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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-ShareAlike 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_Project). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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为为

S:

A:

爲 𢏽

Meaning do, handle, govern, act, be

PinYin wèi

Mnemonics • RS. and lit. hand

feeding an elephant

: →

       

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到到

Meaning to reach, go to, arrive, been to

PinYin dào

Mnemonics • sword

having reached it’s destination like the arrow in the ground

       

..

以以

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

PinYin

Mnemonics • by means of an individual

person

much can be achieved

       

..

就就

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

PinYin jiù

Mnemonics • people in the capital

are like dogs

: they

just come and go and take things without asking; they assume their position without thinking

       

..

可可

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

PinYin

Mnemonics

: it is good not to talk

too much

; approval is given by nodding one’s head, not by talking; what can possibly go wrong when everything is good?

       

..

也也

Meaning A:also, classical final particle of strong affirmation or iden-

𦬀 𠃒 𠃟 𠔄 𦫴

tity

PinYin

Mnemonics • women’s genitals

: it’s also the first and the last thing men think about

• RS. picture of a snake:

       

..

得得

Meaning obtain, get, gain, acquire, can, may, able to

PinYin de

(3)

       

..

着着

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

PinYin zhe

Mnemonics • sheep

arriving to be slaughtered

(= take decisive action) to wear their fur and look

good

       

..

自自

A:

𦣹

Meaning self, private, personal, from

PinYin

Mnemonics • RS. head with a nose

: point to the nose to indicate oneself

       

..

过过

S:

Meaning pass, pass through, go across, error

PinYin guò

Mnemonics • go

through a deformed opening

: pass through/go

through a small

opening: pass

through; it doesn’t leave room for error

       

..

行行

Meaning A:go, walk, move, travel, circulate

PinYin xíng

Mnemonics • crossroads

• step with the left foot

and with the right foot

to walk

       

..

所所

Meaning place, location, building, office

PinYin suǒ

Mnemonics • ax

protecting a door

/

       

..

经经

Meaning S:classic works, warp of a fabric, things running length-

A:

wise, rules, regulations, plan, rule, arrange, pass through, stand, longitude

PinYin jīng

Mnemonics • 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

(4)

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动动

Meaning S:move, happen, movement, action

PinYin dòng

Mnemonics • force

moving

something

• /force

provoking talk

: action, movement

       

..

还还

Meaning S:return, come back, repay, yet, still

PinYin hái

Mnemonics • going

round

one returns to the same place

• /a person with spread arms

blocks the going

: one has to return

       

..

进进

S:

Meaning advance, make progress, enter

PinYin jìn

Mnemonics • go

as fast as a bird

/go

as fast as one falls down a mine shaft

       

..

但但

Meaning only, but, however, yet, still

PinYin dàn

Mnemonics • person

in the morning

: he needs to wake up

but/however/still/only wants to sleep

       

..

因因

Meaning cause, reason, by, because (of)

PinYin yīn

Mnemonics • person

locked up

: usually with good reason

• con. prisoner

       

..

意意

Meaning thought, idea, opinion, think

PinYin

Mnemonics • sound

from the mind

       

..

它它

Meaning it,that, this, other

PinYin

Mnemonics • man

under a roof

: everything is his: this,

that and other things

(5)

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长长

S:

A:

镸 𠤐 𠔊 𠑻 𨱗 𠑿 仧

Meaning long, length, excel in, leader, grow, rad. 168

PinYin zhǎng

Mnemonics • long hair

growing:

       

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第第

Meaning sequence, number, grade, degree

PinYin

Mnemonics • order of the mourned

people carved

丿

on bam-boo

scrolls

       

..

公公

Meaning fair, equitable, public, duke

PinYin gōng

Mnemonics • many

individuals

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

       

..

已已

Meaning already, finished, stop

PinYin

Mnemonics • image of a snake: stop, don’t go further!

       

..

正正

A:

𤴓 𤴔

Meaning right, proper, correct

PinYin zhèng

Mnemonics • person standing

upright: →

: he holds his head high because he knows he is right

       

..

外外

Meaning A:out, outside, external, foreign

𡖄

PinYin wài

Mnemonics • to read the heavenly sign

the fortune teller

has to go outside; old variant

𡖄

: from

and

𠁡

       

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两两

A:

两 兩

Meaning two, both, pair, couple, a tael, ounce

PinYin liǎng

Mnemonics • scale or yolk for oxen:

or

or

(6)

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间间

S:

A:

閒 𨳢

Meaning interval, space, place, between

PinYin jiān

Mnemonics • when the sun

is visible between the gate

posts, there’s an open space; also

or

𨳢

(people

walking through an open gate

))

       

..

问问

S:

A:

𠳅

Meaning ask (about), inquire after, question

PinYin wèn

Mnemonics • guards asking

inquisitive questions at your gate

; old:

𠳅

: distinguish

the mouth

       

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最最

Meaning most, extremely, exceedingly

PinYin zuì

Mnemonics • take

someone’s hat

: extreme behaviour most people won’t tolerate

       

..

手手

Meaning A:hand, person

又 乂 ⺤ ⺕ 彐 丰 扌 � 𠂇 𦥑

PinYin shǒu

Mnemonics • hand

; con.: action, activity, be involved, work

; diagonally crossing strokes are usually a hand

       

..

体体

Meaning body, group, class, body, unit, inferior

PinYin

Mnemonics • basis

of a person

       

..

等等

Meaning rank, grade, wait, equal, ’etc.’

PinYin děng

Mnemonics • tho bamboo

scrolls in the temple

order ev-erything according to rank, grade

       

..

新新

Meaning new, recent, fresh, modern

PinYin xīn

Mnemonics • tree

with standing

fruit (

) ready to be cut

: fresh fruit

(7)

..

身身

Meaning body, trunk, hull, rad. 158

PinYin shēn

Mnemonics • standing bear with a fat body

       

..

表表

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

PinYin biǎo

Mnemonics • RS. cloths

𧘇

made of fur

which are shown off

• showing cloths

𧘇

under the light

• knowledge ready for displaying publicly is ordered in

a table or diagram

       

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给给

S:

Meaning give, by, for, let, salary, wage, gift

PinYin gěi

Mnemonics • that which makes ends

meet

: salary; RS. supply line

between united people

       

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次次

Meaning order, sequence, next

PinYin

Mnemonics • men with open mouth

having run a marathon in urgent need of refreshment

: they arrive in a certain

order; one is second

: there’s always a next one

       

..

门门

S:

A:

𨳇

Meaning gate, door, entrance, opening

PinYin mén

Mnemonics

; two doors

make up one gate

       

..

常常

Meaning common, normal, frequent, regular

PinYin cháng

Mnemonics • RS. common activity: making clothes

in a deco-rated house/factory

       

..

教教

A:

𧧿 𤕝

Meaning teach, class

PinYin jiào

Mnemonics • older person

instilling (”knocking”)

filial piety

in children

(8)

..

比比

Meaning to compare, liken, comparison, than

PinYin

Mnemonics • two men

匕 上

next to each other being compared

       

..

员员

S:

Meaning member, personnel, staff member

PinYin yuán

Mnemonics • personnel and staff members talk

to the clients and handle the money

       

..

真真

Meaning A:real, actual, true, genuine

PinYin zhēn

Mnemonics • see if a man

is straight

𥄂

• pry open many

shells

to find out the truth

• RS. something straight

put on a table

to look at

       

..

走走

Meaning walk, go on foot, run, leave

PinYin zǒu

Mnemonics • reaction when a man

tries to stop

somebody

       

..

题题

Meaning S:topic, subject, forehead, title, headline, theme

PinYin

Mnemonics • exactly

what the many pages

of the book are about

• part of the head

clearly seen in broad daylight

       

..

别别

S:

Meaning separate, other, do not

PinYin bié

Mnemonics • cut with a knife

into additional

/

𠮠

parts

       

..

报报

Meaning S:report, tell, announce, reward, retribution

PinYin bào

Mnemonics • wrapped

𠬝

fortune

• /hand

wrapped

𠬝

news or money

(9)

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务务

Meaning S:attend to, work, affairs, business, must, should

PinYin wu

Mnemonics • a lance

hitting

with force

: doing one’s

work, serious bussiness • /tap

using force

       

..

场场

S:

Meaning open space, field, market

PinYin chǎng

Mnemonics • wide open

place

       

..

件件

Meaning numerary adjunct for article, matter, affair

PinYin jiàn

Mnemonics • person

dealing with his cows

: important

matter and article

       

..

便便

便

A:

𠊳

Meaning convenience, ease, expedient

PinYin biàn

Mnemonics • if a man

does more

than he has been asked: quite convenient

便

       

..

马马

Meaning S:horse, surname, rad. 187

PinYin

Mnemonics

• animal fast like a bird

but without wings , it has four

feet and a tail

and is fast and raging like fire

       

..

司司

Meaning director, officer, take charge of, control, manage, a (government) department

PinYin

Mnemonics • person leaning to the left

in his chair giving one

order

after another

       

..

眼眼

Meaning eye, eyelet, hole, opening

PinYin yǎn

Mnemonics • good

eye

; twice eye

艮 目

; hole remaining after the eye

has been removed with a knife

(10)

..

非非

Meaning not, negative, non-, oppose

PinYin fēi

Mnemonics • outward turned (not flapping) wings:

: they do not function; the wings oppose the air

       

..

白白

A:

𦣺 𤼽

Meaning white, pure, unblemished, bright, rad. 106

PinYin bái

Mnemonics • modf.

𦣺

or

𤼽

: white rice grain

(white as the sun

), part of a stem |

       

..

思思

Meaning think, consider, ponder, final particle

PinYin

Mnemonics • RS. use the head

and the heart

• the farmer’s heart

is always thinking about his crops in the field

       

..

完完

Meaning complete, finish, settle, whole

PinYin wán

Mnemonics • man

living in a house

: he has completed his dream and is settled

       

..

色色

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

PinYin

Mnemonics • something beautiful makes the mouth fall open

and results in people desiring

it

       

..

路路

Meaning road, path, street, journey

PinYin

Mnemonics • place where everyone

may walk

𧾷

       

..

告告

Meaning tell, announce, inform, accuse

PinYin gào

Mnemonics • using the mouth

with horns

• fortuneteller reads

the future in the cracks of the burnt horns

(11)

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边边

Meaning S:edge, margin, side, border

A:

PinYin biān

Mnemonics • go

to see that which is usually far away

: the

border

• /army going

to the border to show in force

or with a sword

       

..

张张

S:

Meaning stretch, extend, expand, sheet

PinYin zhāng

Mnemonics • long

string of a bow

being stretched before shooting at a sheet of paper with marks

       

..

望望

Meaning to look at, look forward, to hope, expect

PinYin wàng

Mnemonics • dying

king

sees the moonrise

and looks

forward to heaven

       

..

共共

A:

Meaning together with, all, total, to share

PinYin gòng

Mnemonics • RS. two hands

holding a communal bowl

廿

; many

廿

hands

together

       

..

让让

Meaning S:allow, permit, yield, concede

A:

PinYin ràng

Mnemonics • words

that help

/

• /words

that help one go up

: allow or permit

• /someone in charge says

something which applies above

all else

       

..

运运

Meaning S:luck, fortune, ship, transport

PinYin yùn

Mnemonics • army

going

in transport to meet it’s destiny

• /speak

about what’s coming

       

..

笑笑

Meaning smile, laugh, giggle, snicker

PinYin xiào

Mnemonics • laughing makes one feel like young

bamboo

(12)

..

步步

Meaning A:step, pace, walk, stroll

PinYin

Mnemonics • do a few

steps and then stop

       

..

每每

Meaning S:every

PinYin měi

Mnemonics • every person

𠂉

has a mother

       

..

快快

Meaning rapid, quick, speedy, fast, soon, cheerful

PinYin kuài

Mnemonics • rapid heart

beat when chasing with arrows

:

cheerful activity for the rich

       

..

夫夫

Meaning man, male adult, husband, those

PinYin fu

Mnemonics • RS. man with his head emphasized

• man

having four arms

       

..

准准

Meaning approve, allow, permit, in accord

PinYin zhǔn

Mnemonics • simpl.

: from many

rules only one was chosen and fixed (like water

turning into ice

)

• ice

allowing a bird

to sit on water

       

..

始始

A:

𠃭 乨 兘 𠙉

Meaning begin, start, then, only then

PinYin shǐ

Mnemonics • every individual

person

begins his life in his mother

       

..

远远

S:

Meaning distant, remote, far, profound

PinYin yuǎn

Mnemonics • person wearing travelling clothes

going

to a distant place

/travel

back to the distant origin

(13)

..

备备

Meaning S:prepare, ready, perfect

PinYin bèi

Mnemonics • person

prepared for harvesting the crop for the

food factory

𤰇

: the crop is ready to be harvested

• /go

on the fields

: makes sense only when you are prepared and the crops are ready to harvest

       

..

百百

Meaning one hundred, numerous, many

PinYin bǎi

Mnemonics • one

handful of rice

consists of hundred grains

       

..

离离

Meaning S:leave, depart, go away, separate

PinYin

Mnemonics • birds

and rare beasts

flee when they see peo-ple

• /rare beasts

flee when they see people

       

..

病病

Meaning illness, sickness, disease

PinYin bìng

Mnemonics • being sick

one should keep warm near the hearth

       

..

息息

Meaning breath, rest, put stop to, end, cease

PinYin xi

Mnemonics • breath is between the heart

and the nose

; while resting one takes a breath

       

..

早早

Meaning early, soon, morning, fast

PinYin zǎo

Mnemonics • the sun’s

rays starts to heat everything

in the morning: →

; if you want to do something

fast you have to get up early in the morning

       

..

找找

Meaning search, seek, look for, find

PinYin zhǎo

Mnemonics • hand

of a soldier holding a spear

looking for

a fugitive prisoner

(14)

..

吧吧

Meaning particle used after an imperative sentence

PinYin ba

Mnemonics • a desiring

mouth

gives an order to get what it desires

       

..

号号

Meaning mark, sign, symbol, number

PinYin hào

Mnemonics • mouth

stops breathing

in amazement at the

sign in the sky

       

..

考考

Meaning A:examine, test, investigate, consider, think over

PinYin kǎo

Mnemonics • experienced person

holding his breath

while

examining something: he’s thinking something; old:

       

..

红红

S:

Meaning red, vermilion, deep red, blush, flush

PinYin hóng

Mnemonics • craftsman

dying threads

in China’s national colour

       

..

希希

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

PinYin

Mnemonics • RS. crossing of strands

in fabric of a coat

:

rare and precious material; begar with torn

clothes

: he’s hoping for a better life while begging

       

..

房房

Meaning house, building, room, bunch

PinYin fáng

Mnemonics • going in the direction

of a door

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

       

..

黑黑

A:

Meaning black, dark, evil

PinYin hēi

Mnemonics • village

fields

田 土

being burned

in autumn

(15)

..

足足

A:

⻊ 𧾷

Meaning foot, attain, satisfy, enough, rad. 157

PinYin

Mnemonics

: person

making one step and stopping

: he’s already satisfied

       

..

孩孩

Meaning baby, child, children, young, small

PinYin hái

Mnemonics • infant

still crawling around like an animal

on four legs

       

..

答答

Meaning answer, reply, return, assent to

PinYin

Mnemonics • combine

bamboo

slats to write down an

an-swer

       

..

诉诉

S:

Meaning accuse, sue, inform, narrate

PinYin su

Mnemonics • scold

with words

       

..

千千

Meaning thousand; many, numerous, very

PinYin qiān

Mnemonics • one person

can do hundred things, ten

can do a thousand things

       

..

男男

Meaning male, man, son, baron

PinYin nán

Mnemonics • lit. a man uses his strength

to work on the fields

       

..

助助

Meaning help, aid, assist

PinYin zhù

Mnemonics • using one’s force

to help move the table

; the table

is not on level ground in

so it is more difficult

(16)

..

船船

Meaning ship, boat, vessel

PinYin chuán

Mnemonics • boat

on a river

       

..

乐乐

Meaning S:happy, glad, enjoyable, music

A:

PinYin

Mnemonics • instrument with a white

center on a stand made of wood

and hung on strings

幺 幺

; everybody is happy when they hear music

• drum on a stand

       

..

球球

Meaning A:ball, sphere, globe, round

PinYin qiú

Mnemonics • the globe revolves around what the king

(hand

) requests

; the kings

sphere of influence

is determined by who he can ask to

       

..

错错

S:

Meaning error, blunder, mistake, wrong, disorderly

PinYin cuò

Mnemonics • having old

money

lying around which has no value anymore: a costly mistake

       

..

晚晚

S:

A:

𣆶

Meaning night, evening, late

PinYin wǎn

Mnemonics • when the sun

has escaped

from view

       

..

试试

S:

Meaning test, try, experiment

PinYin shì

Mnemonics • try out the formulas

which have been told

by word of mouth

       

..

送送

A:

𨕼 𨕩 𨕪

Meaning see off, send off, dispatch, give

PinYin sòng

Mnemonics • send something to go

over the frontier

(17)

..

药药

Meaning S:drugs, pharmaceuticals, medicine

PinYin yào

Mnemonics • see

: herbs

used for fun

• /binding

prescription of herbs

       

..

游游

Meaning to swim, float, drift, wander, roam

PinYin yóu

Mnemonics • swimming

in water

       

..

室室

Meaning room, home, house, chamber

PinYin shì

Mnemonics • where one can arrive

and stay in the house

• place

where one

individual

can stay in the house

       

..

您您

Meaning honorific for ”you”

PinYin nín

Mnemonics • a you

which is especially dear to the heart

       

..

帮帮

Meaning S:to help, assist, to defend, shoe upper

A:

PinYin bāng

Mnemonics • white clothes

sent

to help keeping warm at night/clothes

and abundant vegetation

burnt for heating help keeping the people in the city

warm

       

..

左左

Meaning left, east, unorthodox, improper

PinYin zuǒ

Mnemonics • the hand

𠂇

appears on the left side of something

; working

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

       

..

右右

Meaning right, west, right-wing

PinYin yòu

Mnemonics • hand appearing

𠂇

on the right side of something

; the hand

𠂇

that puts things into the mouth

(18)

..

穿穿

穿

Meaning penetrate, pierce, drill, wear

PinYin chuān

Mnemonics • making a hole

with a tooth

-like object

穿

       

..

哥哥

Meaning elder brother

PinYin

Mnemonics • the brother who is twice as good

可 可

as all other brothers

       

..

弟弟

Meaning A:young brother, junior, I, me

𠂖

PinYin

Mnemonics • young fellow running and playing around

• fellow

shooting arrows

with his bow

       

..

慢慢

Meaning slow(ly), leisurely, sluggish

PinYin màn

Mnemonics • long and beautiful

heart

goes slowly

       

..

忙忙

Meaning busy, pressed for time, hustling

PinYin máng

Mnemonics • being busy all the time will destroy

the heart

       

..

介介

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

PinYin jiè

Mnemonics • that which separates

men

• seashell

: armour for the animal inside

       

..

鱼鱼

Meaning S:fish, rad. 195

A:

𩵋

PinYin

Mnemonics • open mouth

, body

and tail

: →

• /one sees only it’s open mouth

and body

when it comes above the water

(19)

..

跑跑

Meaning run, flee, leave in hurry

PinYin pǎo

Mnemonics • leave by foot

only carrying a bundle

       

..

贵贵

Meaning S:expensive, costly, valuable

A:

PinYin guì

Mnemonics • shells

貝 臾

were a type of money in ancient times:

       

..

班班

Meaning class, group, grade, squad, job

PinYin bān

Mnemonics • RS. jade

cut by a knife

in to differing

grades/groups of quality

       

..

票票

Meaning A:slip of paper or bamboo, ticket, ballot, hostage

𤐫

PinYin piào

Mnemonics • modf.

𤐫

: after usage the urn

held by hands

𦥑

is thrown in the fire

; head

held

𦥑

in the fire

: hostage; after voting in the evening

ballots are put on the altar

       

..

睛睛

Meaning eyeball, pupil of eye

PinYin jing

Mnemonics • the part of the eye

that is blue

青 靑

       

..

旅旅

Meaning A:trip, journey, travel, traveler

𣥏

PinYin

Mnemonics • persons

亻 𠤎 𠂉

moving in a certain direction

• person

putting on clothes

𧘇

(he leaves certain things

at home) preparing to go in a certain direc-tion

(20)

..

卖卖

Meaning S:sell, betray, show off

A:

PinYin mài

Mnemonics • 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 can’t run

away and have to buy something

• /modf.

: professional

boss

hitting money out of your pocket

       

..

旁旁

Meaning side, by side, close by, near

PinYin páng

Mnemonics • merchants

standing at the square

market side

by side

       

..

阴阴

S:

Meaning negative (as opposite to positive, as electricity), femi-nine, female, cloudy, dark, shady, secret, the back side

PinYin yīn

Mnemonics • slope

in the shadow

• /slope

in the dark of night

       

..

跳跳

Meaning jump, leap, vault, bounce, dance

PinYin tiào

Mnemonics • use one’s feet

many

times in quick succession

       

..

雪雪

Meaning snow, wipe away shame, avenge

PinYin xuě

Mnemonics • rain

that can be handled

or swept

away

       

..

肉肉

Meaning A:flesh, meat, rad. 130

⺼ 月

PinYin ròu

Mnemonics • flesh cut into pieces

肉 ⺼

• con.: person, body

       

..

牛牛

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

⺧ 㐄 𠂒 牜

PinYin niú

Mnemonics • animal with horns

; con. horns

(21)

..

纸纸

S:

Meaning paper

PinYin zhǐ

Mnemonics • fabric with fibers

used for officially linking one to a clan

       

..

歌歌

Meaning song, lyrics, sing, chant, praise

PinYin

Mnemonics • man with open mouth

singing about good

things

       

..

床床

Meaning A:bed, couch, framework, chassis

PinYin chuáng

Mnemonics • wooden

structure (

) to sleep in a house

广

       

..

迎迎

Meaning receive, welcome, greet

PinYin yíng

Mnemonics • go

and meet somebody with lofty

words

       

..

玩玩

Meaning play with, joke, enjoy

PinYin wán

Mnemonics • play with money

and a crown

       

..

妻妻

Meaning wife

PinYin

Mnemonics • RS. hand

grabbing the hair

of ones woman

       

..

休休

Meaning rest, stop, retire, do not!

PinYin xiū

Mnemonics • person

leaning against a tree

to rest: don’t disturb him!

       

..

舞舞

Meaning dance, posture, prance, brandish

PinYin

(22)

       

..

圆圆

S:

Meaning circle, round, circular, yuan (money coins are circular)

PinYin yuán

Mnemonics • shells

and mouths

and enclosures

are circular; staff members

work within their circular enclosure

(desk) and handle the money

       

..

姓姓

Meaning one’s family name, surname, clan

PinYin xìng

Mnemonics • RS. the woman

we were born

from gives us our name

       

..

妹妹

Meaning younger sister

PinYin mèi

Mnemonics • a woman

not yet fully grown

       

..

汽汽

Meaning steam, vapor, gas

PinYin

Mnemonics • water

as steam

       

..

课课

S:

Meaning lesson, course, classwork

PinYin

Mnemonics • words

that bear fruit

later

       

..

懂懂

Meaning understand, comprehend

PinYin dǒng

Mnemonics • when supervising

one needs to understand every-thing with one’s mind

       

..

绍绍

S:

Meaning continue, carry on, hand down, to join, to introduce

PinYin shào

Mnemonics • continuous long line

of people holding swords and shouting

: introduction for a visiting king or president to a country

(23)

..

丈丈

Meaning unit of length equal 3.3 meters, gentleman, man, hus-band

PinYin zhàng

Mnemonics • RS. ten

hands

; man having many

hands

to serve

       

..

洗洗

Meaning wash, rinse; clean, purify

PinYin

Mnemonics • use water

to clean something that was dirty before

       

..

唱唱

Meaning sing, chant, call, ditty, song

PinYin chàng

Mnemonics • mouth

with a clear

voice

       

..

奶奶

Meaning milk, woman’s breasts, grandma, nurse

PinYin nǎi

Mnemonics • pregnant

woman

       

..

宜宜

Meaning A:suitable, right, fitting, proper

PinYin yi

Mnemonics • table

fitting neatly in the house

• exemplary house

with altar

       

..

羊羊

Meaning A:sheep, goat, rad. 123

⺷ 𠁥

PinYin yáng

Mnemonics • horns of a sheep

;

𠁥

       

..

蛋蛋

Meaning eggs, term of abuse

PinYin dàn

Mnemonics • insect

rolling up

it’s eggs

(24)

..

鸡鸡

Meaning S:chicken

A:

鶏 鷄 𨿸

PinYin

Mnemonics • bird

serving

as meal

• /hand

raised bird

• bird

killed by pulling a rope around it’s neck

       

..

颜颜

Meaning S:face, facial appearance

PinYin yán

Mnemonics • man with a head

which is ideal

• head

with standing

hair

       

..

瓜瓜

Meaning melon, gourd, cucumber, rad. 97

PinYin guā

Mnemonics • fruit hanging at the ranks

       

..

斤斤

Meaning a catty (approximately 500 or 600 g), an axe, keen, shrewd, rad. 69 (blade of an axe)

PinYin jīn

Mnemonics

; beware of shrewd people with an axe

keen on using it

       

..

晴晴

Meaning clear weather, fine weather

PinYin qíng

Mnemonics • sun

shining under a blue

sky

       

..

啡啡

Meaning morphine, coffee

PinYin fēi

Mnemonics • negative

substance taking in the mouth

       

..

篮篮

S:

Meaning basket

PinYin lán

Mnemonics • man supervising

his bamboo

basket with bought wares

(25)

..

咖咖

Meaning coffee

PinYin

Mnemonics • substance added

to the mouth

       

..

踢踢

Meaning kick

PinYin

Mnemonics • foot

𧾷

changing

the direction of something:

kick

       

..

泳泳

Meaning dive, swim

PinYin yǒng

Mnemonics • man swimming

in water

(26)

2 Stroke-index

3

: 1 •

: 4 •

: 6 •

: 8 •

: 14 •

: 22 4

: 1 •

: 1 •

: 4 •

: 4 •

: 7 •

: 5 •

: 17 •

: 11 •

: 19 •

: 23 5

: 1 •

: 8 •

: 4 •

: 8 •

: 4 •

: 15 •

: 10 •

: 3 •

: 13 •

: 9 •

: 10 •

: 16 •

: 16 •

: 22 •

: 23 6

: 2 •

: 8 •

: 2 •

: 2 •

: 3 •

: 6 •

: 3 •

: 5 •

: 8 •

: 9 •

: 13 •

: 10 •

: 12 •

: 13 •

: 12 •

: 20 •

: 17 •

: 19 •

: 22 •

: 19 7

: 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 8

: 1 •

: 2 •

: 2 •

: 6 •

: 13 •

: 9 •

: 11 •

: 12 •

: 15 •

: 19 •

: 21 •

: 21 •

: 20 •

: 20 •

: 17 •

: 22 •

: 21 •

: 24 •

: 24 9

: 6 •

: 14 •

便

: 8 •

: 9 •

: 16 •

: 16 •

: 15 •

: 16 •

穿

: 17 •

: 18 •

: 22 10

: 7 •

: 12 •

: 11 •

: 12 •

: 18 •

: 12 •

: 18 •

: 10 •

: 21 •

: 17 •

: 19 •

: 21 11

: 4 •

: 1 •

: 2 •

: 15 •

: 6 •

: 6 •

: 10 •

: 18 •

: 15 •

: 8 •

: 16 •

: 22 •

: 19 •

: 15 •

: 22 •

: 23 12

: 1 •

: 5 •

: 5 •

: 16 •

: 13 •

: 14 •

: 18 •

: 23 13

: 5 •

: 3 •

: 9 •

: 15 •

: 19 •

: 18 14

: 20 •

: 20 •

: 17 15

: 7 •

: 21 •

: 23 •

: 24 16

: 23

(27)

3 Unihan Meaning-index

• a catty (approximately 500 g); an

axe; keen, shrewd; KangXi radical number 69:

: 23

• accuse; sue; inform; narrate:

: 14

• advance, make progress, enter:

: 3

• affairs, business; must, should:

: 8

• allow, permit, yield, concede:

: 10

• already; finished; stop:

: 4 • also; classical final particle of strong

affirmation or identity:

: 1 • answer, reply; return; assent to:

: 14

• approve, allow, permit; in accord:

: 11

• ask about, inquire after:

: 5 • baby, child; children:

: 14 • ball, sphere, globe; round:

:

15

• basket:

: 23

• bed, couch; framework, chassis:

: 20

• begin, start; then, only then:

: 11

• black; dark; evil, sinister:

: 13 • body; group, class, body, unit;

infe-rior:

: 5

• body; trunk, hull; rad. no. 158:

: 6

• busy, pressed for time; hustling:

: 17

• by means of; thereby, therefore; con-sider as; in order to:

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

: 3

• chicken:

: 23

• circle; round, circular; complete:

• class, group, grade; squad; job:

: 18

• classic works; pass through:

: 2

• clear weather, fine weather:

: 23

• coffee; a phonetic:

: 24 • color, tint, hue, shade; form, body;

beauty, desire for beauty:

: 9 • common, normal, frequent, regular:

: 6

• complete, finish, settle; whole:

: 9

• continue, carry on; join:

: 21 • convenience, ease; expedient:

便

:

8

• cow, ox, bull; KangXi radical93:

: 19

• dance, posture, prance; brandish:

: 20

• distant, remote, far; profound:

: 11

• dive; swim:

: 24

• do, handle, govern, act; be:

: 1

• early; soon; morning:

: 12 • edge, margin, side, border:

:

10

• eggs; term of abuse:

: 22 • elder brother:

: 17

• emphatic final particle:

: 13 • error, blunder, mistake; wrong:

: 15

• every, each:

: 11

• examine, test; investigate:

: 13

• expensive, costly, valuable:

: 18

• eye; eyelet, hole, opening:

: 8

• face, facial appearance:

: 23 • fair, equitable; public; duke:

:

4

• fish; surname; KangXi radical 195:

: 17

• flesh; meat; KangXi radical 130:

: 19

• foot; attain, satisfy, enough:

: 14

• forehead; title, headline; theme:

: 7

• forerunner, herald, harbinger; to lie between; sea shell; to wear armor:

: 17

• gate, door, entrance, opening:

: 6

• give; by, for:

: 6

• go to, arrive, been to:

: 1 • go; walk; move, travel; circulate:

: 2

• hand:

: 5

• happy, glad; enjoyable; music:

: 15

• help, aid, assist:

: 14

• help, assist; defend; shoe upper:

: 16

• horse; surname; KangXi radical 187:

: 8

• house, building; room:

: 13 • illness, sickness, disease:

: 12 • it; other:

: 3

• jump, leap, vault, bounce; dance:

: 19

• just, simply; to come, go to; to ap-proach, near:

: 1

• kick:

: 24

• leaf of Dahurian angelica plant; medicine:

: 16

• left; east; unorthodox, improper:

(28)

• lesson; course; classwork:

: 21 • long; length; excel in; leader:

:

4

• make move, take action:

: 2 • male, man; son; baron; surname:

: 14

• man, male adult, husband; those:

: 11

• mark, sign; symbol; number:

: 13

• may, can, -able; possibly:

: 1 • melon, gourd, cucumber; rad. 97:

: 23

• member; personnel, staff member:

: 7

• midpoint, space; place, locality:

: 5

• morphine; coffee:

: 23 • most, extremely, exceedingly:

: 5

• move, happen; movement, action:

: 3

• new, recent, fresh, modern:

: 5

• night, evening; late:

: 15 • not, negative, non-; oppose:

:

9

• numerary adjunct for article; matter:

: 8

• obtain, get, gain, acquire:

: 1 • one hundred; numerous, many:

: 12

• only; but, however, yet, still:

: 3

• open space, field, market:

: 8 • order, sequence; next:

: 6 • out, outside, external; foreign:

: 4

• paper:

: 20

• pass, pass through, go across:

: 2

• penetrate, pierce, drill; wear:

穿

:

• place, location; numerary adjunct:

: 2

• play with, joke, enjoy:

: 20 • prepare, ready, perfect:

: 12 • rapid, quick, speedy, fast; soon:

: 11

• rare beast; strange; elegant:

: 12

• rare; hope, expect, strive for:

: 13

• real, actual, true, genuine:

: 7 • receive, welcome, greet:

: 20 • red, vermillion; blush, flush:

:

13

• report, tell, announce:

: 7 • rest, put stop to, end, cease:

:

12

• rest, stop; retire; do not!:

: 20 • right, proper, correct:

: 4 • right; west; right-wing:

: 16 • road, path, street; journey:

:

9

• room, home, house, chamber:

: 16

• run, flee, leave in hurry:

: 18 • run; simplified form of � luck, fortune;

ship, transport:

: 10

• search, seek, look for; find:

: 12

• see off, send off; dispatch, give:

: 15

• self, private, personal; from:

: 2

• sell; betray; show off:

: 19 • separate, other; do not:

: 7 • sequence, number; grade, degree:

: 4

• sheep, goat; KangXi radical 123:

: 22

• show, express, manifest, display:

: 6

• side; by side, close by, near:

: 19

• sing, chant, call; ditty, song:

: 22

• slip of paper or bamboo; ticket:

: 18

• slow(ly), leisurely, sluggish:

: 17

• smile, laugh, giggle; snicker:

: 10

• snow; wipe away shame, avenge:

: 19

• song, lyrics; sing, chant; praise:

: 20

• steam, vapor, gas:

: 21 • step, pace; walk, stroll:

: 11 • still, yet, also, besides:

: 3 • stretch, extend, expand; sheet:

: 10

• suitable, right, fitting, proper:

: 22

• take charge of, control, manage; of-ficer:

: 8

• teach, class:

: 6

• tell, announce, inform; accuse:

: 9

• test, try, experiment:

: 15 • think, consider, ponder; final

parti-cle:

: 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-pect:

: 10

• to swim; float, drift; wander, roam:

: 16

• together with, all, total; to share:

: 10

(29)

• two, both, pair, couple; ounce:

: 4

• understand, comprehend:

: 21 • unit of length equal 3.3 meters; gen-tleman, man, husband:

: 22

• walk, go on foot; run; leave:

: 7

• wash, rinse; clean, purify:

: 22 • white; pure, unblemished; bright:

: 9

• wife:

: 20

• young brother; junior; i, me:

: 17

(30)

4 PinYin-index

ba

: 13 biàn

便

: 8 bié

: 7 biān

: 10 biǎo

: 6 bào

: 7 bái

: 9 bèi

: 12 bìng

: 12

: 11 bān

: 18 bāng

: 16 bǎi

: 12

: 7 chuán

: 15 chuáng

: 20 chuān

穿

: 17 chàng

: 22 •

: 6 chǎng

: 8 cuò

: 15

: 6 de

: 1 dàn

: 3 •

: 22 dào

: 1

: 14

: 4 •

: 17 dòng

: 3 děng

: 5 dǒng

: 21 fu

: 11 fáng

: 13 fēi

: 9 •

: 23 guì

: 18 guò

guā

: 23 gào

: 9 gòng

: 10

: 20 •

: 17 gěi

: 6 gōng

: 4 hào

: 13 hái

: 3 •

: 14 hóng

: 13 hēi

: 13 jing

: 18 jiàn

: 8 jiào

: 6 jiè

: 17 jiù

: 1 jiān

: 5 jìn

: 23 jīn

: 23 jīng

: 2 kuài

: 11

: 21

: 24

: 1 kǎo

: 13 liǎng

: 4 lán

: 23

: 15

: 12

: 9

: 18 mài

: 19 màn

: 17 máng

: 17 mèi

: 21 •

: 6 měi

: 11

: 8 niú

: 19 nán

: 14 nín

: 16 nǎi

: 22 piào

: 18 páng

: 19 pǎo

: 18 qiú

: 15 qiān

: 14

: 21 qíng

: 23

: 20 ràng

: 10 ròu

: 19 shào

: 21 •

: 15 •

: 16 shēn

: 6 shǐ

: 11 shǒu

: 5 su

: 14 suǒ

: 2

: 9 sòng

: 15

: 8 •

: 9 tiào

: 19

: 7

: 3

: 24

: 5 wu

: 8 wài

: 4 wàng

: 10 wán

: 9 •

: 20 wèi

: 1

(31)

: 5 wǎn

: 15

: 20 xi

: 12 xiào

: 10 xiū

: 20 xuě

: 19 xìng

: 21 xíng

: 2

: 13 xīn

: 5

: 22 yi

: 22 yuán

: 7 •

: 21 yuǎn

: 11 yào

: 16 yán

: 23 yáng

: 22

: 3 yíng

: 20 yòu

: 16 yóu

: 16 yùn

: 10

: 17

: 1 yīn

: 3 •

: 19 yǎn

: 8

: 1 •

: 4 yǒng

: 24 zhe

: 2 zhàng

: 22 zhèng

: 4 zhù

: 14 zhāng

: 10 zhēn

: 7 zhǎng

: 4 zhǎo

: 12 zhǐ

: 20 zhǔn

: 11 zuì

: 5 zuǒ

: 16

: 2

: 14 zǎo

: 12 zǒu

: 7

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