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. 1.5 VietUnicode font The information section uses the Han Nom fonts (http://sourceforge.net/projects/vietunicode/files/hannom/hannom 㞢 A:之 ԇ ᳿ Meaning to arrive at, to go to PinYin zhī Mnemonics • the. time arrives when the shoots come out of the 之之 ground • RS. foot print pointing forward, cursive form of 止 : ᳿ ! 㞢 ! ԇ ! 之 之 部 Meaning part,. division, section PinYin bù 部部 Mnemonics • area 阝 filled with standing people 咅 部 從 S:从 A:従 Meaning from, by, accompany, undertake, manage, attend to PinYin cóng . 从从 Mnemonics • RS. the one that follows 从 (by foot 彳 ) on the road • /person 人 following another person 人 从 無 S:无 Meaning negative, no, not; lack, have no PinYin wú . 无无 Mnemonics • RS. dancer holding both tails in his hands → 無 → 无 : his tails or not touching the ground; fire 灬 under a bale of straw: nothing is left after it is burned 无 民 Meaning people, subjects, citizens PinYin mín 民 Mnemonics • RS.. vagina of a woman 女 from which all people 民 come → 民 • many 十 persons 尸 • people marching 尺 in one 一 (the same) rhythm 民 此 Meaning this,. these, in this case, then PinYin cǐ 此此 Mnemonics • stop 止 eating 匕 to look at something 此 性 Meaning nature,. character, sex PinYin xìng 性性 Mnemonics • related to the heart 忄 of living 生 beings 性 Hanzi mnemonics for hsk4 1 http://www.rtega.be/chmn/ 知 Meaning know, perceive, comprehend PinYin zhī . 知知 Mnemonics • knowledge shoots like an arrow 矢 out of the mouth 口 知 全 Meaning complete, entirely, full, whole PinYin quán. 全全 Mnemonics • the king 王 rules and possesses everything in his house Ƣ 全 將 S:将 Meaning will, going to, future, general PinYin jiāng . 将将 Mnemonics • hand holding 寸 meat 月 on the half trunk (serving as table) 爿 /丬 : general eating a handfull 寽 , from now on he will be the leader 将 由 Meaning cause, reason, from, a source, derivation, up to PinYin yóu. 由 Mnemonics • RS. young plant | sprouting from a field 田 : source 由 and cause of happyness for the farmer • con.: something coming out of something 由 並 S:并 A:业 竝 幷 Meaning equal to, side by side, also, what is more, both PinYin bìng. 并 Mnemonics • stand 立 side by side → 並 ! 业 , both men 并 are equal 并 美 Meaning beautiful, pretty, pleasing PinYin měi. 美美 Mnemonics • big man 大 with a hair dress like the horns of a sheep ⺷ 美 被 Meaning bedding, cover, spread, reach, put on, wear, suffer PinYin bèi . 被被 Mnemonics • clothes 衤 used like a skin 皮 : cover for a bed or wearing it in case one suffers 被 Hanzi mnemonics for hsk4 2 http://www.rtega.be/chmn/ 利 Meaning gains,. advantage, profit, merit PinYin lì 利利 Mnemonics • RS. reap grain 禾 with a knife 刂 利 制 A:݁ Meaning system,. establish, overpower PinYin zhì 制制 Mnemonics • people from the city 市 controlled by a knife 刂 制 合 Meaning combine,. unite, join, gather, fit PinYin hé 合合 Mnemonics • gathered people 亼 speak with united voice 口 合 代 Meaning replace, replacement, substitute, era, generation PinYin dài Mnemonics • man. 亻 stabbed down by a spear 弋 : he must be 代代 replaced • era: time when men 亻 hold spears 弋 • con.: soldier 代 内 A:內 Meaning inside. PinYin nèi 内内 Mnemonics • person 人 inside a house 冂 内 度 Meaning degree, system, manner, to consider PinYin dù 度 Mnemonics • hand. 又 feeling the temperature of a pot 凵 with 度 lid in house 一 广 • hand 又 checking things extensively 广 twenty 廿 times: systematically 度 任 Meaning trust to, rely on, appoint, to bear, duty, office, allow PinYin rèn. 任任 Mnemonics • load 壬 entrusted to a person 亻 : his duty is to bear it 任 Hanzi mnemonics for hsk4 3 http://www.rtega.be/chmn/ 海 Meaning sea,. ocean, maritime PinYin hǎi 海海 Mnemonics • place where everything 毎 is water 氵 海 原 Meaning source, origin, beginning, field, plain PinYin yuán. 原原 Mnemonics • RS. small 小 pure 白 stream coming out of the cliff 厂 : source and origin of a mighty river, it passes subsequently through the fields and plains 原 及 A:乁 Meaning extend,. reach, come up to, and PinYin jí 及及 Mnemonics • hand 又 reaching out to a person 人 及 論 S:论 Meaning debate,. discuss, discourse PinYin lùn 论论 Mnemonics • think with people 侖 in words 言 论 處 S:处 A:処 Meaning place, locale, department, dispose, sentence, punish PinYin chù 处 Mnemonics • RS. the sound of the tiger 虍 /虎 as it stands up 处 . 儿 and walks around 夂 from it’s resting place 處 → 処 → 处 (sentenced to life in a zoo) • /person 亻 standing 儿 up from his place and walk- ing 夂 and dispose of something (sentenced to life in prison) 处 各 Meaning each, individually, every, all PinYin gè . 各 Mnemonics • everyone has an individual mouth 口 and feet 夊 各 • con.: person, walk and talk 各 入 Meaning enter, come in (to), join PinYin rù . 入入 Mnemonics • arrowhead → 入 : it enters deep into which it comes and joins itself to it 入 Hanzi mnemonics for hsk4 4 http://www.rtega.be/chmn/ 活 Meaning live, exist, survive, lively PinYin huó. 活活 Mnemonics • someone with a waterfall 氵 tongue 舌 : lively person 活 爾 S:尔 A:尓 Meaning you, that, those, final particle PinYin ěr . 尔尔 Mnemonics • somebody else 尒 becomes mixed 㸚 with other people when he/she enters the house 冖 /尒 • modf. 尒 ! 尔 尔 神 Meaning spirit, god, supernatural being PinYin shén. 神神 Mnemonics • person with a staff in hand 申 kneeling at the altar 礻 for the gods 神 何 Meaning what, why, where, which, how PinYin hé . 何何 Mnemonics • questions are good 可 for a person 亻 : they keep the mind fresh and the attention focused; RS. person 亻 carrying an axe 可 何 反 Meaning reverse, opposite, contrary, anti PinYin fǎn. 反反 Mnemonics • hand 又 using a cliff 厂 to defend against an oppo- site army, reversing their attack 反 受 Meaning receive, accept, get, bear, stand PinYin shòu. 受 Mnemonics • two hands ⺤ 又 meeting across a wide 冖 dis- 受 tance, one receiving something from the other 受 量 Meaning measure, quantity, capacity PinYin liàng . 量 Mnemonics • RS. to speak 曰 the weight 重 量 • produce from the fields 里 weighed in the morning 旦 before being sold 量 Hanzi mnemonics for hsk4 5 http://www.rtega.be/chmn/ 計 S:计 Meaning plan, plot, strategem, scheme, measure PinYin jì . 计计 Mnemonics • something containing many many 十 words 言 ; measuring is of the utmost importance in planning 计 管 Meaning pipe, tube, duct, woodwind music, control, jurisdiction PinYin guǎn. 管管 Mnemonics • official 官 holding a bamboo stick ⺮ to control the crowds; bamboo ⺮ whistle of the policeman 官 管 資 S:资 Meaning property,. wealth, capital, assets, resources, contribute PinYin zī 资资 Mnemonics • people ranked 次 according to money 貝 : wealth 资 命 Meaning life,. destiny, fate, luck, an order, instruction PinYin mìng 命命 Mnemonics • fate commands 令 the mouth 口 of the fortuneteller 命 金 S:钅 Meaning gold, metals in general, money PinYin jīn 金 Mnemonics • a. good king 王 like the father of a household Ƣ 金 divides the money of his kingdom evenly 丷 among al subjects • metal bell → 金 金 指 Meaning finger, toe, point, indicate PinYin zhǐ . 指指 Mnemonics • part of the hand 扌 that serves a purpose 旨 : it brings food to the mouth 曰 指 克 Meaning able to, win, overcome, conquer, love of superiority, gram,. limit 克 PinYin kè 克 Mnemonics • kind of spoon → → : contains about a 克 gram of drugs able to conquer anyone 克 Hanzi mnemonics for hsk4 6 http://www.rtega.be/chmn/ 許 S:许 Meaning allow, permit, promise, betroth PinYin xǔ . 许许 Mnemonics • words 言 spoken when many people 午 are together: allow or permit 许 区 Meaning area, district, region, ward PinYin qū . 区区 Mnemonics • part of a map 匚 marked with a cross X: the target area/district/region/ward 区 保 Meaning protect, safeguard, defend, care PinYin bǎo. 保保 Mnemonics • RS. woman 亻 holding her baby 子 → 呆 (head 口 and feet 木 ): protect 保 至 A:椳 Meaning reach, arrive, extremely, very, climax PinYin zhì . 至 Mnemonics • arrow stuck in the ground: → 至 : it has 至 reached it’s climax • one 一 individual 厶 reached his destination 土 至 社 Meaning god of the soil and altars to him, group of families, company, society, shrine PinYin shè.