高 山 人 的 大 个 個 下 上 有 在 Page 1 of 100 www.chalkacademy.com mountain,hill,peak,Kangxi high,tall,lofty,elevated, 山 radical number 46 高 Kangxi radical 189 shän gäo Pictograph - picture of Pictograph - Picture of a tall mountain peaks structure 山(mountain) 高(high) of,aim,goal,possessive man,person,people, 的 particle,-self suffix 人 mankind,someone else, de rén Kangxi radical 9 dë dí Pictophonetic - White 白 Pictograph - a person walking dì implies the meaning while 勺 on two legs provides the sound 白(white) 人(person) individual,(measure big,huge,large,major, 个(個) word),this,that,piece, 大 great,wide,vast,deep, gè single dà oldest,eldest, Kangxi gê dài radical number 37 Pictophonetic - Simplified form Pictograph - a man with of 個, a count of people 亻, 固 outstretched arms and legs provides the sound 丨(line) 大(big) on,on top,upon,first (of down,downwards,below, 上 two parts),previous or last 下 lower,later,next (week shàng (week etc),upper,higher, xià etc),second (of two parts), shâng above,previous,to climb, to decline,to go down, Ideograph - indicating above Ideograph - indicating below the line or ground 一 the line 一 or heaven 一 一(one) 一(one) at, in,on,to exist,in the to have,there is,there are, 在 middle of doing 有 to exist,to be,to own, to zài something,(indicating an yôu possess action in progress) Pictophonetic - exists on earth Pictophonetic - moon 月 with 土, 才 provides sound 又 (phonetic) 土(earth) 月(moon) Page 2 of 100 www.chalkacademy.com 很 手 小 只 隻 家 孩 我 也 五 指 Page 3 of 100 www.chalkacademy.com hand,to hold,handy, quite,very,awfully,much 手 convenient,Kangxi radical 很 shôu number 64,measure word hên for things relating to skills, Pictograph - Picture of the palm of a hand 手(hand) 彳(step) only,just,simply,measure small,tiny,few, 只 word for birds and certain 小 insignificant,young, zhï animals or one of a pair xiâo Kangxi radical number 42 zhî Ideograph - Mouth 口 with Ideograph - Split off 八 with a eight 八 line 亅 口(mouth) 小(small) child,baby,kid,children house,home,residence, 孩 家 family,domesticated, hái jiä measure word for families or businesses Pictophonetic - Child 子 Pictophonetic - House 宀 suggests the meaning while 亥 suggests the meaning while 豕 provides the pronunciation. provides the pronunciation. 子(child) 宀(roof) also,too,(in classical I,me,my 也 Chinese) final particle 我 yê serving as copula wô Pictograph - picture of a water Ideograph - Hand 手 holding a funnel weapon 戈 to protect oneself 乙(second) 戈(spear) finger,to point,to direct,to five,5 指 indicate 五 zhî wû Pictophonetic - Hand 扌 Ideograph - five elements (four suggests the meaning while 旨 sides and center) between provides the pronunciation. heaven 一 and earth 一 扌(hand) 二(second) Page 4 of 100 www.chalkacademy.com 十 两 兩 是 来 來 妈 媽 女 马 馬 爸 友 朋 Page 5 of 100 www.chalkacademy.com both,two,ounce,some,a ten,10, complete; perfect, 两(兩) few,tael,unit of weight 十 Kangxi radical number 24 liâng equal to 50 grams, shí measure word for tea and Pictograph - Picture of two Ideograph - the four people 人 sitting in a cart directions(north, east, south and west) 一(one) 十(ten) to come,to arrive,to is,are,am,yes,to be, 来(來) return,coming,future,later 是 indeed,right,ok lái on,next shì Pictograph - Simplified form of Ideograph - Speak 曰 straight 來, picture of a wheat plant 正 木(tree) 日(sun) female,woman,feminine, mother, mom, mommy 女 Kangxi radical number 38 妈(媽) n{ mä Pictograph - picture of kneeling Pictophonetic - a woman 女 or seated woman with horse 马 (phonetic) 女(woman) 女(woman) father,dad,pa,papa horse,surname,KangXi 爸 马(馬) radical 187 bà mâ Pictophonetic - Father 父 Pictograph - Simplified form of provides the meaning while 巴 馬, picture of a horse provides the sound 父(father) 马(horse) friend,pal,acquaintance friend,companion, 朋 友 fraternity péng yôu Pictograph - Picture of two Ideograph - two hands 又 persons walking indicating friendship 月(moon) 又(again) Page 6 of 100 www.chalkacademy.com 这 這 去 你 不 鸟 鳥 们 們 地 天 朵 花 Page 7 of 100 www.chalkacademy.com to go away,to leave,to this,these,such,here,the 去 remove, to depart 这(這) qù zhè Ideograph - Speak 厶(variant Ideograph - Walk 辶 with talk of 口) with a leaving person 文 土(altered shape of a person) 厶(private) 辶(walk) no,not,un-,negative prefix you,second person 不 你 pronoun bù nî Pictograph - Picture of a bird Pictophonetic - Person 亻 with flying away the phonetic component 尔 一(one) 亻(person) (plural marker for bird,KangXi radical 196 们(們) pronouns and a few 鸟(鳥) men animate nouns) niâo mén mën Pictophonetic - More than one Pictograph - Simplified form of persons 亻on the front door 鳥, picture of a bird 门, 门 provides sound 亻(person) 鸟(bird) day,sky,heaven,god, earth,soil,ground,region, 天 celestial 地 structural particle (used tiän dì before a verb or de adjective) Ideograph - the heaven 一 Pictophonetic - Earth 土 with above a man 大 也 (phonetic) 大(big) 土(earth) flower,blossom,to spend flower,earlobe,fig. item on 花 (money, time),fancy 朵 both sides,measure word huä pattern,surname Hua duô for flowers and clouds Pictophonetic - plants 艹 with Pictograph - Picture of flower transform 化 (phonetic) 几 on a tree 木 艹(grass) 木(tree) Page 8 of 100 www.chalkacademy.com 草 四 说 說 到 什 好 飞 飛 么 麼 里 看 Page 9 of 100 www.chalkacademy.com four,4 grass,straw,thatch,herbs, 四 草 hasty sì câo Ideograph - A child 儿 in a Pictophonetic - 艹 suggests the four-sided 囗 room meaning while 早 provides the pronunciation. 囗(enclosure) 艹(grass) to arrive, go to (a place), to speak,to say,to talk,to 到 until (a time),up to,to go 说(說) scold,to upbraid,talking, dào shuö spoken shuì Pictophonetic - Arrive 至 yuè Pictophonetic - Speech 讠 indicates the meaning while 刂 suggests the meaning while 兑 provides the sound provides the pronunciation. 刂(knife) 讠(speech) good,well,nice,excellent, what,mixed, 好 fine,finishing,suitable, 什 miscellaneous hâo proper, to love, to like shén hào shí Ideograph - A woman 女 with Pictophonetic - ten 十 persons a child 子 亻, 十 provides the sound 女(woman) 亻(person) interrogative particle, to fly,to go quickly,dart, 么(麼) repetition of a tune small, 飞(飛) swiftly,Kangxi radical 183 me tender fëi ma Pictophonetic - Simplified Pictograph - Simplified form of form of 麼, 幺 means tiny or 飛, picture of wings 飞 of a very young, 麻 provides sound flying 升 bird 丿(slash) 飞(fly) to see,to watch,to look,to inside,Chinese mile, 看 look after,to take care of, 里 village,lane, kàn to watch,to guard,to lî neighborhood,hometown, kän examine, to scrutinize Kangxi radical 166,unit of Ideograph - Put a hand 手 over Ideograph - a measure of land the eye 目 to see 土 and fields 田, a 里 is half a kilometer. 目(eye) 里 Page 10 of 100 www.chalkacademy.com 要 起 明 男 白 兔 本 书 吃 会 會 Page 11 of 100 www.chalkacademy.com to rise,to raise,to get up,to to demand,to ask,to 起 initiate (action),to go up, 要 request,to coerce, qî to begin,measure word yào necessary,essential, for cases or unpredictable yäo necessity,if Pictophonetic - Walk 走 Pictograph - Picture of a suggests the meaning while 巳 woman 女 with hands on her provides the pronunciation. waist 覀. 走(walk) 西(west) male,a man,a boy, a son clear,bright,light, brilliant, 男 明 to understand,next,the nán míng Ming dynasty (1368- 1644) Ideograph - Strong 力 with Ideograph - Bright as sun 日 farm field 田, suggesting a light and moon 月 light person who can work on the 田(field) field 日(sun) rabbit,hare white,snowy,empty,blank, 兔 白 unblemished,bright,clear, tù bái plain,pure,gratuitous, surname Bai,Kangxi Pictograph - Picture of a rabbit Pictograph - Picture of burning candle 儿(legs) 白(white) book,letter,script, roots,stems of plants, 书(書) document,writings,to 本 origin,source,this,the shü write bên current,root,foundation, basis,measure word for Ideograph - Simplifed form of Pictograph - Roots 一 of a tree 書, drawing sun 曰 with a brush 木 聿 乛(second) 木(tree) can,be possible,be able eat,drink,suffer,endure, 会(會) to,to assemble,to meet,to 吃 bear,take huì gather,to see,union, chï kuài group,association Ideograph - Human beings 人 Pictophonetic - Eat with mouth meets mother nature (clouds 口, 乞 provides sound 云) 人(person) 口(mouth) Page 12 of 100 www.chalkacademy.com 水 和 没 沒 几 幾 都 走 回 出 太 了 Page 13 of 100 www.chalkacademy.com and,together with,with, water,liquid,lotion,juice, 和 sum,union,harmony, 水 Kangxi radical 85 hé peace,peaceful,calm, to shuî hè mix huò Pictophonetic - Mouth 口 Pictograph - Picture of water huó provides the meaning while 禾 waves provides the sound 口(mouth) 水(water) how many,almost,table, none,have not,not,to sink, 几(幾) Kangxi radical number 16 没(沒) to submerge,to overflow, jî méi to disappear,to go into jï mò oblivion,exhausted, Pictograph - a small table Pictophonetic - Water 氵 with the phonetic component 殳 几(table) 氵(water) to walk,to go on foot,to all,both,entirely (due 走 run,to go,to run,to move, 都 to)each,even,already, zôu to leave,from,through,to döu metropolis, capital visit,(euph.) to die,to leak, dü Pictograph - Picture of a Pictophonetic - City 阝 suggests walking person; person 土 with the meaning while 者 provides foot 止 the pronunciation.