审查 (shěn chá) — Chinese word meaning

宾 bīn guest (opposite of "主" host) 演 yǎn to evolve; to change gradually

宿 sù to lodge; to spend the night; to sleep overnight 寓 yù to reside temporarily; to lodge

宴 yàn to host a banquet; to feast together 宵 xiāo night 寂 jì quiet, silent 寞 mò quiet and desolate; lonely 灾 zāi disaster caused by nature or human activity 牢 láo (lit.) pen or enclosure for livestock or wild animals

宪 xiàn (lit.) laws and decrees 宰 zǎi to oversee; to preside over 寐 mèi (lit.) to fall asleep; to sleep 寝 qǐn to sleep 寡 guǎ widowed (of a woman) 寥 liáo sparse; few 穴 xué cave; pit or hole in the ground or a structure 贮 zhù to store; to stockpile

杯 bēi cup or glass for holding wine, water, tea, etc. 果 guǒ fruit; the seed-bearing part of a plant after flowering 校 xiào school 样 yàng shape; appearance; state of affairs 桌 zhuō table; desk (furniture for placing items on) 椅 yǐ chair (a seat with a backrest) 茶 chá tea plant (evergreen shrub with oblong leaves, white flowers, and hard-shelled seeds; young leaves are processed into tea leaves)

极 jí apex; highest point; extremity 查 chá to inspect carefully; to examine 树 shù tree; general term for woody plants 根 gēn root (organ of a higher plant that anchors it and absorbs water and nutrients; taproots and fibrous roots) 梯 tī ladder; stairs; escalator 检 jiǎn to inspect; to examine 概 gài general idea; outline 相 xiāng mutually; each other

松 sōng pine tree (evergreen or deciduous conifer) 林 lín forest; grove of trees or bamboo 染 rǎn to dye (an object with dye) 柿 shì persimmon tree, a deciduous tree with oval leaves, yellowish-white flowers, and edible orange or red fruit 标 biāo treetop; tip of a branch 格 gé a ruled cell, box, or grid compartment 案 àn ancient wooden food tray 桥 qiáo bridge (structure built over water or in the air for passage) 桶 tǒng bucket; barrel; tub (cylindrical container made of plastic, wood, or metal, sometimes with a handle) 棒 bàng stick; club (usu. thick and short) 森 sēn abounding in trees; densely forested 棵 kē measure word for plants 植 zhí to plant, to cultivate 深 shēn deep (opposite of shallow)

某 mǒu a certain (person, place, thing, etc.); so-and-so 柜 guì cabinet or chest (for storing documents, clothes, etc.), usually rectangular, made of metal or wood, with a door or lid 桃 táo peach tree, a small deciduous tree with smooth twigs, oblong-lanceolate leaves, solitary pink flowers, and sweet, roughly spherical fruit covered in fine fuzz; the kernel is used medicinally 档 dàng shelving or cabinet with compartments for storing files 梨 lí pear tree, a deciduous tree or shrub with five-petaled white flowers and oval leaves 模 mó rule; norm; standard 橘 jú mandarin orange tree, an evergreen tree bearing oblate sweet-sour fruit with red-yellow peel used in medicine 橙 chéng orange tree (evergreen tree with oval leaves, juicy round fruit with red-yellow rind) 橡 xiàng deciduous oak tree (also called 栎, 麻栎, or 柞树) whose leaves feed silkworms and whose timber is used for sleepers and furniture 荣 róng lush; flourishing (of plants) 采 cǎi to pick (flowers, leaves, or fruit) 闲 xián free; unoccupied; idle (opposite of 'busy') 集 jí to gather, assemble, collect

枝 zhī branch (of a plant) 枪 qiāng traditional spear or lance with a sharp metal tip on a long shaft 枯 kū withered; dried out (of plants) 柔 róu soft, pliant (opposite of "刚") 柴 chái firewood; brushwood for burning 栋 dòng ridgepole or main beam of a house 栏 lán railing; barrier 株 zhū roots and trunk of a tree above ground 核 hé hard pit or stone at the center of a fruit 梁 liáng beam; horizontal load-bearing timber or structural member 梅 méi plum tree (deciduous tree with oval leaves, cold-resistant, blooming in early spring with five-petaled flowers in pink, white, or red; fruit is round, green when unripe and yellow when ripe, edible and sour) 械 xiè specialized implement or tool 棉 mián cotton plant (annual or perennial herb or shrub; cultivated varieties include upland cotton, sea-island cotton, tree cotton, etc.; cotton fibers are a key textile material; seeds can be pressed for oil; commonly called 棉花) 棋 qí board game (such as Go, chess, checkers) 棍 gùn stick; rod (made from wood, bamboo, etc.) 棕 zōng brown color (like palm fiber) 椎 zhuī vertebra, short bone forming the spine in humans and higher animals 椒 jiāo pepper plant (Sichuan pepper, black pepper, chili pepper, etc.) whose fruits or seeds have a pungent or spicy flavor 榜 bǎng posted list of names 横 héng horizontal (opposite of vertical 竖/直) 渠 qú waterway, especially an artificially dug canal or ditch

杠 gàng thick rod or pole 杨 yáng poplar tree (deciduous tree with oval or lanceolate leaves and upright branches, including white poplar and other varieties) 枉 wǎng crooked, bent; referring to error or deviation 枚 méi a counter for small objects (similar to 个), one by one 枢 shū pivot; central or crucial part 柄 bǐng handle of an object 柏 bǎi cypress tree, an evergreen with scale-like leaves and cone fruits; hard wood used as building material 柱 zhù pillar; column (a vertical load-bearing structural member in a building, usually made of wood or stone) 柳 liǔ willow tree (deciduous tree with long, slender drooping branches and narrow leaves) 栖 qī to perch (originally of birds on trees); broadly, to dwell or stay 栽 zāi to plant; to grow (plants) 桂 guì plant name: 1. cinnamon tree (evergreen, white flowers, aromatic bark used as spice and medicine); 2. bay laurel (evergreen, oblong leaves, yellow flowers, leaves used as spice); 3. sweet osmanthus (evergreen shrub or small tree, also called 木樨, white or yellow fragrant flowers used as spice) 框 kuàng frame embedded in a wall for installing doors or windows 桑 sāng mulberry tree, a deciduous tree with oval serrated leaves used to feed silkworms, sweet purple or yellow-green fruit, and bark/leaves/fruit/roots used in medicine 桨 jiǎng oar; paddle (for rowing a boat, usually wooden, cylindrical on the upper part and flat and slightly wider on the lower part) 桩 zhuāng stake or post driven into the ground 梢 shāo the thinner end of a strip-like object 梭 suō shuttle (weaving tool on a loom that carries the weft thread through the warp, thick in the middle and pointed at both ends, typically made of hard wood; also called 梭子) 梳 shū comb (tool for tidying hair or beard, made of bamboo, wood, or plastic) 棚 péng shed or awning made of bamboo, wood, and matting to shelter from sun, wind, and rain 棱 léng edge where two surfaces of an object meet 棺 guān coffin 椭 tuǒ elliptical; oval shape formed by cutting a cylinder or cone at an angle 椰 yē coconut palm, a tall tropical evergreen tree whose fruit contains juice and edible flesh 楷 kǎi model, example, standard 榨 zhà to press or squeeze out juice from something 槐 huái pagoda tree, a deciduous tree with pinnate leaves, pale yellow flowers, and cylindrical seed pods; used as dye source, medicine, and timber 槛 kǎn threshold (low strip at the base of a door, made of wood or stone) 槽 cáo trough (rectangular container with raised sides and a sunken middle, used for feed, water, or wine; especially a feed trough for livestock) 橱 chú cabinet; cupboard (a piece of furniture with doors for storing things) 檐 yán eaves; overhanging edge of a roof 沐 mù to wash one's hair; to bathe, wash