Mandarin Chinese Characters Set 09 (20)

Question 1

口 沫

Answer 1

Kou3 mo4
“ko (like go) maw (like straw)”
mouth + foam = spit

Question 2

泉水

Answer 2

quan2 shui3
“chwon shway”
fountain/spring + water = spring water

Question 3

牛

Answer 3

niu2
“nyou”
cow (stubborn)

Question 4

牜

Answer 4

niu2
“nyou”
cow. This the character that is used as a component in certain compounds.

Question 5

水 牛

Answer 5

shui3 niu2
“shway nyou”
water + cow = buffalo

Question 6

天 牛

Answer 6

tian1 niu2
“tyen nyou”
sky + cow = longhorn beetle (it has a white spot on its back that looks like a star in the night sky, hence “sky”.)

Question 7

马

Answer 7

ma3
“mar”
horse

Question 8

吗

Answer 8

ma2
“mar”
mouth + horse = question at the end of a sentence.

Question 9

骂

Answer 9

ma4
“mar”
shout + horse = to blame, curse, scold, abuse

Question 10

闖

Answer 10

chuang3
“chwong”
door + horse = to charge in

Question 11

妈

Answer 11

ma1
“mar”
woman + horse = mother

Question 12

玉

Answer 12

yu4
“yoo”
jade

Question 13

王

Answer 13

wang2
“wang”
king

Question 14

国

Answer 14

guo2
“gwor”
Jade + surround = country (land of Jade)

Question 15

主

Answer 15

zhu3
“joo”
wick/torch but now means = master, host, owner

Question 16

全 there is missing a horizontal line on the ridge of the roof in this character.

Answer 16

quan2
“chwon”
whole, full, treasure. (It represents belongings under a roof).

Question 17

女 王

Answer 17

nu3 wang2
“noo wang”
woman + King = Queen

Question 18

王 国

Answer 18

wang2 guo2
“wang gwor”
king + country = kingdom

Question 19

国 王

Answer 19

guo2 wang2
“gwor wang”
country + king = king

Question 20

美 国

Answer 20

mei3 guo2
“may gwor”
beautiful + country = USA