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1
3
basement
Pronunciation
Pronunciation
3
Description
This tone is low. It falls just a smidgen, and may sound creaky due to its low pitch.
Association
Association
basement
Explanation
The third, low tone is naturally associated with the lowest part of any given place: the
[3] basement
.
Found In Hanzi
wǔ
五
five
jiǔ
九
nine
kǒu
口
mouth
bǔ
卜
divination
gǔ
古
ancient
pǐn
品
goods
zǎo
早
early
bǎi
百
hundred
kǎ
卡
card
zhǐ
只
only
shǒu
首
head
zuǒ
左
left
yǒu
有
possess
kě
可
can
dǐng
頂
crest
yǐ
乙
second
zǐ
子
child
kǒng
孔
hole
hǒu
吼
roar
nǚ
女
woman
hǎo
好
good
mǔ
母
mother
xiǎo
小
small
shǎo
少
few
chǎo
吵
noisy
shěng
省
economize
shuǐ
水
water
yǒng
永
eternity
yǒng
泳
swim
zhǎo
沼
marsh
tǔ
土
soil
tǔ
吐
spit
huǒ
火
fire
xiǎo
曉
dawn
lǐ
里
Chinese mile
diǎn
點
spot
shǒu
守
guard
běn
本
notebook
rǎn
染
dye
lǐ
李
plum
cǎo
草
grass
kǔ
苦
bitter
quǎn
犬
dog
gǒu
狗
dog
xǐ
洗
wash
tǎ
塔
pagoda
lǐ
理
logic
zhǔ
主
master
dǎo
導
guide
jiǎn
剪
shears
rǒng
冗
extra
xiǎng
享
enjoy
jǐng
景
scenery
mǎi
買
buy
chǎng
敞
spacious
jǐng
警
police
tǎo
討
discuss
yǔ
語
language
tiě
鐵
iron
jiǎn
減
reduce
qiǎn
淺
shallow
zhǐ
止
stop
kěn
肯
agree
wǔ
武
military
zǒu
走
walk
chǔ
楚
clear
chǔ
礎
foundation
lǐ
裡
inside
yuǎn
遠
distant
yǔ
雨
rain
bǐ
匕
spoon
běi
北
north
bǐ
比
compare
cǐ
此
this
zhǐ
旨
purpose
měi
每
every
hǎi
海
sea
qǐ
乞
beg
ruǎn
軟
soft
yě
也
also
jǐ
己
self
gǎi
改
alter
yǐ
已
already
qǐ
起
begin
chǎng
場
site
měi
美
beautiful
zhǔn
準
standard
wǔ
午
noon
xǔ
許
permit
yǔ
羽
feathers
chǎng
廠
factory
rěn
忍
endure
xiǎng
想
think
kǒng
恐
fear
gǎn
感
feel
shǒu
手
hand
wǒ
我
I
yǐ
蟻
ant
dǎ
打
strike
zhǐ
指
finger
zhǎo
找
look for
nǎi
乃
only then
nǎi
奶
milk
shǐ
史
history
yǒu
友
friend
gǔ
股
thigh
fǎn
反
opposite
bǎn
板
board
fǎn
返
go back
zhǎo
爪
claw
cǎi
采
pluck
cǎi
採
pick
shǐ
始
start
fǎ
法
method
dǎng
檔
files
dǎng
黨
political party
huǐ
悔
repent
tuǒ
妥
appropriate
gǔ
谷
valley
kǎn
砍
chop
fǎng
訪
visit
dǎi
歹
evil
pǐ
匹
match
mǐn
敏
agile
sǐ
死
death
ěr
耳
ear
qǔ
取
take
gǎn
敢
dare
guǎi
拐
turn
wǎng
枉
crooked
shǎng
賞
reward
zhǎng
掌
palm
nǔ
努
toil
wǎng
往
toward
wěi
委
committee
chěng
逞
flaunt
chě
扯
yank
mǐ
米
rice
bǐ
筆
pen
děng
等
etc
nǐ
你
you
dǎo
倒
topple
bǎo
保
protect
bǎo
堡
fort
fǔ
府
government office
fǔ
俯
bow
shǐ
使
use
jiǔ
久
long time
mǔ
畝
Chinese acre
bǐng
丙
third
bǐng
柄
handle
fǔ
腐
rotten
jiǎn
檢
examine
liǎn
臉
face
kě
渴
thirsty
yǐ
以
use
lǚ
呂
spine
lǚ
侶
associate
lǚ
旅
travel
sǔn
損
damage
jiǎ
甲
first
guǒ
果
fruit
suǒ
所
place
zhǎn
斬
chop
zěn
怎
how
xuě
雪
snow
sǎo
掃
sweep
yǐn
尹
oversee
dǒu
斗
measuring cup
sǎn
散
fall apart
sǎ
撒
scatter
bǎn
版
printing plate
zhǎ
眨
blink
fǒu
否
negate
shǐ
矢
dart
yǔ
予
bestow
yě
野
wild
yǐn
引
draw
qiǎo
巧
skillful
lǎo
老
old age
kǎo
考
exam
kǎo
烤
roast
zhě
者
one who
xiǎn
險
dangerous
guǎn
管
pipe
pǎo
跑
run
gǔ
骨
bone
qiě
且
moreover
guǐ
軌
rails
tǒng
統
unite
gěi
給
give
jǐn
緊
tight
wǎng
網
net
jǐ
幾
several
xiǎn
顯
obvious
jiǎo
腳
foot
liǔ
柳
willow
lěng
冷
cold
jiǔ
酒
alcohol
duǎn
短
short
lǐ
禮
ceremony
tǐ
體
body
gǔ
鼓
drum
xǐ
喜
joy
lǐng
領
collar
yǒng
勇
courageous
xiě
血
blood
jǐn
儘
utmost
hěn
很
very
tuǐ
腿
leg
yǎn
眼
eye
guǎn
館
building
yǎng
養
raise
jiǎo
攪
stir
rǎng
壤
territory
qǐng
請
invite
biǎo
表
surface
biǎo
錶
watch
jǐn
謹
careful
jǐn
僅
merely
gǔ
賈
merchant
jiǎn
簡
simple
wěi
偉
great
gǎn
趕
hurry
yǔ
宇
eaves
zhěng
整
entire
jiǎn
揀
select
dǒng
懂
understand
zhǒng
種
species
yǎng
仰
look up
yǐng
影
shadow
cǎi
彩
color
cǎn
慘
wretched
chǎn
產
products
chǎo
炒
stir-fry
zhǐ
址
address
zǔ
阻
block
bǎ
把
grasp
mǒu
某
certain
wǔ
舞
dance
fǔ
撫
comfort
jiě
姐
older sister
zǔ
組
group
zǔ
祖
ancestor
pǔ
普
universal
gǎng
港
port
xuǎn
選
choose
jǐng
井
well
jiǎo
角
horn
jiě
解
untie
zuǐ
嘴
mouth
jiǎng
講
lecture
biǎn
扁
flat
diǎn
典
canon
zhǐ
紙
paper
dǐ
底
bottom
fǔ
甫
barely
bǔ
補
patch
xiǎng
響
echo
wěi
尾
tail
shǎn
閃
dodge
fǎ
髮
hair
zhǎn
展
unfold
mǔ
姆
nanny
shuǎ
耍
mess around
fěi
匪
bandit
bǎng
綁
tie
tǎn
毯
blanket
niǎo
鳥
bird
dǎo
島
island
miǎo
渺
insignificant
tǎn
坦
level
huǒ
夥
partnership
yǒng
湧
gush
bǎo
寶
treasure
miǎn
免
avoid
wǎn
晚
late
mǎ
馬
horse
qiǎo
悄
silent
fǎng
仿
mimic
hěn
狠
ruthless
hǔ
虎
tiger
mǎng
莽
rude
wěn
吻
kiss
luǒ
裸
naked
qǐ
豈
how
tǐng
艇
light boat
qiǎn
遣
dispatch
chuǎng
闖
rush
yǎn
演
perform
wǎn
宛
as if
jiǎo
餃
dumpling
jǔ
矩
square
gǎo
稿
draft
měng
猛
fierce
kěn
懇
earnest
dǎo
蹈
tread
wěi
鮪
tuna
guǐ
鬼
ghost
yǔn
允
consent
zǎi
宰
butcher
jǐng
儆
warn
yǐ
矣
did
chǐ
恥
shame
mǎ
碼
number
xiě
寫
write
liǎng
兩
two
liǎ
倆
duo
mǎn
滿
full
zhǒu
肘
elbow
yǐ
椅
chair
dǔ
賭
gamble
chǔn
蠢
clumsy
ěr
爾
thus
nǎ
哪
which
yǔn
隕
fall
qǐ
啟
open
dǔ
篤
sincere
qiǔ
糗
embarrassed
bǎi
柏
cypress
duǒ
朵
earlobe
yǔ
與
offer
jǔ
舉
lift up
nǎo
腦
brain
nǎo
惱
annoyed
zhuǎn
轉
turn
guǎng
廣
extensive
zǒng
總
overall
bǎng
榜
roster
bǎng
膀
upper arm
shǔ
屬
belong to
chǒu
丑
clown
niǔ
扭
twist
suǒ
瑣
trivial
shǔ
薯
potato
suǒ
索
rope
shěn
審
examine
wǔ
伍
five
suǐ
髓
marrow
jǐ
擠
squeeze
jiǎn
儉
frugal
jiǎng
獎
award
jiǎng
槳
oar
lěi
壘
baseball base
huǐ
毀
ruin
shě
捨
abandon
qǔ
娶
marry
jǐng
頸
neck
chǒu
醜
ugly
sǎn
傘
umbrella
chǒng
寵
pamper
yǔ
嶼
islet
chǔ
杵
pestle
qǐn
寢
bedroom
fǔ
斧
axe
yǎo
咬
bite
ǒu
偶
idol
mǒ
抹
smear
cǎi
睬
notice
sǔn
筍
bamboo shoot
juǎn
捲
roll
kǎi
鎧
suit of armor
kǔn
捆
bundle
hǎn
罕
rare
zǐ
紫
purple
kǎn
侃
upright
kěn
啃
nibble
gǒu
苟
careless
guǎ
寡
widow
yǎn
衍
develop
wǎ
瓦
tile
chǐ
齒
teeth
měng
懵
ignorant
qiǎn
譴
denounce
bǎi
擺
arrange
mǔ
拇
thumb
bǎ
靶
target
chuǎi
揣
conjecture
hǔ
唬
bluff
zhuǎi
跩
waddle
lǔ
滷
thick gravy
jiǎn
鹼
alkali
guǒ
裹
wrap
biǎo
婊
prostitute
fǎng
彷
seemingly
zhěn
枕
pillow
ǎn
俺
I
bǐng
餅
round flat cake
fǔ
輔
supplement
yǎn
掩
conceal
yǎ
啞
mute
dǎo
禱
pray
tiǎn
舔
lick
biǎn
貶
devalue
nǐ
擬
devise
kǎi
楷
model
zuǒ
佐
assistant
jǐ
脊
backbone
gǔn
滾
roll
zǐ
仔
meticulous
yǐn
飲
beverage
yǎng
氧
oxygen
lǔ
魯
rude
yǐng
穎
clever
zǎo
澡
bath
shǔ
鼠
mouse
huǎng
恍
suddenly
yǎ
雅
elegant
mǎ
瑪
agate
jiǎo
姣
beautiful
zhǎn
盞
small cup
wǎn
輓
draw a carriage
kǎn
檻
threshold
huǎng
幌
shop sign
zǎi
崽
child
wěn
刎
cut the throat
sǎng
嗓
throat
bǐ
鄙
low
gǎn
桿
shaft
fǔ
釜
cauldron
dǎo
搗
pound
tǎng
淌
drip
sǎo
嫂
elder brother's wife
ǎi
矮
short
tǒng
捅
poke
dǐng
鼎
cauldron
lǎo
潦
heavy rain
zhǒng
腫
swollen
lǚ
履
shoe
bǎo
飽
sated
shǐ
駛
drive
nuǎn
暖
warm
gěng
梗
stem
jiǎo
僥
by luck
wěn
穩
stable
zǎo
藻
algae
jiǎo
狡
crafty
bǐng
稟
report
tiǎn
腆
sumptuous
miǎn
靦
shy
liǎo
瞭
comprehend
lǎn
懶
lazy
yǐn
隱
hidden
chǎn
鏟
shovel
nǔ
弩
crossbow
yǒu
黝
black
bǎn
闆
boss
dǒng
董
director
yǐn
癮
addiction
miǎn
勉
strive
wǔ
忤
disobedient
niǎn
捻
twist
sǎ
灑
sprinkle
chǐ
侈
extravagant
jǐn
錦
brocade
shuǎi
甩
fling
tǎng
躺
lie down
wǎn
婉
tactful
wǎn
碗
bowl
guǐ
詭
deceitful
lǎng
朗
bright
yǎn
鼴
mole
tǐng
挺
erect
pǔ
浦
riverside
lǔ
虜
captive
ruǐ
蕊
stamen
zhǒu
帚
broom
biǎo
裱
mount
měng
獴
mongoose
lěi
蕾
flower bud
huǎng
謊
lie
bǐ
彼
the other
dǒu
陡
steep
jiǎo
皎
bright
duǒ
躲
dodge
kǎi
慨
indignant
dǐ
抵
resist
yǒng
擁
hug
gǎng
崗
hillock
sǒng
聳
shrug
pǐ
癖
addiction
yǒng
恿
incite
wǔ
侮
insult
luǎn
卵
egg
zhǐ
咫
Chinese foot
lǐng
嶺
mountain range
wǎn
莞
smile
dǔn
盹
nap
yǐ
倚
rely on
qiǎng
搶
rob
lǒu
摟
hug
jiě
姊
elder sister
nǐ
妳
you
chǐ
尺
ruler
rǔ
乳
breast
lǎn
覽
look at
hǎn
喊
yell
miǎo
秒
second
shǔ
暑
heat
zhǔ
煮
boil
xǐng
醒
awaken
suǒ
鎖
lock
fěn
粉
powder
huǒ
伙
partnership
kuǎn
款
funds
dǎn
膽
gall bladder
dǔ
堵
block up
fěi
翡
kingfisher
rǎo
擾
harass
tǒng
筒
tube
lǐ
裏
inside
rě
惹
provoke
lǚ
鋁
aluminum
cǎi
踩
step on
dǒu
抖
tremble
bǔ
捕
catch
shǎ
傻
stupid
tǒng
桶
bucket
zhěn
診
diagnose
lǐ
哩
English mile
lǐ
鯉
carp
shěn
沈
Shen
jǐ
几
table
mǐn
皿
dish
liě
咧
grin
piǎo
瞟
sidelong glance
lǒng
攏
draw near
liǔ
綹
tuft
yǎng
癢
itch
xǐng
擤
blow the nose
nǐng
擰
twist
pǒu
剖
cut open
kuǎ
垮
collapse
zhǔn
准
allow
dǎng
擋
block
chuǎn
喘
gasp
mǎng
蟒
python
shuǎng
爽
refreshed
guǎi
枴
cane
zhǔ
拄
lean on
fǎng
紡
spin
kǎi
凱
triumphant
mǔ
牡
male
jiǎn
撿
pick up
zhǎn
嶄
towering
mǐn
抿
purse lips
wǔ
鵡
parrot
zhǎn
輾
turn over
wǎn
綰
coil up
hǔ
琥
amber
gǎo
搞
do
fěi
誹
slander
wǔ
捂
cover
rǔ
汝
thou
lǚ
捋
stroke
zhǎi
窄
narrow
niǔ
紐
knob
rǎng
攘
chaotic
biě
癟
deflated
gǒng
拱
arch
shěn
嬸
aunt
měng
蜢
grasshopper
shǔ
糬
mochi
pǔ
圃
garden
wǎn
蜿
wriggle
tiě
帖
invitation
jǐng
阱
pitfall
ěr
餌
bait
pěng
捧
hold with both hands
cǎi
綵
colored silk
jǔ
沮
stop
xiǔ
朽
rotten
zǔ
詛
curse
lǒu
簍
basket
yǒng
甬
corridor
gǔ
蠱
poisonous insect
jǔ
櫸
beech
sǒng
悚
frightened
sǎng
搡
shove
zǎn
攢
accumulate
lǐ
喱
curry
hǒng
哄
coax
fěi
斐
brilliant
jiǎo
鉸
cut with scissors
gǎo
槁
withered
huǎn
緩
unhurried
wǔ
摀
cover with the hand
yǒng
詠
chant
zǎo
棗
jujube
qǐng
頃
100 Chinese acres
dǔ
睹
see
kǎn
坎
pit
mǎ
螞
ant
yě
冶
smelt
gěng
耿
dedicated
gǔ
穀
cereal
tǎng
倘
if
liǎn
斂
restrain
shǐ
屎
excrement
bǐng
秉
grasp
jiǎng
蔣
Jiang
jiǎo
矯
rectify
kǎo
拷
flog
jiǒng
窘
poor
jiǎn
繭
cocoon
jiǎo
絞
twist
jiǎo
繳
hand over
qǐ
啓
open
yǒng
踴
leap
lǎn
攬
take on
lǎn
纜
cable
kěn
墾
reclaim land
chǎn
闡
expound
wěi
緯
latitude
lǎ
喇
horn
ǒu
嘔
vomit
pǔ
譜
chart
bǔ
哺
feed
gǒng
鞏
consolidate
wǎn
挽
pull
lǒng
壟
ridge
lǚ
屢
repeatedly
zhǔ
囑
urge
niǔ
鈕
button
gǎn
橄
olive
lǎn
欖
olive
pǔ
埔
flat land
shǔ
蜀
Sichuan
ě
噁
nausea
jiǔ
灸
moxibustion
jǔ
咀
chew
kě
坷
bump
zhěng
拯
rescue
zhěn
疹
rash
dǐ
砥
whetstone
zǎo
蚤
flea
zhǐ
趾
toe
kuǐ
傀
puppet
lěi
儡
puppet
bǒ
跛
lame
sǒng
慫
incite
jǐng
憬
awaken
chǎn
諂
flatter
něi
餒
discourage
zhǔ
矚
gaze
xiǎng
饗
entertain
ǎi
藹
friendly
jiǒng
炯
bright
shǎng
晌
part of the day
chǐ
呎
English foot
mǎn
蟎
mite
yǎo
舀
to ladle
ǎo
襖
coat
chǒu
瞅
look at
lǐn
凛
chilly
lǎo
姥
maternal grandmother
lǐn
凜
chilly
lǚ
縷
thread
jiǎn
柬
letter
lěi
磊
pile of stones
miǎn
緬
distant
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