Mandarin Chinese Characters Set 05 (20). Flashcards
出 口
chu1 kou3
“choo koh” rhymes with “go”.
to get out + mouth = exit.
出 来
chu1 lai2
“choo leye”
to get out + to come = to come out
出 品
chu1 pin3
“choo peen3”
to get out + product = to publish
火山
huo3 shan1
“hwor shan”
fire + mountain = volcano
火山 口
huo3 shan1 kou3
“hwor shan ko” rhymes with go.
fire + mountain + mouth = crater
休 火 山
xiu1 huo3 shan1
“shyou hwor shan”
rest + volcano = at rest volcano
= dormant volcano
奻
nuan2
“nwon”
two women = argument
姦
jian1
“Jee en”
Any man with 3 women is cheating on someone.
= adultery
如
ru2
“zjoo”
woman + mouth = to obey (is like) or (if )
妹
mei4
“may”
woman + not yet = younger sister
囡
nan1
“nan”
woman + to surround = daughter. It means a woman is surrounded by her family to protect her modesty for marriage.
婪
lan2
“lan”
woods + woman = greed, a great number, a lot, a lot of women.
仙 女
xian1 nu3
“shee en noo”
immortal + woman = fairy (fairies are associated with women).
女
nu3
“noo”
= woman (or as an adjective it means female).
女人
nu3 ren2
“noo zjun”
female + person = woman
大妹
da4 mei4
“da may”
big + younger sister = eldest younger sister
鳥 simplified version 鸟
niao3
“neow” rhymes with meow
= bird
羽
yu3
“yoo”
= feather
日
ri4
“rjuh” like ‘gi’ as in regime. Or can be “ruh”
= sun, day
旦
dan4
“dan”
= sunrise (like the sun coming above the horizon)