1 Introduction

Kanji are ordered by frequency. This le uses information from several sources.

1.1 CCDict
Meanings are extracted from CCDict: http://www.chinalanguage.com/dictionaries/

1.2 Unihan Database

Meanings and Chinese pronounciations come from the Unihan Database: http://www.unicode.org/charts/unihan.html

1.3 Mnemonics
The mnemonics have been developped by Reinaert Albrecht. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercialShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

Mnemonics that have RS. in front of them derive from Chinese Etymology (http://www.chineseetymology.org) by Richard Sears
and are used with kind permission.
Mnemonics that have lit. in front of them derive from Shuowen Jiezi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuowen_Jiezi).

1.4 Commons:Stroke Order Project

Stroke order diagrams have been developped at the Stroke Order Project (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Stroke_Order_Pro
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

S: A:
do, handle, govern, act, be
wi .
RS. and lit. hand feeding an elephant

Meaning
PinYin

to reach, go to, arrive, been to

do.

Mnemonics

sword having reached its destination like the

arrow in the ground

Meaning
PinYin

by means of, thereby, therefore, consider as, in order to

y .

Mnemonics

by means of an individual
be achieved

person much can

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

just, simply, to come, go to, to approach, near, assume,

take
ji .
people in the capital are like dogs : they
just come and go and take things without asking; they
assume their position without thinking

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

good, approval, may, can, -able, possibly

k
. : it is good not to talk too much
; approval is given by nodding ones head, not by
talking; what can possibly go wrong when everything
is good?

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

A:
also, classical nal particle of strong armation or identity
y .
womens genitals
: its also the rst and
the last thing men think about
RS. picture of a snake:

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Meaning
PinYin

obtain,
get, gain, acquire, can, may, able to
.
de

Mnemonics

go

get something
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Meaning
PinYin

manifest, to wear, arrive, make move, take action

zhe.

Mnemonics

sheep arriving to be slaughtered (= take

decisive action) to wear their fur and look good

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

A:
self, private, personal, from
z .
RS. head with a nose
to indicate oneself

point to the nose

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

S:
pass, pass through, go across, error
gu.

go through a deformed opening : pass

through/go through a small opening: pass
through; it doesnt leave room for error

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

A:
go, walk, move, travel, circulate
xng
.
crossroads

step with the left foot

to walk

and with the right foot

Meaning
PinYin

place,
. location, building, oce
su

Mnemonics

ax

S: A:
classic works, warp of a fabric, things running lengthwise, rules, regulations, plan, rule, arrange, pass
through, stand, longitude
jng

Meaning

PinYin
Mnemonics

protecting a door /

streams under ground passing through the

.
bedrock like a thread passing through a bound book
with classic works, plans or regulations
/a thread binding a crafted book by entering
it
holy silk cloth with sutras: reading them one
passes through various stages of enlightenment

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Meaning
PinYin

S:
move, happen, movement, action
.
dng

Mnemonics

force

moving something
/force provoking talk : action, movement

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

S:
return, come back, repay, yet, still
hi
.
going round one returns to the same place
/a person with spread arms
: one has to return

blocks the going

Meaning
PinYin

S:
advance, make progress, enter
jn .

Mnemonics

go

as fast as a bird /go as fast as one

falls down a mine shaft

Meaning
PinYin

only, but, however, yet, still

dn.

Mnemonics

person in the morning : he needs to wake up

but/however/still/only wants to sleep

Meaning
PinYin

cause, reason, by, because (of)

yn .

Mnemonics

person locked up
con. prisoner

usually with good reason

Meaning
PinYin

thought,
idea, opinion, think
.
y

Mnemonics

sound

from the mind

Meaning
PinYin

it,that, this, other

t .

Mnemonics

man under a roof

that and other things

everything is his: this,

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Meaning
PinYin

S: A:
long,
. length, excel in, leader, grow, rad. 168
zhng

Mnemonics

long hair

growing:

Meaning
PinYin

sequence, number, grade, degree

d .

Mnemonics

order of the mourned

boo scrolls

people carved on bam-

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

fair, equitable, public, duke

gng
.
many individuals working together, serving
the public in a fair way; they have a park with pine
trees

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

already,
nished, stop
.
y
image of a snake: stop, dont go further!

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

A:
right, proper, correct
.
zhng
person standing upright:
: he holds
his head high because he knows he is right

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

A:
out, outside, external, foreign
wi.
to read the heavenly sign the fortune teller
has to go outside; old variant : from and

Meaning
PinYin

A:
two,. both, pair, couple, a tael, ounce
ling

Mnemonics

scale or yolk for oxen:

or or

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Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

S: A:
interval, space, place, between
jin
.
when the sun is visible between the gate
posts, theres an open space; also or (people

walking through an open gate ))

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

S: A:
ask (about), inquire after, question
wn.
guards asking inquisitive questions at your gate
; old: : distinguish the mouth

Meaning
PinYin

most, extremely, exceedingly

zu .

Mnemonics

take someones hat : extreme behaviour most

people wont tolerate

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

A:
hand, person
.
shu

hand
; con.: action, activity, be involved,
work ; diagonally crossing strokes are usually a hand

Meaning
PinYin

body,
. group, class, body, unit, inferior
t

Mnemonics

basis

of a person

Meaning
PinYin

rank, grade, wait, equal, etc.

.
dng

Mnemonics

tho bamboo scrolls in the temple

erything according to rank, grade

order ev-

Meaning
PinYin

new, recent, fresh, modern

xn .

Mnemonics

tree

with standing fruit ( ) ready to be

cut : fresh fruit

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Meaning
PinYin

body,
. trunk, hull, rad. 158
shn

Mnemonics

standing bear with a fat body

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

surface, outside, show, express, manifest, display, table,

diagram
bio
.
RS. cloths made of fur which are shown o
showing cloths under the light
knowledge ready for displaying publicly is ordered in
a table or diagram

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

S:
give, by, for, let, salary, wage, gift
gi .
that which makes ends meet : salary; RS.
supply line between united people

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

order, sequence, next

c
.
men with open mouth having run a marathon in
urgent need of refreshment : they arrive in a certain
order; one is second : theres always a next one

Meaning
PinYin

S: A:
gate,
. door, entrance, opening
mn

Mnemonics

; two doors make up one gate

Meaning
PinYin

common, normal, frequent, regular

.
chng

Mnemonics

RS. common activity: making clothes

rated house/factory

in a deco-

Meaning
PinYin

A:
teach, class
jio.

Mnemonics

older person instilling (knocking) lial piety

in children

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Meaning
PinYin

to compare,
liken, comparison, than
.
b

Mnemonics

two men

next to each other being compared

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

S:
member, personnel, sta member
.
yun
personnel and sta members talk
and handle the money

to the clients

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

A:
real, actual, true, genuine
zhn
. if a man is straight
see

pry open many shells to nd out the truth

RS. something straight put on a table to look
at

Meaning
PinYin

walk,
. go on foot, run, leave
zu

Mnemonics

reaction when a man

tries to stop somebody

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

S:
topic, subject, forehead, title, headline, theme
t
.
exactly
what the many pages of the book are
about
part of the head

clearly seen in broad daylight

Meaning
PinYin

S:
separate,
other, do not
.
bi

Mnemonics

cut with a knife

into additional / parts

Meaning
PinYin

S:
report, tell, announce, reward, retribution
bo.

Mnemonics

wrapped
/hand

fortune
wrapped news or money

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Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

S:
attend to, work, aairs, business, must, should
wu
.
a lance hitting with force : doing ones
work, serious bussiness
/tap

using force

Meaning
PinYin

S:
open
. space, eld, market
chng

Mnemonics

wide open

place

Meaning
PinYin

numerary adjunct for article, matter, aair

jin.

Mnemonics

person dealing with his cows

matter and article

: important

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

A:
convenience, ease, expedient
bin.
if a man does more
quite convenient

than he has been asked:

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

S:
horse, surname, rad. 187
m
.
animal fast like a bird but without wings
, it
has four feet and a tail and is fast and raging
like re

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

director, ocer, take charge of, control, manage, a

(government)
department
.
s
person leaning to the left in his chair giving one
order after another

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

eye, eyelet, hole, opening

yn.
good eye ; twice eye ; hole remaining
after the eye has been removed with a knife

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Meaning
PinYin

not, negative, non-, oppose

fi .

Mnemonics

outward turned (not apping) wings:

they do not function; the wings oppose the air

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

A:
white, pure, unblemished, bright, rad. 106
bi .
modf.
or : white rice grain
(white as the sun ), part of a stem |

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

think, consider, ponder, nal particle

s
. use the head and the heart
RS.

the farmers heart is always thinking about his

crops in the eld

Meaning
PinYin

complete, nish, settle, whole

wn.

Mnemonics

man living in a house : he has completed his

dream and is settled

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

color, tint, hue, shade, form, body, beauty, desire for

beauty
.
s
something beautiful makes the mouth fall open
and results in people desiring it

Meaning
PinYin

road,
. path, street, journey
l

Mnemonics

place where everyone

may walk

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

tell, announce, inform, accuse

go.

using the mouth with horns

fortuneteller reads the future in the cracks of the
burnt horns

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Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

S: A:
edge, margin, side, border
bin
go. to see that which is usually far away : the
border
/army going to the border to show in force
or with a sword

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

S:
stretch, extend, expand, sheet
.
zhng
long string of a bow being stretched before
shooting at a sheet of paper with marks

Meaning
PinYin

to look at, look forward, to hope, expect

.
wng

Mnemonics

dying king sees the moonrise

forward to heaven

and looks

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

A:
together with, all, total, to share
.
gng
RS. two hands holding a communal bowl
many hands together

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

S: A:
allow, permit, yield, concede
rng
.
words
that help /
/words that help one go up : allow or permit
/someone in charge says something which applies
above

all else

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

S:
luck, fortune, ship, transport
yn.
army going in transport to meet its destiny
/speak about whats coming

Meaning
PinYin

smile,
. laugh, giggle, snicker
xio

Mnemonics

laughing makes one feel like young

bamboo

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Meaning
PinYin

A:
step,
. pace, walk, stroll
b

Mnemonics

do a few

steps and then stop

Meaning
PinYin

S:
every
.
mi

Mnemonics

every person

has a mother

Meaning
PinYin

rapid, quick, speedy, fast, soon, cheerful

kui.

Mnemonics

rapid heart beat when chasing with arrows

cheerful activity for the rich

Meaning
PinYin

man, male adult, husband, those

fu .

Mnemonics

RS. man with his head emphasized

man

having four arms

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

approve, allow, permit, in accord

zhn
.
simpl. : from many rules only one was chosen
and xed (like water turning into ice )
ice

allowing a bird to sit on water

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

A:
begin, start, then, only then
sh .
every individual
mother

person begins his life in his

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

S:
distant, remote, far, profound
yun
.
person wearing travelling clothes going to a
distant place /travel back to the distant origin

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Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

S:
prepare, ready, perfect
bi
.
person
prepared for harvesting the crop for the
food factory : the crop is ready to be harvested
/go on the elds : makes sense only when
you are prepared and the crops are ready to harvest

Meaning
PinYin

one. hundred, numerous, many

bi

Mnemonics

one handful of rice consists of hundred grains

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

S:
leave, depart, go away, separate
l
.
birds and rare beasts ee when they see people
/rare beasts

ee when they see people

Meaning
PinYin

illness, sickness, disease

bng.

Mnemonics

being sick

one should keep warm near the hearth

Meaning
PinYin

breath, rest, put stop to, end, cease

xi .

Mnemonics

breath is between the heart and the nose

while resting one takes a breath

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

early, soon, morning, fast

zo
.
the suns rays starts to heat everything

in

the morning:
; if you want to do something
fast you have to get up early in the morning

Meaning
PinYin

search, seek, look for, nd

.
zho

Mnemonics

hand of a soldier holding a spear

a fugitive prisoner

looking for

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Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

particle used after an imperative sentence

ba .
a desiring mouth gives an order to get what
it desires

Meaning
PinYin

mark, sign, symbol, number

ho.

Mnemonics

mouth stops breathing

sign in the sky

in amazement at the

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

A:
examine, test, investigate, consider, think over
ko.

experienced person holding his breath while

examining something: hes thinking something; old:

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

S:
red, vermilion, deep red, blush, ush
.
hng
craftsman
colour

dying threads in Chinas national

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

rare, precious, hope, expect, strive for, beg

x
.
RS. crossing of strands in fabric of a coat :
rare and precious material; begar with torn clothes
: hes hoping for a better life while begging

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

house, building, room, bunch

fng.

going in the direction of a door one enters

another room of the house, one sees a bunch of onions
drying at the door

Meaning
PinYin

A:
black, dark, evil
hi .

Mnemonics

village elds being burned in autumn

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Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

A:
foot, attain, satisfy, enough, rad. 157
z .

: person making one step and stopping

hes already satised

Meaning
PinYin

baby, child, children, young, small

hi .

Mnemonics

infant still crawling around like an animal

four legs

on

Meaning
PinYin

answer, reply, return, assent to

d .

Mnemonics

combine
swer

bamboo slats to write down an an-

Meaning
PinYin

S:
accuse,
sue, inform, narrate
.
su

Mnemonics

scold

with words

Meaning
PinYin

thousand; many, numerous, very

qin.

Mnemonics

one person can do hundred things, ten

do a thousand things

can

Meaning
PinYin

male, man, son, baron

nn.

Mnemonics

lit. a man uses his strength

to work on the elds

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

help, aid, assist

zh
.
using ones force to help move the table ;
the table is not on level ground in so it is more
dicult

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Meaning
PinYin

ship,
. boat, vessel
chun

Mnemonics

boat

on a river

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

S: A:
happy, glad, enjoyable, music
l
.
instrument
with a white center on a stand made
of wood and hung on strings

; everybody is happy when they hear music

drum

on a stand

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

A:
ball, sphere, globe, round
qi
.
the globe revolves around what the king

(hand

) requests ; the kings sphere of inuence

is determined by who he can ask to

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

S:
error, blunder, mistake, wrong, disorderly
cu.
having old money lying around which has no
value anymore: a costly mistake

Meaning
PinYin

S: A:
night,
. evening, late
wn

Mnemonics

when the sun

has escaped from view

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

S:
test, try, experiment
sh .
try out the formulas
by word of mouth

which have been told

Meaning
PinYin

A:
see .o, send o, dispatch, give
sng

Mnemonics

send something to go

over the frontier

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Meaning
PinYin

S:
drugs, pharmaceuticals, medicine
yo.

Mnemonics

see

used for fun

/binding prescription of herbs
herbs

Meaning
PinYin

to swim,
oat, drift, wander, roam
.
yu

Mnemonics

swimming

in water

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

room, home, house, chamber

sh
.
where one can arrive and stay in the house
place where one
the house

individual can stay in

Meaning
PinYin

honoric
for you
.
nn

Mnemonics

a you

which is especially dear to the heart

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

S: A:
to help, assist, to defend, shoe upper
bng
.
white clothes sent to help keeping warm at
night/clothes and abundant vegetation burnt
for heating help keeping the people in the city warm

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

left, east, unorthodox, improper

zu.

the hand appears on the left side of something

; working with the left hand only is unorthodox
and improper</i>

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

right, west, right-wing

yu
.
hand appearing on the right side of something

; the hand
into the mouth

that puts things

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Meaning
PinYin

penetrate,
pierce, drill, wear
.
chun

Mnemonics

making a hole

with a tooth -like object

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

elder brother
g .
the brother who is twice as good
brothers

as all other

Meaning
PinYin

A:
young brother, junior, I, me
d .

Mnemonics

young fellow running and playing around

fellow

shooting arrows with his bow

Meaning
PinYin

slow(ly),
leisurely, sluggish
.
mn

Mnemonics

long and beautiful

heart goes slowly

Meaning
PinYin

busy,
. pressed for time, hustling
mng

Mnemonics

being busy all the time will destroy

the heart

Meaning
PinYin

lie between, sea shell, wear armour, forerunner, herald,

harbinger
.
ji

Mnemonics

that which separates

seashell

men
armour for the animal inside

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

S: A:
sh, rad. 195
y
.
open
mouth

, body and tail :

/one sees only its open mouth and body

when it comes above the water

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Meaning
PinYin

run,. ee, leave in hurry

po

Mnemonics

leave by foot

only carrying a bundle

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

S: A:
expensive, costly, valuable
gu .
shells were a type of money in ancient times:

Meaning
PinYin

class, group, grade, squad, job

bn.

Mnemonics

RS. jade cut by a knife

grades/groups of quality

in to diering

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

A:
slip of paper or bamboo, ticket, ballot, hostage
pio
.
modf.
: after usage the urn held by hands
is thrown in the re ; head held in
the re : hostage; after voting in the evening
ballots are put on the altar

Meaning
PinYin

eyeball,
pupil of eye
.
jing

Mnemonics

the part of the eye

that is blue

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

A:
trip, journey, travel, traveler
l
.
persons
moving in a certain direction
person putting on clothes (he leaves certain
things at home) preparing to go in a certain direction

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Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

S: A:
sell, betray, show o
mi
the professional hits the money out of your
pocket
. ; one always feels a little betrayed

/modf. : a merchant bars the way

in the wide market so you cant run away and
have to buy something
/modf. : professional boss hitting
money out of your pocket

Meaning
PinYin

side, by side, close by, near

.
png

Mnemonics

merchants standing at the square market side

by side

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

S:
negative (as opposite to positive, as electricity), feminine, female, cloudy, dark, shady, secret, the back side
.
yn
slope in the shadow
/slope in the dark of night

Meaning
PinYin

jump,
. leap, vault, bounce, dance
tio

Mnemonics

use ones feet many times in quick succession

Meaning
PinYin

snow,
. wipe away shame, avenge
xu

Mnemonics

rain

A:
esh, meat, rad. 130
ru.

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

that can be handled or swept away

esh cut into pieces

con.: person, body

Meaning
PinYin

A:
cow,. ox, bull, rad. 93
ni

Mnemonics

animal with horns

Hanzi mnemonics for hsk2

19

; con.

horns

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Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

S:
paper
zh .
fabric with bers
a clan

used for ocially linking one to

Meaning
PinYin

song, lyrics, sing, chant, praise

g .

Mnemonics

man with open mouth

things

singing about good

Meaning
PinYin

A:
bed,. couch, framework, chassis
chung

Mnemonics

wooden

structure ( ) to sleep in a house

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

receive,
welcome, greet
.
yng
go and meet somebody with lofty

words

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

play. with, joke, enjoy

wn
play with money and a crown

Meaning
PinYin

wife
q .

Mnemonics

RS. hand

grabbing the hair of ones woman

Meaning
PinYin

rest, stop, retire, do not!

xi .

Mnemonics

person leaning against a tree

disturb him!

to rest:

dont

Hanzi mnemonics for hsk2

Meaning
PinYin

dance,
. posture, prance, brandish
w

Mnemonics

dancer

with two feet

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Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

S:
circle, round, circular, yuan (money coins are circular)
yun
.
shells and mouths and enclosures are
circular; sta members work within their circular
enclosure (desk) and handle the money

Meaning
PinYin

ones family name, surname, clan

xng.

Mnemonics

RS. the woman

our name

we were born from gives us

Meaning
PinYin

younger
sister
.
mi

Mnemonics

a woman

not yet fully grown

Meaning
PinYin

steam,
. vapor, gas
q

Mnemonics

water

as steam

Meaning
PinYin

S:
lesson,
. course, classwork
k

Mnemonics

words

that bear fruit later

Meaning
PinYin

understand, comprehend
.
dng

Mnemonics

when supervising one needs to understand everything with ones mind

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

S:
continue, carry on, hand down, to join, to introduce
sho
.

continuous long line of people holding swords

and shouting : introduction for a visiting king or
president to a country

Hanzi mnemonics for hsk2

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Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

unit of length equal 3.3 meters, gentleman, man, husband

.
zhng
RS. ten hands ; man having many hands
to serve

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

wash, rinse; clean, purify

x .
use water to clean something that was dirty before

Meaning
PinYin

sing,
. chant, call, ditty, song
chng

Mnemonics

mouth

with a clear voice

Meaning
PinYin

milk,
. womans breasts, grandma, nurse
ni

Mnemonics

pregnant

woman

Meaning
PinYin

A:
suitable, right, tting, proper
yi .

Mnemonics

table

tting neatly in the house

exemplary house with altar

Meaning
PinYin

A:
sheep,
. goat, rad. 123
yng

Mnemonics

horns of a sheep

Meaning
PinYin

eggs,
. term of abuse
dn

Mnemonics

insect

rolling up its eggs

Hanzi mnemonics for hsk2

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Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

S: A:
chicken
j
.
bird serving as meal

raised bird
bird killed by pulling a rope around its neck
/hand

Meaning
PinYin

S:
face, facial appearance
yn.

Mnemonics

man with a head

head

which is ideal
with standing hair

Meaning
PinYin

melon,
. gourd, cucumber, rad. 97
gu

Mnemonics

fruit hanging at the ranks

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

a catty (approximately 500 or 600 g), an axe, keen,

shrewd,
rad. 69 (blade of an axe)
.
jn

; beware of shrewd people with an axe

keen on using it

Meaning
PinYin

clear
. weather, ne weather
qng

Mnemonics

sun

shining under a blue sky

Meaning
PinYin

morphine,
coee
.
fi

Mnemonics

negative

substance taking in the mouth

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics

S:
basket
ln .
man supervising
bought wares

his bamboo

basket with

Hanzi mnemonics for hsk2

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Meaning
PinYin

coee
.
k

Mnemonics

substance added

to the mouth

Meaning
PinYin

kick
t .

Mnemonics

foot
kick

changing

the direction of something:

Meaning
PinYin

dive,
. swim
yng

Mnemonics

man swimming

in water

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2 Stroke-index
3

: 1
: 4
: 6
: 8
: 14
: 22

: 1
: 1
: 4
: 4
: 7
: 5
: 17
: 11
: 19
: 23

: 1
: 8
: 4
: 8
: 4
: 15
: 10
: 3
: 13
: 9
: 10

: 16
: 16
: 22
: 23

: 2
: 8
: 2
: 2
: 3
: 6
: 3
: 5
: 8
: 9
: 13
: 10
: 12
: 13
: 12
: 20
: 17
: 19
: 22
: 19

Hanzi mnemonics for hsk2

: 7
: 3
: 3
: 3

: 7
: 5
: 5
: 4
: 9
: 10
: 11
: 6
: 7
: 10
: 7
: 14
: 9
: 11
: 11
: 14
: 11
: 14
: 14
: 12
: 13
: 21
: 13
: 20
: 20
: 17
: 20
: 23

: 6
: 14
: 8
: 9
: 16
: 16
: 15
: 16
: 17

: 18

: 1

25

: 22

10

: 7
: 12
: 11
: 12
: 18
: 12
: 18
: 10
: 21
: 17
: 19
: 21

: 22

: 23

12

: 1
: 5

: 5

: 16
: 13
: 14
: 18
: 23

: 5

13

: 3
: 9
: 15
: 19
: 18

: 20

11

: 2
: 2
: 6
: 13
: 9
: 11
: 12
: 15
: 19
: 21
: 21
: 20
: 20
: 17
: 22
: 21
: 24
: 24

: 4
: 1

: 2
: 15
: 6
: 6
: 10
: 18
: 15
: 8
: 16
: 22
: 19
: 15

14

: 20
: 17

15

: 7
: 21
: 23
: 24

: 23

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a catty (approximately 500 g); an
axe; keen, shrewd; KangXi radical

: 23

number 69:

accuse; sue; inform; narrate:

14
advance,

: 3

make

progress,

class, group, grade; squad; job:

: 18

classic works; pass through:

2

enter:

clear weather, ne weather:

23

business;

: 8

must,

should:

: 4

already; nished; stop:

: 1

armation or identity:

: 9

: 14

: 11
ask about, inquire after:
baby, child; children:

: 5
: 14
:

ball, sphere, globe; round:

15

: 23

bed, couch;
: 20

whole:

: 21
convenience, ease; expedient: :

framework, chassis:

black; dark; evil, sinister:

: 19

: 13

: 5

: 20

158:

: 6

distant, remote,
: 11

busy, pressed for time; hustling:

: 17

by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to:

: 1
cause, reason; by; because (of):

: 3

: 23

circle; round, circular; complete:

: 21

Hanzi mnemonics for hsk2

far;

profound:

: 24
:

: 12
edge, margin, side, border:
:

early; soon; morning:

10
eggs; term of abuse:

forehead;
: 7

title, headline;

:
theme:

forerunner, herald, harbinger; to lie

between; sea shell; to wear armor:

: 17

gate,

: 6

door,

entrance,

opening:

: 6

give; by, for:

: 1

go; walk; move, travel; circulate:

: 15

: 13

mistake;

wrong:

: 11
:

examine, test; investigate:

13

expensive, costly, valuable:

18
eye; eyelet, hole, opening:
eyeball; pupil of eye:
26

: 5

happy,

glad;

: 8

: 18

enjoyable;

help, aid, assist:

music:

: 14

help, assist; defend; shoe upper:

: 16
horse; surname; KangXi radical 187:

house, building; room:

: 17

blunder,

hand:

: 8

: 22

emphatic nal particle:

every, each:

foot; attain, satisfy, enough:

14

: 15

do, handle, govern, act; be:

1

error,

: 17

: 2

elder brother:
no.

sh; surname; KangXi radical 195:

go to, arrive, been to:

dance, posture, prance; brandish:

body; group, class, body, unit; infe-

body; trunk, hull; rad.

cow, ox, bull; KangXi radical93:

dive; swim:

begin, start; then, only then:

11

chicken:

settle;

approve, allow, permit; in accord:

basket:

nish,

continue, carry on; join:

answer, reply; return; assent to:

rior:

: 9

: 6
complete,

: 19

common, normal, frequent, regular:

also; classical nal particle of strong

esh; meat; KangXi radical 130:

color, tint, hue, shade; form, body;

beauty, desire for beauty:

allow, permit, yield, concede:

10

: 24

coee; a phonetic:

aairs,

: 23
fair, equitable; public; duke:
:

face, facial appearance:

illness, sickness, disease:

it; other:

: 13
: 12

: 3

jump, leap, vault, bounce; dance:

: 19
just, simply; to come, go to; to approach, near:
: 1

: 24

kick:

leaf of Dahurian angelica plant;

medicine:

: 16

left; east; unorthodox, improper:

: 16
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long; length; excel in; leader: :

place, location; numerary adjunct:

play with, joke, enjoy:

lesson; course; classwork:

: 2

make move, take action:

male, man; son; baron; surname:

: 14

: 2

: 6
: 20
: 12

prepare, ready, perfect:

rapid, quick, speedy, fast; soon:

: 11

mark, sign; symbol; number:

13

: 1

may, can, -able; possibly:

melon, gourd, cucumber; rad. 97:

: 23
: 7

midpoint, space;

: 5

: 5

place, locality:

rare; hope, expect, strive for:

13

extremely,

exceedingly:

move, happen; movement, action:

: 3

night, evening; late:

: 15

not, negative, non-; oppose:

9

: 8

obtain, get, gain, acquire:

one hundred;
: 12

numerous,

only; but, however, yet, still:

3

: 1
many:

foreign:

: 4
paper:
pass,

home,

house,

chamber:

pass through,

go across:

penetrate, pierce, drill; wear:

17
Hanzi mnemonics for hsk2

: 18

run; simplied form of luck, fortune;

ship, transport:
: 10
search, seek, look for; nd:
12

see o, send o; dispatch, give:

: 15

: 19

separate, other; do not:

: 7

sheep, goat; KangXi radical 123:

: 22
ship, boat, vessel:
27

: 15

right,

sheet:
proper:

: 22
take charge of, control, manage; of-

: 8

cer:

teach, class:
tell,

: 4

: 2

: 21
step, pace; walk, stroll:
: 11
still, yet, also, besides:
: 3

steam, vapor, gas:

sequence, number; grade, degree:

: 20

: 20

tting,

road, path, street; journey:

9

song, lyrics; sing, chant; praise:

suitable,

sell; betray; show o:

external;

: 19

right, proper, correct:

: 16

snow; wipe away shame, avenge:

expand;

order, sequence; next:

outside,

smile, laugh, giggle; snicker:

10

stretch, extend,
: 10

self, private, personal; from:

2

out,

: 20
: 4
: 16

open space, eld, market:

: 8
: 6

slow(ly), leisurely, sluggish:

17

rest, stop; retire; do not!:

run, ee, leave in hurry:

numerary adjunct for article; matter:

: 7

report, tell, announce:

room,

: 18

: 20

red, vermillion; blush, ush:

13

right; west; right-wing:

new, recent, fresh, modern:

5

sing, chant, call; ditty, song:

22

: 7

real, actual, true, genuine:

rest, put stop to, end, cease:

12

: 23

morphine; coee:
most,

rare beast; strange; elegant:

12

receive, welcome, greet:

member; personnel, sta member:

side; by side, close by, near:

19

slip of paper or bamboo; ticket:

man, male adult, husband; those:

: 11

show, express, manifest, display:

: 6

announce,

: 9

inform;

test, try, experiment:

accuse:

: 15

think, consider, ponder; nal particle:

: 9

thought, idea, opinion; think:

3

thousand; many, numerous; very;

(Cant.) a cheater, swindler:
14

to compare, liken; comparison; than:

: 7

to look at, look forward; to hope, ex-

: 10

pect:

to swim; oat, drift; wander, roam:

: 16

together with, all, total; to share:

: 10

trip, journey; travel; traveler:

18

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 two, both, pair, couple;

: 4
understand, comprehend:

ounce:

: 21

unit of length equal 3.3 meters; gentleman, man, husband:

Hanzi mnemonics for hsk2

: 22

walk, go on foot; run; leave:

7
wash, rinse; clean, purify:

:
: 22

wife:

: 20

young brother; junior; i, me:

17

white; pure, unblemished; bright:

: 9

younger sister:

28

: 21

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4 PinYin-index
ba

: 13
: 8

: 7

: 10

dn

bo

: 7

bi

: 9

bi

: 12

: 12

: 11

: 18

: 16

: 4
: 17

: 7

chun

: 20

chun

: 17

chng

: 22

chng

: 11

: 13

: 9
: 23

gu

Hanzi mnemonics for hsk2

: 3
: 14

: 13
: 13
: 18

: 8
: 6
: 17
: 1

: 3

: 15

: 16

: 9

: 22

: 18

: 18

: 19
: 17

mng

: 17

mi

: 2

: 9
: 15

: 8
: 9

tio

: 18

: 19

: 7

: 3

: 24

: 5

: 15
: 14
: 21

wu

: 23

: 8

wi

: 20

: 10

ru

sh

: 4

wng

: 19

sho

: 21

: 19

rng

mn

: 14

mi

mn

sng

qng

: 5

su

qin

: 12

29

shu

: 14

qi

: 5

: 23

: 11

su

po

: 4

: 19

png

ln

jn

: 2

: 13

pio

ling

: 1

ko

ji

: 18

: 6

sh

: 8

ni

jin

gu

: 13

: 24

: 15
: 16

shn

nn

: 4

: 21

: 11

nn

: 11

ni

ji

fi

: 2

jio

fng

: 15

chung

jin

fu

: 6

jing

: 21

hi

dng

: 12

: 20
: 17

hng

: 5

: 10

hi

: 3

: 23

: 6

mi

jng

ho

dng

bi

: 14

: 23

gng

dng

bng

bn

: 1

: 9

gi

do

: 3
: 22

bng

kui

: 1

jn

de

: 6

: 6

: 23

gng

bio

: 15

go

bin

: 8

cu

bi

gu

chng

bin

: 6

: 10

wn

: 9
: 20

wi

: 21

: 1

wn
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: 5
: 15

yn

: 13

: 20

: 5

: 12
: 10
: 20

xu

xng

: 19

xng

: 22

: 21

: 7
: 21

Hanzi mnemonics for hsk2

: 16

: 8
: 1
: 4

: 24

: 4

: 14
: 10

: 16

: 2

: 14

zhn

: 7
z

zhng

: 5

zu

zhng

: 11

: 4

zo

: 12

: 12

zh

: 2

zhng

30

zu

zho

zhe

: 10

yng

yn

yo

: 16

: 16

yu

: 11

: 3
: 19

yun

yu

yun

xi

: 20

: 22

zh

yn

yng

: 1

yn

: 3

zhng

: 22

: 17

: 22

yi

xio

: 23

xi

yng

xn

: 2

wn

zhn

: 20

zu

: 7

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