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