Mandarin Chinese Characters Set 06 (20)

Question 1

晶

Answer 1

jing1
“jeeng”
three suns = sparkles

Question 2

东

Answer 2

dong1
“dong”
east

Question 3

查

Answer 3

cha2
“char”
to check
(the character originally meant “raft”. To check and explore over the horizon you need a raft; hence to check.

Question 4

山 东

Answer 4

Shan1 dong1
"shan dong"
Shandong Province  (means east of the mountains)

Question 5

山 东 人

Answer 5

shan1 dong1 ren2
“Shandong zjun”
Person from Shandong Province.

Question 6

山 东 女 人

Answer 6

shan1 dong1 nu3 ren2
“Shandong noo zjun”
woman from Shandong Province

Question 7

日 本

Answer 7

ri4 ben3
“zju bun”
Japan ( literally sun + origin = origin of the sun is in the east of China = Japan

Question 8

日 本 人

Answer 8

ri4 ben3 ren2
“zju bun zjun”
Japanese person.

Question 9

日 本 女 人

Answer 9

ri4 ben3 nu3 ren2
“zju bun noo zjun”
Japanese woman person = Japanese woman.

Question 10

月

Answer 10

yue4
“yooweh”
moon & month

Question 11

月

Answer 11

rou4
“zjow” rhymes with go.
flesh

Question 12

月月

Answer 12

peng2
“pung”
friend

Question 13

明

Answer 13

ming2
“meeng”
bright or brightness or tomorrow

Question 14

胆

Answer 14

dan3
“dan”
flesh + sunrise = gall bladder or courage

Question 15

肤

Answer 15

fu1
“foo”
flesh + man = skin (A man’s flesh is his skin)

Question 16

查 出

Answer 16

char2 chu1
“char choo”
to check + to get out = to find out

Question 17

查 明

Answer 17

char2 ming2
“char meeng”
to check + bright = to clarify what you check = to ascertain

Question 18

来 日

Answer 18

lai2 ri4
“leye zjuh”
to come + sun/day = in the coming days

Question 19

明 日

Answer 19

ming2 ri4
“meeng zjuh”

bright + sun/day = tomorrow

Question 20

本 日

Answer 20

ben3 ri4
“bun zjuh”
foundation/origin + sun/day = today