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• 輕鬆 — king1 sang1: relaxed; light in mood, to relax; to calm down
• 輕率 — king1 sug4: rash; hasty
• 輕生 — king1 sên1: to commit suicide
• 輕鐵 — king1 tih4: aluminium; aluminum
• 輕 — king1: light (of low weight), easy; simple; relaxed
• 可汗 — kiog4 hang5: khan, khagan
• 克服 — kiog4 hog8: to overcome, to conquer, to surmount
• 克 — kiog4: gram (unit of weight)
• 剋 — kiog4: to overcome; to subdue, to counteract (fate/elements), to restrain
• 抾鬮 — kioh4 kao1: to draw lots, to cast lots
• 抾 — kioh4: to pick up, to gather
• 拾 — kioh4: to pick up; to collect
• 噤喙 — kion7 cui3: to avoid certain foods (due to illness, etc.)
• 恐怖分子 — kiong2 bu3 hung7 ze2: terrorist
• 恐怖 — kiong2 bu3: terrifying, horrific, scary
• 恐懼 — kiong2 gu6: to fear, to dread, to be afraid
• 恐慌 — kiong2 huang1: panic, fear, alarm
• 恐嚇 — kiong2 hêh4: to threaten, to intimidate
• 恐龍 — kiong2 lêng5: dinosaur
• 恐怕 — kiong2 pan3: I'm afraid that, perhaps, probably
• 恐 — kiong2: to fear, to be afraid
• 窮苦 — kiong5 kou2: destitute, poverty-stricken, poor
• 窮 — kiong5: poor, destitute, impoverished
• 跫 — kiong5: sound of footsteps
• 蹺 — kiou1: to raise one's foot; to tiptoe, stilts
• 鳩 — kiu1: pigeon, dove
• Q — kiu5: the Latin letter Q (as used in Chinese)
• 求告 — kiu5 gao3: to implore, to entreat
• 求救 — kiu5 giu3: to cry for help, to seek rescue
• 求學 — kiu5 hag8: to study, to attend school
• 求婚 — kiu5 hung1: to propose marriage
• 求乞 — kiu5 keg4: to beg
• 求助 — kiu5 zo6: to seek help, to ask for assistance
• 求職 — kiu5 zêh4: to seek employment, to look for a job
• 求 — kiu5: to seek, to beg, to request
• 孑 — kiêg4: alone; solitary, left-over; remaining
• 頡 — kiêg4: to fly up, to straighten the neck
• 腔調 — kiên1 diou7: tone of voice; intonation; accent
• 腔 — kiên1: accent; tone of speech, cavity (anatomical)
• 犬 — kiêng2: dog (literary/formal)
• 乾隆 — kiêng5 long5: Qianlong Emperor, Qianlong era (1736-1795)
• 苛刻 — ko1 kêg4: harsh; demanding
• 苛責 — ko1 zêh4: to severely criticize; to castigate; to blame harshly
• 坷 — ko1: rough, bumpy (as in 坎坷), uneven
• 戈 — ko1: dagger-axe (ancient weapon)
• 炣 — ko1: to simmer; to cook on low heat
• 珂 — ko1: pretty white jade-like stone (literary)
• 苛 — ko1: harsh; severe; exacting
• 顆 — ko1: classifier for small round objects
• 可愛 — ko2 ain3: cute; adorable, lovable
• 可比 — ko2 bi2: to be just like; to be comparable to, for example
• 可恥 — ko2 ci2: shameful; disgraceful, dishonourable
• 可疑 — ko2 ghi5: suspicious, questionable, fishy
• 可靠 — ko2 gou6: reliable, dependable, trustworthy
• 可觀 — ko2 guang1: considerable, significant, impressive
• 可恨 — ko2 hêng6: hateful; detestable, abominable
• 可以 — ko2 in2: can; may (permission), to be able to
• 可口可樂 — ko2 kao2 ko2 lag8: Coca-Cola
• 可口 — ko2 kao2: delicious; tasty, palatable
• 可樂 — ko2 lag8: cola (soft drink), coke; pepsi
• 洘流 — ko2 lao5: (of a tide) to ebb, to go out
• 可憐 — ko2 liêng5: pitiful; pitiable; poor
• 可能性 — ko2 lêng5 sên3: possibility, probability, likelihood
• 可能 — ko2 lêng5: maybe; perhaps; probably
• 可惱 — ko2 nao2: annoying; irritating, aggravating
• 可怕 — ko2 pan3: scary; frightening, terrible
• 可惜 — ko2 sioh4: a pity; too bad, regrettable
• 可惡 — ko2 u3: detestable; abominable, repulsive; vile
• 可 — ko2: can; may (modal), but; however, worth (doing)
• 洘 — ko2: scarce; hard to come by, dried up (of water), shallow
• 騍 — ko2: mare; female horse
• 擴額 — kog4 hiah8: protruding forehead
• 擴頭 — kog4 tao5: protruding forehead
• 嚳 — kog4: Emperor Ku (legendary Chinese emperor)
• 酷 — kog4: cruel; brutal, cool; awesome
• 溪墘 — koi1 gin5: riverside, riverbank
• 溪流 — koi1 liu5: stream, brook, creek
• 溪水 — koi1 zui2: creek water, stream
• 溪 — koi1: river
• 契哀 — koi3 ai5: godmother
• 契母 — koi3 bho2: adoptive mother, godmother
• 契爸 — koi3 bê6: adoptive father, godfather
• 契機 — koi3 gi1: opportunity, turning point, juncture
• 契囝 — koi3 gian2: godson
• 契兄 — koi3 hian1: sworn elder brother
• 契約 — koi3 ioh4: contract, agreement, deed
• 契 — koi3: contract; deed, adopted; sworn (kinship, e.g. foster parent/child)
• 軋 — koih4: to crush; to run over; to roll flat (of a car)
• 空白 — kong1 bêh8: blank space, blank
• 空中 — kong1 dang1: the air; the sky, overhead; in the air
• 空間站 — kong1 gang1 zam6: space station
• 空間 — kong1 gang1: space (a gap or empty place); room, outer space
• 空軍 — kong1 gung1: air force
• 空虛 — kong1 he1: hollow; empty, devoid of meaning
• 空額 — kong1 hiah8: vacant position; vacancy
• 空氣 — kong1 ki3: air
• 空隙 — kong1 kiah4: gap; opening; crack, interval; spare time, chance; opportunity
• 空論 — kong1 lung6: empty talk, idle theorizing
• 空心 — kong1 sim1: hollow (not solid), empty inside
• 空談 — kong1 tam5: empty talk, idle talk, prattle
• 空頭支票 — kong1 tao5 zin1 pio3: bounced cheque, empty promise
• 空調 — kong1 tiou5: air conditioner, air conditioning
• 空洞 — kong1 tong5: hollow; empty, vacuous; lacking substance
• 空前 — kong1 zain5: unprecedented, as never before
• 空姐 — kong1 zê2: female flight attendant, air hostess
• 空 — kong1: free time; spare time, vacant; unoccupied, gap; interval
• 孔廟 — kong2 bhio7: Confucian temple, temple of Confucius
• 孔夫子 — kong2 hu1 ze2: Confucius
• 孔明燈 — kong2 mêng5 dêng1: sky lantern, Kongming lantern
• 孔明 — kong2 mêng5: Zhuge Liang (courtesy name)
• 孔子 — kong2 ze2: Confucius
• 孔 — kong2: hole, aperture, opening
• 控告 — kong3 gao3: to accuse, to sue, to charge (with an offense)
• 控評 — kong3 pêng5: to manipulate online comments, to censor comments
• 控訴 — kong3 su3: to accuse, to file a complaint
• 控制 — kong3 zi3: to control, to dominate, to contain
• 控 — kong3: to control, to take charge of
• 枯竭 — kou1 giag8: to dry up, to exhaust, to deplete
• 摳字眼 — kou1 ri7 ngang2: to nitpick over word choice, to split hairs over wording
• 箍 — kou1: classifier for money: dollar, yuan, hoop; ring
• 苦衷 — kou2 cong1: troubles one finds hard to disclose, hidden difficulty; grievance
• 苦瓜 — kou2 guê1: bitter melon, bitter gourd
• 苦海 — kou2 hai2: sea of bitterness; ocean of suffering (figurative for this weary world)
• 苦練 — kou2 liang7: to train hard, to practice diligently
• 苦麻 — kou2 muan5: jute
• 苦楝 — kou2 nai6: bead tree; Chinaberry (Melia azedarach)
• 苦惱 — kou2 nao2: distressed; vexed; annoyed
• 苦楝牛 — kou2 noin6 ghu5: longhorn beetle; longicorn
• 苦 — kou2: bitter, hard; difficult; painful
• 褲袋 — kou3 do7: pants pocket, trouser pocket
• 褲跤 — kou3 ka1: pant leg, trouser leg
• 褲頭帶 — kou3 tao5 dua7: waistband, waist belt, girdle
• 褲頭 — kou3 tao5: waist of trousers, underpants
• 寇 — kou3: bandit; invader, enemy
• 庫 — kou3: warehouse; storehouse
• 褲 — kou3: pants, trousers
• 區段 — ku1 deng7: section (of a route/line), segment
• 拘謹 — ku1 geng2: reserved, overcautious
• 拘役 — ku1 hiah8: criminal detention, short-term imprisonment
• 區域 — ku1 hog8: zone, region; area; district
• 拘留 — ku1 liu5: to take into custody, to detain
• 樞紐 — ku1 niu2: hub, pivot, key position
• 丘 — ku1: mound; hill
• 區 — ku1: district; area; region
• 區 — ku1: a surname (Au/Ou)
• 嶇 — ku1: rugged, rough, steep
• 拘 — ku1: to arrest, to detain, to restrain
• 樞 — ku1: hinge, pivot
• 祛 — ku1: to dispel; to remove
• 軀 — ku1: body (of a person), classifier for sets of clothing
• 邱 — ku1: a surname (Qiu)
• 駒 — ku1: foal, young horse
• 驅 — ku1: to drive (a horse or vehicle); to spur, to expel; to drive out
• 跍 — ku5: to squat
• 臼齒 — ku6 ki2: molar (tooth)
• 臼 — ku6: mortar (vessel for pounding grain/ingredients)
• 挎包 — kua1 bao1: satchel, shoulder bag
• 跨度 — kua1 dou7: span (of a bridge/structure), timespan
• 跨越 — kua1 uag8: to step across, to go beyond, to span
• 誇張 — kua1 ziang1: exaggerated; over-the-top, to exaggerate
• 誇獎 — kua1 ziang3: to praise, to compliment, to commend
• 挎 — kua1: to carry (slung over arm/shoulder), to sling
• 誇 — kua1: to boast, to exaggerate, to praise
• 掛斷 — kua3 duang6: to hang up (the phone)
• 掛慮 — kua3 le6: to worry about, to be anxious about
• 掛 — kua3: to hang; to suspend, to hang up (a phone call)
• 胯 — kua3: crotch; groin; hip
• 跨 — kua3: to step across; to straddle, to cross over
• 擴大 — kuag4 dai6: to expand, to enlarge, to extend
• 擴招 — kuag4 zio1: to expand student enrolment
• 擴 — kuag4: to expand, to enlarge
• 闊綽 — kuah4 ciag4: extravagant, well-off; liberal with money
• 闊佬 — kuah4 lao2: extravagant with money, generous; ostentatious about spending
• 渴望 — kuah4 mo7: to long for, to crave, to desire
• 闊 — kuah4: wide
• 快板 — kuai3 bang2: clapper talk (narrative singing with bamboo clappers), allegro (music)
• 快餐店 — kuai3 cang1 diam3: fast food restaurant
• 快遞員 — kuai3 di5 uang5: courier, delivery worker
• 快遞 — kuai3 di5: express delivery, courier service, express package
• 快感 — kuai3 gam2: pleasurable feeling, thrill, pleasure
• 快件 — kuai3 gian6: express package, express parcel
• 快樂 — kuai3 lag8: happy, joyful, cheerful
• 快速 — kuai3 sog4: fast, rapid, quick
• 快食麵 — kuai3 ziah8 min7: instant noodles
• 快 — kuai3: fast, quick, rapid
• 筷 — kuai3: chopsticks
• 寬寬 — kuan1 kuan1: slowly, take it easy
• 寬呢 — kuan1 nê5: slowly
• 卦命 — kuan3 mian7: to tell someone's fortune
• 快活 — kuan3 uah8: cheerful, happy, comfortable
• 傾家蕩產 — kuang1 gê1 dang6 suan2: to lose everything, to bring a family to ruin, to go bankrupt
• 傾向 — kuang1 hiang3: tendency, inclination, trend
• 傾斜 — kuang1 sia5: to tilt, to incline, to slant
• 傾聽 — kuang1 tian1: to listen attentively
• 傾 — kuang1: to lean, to tilt, to incline
• 匡 — kuang1: to correct; rectify, to assist; help
• 圈 — kuang1: circle; ring; loop, to enclose; to encircle
• 框 — kuang1: frame, case (e.g. door frame, picture frame)
• 眶 — kuang1: eye socket; eye rim
• 款 — kuang2: kind; sort; type, style; appearance