琮 - Cong2 - Cong

Pictures of these strange artifacts

釁 - Xin4 - Offer Blood In Sacrifice

No blood sacrifice was needed today, just a preorder slip!

擤 - Xing3 - Blow Nose

Strange that there’s a word just for this.

蠶 - Can2 - Silkworm

固 - Gu4 - Hard, Strong, Solid, Sure

固件 - Gu4 Jian4 - Solid Piece — Firmware (see also)

固執 - Gu4 Zhi2 - Persistent, Stubborn

呃 - E4 - Hiccup

宇 - Yu3 - Universe, Space

宇宙 - Yu3 Zhou4 - Universe

Today Jenny announced that she hates the universe! Naturally, I found this a shocking statement and resolved to “blog” it.

匈 - Xiong1 - Hungary

匈牙利 - Xiong1 Ya2 Li4 - Hungary

Hungary is a country where they make weird movies.

穿 - Chuan1 - Bore Through, Pierce, Perforate, Penetrate, Pass Through, Dress, Wear, Put On

穿洞 - Chuan1 Dong4 - Pierce Hole - Pierce

Sharena wants to get her tongue pierced. Or so she claims.

敢 - Gan3 - Dare

你敢不敢？ - Ni3 Gan3 Bu4 Gan3? - Do you dare?

唇 - Chun2 - Lip

嘴唇 - Zui3 Chun2 - Mouth Lip — Lip

上唇 - Shang4 Chun2 - Upper Lip

下唇 - Xia4 Chun2 - Lower Lip

筏 - Fa2 - Raft

Pumice Raft! New Island!

謾 - Man4 - Disrespect

謾罵 - Man4 Ma4 - Disrespect Scold — Vituperation

弊 - Bi4 - Detriment, Fraud, Harm, Defeat

作弊 - Zuo4 Bi4 - Make Fraud — Cheat

息 - Xi1 - News, Interest, Breath, Rest

休息 - Xiu1 Xi5 - Rest

代表性狀態傳輸網路服務 - Dai4 Biao3 Xing4 Zhuang4 Tai4 Chuan2 Shu1 Wang3 Lu4 Fu2 Wu4 - Represent Nature State Transmission Network Service — REST Web Services

洛 - Luo4 - (a surname)

摩洛哥 - Mo2 Luo4 Ge1 - Morocco

Zerza: BIG GOOD! Top 5 restaurants of 2006! Don’t miss the beef short ribs (with prunes?!?!), any of the cous cous, or the mint tea.

蕃 - Fan2 - Flourishing, Reproduce

蕃茄 - Fan1 Qie2 - Tomato

墨西哥茄果 - Mo4 Xi1 Ge1 Qie2 Guo3 - Mexican Tomato Fruit — Tomatillo

Tomatillo + Shrimp + Scallion + Cilantro = CRAZY DELICIOUS

嘆 - Tan4 - To Sigh

荒 - Huang1 - Out Of Practice, Wild, Uncultivated

惑 - Huo4 - Confuse

蠱惑 - Gu3 Huo4 - Insane Confuse — Bewitch, Enchant

迷惑 - Mi2 Huo4 - Lost Confuse — Puzzle, Baffle

誘惑 - You4 Huo4 - Tempt Confuse — Entice

滴 - Di1 - Drip, Drop

滴流 - Di1 Liu2 - Drip Flow — Trickle

冠 - Guan1 - Hat, Crest

王冠 - Wang2 Guan1 - King Hat — Crown

桑 - Sang1 - Mulberry

醒 - Xing3 - Wake Up, Awake

I’m playing Wind Waker now and it’s really good. My Zelda senses have completely come back to me, I can even tell what’s in the treasure chests before opening them.

吝 - Lin4 - Stingy

蓊 - Weng3 - Plant In Bloom, Thick

植 - Zhi2 - To Plant

植物學 - Zhi2 Wu4 Xue2 - Plant Thing Study — Botany

屠 - Tu2 - Slaughter

屠殺 - Tu2 Sha1 - Slaughter Kill — Massacre

製 - Zhi4 - Manufacture

打製 - Da3 Zhi4 - Strike Manufacture — Forge

木製 - Mu4 Zhi4 - Wood Manufacture — Wooden

自製 - Zi4 Zhi4 - Self Manufacture — Homemade

濤 - Tao1 - Big Wave

I wonder exactly how big?

阱 - Jing3 - Pit, Trap

Nick’s Char Pit: don’t bother.

箭 - Jian4 - Arrow

暗箭 - An4 Jian4 - Secret Arrow — Attacked by a Hidden Enemy, Stabbed in the Back

副 - Fu4 - Secondary, Auxiliary, Deputy, Assistant, Vice-

副作用 - Fu4 Zuo4 Yong4 - Secondary Effect — Side Effect

徒 - Tu2 - Apprentice, Disciple

徒弟 - Tu2 Di4 - Apprentice, Disciple

翔 - Xiang2 - Soar

滑翔 - Hua2 Xiang2 - Smooth Soar — Glide

肚 - Du4 - Belly

肚子 - Du4 Zi5 - Belly, Stomach

肚臍 - Du4 Qi2 - Navel

慕 - Mu4 - Admire

慕斯 - Mu4 Si1 - Mousse