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• 起點 — ki2 diam2: starting point
• 啟動 — ki2 dong6: to start (a machine), to activate, to launch
• 起居 — ki2 ge1: daily life, daily routine
• 起骨 — ki2 gug4: to debone; to take out bones
• 起價 — ki2 gê3: starting price, opening bid
• 啟發 — ki2 huag4: to enlighten, to inspire, to stimulate
• 起風 — ki2 huang1: wind is picking up; to become windy
• 齒粉 — ki2 hung2: tooth powder
• 起火 — ki2 huê2: to catch fire; to ignite, to start cooking, to get angry
• 齒藥 — ki2 iêh8: dental medicine (archaic)
• 起來 — ki2 lai5: to get up, to rise
• 起落 — ki2 loh8: to rise and fall
• 齒輪 — ki2 lung5: gear (mechanical component)
• 起名 — ki2 mian5: to name, to give a name to
• 啟蒙 — ki2 mou5: to enlighten, to teach beginners, to initiate
• 齒齦 — ki2 ngeng5: gum (flesh around teeth)
• 起義 — ki2 ngi6: to rise up; to revolt, to stage an uprising
• 起源 — ki2 nguang5: origin, source
• 齒屎 — ki2 sai2: dental plaque, food stuck between the teeth
• 啟事 — ki2 se7: notice, announcement
• 啟示 — ki2 si7: revelation, inspiration, insight
• 起先 — ki2 soin1: initially, at first, from the outset
• 起訴書 — ki2 su3 ze1: indictment
• 起訴 — ki2 su3: to indict; to prosecute, to sue
• 起身 — ki2 sêng1: to get up; to rise, to set out; to depart
• 起頭 — ki2 tao5: beginning, at first
• 啟程 — ki2 tian5: to depart, to set out (on a journey)
• 起程 — ki2 tian5: to set out on a journey, to start a journey
• 豈有此理 — ki2 u6 ce2 li2: preposterous, outrageous, absurd
• 啟用 — ki2 êng7: to start using, to enable, to activate
• 啟 — ki2: to open, to start, to enlighten
• 屺 — ki2: bare hill (without vegetation)
• 起 — ki2: to rise; to get up, to start; to begin
• 齒 — ki2: tooth
• 氣味 — ki3 bhi7: smell; odor; scent, (fig.) charm; appeal
• 汽車 — ki3 cia1: automobile, car, motor vehicle
• 氣槍 — ki3 cion1: air gun, air rifle
• 器重 — ki3 dong6: to think highly of, to regard favorably (a subordinate)
• 汽笛 — ki3 dêg8: steam whistle, siren
• 氣球 — ki3 giu5: balloon
• 器具 — ki3 gu7: utensil; implement; tool
• 器官 — ki3 guan1: organ (biology)
• 氣管 — ki3 guang2: trachea, windpipe
• 器械 — ki3 hai6: equipment, apparatus, weapon
• 氣候 — ki3 hao7: climate, weather
• 氣氛 — ki3 hung1: atmosphere, ambiance; mood
• 氣憤 — ki3 hung3: furious, indignant
• 氣化 — ki3 huê3: to gasify, to vaporize
• 氣壓計 — ki3 iab4 goi3: barometer
• 氣壓 — ki3 iab4: atmospheric pressure, air pressure
• 汽油 — ki3 iu5: gasoline, petrol
• 氣概 — ki3 kai3: mettle, lofty spirit; noble character
• 氣量 — ki3 liang6: tolerance, forbearance
• 氣流 — ki3 liu5: air current, airflow
• 器物 — ki3 muêh8: utensil, implement, object
• 氣魄 — ki3 pêg4: boldness; daring, imposing manner
• 氣死 — ki3 si2: to infuriate; to anger, to be furious; to be extremely annoyed
• 氣勢磅礴 — ki3 si3 pang5 boh8: grand and magnificent, of great momentum, majestic
• 氣勢 — ki3 si3: momentum, imposing manner, force
• 氣象臺 — ki3 siang6 tai5: meteorological observatory, weather station
• 氣象 — ki3 siang6: weather phenomena, meteorology
• 氣息 — ki3 sêg4: breath, smell; odor, style; spirit
• 氣色 — ki3 sêg4: complexion, facial appearance / look of health
• 氣體 — ki3 ti2: gas (state of matter)
• 汽艇 — ki3 têng2: motorboat
• 氣溫 — ki3 ung1: air temperature
• 氣質 — ki3 ziêh4: temperament; disposition, aura; qualities
• 汽水 — ki3 zui2: soda, soft drink, carbonated water
• 棄嬰 — ki3 êng1: abandoned baby, unwanted child
• 器 — ki3: vessel; utensil; tool
• 愾 — ki3: to sigh
• 憩 — ki3: to rest
• 棄 — ki3: to abandon, to discard, to reject
• 汽 — ki3: steam, water vapor, gas
• 奇葩 — ki5 ba1: extraordinary person or thing, weirdo (colloquial)
• 祈禱 — ki5 dao2: to pray
• 其中 — ki5 dong1: among (them), therein, in this
• 其餘 — ki5 e5: the rest, the remainder, the others
• 其間 — ki5 gang1: meanwhile, in the interim, among which
• 期間 — ki5 gang1: period; duration, during (a given time)
• 期冀 — ki5 gi6: to hope; to wish
• 奇怪 — ki5 guai3: strange, odd, weird
• 祈福 — ki5 hog4: to pray for blessings
• 奇幻 — ki5 huang3: fantastical, bizarre, fantasy-like
• 期貨 — ki5 huê3: futures (finance)
• 奇異 — ki5 i6: strange, peculiar, bizarre
• 奇巧 — ki5 ka2: ingenious, clever, strange and cunning
• 期刊 — ki5 kang1: periodical, journal
• 奇妙 — ki5 miao6: fantastic, wonderful, marvelous
• 期望 — ki5 mo7: to expect, to hope
• 祈願 — ki5 nguang6: to hope, to wish
• 期盼 — ki5 pang3: to look forward to, to long for
• 歧視 — ki5 si6: to discriminate, to be biased against
• 其實 — ki5 sig8: actually, in fact, as a matter of fact
• 其他 — ki5 ta1: other, else
• 期待 — ki5 tai6: to look forward to, to expect, to await
• 奇跡 — ki5 ziah4: miracle, wonder, marvel
• 亓 — ki5: a Chinese surname (Qi)
• 其 — ki5: his; her; its; their, he; she; it; they
• 奇 — ki5: strange; odd; unusual, wonderful; remarkable
• 期 — ki5: period of time; term; stage, classifier for issues of a periodical or stages of a project
• 歧 — ki5: forked, divergent
• 沂 — ki5: Yi River (a river in Shandong province)
• 祈 — ki5: to pray, to entreat; to beseech; to beg
• 祺 — ki5: auspicious, propitious
• 麒 — ki5: (bound form) qilin, used only in 麒麟 (qilin)
• 奇 — kia1: classifier for a single item of a pair (e.g. one shoe, one earring), odd (number)
• 家 — kia1: bound form of 家 occurring only in compounds such as 私家 and 大家
• 騎馬 — kia5 bhê2: to ride a horse; to be on horseback
• 騎車 — kia5 cia1: to cycle; to ride a bicycle
• 騎手 — kia5 ciu2: rider; jockey, delivery courier (on a bike/scooter)
• 騎 — kia5: to ride (a horse, bicycle, etc.), to sit astride
• 徛鵝 — kia6 gho5: penguin
• 徛起 — kia6 ki2: to live, to dwell, to reside
• 徛 — kia6: to stand
• 㾀 — kiab4: bad, spoiled, damaged
• 怯 — kiab4: timid, cowardly, afraid
• 拮据 — kiag4 ge6: short of money, hard up, in straitened circumstances
• 卻是 — kiag4 si6: indeed, in fact, truly
• 卻 — kiag4: but, yet, however
• 挈 — kiag4: to take; to carry; to bring, to fetch
• 虢 — kiag4: name of ancient Zhou-era feudal states (in modern Shaanxi/Henan), a surname
• 郄 — kiag4: a surname
• 隙 — kiah4: gap; crack; crevice, free time; spare time, opportunity
• 謙卑 — kiam1 bui1: humble, modest, unassuming
• 謙恭 — kiam1 giong1: modest and respectful, humble and deferential
• 謙虛 — kiam1 he1: humble, modest, unassuming
• 謙 — kiam1: humble, modest
• 歉 — kiam2: to apologize, to regret
• 欠款 — kiam3 kuang2: debt, money owed, arrears
• 欠缺 — kiam3 kuêh4: to lack, to be deficient in, shortcoming
• 欠數 — kiam3 siao3: to owe (a debt)
• 欠 — kiam3: to owe, to lack; be deficient
• 鉗囝 — kiam5 gian2: pliers, pincers
• 鉗 — kiam5: pincers; pliers; tongs, claw (of a crab)
• 儉 — kiam6: frugal, thrifty, economical
• 遣送 — kiang2 sang3: to send back, to repatriate, to deport
• 遣散 — kiang2 suan3: to disband, to lay off, to dismiss
• 譴責 — kiang2 zêh4: to condemn, to strongly criticize
• 譴 — kiang2: to censure, to reprimand, to condemn
• 遣 — kiang2: to send; to dispatch, to exile
• 勥 — kiang3: strong, capable, impressive
• 襁褓 — kiang5 bao2: swaddling clothes, infancy, babyhood
• 強迫 — kiang5 bêg4: to force, to compel, to coerce
• 強大 — kiang5 dai6: powerful, strong, mighty
• 強盜 — kiang5 dao6: robber, bandit
• 強調 — kiang5 diao7: to emphasize, to stress, to highlight
• 強度 — kiang5 dou7: intensity, strength, magnitude
• 強姦 — kiang5 gang1: to rape
• 強行 — kiang5 gian5: forcibly, by force
• 強化 — kiang5 huê3: to strengthen, to fortify, to enhance
• 強烈 — kiang5 liag8: intense, strong, sharp
• 強盛 — kiang5 sêng6: prosperous and powerful, strong and flourishing
• 強制性 — kiang5 zi3 sên3: mandatory nature, compulsoriness
• 強制 — kiang5 zi3: to force, to compel, to coerce
• 乾 — kiang5: first trigram of the Ba Gua (Qian), heaven; sky (figurative)
• 強 — kiang5: strong; powerful; energetic, capable; superior, staunch; strong-willed
• 強 — kiang5: stubborn; obstinate, hard; stiff
• 強 — kiang5: to force; to compel; to coerce, to strive
• 彊 — kiang5: strong; powerful (archaic variant of 強), vigorous
• 虔 — kiang5: reverent; devout; pious
• 磽囝 — kiao1 gian2: poor person
• 敲 — kiao1: to hit; to knock; to strike, to call (by phone)
• 磽 — kiao1: hard and rocky (soil), barren; infertile, poor
• 竅 — kiao3: knack; key (to a problem), hole; aperture
• 翹 — kiao3: to play truant; to skip school; to sneak away
• 僑胞 — kiao5 bao1: overseas compatriot, countryman living abroad
• 翹楚 — kiao5 co2: person of outstanding talent, the best of the best
• 僑鄉 — kiao5 hion1: hometown of overseas emigrants, region known for its expatriates abroad
• 僑批 — kiao5 poi1: overseas remittance letter, letter with money sent home by an overseas Chinese
• 僑 — kiao5: overseas Chinese, people residing abroad
• 喬 — kiao5: tall; lofty
• 翹 — kiao5: to lift; to raise, to stick up; to curl up; to turn upward
• 荍 — kiao5: mallow (plant)
• 蕎 — kiao5: buckwheat
• 級別 — kib4 biag8: level, rank, ranking
• 吸取 — kib4 cu2: to absorb, to extract, to learn from (mistakes)
• 吸毒 — kib4 dag8: to take drugs, to use narcotics
• 吸粉 — kib4 hung2: to attract fans, to attract followers
• 吸引 — kib4 ing2: to attract, to entice, to draw
• 級數 — kib4 siao3: series (mathematics)
• 吸 — kib4: to breathe in; to inhale, to suck; to absorb
• 泣 — kib4: to weep, to sob
• 級 — kib4: level, rank, grade
• 缺喙 — kih4 cui3: harelip, cleft lip
• 缺嘴 — kih4 cui3: harelip, cleft lip
• 欽 — kim1: to respect, to admire, to venerate
• 衾 — kim1: quilt, coverlet
• 襟 — kim1: front of a garment, lapel, chest; bosom (figurative)
• 禽獸 — kim5 siu3: birds and animals, beast; creature, beast (cruel person, figurative)
• 琴蛇 — kim5 zua5: python, boa
• 擒 — kim5: to catch; to capture, to seize; to grasp
• 檎 — kim5: sugar apple (bound form, used only in 林檎)
• 琴 — kim5: qin (Chinese zither), musical instrument (generic term)
• 禽 — kim5: birds; fowl, birds and beasts (literary)
• 黔 — kim5: Guizhou (abbreviation), black (literary)
• 輕便 — king1 biang6: light; portable; handy, easy and convenient
• 輕易 — king1 goi7: easily, rashly; carelessly
• 輕盈 — king1 iong5: slim and graceful; lithe, lighthearted; relaxed
• 輕微 — king1 mui5: slight; minor; mild