1 Introduction

Kanji are ordered by frequency. This file 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-NonCommercial-
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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

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1.5 VietUnicode font

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 地

地地
Meaning earth, soil, ground, region
PinYin de
.
Mnemonics • places 土 with women 也 : a man will never forget
about it; one’s home region is the first and the last 也
place 土 one wants to be

地 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
要

要要 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
necessary, essential, necessity
yào
.
• RS. hands 廾 around the head 口 of a child (覀 )
to be delivered from a woman 女 : necessary to deliver
a healthy child

要 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

而而
而
Meaning accordingly, otherwise, and yet, but, nevertheless, you,
on the
. condition that, supposing that, if, and, also
PinYin ér
Mnemonics • RS. remnant of a beard and a man and a root:
→而

而 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
于 A:亐 亍 亏

于于
Meaning in, on, at, go to, going
PinYin yú .
Mnemonics • crossing streets
• RS. probably a compass (dividers) for making molds
of like shape

于 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
發 S:发 A:発

发发
Meaning issue, dispatch, send out, emit
PinYin fā
Mnemonics • RS. the action of 殳 on a bow 弓 to make the arrow
.
go forward 癶 : shoot
• /hand 又 holding a crossbow ready to shoot: 发
• two hands 开 issuing or sending out a message car-
ried by legs 癶

发 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
後 S:后

后后
Meaning behind, rear, after, descendants
PinYin hòu
Mnemonics • if. one walks 夂 with small 幺 steps with the left
foot 彳 one lags behind all others and forms the rear
of the party
• /eating one 一 mouthful 口 after work at the fac-
tory 厂

后 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
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 用

用用 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
use, employ, apply, operate, use
.
yòng
• container used for storing or employed for churning
milk: → 用

用 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
道

道道
Meaning path, road, street, method, way, skill
PinYin dào.
Mnemonics • the leader 首 walks ⻌ at the head 首 and paves
the way; he’s skilled in many arts

道 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
然

然然
Meaning positive, yes, certainly, pledge, promise, sort of thing,
so .
PinYin rán
Mnemonics • RS. dog 犬 meat 月 cooked on a fire 灬: good
food giving a lot of positive energy

然 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
種 S:种

种种
Meaning seed, race, offspring, to plant
PinYin .
zhǒng
Mnemonics 禾 heavy 重
• that which makes a tree or plant
• /found at the centre 中 of a plant 禾

种 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
事

事事
Meaning affair, matter, thing, business, to serve, accident, inci-
dent
.
PinYin shì
Mnemonics • RS. hand ⺕ planting a plant 十 on order 口 :
→事

事 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
成 A:𢦩

成成
Meaning completed, finished, fixed, fully grown
PinYin .
chéng
Mnemonics • males (rotated) 丁 holding spears 戈: they have
completed their path to adulthood

成 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
方

方方
Meaning a square, rectangle, a region, local, direction
PinYin fāng
Mnemonics . man 人 carrying a load 亠 : he must know ex-
• RS.
actly which direction he goes otherwise he won’t reach
his target
• man 人 under a roof 亠 : a roof is square

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 方 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
法

法法
Meaning law, rule, regulation, statute, France, French, method
PinYin fǎ .
Mnemonics • what people try to evade 去 fleeing like flowing water
氵 ; the law of most western countries is based on the
French penal law and works methodically

法 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
如

如如 Meaning

PinYin
Mnemonics
like, as, if, supposing, as if, as good as, equal to, to fol-
low (advice), to listen to, to go to, to arrive at, should,
. to, on or in (time)
ought
rú
• woman 女 saying 口 things like as if you should be
supposed to listen to it

如 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
當 S:当

当当
Meaning bear, accept, undertake, just, hit
PinYin .
dāng
Mnemonics 田 and buildings 尚
• RS. mortgage land
• /hand ⺕ accepting the fire ⺌ to hit a building

当 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
定

定定 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
decide, settle, fix
dìng.
• person standing upright 𤴓 in the house
finaly decided to fix his house
宀: he’s

定 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
其 S:丌

其其
Meaning his, her, its, their, that
PinYin qí .
Mnemonics • basket on the table 丌 : → 其 : that what
has just been bought is his’, hers, theirs

其 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
主 A:�

主主 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
master, chief owner, host, lord
zhǔ.
• oil lamp made of clay 土 which the leader holds:
→主

主 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

理理
理
Meaning reason, logic, manage
PinYin lǐ .
Mnemonics • the wisest man (having reason and logic) is king 王
of the village 里 : he manages everything

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 理 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
心心
心 A:⺗ 忄
Meaning heart, mind, intelligence, soul
PinYin xīn .
Mnemonics • image of heart → → 心 ; what touches the
heart influences mind and soul

心 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
只只
祇 S:只
Meaning only, merely, but
PinYin zhǐ .
Mnemonics • clan 氏 members can only wear a certain type of
clothes 衤 /只

只 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
實 S:实 A:実

实实
Meaning real, true, honest, sincere
PinYin shí
Mnemonics • From
. building 宀 and remnant string of coins 头
貫 : prosperous → real
• /folded hands 𡗗 in the house 宀 : honest and
sincere people: 実 → 实

实 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
者

者者
Meaning that which, he who, those who, someone, person
PinYin zhě
.
Mnemonics • person working on the fields 耂 every day 日 ; he
who does that leads a good life
• RS. the sound of 曰 a burning bush 耂

者 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
力

力力 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
power,
lì
. capability, influence

• image of a man 人 flexing his muscles: → 力

力 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
把

把把
Meaning hold, take, guard, regard as
PinYin bǎ .
Mnemonics • hand 扌 holding, taking or guarding something it
desires greatly 巴

把 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
使

使使
Meaning use, employ, apply, cause, send on a mission, order
PinYin shǐ .
Mnemonics • official government 吏 person 亻 on a mission: he
carries orders and is used to transfer messages

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 使 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
情

情情
Meaning feeling, sentiment, emotion
PinYin qíng.
Mnemonics • heart 忄 feeling blue 青 because of the circum-
stances

情 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

又又
手 A:又 乂 ⺤ ⺕彐丰扌�𠂇𦥑
Meaning hand, person
PinYin yòu.
Mnemonics • hand → 手 ; con.: action, activity, be involved,
work 働 ; diagonally crossing strokes are usually a hand

又 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
業 S:业 A:𤎸 𤑽

业业
Meaning profession, business, trade
PinYin yè
.
Mnemonics • sheep 羊 grazing from the luxuriant vegetation 菐
: a good trade
• /the sheep stand side by side 业

业 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
重

重重 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
heavy, weighty, double
.
zhòng
• man 𡈼 holding a 一 heavy bag full of dirt from the
fields 田

重 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
物

物物
Meaning thing, substance, creature
PinYin wù .
Mnemonics • cows 牛 and animals 勿 are the things dearest to a
farmer

物 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
應 S:应 A:応

应应
Meaning should, ought to, need, respond to, answer
PinYin yīng
.
Mnemonics • mind 心 ready to respond like a falcon 䧹
• /mind 心 wide 广 open with a attention: ready to
respond 応 → 应

应 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
向

向向
Meaning turn, face, toward, direction, trend
PinYin .
xiàng
Mnemonics • RS. window 口 in a house 宀 facing a certain di-
rection

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 向 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
頭 S:头

头头
Meaning head, top, chief, first, boss
PinYin tóu.
Mnemonics • head 頁 round like a bean 豆
• /big man 大 with two eyes ⺀ on his head

头 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
文

文文 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
literature, culture, writing, sentence
wén.
• crossing pattern on earthenware → 文 : a sign of
culture; hallmarks of culture are writing and literature

文 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
相

相相
Meaning mutual, reciprocal, each other, govt. minister (on mu-
tual terms with the emperor and the people), aspect
PinYin .
xiāng
Mnemonics •目 and 木 have the same pronounciation (mu4 or
モ ク ): they have mutual or reciprocal similarities
or aspects

相 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
或

或或
Meaning certain, some, perhaps, probably, maybe, or
PinYin huò.
Mnemonics • enclosure 囗 guarded by a 一 weapon 戈: it is
certain nothing will get out, or perhaps?

或 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
己 A:𢀒 巳

己己
Meaning self, oneself, personal, private, 6th heavenly stem
PinYin jǐ .
Mnemonics • RS. weaving threads → 己 : each thread follows
it’s own unique course through the fabric
• con. woven

己 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
加

加加 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
add to, increase, augment
jiā .
• RS. increase strength
troops
力 by speaking 口 to the

加 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
特

特特
Meaning special,
. unique, distinguished
PinYin tè
Mnemonics • a cow 牛 in a temple 寺 is a unique or special thing

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 特 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
信 A:㐰

信信 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
trust,
xìn
. believe, letter

• words 言 /口 a person 亻 can trust or believe

信 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
化

化化 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
change, convert, reform; -ize
huà.
• person 亻 bent like a spoon 𠤎 changes form; form
of a person changing 亻 → 𠤎

化 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
世 A:卅

世世 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
generation, world, era, lifetime
shì .
• lit. thirty 十 十 十 →
lifespan: one generation
卅→世: the average

世 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
位

位位 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
throne, position, post, rank, status, seat
wèi .
• persons 亻 standing 立 : in front off the throne; it
cements the position, rank and status of the ruler

位 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
通

通通 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
pass. through, common, communicate
tōng
• path 甬 used to go ⻌ back and forth �

通 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
聲 S:声

声声
Meaning sound, voice, noise, tone, music
PinYin shēng
Mnemonics .
• sound 声 made by hand 又 hitting a bell 几 reach-
ing the ear 耳
• /professional 士 person 尸 singing with his mouth
口

声 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
提

提提
Meaning hold in hand, lift in hand, propose
PinYin tí .
Mnemonics • hand 扌 holding things proposing them in broad
daylight 是

提 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
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 解

解解
Meaning loosen, unfasten, untie, unravel, explain
PinYin jiě .
Mnemonics • RS. knife 刀 separating the horn 角 from the cow
牛 ; explanation is unravelling of the truth

解 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
幾 S:几

几几
Meaning how many? how much? a few, some
PinYin jǐ
Mnemonics .
• confronting garrisons 戍 weaving amongst them-
selves 幺 幺 across the landscape in a battle, how
many fall in battle? how many survive?
• /how many bees are there in the hive 几 ?

几 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
口

口口 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
mouth, open end, entrance, gate, rad. 30
kǒu.
• smiling mouth → → 口 ; the mouth is
where food and words enter and get out
• con.: speak, box, pot, person, order

口 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
條 S:条

条条
Meaning article, clause, condition, string, stripe
PinYin tiáo
Mnemonics . wooden 木 sticks hitting 攸 the water
• RS.
• /hand hitting 攵 with a wooden stick 木 to deter-
mine and measure the condition of something or impose
the law in the article

条 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
平

平平 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
flat, level, even, peaceful
píng.
• peaceful work 干 sowing seeds 丶 丶 干 in level
fields in the flat countryside; con.: countryside

平 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
變 S:变 A:変

变变
Meaning change, transform, alter, rebel, strange
PinYin biàn
Mnemonics • RS. action 攵 of a bridal bit 䜌 which changes the
direction
. of the horse
• wet person 亦 going 夂 to change his clothes; the
strange sight of people soaking wet 亦 walking around
夂
• /modf. 変→变

变 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
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 總 S:总 A:総 捴 摠 總 𢵃 𢷝揔惣

总总
Meaning collect, overall, altogether
PinYin zǒng
Mnemonics • bind things together with thread 糸 in an agitated
悤. /忩 way or by hand 扌 and transported by cow
牜
• /many things 丷 collected in the heart 心 are told
by the mouth 口
• cows and animals 物 are all the things dearest to the
heart 心 of a farmer

总 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
数

数数
Meaning number, several, count, fate
PinYin shù.
Mnemonics • woman 女 taking 攵 an amount of rice 米 for the
meal: she has to count so she doesn’t use to much or
else it will seal her family’s fate

数 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
安

安安 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
peaceful,
ān
. tranquil, quiet, cheap

• lit. result of woman 女 staying at home 宀

安 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
纔 S:才

才才
Meaning .
PinYin cái
Mnemonics • see 才

才 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
結 S:结

结结 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
knot, tie, join, connect
jié .
• speech of a sage 吉 like threads 糸 : ties seemingly
unrelated events together

结 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
目 A:⺲ 罒

目目 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
eye, look, see, division, topic, rad. 109
mù .
• →
the eye
⺲ → 目 ; topic is something that catches

目 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
感

感感
Meaning feel,. perceive, emotion
PinYin gǎn
Mnemonics • all 咸 feelings 心

感 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
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 接

接接
Meaning receive, continue, catch, connect, touch
PinYin jiē .
Mnemonics • hand 扌 of a woman ready to please 妾 : she will
receive you and continue to care for you connecting
with your inner feelings while touching you

接 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
必

必必 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
surely, most certainly, must
bì .
• something 丶 crossing someone’s mind
tainly will happen sooner or later
心: it cer-

必 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
市

市市
Meaning market, fair, city, town, trade
PinYin shì .
Mnemonics • covered place 亠 for trading clothes 巾 : the market
is the centre of the town

市 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
直 A:𣖇 㮚 直 𥄂

直直
Meaning straight, erect, vertical
PinYin zhí .
Mnemonics • one can do something secretly in a corner 𠃊 but
when ten 十 eyes 目 are watching, one has to be
straight and honest

直 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

山山
山
Meaning mountain, hill, peak
PinYin .
shān
Mnemonics • mountain range seen from afar: → 山 ; peak
among several mountains

山 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
空

空空 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
empty,
. hollow, bare, deserted, sky, vacuum
kōng
• a crafted 工 hole 穴 is empty

空 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
決 S:决

决决 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
decide, determine, judge
jué .
• RS. spit (water) 氵 coming from a man’s mouth who
has decided 夬 /fixed 冫 decision 夬

决 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
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 界

界界
Meaning boundary, limit, domain, society, the world
PinYin jiè .
Mnemonics • boundaries lie between 介 fields 田 ; the world is
many men separated 介 by fields 田

界 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
放

放放 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
put, release, free, liberate
fàng.
• hit 攵 something towards a certain direction
put/throw someone out of the door
方:

放 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
難 S:难

难难
Meaning difficult, arduous, hard, unable
PinYin nán.
Mnemonics 𦰩 (inspired by
• it’s difficult for birds to get at clay
RS.)/it’s difficult to get a bird 隹 in hand 又

难 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
且

且且
Meaning moreover, also, about to, will soon, and
PinYin qiě
Mnemonics • table
. 几 standing on the floor 一 having two cross
beams 二 : people are about to sit at it and eat also
• con.: table
• in discussions at the table: moreover other arguments
are also put on the table

且 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
記 S:记

记记 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
record, scribe, keep in mind, remember
jì .
• woven 己 words 言 (either into the fabric of scrolls
or in the fabric of the mind)

记 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
南

南南
Meaning
PinYin nán
Mnemonics • south,
. southern part, southward (when the sun shines
much 十 in the south there’s much 十 work in the
fields 冂 to gather seeds 干 and vegetables 丷 with
a pitchfork 𢆉 )

南 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
求

求求
Meaning seek,
. demand, request, beseech
PinYin qiú
Mnemonics • the thirsty one 丶 wants a lot 十 of water 氺

求 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
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 據 S:据 A:拠

据据
Meaning occupy, take possession of, base, position, foothold
PinYin jù .
Mnemonics • hand 扌 occupying a place 居 /処 or base of a
wild boar 豦

据 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
該 S:该

该该 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
should,
gāi
.

• say
ought to, need to, that, the said

言 that a pig 亥 should be slaughtered

该 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
万 A:卍

万万 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
ten thousand, innumerable
wàn.
• good luck symbol
of 萬
卍 → 万 ; used as simplification

万 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
清

清清
Meaning clear, pure, clean, peaceful
PinYin qīng.
Mnemonics • blue 青 water 氵 straight from the source is clean,
clear and pure

清 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
帶 S:带

带带
Meaning belt, girdle, band, strap, zone
PinYin dài .
Mnemonics • RS. top is belt synched at the waste, middle separator
冖 , bottom cloth 巾 : → 帶→带

带 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
風 S:风 A:𠙊 𠙈 凬 飌 檒

风风 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
wind, air, manners, atmosphere
fēng.
• RS. sail 凡 and insects 虫 fly in the wind
• /a hand 乂 inside the hive 几 provokes a buzzing
which sounds like the wind

风 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
根

根根
Meaning root, base(d on), foundation
PinYin gēn.
Mnemonics • good 艮 and strong 艮 part of a tree 木 on which
it is founded

根 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
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 干

干干 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
oppose, offend, invade, dried, seeds, work
gàn.
• offensive weapon: → 干 ; also working tool
for picking up dried (ripe) cereals from the fields: they
yield seeds after hard work

干 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
極 S:极

极极
Meaning settlement, conclusion, extreme, utmost, furthest, final,
poles
PinYin jí
.
Mnemonics • urgency 亟 near a tree 木 : rescue of someone
hanging at the final branch of the tree
• /hand reaching out to a person 及 pulling him up
the final branch of the tree 木

极 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
辦 S:办

办办 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
manage,
bàn
. do, handle, deal with

• wrangling 辡 with force 力 /modf. 辦 → 办

办 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
議 S:议

议议 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
consult,
yì
.

• speak
talk over, discuss, deliberation, debate

言 /讠 generously 義 /义

议 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
近

近近 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
near, close, approach, intimate
jìn .
• walking
go near
⻌ far with a heavy ax 斤 is tiring, rather

近 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
單 S:单 A:単

单单
Meaning single,
. individual, only, lone
PinYin dān
Mnemonics • a single insect → 單单単

单 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
調 S:调

调调 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
transfer, move, change, tune, mix, blend, investigate
diào
.
• circling 周 words 言 blending and mixing, changing
tone all the time transferring certain ideas; circling 周
around something retrieving words 言 : investigate

调 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
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 算

算算
Meaning count, calculate, figure, plan
PinYin .
suàn
Mnemonics • bamboo ⺮ tool 具 held by two hands 廾 used to
count: abacus

算 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
需

需需 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
need, require, must, hesitate, consider
xū .
• RS. hesitate and consider whether it will rain 雨
while stroking the beard 而 ; need comes afterward
because one has waited for too long

需 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
花

花花
Meaning flower,
. blossoms
PinYin huā
Mnemonics • a flower is a plant 艹 that changes 化 appearance

花 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
城

城城
Meaning castle,
. city, town, municipality
PinYin chéng
Mnemonics • place 土 protected by men with spears 成

城 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
級 S:级

级级 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
level, rank, class, grade
jí .
• persons extending hands 及 to others in the same
line 糸 : people from the same hierarchical rank, class,
level

级 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
示 A:𥘅 礻

示示 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
show, manifest, demonstrate, altar, cult, sign
shì
.
• something 一 shown on an altar 𥘅 :
or 礻 (do not confuse with 衤 )
• con. altar, worship
→ 示

示 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
復 S:复

复复
Meaning return, repeat, repeatedly
PinYin fù .
Mnemonics • person 𠂉 (coming 彳 ) and coming 夂 repeatedly
during a day 日 : he keeps on returning

复 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
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 滿 S:满

满满
Meaning fill, full, satisfied
PinYin mǎn.
Mnemonics • water氵 used in a balance 㒼 : it has to be filled
• /modf. 滿 → 满 (兩 → 两 )

满 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
越

越越
Meaning exceed, go beyond, the more ...
PinYin yuè.
Mnemonics • armed 戉 army going 走 beyond the border invading
a country

越 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
容

容容 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
looks, appearance, figure, form, contain
róng.
• RS. a house 宀 that can contain that which is re-
leased 谷 ; it’s form is essential

容 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
照

照照 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
shine, illumine, reflect, compare
.
zhào
• bright 昭 fire 灬 used to shine onto something in
order to compare it to other things

照 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
須 S:须

须须 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
must, have to, necessary, moment, whiskers, beard
xū .
• RS. head 頁 with hair 彡 on the face: beard (must
be shaved from time to time)

须 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
包

包包
Meaning wrap,
. pack, bundle, package
PinYin bāo
Mnemonics • something wrapped 勹 around something else 巳

包 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
片

片片
Meaning slice, splinter, strip, rad. 91
PinYin piàn
.
Mnemonics • something slashed ⼃ in slices with an upper part
上 and a lower part �
• lit. half of a tree → → 片

片 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
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 史

史史
Meaning history, chronicle, annals
PinYin shǐ .
Mnemonics • RS. hand 𠂇 writing what is said 口 ; history passes
through the mouth 口 of people 人

史 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
乎

乎乎
Meaning interrogative or exclamatory final particle
PinYin hu .
Mnemonics • person holding head and crying out in surprise
→乎

乎 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
查

查查 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
investigate, examine, seek into
chá.
• RS. investigate the cause from the ancestors 且 and
the tree omen 木

查 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
輕 S:轻

轻轻 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
light, easy, simple, gentle
qīng.
• car 車 going as easy as a stream
loaded and easy to push
巠 /𢀖 : lightly

轻 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
易

易易
Meaning change, easy
PinYin yì .
Mnemonics • RS. pour water from one container into another
→易

易 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
除

除除 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
eliminate, remove, except
chú.
• person carrying away remainders 余 from a slope 阝
: eliminates and removes what was lying there

除 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
阿

阿阿 Meaning

PinYin
Mnemonics
favor, today, assent, pander to, play up to, rely on,
a riverbank, the corner or edge, a pillar, slender and
.
beautiful,
ā
discharge, Africa

• RS. ascent of a wall 阝 on horse 可 : ascent

• good 可 wall 阝

阿 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
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 李

李李
Meaning plum, judge
PinYin li
Mnemonics • RS.
. a kind of tree 木 that children 子 like
• child 子 of the tree 木
• judge speaks like to an audience of children 子 under
the tree 木

李 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
圖 S:图 A:図

图图
Meaning diagram, chart, map, picture
PinYin tú
Mnemonics • targets
. indicated by crosses 乂 and dots 丶 丶 on
a map 囗
• RS. walls 囗 and (originally a difficult grain storage,
later difficult winter) 啚 /冬 which required a plan:
diagram

图 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
歷 S:历

历历
Meaning experience, undergo, pass through, all, each, every, his-
tory
PinYin lì
.
Mnemonics • RS. go through 止 a planting 厂 (happen once) of
grain 秝 : one year of experience
• /using one’s arms 力 to work in the house 厂 :
experience having been acquired through history

历 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
突

突突 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
suddenly, abruptly, unexpectedly, pierce, break through
tū .
• RS. like a dog 犬 coming out of a cave
犬 suddenly bites a hole 穴
穴 ; a dog

突 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
週 S:周

周周 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
week,
. turn, cycle, anniversary
zhōu
• when the days have went ⻌ one full circle 周

周 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
較 S:较

较较
Meaning compare,
. comparatively, more
PinYin jiào
Mnemonics • RS. compete by racing carts 車 together 交

较 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
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 注

注注 Meaning

PinYin
Mnemonics
pour, irrigate, infuse, concentrate, focus, direct, anno-
tate, comment
zhù
.

• mastering 主 water 氵 ; pouring fluid 氵 in the oil

lamp 主 annotating the amount in the book

注 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
選 S:选

选选
Meaning choose, select, elect, election
PinYin xuǎn
.
Mnemonics • subservient people 巽 going ⻌ to the elected offi-
cial to bow together 巽
• /elected person going ⻌ before 先 his people

选 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
響 S:响

响响
Meaning echo, sound, resound, ring, vibrate
PinYin xiǎng
.
Mnemonics • rural place 鄉 where sounds 音 echo
• /one’s spoken words 口 face or turn 向 back to
oneself: echo

响 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
雖 S:虽

虽虽 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
although, even if, reptile, lizard
suī .
• mouth 口 eating insects 虫 like a bird 隹 : reptile;
even if you see it, it’s already gone

虽 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
參 S:参 A:𠫰

参参
Meaning take part in, intervene, ginseng, going, coming, three
PinYin cān
Mnemonics • symbol for the three 三 centre stars 厶 in the belt
of the Orion constellation 𠫰 → 參 (adds a man 人
.
: the hunter)
• /individual 厶 big 大 hunter of the three 彡 stars
constellation<br>; ginseng grows slowly just like the
constellation’s coming and goings The three stars are
part of the constellation; the constellation comes and
goes in the night sky

参 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
半

半半
Meaning half.
PinYin bàn
Mnemonics • cow 㐄 divided 八 in two pieces: → 半

半 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
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 節 S:节

节节
Meaning knot, node, joint, section, seasons, passage, paragraph,
section, beats (music), rhythm, time
PinYin jié
Mnemonics .
• quick 即 beating with bamboo 竹 stick defining the
rhythm at which a passage from a sutra should be read
turning the tongues of the reciters in a knot
• /shuttle � going back and forth weaving cotton 艹
in a steady rhythm

节 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
護 S:护

护护
Meaning protect, guard, defend, shelter
PinYin hù
.
Mnemonics • (hand holding an) owl 蒦 and words 言 used for
protection and defense
• /hand 扌 keeping the door 户 shut in defense

护 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
音

音音 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation
yīn .
• → 音 : person being scared up by a sound he
stands up 立 from his seat 日

音 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
跟

跟跟 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
heel, follow, accompany, with
gēn.
• part of the foot 足 that shouldn’t be cut with a knife
艮

跟 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
講 S:讲

讲讲
Meaning explain, discuss, talk
PinYin .
jiǎng
Mnemonics • weaved 冓 words 言
• /words 讠 poking holes 井 in an argument

讲 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
終 S:终 A:𠂂 𣊂 𤽘 𣧩 𠔾𢍐𣈩夂

终终 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
end, finally, in the end
.
zhōng
• walking on ice
your end
冬 holding a line 糸 : it could mean

终 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
黃 S:黄 A:𡕛

黄黄
Meaning yellow
PinYin .
huáng
Mnemonics • lightly 炗 colored produce from the fields 田
• image of a man with a yellow pendant → 黃

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 黄 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
奇

奇奇
Meaning strange,
. unusual, uncanny, occult
PinYin qí
Mnemonics • so big 大 that everybody talks 可 about it

奇 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
段

段段
Meaning section, piece, division, stage, step
PinYin duàn
.
Mnemonics • RS. a hand with mallot 殳 hitting a section of a
petraphone; the petraphone is divided in several steps
• beating out steps in the rock with a weapon 殳

段 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
河

河河 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
river, stream, yellow river
hé .
• constantly speaking
氵
可 water 氵 ; good 可 water

河 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
害

害害
Meaning injure, harm, destroy, kill
PinYin hài .
Mnemonics • making false measurements 丯 in a shop under the
roof 宀 and proclaiming 口 it: injuring peoples bussi-
ness

害 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
雙 S:双

双双 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
pair, brace, couple
.
shuāng
• hand 又 holding a couple of birds
• /two hands 又 又
雔

双 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
境

境境
Meaning boundary, frontier, area, region
PinYin jìng.
Mnemonics • where the ground 土 of one country comes to an
end 竟

境 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
舉 S:挙 A:举

举举
举 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
raise,
jǔ
. lift up, recommend

• hand 扌 /手 raising something 與 /兴

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 低

低低 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
low,. to lower, hang, bend, bow
dī
• RS. a man 亻 stooping 氐

低 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
願 S:愿

愿愿 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
desire, want, wish, ambition, petition, request
.
yuàn
• the beginning 原 of all desires lies in the head of a
man 頁 /in his mind 心

愿 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
网 A:罒 ⺲ 罓 ⺳ 𠕀 𠕃𦉮𦉯𦉳𦋟𦌅

网网 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
net, network, rad. 122
.
wǎng
• → →网
• con. bag, pocket

网 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
育

育育
Meaning produce,
. give birth to, educate
PinYin yù
Mnemonics • RS. child born 𠫓 from the body ⺼ of it’s mother

育 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
臉 S:脸

脸脸 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
face, cheek, reputation
liǎn.
• part of the body 月 used to recognize someone from
everyone 僉 /佥

脸 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
刻

刻刻
Meaning carve,
. engrave, quarter hour
PinYin kè
Mnemonics • work a pig 亥 with a knife 刂 ; it takes some time

刻 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
剛 S:刚

刚刚
Meaning hard, tough, rigid, strong
PinYin .
gāng
Mnemonics • knife 刂 cutting through mountains and mist 岡
/冈 alike: hard and strong

刚 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
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 般

般般
Meaning kind, sort, linger, Buddhism - intelligence, carry
PinYin bān
Mnemonics . originally to control 殳 a boat 舟 : each boat
• RS.
needs a different kind of control rod 殳 and sufficient
intelligence to make it linger in the same place to carry
people

般 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
普

普普
Meaning universal, general, widespread, Prussia
PinYin pǔ .
Mnemonics • RS. the sun 日 being everywhere equal 並 (behind
a cloud): universal

普 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
怕

怕怕 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
fear,. be afraid of, apprehensive
pà
• makes the mind 忄 go blank 白

怕 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
久

久久
Meaning long time (ago), time passage, grow late
PinYin jiǔ
Mnemonics • person
. 人 having his head hanging 厂 against the
bar: it has grown late in the evening, it’s been a long
time since he said something reasonable
• RS. one form of foot, to detain someone from walking:
long time

久 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
拿

拿拿
Meaning take, hold, grasp, bring, with
PinYin ná .
Mnemonics • RS. pick up with the hand 手 and put together 合
: grasp

拿 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
陽 S:阳

阳阳 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
’male’ principle, light, sun
.
yáng
• brightly 昜 lit slope 阝
• /sunlit 日 slopes 阝

阳 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
急 A:𢚩

急急
Meaning quick, quickly, urgent, pressing
PinYin jí .
Mnemonics • running with open mouth ⺈ and stressfully holding
hand 彐 on the heart 心

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 急 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
居

居居
Meaning live, dwell, reside, sit
PinYin jū
.
Mnemonics • old 古 body 尸 sits where it is and doesn’t move
• RS. baby 古 falling from a mother 尸 : original
dwelling place

居 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
環 S:环 A:𤨔 𤪹

环环 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
jade ring or bracelet, ring, circle, link, wheel
huán
.
• people with expensive clothes 睘 wearing a jade
ring or bracelet
玉
• /you are not allowed 不 to touch this expensive jade
王 ring or bracelet

环 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
云

云云 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
say, speak
yún.
• sound coming from the mouth →云
• two 二 individuals 厶 talking with each other

云 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
樹 S:树

树树
Meaning tree, plant, set up, establish
PinYin shù
Mnemonics .
• standing 尌 tree 木
尌 a piece of wood 木 : establish
• standing up
• /correct 对 tree 木 : it stands up, it’s roots have
been established in the ground

树 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
層 S:层

层层 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
storey, layer, floor, stratum
céng
.
• corpses 尸 of the past 曾 (still being talked 云
about): geological layers in the ground from millions of
years back

层 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
句

句句
Meaning sentence,
. phrase, passage, paragraph
PinYin jù
Mnemonics • uttered by an open 勹 mouth 口

句 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
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 演

演演
Meaning perform, act, put on, exercise
PinYin yǎn
.
Mnemonics • respectfully 寅 perform a religious ceremony with
holy water 氵
• performance about a tiger 寅 and water 氵

演 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
簡 S:简 A:𥳑

简简
Meaning simple, terse, succinct, letter
PinYin jiǎn
.
Mnemonics • gate 間 made of bamboo 竹 : simple structure
made in brief time; letter made of slips of bamboo 竹
with space 間 between

简 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
擔 S:担

担担
Meaning carry, bear, undertake
PinYin dān
Mnemonics . too much (chatter) 詹 while carrying something
• talk
in hand扌 to the market
• /hand 扌 putting something on the shoulder in the
morning 旦 to carry to the market

担 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
靜 S:静

静静
Meaning quiet, still, motionless, gentle
PinYin jìng.
Mnemonics • feeling blue 青 after a fight 爭 /争 : quiet, mo-
tionless and still

静 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
檢 S:检 A:検

检检
Meaning check, examine
PinYin jiǎn.
Mnemonics • people gathered 僉 to check on the health of a tree
木 ; 檢 → 検 ; drive an arrow 僉 into a tree 木
to check it’s health

检 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
差

差差 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
to differ, different, wrong, nearly, almost, an officer
chà.
• labourer 工 cutting up ⼃ an animal ⺷ in different
edible parts

差 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
角

角角 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
horn, angle, corner, point
jiǎo.
• mouth ⺈ blowing a horn
always has an angle
→ → 角 ; a horn

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 角 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
啊

啊啊 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
exclamatory particle, oh
a .
• coming from the mouth
on horse 阿
口 after the ascent of a hill

啊 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
超

超超
Meaning jump over, leap over, surpass, transcend
PinYin .
chāo
Mnemonics • walk 走 away from an imperial summons 召 : jump
over barriers

超 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
銀 S:银

银银 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
silver,
yín
. cash, money, wealth

• shine of metal 金 cutting in the eye 艮

银 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
怪

怪怪
Meaning strange, unusual, peculiar, suspicious
PinYin guài.
Mnemonics • mind 忄 thinking about sacred 圣 things: always
strange and unusual

怪 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
香 A:𥞌 𩠼 𩡄 𩡠 𪏰 𪏽

香香
Meaning fragrant, sweet smelling, incense
PinYin .
xiāng
Mnemonics • RS. nice food 禾 reduced to in the mouth 甘: 𥞌
→ 香 : fragrant

香 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
揹 S:背

背背
Meaning .
PinYin bèi
Mnemonics • see 背

背 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
草

草草
Meaning grass,
. straw, thatch, herbs
PinYin cǎo
Mnemonics • fast 早 growing vegetation 艹 : grass, herbs

草 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
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 腳 S:脚

脚脚
Meaning leg, foot, base, leg, foundation
PinYin jiǎo.
Mnemonics • part of the body 月 allowing to retreat 卻 /却 :
leg, the base of one’s body

脚 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
敢 A:𠭖 𢼿 𢽤 𢽿 𣆸 𣪏 �

敢敢
Meaning dare, venture, bold, brave
PinYin gǎn
.
Mnemonics • RS. two hands 攵 ⺤ holding off an animal that can
bite 古 : →𠭖→ 𢽿 → 敢 dare (holding an
animal by the ear 耳 )

敢 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
酒

酒酒 Meaning

PinYin
Mnemonics
alcoholic drinks (brewed or distilled), wine, liquor, spir-
its .
jiǔ
• liquid 氵 stored in a wine bottle 酉

酒 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
顧 S:顾

顾顾 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
gaze, look back, look after, visit,
gù .
• head 頁 looking back at employers
shop welcoming visitors
雇 working in a

顾 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
换 S:換

换换 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
change, exchange, substitute
.
huàn
• hand 扌 stoking a fire
of wood
奂 /奐 : change the blocks

换 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
聞 S:闻 A:䎽

闻闻
Meaning hear, smell, make known, news
PinYin wén
Mnemonics .
• listen intently with the ear 耳 while standing at the
gate 門 of their house: news gets spread easily
• at dusk 昏 one has to use his ears 耳 much more
than in broad daylight

闻 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
壞 S:坏

坏坏
Meaning rotten, spoilt, bad, broken down, bowl
PinYin huài.
Mnemonics • person 褱 /不 lying on the ground 土 : he’s rotting
• /person 不 making something out of clay 土 : bowl

坏 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
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 楚

楚楚
Meaning clear, neat, suffering, distress
PinYin chu.
Mnemonics • walking 疋 in the woods 林 : either you are enjoying
a clear day to walk or you are in distress because you
are lost

楚 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
樓 S:楼

楼楼
Meaning tower, high building
PinYin lóu .
Mnemonics • tall building made of wood 木 from which one can
see one’s ornated woman 婁 /娄 from very far

楼 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
畫 S:画

画画 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
a painting, picture, drawing, to draw
huà
.
• brush 聿 painting on a 一 flat 田 piece of paper
→ 畫 /lowest part of → 画 ; brush being dipped
into ink container 凵 before painting or drawing

画 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
耳

耳耳 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
ear, merely, only, handle
ěr .
•
an ear
→ → 耳 ; the handles of a pot resemble

耳 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
短

短短 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
short, brief, deficient, lacking
.
duǎn
• time needed for an arrow 矢 to cross the distance of
one bean 豆 : short

短 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
遇

遇遇 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
meet, come across, encounter, treat, luck
yù .
• encounter a monkey
road: luck
禺 while running ⻌ along the

遇 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
康

康康
Meaning peaceful, quiet, happy, healthy
PinYin kāng
Mnemonics .
• hand 彐 tendering flowers at a broad 广 water
氺 place: peaceful and quiet activity; cleaner holding
a broom 隶 cleaning a wide 广 marketplace: quiet
peaceful activity

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 康 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
旧旧
臼 A:旧
Meaning mortar
.
PinYin jiù
Mnemonics • → 臼→旧

旧 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
春 A:萅 𦸬 旾 𣈤

春春
Meaning spring, lust, wanton
PinYin chūn
Mnemonics .
• season where the sun 日 makes plants sprout 丰
with roots like legs 儿 : → 春 ; also the season
when lust springs back into life
• sprouts 屮 艹 under the sun 日

春 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
附

附附 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
adhere
fù
. to, append, rely on near to

• attach 付 to the wall 阝 so it adheres

附 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
礼

礼礼 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
social custom, manners, courtesy, bow, salute
lǐ
.
• mysterious 乚 customs at the altar 礻 : non-
initiated have no idea what happens; bend ⼃ before
the altar 礻 : bow

礼 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
板

板板
Meaning plank, board, iron or tin plate
PinYin bǎn.
Mnemonics • wood 木 in a form so it can be used as a defense
against 反 something (cold, weather, attacks, ...)

板 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
婚

婚婚 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
get married, marriage, wedding
hūn.
• for getting marriage you need a party at night
and a woman 女
昏

婚 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
筆 S:笔

笔笔
Meaning writing brush, write, stroke
PinYin bǐ .
Mnemonics • brush 聿 made from bamboo ⺮
• /brush made from hair 毛 and bamboo ⺮

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 笔 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
鮮 S:鲜

鲜鲜
Meaning fresh,
. new, delicious, rare, few
PinYin xiān
Mnemonics • RS. fish 魚 and sheep 羊 to eat: tasty and fresh

鲜 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
詞 S:词

词词 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
words,
cí
. phrase, expression

• person sitting in a chair 司 speaking 言 words

词 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
擇 S:择 A:択

择择
Meaning select, choose, pick out
PinYin zé
.
Mnemonics • inquisitive 睪 /𠬤 hand 扌
• hand 扌 or foot 尺 looking for something, wanting
to pick it out

择 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
健

健健
Meaning strong, robust, healthy, strength
PinYin jiàn.
Mnemonics 建 person 亻
• a well built
• a person 亻 healthy enough to build 建 things

健 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
借

借借
Meaning borrow, lend, make pretext of
PinYin jiè .
Mnemonics • person 亻 being faced with his past 昔: he has
borrowed, now he must pay rent

借 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
園 S:园

园园 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
garden, park, orchard
yuán
.
• people wearing their best clothes 袁 walking in the
park 囗 on Sunday/the garden of Eden from the ori-
gin’s of time 元 surrounded by a wall 囗

园 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
牙

牙牙 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
tooth,
yá
. molars, teeth, serrated, rad. 92

• tusk of an elephant → 牙

牙 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
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 束

束束
Meaning bind, control, restrain, bale
PinYin shù.
Mnemonics • RS. bag tied at both ends: → 束 : it’s contents
are restrained

束 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
練 S:练

练练
Meaning practice, drill, exercise, train
PinYin liàn
.
Mnemonics • practising 東 /东 tai chi lines 糸 /纟 in the morn-
ing outside/practising writing lines 糸 to write a letter
柬

练 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
爺 S:爷

爷爷 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
father, grandfather, master, sir
ye .
• father 父 on top of father 耶
• kneeling 卩 for one’s father 父

爷 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
戱 S:戏 A:戯 戲

戏戏
Meaning theatrical play, show
PinYin xì
.
Mnemonics • theatrical play with spears 戈 happening on the
mountain side with tigers 虚 /虛
• /theatrical play with spears 戈 in hand 又

戏 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
典

典典
Meaning law, canon, documentation, classic, scripture
PinYin diǎn
.
Mnemonics • RS. bamboo slats 冊 on a table 丌 ; something
which is bend 曲 according to the will of the ruling
men 儿

典 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
盤 S:盘

盘盘 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
tray,. plate, dish, examine
pán
• plate 皿 being carried 般

盘 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
忘

忘忘 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
forget,
wàng
. neglect, miss, omit

• what dies 亡 in the mind 心 is forgotten

忘 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
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 賽 S:赛

赛赛
Meaning compete, contend, contest, race
PinYin sài .
Mnemonics • gambler having a house with a heavy roof 𡨄 and a
lot of money 貝 : he competed in many races

赛 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
趣

趣趣
Meaning interest, fun, interesting, funny, content
PinYin qù .
Mnemonics • take 取 while walking 走: interest in the content
of things you see

趣 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
冰 A:仒

冰冰
Meaning ice, ice-cold
PinYin bīng.
Mnemonics • icy冫 water 水
• twice ice 冫 仌 : 仒

冰 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
努

努努
Meaning to exert,
. strive, make an effort, diligent
PinYin nǔ
Mnemonics • work with force 力 like a slave 奴

努 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
綠 S:绿

绿绿
绿 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
lǜ
• see
.

街街
Meaning street,
. road, thoroughfare
PinYin jiē
Mnemonics • places 土 土 one can go 行 through

街 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
燈 S:灯

灯灯
Meaning lantern, lamp
PinYin .
dēng
Mnemonics • rising 登 flame 火
• /flame 火 a man 丁 can hold

灯 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
夏 A:𠍺 𡔰 昰 𡕾

夏夏 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
summer, great, grand, big
xià .
• man 頁 going slowly
summer
夊 because of the great heat:

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 夏 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
秋 A:𥤛

秋秋 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
autumn, fall, year
qiū .
• RS. the moment of the year the grain
put on fire 火
禾 fields are

秋 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
末

末末
Meaning final,
. last, end, insignificant
PinYin mò
Mnemonics • RS. the fruits of a tree 木 are the final result

末 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
藍 S:蓝

蓝蓝
Meaning blue, indigo plant
PinYin lán .
Mnemonics • man supervising 監 /监 precious plants 艹 which
give an indigo coloured die

蓝 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
燒 S:烧 A:焼

烧烧
Meaning burn, bake, heat, roast
PinYin .
shāo
Mnemonics • emperor 堯 /尧 /尭 enjoying fire 火
• fire 火 in a barbecue 堯 /尧 /尭

烧 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
哭

哭哭 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
weep,
kū
. cry, wail

• RS. mouths 口 口 crying like a dog 犬

哭 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
冒 A:冐

冒冒 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
risk, brave, dare, incautious, rash
mào.
• RS. a hat 冃 over the eyes 目 : rash, ready to brave
many risks

冒 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
慣 S:惯

惯惯
Meaning habit, custom, habitually, usually
PinYin .
guàn
Mnemonics • that which pierces 貫 the mind 忄 without one
thinking about it

惯 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
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 鏡 S:镜

镜镜 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
mirror, lens, glass, glasses
jìng.
• after a long voyage through the country one can fi-
nally 竟 look in a metal 金 object and fashion one’s
looks

镜 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
鳥 S:鸟

鸟鸟 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
bird,
niǎo
•
. rad. 196

→ → 鳥

鸟 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
季

季季
Meaning quarter of year, season
PinYin jì .
Mnemonics • time it takes for a newborn child 子 to be able to
eat grain 禾

季 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
鼻

鼻鼻
Meaning nose,
. first, rad. 209
PinYin bí
Mnemonics • head 田 with a nose 自 held by two hands 廾

鼻 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
腿

腿腿 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
legs,. thighs
tuǐ
• part of the body 月 that is used to walk away 退

腿 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
遲 S:迟

迟迟 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
late, tardy, slow, delay
chí .
• going 辶 like a rhinoceros 犀 or setting one foot at
a time 尺 : slow and you’ll be late

迟 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
輛 S:辆

辆辆
Meaning .
PinYin liàng
Mnemonics • see 両

辆 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
淨 S:净

净净
Meaning pure,
. clean, unspoiled
PinYin jìng
Mnemonics • fight 爭 /争 over pure water 氵 /冫

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 净 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
鼕 S:冬

冬冬
Meaning sound of beating drum
PinYin .
dōng
Mnemonics • in the silence of winter 冬 one hears the beating of
the drum 鼓 very clearly

冬 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
騎 S:骑

骑骑
Meaning ride horseback, mount, cavalry
PinYin qí .
Mnemonics • big person everybody talks about 奇 sitting on a
horse 馬

骑 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
叔

叔叔 Meaning

PinYin
younger brothers of one’s father, paternal uncles,
younger brothers of one’s husband, a general designa-
tion. for members of one’s father’s generation who are
younger than one’s father, declining
shū
Mnemonics • RS. a hand 又 husking peas 尗: younger brothers
helping in the household

叔 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
爬

爬爬 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
crawl,
pá
. creep, climb, scramble

• crawl like a snake 巴 on one’s claws 爪

爬 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
掃 S:扫

扫扫 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
sweep, clear away, exterminate
sǎo.
• RS. something done with the hand
a broom 帚
扌 , sweep with

扫 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
箱

箱箱 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
case,
. box, chest, trunk
xiāng
• bamboo ⺮ box to store related 相 things

箱 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
舒

舒舒
Meaning open up, unfold, stretch out, comfortable, easy, relax
PinYin shū.
Mnemonics • house 舍 where one goes back and forth 予 : it is
opened up and one feels comfortable when stretched
out

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 舒 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
賓 S:宾 A:賓 𡧍 𡧎 𡪛 𡫅 𤍘 𥦎 𥧨 𧶉 𧶎

宾宾
Meaning guest, visitor, obey, submit
PinYin bīn
Mnemonics . one who comes into (upside down 止 ) the house
• RS.
宀 and is treated like money 貝 : 𡪛 → 賓 : ven-
erable guest
• RS. somebody protected by the soldiers 兵 of a house
宀

宾 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
績 S:绩

绩绩
Meaning spin, achievements
PinYin jī .
Mnemonics • one’s duty 責 to spin the thread 糸 of the silk
cocoons

绩 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
朵 A:朶

朵朵 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
cluster of flowers, earlobe
duo.
• RS. the part on top of a plant tree 木 which flaps in
the wind indicating flower

朵 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
鞋

鞋鞋 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
shoes,
xié
. footwear in general

• made in leather 革 to walk on the ground 土 土

鞋 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
祝

祝祝 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
pray for happiness or blessings, celebrate, congratulate
zhù.
• brother 兄 going to the altar 礻 to pray for happi-
ness for one of his siblings: cause for celebration and
congratulations if it comes true

祝 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
郵 S:邮

邮邮
Meaning postal, mail
PinYin yóu
.
Mnemonics • messages in a tree 垂 for the gods in the city 阝
temple
• /postal boxes are like shoots 由 in the city 阝

邮 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
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 鄰 S:邻 A:隣 隣 厸

邻邻
Meaning neighbour, neighbouring, adjacent
PinYin lín .
Mnemonics • flickering lights 粦 of neighbours in the city or on
the hill 阝

邻 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
聦 S:聡 A:聰 聪

聪聪 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
intelligent, clever, bright
cōng.
• intelligent people have an ear 耳 that works very fast
怱 /忩 /悤 /总

聪 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
梯

梯梯 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
ladder, steps, stairs, lean, private
tī .
• thing in wood 木 your young brother
get to the sweets in the cupboard
弟 needs to

梯 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
疼

疼疼
Meaning aches, pains, be fond of, love
PinYin téng.
Mnemonics • winter 冬 brings many sicknesses 疒 : aches and
pains; if you are fond of someone, you care for him

疼 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
熊

熊熊
Meaning a bear, brilliant, bright
PinYin .
xióng
Mnemonics • a bear (many people needed to control it) 能 roasted
on the fire 灬 : needs a bright fire

熊 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
糖

糖糖 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
sugar,
. candy, sweets
táng
• (c)rude 唐 rice 米 becomes sugar

糖 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
帽

帽帽
Meaning hat,. cap, cap-like tops
PinYin mào
Mnemonics • a hat over the eyes 冒 made from cloth 巾

帽 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
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 煉 S:炼

炼炼 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
smelt, refine, distill, condense
liàn.
• done with fire 火 from early in the morning 東 :
smelt or distill; dew condensed on plants in the morning
東

炼 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
搬

搬搬
Meaning transfer,
. transport, move, remove, shift
PinYin bān
Mnemonics • carried 般 by hand 扌

搬 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
刷

刷刷
Meaning brush, clean with brush, scrub, printing, print
PinYin .
shuā
Mnemonics • person holding a brush 𡰯 and a knife 刂 to clean
thoroughly or to write

刷 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
瘦 S:痩

瘦瘦
Meaning thin,
. emaciated, lean, meager
PinYin shòu
Mnemonics • old 叟 /� sick 疒 person: thin and meager

瘦 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
胖

胖胖
Meaning fat, obese, fatty
PinYin pàng.
Mnemonics • part of the flesh 月 which is fat enough to cut in
half 半

胖 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
餓 S:饿

饿饿
Meaning hungry, greedy for, hunger
PinYin è .
Mnemonics • soldier (defending his people) 我 usually doesn’t have
food 飠: hunger

饿 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
碗

碗碗 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
bowl, small dish
wǎn.
• stone 石 bowl a man eats from before going to sleep
in his house 宛

碗 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
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 渴 S:渇

渴渴 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
thirsty,
kě
. parched, yearn, pine

• beggar asking 曷 for water 氵 : thirsty

渴 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
飽 S:饱

饱饱
Meaning eat .to the full, sated, tired of, bored, satiate
PinYin bǎo
Mnemonics • embrace 包 food 飠 fully: become satiated

饱 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
甜

甜甜 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
sweet,
tián
. sweetness, agreeable, pleasant

• RS. something good 甘 on the tongue 舌 : sweet

甜 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
矮

矮矮 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
short, dwarf, low
ǎi .
• RS. like a woman in the field
are short as well
委: short, arrows 矢

矮 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
褲 S:裤

裤裤 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
trousers, pants
kù .
• clothing 衤 which the merchant wears while working
in his storehouse 庫

裤 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
葡

葡葡
Meaning grapes, Portugal
PinYin pú .
Mnemonics • fruit of a plant 艹 harvested 匍 for wine; country
known for it’s fine wines

葡 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
廚 S:厨

厨厨 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
kitchen, closet, cupboard
chú
.
• place in the house 广 where one stands
• /small 寸 place in the house
beans 豆
尌 to cook
厂 where one cooks

厨 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
衫

衫衫
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Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
shirt,
shān
. robe, gown, jacket

• type of clothing

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衤 thin like hair 彡

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 衫 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
傘 S:伞

伞伞 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
umbrella, parasol, parachute
sǎn
.
• many
umbrella
十 people 人 人 人
𠆢
人 shielding under an
• /many 十 people 人 (split in two and upside down)
shielding under an umbrella 𠆢

伞 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
萄

萄萄
Meaning grapes
.
PinYin táo
Mnemonics • fruit of plant 艹 stored in pots 匋 for wine

萄 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
姨

姨姨
Meaning mother
. or wife’s sister, concubine
PinYin yí
Mnemonics • barbarian (not real) 夷 wife 女

姨 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
刮

刮刮 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
shave,
guā
. pare off, scrape

• knife 刂 scraping substance off a tongue 舌

刮 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
糕

糕糕 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
cakes, pastry, steamed dumplings
gāo.
• cake made from rice
on fire 羔
米 which is cooked like a lamb

糕 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
裙

裙裙 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
skirt, apron, petticoat
qún.
• sovereign 君 likes his girls clothed in this kind of
clothing 衤

裙 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
襯 S:衬

衬衬
Meaning underwear, inner garments
PinYin .
chèn
Mnemonics • tiny 寸 piece of clothing 衤 your parents 親 learned
you to wear

衬 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
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 鍛 S:锻

锻锻 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
forge
duàn
. metal, temper, refine

• metal 金 forged into steps 段

锻 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
汁

汁汁 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
juice,
zhī
. liquor, fluid, sap, gravy, sauce

• lot’s 十 of fluids 氵

汁 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
鉛 S:铅

铅铅 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
lead.
qiān
• metal 金 poisoning streams 㕣

铅 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
澡

澡澡 Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
wash, bathe
zǎo.
• chirping birds of the tree
the water 氵
喿 bathing themselves in

澡 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
啤

啤啤
Meaning beer,
. character used in transliterating
PinYin pí
Mnemonics • humble 卑 liquid pleasing the mouth 口

啤 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
蕉

蕉蕉
Meaning banana, weed, dark, looking haggard,
PinYin jiāo.
Mnemonics • kind of plant 艹 which is also very tasty when roasted
like a bird 焦

蕉 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
筷

筷筷
Meaning chopsticks
PinYin kuài.
Mnemonics • heart beating quicker 快 when on takes one’s bam-
boo 竹 chopsticks: one can finally eat

筷 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
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2 Stroke-index
2 • 世: 7 • 冰: 31 • 者: 4 • 刻: 21 • 虽: 18
• 力: 4 • 示: 14 • 灯: 31 • 法: 3 • 怕: 22 • 春: 28
• 几: 8 • 节: 19 • 耳: 27 • 事: 2 • 净: 33 • 香: 25
• 又: 5 头: 6 爷: 30
• • • 实: 4 • 怪: 25 • 须: 15
3
• 议: 13 • 扫: 34 • 定: 3 • 刷: 37 • 差: 24
• 于: 1
• 包: 15 • 朵: 35 其: 3 • 爬: 34 急: 22
• 万: 12 • •
• 且: 11 • 伞: 39 使: 4 • 饱: 38 背: 25
• 己: 6 • •
• 必: 10 7 刮: 39
• 口: 8 • 物: 5 •
• 树: 23
• 半: 18 • 位: 7 叔: 34
• 才: 9 • 该: 12 •
• 草: 25
山: 10 • 史: 16 • 应: 5 周: 17 • 衫: 38
• • • 秋: 32
干: 13 • 乎: 16 • 近: 13 • 衬: 39
• • 空: 10 • 冒: 32
久: 22 • 旧: 28 • 把: 4 9
• • 放: 11 • 祝: 35
4 • 礼: 28 • 求: 11 • 要: 1
• 直: 10 • 炼: 37
• 方: 2 • 句: 23 • 条: 8 • 种: 2
• 单: 13 • 胖: 37
• 文: 6 • 冬: 34 • 李: 17 • 重: 5
• 变: 8 姨: 39
• 心: 4 • 末: 32 • 低: 21 • 信: 7 •

化: 7 • 或: 6 10
•
• 鸟: 33 • 花: 14 • 相: 6
• 办: 13 • 育: 21 • 总: 9 • 通: 7
• 汁: 40 • 声: 7
• 风: 12 • 参: 18 • 界: 11 • 特: 6
6 • 园: 29
• 片: 15 • 环: 23 城: 14 • 调: 13
• 地: 1 • 护: 19 •
• 历: 17 • 易: 16 结: 9 • 难: 11
• 成: 2 • 极: 13 •
• 双: 20 • 注: 18 选: 18 • 较: 17
• 后: 1 • 阿: 16 •
• 云: 23 • 居: 23 闻: 26 • 容: 15
• 而: 1 • 层: 23 •
• 牙: 29 图: 17 根: 12
• 当: 3 • 角: 24
• • 南: 11 •
5
如: 3 • 终: 19 查: 16 • 健: 29
• 市: 10 • • 束: 30 •

• 网: 21 • 板: 28 • 带: 12 • 拿: 22
• 发: 1 • 邮: 35
• 安: 9 • 练: 30 举: 20 • 害: 20
• 业: 5 • 附: 28 •

向: 5 • 河: 20 音: 19 • 换: 26
• 用: 2 •
• 坏: 26 •

决: 10 • 担: 24 响: 18 • 酒: 26
• 记: 11 •
• 努: 31 •

• 主: 3 • 级: 14 • 词: 29 • 奇: 20 • 段: 20 • 般: 22
• 目: 9 • 阳: 22 • 忘: 30 • 择: 29 • 除: 16 • 顾: 26
• 加: 6 • 刚: 21 • 迟: 33 • 画: 27 • 复: 14 • 笔: 28
• 平: 8 • 讲: 19 • 邻: 36 • 季: 33 • 突: 17 • 夏: 31
• 只: 4 • 戏: 30 8 • 典: 30 • 轻: 16 • 借: 29
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 • 宾: 35 • 检: 24 • 甜: 38 • 葡: 38 • 搬: 37 • 鼻: 33
• 烧: 32 • 黄: 19 • 啤: 40 • 渴: 38 • 腿: 33 • 锻: 40
• 啊: 25 • 康: 27 12
• 裤: 38 • 碗: 37 • 瘦: 37
哭: 32 • 道: 2 裙: 39 • 矮: 38
•
• 辆: 33 • 15
• 疼: 36 • 然: 2 13 • 筷: 40
• 婚: 28 • 箱: 34
• 饿: 37 • 提: 7 • 数: 9 14
• 绩: 35 • 趣: 31
• 铅: 40 • 越: 15 • 解: 8 • 赛: 31
• 绿: 31 演: 24 • 鞋: 35
11 • 超: 25 • 感: 9 •

理: 3 • 脚: 26 普: 22 需: 14 • 聪: 36
• • • 照: 15 •

• 情: 5 • 脸: 21 • 短: 27 • 楼: 27 • 境: 20 • 蕉: 40
• 据: 12 • 敢: 26 • 街: 31 • 满: 15 • 算: 14 16

• 接: 10 • 惯: 32 • 遇: 27 • 简: 24 • 愿: 21 • 镜: 33
• 清: 12 • 梯: 36 • 舒: 34 • 跟: 19 • 鲜: 29 • 糖: 36
• 盘: 30 • 骑: 34 • 厨: 38 • 蓝: 32 • 静: 24 • 糕: 39
• 银: 25 • 萄: 39 • 帽: 36 • 楚: 27 • 熊: 36 • 澡: 40

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3 Unihan Meaning-index
• Zhou dynasty; circumference: • brush; clean with brush, scrub: • consult, talk over, discuss: 议:
周: 17 刷: 37 13

• a bear; brilliant; bright; surname: • building of two or more stories: • count, calculate, figure; plan: 算:
熊: 36 楼: 27 14
• crawl, creep; climb; scramble:
• a painting, picture, drawing; to draw: • burn; bake; heat; roast: 烧: 32 爬: 34
画: 27
• cakes, pastry: 糕: 39 • decide, determine, judge: 决: 10
• a square, rectangle; a region; local:
方: 2 • carry, bear, undertake: 担: 24 • decide, settle, fix: 定: 3
• aches, pains; be fond of; love: 疼: • carve, engrave; quarter hour: 刻: • diagram; chart, map, picture: 图:
36 21 17

• add to, increase, augment: 加: 6 • case, box, chest, trunk: 箱: 34 • difficult, arduous, hard; unable:
难: 11
• adhere to, append; rely on near to: • castle; city, town; municipality:
附: 28 城: 14 • ear; merely, only; handle: 耳: 27
• affair, matter, business; to serve; ac- • cause, send on a mission, order; en- • earth; soil, ground; region: 地: 1
cident, incident: 事: 2 voy, messenger, ambassador: 使: • eliminate, remove, except: 除:
4 16
• although, even if: 虽: 18
• change: 换: 26 • empty, hollow, bare, deserted:
• and, also, again, in addition: 又: 空: 10
5 • change, convert, reform; -ize: 化:
7 • end; finally, in the end: 终: 19
• and; and then; and yet; but: 而:
1 • change, transform, alter; rebel: • exceed, go beyond; the more ...:
变: 8 越: 15
• autumn, fall; year: 秋: 32
• change; easy: 易: 16 • exclamatory particle: 啊: 25
• back; back side; behind; betray:
背: 25 • check; examine: 检: 24 • explain; discuss; talk: 讲: 19
• extreme, utmost, furthest, final:
• banana; plantain: 蕉: 40 • choose, select; elect; election:
极: 13
选: 18
• bear, accept, undertake; just: 当: • eye; look, see; division, topic: 目:
3 • chopsticks: 筷: 40 9
• beer: 啤: 40 • clause, condition; string, stripe: • face; cheek; reputation: 脸: 21
• belt, girdle, band, strap, zone: 条: 8 • fat, obese; fatty: 胖: 37
带: 12 • clean, pure; cleanse: 净: 33 • father, grandfather: 爷: 30
• bind, control, restrain; bale: 束: • clear, pure, clean; peaceful: 清: • feel, perceive, emotion: 感: 9
30 12
鸟: 33 • feeling, sentiment, emotion: 情:
• bird; KangXi radical 196: • cluster of flowers; earlobe: 朵: 5
35
• blue; indigo plant; surname: 蓝: • fill; full, satisfied: 满: 15
32 • collect; overall, altogether: 总: 9
• final, last, end; insignificant: 末:
• borrow; lend; make pretext of: • compare; comparatively, more: 32
借: 29 较: 17 • flat, level, even; peaceful: 平: 8
• boundary, frontier; area, region: • compete, contend; contest, race:
境: 20 赛: 31 • flower; blossoms: 花: 14
• forge metal; temper, refine: 锻:
• boundary, limit; domain; society; the • completed, finished, fixed: 成: 2 40
world: 界: 11
• concentrate, focus, direct: 注: • forget; neglect; miss, omit: 忘:
• bowl, small dish: 碗: 37 18 30

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 • fragrant, sweet smelling, incense: • if, supposing; as if; like, as: 如: • look back; look at; look after: 顾:
香: 25 3 26

• fresh; delicious; attractive: 鲜: • in, on, at; go to; surname: 于: 1 • looks, appearance; figure, form:
29 容: 15
• injure, harm; destroy, kill: 害: • loosen, unfasten, untie; explain:
• garden; park, orchard: 园: 29 20
解: 8
• generation; world; era: 世: 7 • intelligent, clever, bright: 聪: 36 • low; to lower, hang, bend, bow:
• get married; marriage, wedding: • interrogative or exclamatory final 低: 21
婚: 28 particle: 乎: 16 • make sound, make noise; sound:

• grapes: 葡: 38 • investigate, examine, seek into: 响: 18

查: 16 • manage, do, handle; deal with:
• grapes: 萄: 39 办: 13
• issue, dispatch, send out; hair:
• grass, straw, thatch, herbs: 草: 发: 1 • market, fair; city, town; trade:
25
• jade ring or bracelet; ring: 环: 市: 10
• green; chlorine: 绿: 31 23 • master, chief owner; host; lord:

• guest, visitor; surname; submit: • juice, liquor, fluid, sap, gravy, sauce:
主: 3
宾: 35 汁: 40 • meet, come across, encounter:
遇: 27
• habit, custom; habitually, usual: • jump over, leap over; surpass:
惯: 32 超: 25 • mirror; lens; glass; glasses: 镜:
33
• half: 半: 18 • kitchen; closet; cupboard: 厨: • moreover, also (post-subject); about
38
• hard, tough, rigid, strong: 刚: to, will soon (pre-verb): 且: 11
21 • knot, node, joint; section: 节: • mountain, hill, peak: 山: 10
19
• hat, cap; cap-like tops: 帽: 36 • mouth; open end; entrance, gate:
• knot, tie; join, connect: 结: 9 口: 8
• head; top; chief, first; boss: 头:
6 • ladder, steps, stairs; lean: 梯: 36 • must, have to, necessary: 须: 15
• mutual, reciprocal, each other:
• hear; smell; make known; news: • lantern, lamp: 灯: 31 相: 6
闻: 26
• heart; mind, intelligence; soul:
• late, tardy; slow; delay: 迟: 33 • name of feudal state; clear: 楚:
心: 4 • law, canon; documentation; classic, 27

• heavy, weighty; double: 重: 5 scripture: 典: 30 • near, close; approach; intimate:

• law, rule, regulation, statute; France, 近: 13

• heel; to follow, accompany; with:
跟: 19 French: 法: 3 • necessary, essential; necessity:
要: 1
其: 3 • lead: 铅: 40
• his, her, its, their; that:
• need, require, must: 需: 14
• leg, foot; base, leg, foundation:
• history, chronicle, annals: 史: 16 脚: 26 • neighbor; neighborhood: 邻: 36
• history; calendar: 历: 17 • legs, thighs: 腿: 33 • net; network; KangXi radical 122:
网: 21
• hold in hand; lift in hand: 提: 7 • level, rank, class; grade: 级: 14 • nose; first; KangXi radical 209:
• hold, take; guard; regard as: 把: • light; easy, simple; gentle: 轻: 鼻: 33
4
16 • number; several, count; fate: 数:
• horn; angle, corner; point: 角: • literature, culture, writing: 文: 6 9
24
• numerary adjunct for vehicles:
• hungry; greedy for; hunger: 饿: • live, dwell, reside, sit: 居: 23 辆: 33
37
• long time (ago); time passage, grow • old, ancient; former, past: 旧:
• ice; ice-cold: 冰: 31 late: 久: 22 28

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 • only, just, simply: 只: 4 • reason, logic; manage: 理: 3 • silver; cash, money, wealth: 银:
25
• open up, unfold, stretch out; com- • receive; continue; catch; connect:
fortable, easy: 舒: 34 接: 10 • simple, terse, succinct, a letter:
简: 24
• oppose, offend; invade; dried: • record; keep in mind, remember:
干: 13 记: 11 • sincere, honest, virtuous: 愿: 21
• or, either, else; perhaps, maybe: • return; repeat; repeatedly: 复: • single, individual, only; lone: 单:
或: 6 14 13

• pass through, common, communi- • ride horseback; mount; cavalry: • skirt, apron, petticoat: 裙: 39
cate: 通: 7 骑: 34 • slice, splinter, strip; rad. 91: 片:
15
• path, road, street; method, way: • risk, brave, dare: 冒: 32
道: 2 • small table: 几: 8
• river; stream; yellow river: 河: • smelt, refine; distill, condense:
• peaceful, quiet; happy, healthy:
康: 27
20
炼: 37
• root, base(d on); foundation: 根: • social custom; manners; courtesy:
• peaceful, tranquil, quiet: 安: 9 12 礼: 28
• perform, put on; exercise: 演: 24 • rotten, spoilt, bad, broken down: • sort, manner, kind, category: 般:
坏: 26 22
• plank, board; iron or tin plate:
板: 28 • say, speak; clouds: 云: 23 • sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation:
音: 19
• plum; judge; surname: 李: 17 • section, piece, division: 段: 20
• sound, voice, noise; tone; music:
• postal, mail; post office: 邮: 35 • seed; race, breed; to plant: 种: 声: 7
2
• south; southern part; southward:
• power, capability, influence: 力: • seek; demand, request; beseech: 南: 11
4
求: 11 • special, unique, distinguished:
• pray for happiness or blessings:
祝: 35 • select, choose, pick out: 择: 29 特: 6
• produce, give birth to; educate: • self, oneself; personal, private; 6th • spin; achievements: 绩: 35
育: 21 heavenly stem: 己: 6 • spring; wanton: 春: 28
• profession, business; GB radical 111: • sentence: 句: 23 • storey, layer, floor, stratum: 层:
业: 5 • set of two, pair, couple; both: 双: 23
• protect, guard, defend, shelter: 20 • straight, erect, vertical: 直: 10
护: 19 • shave, pare off, scrape: 刮: 39 • strange, unusual, peculiar: 怪:
• put, release, free, liberate: 放: • shine, illumine, reflect: 照: 15
25
11 • strange, unusual, uncanny, occult:
• quarter of year; season; surname: • shirt; robe; gown; jacket: 衫: 38 奇: 20
季: 33 • shoes, footwear in general: 鞋: • street, road, thoroughfare: 街:
• queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. 35 31
for �) behind, rear, after: 后: • short, dwarf; low: 矮: 38 • strong, robust, healthy; strength:
1 健: 29
• short; brief; deficient, lacking:
• quick, quickly; urgent, pressing: • suddenly, abruptly, unexpectedly:
短: 27 突: 17
急: 22
• quiet, still, motionless; gentle:
• should, ought to, must: 应: 5 • sugar; candy; sweets: 糖: 36
静: 24 • should, ought to, need to: 该: • summer; great, grand, big: 夏:
12 31
• raise, lift up; recommend: 举: 20
• show, manifest; demonstrate: • surely, most certainly; must: 必:
• real, true; honest, sincere: 实: 4 示: 14 10

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 • sweep, clear away; exterminate: • to exert, strive, make an effort; to • underwear; inner garments: 衬:
扫: 34 pout: 努: 31 39

• sweet, sweetness: 甜: 38 • to fear, be afraid of; apprehensive: • universal, general, widespread:

• take part in, intervene; ginseng: 怕: 22 普: 22

参: 18 • to occupy, take possession of; a base, • use, employ, apply, operate; use:

• take, hold, grasp; bring; with: 拿: position: 据: 12 用: 2

22 • to practice, drill, exercise, train: • wash, bathe: 澡: 40
• talent, ability; just, only: 才: 9 练: 30
• weep, cry, wail: 哭: 32
• ten thousand; innumerable: 万: • tooth, molars, teeth; serrated:
12 牙: 29 • wind; air; manners, atmosphere:
风: 12
• that which; he who; those who:
• toward, direction, trend: 向: 5
者: 4 • wine, spirits, liquor, alcoholic bever-
• transfer, move, change; tune: 调: age: 酒: 26
• theatrical play, show: 戏: 30 13
• thin, emaciated, lean; meager: • winter, 11th lunar month: 冬:
• transfer, move, remove, shift: 搬: 34
瘦: 37 37
• thing, substance, creature: 物: 5 • words; phrase, expression: 词:
• tray, plate, dish; examine: 盘: 29
• thirsty, parched; yearn, pine: 渴: 30
• wrap, pack, bundle; package: 包:
38
• tree; plant; set up, establish: 树: 15
• throne; position, post; rank, status; 23
seat: 位: 7 • writing brush; write; stroke: 笔:
• trousers, pants: 裤: 38 28
• to dare, venture; bold, brave: 敢:
26 • trust, believe; letter: 信: 7 • yellow; surname: 黄: 19
• to differ; different, wrong; nearly, al- • umbrella, parasol, parachute: 伞: • yes, certainly; pledge, promise:
most; an officer: 差: 24 39 然: 2

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4 PinYin-index
a • 衬: 39 • 短: 27 • 刮: 39 hé • 脚: 26
• 啊: 25 chéng dài gàn • 河: 20 jiǔ
biàn
• 成: 2 • 带: 12 • 干: 13 hòu • 酒: 26
• 变: 8 • 城: 14 dào gù • 后: 1 • 久: 22
bàn
chí • 道: 2 • 顾: 26 hù jué

• 办: 13 • 迟: 33 dìng gāi
• 护: 19 • 决: 10
jì
• 半: 18 chú • 定: 3 • 该: 12
hūn

婚: 28 • 记: 11
bèi • 除: 16 dān gāng
•

背: 25 jiàn • 季: 33
•
• 厨: 38 • 单: 13 • 刚: 21 jìn
bì • 健: 29
chāo • 担: 24 gāo • 近: 13
• 必: 10 • 超: 25 jiào
dāng • 糕: 39 jìng
bí
chūn • 较: 17
• 当: 3 gēn • 境: 20
• 鼻: 33 • 春: 28 jiè
dēng • 根: 12 • 静: 24
bān
cái • 界: 11
• 灯: 31 跟: 19 • 净: 33
• 般: 22 • 才: 9
•
• 借: 29
• 搬: 37
dī gǎn • 镜: 33
céng jié
• 低: 21 • 感: 9 jí
bāo • 层: 23 dōng • 结: 9 • 级: 14
• 包: 15 • 敢: 26
cí
• 冬: 34 • 节: 19 • 极: 13
bīn • 词: 29 hu
jiù
fàng
乎: 16 • 急: 22
• 宾: 35 cān •
• 旧: 28
• 放: 11 jù
bīng • 参: 18 huà
jiā • 据: 12
• 冰: 31 cōng
fù
• 化: 7
复: 14 • 加: 6 • 句: 23
bǎ • 聪: 36
• • 画: 27
jiāo jī
• 把: 4 • 附: 28 huài
cǎo
• 蕉: 40 • 绩: 35
bǎn • 草: 25
fā • 坏: 26 jū
jiē
板: 28 • 发: 1 huàn
• de
• 接: 10 • 居: 23
bǎo • 地: 1
fāng • 换: 26 jǐ
方: 2 • 街: 31
• 饱: 38 diào • huán • 己: 6
bǐ • 调: 13 fēng • 环: 23 jiě
• 几: 8
• 笔: 28 diǎn • 风: 12 huáng • 解: 8 jǔ

chu • 典: 30 fǎ • 黄: 19 jiǎn • 举: 20
• 楚: 27 duo • 法: 3 huò • 检: 24 kuài

或: 6 简: 24 • 筷: 40
chà • 朵: 35 guài • •
kè
• 差: 24 duàn • 怪: 25 huā jiǎng
• 刻: 21
chá • 段: 20 guàn • 花: 14 • 讲: 19 kù
• 查: 16 • 锻: 40 • 惯: 32 hài jiǎo
• 裤: 38
chèn duǎn guā • 害: 20 • 角: 24 kāng

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 • 康: 27 • 目: 9 • 秋: 32 shān • 提: 7 • 香: 25
kě mǎn qí • 山: 10 tóu • 箱: 34
• 渴: 38 • 满: 15 • 其: 3 • 衫: 38 • 头: 6 xiǎng

kōng niǎo
• 奇: 20
shāo tú • 响: 18
• 空: 10 • 鸟: 33 • 烧: 32 • 图: 17 xuǎn
• 骑: 34 • 选: 18
kū ná shēng tī
qíng
xì
• 哭: 32 • 拿: 22 • 声: 7 • 梯: 36
• 情: 5 • 戏: 30
kǒu nán shū tōng
qù xìn
• 口: 8 • 南: 11 • 舒: 34 • 通: 7 信: 7
• 趣: 31 •
li
• 难: 11 • 叔: 34 tū xīn
qún
• 李: 17 nǔ shǐ • 突: 17 • 心: 4
• 裙: 39
liàn
• 努: 31 • 使: 4 wàn xū

• 练: 30 piàn
qīng
• 史: 16 • 万: 12 • 需: 14
炼: 37 • 清: 12 wàng • 须: 15
• • 片: 15 suàn
liàng • 轻: 16 • 算: 14 • 忘: 30 ye
pà
rán • 爷: 30
• 辆: 33 • 怕: 22 suī wèi

liǎn
• 然: 2 • 虽: 18 • 位: 7 yuàn
pàng
róng • 愿: 21
• 脸: 21 • 胖: 37
sài wén
yuán
lán • 容: 15 • 赛: 31 • 文: 6
pá • 园: 29
• 蓝: 32 rú sǎn • 闻: 26
• 爬: 34 • 如: 3
yuè
lì
pán
• 伞: 39 wù
• 越: 15
• 力: 4 shuā
sǎo • 物: 5 yào
• 盘: 30 • 刷: 37
• 历: 17 • 扫: 34 wǎn
• 要: 1
pí
lín
shuāng
tián • 碗: 37 yá
• 啤: 40 • 双: 20 甜: 38
• 邻: 36 • wǎng
• 牙: 29
lóu
píng shì
tiáo • 网: 21 yáng
• 平: 8 • 市: 10 条: 8 阳: 22
• 楼: 27 • xià •

lǐ
pú • 事: 2 tuǐ • 夏: 31 yè

• 理: 3 • 葡: 38 • 世: 7 • 腿: 33 xiàng • 业: 5
yì
• 礼: 28 pǔ • 示: 14 táng • 向: 5
普: 22 • 议: 13
lǜ • shí • 糖: 36 xié

实: 4 鞋: 35 • 易: 16
• 绿: 31 qiú • táo •
yí
mào • 求: 11 shòu • 萄: 39 xióng

瘦: 37 • 姨: 39
• 冒: 32 qiān • tè • 熊: 36 yín
• 帽: 36 • 铅: 40 shù • 特: 6 xiān
• 银: 25
mò qiě • 数: 9 téng • 鲜: 29 yòng
• 末: 32 • 且: 11 • 束: 30 • 疼: 36 xiāng
• 用: 2
mù qiū • 树: 23 tí • 相: 6 yòu

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 • 又: 5 • 云: 23 zhí • 汁: 40 • 主: 3 • 而: 1
yóu yīn • 直: 10 zhōng zé ā

• 邮: 35 • 音: 19 zhòng • 终: 19 • 择: 29 • 阿: 16
yù yīng • 重: 5 zhōu zǎo
ān
zhù • 周: 17 • 澡: 40
• 育: 21 • 应: 5 • 安: 9
• 注: 18 zhǐ zǒng
• 遇: 27 yǎn
• 祝: 35 • 只: 4 • 总: 9
ěr

yú • 演: 24 zhě zhǒng è
• 耳: 27
• 于: 1 zhào • 者: 4 • 种: 2 • 饿: 37 ǎi

yún • 照: 15 zhī zhǔ ér • 矮: 38

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