Mandarin Chinese Characters Set 12 (20)

Question 1

灾

Answer 1

zai1
“dseye”
disaster

Question 2

安

Answer 2

an1
“an”
woman + roof = peaceful ( a peaceful home was one run by a woman).

Question 3

宀

牛

Answer 3

liao2
“leeow” like cow
cow + roof = prison (cows are kept penned up)

Question 4

家

Answer 4

jia1
“jee ya”
pig + roof = home (Pigs used to be kept in the house to keep them safe).

Question 5

水 灾

Answer 5

shui3 zai1
“shway dseye”
water + disaster = flood

Question 6

火 灾

Answer 6

huo3 zai1
“hwar dseye”
fire + disaster = fire disaster

Question 7

天 灾

Answer 7

tian1 zai1
“tyen dseye”
sky (day) + disaster = natural disaster

Question 8

大 家

Answer 8

da4 jia1
“da jee ya”
big + home = everybody

Question 9

雨

Answer 9

yu3
“yoo”
rain (the top line represents the sky with rain falling around a city.

Question 10

大 雨

Answer 10

da4 yu3
“da yoo”
big + rain = rain shower

Question 11

雨 水

Answer 11

yu3 shui3
“yoo shway”
rain + water = rainwater

Question 12

雨 林

Answer 12

yu3 lin2
“yoo leen”
rain + forest = rainforest

Question 13

子

Answer 13

zi3
“dsuh”
child or son

Question 14

好

Answer 14

hao3
“how” rhymes with “cow”
Woman + son = good

Question 15

字

Answer 15

zi4
“dsuh”
roof + son = character/ word in Chinese literature.

Question 16

李

Answer 16

li3
“lee”
tree + son = plum (plum trees’ flowers bloom in winter, so a symbol of endurance)

Question 17

子子

Answer 17

zi1
“dsuh”
twins (twins were a sign of good luck or bad luck depending on the region).

Question 18

子女

Answer 18

zi3 nu3
“dsuh noo”
son/ child + woman = offspring

Question 19

王子

Answer 19

wang2 zi3
“wang dsuh”
King + son = prince

Question 20

日子

Answer 20

ri4 zi3
“zjuh dsuh” zj like g in regime
sun/day + son = day