Details Title: Chinese Characters Description: (Simplified) most common 1067 characters 1-99 Total Flash Cards: 89 Created: 03/13/2009 09:33:48		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Language - Chinese Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term one Definition 一 yi1 (yi4 before 1,2,3 yi2 before 4) Term left radical Definition (downwards-left curved character stroke) pie3 Term woman Definition 女 nǚ Term human being, person Definition 人 ren2 Term two Definition 二 er4 Term three Definition 三 san1 Term ten Definition 十 shi2 Term borders Definition 坰 jiōng for us just the "second" element in this character! (this is the traditional character) Term to surround Definition 囗 wei2 (enclosure) Term field Definition 田 tian2 Term strength Definition 力 li4 Term male Definition 男 nan2 Term down radical Definition l shu4 Term man (side-man radical) Definition 仁 ren2 (just side part of this character) Term twist Definition 乙 yi3 Term grass radical Definition no pronunciation (see next character, this is top element) Term skill; art Definition 艺 yi4 (top part 'grass radical' bottom part 'twist') Term a hundred million Definition 亿 yi4 Term heart (side-heart radical) Definition xin1 (see next character, side part) Term to remember Definition 忆 yi4 (left part side heart radical, right part twist) Term back-turned stroke Definition (no pronunciation, first stroke of next character) Term also Definition 也 ye3 Term she/her Definition 她 ta1 Term he/him Definition 他 ta1 Term gate Definition 门 men2 Term pluralizing suffix Definition side-man radical + 门 men2 Term hand radical Definition 手 shou3 Term side-hand radical Definition (see 32 side part) shou3 Term dart radical Definition (just like next character - 3rd stroke) yi4 Term lance radical Definition 戈 ge1 Term I/me Definition 我 wo3 Term to look for/ to visit/ to give change Definition 找 zhao3 Term lid radical Definition ('dot' then horizontal stroke under) tou2 Term earth radical Definition 土 tu3 Term knight/scholar Definition 士 shi4 Term crown radical Definition (like 40 'roof' without the second stroke 'dot) mi4 Term small radical Definition 小 xiao3 Term you/your/-ly/-like/that Definition 尔 er3 (thus, so, thou) Term you Definition 你 ni3 Term roof radical Definition (top part of 42 'it') mian2 Term ladle Definition 匕 bi3 Term it (things) Definition 它 ta1 Term particle (completed action); to finish conclude Definition (like next character 'child' without final stroke) le Term child Definition 子 zi3 Term be good/ be well ; to consider good/ to like/ to love Definition 好 hao3 (hao4 = to be fond of, same character) Term be selfish/ be private cocoon radical Definition 私 si1 (for us right half of character only, this is the traditional character) Term coil/ be immature/ be tender/ be little Definition 吆 yao1 (right part only) (this whole character means 'shout') Term silk Definition 丝 si1 (book only has right part of character with angled line as bottom) Term be tired; pile up/ be repeated Definition 累 lei4 lei3 = pile up; be repeated (same character) (lei3 also 'accumulate') Term step Definition 彳 chi4 (online dic. says w/ left foot!) Term be stubborn/ be tough/ be blunt/ be leathery (of food or people) Definition 艮 gen4 Term very Definition 很 hen3 (also rather, quite) Term mouth/ measure for human beings Definition 口 kou3 Term fire (fire-dots radical) Definition 馬 huo3 (just thefour dots at bottom,this is the full traditional 'horse' character) Term horse Definition 马 ma3 Term particle (end of sentences marks question) x + particle = "as for x" Definition 吗 ma5 Term word, words Definition 言 yan2 (top 'line' is 'dot' in book) (as indep. character = to speak to say) Term side-words radical Definition (see left portion of 60 'who?') yan2 Term dove Definition 隹 zhui1 (short-tailed bird) Term who? whom? Definition 谁 shei2 (also shui2) Term be big/ big radical Definition 大 da4 Term husband "big man" Definition 夫 fu1 Term heaven, god, day, natural Definition 天 tian1 Term breath, vapors, exhalation, animus, energy, soul Definition 气 qi4 Term bamboo Definition 竹 zhu2 Term to laugh, smile/ ridicule Definition 笑 xiao4 Term child, son (suffix) Definition 儿 er2 Term be lame; still Definition 尢 wang1 尤 (you2) or same character as variant Term to lack, to not have/ not (verb negator) Definition 无 wu2 Term bitter, toilsome Definition 辛 xin1 Term lucky Definition 幸 xing4 Term king Definition 王 wang2 Term dot radical Definition (a dot, backslash like) zhu3 Term jade Definition 玉 yu4 Term lord, host/ principal/ to indicate Definition 主 zhu3 Term to live, to stay/ to stop/ verb ending Definition 住 zhu4 Term water Definition 注 shui3 (just left part of character) Term to comment on, to annotate, concentrate on, note, stake, bet, pour into, measure for business transactions or sums of money Definition 注 zhui4 Term to stop/ be stationed at, posted to Definition 驻 zhu4 Term tree/ dull, stiff "wooden" Definition 木 mu4 Term grain Definition 禾 he2 Term arrow/ to vow Definition 矢 shi3 Term misplace/ lose/ fail/ be defeated Definition 失 shi1 Term be short (not tall) Definition 矮 ai3 Term to flee, to hide/ be gone/ to die/ be subjugated Definition 亡 wang2 Term be busy Definition 忙 mang2 Term heart Definition 心 xin1 Term you (deferential, towards elderly) Definition 您 nin2 Term first/dollar/yen Definition 元 yuan2