sòng to see off, to send off, to dispatch, to give 辶 lî social custom, gift, propriety, rite, manners, courtesy 礻 wù thing, object, matter, substance, creature 牛 bên roots, stems of plants, origin, source, this, the current, root, foundation, basis, measure word for books, periodicals, yîn to drink, drinks, to swallow 饣 liào material, stuff, grain, ingredients, feed, to expect, to anticipate, to guess 斗 shuî water, liquid, lotion, juice, Kangxi radical 85 水 guô fruit, result, nut bâ to hold, to contain, to grasp, to take hold of, handle, measure word for bunches of things and the things with handles 扌 Page 1
huä flower, blossom, to spend (money, time), fancy pattern, surname Hua ài to love, to be fond of, to like, love, affection 爪 píng apple, clover fern, artemisia, duckweed guô fruit, result, nut lí pear, opera xï west, western, westward, Spain (abbr.), Spanish, Kangxi radical 146 西 guä melon, gourd, cucumber, squash, KangXi radical number 97 瓜 zhù to live, to dwell, to stay, to reside, to stop, lodge 亻 chóng heavy, weighty, double, to repeat, repetition, iteration, again, a layer 里 Page 2
jië to receive, to answer (the phone), to meet or welcome somebody, to connect, to catch, to join, to extend, to take one 扌 lóu house with more than 1 story, storied building, floor wáng king, ruler, royal, surname Wang, Kangxi radical 96 王 hóng red, vermillion, blush, flush, bonus, popular 纟 zhöng clock, o'clock, time as measured in hours and minutes, bell, surname Zhong 钅 tóu head, top, chief, first, boss, measure word for pigs and other livestock, suffix 大 yî to use, according to, so as to, in order to, by, with, because, abbr. for Israel 人 wéi as (in the capacity of), to take something as, to act as, to serve as, to behave as, to become, to be, to do 丶 cöng quick at hearing, wise, clever, sharp-witted, intelligent, acute, bright 耳 Page 3
míng clear, bright, light, brilliant, to understand, next, the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) 日 yòng to use, to employ, to apply, to operate, use, Kangxi radical 101 用 göng merit, achievement, result, service, accomplishment, work (phys.) 力 shû heat, hot weather, summer heat 日 qï a period of time, phase, stage, time, term, period, to hope, measure word for things that can be divided into periods 月 bän team, class, squad, work shift, measure word for groups, ranking, surname Ban 刂 cháng long, length, excel in, lasting, leader, head, to grow(zhang3), Kangxi radical 168 长 kê may, can, -able, possibly, able to, certain(ly), to suit, (particle used for emphasis) 口 ài to love, to be fond of, to like, love, affection 爪 Page 4
qù to go away, to leave, to remove, to depart 厶 nián year, new-years, age of a person 干 shû category, genus (taxonomy), family members, dependents, to belong to, subordinate to, affiliated with, be born in the 尸 gôu dog 犭 liân face, cheek, reputation 月 yuán circle, round, circular, spherical, (of the moon) full, unit of Chinese currency (Yuan), tactful, to justify 囗 yân eye, eyelet, hole, opening 目 jïng eye, eyeball, pupil of eye 目 bí nose, first, Kangxi radical 209 鼻 Page 5
zî son, child, seed, egg, child, small thing, noun suffix(zi5), midnight, Kangxi radical number 39, 1st terrestrial branch, 子 zuî mouth, lips 口 xiàng (look) like, similar (to), appearance, to appear, to seem, image, portrait, resemble, seem 亻 cháng long, length, excel in, lasting, leader, head, to grow(zhang3), Kangxi radical 168 长 dà big, huge, large, major, great, wide, vast, deep, oldest, eldest, Kangxi radical number 37 大 yï one, a, an, alone, Kangxi radical 1 一 dìng to set, to fix, to determine, to decide, to order, fixed, definite, surely, definitely 宀 dàn egg, oval shaped 虫 gäo cakes, pastry 米 Page 6
zuì most, extremely, exceedingly, the most, -est 曰 hâi sea, ocean, maritime 氵 lún human relationship 亻 täng soup, hot water, broth, gravy 氵 mû child's governess, matron, maid 女 xiäng fragrant, incense, (of food) savory, appetizing, sweet, scented, popular 香 jiäo banana, plantain câo grass, straw, thatch, herbs, hasty méi moss, edible berries, strawberry Page 7
jú orange, tangerine zî son, child, seed, egg, child, small thing, noun suffix(zi5), midnight, Kangxi radical number 39, 1st terrestrial branch, 子 táo peach, marriage ér son, KangXi radical 10 儿 pú grapes, Portugal (abbr.), Portuguese táo grapes qì steam, vapor, air, anger, gas, KangXi radical 84 气 qiú ball, sphere, globe, round 王 kâ card, punch card;to check, to stop, to block, calorie 卜 Page 8
piàn slice, splinter, strip, piece, KangXi radical number 91 片 qì steam, vapor, gas 氵 shuî water, liquid, lotion, juice, Kangxi radical 85 水 ér son, KangXi radical 10 儿 líng remnant, zero, fragment, fraction 雨 shí meal, food, animal feed, to eat, Kangxi radical 184 食 bîng round flat cake, cookie, cake, pastry 饣 gän dry, clean, hollowly, empty, oppose, offend, invade, trunk (gan4), cadre(gan4), do(gan4), act as (gan4), capable(ga 干 táng sugar, candy, sweets, sugared 米 Page 9
guô fruit, result, nut Page 10