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
做
zuò
(person + former)
do or make
坐
zuò
(from + earth)
sit
座
zuò
(shelter + sit)
seat
右
yòu
(left hand + mouth)
right
见
jiàn
(outer limits + boy)
see
现
xiàn
(king + see)
the present
观
guān
(right hand + see)
observe
再
zài
again
苦
kǔ
(grass + old)
bitter
内
nèi
(outer limits + person)
inside
呐
nà
(mouth + inside)
shout
肉
ròu
(outer limits + person)
meat
两
liǎng
(one + from + outer limits)
couple
辆
liàng
(car + couple)
number of cars
俩
liǎ
(person + couple)
two people
满
mǎn
(water + scales)
full
互
hù
reciprocal
它
tā
(house + spoon)
it
比
bǐ
(spoon + spoon)
compared with
批
pī
(hand + compared with)
criticize
切
qiè
(seen + knife)
cut
司
sī
(piled up + blade)
department
词
cí
(words + department)
word
典
diǎn
(bend + eight)
rederence book
红
hóng
(thread + work)
red
细
xì
(thread + field)
slender
其
qí
this or that
期
qī
(this or that + moon)
due
基
jī
(this or that + earth)
foundation
犬
quǎn
(bog + a drop)
dog
尤
yóu
especially
京
jīng
(tall + small)
capital
就
jiù
(capital + especially)
right away
斤
jīn
unit of weight, 500 grams
近
jìn
(road + axe)
close
听
tīng
(mouth + axe)
listen
新
xīn
(kin + axe)
new
经
jīng
(thread + channel)
go through
轻
qīng
(car + channel)
lightweight
头
tóu
(ice crystals + big)
head
买
mǎi
(cap + head)
buy
卖
mài
(ten + buy)
sell
读
dú
(words + sell)
read
实
shí
(house + head)
real
旨
zhǐ
(spoon + sun)
purpose
指
zhǐ
(hand + purpose)
point at
论
lùn
(words + meditate)
discuss
认
rèn
(words + person)
recognize
只
zhǐ，zhī
(mouth + eight)
only; one of a pair
织
zhī
(thread + only)
weave
识
shí
(words + only)
knowledge
音
yīn
(stand + sun)
sound
意
yì
(sound + heart)
idea
戊
wù
(cliff + dagger)
fifth
成
chéng
(blade + fifth)
turn into
城
chéng
(earth + turn into)
town
者
zhě
(old man + sun)
specialist
都
dōu，dū
(specialist + city)
all
猪
zhū
(dog + specialist)
pig
老
lǎo
(old man + spoon)
old
孝
xiào
(old man + child)
filial piety
教
jiāo；jiào
(filial piety + tap)
teach
然
rán
(moon + dog + fire)
however
当
dāng
(small + snout)
act as
尸
shī
corpse
尼
ní
(corpse + spoon)
nun
呢
ne
(mouth + nun)
as for (particle)
户
hù
(a drop + corpse)
door
所
suǒ
(door + axe)
building
己
jǐ
self
记
jì
(words + self)
note down
纪
jì
(thread + self)
discipline
已
yǐ
already
巳
sì
snake
走
zǒu
(earth + stop)
walk
起
qǐ
(walk + snake)
rise up
岛
dǎo
(snake + inch)
guide
钟
zhōng
(gold + middle)
clock
种
zhǒng
(grain + middle)
species, a kind, type, sort; a seed; to plant/cultivate
足
zú
(mouth + stop)
foot
很
hěn
(step forward + stubborn)
very
根
gēn
(tree + stubborn)
root
跟
gēn
(foot + stubborn)
with
眼
yǎn
(eye + stubborn)
eye
银
yín
(gold + stubborn)
silver
良
liáng
(a drop + stubborn)
good
娘
niáng
(woman + good)
young lady
食
shí
(tent + good)
food
饿
è
(food + I)
hungry
问
wèn
(gate + mouth)
ask
闻
wén
(gate + ear)
hear
方
fāng
(lid + bow)
direction, square shape
访
fǎng
(words + direction)
visit
房
fáng
(door + direction)
house
放
fàng
(direction + tap)
release
旁
páng
(stand + cover + direction)
beside
万
wàn
(one + bow)
ten thousand
主
zhǔ
(a drop + king)
lord
住
zhù
(person + lord)
live in
注
注
(water + lord)
pour, pay heed, pay attention, take notes
往
wàng，wǎng
(step forward + lord)
towards; go
元
yuán
(two + boy)
RMB
园
yuán
(enclosed + yuan)
garden
远
yuǎn
(road + yuan)
distant
玩
wán
(king + yuan)
play
完
wán
(house + yuan)
finish
院
yuàn
(mound + finish)
institute
南
nán
(ten + outer limits + offend)
south
幸
xìng
(earth + offend)
good fortune
平
píng
(dry + horns)
level
苹
píng
(grass + level)
apple
评
píng
(words + level)
comment on
事
shì
affair
面
miàn
(thumb tack + enclosed + eye)
face
此
cǐ
(stop + spoon)
this
些
xiē
(this + two)
few
倍
bèi
(person + spit)
multiple
部
bù
(spit + city)
section
北
běi
(firewood + spoon)
north
将
jiāng
(firewood + lay out)
going to, about to
东
dōng
east
乐
yuè
music
算
suàn
(bamboo + eye + two hands)
reckon
第
dì
(bamboo + sequence)
Number
弟
dì
(horns + sequence)
younger brother
劳
láo
(grass + cover + power)
toil
加
jiā
(power + mouth)
add
茄
jià
(add + horse)
drive
咖
kā
(mouth + add)
coffee
非
fēi
un-
啡
fēi
(mouth + un-)
coffee
排
pái
(hand + un-h
line
反
fǎn
(drag + right hand)
oppose, anti-, counter
饭
fàn
(food + oppose)
meal
板
bǎn
(tree + oppose)
board
米
mǐ
(horns + tree)
rice
青
qīng
(plant + moon)
blue-green
请
qǐng
(words + blue-green)
please
清
qīng
(water + blue-green)
transparent
晴
qíng
(sun + blue-green)
fine weather
情
qíng
(heart + blue-green)
state of affairs
睛
jīng
(eye + blue-green)
pupil
精
jīng
(rice + blue-green)
splendid
亮
liàng
(gazebo + several)
shining
停
tíng
(gazebo + nail)
pavilion
停
tíng
(person + pavilion)
halt
单
dān
(horns + field + ten)
single
间
jiān
(gate + sun)
room, between
简
jiǎn
(bamboo + room)
simple
合
hé
(combine + mouth)
join together
拿
ná
(join together + hand)
using, grasp, hold in hand
拾
shí
(hand + join together)
pick up
哈
hā
(mouth + join together)
laugh
给
gěi
(thread + join together)
for
答
dá
(bamboo + join together)
answer
片
piàn
slice
叫
jiào
(mouth + entangle)
call, to be called
收
shōu
(entangle + tap)
accept
卑
bēi
inferior
啤
pí
(mouth + inferior)
beer
井
jǐng
a well
讲
jiǎng
(words + a well)
talk
进
jìn
(road + a well)
proceed
改
gǎi
(self + tap)
alter
况
kuàng
(ice + older brother)
situation
欠
qiàn
(bow + person)
lacking
次
cì
(ice + lacking)
times
吹
chuī
(mouth + lacking)
puff
欢
huān
(right hand + lacking)
joyful
久
jiǔ
long time
爪
zhǎo；zhuǎ
claw
爱
ài
(hand down + friend)
love
暖
nuǎn
(sun + love)
warm
父
fù
(eight + shears)
father
巴
bā
to wait for, hope for
吧
ba
(mouth + wait for)
suggestion
把
bǎ
(hand + wait for)
handle
爸
bà
(father + wait for)
dad
爬
pá
(claw + wait for)
climb
关
guān
(horns + heaven)
switch off
送
sòng
(road + switch off)
deliver, to give
联
lián
(ear + switch off)
connect
言
yán
(lid +2 + mouth)
words
信
xìn
(person + words)
letter
少
shǎo
(small + slide)
few
步
bù
(stop + few)
step
省
shěng
(few + eye)
province
交
jiāo
(lid + father)
pay, hand over, transfer, exchange
较
jiǎo
(food + pay)
dumpling
较
jiào
(car + pay)
comparison
校
xiào
(tree + pay)
school
牛
niú
(label + criminal)
cow
件
jiàn
(person + cow)
number of things; measure word (clothes, furniture)
哥
gē
(may + may)
older brother
歌
gē
(older brother + lacking)
song
应
yīng
(shelter + haul up)
should
向
xiàng
(a drop + skylight)
towards
响
xiǎng
(mouth + towards)
noisy
化
huà
(person + seven)
change
花
huā
(grass + change)
flower
历
lì
(cliff + power)
experience
旧
jiù
(stick + sun)
outdated
业
yè
industry
亚
yà
(one + industry)
Asia
碰
pèng
bump into, encounter
史
shǐ
history
使
shǐ
(person + an official)
use
更
gèng
even more
便
piǎn；biàn
(person + even more)
advantageous, convenient
英
yīng
(grass + center)
hero
块
kuài
(earth + separate)
lump
快
kuài
(heart + separate)
quick
决
jué
(ice + separate)
decide
觉
jué；jiào
(unveil + see)
feel, sleep
定
dìng
(hour + upright)
decide on
重
zhòng
heavy
董
dǒng
(grass + heavy)
director
懂
dǒng
(heart + director)
understand
睡
shuì
(eye + droop)
sleep
飞
fēi
to fly
气
qì
(clouds + one + birds wing)
air
汽
qì
(water + air)
steam
乙
yǐ
second
亿
yì
(person + second)
hundred million
艺
yì
(grass + second)
art
乞
qǐ
(clouds + second)
beg
吃
chī
(mouth + beg)
eat
全
quán
(tent + king)
whole
色
sè
(bow + wait for)
color
角
jiǎo
(bow + use)
dime
确
què
(stone + dime)
certain
嘴
zuǐ
(mouth + heron)
mouth
最
zuì
(sun + acquire)
utmost
炎
yán
(fire + fire)
inflammation
谈
tán
(words + inflammation)
talk over
与
yǔ，yù
with
写
xiě
(cover + with)
write
号
hào
(mouth + choke)
date, number
廿
niàn
twenty
度
dù
(shelter + twenty + right hand)
degrees
态
tài
(too much + heart)
attitude
巾
jīn
towel
市
shì
market
(lid + towel)
师
shī
(knife + encompass)
master
带
dài
(thirty + sash)
belt
示
shì
(two + small)
sign
票
piào
(west + sign)
ticket
漂
piào
(water + ticket)
pretty
社
shè
(sign + earth)
society
祝
zhù
(sign + older brother)
best wishes
视
shì
(sign + see)
watch
表
biǎo
(plant + dress)
indicator
衣
yī
(lid + dress)
clothes
农
nóng
(cover + dress)
farm
初
chū
(clothes + knife)
beginning
皮
pí
skin
被
bèi
(clothes + skin)
by
破
pò
(stone + skin)
damage
坏
huài
(earth + not)
bad
且
qiě
bookcase, moreover, yet, still, while, -ing
姐
jiě
(woman + bookcase)
older sister
助
zhù
(bookcase + power)
help
租
zū
(grain + bookcase)
rent
祖
zǔ
(sign + bookcase)
ancestor
组
zǔ
(thread + bookcase)
organize
宜
yí
(house + bookcase)
appropriate
谊
yì
(words + appropriate)
friendship
直
zhì
(ten + treasure)
straight
真
zhēn
(straight + eight)
truly, true, genuine, really, clearly
毛
máo
wool, fur, hair
笔
bǐ
(bamboo + wool)
pen, to write, a stroke
民
mín
(corpse + pile of earth)
the people
代
dài
(person + stake)
substitute
舌
shé
(thousand + mouth)
tongue
刮
guā
(tongue + knife)
blow
话
huà
(words + tongue)
speech
适
shì
(road + tongue)
suitable
活
huó
(water + tongue)
alive, lively, active
术
shù
(tree + a drop)
craft
支
zhī
(ten + right hand)
branch, to prop up, support, measure word for long thin things
技
jì
(hand + branch)
skill
等
děng
(bamboo + temple)
wait for, grade, etc.
持
chí
(hand + temple)
maintain
特
tè
(cow + temple)
special
义
yì
(a drop + shears)
just
风
fēng
(several + shears)
wind
数
shù，shǔ
(trouble + tap)
number, count
楼
lóu
(tree + trouble)
story, building
层
céng
(corpse + cloud)
tier
室
shì
(house + until)
a room
屋
wū
(corpse + until)
accommodation, house, room
握
wò
(hand + accommodation)
grasp
提
tí
(hand + is)
carry, lift, raise
让
ràng
(words + above)
allow
贝
bèi
(outer limits + person)
sea shell
页
yè
(thumb tack + sea shell)
page
题
tí
(is + page)
topic
员
yuán
(mouth + sea shell)
member, employee
圆
yuán
(enclosed + member)
circle
高
gāo
(tall + skylight)
high
搞
gǎo
(hand + high)
engaged in
台
tái
(cocoon + mouth)
platform, Tai(wan), ty(phoon)
治
zhì
(water + platform)
treat
抬
tái
(hand + platform)
raise
始
shǐ
(women + platform)
start
谷
gǔ
(eight + tent + mouth)
valley
容
róng
(house + valley)
tolerate
士
shì
scholar
志
zhì
(scholar + heart)
intention
声
shēng
(scholar + corpse)
voice
壮
zhuàng
(firewood + scholar)
sturdy
装
zhuāng
(sturdy + clothes)
pretend
矢
shǐ
(clouds + big)
arrow
知
zhī
(arrow + mouth)
know
医
yī
(container + arrow)
heal
贵
guì
(shopping basket + sea shell)
expensive
您
nín
(you + heart)
you
束
shù
bundle
整
zhěng
(suck + upright)
entire
嗽
sòu
(mouth + imperial decree)
cough
亥
hài
pig
该
gāi
(words + pig)
ought
孩
hái
(child + pig)
youngster
咳
ké
(mouth + pig)
cough
刻
kè
(pig + knife)
quarter
谁
shéi
(words + pigeon)
who?
推
tuī
(hand + pigeon)
push
难
nán
(right hand + pigeon)
difficult
准
zhǔn
(ice + pigeon)
accurate
集
jí
(pigeon + tree)
assemble
处
chù
(pursue + fortune teller)
place, manage
各
gè
(pursue + mouth)
each
路
lù
(foot + each)
path
客
kè
(house + each)
guest, visitor, customer
丙
bǐng
(one + inside)
third
病
bìng
(illness + third)
disease
