Pinyin - colors, flavors, parts Flashcards
Bái
white
Hei ( - tone)
black
Huáng
yellow
Hóng
red
Chì
red (archaic)
Lán
blue
Lù (+ two dots)
green
Qing ( - tone)
blue/green
Zi ( v tone)
purple or seed
zi su ye / niu bang zi
Xiang ( - tone)
fragrant Xiang Ru (aromatic madder)
Xin ( - tone)
pungent/spicy
Ku ( v tone)
bitter
Suan ( - tone)
sour
Gan ( - tone)
sweet
Xián
salty
Dàn
bland
Yè
leaf
zi su ye (perilla)
sang ye (mulberry leaf)
Zi ( v tone)
seed or purple
niu bang zi / zi su ye
Rén
kernel xing ren (apricot kernel)
Gen ( - tone)
root ge gen (kudzu root)
Pí
peel/skin
Zhi ( - tone)
branch/twig
gui zhi
Geng ( v tone)
stalk/stem
Hua ( - tone)
flower
Dòu
bean
dan dou chi (fermented soybeans)
Cao ( v tone)
grass/herb
xia ku cao (selfheal spike (herb))
Mù
wood
Téng
vine
Shí
stone/mineral shi gao (gypsum)
Jiao ( v tone)
horn
shui niu jiao (water buffalo horn)
Gua ( - tone)
fruit/melon
Jiao ( - tone)
gelatin/glue
Ké
shell
Gu ( v tone)
bone long gu (dragon bone)
Dan ( v tone)
gallbladder
Sang ( - tone)
mulberry
Shen ( - tone)
ginseng