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• 先進 — sing1 zing3: advanced
• 新增 — sing1 zêng1: to add (something new), to newly increase
• 新 — sing1: new
• 申 — sing1: to state; to explain, to report; to request
• 身 — sing1: body, oneself
• 辛 — sing1: spicy; pungent, laborious; hard; toilsome
• 鋅 — sing1: sink; wash basin
• 信筒 — sing3 dang5: envelope
• 信件 — sing3 gian6: letter, correspondence
• 信號燈 — sing3 ho7 dêng1: traffic light, signal light
• 信號 — sing3 ho7: signal
• 迅猛 — sing3 mêng2: swift and violent, rapid
• 信仰 — sing3 ngiang2: faith; belief (religious or ideological)
• 信任 — sing3 rim6: to trust, to have confidence in
• 信實 — sing3 sig8: trustworthy, honest, reliable
• 信心 — sing3 sim1: confidence, conviction; faith
• 迅速 — sing3 sog4: rapid, quick, swift
• 信息 — sing3 sêg4: information, message
• 信用卡 — sing3 êng7 ka2: credit card
• 信 — sing3: letter; message, trust; faith
• 囟 — sing3: fontanelle, soft spot on an infant's skull
• 汛 — sing3: seasonal flood; high water
• 訊 — sing3: message; information; news
• 迅 — sing3: quick, rapid, swift
• 神秘化 — sing5 bi3 huê3: to mystify, to make a mystery of
• 神秘 — sing5 bi3: mysterious, mystical
• 承擔 — sing5 dan1: to bear (a burden), to assume (responsibility)
• 神經元 — sing5 gêng1 nguang5: neuron
• 神學 — sing5 hag8: theology
• 神龕 — sing5 kam1: household shrine, altar niche for idols or ancestral tablets
• 神祇 — sing5 ki5: deity, god, gods and land spirits
• 神龍 — sing5 lêng5: gecko
• 神明 — sing5 mêng5: deity, god
• 承諾 — sing5 nab8: to promise; to pledge, promise
• 蟮蟲 — sing5 nang5: gecko, house lizard
• 承辦 — sing5 poin7: undertake, organize, handle (a contract/event)
• 神獸 — sing5 siu3: mythological creature, sacred beast
• 神童 — sing5 tong5: child prodigy
• 宸 — sing5: imperial palace, great mansion, eaves; roof
• 承 — sing5: to receive; to accept, to inherit, to undertake
• 晨 — sing5: dawn, morning, daybreak
• 神 — sing5: god; deity; spirit, spirit; soul; mind
• 繩 — sing5: rope, string, cord
• 蜃 — sing5: large clam, large bivalve
• 辰 — sing5: earthly branch (5th of 12), time; era, surname
• 剩 — sing7: to be left over, to remain
• 相詏 — sio1 a3: to quarrel, to argue
• 相賀 — sio1 ho3: to congratulate
• 相輔 — sio1 hu6: to help
• 燒薰 — sio1 hung1: to smoke (tobacco)
• 燒烤 — sio1 kao2: barbecue, BBQ
• 相拍 — sio1 pah4: to fight
• 相送 — sio1 sang3: to see off, to bid farewell
• 相肖 — sio1 siao6: similar, alike
• 燒傷 — sio1 sion1: burn (injury)
• 相輸 — sio1 su1: to make a bet, to place a wager
• 相刣 — sio1 tai5: to fight and kill one another with weapons, to fight a war
• 燒衣 — sio1 ui1: to burn paper offerings (for ancestors)
• 相借問 — sio1 zioh4 mung7: to greet one another; to exchange greetings
• 燒酒 — sio1 ziu2: liquor, spirits, alcohol (any alcoholic beverage, dialectal)
• 相爭 — sio1 zên1: to contend, to fight over, to strive for
• 小鎮 — sio2 ding3: small town
• 小姐 — sio2 zia2: Miss, young lady
• 惜惜 — sioh4 sioh4: to love dearly; to love tenderly
• 惜 — sioh4: to cherish; to love dearly, to feel sorry for; to pity
• 傷疤 — sion1 ba1: scar
• 傷殘 — sion1 cang5: disability, impairment
• 傷者 — sion1 zia2: injured person, wounded person
• 傷跡 — sion1 ziah4: scar, mark from an injury
• 傷 — sion1: wound, injury
• 廂 — sion1: wing; side room, side
• 相機 — sion3 gi1: camera
• 相命 — sion3 mian7: to tell someone's fortune, to read fortunes
• 相片 — sion3 piang3: photo, photograph
• 傷亡 — sion5 bhuang5: casualties, injuries and deaths
• 嘗試 — sion5 ci3: to try; to attempt
• 嘗鮮 — sion5 cin1: to taste something fresh/new, to try a delicacy
• 常數 — sion5 siao3: constant (math/science)
• 常識 — sion5 sêg4: common knowledge, common sense
• 常態化 — sion5 tai3 huê3: to normalize, to become the new normal
• 常態 — sion5 tai3: normalcy, normal state
• 常委會 — sion5 ui2 huê6: standing committee
• 常住 — sion5 zu6: to permanently reside, to live permanently (in a place)
• 償 — sion5: to repay; to recompense, to compensate
• 嘗 — sion5: to taste; to try the flavor, to attempt; to try
• 常 — sion5: often; frequently, usual; constant
• 想像力 — sion6 cion6 lag8: imagination, the ability to imagine
• 想像 — sion6 cion6: to imagine, to picture, to envision
• 想法 — sion6 huag4: idea, thought, opinion
• 想方設法 — sion6 huang1 siag4 huag4: to think of a way, to try everything possible
• 想起 — sion6 ki2: to remember, to recall, to think of
• 想念 — sion6 niam6: to miss, to think of, to yearn for
• 想入非非 — sion6 rib8 hui1 hui1: to indulge in fantastical thoughts, to daydream
• 想通 — sion6 tong1: to figure out, to realize, to come around to an idea
• 消毒 — siou1 dag8: to disinfect, to sterilize
• 消費 — siou1 hui3: to consume, to spend money, consumption
• 搜索 — siou1 sog4: to search, to look for
• 消息 — siou1 sêg4: news, message, information
• 消退 — siou1 to3: to wane; to fade away, to subside; to regress
• 搜集 — siou1 zab8: to collect, to gather
• 宵 — siou1: night; evening
• 捎 — siou1: to bring; to deliver (something to someone)
• 搜 — siou1: to search; to look for, to seek
• 硝 — siou1: saltpetre; niter
• 小品 — siou2 bing2: skit, sketch comedy, short play
• 小島 — siou2 dao2: islet, small island
• 痟囝 — siou2 gian2: lunatic, mad person
• 小學 — siou2 hag8: primary school; elementary school
• 小寒 — siou2 hang5: Lesser Cold (solar term)
• 小影 — siou2 ian2: photo; photograph
• 小禮 — siou2 li2: to be shy; to be embarrassed
• 小滿 — siou2 muan2: Grain Full (solar term)
• 小雪 — siou2 soh4: light snow, light snowfall
• 小暑 — siou2 su2: Lesser Heat (solar term)
• 小說 — siou2 suêh4: novel, fiction
• 小丑 — siou2 tiu2: clown
• 小食 — siou2 ziah8: snack; street food
• 數學 — siou3 hag8: mathematics, math
• 邵陽 — siou6 iang5: Shaoyang (a city in Hunan, China)
• 修補 — siu1 bou2: to mend, to patch up, to repair
• 羞恥 — siu1 ci2: shame, disgrace
• 收市 — siu1 ci6: to close for the day (market/store)
• 修道 — siu1 dao6: to practice a religious discipline, to cultivate the Way
• 修行 — siu1 gian5: to cultivate spiritually, to practice Buddhism/Taoism
• 收緊 — siu1 ging2: to tighten, to tighten restrictions
• 修改 — siu1 goi2: to revise, to modify, to amend
• 收割 — siu1 guah4: to harvest, to reap
• 修復 — siu1 hog8: to repair, to restore
• 收費站 — siu1 hui3 zam6: toll booth, tollgate
• 收費 — siu1 hui3: to charge (a fee), to collect fees
• 修養 — siu1 iang2: self-cultivation, moral character, accomplishment
• 收音機 — siu1 im1 gi1: radio, radio set
• 修理 — siu1 li2: to repair, to fix, to punish (slang)
• 梳理 — siu1 li2: to comb (hair), to sort out; organize
• 梳毛 — siu1 mo5: to comb one's hair, to groom fur
• 收入 — siu1 rib8: income, revenue, earnings
• 修辭 — siu1 se5: rhetoric, figure of speech
• 修士 — siu1 se6: monk, friar
• 修繕 — siu1 siang6: to repair (a structure), to renovate
• 收拾 — siu1 sib8: to tidy up, to clean up, to put in order
• 收受 — siu1 siu6: to receive, to accept
• 梳洗 — siu1 soi2: to freshen up, to wash and groom oneself
• 修飾 — siu1 sêg4: to decorate, to embellish, to modify (grammar)
• 修身 — siu1 sêng1: to cultivate one's moral character, self-cultivation
• 梳頭 — siu1 tao5: to comb one's hair
• 收聽 — siu1 tian1: to listen in (to a broadcast), to tune in
• 收穫 — siu1 uag8: to harvest, to gain, to reap (benefits)
• 收集 — siu1 zab8: to collect, to gather
• 修正 — siu1 zian3: to revise, to amend, to correct
• 修 — siu1: to repair, to build, to cultivate (oneself)
• 收 — siu1: to receive, to collect, to put away
• 梳 — siu1: comb
• 羞 — siu1: shy, ashamed
• 首都 — siu2 dou1: capital; capital city (of a country)
• 守株待兔 — siu2 du1 tai6 tou3: to wait for windfall without effort, rigidly stick to old ways
• 守寡 — siu2 gua2: to remain a widow, to live in widowhood
• 首頁 — siu2 hiêh8: home page; front page (of a website), first page (of a document, passport, etc.)
• 守護 — siu2 hu6: to guard, to protect, to safeguard
• 守法 — siu2 huag4: to abide by the law, law-abiding
• 首爾 — siu2 re2: Seoul (capital of South Korea)
• 首先 — siu2 soin1: first of all; firstly; first
• 首飾 — siu2 sêg4: jewelry, head ornament (original sense)
• 守 — siu2: to guard, to defend, to abide by
• 艏 — siu2: bow of a vessel
• 首 — siu2: classifier for songs and poems, head; chief; first; beginning
• 黍 — siu2: proso millet, millet
• 袖手旁觀 — siu3 ciu2 pang5 guang1: to stand by and watch; to remain a passive observer, to do nothing while others struggle
• 袖珍 — siu3 diang1: pocket-size; pocket (attributive), miniature
• 秀外慧中 — siu3 ghua7 hui6 dong1: good-looking and intelligent (of a woman)
• 繡球 — siu3 giu5: hydrangea (flower), embroidered ball
• 繡花 — siu3 huê1: to embroider, to do embroidery
• 獸慾 — siu3 iog8: bestiality, animal desire, bestial lust
• 秀麗 — siu3 li6: beautiful; pretty
• 秀美 — siu3 mui2: elegant; beautiful; graceful
• 秀嶼 — siu3 se6: Xiuyu (a district of Putian, Fujian, China)
• 秀色可餐 — siu3 sêg4 ko2 cang1: extremely attractive; breathtakingly beautiful (of a woman)
• 秀才 — siu3 zai5: xiucai (scholar who passed the entry-level imperial exam), scholar; intellectual
• 袖子 — siu3 ze2: sleeve (of clothing)
• 袖章 — siu3 ziang1: armband, sleeve badge
• 宿 — siu3: constellation; lunar mansion
• 狩 — siu3: to hunt
• 獸 — siu3: beast, animal
• 秀 — siu3: beautiful; elegant; graceful, outstanding; prominent
• 袖 — siu3: sleeve
• 鏽 — siu3: rust
• 泅水 — siu5 zui2: to swim
• 泅浴池 — siu5 êg8 di5: swimming pool
• 泅浴 — siu5 êg8: to swim
• 泅 — siu5: to swim, to wade
• 受到 — siu6 gao3: to suffer, to be subjected to, to be met with
• 受害者 — siu6 hai7 zia2: victim, casualty, sufferer
• 受害 — siu6 hai7: to suffer harm, to be victimized, to be injured or killed
• 受罰 — siu6 huag8: to be punished
• 授意 — siu6 i3: to put an idea into someone's head, to inspire; to incite
• 受賄 — siu6 iu6: to accept a bribe, to take bribes
• 受氣 — siu6 ki3: to be angry, to get upset, to be mad
• 授權 — siu6 kuang5: to authorize, to mandate
• 授課 — siu6 kuê3: to teach; to give lessons, to instruct
• 受理 — siu6 li2: to accept for processing, to accept and hear (a case)
• 受騙 — siu6 piang3: to be deceived, to be duped