber etc
罄竹难书 qìngzhúnánshū, [罄竹難書], so many that the bamboo slats have been exhausted/innumerable crimes (idiom)/see...
敲竹杠 qiāozhúgàng, [敲竹槓], extortion by taking advantage of sb's weakness
竹杠 佐竹 竹笋 zhúsǔn, [竹筍], bamboo shoot
竹筏 石竹 shízhú, China pink/Dianthus chinensis (botany)
竹马 zhúmǎ, [竹馬], bamboo stick used as a toy horse
竹制 zhúzhì, [竹製], made of bamboo
竹叶 竹管 zhúguǎn, bamboo pipe
竹笼 竹千代君 爆竹声 小竹 箭竹 jiànzhú, bamboo (genus Fargesia)
筱竹 竹芝 竹茅 竹下 竹签 竹楼 竹板 zhúbǎn, bamboo clapper boards used in folk theater
丝竹 sīzhú, [絲竹], traditional Chinese musical instruments/music
西竹一 竹篓