Chinese Character Library — Meanings, Pronunciations & Radicals

To blame, to reproach; to expose; to reveal

To change; to transform; to become different

to fear; to be in awe; to be terrified

Banquet — refers to a lavish feast or banquet, often formal or; also used in classical poetry for gatherings.

Direct speech; straightforward words; blunt and honest expression without embellishment.

Enemy, adversary; to feud, to oppose; to match, to correspond

Wei — to flatter, toady, or fawn upon; insincere praise or adulation; sycophantic behavior.

Enemy, foe, adversary; vendetta, feud; to retaliate, to take revenge

To speak nonsense; to talk wildly or deliriously; to exaggerate or boast excessively.

To slander, defame, or speak maliciously of someone; calumny; to speak ill of others behind their back.

To yield; to concede; to give way

Riddle; enigma; obscure or veiled words

To slander falsely; to make unfounded accusations; to calumniate

Prophecy; omen; a sign or prediction of the future, often mystical or supernatural in

To speak boastfully or exaggerate; to talk nonsense; to brag.

To talk incessantly; to chatter or prattle; to speak in a long-winded manner.

Noise, clamor; uproar; to shout loudly

Praise, commend, admire — to express approval, admiration, or high regard for

To talk nonsense; to speak deliriously; to rave

Candid, honest, outspoken; frank and upright speech or counsel; principled and direct expression.

To talk deliriously; to rave in fever or madness; to speak nonsense.

To judge; to pass judgment; to decide a legal case

To slander, to defame; to complain, to grumble; to hate, to resent.

Simplified form of the speech radical; used as a component in characters related to language, speech, and communication.

To calculate; to count; to plan

To order, book, subscribe; to agree upon, conclude; to revise, correct

to announce a death; obituary; funeral announcement

to recognize; to know; to identify

to ridicule; to mock; to satirize

To expose someone's faults or secrets; to denounce openly; to criticize publicly.

internal conflict; internal strife; disorder

To discuss; to demand; to ask for

to yield; to allow; to let

to mock; to ridicule; to slander

To finish; to conclude; to end

to entrust; to rely on; to commission

to instruct; to train; to admonish

to discuss; to deliberate; opinion

To interrogate; to question; news

to record; to remember; to note down

To speak cautiously, deliberately, or with restraint; hesitant in speech.

to speak; to explain; to discuss

to avoid mentioning; taboo; forbidden word

To sing; to chant; a folk song or ballad

An interrogative particle in classical Chinese meaning 'how', 'could it be that',

to be surprised; to wonder; to express surprise or astonishment.

Slow of speech; inarticulate; taciturn

to allow; to permit; to promise

To extort; to blackmail; to swindle

to discuss; to discourse; theory

Noisy; clamorous; tumultuous

to dispute; to argue; to bring a lawsuit

to satirize; to mock; to ridicule

to set up; to establish; to arrange

to visit; to call on; to seek

To bid farewell; a knack, trick, or secret method; a formula or mnemonic rhyme.

to prove; to demonstrate; evidence

To explain or interpret ancient texts, especially classical literature; exegesis; commentary on archaic language.

To scold, reprimand; used in transcription of foreign words, particularly in Buddhist texts.

To evaluate; to comment; to criticize