Han zi Flashcards
日
rì
sun, day, Japan
几
jǐ
several
也
yě
also
不
bù
not
木
mù
tree
机
jī
(tree + several)
machine
杯
bēi
(tree + not)
cup
他
tā
(person + also)
he
力
lì
power
她
tā
(woman + also)
she
子
zi
child
好
hǎo
(woman + child)
good
个
gè
(tent + stick)
measure word
八
bā
eight
儿
ér
boy
白
bái
(drop + sun)
white
勺
sháo
(wrap + drop)
ladle
的
de
(white + ladle)
of
四
sì
(enclosed + boy)
four
文
wén
(lid + shears)
culture
这
zhè
(road + culture)
this
门
mén
gate
们
men
(person + gate)
people
正
zhèng
(one + stop)
upright
是
shì
(sun + upright)
is
手
shǒu
hand
我
wǒ
(hand + dagger)
I
么
me
(slide + cocoon)
appendage
什
shén
(person + ten)
what?
五
wǔ
five
七
qī
seven
九
jiǔ
nine
六
liù
(lid + eight)
six
百
bǎi
(thumb tack + sun)
hundred
边
biān
(road + power)
side
上
shàng
above
下
xià
(1 + fortune teller)
below
马
mǎ
horse
吗
ma
(mouth + horse)
question mark
妈
mā
(woman + horse)
mom
口
kǒu
mouth
大
dà
big
太
tài
(big + a drop)
too much
夫
fū
husband
小
xiǎo
small
尔
ěr
(bow + small)
“thou”
你
nǐ
(person + thou)
you
又
yòu
right hand
友
yǒu
(left hand + right hand)
friend
土
tǔ
earth
地
dì
(earth + also)
ground, -ly
在
zài
(talent + earth)
at
云
yún
(one + swoop)
cloud
运
yùn
(road + cloud)
transport
动
dòng
(cloud + power)
move
会
huì
(combine + swoop)
meeting
王
wáng
(one + earth)
king
玉
yù
(king + a drop)
jade
国
guó
(enclosed + jade)
country
月
yuè
moon
朋
péng
(moon + moon)
companion
有
yǒu
(left hand + moon)
have
未
wèi
not yet
妹
mèi
(woman + not yet)
younger sister
来
lái
(horns + not yet)
come
了
le, liǎo
- transition
- complete
兄
xiōng
(mouth + boy)
older brother
兑
duì
(horns + older brother)
convert
说
shuō
(words + convert)
say
吾
wú
(five + mouth)
yours truly
语
yǔ
(words + yours truly)
language
夕
xī
evening
多
duō
(evening + evening)
many
名
míng
(evening + mouth)
name
外
wài
(evening + fortune teller)
outside
刀
dāo
knife
分
fēn
(eight + knife)
division
至
zhì
(swoop + earth)
until
到
dào
(until + knife)
arrive
倒
dǎo,dào
(person + arrive)
topple, invert
天
tiān
(one + big)
heaven
明
míng
(sun + moon)
bright
汉
hàn
(water + right hand)
Han Chinese
另
lìng
(mouth + power)
other
别
bié
(other + knife)
don’t
如
rú
(woman + mouth)
if
丁
dīng
nail
行
xíng
(slide + person [footstep] + one + nail [footstep])
okay; line
学
xué
(unveil + child)
study
车
chē
car
连
lián
(road + car)
linked up
开
kāi
(one + 2 hands)
open
去
qù
(earth + cocoon)
go
法
fǎ
(water + go)
law
耳
ěr
ear
取
qǔ
(ear + right hand)
acquire
千
qiān
(beret + ten)
thousand
前
qián
[horns + one = feet] + moon + knife
= in front of
安
ān
(house + woman)
peace
字
(house + child)
Chinese character
目
mù
eye
自
zì
(a drop + eye)
self
咱
zán
(mouth + self)
we
阳
yáng
(mound + sun)
in the open
阴
yīn
(mound + moon)
hidden
那
nà
(furs + city)
that
哪
nǎ
(mouth + that)
which
西
xī
west
要
yào,yāo
(west + woman)
want; ask for
酉
yǒu
whiskey bottle
酒
jiǔ
(water + whiskey bottle)
liquor
从
cóng
(person + person)
from
寸
cùn
inch
村
cūn
(tree + inch)
village
时
shí
(sun + inch)
time
过
guò
(road + inch)
to cross
身
shēn
body
射
shè
(body + inch)
shoot
谢
xiè
(words + shoot)
thank
家
jiā
(house + pig)
household
山
shān
mountain
羊
yáng
sheep
样
yàng
(tree + sheep)
appearance
班
bān
(king + knife + king)
team
出
chū
(mountain + mountain)
exit
石
shí
(thumb tack + mouth)
stone
础
chǔ
(stone + exit)
plinth
岁
suì
(mountain + evening)
years old
旦
dàn
(sun + one)
dawn
但
dàn
(person + dawn)
but
dawn 旦 + inch 寸 =
get
得
dé,de, děi
1) (step forward + get) = obtain; way; must
公
gōng
(8 + cocoon)
public
以
yǐ
(barb + a drop + person)
using
乙
yǐ
of
为
wéi,wèi
(power + drop + drop)
act as; for
办
bàn
(power + eight)
manage
干
gān,gàn
(one + ten)
dry; work
午
wǔ
(clouds + ten)
noon
禾
hé
(beret+ tree)
grain
和
hé, huó
(grain + mouth)
with; mix
母
mǔ
mother
每
měi
(clouds + mother)
every
海
hǎi
(water + every)
sea
用
yòng
to use
半
bàn
(horns + criminal)
half
利
lì
(grain + knife)
benefit
生
shēng
(label + plant)
life
胜
shèng
(moon + life)
triumph
姓
xìng
(woman + life)
surname
星
xīng
(sun + life)
star
先
xiān
(calf + boy)
ahead
告
gào
(calf + mouth)
inform
洗
xǐ
(water + ahead)
wash
可
kě
(mouth + nail)
may
河
hé
(water + may)
river
何
hé
(person + may)
what
阿
ā
(mound + may)
ah
啊
ā
(mouth + ah!)
eh!
首
shǒu
(feet + self)
head
道
dào
(road + head)
way
发
fā
(a drop + friend)
send out
工
gōng
work
江
jiāng
(water + work)
river
厂
chǎng
cliff
后
hòu
(drag + piled up)
rear
而
ér
(thumb tack + comb)
and yet
找
zhǎo
(hand + dagger)
look for
打
dǎ
(hand + nail)
hit
对
duì
(right hand + inch)
correct
树
shù
(tree + correct)
tree
男
nán
(field + power)
male
里
lǐ
(field + earth)
in
理
lǐ
(king + in)
reason
电
diàn
electricity
同
tóng
(outer limits + piled up)
same
心
xīn
heart
必
bì
(heart + slide)
inevitably
相
xiāng;xiàng
(tree + eye)
mutual; appearance
想
xiǎng
(mutual + heart)
think about
思
sǐ
(field + heart)
think
今
jīn
(combine + knee)
now
念
niàn
(now + heart)
study
年
nián
(clouds + surpass)
year
没
méi
(water + several + right hand)
not
广
guǎng
shelter
床
chuáng
(shelter + tree)
bed
长
cháng,zhǎng
long; chief
张
zhāng
(a bow + long)
sheet
本
běn
source, measure word for book
体
tǐ
(person + source)
body
书
shū
book
位
wèi
(person + stand)
place
拉
lā
(hand + stand)
pull
啦
la
(mouth + pull)
exclamation
火
huǒ
fire
灯
dēng
(fire + nail)
lamp
占
zhàn
(fortune teller + mouth)
occupy
站
zhàn
(stand + occupy)
station
点
diǎn
(occupy + fire)
speck
店
diàn
(shelter + occupy)
store
果
guǒ
(field + tree)
fruit
课
kè
(words + fruit)
lesson
政
zhèng
(upright + tap)
government
故
gù
(old + tap)
former
姑
gū
(woman + old)
aunt
胡
hú
(old + moon)
beard
湖
hú
(water + beard)
lake
克
kè
(old + boy)
gram
辛
xīn
(stand + ten)
spicy
亲
qīn
(stand + tree)
kin
产
chǎn
(stand + cliff)
produce
卡
kǎ
(above + fortune teller)
card
还
hái,huán
(road + not)
still; give back
看
kàn
(hand + eye)
look at
讨
tǎo
(words + inch)
ask for, to explore
回
huí
(enclosed + mouth)
return
接
jiē
(hand + stand + woman)
receive
差
chà
(sheep + work)
fall short
着
zháo,zhe
(sheep + eye)
catch, touch; -ing
能
néng
(cocoon + moon + 2 spoons)
be able to
作
zuò
(person + suddenly)
do
昨
zuó
(sun + suddenly)
yesterday
左
zuǒ
(left hand + work)
left