| 不 | bù | (negative prefix); not; no |
| 要 | yāo | to demand; to request; to coerce |
| 要 | yào | important; vital; to want; will; going to (as future auxiliary); may; must |
| 在 | zài | (located) at; (to be) in; to exist; in the middle of doing sth; (indicating an action in progress) |
| 一 | yī | one; 1; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) |
| 棵 | kē | classifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc |
| 树 | shù | tree; CL:棵 |
| 上 | shàng | on top; upon; above; upper; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb; to get onto; to go up; to attend (class or university) |
| 上 | shǎng | see 上声 |
| 吊 | diào | a string of 100 cash (arch.); to lament; to condole with; to suspend; to hang up; to hang a person |
| 死 | sǐ | to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid; extremely |
| 不要 | bù yào | don't!; must not |
| 上吊 | shàng diào | to hang oneself |
