Mandarin Chinese Characters Set 18 (20)

Question 1

尖

Answer 1

jian1
“jee en”
small + big = sharp (like a triangle, small at the top but big at the base).

Question 2

尘

Answer 2

chen2
“chun”
small +soil = dust

Question 3

孙

Answer 3

sun1
“soon”
child + small = grandchild

Question 4

小 人

Answer 4

xiao3 ren2
“shee ow zjun”
small + person = villain

Question 5

大 小

Answer 5

da4 xiao3
“da shee ow”
big + small = size

Question 6

孙 女

Answer 6

sun1 nu3
“soon noo”
grandchild + woman = granddaughter

Question 7

孙 子

Answer 7

sun1 zi3
“soon dsuh”
grandchild + son = grandson

Question 8

猫

Answer 8

mao1
“mow” like cow
dog + bud = cat

Question 9

鸭

Answer 9

ya1
“ee ar”
helmet + bird = duck

Question 10

小 猫

Answer 10

xiao3 mao1
“shee ow mow”
small + cat = kitten

Question 11

山猫

Answer 11

shan1 mao1
“shan mow” like cow
mountain + cat = lynx

Question 12

鬼

Answer 12

gui3
“gway”
= ghost

Question 13

小 鬼

Answer 13

xiao3 gui3
“shee ow gway”
small + ghost = imp

Question 14

包

Answer 14

bao1
“bow” like cow
= to wrap up

Question 15

句

Answer 15

ju4
“joo”
= sentence (this character is used when counting sentences. i.e. there are 10 sentences.

Question 16

的

Answer 16

de
“duh”
= of (it is a combination of the character for ‘white’ and ‘to wrap up’).

Question 17

匀

Answer 17

yun2
“yoon”
= well distributed. (It can mean ‘to divide’. The combination of ‘to wrap up’ and ‘two’ alludes to treating two things equally).

Question 18

均

Answer 18

jun1
“joon”
= even (This character is a combination of ‘soil’ and ‘well distributed/ to divide’. It alludes to an even division of land).

Question 19

句 子

Answer 19

ju4 zi3
“joo dsuh”
sentence + son = sentence (this is used for referring to a specific sentence).

Question 20

好 的

Answer 20

hao3 de
“how duh” how like cow.
= yes