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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *像* | 像* | *像
to resemble / to be like / to look as if / such as / appearance / image / portrait / image under a mapping (math.)
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *皮* | 皮* | *皮
skin; peel; rind; outer layer / leather; hide; fur / cover; wrapping; outer covering / (of food) no longer crisp; soggy / (coll.) naughty; mischievous / pico- (10⁻¹²)
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *松* | 松* | *松
loose / to loosen / to relax / floss (dry, fluffy food product made from shredded, seasoned meat or fish, used as a topping or filling)
HSK 4
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  *围* | 围* | *围
to encircle / to surround / all around / to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl)
HSK 3
happiness / happy / blessed
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *福* | 福* | *福
good fortune / happiness / luck
HSK 3
to pad an order; to add extra items to an order so as to reach the minimum spend required to use a coupon, get a discount or qualify for free shipping
navigation route (esp. shipping route or air route)
(logistics) shipping label; waybill
to sell well / bestselling; chart-topping
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *喜* | 喜* | *喜
to be fond of / to like / to enjoy / to be happy / to feel pleased / happiness / delight / glad
topping (mixture of ingredients and sauce poured over noodles or rice, esp. in Shanghainese cuisine)
come trippingly
disaster and happiness do not follow rules (idiom); future blessings and misfortunes are unpredictable
China-Philippines
shipping by sea
HSK 7-9
content with one's situation / to know contentment (hence happiness)
HSK 7-9
boiled dumpling (made by wrapping a pasta skin around a filling, like ravioli)
shipping included
Manila, capital of Philippines
grinning from ear to ear (idiom) / beaming with happiness
to laugh happily / a belly-laugh
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *嘀* | 嘀* | *嘀
(onom.) sound of dripping water, a ticking clock etc
peace and happiness
(lit.) happiness, anger, sorrow, and joy (idiom) / (fig.) emotions
HSK 7-9
the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow
HSK 7-9
once it gets started there's no stopping it
wrapping cloth / a bundle wrapped in cloth / load / weight / burden / funny part / punchline
HSK 7-9
secret know-how / key (to longevity) / secret (of happiness) / recipe (for success)
HSK 7-9
container (for shipping)
HSK 7-9
not stopping at anything / all manner of evil
(idiom) heart-stopping; hair-raising; breathtaking
HSK 7-9
Cebu (province in the Philippines)
to abandon suffering and obtain happiness (Buddhism)
dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success / You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up. / Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
wrapping paper
hippie (loanword)
Luzon Island, north Philippines
to shine on / (math., linguistics etc) mapping
happiness / joy / to be happy / to be joyous
happiness and longevity
to pool orders (for bulk discounts or reduced shipping); to join a group purchase (esp. online)
wrapping / wrapper / foreskin
noodles mixed with a sauce and served with toppings (not in a soup) / (dialect) flour
shipping / sea transport
Spratly Islands, disputed between China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam
Mississippi River
shipping / transport
HSK 7-9
without stopping to sleep or have a rest (idiom)
imperial five punishments of feudal China, up to Han times: tattooing characters on the forehead , cutting off the nose , amputation of one or both feet , castration 宮|宫, execution 大辟 / Han dynasty onwards: whipping , beating the legs and buttocks with rough thorns , forced labor , exile or banishment , capital punishment
Filipino maid
the Philippines
newspaper cutting / clippings
happily / giddily
dripping with sweat
leg wrappings / puttee / gaiters / leggings
damage to goods during shipping
(of a perfume or a foul odor) permeating the whole place / (of grease etc) dripping everywhere / flowing all over the place
the more sons, the more happiness (idiom)
overall tonnage (of a shipping fleet or company)
China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO) (abbr. for 中國遠洋運輸|中国远洋运输)
(of a courier) to pick up; to collect (parcels or goods for shipping)
noodles served hot, with toppings including sesame paste and soy sauce – popular in Wuhan as a breakfast dish or late-night snack
Lala, Philippines
dripping with oil
dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success / You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up. / Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
shipping / boats
HSK 7-9
happily married couple
trademark / shipping mark
Argo (constellation, now divided into Carina 船底座 and Puppis 船尾座)
happily
Filipino
to complain without stopping (idiom); to bitch endlessly / incessant grievances
(idiom) to get happily married; to form an auspicious union
air or shipping route
bliss / extreme happiness
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *菲* | 菲* | *菲
abbr. for the Philippines 菲律賓|菲律宾
the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks (idiom)
dripping wet
dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success / You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up. / Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their well-spring / Don't forget where your happiness come from. / Be grateful for all your blessings!
(TCM) to cup; to give a cupping treatment / short detachable stove chimney used to help draw fire
(of goods) to dispatch / shipment / shipping
stepping-stone to greater power or higher rank
double happiness / the combined symmetric character (similar to 喜喜) as symbol of good luck, esp. marriage
now working, now stopping
to make (by hammering, chipping etc) / to forge (silverware, metal implements etc)
lit. lovely flowers, round moon (idiom); fig. everything is wonderful / perfect happiness / conjugal bliss
Cebuano (aka Bisaya), language spoken in parts of the Philippines
(lit.) to celebrate peace with songs and dance (idiom) / (fig.) to make a show of happiness and prosperity
lit. to buy smiles to seek happiness / abandon oneself to the pleasures of the flesh (idiom)
to seek happiness elsewhere (euphemism for extramarital sex) / a bit on the side
hippie (loanword)
mapping of genome
to reach (a place) directly / (transportation) to reach the destination without changing service or without stopping / (of a train, flight etc) direct; nonstop
HSK 7-9
to live in peace and work happily (idiom)
to laminate (a photo etc) / to seal sth in plastic / plastic wrapping
Batan Islands in Bashi Channel between Taiwan and the Philippines
to gather happily under one roof
cover / cap / topping / head covering / veil

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