Hsk4 Worksheet

1 Introduction
Kanji are ordered by frequency. This le 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-NonCommercialShareAlike 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_Pro
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/les/hannom/hannom
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
A:
to arrive at, to go to
zh
. time arrives when the shoots come out of the
the
ground
RS. foot print pointing forward, cursive form of :
Meaning
PinYin
part,
. division, section
b
Mnemonics
area
S: A:
from, by, accompany, undertake, manage, attend to
cng
.
RS. the one that follows (by foot ) on the
road
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
lled with standing people
/person
following another person
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
negative, no, not; lack, have no
w .
RS. dancer holding both tails in his hands
: his tails or not touching the ground; re

under a bale of straw: nothing is left after it is burned
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
people, subjects, citizens

mn
. vagina of a woman
RS.
come
from which all people
many persons
people marching in one
(the same) rhythm
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
this,. these, in this case, then

c
stop eating to look at something

Meaning
PinYin
nature,
character, sex
.
xng
Mnemonics
related to the heart
of living beings

Hanzi mnemonics for hsk4
http://www.rtega.be/chmn/
Meaning
PinYin
know, perceive, comprehend

zh .
Mnemonics
knowledge shoots like an arrow out of the mouth
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
complete, entirely, full, whole

.
qun
the king rules and possesses everything in his
house
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
will, going to, future, general
jing
.
hand holding meat on the half trunk (serving
as table) / : general eating a handfull
from now on he will be the leader
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
cause, reason, from, a source, derivation, up to

yu.
RS. young plant | sprouting from a eld : source
and cause of happyness for the farmer
con.: something coming out of something
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S: A:
equal to, side by side, also, what is more, both
bng.
stand side by side
are equal
, both men
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
beautiful, pretty, pleasing

mi.
big man with a hair dress like the horns of a sheep
Meaning
PinYin
bedding, cover, spread, reach, put on, wear, suer

bi .
Mnemonics
clothes used like a skin

wearing it in case one suers
cover for a bed or

Meaning
PinYin
gains,
. advantage, prot, merit
l
Mnemonics
RS. reap grain
with a knife
Meaning
PinYin
A:
system,
establish, overpower
.
zh
Mnemonics
people from the city controlled by a knife
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
combine,
unite, join, gather, t
.
h
gathered people speak with united voice
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
replace, replacement, substitute, era, generation

di
. stabbed down by a spear : he must be
man
replaced
era: time when men
con.: soldier
hold spears
Meaning
PinYin
A:
inside
.
ni
Mnemonics
person
inside a house
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
degree, system, manner, to consider

d
.
hand
feeling the temperature of a pot
lid in house
hand checking things extensively
times: systematically
with
twenty
Meaning
PinYin
trust to, rely on, appoint, to bear, duty, oce, allow

rn .
Mnemonics
load entrusted to a person

bear it
his duty is to

Meaning
PinYin
sea,. ocean, maritime

hi
Mnemonics
place where everything
is water

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
source, origin, beginning, eld, plain

yun
.
RS. small pure stream coming out of the

cli : source and origin of a mighty river, it passes
subsequently through the elds and plains
Meaning
PinYin
A:
extend,
reach, come up to, and
.
j
Mnemonics
hand
reaching out to a person
Meaning
PinYin
S:
debate,
discuss, discourse
.
ln
Mnemonics
think with people
in words
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S: A:
place, locale, department, dispose, sentence, punish
ch
RS. the sound of the tiger / as it stands up
. and walks around from its resting place
(sentenced to life in a zoo)
/person standing up from his place and walking and dispose of something (sentenced to life in
prison)
Meaning
PinYin
each, individually, every, all

g .
Mnemonics
everyone has an individual mouth

con.: person, walk and talk
and feet
Meaning
PinYin
enter, come in (to), join

r .
Mnemonics
arrowhead
: it enters deep into which it
comes and joins itself to it

Meaning
PinYin
live, exist, survive, lively

hu.
Mnemonics
someone with a waterfall

person
tongue
: lively
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S: A:
you, that, those, nal particle
r
.
somebody else becomes mixed with other
people when he/she enters the house /
modf.
Meaning
PinYin
spirit, god, supernatural being

shn.
Mnemonics
person with a sta in hand

for the gods
kneeling at the altar
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
what, why, where, which, how

h .
questions are good for a person : they keep

the mind fresh and the attention focused; RS. person
carrying an axe
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
reverse, opposite, contrary, anti

fn .
hand using a cli to defend against an opposite army, reversing their attack
Meaning
PinYin
receive, accept, get, bear, stand

.
shu
Mnemonics
two hands meeting across a wide distance, one receiving something from the other
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
measure, quantity, capacity

ling
.
RS. to speak the weight
produce from the elds weighed in the morning
before being sold

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
plan, plot, strategem, scheme, measure
j .
something containing many many words ;
measuring is of the utmost importance in planning
Meaning
PinYin
pipe, tube, duct, woodwind music, control, jurisdiction

.
gun
Mnemonics
ocial holding a bamboo stick to control the

crowds; bamboo whistle of the policeman
Meaning
PinYin
S:
property,
wealth, capital, assets, resources, contribute
.
z
Mnemonics
people ranked
according to money :
wealth

Meaning
PinYin
life,. destiny, fate, luck, an order, instruction

mng
Mnemonics
fate commands the mouth of the fortuneteller

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
gold, metals in general, money
jn
a. good king like the father of a household
divides the money of his kingdom evenly among al
subjects
metal bell
Meaning
PinYin
nger, toe, point, indicate

zh .
Mnemonics
part of the hand that serves a purpose

brings food to the mouth
it
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
able to, win, overcome, conquer, love of superiority,

gram,
. limit
k
kind of spoon
: contains about a
gram of drugs able to conquer anyone

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
allow, permit, promise, betroth
x .
words spoken when many people are together:
allow or permit
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
area, district, region, ward

q .
part of a map marked with a cross X: the target
area/district/region/ward
Meaning
PinYin
protect, safeguard, defend, care

bo.
Mnemonics
holding her baby (head

and feet ): protect
RS. woman
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
A:
reach, arrive, extremely, very, climax
zh
.
arrow stuck in the ground:
reached its climax

one
: it has
individual reached his destination
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
god of the soil and altars to him, group of families,

company, society, shrine
sh .
families/companies/societies are all organized around
with special signicance

place with an altar
places
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
A:
open, unfold, stretch, extend
zhn
.
RS. person laying out wares and clothes
sale:
two hands
for
of a person unfolding clothes

Meaning
PinYin
section,
department, science
.
k
Mnemonics
scientists measuring
grain yields
Meaning
PinYin
foundation,
base
.
j
Mnemonics
ground on which the table stands: foundation

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
rule, law, regulation, grades
z .
the law or rules is instated by sword
vented by money
but circum-
Meaning
PinYin
S:
still, but, decline, retreat
qu.
Mnemonics
RS. the person
who escapes /
leaves the house ): retreat
(person
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
arrive at, reach, intelligent
d
.
place
where sheep arrive to graze after moving : the intelligent animals nd the best places by
themselves
/man
after he has moved
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
A:
light, brilliant, shine, only
.
gung
person carrying a re
; see
light ; old:
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
promptly, quickly, immediately
j
.
person kneeling before eating
eat very soon
: hes going to
Meaning
PinYin
a picture,
image, gure, to resemble
.
xing
Mnemonics
picture resembling the image
of a man

Meaning
PinYin
elephant, ivory, gure, image, pattern after, imitate

.
xing
Mnemonics
elephant
; this character
is an image patterned after the real thing
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
style, system, formula, rule, ceremony, rite, function

sh .
those not working according to the prescribed
rules, style and formulas will be arrested ; a ceremony is conducted strictly according to certain rules
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
article, product, commodity, renement

pn .
articles and products are stored in many boxes
on top of each other ; these products are more
rened than what they were made from
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
form, pattern, degree, extent, distance

chng
.
speak to the ruler about the grain harvest:

pattern that is repeated every year, the degree of failure
determines the extent of governance
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
die,. dead, death

s
dead body of a man

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
mix, intersect, exchange, communicate, deliver

jio
.
many people mixing hands and heads :
they will communicate and exchange ideas and intersect them to deliver a compromise everybody can work
to
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
rules, regulations, customs, law, standard
gu .
person seeing to it that the rules are being

implemented so everything happens according to law
and standards

Meaning
PinYin
take,
. receive, obtain, select
q
Mnemonics
hand
taking someone/something by the ear

Meaning
PinYin
pull,. drag, seize, hold, lengthen

l
Mnemonics
hand
pulling to make someone stand

Meaning
PinYin
pattern, standard, form, style, correct, adjust, status

g .
Mnemonics
individual style of patterns carved in wood

reecting ones status
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
art, skill, special feat, method, technique
sh
.
skillfully walking through the millet eld with
left and right foot without trampling the cereals
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
sure, certain, real, true
qu
a .bird ying so high its sure it cant be hit by a
stone
/one is certain to be remarked when blowing a horn
and playing stone chimes
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S: A:
summon, propagate, transmit
chun
person
concentrating / on something
.
(transmits and propagates ideas) or someone (he needs
him, thus he summons him)
people transmit ideas and traditions by talking
to each other while walking along each other
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
see, observe, view, appearance, outlook, look
.
gun
see from above like a ying bird
/hand shading the eye that sees
10
Meaning
PinYin
cut,. mince, slice, carve

qi
Mnemonics
several
movements with a knife

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
direct, guide, lead, conduct
do.
RS. guide with the hand along the road
/guide someone with the hand
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
to dispute, ght, contend, strive
.
zhng
ghting for a stick with hand or claw
(and tooth and open mouth )
Meaning
PinYin
change, alter, improve, remodel

gi .
Mnemonics
remodel and alter clothes: pulling weaved threads
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
A:
gather together, collect, harvest, income
shu
.
connect hands / : people gathering together; hand / holding a receptacle
lect the income
to col-
Meaning
PinYin
construct, build, make, begin, prepare

zo.
Mnemonics
mouth with horns telling everyone that hes going

to construct or make something
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
word, say, rad. 149
yn.
a few sounds
word
from the mouth make up one

11
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
connect, join, associate, ally
lin
. hears the loom weaving threads
ear
ciates this with weaving
/ear connecting seperate
association
asso-
incidents through
Meaning
PinYin
sustain, support, hold, grasp

ch .
Mnemonics
the hand of the temple

sustains all live around it
holds power and
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
class, section, department, association, cooperate
z .
people linked together at the same table
forming an association
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S: A:
help, aid, relieve, ferry, cross, nish
j .
water next to a eld :

/ / :
helping with the work on the eld is <i>nished</>,
time to cross the water
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
A:
hazelnut tree
qn
.
tree with tasty
nuts
: tree with standing fruit
modf.
con. fruitful people
Meaning
PinYin
forest,
. grove
ln
Mnemonics
many trees
standing together

Meaning
PinYin
go, depart, past, formerly

.
wng
Mnemonics
leader going
of the past)
forward on the road (now a thing

12
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
beginning, rst, dollar, origin, head

yun
.
thing above the legs and body : the head,
the origin of all human endeavours; put a price on ones
head
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
A:
scholar, gentleman, soldier, samurai
sh
.
modf.
big man standing on the ground
: samurai with hands spread, barring the way
con. professional
good
professional man :
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S: A:
prove, conrm, verify, proof
zhng
.
truth of words rises after it has been veried
or proven
/correct
words
Meaning
PinYin
lose,. make mistake, neglect

sh
Mnemonics
RS. hand throwing down something:

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
platform, pedestal, unit, term of address,

ti .
individual speaking a polite address on a
platform
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
tool,
. implement, draw up, write
j
a tool inserted into a seashell
to open it
Meaning
PinYin
ow, circulate, drift, class

li .
Mnemonics
ow like water in the river or circulate like a

child in the water of the womb

13
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
join, connect, continuous, even, lead
lin
.
going
by car one is connected to the world;
when going by car the wheels have to turn
continuously; move a bunch of soldiers by car
: lead them into battle
Meaning
PinYin
A:
deep, depth, far, very, extreme
shn.
Mnemonics
a deep
hole with water at the bottom; old:
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
matter, material, substance, quality
zh .
at the entrance of the city ones materials are axed
to control for quality and one has to pay taxes
/
Meaning
PinYin
assemble,
collect together
.
j
Mnemonics
RS. birds
S: A:
price, value
ji
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
gather in trees
merchant selling something for a price to a person

.
men into dierent classes

paying a high price for a rare bird
/price separates
person
species
Meaning
PinYin
orderly, organize, neat, tidy, whole

.
zhng
Mnemonics
RS. imperial decrees

thing is right
order society so that every-
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
condition, situation, furthermore, visit, call on
.
kung
RS. water that comes when you speak
on somebody enquiring for his condition
14
call
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S: A:
Asia,
. second
y
looks vaguely like the capital A

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
A:
skill, ability, talent, ingenuity
j .
(person
talent
) with hand supporting skill and
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
border, boundary, juncture, dangerous, adventurous
j .
slope of the altar / : border which nobody

is to cross, if you do you risk punishment (dangerous
behaviour)
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
treaty, agreement, covenant, promise, approximately
yu.
binding
promise
words from a mouth :
a treaty or
Meaning
PinYin
examine, investigate
ji .
Mnemonics
one has to dig many

bottom of something
holes
to get to the
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
sever, cut o, interrupt, refuse
.
dun
RS. axe
with several thread cutting knives
(used in sewing machines)
Meaning
PinYin
essence, semen, spirit

jng.
Mnemonics
the essence of farm life are the green

plants
rice

15
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
disperse, pay, support, branch, rad. 65

zh
.
RS. hand holding a branch : used to disperse
the crowds of birds eating the food from the elds thus
allowing to earn ones money, pay taxes and support
ones family
Meaning
PinYin
vanish,
die out, melt away, extinguish
.
xio
Mnemonics
water
makes a body of re vanish
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
A:
increase
.
zng
things growing on the ground of the eld
increase all the time
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
grind, rub, study, research, polish, sharpen

yn.
2 hands rubbing something against a stone :
sharpening a knife with a whetstone; sharpening ones
knowledge: study or research
Meaning
PinYin
achievement, merit, good result

.
gng
Mnemonics
using ones strength in hard work

result or meritorous achievement
: good
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S: A:
agriculture, farming, farmer
nng
. man handling a hoe and delivering animals
RS.
/scarecrow on the elds with hanging arms: only

with his hands
to be seen in agricultural communities
Meaning
PinYin
S: A:
broad, wide, extensive
.
gung
Mnemonics
yellow
cli side : broad place natural feature

secret house on the hill with a broad view
16
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
a mark, symbol, label, sign, standard
bio
.
mark a ballot before it goes in the wooden
box while counting the votes/wooden object on the
altar : a symbol of religion
Meaning
PinYin
S:
talk,. conversation, discuss, surname
tn
Mnemonics
ery
words

Meaning
PinYin
to pull,
draw out, attract, to stretch
.
yn
Mnemonics
bow
string | being pulled

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
head, rst, leader, chief, neck, a poem

.
shu
head with hair ; the middle part between the
vertebrae and the rest is the neck
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S: A:
monopolize, take sole possession, concentrate, focus,
special
zhun
one small individual taking all food from
the eld
.
hand working concentrated with a spindle
/hand working focused with a spindle to transfer

all thread to the loom
one small owner owning many elds in
the region: hes monopolised agriculture in the region
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
expenses, expenditures, fee
fi .
money
good idea
thrown out of the window:
not

17
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
exhaust, use up, deplete
jn .
RS. to clean the bowl with a brush after it is

used up: exhaust
step over something coming from an exhaust
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
additional, another, separate, other
lng.
strength of the mouth is an additional
strength (on top of physical strength)
Meaning
PinYin
S:
only, merely, solely, just
jn .
Mnemonics
person
only working with clay

/just the hand of a man
Meaning
PinYin
S:
follow, listen to, submit to
su .
Mnemonics
follow
a wall :
following a wall
/go with ones belongings
Meaning
PinYin
a line, to arrange in order, classify, rank

li .
Mnemonics
kill an animal with a knife

the pieces of cut meat
and RS. lay out
Meaning
PinYin
push, expel, deduce, infer

tu .
Mnemonics
bird
waiving its hands to push it forward

hand deducing the sex of a bird
Meaning
PinYin
S: A:
multitude, crowd, masses, public
.
zhng
Mnemonics
RS. many people ( )
under the sun :

18
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
table, bench, legal case, plan, suggestion

n .
table which a factory plans to make of cheap

wood resulting in a legal case as soon as it falls
apart
Meaning
PinYin
row. or paddle boat, scratch

hu
Mnemonics
RS. a long instrument
that looks like a knife
Meaning
PinYin
A:
statute,
law, principle, regulation, rhythm
.
l
Mnemonics
RS. written
rule for traveling
Meaning
PinYin
S:
manner, bearing, attitude
ti .
Mnemonics
a heart
standing up to many people

/having a fat heart
S:
Meaning
PinYin
.
yn
Mnemonics
see
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
ones duty, responsibility, obligation, demand, be strict
with,
. punish, blame
z
RS. the thorny part of owing money : debt responsibility: one is blamed for all kinds of stu
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
enough, adequate, fully
gu.
many phrases uttered by the mouth : enough
already

19
Meaning
PinYin
composition,
chapter, section, badge
.
zhng
Mnemonics
many
sounds or words
Meaning
PinYin
purpose, will, determination, annals

zh .
Mnemonics
the mind of the master is purposeful, determined and moves according to his will
Meaning
PinYin
bottom,
underneath, underside
.
d
Mnemonics
the lowest
S: A:
strict, rigorous, rigid, stern
yn
.
two mouths speaking strictly to a daring
person on a cli
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
part of a building
Meaning
PinYin
precedent, example, regulation

l .
Mnemonics
a man killed with a knife : serves as example

for other criminals
Meaning
PinYin
a family
clan, ethnic group, tribe
.
z
Mnemonics
RS. ag
and arrow distinguishing a tribe

Meaning
PinYin
supply, provide for, oer in worship

.
gng
Mnemonics
person bringing things together

oer to others
to supply or
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
A:
imitate, mimic, result, eect
xio.
RS. follow the action
imitate
20
of a man walking
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S: A:
continue, carry on, succeed
x .
a line of merchants
/ their goods
continuing to sell
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S: A:
stop, halt, stay, detain, keep
li .
stop the work on the elds to look at two moons
/ or at something small
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
consider, conjecture, materials, ingredients, fee, materials.

lio
consider the amount
not to run out
of rice one eats so as
Meaning
PinYin
S:
tense, tight, taut, rm, secure
jn .
Mnemonics
feel bound by strings
and under someones hand
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S: A:
discontinue, beyond, sever, cut o, abstain, interrupt,
suppress
ju
.
hand desiring to cut the thread / with
force
people with open mouth desiring

thread want to cut it
a coloured
Meaning
PinYin
examine, investigate, notice, guess

ch.
Mnemonics
priests examining the donations to be enshrined

at the temple altar, guessing its worth

21
Meaning
PinYin
A:
mother,
female elders, female
.
m
Mnemonics
woman with breasts

Meaning
PinYin
comment,
criticise, wholesale, slap
.
p
Mnemonics
compare
by hand :
slap or criticise
Meaning
PinYin
group,
. crowd, multitude, mob
qn
Mnemonics
group of sheep
led by the herder
Meaning
PinYin
ancient, old, reason, because

g .
Mnemonics
old hand
reason for
doing things nobody remembers
Meaning
PinYin
put hand on, press down with hand, examine, stop

n .
Mnemonics
woman at home putting her hand on her

husband to examine a wound and stop the bleeding
Meaning
PinYin
S:
surround,
encircle, corral
.
wi
Mnemonics
/ surrounded by walls
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
large
. river, yangtze, creek, inlet, bay
jing
body of water where large works can be done
S:
weave, knit, organize, unite
zh
.
sound of the loom (like a spear)
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
going up and
down weaving thread /person weaving threads

22
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
record, annal, historical account, chronicles
j .
the weaving strings of history put down in
weaving lines of writing
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
father, rad. 88
f .
a father needs many hands
feed his family
RS. hand with axe
to work for and
Meaning
PinYin
dense, thick, close, intimate, secret

m .
Mnemonics
silent wood on a mountainside : dense forest

with secret places
Meaning
PinYin
A:
stop, halt, desist, detain
zh .
Mnemonics
person holding up the hand to stop someone
Meaning
PinYin
S:
ne,. tiny, slender, thin, precise, detailed
x
Mnemonics
RS. thread
from the head :
hair is thin
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
price, cost, worth
zh .
person being straight
cost of something
about the true
Meaning
PinYin
yet,. still, as ever, again, keep -ing, continuing

rng
Mnemonics
RS. the woman
still has not had the baby

23
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
break, ruin, destroy, rout

p
.
a stone hidden in a hide : looks not dangerous
but can destroy many things
hand with a stone rock destroying something
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
boundary,
limit, line
.
xin
good slope stopping
people
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
duty, profession, oce, post
zh
.
hearing the potter work from a distance:
profession
/hear
the mouth of the professional
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
A:
quick, prompt, speedy
s .
to tie your laces while walking
be quick; old:
you have to
Meaning
PinYin
not,. no, negative, nal particle

fu
Mnemonics
mouth
saying no
Meaning
PinYin
hair,. fur, feathers, coarse

mo
Mnemonics
feather or tail of an animal
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
what, greatly, exceedingly
shn
.
sweet petri stones : greatly and exceedingly
crazy idea
/a group of many
people

24
Meaning
PinYin
S: A:
pellet,
. bullet, shot, shell
dn
Mnemonics
single
thing that gets shot from a bow
Meaning
PinYin
bitter, hardship, suering

k .
Mnemonics
when one is old and buried under the grass

one has suered many a bitter hardship
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
falsehood, deception, vacation, temporary
ji
.
false person
/something against
a person :
a lie; person
reverting something temporary
Meaning
PinYin
print, seal, stamp, chop, mark

yn .
Mnemonics
kneeling person receiving hand

proval from his ruler
stamped ap-
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
prepare, arrange, in advance, deposit, take care
y .
what is before in the head : preparation; one
deposits it to be taken care of
Meaning
PinYin
A:
small, micro, triing
wi .
Mnemonics
RS. a woman on the road with long hair /

:
beautiful, humble and small
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S: A:
continue, maintain, carry on, inherit
j .
one thread apart from other threads with knife
that will not be cut: continues

25
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
blood, rad. 143

xu.
lit. bowl of blood from the slaughtered animal
oered to the gods
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
wonder, be surprised, frightened, amazed
jng
. instilling respect into children for the fright hand
ening power of a wonderful horse
/heart in a big capital : full of wonder and

surprise, sometimes frightened
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
wound, injury, fall ill from
shng
.
RS. emotion (sun evoking emotions) of people
result of injury
/result of people
using force
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
match, comfortable, just
sh
.
rows
upon rows of stalks going on : they
match the same line: comfortable to harvest
/tongue going on
matching the others ear
with comfortable talk
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
province, save, economise, ministry

shng
.
see to it that something gets smaller :

economise, save money: primary purpose of a ministry
in a province
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S: A:
eat, meal, food, rad. 184
sh
.
gathering of people feasting
food
con.: rice
(not !)
on

26
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S: A:
narrow pass, strategic point, adventure
xin.
place surrounded by slopes
/ /
defended with arrows
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
row, rank, line, arrange, put in order, reject, expel

pi
.
hand stroking the rows of feathers (bringing them in order) or repelling the feathers
eating the chicken
before
Meaning
PinYin
happiness, good fortune, blessing

f .
Mnemonics
oering a full jar

happiness
on the altar for luck and
Meaning
PinYin
A:
guard,
. watch, alert, alarm
jng
Mnemonics
respect
the words of the guard

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
obtain, get, receive, seize
hu
. and a bird hunting: they seize or get
dog
game
/dogs running on the grass during hunt
trying to obtain, get or seize game
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
defeated, beaten, load, burden, carry, bear
f .
mouth blowing the seashell horn signalling

the retreat: defeated army carrying its wounded as a
burden
Meaning
PinYin
stop,
. suspend, delay, suitable
tng
Mnemonics
person
stopping to look a tall pavilion

27
Meaning
PinYin
doubt, question, suspect

y
Mnemonics
RS. left side hand
and cane right side old

man. with mouth asking direction
:
hes in doubt
going back and forth
trying to sell (bowing

to customers, being threatened by arrows ) a roll
of cloth : doubt begins to bite: will I ever sell this
roll?
Meaning
PinYin
continent,
island, islet
.
zhu
Mnemonics
island
or land mass surrounded by water
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
pattern, model, rule, law
fn .
tracks carved into bamboo

pattern into which the water ows while spreading in
a ood through the vegetation
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
to come to an end, to terminate, nally, after all, at

last.
jng
RS. the place where the sound (speech) of a
person changes: the end of a country
Meaning
PinYin
arouse, excite, incite, quickly, heated, angry

j .
Mnemonics
place with light emitting

senses
water arouses
the
Meaning
PinYin
village, town, hamlet, uncouth, vulgar

cn.
Mnemonics
small town usually surrounded by trees

inhabitants are sometimes uncouth or vulgar
; the

28
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
card, punch card, calorie, guardhouse, customs barrier

k
. to be squeezed between above and below
RS.
: squeezed between, cards are usually squeezed

between books; the guardhouse is squeezed between
two countries
Meaning
PinYin
judge, discriminate, conclude

pn.
Mnemonics
RS. function of a knife

(to divide) the cow
to discriminate parts of
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
A:
already, de facto, since, then, previously
j .
RS. a man turning from a bowl of rice
: already done eating
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
accumulate, store up, amass, long (time), old, deeprooted, longstanding, product (mathematics)
j
.
responsible management of the rice harvest:
long time storage of multiple harvests
/stung rice
full
in a persons mouth until its
Meaning
PinYin
abundant, ample, rich, wealthy

f .
Mnemonics
house with many lled pots

wealthy family
: house of a
Meaning
PinYin
study, repair, cultivate

xi .
Mnemonics
relaxed person with a long beard

studied and cultivated
: he is
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
A:
skin, hide, fur, feather, outer, rad. 107
p .
RS. hand with a rock | stripping the skin (protection) from an animal
29
Meaning
PinYin
descend, fall, drop, lower, down

.
jing
Mnemonics
descending from a slope

falls or drops to the ground
: sometimes one
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
hard, strong, rm, resolute
jin.
controlling ground : rm
hard, eye and hand

and resolute
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
escape, spare, excuse from, evade

min
.
people with three mouths can escape
and nd excuses from anything
escape like a rabbit
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S: A:
press, oppress, crush, pressure
y .
the weight of clis
everything
/ and ground crushes
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
raise, rear, bring up, support
.
yng
person raising sheep to be a good animal:
raise/dog helping to raise sheep
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S: A:
bosom, breast, carry in bosom
hui
. heart is carried in the bosom
the
/person crossing hands
located in the bosom
modf.
to protect his heart

30
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
confusion, state of chaos, revolt
lun
. man kneeling trying to unravel a mess of
RS.
string
/man kneeling with his tongue hanging out
: hes being strangled in the revolution
Meaning
PinYin
sail,. navigate, ship, boat

hng
Mnemonics
proud captain
navigating his ship

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
superior, excellent, actor
yu
.
person
superior in making people believe he is
showing his real emotions : excellent actor
/person
able to make people believe he is a dog
superior actor
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
publish, write, famous, wear

zhe
.
modf.
famous writers are usually persons covered under
grass (dead and buried)
Meaning
PinYin
portion, part, duty

fn .
Mnemonics
something cut into small parts for someone

: his portion or part or duty (part of a big work)
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S: A:
art, talent, ability, craft
y
.
art and art
grass formed into a peculiar shape
quiring talent and ability
art re-
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
generally, approximately, outline, condition

gi .
man done eating generally returns to his work in
the woods
31
Meaning
PinYin
S:
pause,
. stop, halt, bow, stamp
dn
Mnemonics
bow the head
like a sprout
Meaning
PinYin
S:
door,
. family, household
h
Mnemonics
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
ocean, sea, foreign, western, Occidental

.
yng
water with waves bent like the horns of a sheep
; western culture came from over the ocean
Meaning
PinYin
S:
appraise,
criticize, evaluate
.
png
Mnemonics
levelling
words
Meaning
PinYin
seat,
. stand, base
zu
Mnemonics
RS. sitting
at or in a stand
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
interpret, elucidate, release
sh .
inquisitive / sorting : interpret, can lead
the release of falsely imprisoned people
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
scenery, view, conditions, shadow

jng.
the sun shining over the capital provides for

a majestic view; its light creates many shadows on the
street

32
Meaning
PinYin
S:
goods,
. commodities, products
hu
Mnemonics
persons converting money in products
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
mutually,
reciprocally
.
h
RS. two hooks hooking each other
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
dangerous, precarious, high

wi .
mouth falling open, looking upwards at the

sight of a kneeling person on top of a cli :
dangerous behaviour in a high location
S:
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
see
Meaning
PinYin
S:
quell,
. suppress, demand, research
to
Mnemonics
done by speaking
and by hand
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S: A:
beautiful, magnicent, elegant
l .
RS. Deer with beautiful antlers:
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
series, serial order, sequence, preface, foreword

x .
indicating the
; the preface sums
RS. shuttle going back and forth

series or sequence :
up the order of the book

33
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
A:
long, perpetual, eternal, forever
yng
. crossing a large body of water : it seems
man
like ages before he reaches the other side; water
with cover : old aquifer with water that has been
there forever
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
taste, smell, odor, delicacy

wi .
smell of freshly opening buds makes the one smile

; when eaten they are considered a tasteful
delicacy
Meaning
PinYin
sand,
. gravel, pebbles, granulated
sh
Mnemonics
small
things found in or near the water

Meaning
PinYin
turn, move, shake, wag, drop down

dio.
Mnemonics
reaction of the hand in front of something lofty

or profound : move, shake or turn
Meaning
PinYin
include, embrace, enclose, seek, come, bound

ku.
Mnemonics
tongue instructing the hand

brace someone or something
to bind
or em-
Meaning
PinYin
S:
mixed, blended, mix, mingle
z .
Mnemonics
soldiers
assembled start to mix

/many types of trees mixed together
Meaning
PinYin
S:
err,. make mistake, interfere
w
Mnemonics
words leading one into battle / : a mistake

34
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
decrease, subtract, diminish, reduce
jin.
water used in defending a fortress : it decreases the chance of the fortress being taken
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
willing,
consent to, permit, agreement
.
kn
body stopping to agree or consent

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
be defeated, decline, fail
bi .
knock with money at the door of an ocial

to bribe him: initiating the defeat and decline of an
empire
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
dream, visionary, wishful
mng
.
RS. an eye with eye lid
(top) and man
) and moon (bottom):

of a moon in the woods
dream/dreaming
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
A:
scatter, disperse, break up
sn.
RS. a hand beating ax ( ) until
it looks like beaten meat : <i>scatter</a>
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
warm, lukewarm
wn.
give a prisoner warm soup
liquid on a plate
/sun heating
Meaning
PinYin
to surround, besiege, to be surrounded, dicult

kn.
Mnemonics
person hiding in a tree surrounded : besieged

and in diculty

35
Meaning
PinYin
S:
gradually,
little by little, by degrees, soak
.
jin
Mnemonics
cut
with water :
gradually getting soaked
Meaning
PinYin
be short of, lack, gap, decit

qu.
Mnemonics
decisive action (war) resulting in a lack of canned
food
Meaning
PinYin
palm of hand, sole of foot, paw, manipulate, control

.
zhng
Mnemonics
hand
uation
of respected people controlling the sit-
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
fear,. fearful, apprehensive

kng
fear binds the heart
Meaning
PinYin
pine. tree, r tree

sng
Mnemonics
tree
in the form of
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
be concerned, worry about, prudent, consider
l .
state of mind
elds )
when seeing a tiger (on the
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
A:
luck(ily), favor, fortunately, happiness, blessing, fortune
xng
.
person
standing in the elds using his pitch-
fork to gather the harvest: hes a happy man with

good fortune
murder above dead man: murderer

36
Meaning
PinYin
S:
theatrical plays, opera, drama
j .
Mnemonics
a play about wild animals

/knives
and knives
are part of the play
Meaning
PinYin
suddenly,
abruptly, neglect
.
h
Mnemonics
heart
scared by a suddenly appearing animal

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
leaf, petal, page of book, period
y .
leaves made from vegetation ; contents of a
leaf can be spread via many mouths
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
inhale, suck in, absorb, attract

x
.
air reaches the lungs through the mouth by
inhalation; person bringing his hand with cigarette
to his mouth ready to inhale
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
open ones mouth, bare ones teeth, a particle used

after a phrase for emphasis, expressing surprise, etc.,
to gape,
a creaking sound
.
ya
mouth falling open in surprise at the sight of huge
elephant tusks ; sound of teeth grinding over
each other in the mouth
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
obey, submit to, go along with, order, turn
.
shn
stream of written pages where commands are
ordered which are to be obeyed
Meaning
PinYin
S:
transport,
carry, haul
.
sh
Mnemonics
consenting
to be moved be car

37
Meaning
PinYin
beckon,
summon, recruit, levy
.
zho
Mnemonics
hand
summoning someone:
beckon

Meaning
PinYin
S:
undress,
escape
.
tu
Mnemonics
esh
for money :
escapes view and the law

Meaning
PinYin
oil, fat, grease, lard, paints

yu.
Mnemonics
watery substance sprouting from a eld

well drilled into an oileld
Meaning
PinYin
material, stu, timber, lumber, log, talent

ci .
Mnemonics
tree pierced through several times

apart in usable material: timber, logs
falling
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
chase,
. expel, one by one
zh
go after a pig : chase

Meaning
PinYin
gamble, play games, wide, broad, learned

b .
Mnemonics
ring a bell many times during gameplay; person announcing many truths is learned broadly
Meaning
PinYin
S:
smoke, soot, opium, tobacco, cigarettes
yn.
Mnemonics
re
restrained to a pipe or cigarette/reason

a person lights a re or locked up re
Meaning
PinYin
give to, transmit, confer

.
shu
Mnemonics
hand
it
receiving something that was given to

38
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
restrict, prohibit, forbid

jn
.
dont plant trees on the altar
not all trees can be used for making religious

objects put on the altar : restricted use
Meaning
PinYin
chapter, section, essay, article

pin.
Mnemonics
bambook
tions
books contain chapters
and sec-
Meaning
PinYin
mouth,
lips
.
zu
Mnemonics
what is between the mouth
and the beak

Meaning
PinYin
everywhere,
all over, throughout
.
bin
Mnemonics
bamboo books
can be taken everywhere

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
foundation stone, cornerstone, plinth
ch
.
stone in the middle of the woods
building is built
on which a
/stone from which everything comes forward
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
ip over, upset, capsize

fn .
wings of birds ipping over to descend on the
rice on the elds
Meaning
PinYin
forest,
. luxuriant vegetation
sn
Mnemonics
place with even more trees
than a grove

39
Meaning
PinYin
S:
silent,
. quiet, still, dark
m
Mnemonics
RS. black
/ dog :
silent
Meaning
PinYin
grasp, hold fast, take by hand

w .
Mnemonics
hand grasping things in the room of the house

to work on them
Meaning
PinYin
well-cooked,
ripe, mellow, familiar with
.
sh
Mnemonics
re
in the oven in which one is cooking
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
visit, ask, inquire
fng.
going in a certain direction
body
to talk to some-
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
soft, exible, pliable, weak
run
.
RS. a man drawn cart
weak link
characteristic which most cars
exible, might be a
lack
Meaning
PinYin
S: A:
expand,
enlarge, stretch
.
ku
Mnemonics
hand
making something broader / /
Meaning
PinYin
do, .play or ddle with, make fun of

nng
Mnemonics
RS. two hands
playing with jade

40
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
hundred million, many, tranquillity
y
.
person
sitting tranquil with his thoughts
hundred million ideas may come to him
/person shing (with a sh hook ) in tranquillity: he dreams of catching a hundred million sh
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S: A:
even, uniform, of equal length, rad. 210
q .
uniform eld of grain
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
A:
knife, sword, old coin, measure
do.
con.: cutting edge, knife, scissors, sickle, chisel,

money with which soldiers were paid
Meaning
PinYin
S:
window
.
chung
Mnemonics
like the opening
in an individuals heart
/opening like a chimney
Meaning
PinYin
wake
. up, sober up, startle
xng
Mnemonics
wake up from a night
with alcohol
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
buy, purchase, hire
gu
.
buy an interweaved cloth
for money
/be hooked on money : wanting to buy everything
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
A:
change, replace, substitute for
t
.
RS. a man talking for the other
two men looking the same under the sun
they can replace each other
41
:
Meaning
PinYin
A:
tiger,
. rad. 141
h
Mnemonics
head of a tiger
S:
raise, wave, spread, praise, fry
yng
.
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
(with legs )
hand in the wide open / country side

raising the ag on the farm; animals from this farm
will taste well when fried
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S: A:
end, nish, conclude, completed
b
. a net on the end of a forked stick for catching
RS.
small animals
: complete
x2)
/something like 20 (10

complete net
spoons:
Meaning
PinYin
A:
dog,. rad. 94
yu
Mnemonics
or

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
contend, vie, compete, emulate
jng.
two standing men either competing or emulating each other:
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
reject, abandon, discard
q .
RS. a group of hands
a blanket: toss out
tossing a child on

Meaning
PinYin
hemp,
. jute, ax, sesame
m
Mnemonics
hemp plantation looks like a wide
42
bush
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
to state to a superior, report, extend, 9th terrestrial

branch
shn.
: two hands holding a sta |: person

who traveled a long way to report, ask something of his
superior
Meaning
PinYin
A:
sell .
shu
Mnemonics
RS. to squawk
like bird in order to sell

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
needle, pin, tack, acupuncture
.
zhn
metal in the form of a
piece of metal
; RS. straight
Meaning
PinYin
embrace,
hold in arms, enfold
.
bo
Mnemonics
wrap
with the hands
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
drum, beat, top, strike

g
.
RS. a drum left and right ends with base and
feathers on top hit with stick
hand holding a branch
to hit a drum :
strike
Meaning
PinYin
plant,
. trees, plants, grow
zh
Mnemonics
vegetation
that grows vertical
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
page, sheet, leaf, rad. 181
y .
man
stories
with a head can ll many pages
with

43
Meaning
PinYin
break o, snap, bend

zh.
Mnemonics
hand holding an axe

either breaks or bends
hitting something:
it

Meaning
PinYin
respect,
revere, venerate; honor
.
zn
Mnemonics
thing in hand
oered to the leader
Meaning
PinYin
owering,
luxuriant, rened, elegant, graceful, excel
.
xi
Mnemonics
RS. owers
A:
dye, be contagious, infect
rn .
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
or ears of grain
RS. dye from a tree a hook into the water

: infections spread like dye in a cloth
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
sincere, honest, true, real
.
chng
complete words
and are sincere
they will become
true
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S: A:
broad, wide, lenient, tolerant
.
kun
house broad and tolerant enough to house horns,
eye and tail (a gazelle)
Meaning
PinYin
hard,
. rm, strong, obstinate
yng
Mnemonics
nightwatch hard, rm and strong like a stone
Meaning
PinYin
hue, colour, variegated colours

ci .
Mnemonics
hand gathering owers with amazing variation of

colours and stripes
44
Meaning
PinYin
draw
. out, pull out, extract, sprout
chu
Mnemonics
hand
pulling out sprouts from the eld
Meaning
PinYin
wave,
. wasteful, reckless, wander
lng
Mnemonics
water
good to surf on
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
currency, coins, legal tender
b
.
needed
to purchase new cloth when the old cloth
on a hanger ready to be sold for cur-
is worn out
/cloth
rency
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
A:
hand, person
fng.
hand
; con.: action, activity, be involved,
work ; diagonally crossing strokes are usually a hand
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
translate, decode, encode
y .
translate spoken words of the native people for
an inquisitive / visitor
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
long-distance, (birds) spur, fetlock

j .
large step
stepping out of the spur is one big
step

45
Meaning
PinYin
token, sign, symbol, mark, tally, charm, match

f
Mnemonics
given
small piece of bamboo
.
sons name on it
with a per-
CJKV. A bamboo slip on which a contract is

written and then broken in two so that the two matching halves can be held by the two parties involved.
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
brave, courageous, erce, high spirits

.
yng
going back and

) in the elds
man
force
forth
ghting (using
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S: A:
wall
.
qing
half of a tree or clay used as a wall to shut
o a house of someone stingy /
Meaning
PinYin
skillful, ingenious, clever

qio.
Mnemonics
breath being cut o

fulness of a work
by amazement of the skill-
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
wear on the head, put on, support, bear, respect, honor

di .
man holding something on his head to prevent
being hurt
Meaning
PinYin
child, boy, servant boy, virgin

.
tng
Mnemonics
children stand
to work
next to the elds :
too young
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
ride, ascend, avail oneself of, numerary adjunct for vehicles,

. power
chng
a man climbing up the side
ascend; one needs a lot of power
46
a tree
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
hang, suspend, suspense
gu
.
hand
of the fortune teller in which the fate
of somebody is hanging during the fortune telling ceremony
/object
hanging in a hand
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S: A:
encourage, exhort, praise, prize, reward
jing
. general / encouraging his troops and
big
giving rewards after the battle
big general celebrating on the half tree trunk
at night after the battle
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
thick, substantial, greatly, kind, friendship

hu.
thick cli : having substantial weight, just
like a good friendship
Meaning
PinYin
S:
bother,
vex, trouble, troublesome
.
fn
Mnemonics
RS. re
in the head
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
sign, endorse, slip of paper
qin.
slips of bamboo given to all gathered
as a sign of endorsement for a candidate
Meaning
PinYin
we,. us
zn
Mnemonics
RS.
nose (myself ) and sound

47
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
strive, exert eort, arouse, take wing, advance
fn
.
RS. like a (big ) bird spreading its wings over
the eld : rise in force and advance
/modf.
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S: A:
tears, weep, sympathy
li .
dog at the door / crying with water in his
eyes : tears
Meaning
PinYin
sow,. spread, broadcast, cast away, reject

b
Mnemonics
hand
throwing seeds in turns :
sow

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
bridge, beam, crosspiece
qio.
wooden
ings
structure, higher than the surround-
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
A:
cold, wintry, chilly
hn.
RS. building using straw
protect a man from the ice
( ) to
Meaning
PinYin
pocket, bag, sack, pouch

di .
Mnemonics
man with a spear
wearing a bag with his clothes
Meaning
PinYin
project, reect light

yng.
Mnemonics
the center of the sun projects light; a mirror

balances light : reection

48
Meaning
PinYin
accumulate, pile up, repeat

li .
Mnemonics
strings of people accumulating produces from the

elds piling up in heaps
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
temporary, for a short time, suddenly, abruptly
zn.
cut short the time of the sun
sudden
temporary or
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
merchant, estimate, guess, presume

g .
person that seems to have 10 mouths : spews

many estimates and guesses in order to seduce his buyers
Meaning
PinYin
ward
. o with hand, defend
j
Mnemonics
hand warding of something big coming along
Meaning
PinYin
S:
remember, reect upon, memory
y .
Mnemonics
thoughts coming up in the mind : remember

/second
thoughts in the mind
Meaning
PinYin
orphan, fatherless, solitary

g .
Mnemonics
child hanging like a melon in the tree: solitary

and fatherless
Meaning
PinYin
S:
quarrel,
dispute hotly
.
no
Mnemonics
men ghting
at the market - agitation

49
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
whetstone, grind, sharpen, harsh, whet
l
. scorpion in a cave : cruel; a whetstone
RS.
grinds a knife harshly
/10.000 men in a cave working on tools:
harsh life
Meaning
PinYin
S:
poor,
. destitute, impoverished
qing
Mnemonics
strong
bent body living in a cave :
poor
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
number, numerals, yard, symbol
m .
marking in stone
passing by
counting the number of horses
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
accidentally, coincidently, an idol, even number, ones

companion
u .
person accidentally mistaken for a monkey
; person accompanied by a monkey , they are
two: even
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
moist, wet, sleek, freshen
rn.
a surplus of water (overowing) making
things wet and refreshing people
Meaning
PinYin
little,
. slightly, rather
sho
Mnemonics
grain
looks like little things
Meaning
PinYin
lift,. carry
ti
Mnemonics
hand
lifting something up a platform

50
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
A:
lthy, dirty, impure, polluted
w .
water
dirty
encountered when crossing streets is
Meaning
PinYin
endure,
bear, resist, patient
.
ni
Mnemonics
RS. stroke
the beard and endure a problem
Meaning
PinYin
rough,
. thick, course, rude
c
Mnemonics
uncooked rice on the table : rough and coarse
Meaning
PinYin
know,
. learn about, comprehend
x
Mnemonics
RS. to sort out
the heart (mind) :
know
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
detailed, complete, thorough
.
xing
a farmer speaking about his sheep : he knows
all the details thoroughly
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
to grant, to allow, to consent

yn.
RS. individual man saying something: yes
consent
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
leftovers, residue, remains
.
shng
left hanging / after the knife has cut away
most: leftovers

51
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
overowing, uncontrolled, reckless, unsystematic,

spread over, everywhere, cartoon
mn
. vast body of water ; the ideal setting for
RS.
a cartoon
tears of a person with hand with long ngers
and eyes with long eyelashes seen under the light :
typical of a cartoon
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
tart, sour, acid, sti, spoiled

.
sun
jar containing a liquid that makes the spoiling
process go slowly : acid
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
bitter, toilsome, laborious, spicy, 8th heavenly stem,

rad. 160
xn
if you eat something spicy you stand
. times faster than normally
up many
lit. something having a fault

RS. 1. an upside down person - (laying not standing,
dead not alive, woman not man, going not comming,
slave not free, bad person not good person) 2. sometimes possibly a crowbar like instrument:
Meaning
PinYin
stand upright, straighten, rigid

tng.
Mnemonics
hand urging people to stand upright or straighten

their backs in court
Meaning
PinYin
S:
strive,
. encourage
l
Mnemonics
harsh
/ arm
Meaning
PinYin
S:
door. bolt, lock bolt, key
jin
Mnemonics
metal
for opening a building

52
Meaning
PinYin
S:
disturb, annoy, agitate
ro .
Mnemonics
sadness
as the result of a hand disturbing

/dog disturbed by a hand
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S: A:
examine, review, inspection
yu
. door (appearance) where people read
RS.
/
door where one examines the wares to buy with
cash /
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
A:
perspiration,
sweat
.
hn
water produced while working in the elds
Meaning
PinYin
S:
swindle,
cheat out of, defraud
.
pin
Mnemonics
book
of the horse trader:
usually they cheat
Meaning
PinYin
S: A:
age
lng.
Mnemonics
the state of ones teeth / and ones command
of oneself is an indicator of age
Meaning
PinYin
pity,. regret, rue, begrudge

x
Mnemonics
heart having the same feeling for ages : regret
Meaning
PinYin
knock against, bump into, collide

.
zhung
Mnemonics
playing child
bumping into things with his hands

53
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
drink, swallow, kind of drink
yn .
while eating a man opens his mouth
swallow or drink: he lacks uid or food
to
Meaning
PinYin
small
. thing, child, young animal, careful
z
Mnemonics
RS. people
must be careful with children
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
clever, skilled, two, pair
li .
a couple of persons (two) join their skills and
become more clever then one
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
cool, cold, disheartened, refreshing
.
ling
water
cooling
in the hot capital
: refreshing and
Meaning
PinYin
form,
. countenance, appearance
mo
Mnemonics
appearance
of an animal
Meaning
PinYin
guess, conjecture, suppose, feel, suspicious

ci .
Mnemonics
dog biting someone until he turns blue : it

guesses there is something suspicious about the person
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
sympathy, pity, smart
lin
.
heart full of running light
heart of the commander having pity for someone; hes smart

54
Meaning
PinYin
lie down, recline

tng.
Mnemonics
body of the highly respected ocial after he has

arrived home : he lies down
Meaning
PinYin
S:
steel,
. hard, strong, tough
gng
Mnemonics
metal
from the misty mountains
Meaning
PinYin
send, transmit, mail, rely on, bring near, gather, collect

j .
Mnemonics
big unusual thing sent to or collected in the house
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
hot water, soup, gravy, broth
tng.
water expanding / by heating it and
adding ingredients for soup
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
fat,. plump, obese, fertile

fi
meat that is greatly desired
fat
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
taste, experience, experiment
chng
.
tasty
food experience in a decorated
rant
/loud talk in a decorated restaurant
food experience
restau:
tasty
Meaning
PinYin
S:
dislike, detest, reject, satiate
yn.
Mnemonics
a (satised) dog
/ dislikes jumping o a cli

55
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
quiet, secluded, tranquil, dark

yu
. plants (possibly) hidden in the mountains
RS.
hidden, quiet
lines of mist hanging in the mountains

quiet and secluded place
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
discard, reject, lose
di .
soldier discarding his individual
for the nation
will to ght
Meaning
PinYin
accompany, be with, keep company

pi .
Mnemonics
person with mouth

slope
accompanying (protecting) a
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
congratulate, send present
h .
increase somebodys self image by using money
: sending a present as a way of congratulation
A:
Meaning
PinYin
.
Chinese
lute or guitar, harp, koto, stringed instrument
qn
Mnemonics
lute:
Meaning
PinYin
jug, pitcher, vase, jar, bottle

png.
Mnemonics
earthenware
sides
vase
that looks equal
from all
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S: A:
angered, lled with hate, troubled
no.
heart angered or troubled by somebodys bad
ideas

56
Meaning
PinYin
strike,
. beat, pound, hammer, rap
qio
Mnemonics
hand striking
high

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
damp,
. wet, moist
sh
visibly / in water

Meaning
PinYin
warm,
. genial
nun
Mnemonics
the sun
leads us to warmth

Meaning
PinYin
wipe, scrub, rub, scour, brush

c .
Mnemonics
hand wiping o dust from an object to be investigated
Meaning
PinYin
S:
pig,. hog, wild boar
zh
Mnemonics
pig
raised by a man (looks like a dog )

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
skin, body, supercial, shallow
f
.
body of a tiger looks like a striped eld
: skin
/which covers the esh/body
of a man
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
belly, abdomen, bowels

d .
part of the body that contains stu (faeces) that
is later dropped on the ground
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S: A:
win, surplus, gain, prot
yng.
all prot is usually the result of death mouths
at night because of money
57
Meaning
PinYin
site,. location, land for house

zh
Mnemonics
place
to stop
Meaning
PinYin
repent,
show remorse, regret
.
hu
Mnemonics
a heart
always regrets something
Meaning
PinYin
invite, welcome, meet, intercept

yo.
Mnemonics
shine out the light to welcome someone coming at night
Meaning
PinYin
A:
feather,
plume, wings, rad. 124
.
y
Mnemonics
feathers:
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
salt
yn
.
a bag of salt on a plate
delivered by a
subject to the landlord /stu under ground
gathered by people
used on a plate in a dish
Meaning
PinYin
tutor,
. teacher, assist, surname
fu
Mnemonics
person
stating truths in front of a class
Meaning
PinYin
S:
commander, commander-in-chief, follow, dashing
.
shui
Mnemonics
irritable individual
having rich clothes

/commander with a knife and rich clothes

58
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
throw, hurl, throw away, cast

rng.
pregnant woman
hand
throwing away owers with her
Meaning
PinYin
somewhat, slightly, at least

lio.
Mnemonics
whispering somewhat in the ear

the moons
while watching
Meaning
PinYin
proud,
. haughty, overbearing
o
Mnemonics
proud
person

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
pick up, collect, tidy up, accounting form of the numeral

. ten
shi
RS. pick up with the hand
collect
and combine :
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
A:
ll in, ll up, make good
tin.
use real / ground to ll up depressions in
a garden to make it good again
Meaning
PinYin
dress
. up, dress up as
ban
Mnemonics
hand
taking cut pieces of cloth to dress up
Meaning
PinYin
pleasant,
delightful, please
.
y
Mnemonics
heart
consenting to something pleasant
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
long for, desire, admire

m .
heart longing for something lost in the darkness
of time
59
Meaning
PinYin
model
. in clay, sculpt, plastics
s
Mnemonics
dead body
modelled in clay
Meaning
PinYin
argue,
. dispute, disturb, annoy
cho
Mnemonics
talk
in a way that has little value
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
disgrace, shame, ashamed, shy

xi
.
RS. originally to present a sheep
clown
on a goat :
with the hand
disgrace
Meaning
PinYin
small
. box or case, casket
h
Mnemonics
bowl like box where small things are gathered
Meaning
PinYin
numerary
adjunct for trees
.
k
Mnemonics
counting the trees
by the eld
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
honest, fact, excuse, forgive, guess, presume
ling
.
talk from people of the capital is not honest

or based on facts but full of excuses and guesses; one
has to forgive them
Meaning
PinYin
S:
friendship,
appropriate, suitable
.
y
Mnemonics
someone to talk to
at the table in the house

60
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
decient, lacking, insucient, regret, sorry, bad harvest

qin.
man with open mouth next to his sheaths of grain
: crying (regret) because of the bad harvest and
lacking nutrition
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
make money, earn, gain, prot, cheat
.
zhun
huge amount of money combined in a stack
: money one has earned by cheating
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
A:
monkey, ape, monkey-like, naughty
hu.
animal like a dog
key
possessed by a lord :
mon-
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
lazy, languid, listless
ln .
relying
laziness
on ones feelings
usually results in
Meaning
PinYin
narrow, tight, narrow-minded

zhi.
Mnemonics
narrow opening
rst time
in a cave to enter in it for the
Meaning
PinYin
S: A:
untamed,
haughty
.
jio
Mnemonics
act like a horse holding its head up high /
Meaning
PinYin
engage,
employ, betroth
.
pn
Mnemonics
engage a specialist
whom you will listen to
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
kerchief,
towel, turban, rad. 50
.
jn
cloth hanging on a stick |
61
Meaning
PinYin
wall, stop, prevent, stop up

d .
Mnemonics
person
a wall
stopped by something made of clay :
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
great, eminent, large, big
.
shu
a good head and a stone suce to accomplish
great things
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
relative, be related to, sad, grieve

qi .
beans
planted next to each other (relatives) cut

: grieve
by a sickle
Meaning
PinYin
foolish, stupid, dull, awkward

bn.
Mnemonics
RS. dumb like a stick of bamboo
or like a book
Meaning
PinYin
S:
pour,
. splash, water, sprinkle, violent, malignant
po
Mnemonics
issue
/ water in a violent way

Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
rice-cakes, biscuits, anything round and at
bng.
something edible
sides
which looks equal from both
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
cough
hi .
mouth
pigs
coughing
because of being close to dirty

62
Meaning
PinYin
pail, bucket, tub, cask, keg

.
tng
Mnemonics
bucket made of wood in which clothes are passed

back and forth in order to wash them
Meaning
PinYin
peppery,
pungent, hot, cruel
.
l
Mnemonics
bag
of spicy stu:
pepper

Meaning
PinYin
spoon
.
shi
Mnemonics
denitely
a spoon

Meaning
PinYin
S:
key, lock
yo.
Mnemonics
something with holes
( ) made in metal
Meaning
PinYin
together, all, completely, united

xin.
Mnemonics
fortress defended by all people

standing united
together
Meaning
PinYin
dry,. parched, arid, quick-tempered

zo
Mnemonics
dry wood chirps like birds
when burning

Meaning
PinYin
garbage, refuse, waste

l .
Mnemonics
which stands on the ground

looks like
at night and
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
garbage, rubbish, shaking, danger

j .
hand reaching out of the house to put the garbage
on the ground
63
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
ramble,
stroll, roam, wander
.
gung
walk in a crazy way : ramble or roam
Meaning
PinYin
grease, fat, paste, ointment

go.
Mnemonics
body that has grown to be high

lot of fat
contains a
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
A:
envy, admire, praise, covet
xin.
mans mouth drooping with saliva
envies a beautiful sheep
because he
Meaning
PinYin
hot,. heat, the heat of summer, mid-summer, summer

sh
Mnemonics
person working
under the heat of the sun
Meaning
PinYin
cough, gargle, clear throat

sou.
Mnemonics
man inhaling something from a package

mouth in order not to cough
in his
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
socks, stockings
w .
disdainful
sock
part at the end of clothing :
Meaning
PinYin
A:
persimmon
.
sh
Mnemonics
tree
with fruits sold on the market

64
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
used. with pong for ping pong

png
Half of the character
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
used. with ping for ping pong

png
Half of the character
Meaning
PinYin
Mnemonics
S:
stued dumplings
jio.
food that has been intersected
before being put in a dumpling
(mixed)

65
2 Stroke-index
5
: 4
: 41
: 1
: 4
: 16
: 13
: 41
: 61
: 13
: 1
: 3
: 7
: 1
: 6
: 17
: 5
: 32
: 16
: 18
: 17
: 31
: 23
: 11
: 23
: 23
: 33
: 45
: 45
: 24
: 42
: 49
: 51
: 1
: 2
: 3
: 13
: 10
: 4
: 5
: 16
: 13
: 18
: 29
: 43
: 22
: 25
: 34
: 29
: 33
: 37
: 46
: 58
: 54
: 50
: 59
: 2
: 1
: 3
: 14
: 2
: 9
: 7
: 11
: 9
: 8
: 4
: 3
: 10
: 11
: 10
: 15
: 7
: 31
: 18
: 8
: 15
: 4
: 11
: 8
: 23
: 31
: 19
: 18
: 22
: 27
: 40
: 9
: 18
: 26
: 16
: 30
: 37
: 26
: 42
: 33
: 34
: 40
: 42
: 51
: 41
: 53
: 63
: 43
: 55
: 56
: 58
: 65
: 55
: 65
66
: 3
: 13
: 7
: 15
: 15
: 14
: 6
: 11
: 5
: 14
: 8
: 8
: 15
: 20
: 11
: 32
: 24
: 20
: 28
: 22
: 22
: 29
: 30
: 38
: 34
: 33
: 30
: 35
: 44
: 44
: 33
: 30
: 43
: 31
: 49
: 42
: 54
: 52
: 58
: 49
: 52
: 45
: 53
: 59
: 40
: 37
: 50
: 57
: 60
: 12
: 10
: 10
: 14
: 13
: 20
: 41
: 12
: 24
: 19
: 12
: 30
: 6
: 1
: 3
: 5
: 9
: 2
: 20
: 6
: 19
: 22
: 28
: 20
: 38
: 38
: 33
: 23
: 40
: 34
: 36
: 50
: 25
: 35
: 35
: 36
: 42
: 48
: 44
: 45
: 43
: 49
: 37
: 51
: 55
: 48
: 63
: 57
: 49
: 50
: 62
: 54
: 2
: 2
: 9
: 3
: 7
: 5
: 17
: 7
: 12
: 17
: 17
: 6
: 12
: 16
: 47
: 19
: 27
: 12
: 5
: 29
: 22
: 22
: 26
: 28
: 26
: 21
: 30
: 26
: 34
: 24
: 48
: 32
: 37
: 44
: 29
: 55
: 34
: 46
: 47
: 47
: 52
: 56
: 55
: 51
: 54
: 47
: 56
: 62
: 56
: 59
: 61
: 63
: 63
: 65
: 62
: 64
10
: 1
: 6
: 2
: 7
: 4
: 10
: 4
: 37
: 16
: 19
: 11
: 13
: 27
: 25
: 24
: 23
: 29
: 20
: 21
: 19
: 24
: 21
: 31
: 17
: 25
: 42
: 21
: 32
: 48
: 36
: 36
: 38
: 36
: 39
: 32
: 50
: 46
: 45
: 44
: 38
: 47
: 53
: 56
: 56
: 54
: 60
: 58
: 58
: 64
: 61
: 60
: 60
: 64
11
67
: 8
: 21
: 43
: 18
: 14
: 9
: 24
: 18
: 27
: 15
: 44
: 19
: 25
: 27
: 35
: 23
: 51
: 31
: 20
: 25
: 20
: 38
: 28
: 26
: 35
: 45
: 36
: 34
: 38
: 46
: 49
: 42
: 50
: 59
: 55
: 48
: 53
: 54
: 62
: 60
: 51
: 62
: 57
: 63
: 62
: 63
: 62
12
: 5
: 12
: 9
: 14
: 10
: 32
: 29
: 35
: 38
: 46
: 35
: 32
: 39
: 39
: 41
: 36
: 40
: 43
: 44
: 49
: 41
: 56
: 44
: 53
: 48
: 58
: 51
: 57
: 50
: 64
: 59
: 61
: 60
: 59
: 64
13
: 8
: 27
: 22
: 47
: 25
: 37
: 31
: 39
: 53
: 52
: 43
: 57
: 61
: 33
: 60
: 59
: 6
: 15
: 52
: 61
: 52
: 54
: 57
: 59
14
: 21
: 28
: 46
: 61
: 63
: 64
: 64
15
68
: 53
: 55
17
16
: 16
: 48
: 40
: 39
: 14
: 28
: 41
: 40
: 58
: 39
: 61
: 57
: 46
: 57
: 63
: 39
: 27
18
19
3 Unihan Meaning-index
(same as U+7FA3 ) group, crowd,
arouse,
: 28
: 22
multitude, mob:
excite,
incite;
quickly:
arrive at, reach; intelligent; smooth,

6576656E2C20756E69666F726D2C206F6620657175616C206C656E677468:
: 41
slippery:
: 8
: 15
Asia; second:
Chinese lute or guitar:
art, skill, special feat; method, tech-
a family clan, ethnic group, tribe:
: 20
: 31
article, product, commodity:
:
9
a line; to arrange in order, classify:
rich, wealthy:
: 29
abundant, lush, bountiful, plenty:
: 45
accidentally, coincidently; an idol:
: 50
accumulate, store up, amass:

29
achievement, merit, good result:
: 16
age; years:
allow, permit;
promise;
:
betroth:
already; de facto; since; then:

29
old;
reason,
beckon,
elegant:
because:
replace,
substitute
section,
essay,
: 2
summon;
recruit,
levy:
: 39
child,
boy,
servant boy;
comment,
: 22
: 30
commander-in-chief:
criticize;
composition;
wholesale:
chapter,
section:
: 20
: 52
bosom, breast;
virgin:
: 48
combine, unite, join; gather:

3
bitter;
25
border, boundary, juncture:

15
: 38
class; section, department:

12
belly; abdomen; bowels:
blood; radical number 143:

26
article:
: 46
commander,
: 58
: 57
hardship, suering:
:
for:
: 41
cold, wintry, chilly:
: 38
enly stem:
: 7
condition, situation;
: 14
confusion, state of chaos, revolt:

: 31
carry in bosom:
furthermore:
congratulate; send present:

56
:
:
bother, vex, trouble; troublesome:

: 47
connect, join; associate, ally:

12
: 56
another, separate, other:
: 18
appraise, criticize, evaluate:
:
bottom,
consider, conjecture; materials, in-
32
angered, lled with hate:
magnicent,
bitter; toilsome, laborious; 8th heav-
: 53
agriculture, farming; farmer:

16
36
beautiful, pretty; pleasing:
accompany, be with, keep company:

: 56
ancient,
: 22
: 35
be short of, lack; gap, decit: :
beautiful,
: 33
change,
chase, expel; one by one:
be defeated, decline, fail:
: 11
be concerned, worry about:

36
abundant, ample;
: 2
change, alter; improve, remodel:
chapter,
a picture, image, gure; to resemble:
: 29
card, punch card; calorie:
assemble, collect together:

14
: 8
: 41
buy, purchase; hire:
cause, reason; from:
art; talent, ability; craft:
: 18
: 10
nique:
: 56
broad, wide; spacious, vast:

44
area, district, region, ward:

7
argue,
dispute;
disturb,
: 60
:
annoy:
: 20
underneath,
gredients:
: 24
brave, courageous, erce: : 46
break o, snap; bend:
: 44
break, ruin, destroy; rout: : 24
bridge; beam, crosspiece: : 48
boundary, limit, line:
underside:
69
: 21
construct, build, make, begin; prepare:
: 11
: 42
continent; island; islet:
: 28
continue, carry on; succeed:
:
contend, vie, compete:
21
continue, maintain, carry on:

25
: 54
cool, cold; disheartened:

cough:
: 62
countenance, appearance:
54
doubt, question, suspect:
draw out, pull out; sprout:

45
33
drum; beat, top, strike:
debate; discuss; discourse:

decrease, subtract, diminish:
35
: 4
:
54
: 43
dry, parched, arid; quick-tempered:
: 63
duty, profession; oce, post:

24
deep; depth; far; very, extreme:
dye; be contagious; infect:

44
decient,
each, individually, every, all:

4
: 14
: 61
lacking,
insucient:
: 3
ned, elegant, graceful:
ber 184:
elephant;
: 51
embrace,
complete,
: 56
disgrace, shame;
shy:
: 60
dislike, detest, reject; satiate:
55
: 16
dispute,
gure,
pay;
ght,
support;
:
branch:
contend,
strive:
: 11
disturb, annoy, agitate:
: 53
21
excuse, forgive;
: 60
hold in arms,
: 18
expand, enlarge, stretch:
: 40
expenses, expenditures, fee:
:
exhaust, use up; deplete:
17
extend; reach; come up to; and:
: 4
: 25
deception;
vacation:
: 55
:
father; KangXi radical 88:

23
fear; fearful, apprehensive:

36
feather, plume; wings; rad.
: 58
image:
enfold:
124:
: 59
lthy, dirty, impure, polluted: :
: 28
ne, tiny; slender, thin:
: 23
nger, toe; point, indicate:
:
nally, after all, at last:
endure, bear; resist; patient:

51
: 61
: 19
enter, come in(to), join:
: 4
envy, admire; praise; covet:

64
err, make mistake; interfere:
34
: 13
ip over, upset, capsize:
: 39
ow, circulate, drift; class:
:
rst; dollar; origin; head:
13
enough, adequate:
guess, presume:
51
engage, employ; betroth:

ashamed;
ll in, ll up; make good:
: 42
: 9
direct, guide, lead, conduct:

11
disperse,
: 44
end, nish, conclude; completed:
die; dead; death:
discard:
: 43
thorough:
: 15
examine, investigate; notice:
:
fat, plump, obese; fertile:
read:
examine, investigate:
: 9
descend, fall, drop; lower, down:
: 30
: 53
review,
: 26
ivory;
inspect,
falsehood,
eat; meal; food; KangXi radical num-
dense, thick, close; intimate:

23
examine,
ear of grain; owering, luxuriant; re-
degree, system; manner; to consider:
detailed,
: 28
:
: 35
dress up; dress up as:
: 59
drink; swallow; kind of drink: :
: 11
dangerous, precarious; high:
:
dark; obscure; in secret, covert:

: 33
: 39
dream; visionary; wishful:
cut, mince, slice, carve:
everywhere, all over, throughout:
: 32
currency, coins, legal tender:

45
:
: 52
door bolt, lock bolt; key:

door; family:
cough, gargle, clear throat:

64
do, play or ddle with; alley:

40
follow, listen to, submit to:

18
foolish,
forest, grove; surname:
stupid,
dull;
awkward:
: 62
: 12
forest; luxuriant vegetation:
:
especially, particularly:
: 42
essence; semen; spirit:
: 15
foundation stone, plinth:
70
39
: 39
foundation, base:
friendship;
: 60
: 8
appropriate,
guess, conjecture, suppose;

suitable:
: 26
frighten, surprise, startle:
from, by, since, whence, through:

: 1
gains,
: 3
advantage,
prot,
merit:
gamble, play games; wide, broad:
: 38
garbage, refuse, waste:
: 63
garbage, rubbish; shaking; danger:
: 63
gather together, collect; harvest:
: 11
: 31
: 38
:
give to, transmit; confer:

go, depart; past, formerly:
12
go, reach;
: 26
appropriate, suitable:
: 24
key; lock:
hang, suspend; suspense:
: 47
knife; old coin; measure:
happiness, good fortune, blessing:

: 27
: 33
gradually:
gram;
overcome;
transliteration:
: 6
grasp, hold fast, take by hand:
: 40
grease, fat; paste, ointment:
64
great extent; considerably:
24
great, eminent; large, big:
62
grind, rub; study, research:
16
guard, watch; alert, alarm:
27
:
:
know, learn about, comprehend:
: 51
large river; yangzi; surname:

22
: 17
help, aid, relieve; ferry, cross:

12
hot:
: 61
leftovers, residue, remains:
:
hot water;
: 55
51
: 42
: 64
lie down, recline:
: 55
life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, in-
soup,
gravy,
struction:
broth:
lift, carry:
hue, color; variegated colors:

44
: 6
: 50
light, brilliant, shine; only:
: 41
: 46
:
:
increase, add to, augment:

16
: 3
: 50
live, exist, survive; lively:
: 5
load, burden; carry, bear: : 27
long for, desire; admire:
: 59
long, perpetual, eternal, forever:
: 34
lose; make mistake, neglect:

13
luck(ily), favor, fortunately:
36
lukewarm:
interprete, elucidate; release:

32
: 2
join, connect;
manifest; (Cant.) to wear:

31
continuous;
even:
: 14
trip;
schedule,
judge;
discriminate;
agenda:
maintain, keep whole or intact:

make money, earn;
: 58
: 35
invite, welcome; meet, intercept:
journey,
: 9
: 8
little, slightly; rather:
tag, tally, symbol, charm:
inside:
lazy, languid, listless:
: 53
head; rst; leader, chief; a poem:
inhale, suck in; absorb; attract:

: 37
: 36
knock against, bump into, collide:
know, perceive, comprehend:

2
gold; metals in general; money:
products:
: 41
hard, strong, rm; resolute:

30
include, embrace, enclose:

34
commodities,
hard, rm, strong; obstinate:

44
i.d.
goods,
: 63
hair, fur, feathers; coarse:
god of the soil and altars to him;

group of families; company, society:
: 6
: 61
cal number 50:
hundred million; many:
: 7
kerchief; towel; turban; KangXi radi-
: 54
hemp, jute, ax; sesame:
generally, approximately:
feel:
gain, prot:
: 61
manner, bearing, attitude:

19
:
:
mark, symbol, label, sign; stand the
: 29
conclude:
jug, pitcher, vase, jar, bottle:

56
71
bole of a tree:
: 17
marks preceding phrase as modier

of following phrase; it, him her,
them; go to:
: 1
material,
: 38
stu;
timber;
matter, material, substance:

14
measure, quantity, capacity:
5
talent:
ocean, sea; foreign; western:

32
oil, fat, grease, lard; paints:

38
only, merely, solely, just:

open,
: 7
merchant; estimate, guess, presume:
: 49
cate; deliver:
: 9
mixed, blended; mix, mingle:

34
model in clay,
sculpt;
:
plastics:
: 60
:
monopolize, take sole possession:
: 17
strategem;
scheme:
plant, trees, plants; grow:
: 43
orphan, fatherless; solitary:

49
female elders;
female:
: 18
no.
: 33
narrow pass, strategic point:
:
mutually, reciprocally:
of the number ten:

standard,
tight;
: 1
: 37
: 61
nature, character, sex:

needle;
pin;
tack;
: 1
acupuncture:
: 43
negative, no, not; KangXi radical 71:
: 1
not, no, negative; nal particle:
: 24
number, numerals; yard; symbol:
: 50
numerary adjunct for trees:
60
obey, submit to, go along with:

: 37
obtain, get, receive; seize:
27
style:
example;
: 25
people, subjects, citizens:
: 1
peppery, pungent, hot; cruel: :
press; oppress;
: 30
crush;
pine tree; r tree:
pressure:
: 23
price, value:
: 14
price:
: 25
prize, reward; give award to:

47
promptly,
: 8
quickly,
: 48
immediately:
property; wealth; capital:
: 6
protect, safeguard, defend, care:
proud, haughty, overbearing:

59
pick up, collect, tidy up; accounting
pig, hog, wild boar:
: 7
: 64
perspiration, sweat:
: 53
persimmon:
form of the numeral ten:
regulation:
prepare, arrange; in advance:

25
project; reect light:
63
: 20
print, seal, stamp, chop, mark:
: 32
narrow-minded:
: 31
pour, splash, water, sprinkle:

62
pellet, bullet, shot, shell:

narrow,
impoverished:
181:
form;
: 48
portion, part; duty:
pause, stop; bow, kowtow; arrange:
27
: 50
destitute,
precedent,
part, division, section:
: 10
poor,
palm of hand, sole of foot, paw:
pattern,
: 13
pocket, bag, sack, pouch:
pail, bucket, tub; cask, keg:

63
multitude, crowd; masses, public:
platform; unit; term of address:
: 14
:
particle used to express surprise or

mild emphasis; (Cant.) slurred form
: 39
: 6
pleasant, delightful; please:

59
overow of water; spreading:

52
page, sheet, leaf; rad.
plot;
extend:
: 36
mouth, lips:
stretch,
: 43
monkey, ape; monkey-like:

61
plan,
: 18
orderly, neat, tidy; whole:
mix; intersect; exchange, communi-
mother;
: 22
unfold;
: 59
prove, conrm, verify; proof:

13
province; save, economize:
26
: 57
: 36
:
:
:
pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen:
pipe, tube, duct; woodwind music:
: 6
: 10
purpose, will, determination; annals:
pity, regret, rue, begrudge:

53
pity, sympathize:
: 20
push, expel; push forward:
18
: 54
place, locale; department:

72
: 4
put hand on, press down with hand:
: 22
quarrel; dispute hotly:

quick, prompt, speedy:
quiet,
: 56
secluded,
: 49
: 24
tranquil;
dark:
:
:
ramble, stroll, roam, wander:

64
: 7
salt:
: 58
sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated:
: 34
raise, rear, bring up; support:

30
reach,
: 31
sail; navigate; ship, boat:
arrive;
extremely,
very:
: 42
scenery, view; conditions: : 32
scholar, gentleman; soldier:
:
scatter, spread; praise:
13
receive, accept, get; bear, stand:
: 5
seat; stand, base:
: 32
reject, abandon, discard:
section, department, science:

7
see,
: 42
relative; be related to; sad:
:
observe,
: 10
62
relatives, parents; intimate the hazel
nut or lbert tree a thorny tree:
: 12
remember, reect upon; memory:
: 49
repent, show remorse, regret:

58
replace, replacement (of person or
generation); era, generation:

3
respect, revere, venerate;
honor:
: 40
sincere, honest; true, real:
:
site, location, land for house:

58
20
skill,
44
talent,
: 15
ride, ascend; avail oneself of; numer-
: 46
rough, thick, course; rude:
:
ary adjunct for vehicles:
51
: 46
skin, hide, fur, feather; outer: :
rule, law, regulation; grades:

8
skin; supercial, shallow:

small box or case; casket:
: 57
: 60
: 54
rules, regulations, customs, law:

: 9
29
small thing, child; young animal:
: 27
small, prex micro-, triing:

25
smoke, soot; opium;
cigarettes:
: 38
73
: 48
reject:
god,
supernatural
being:
: 5
spoon; surname:
: 61
: 63
:
tobacco,
:
:
steel; hard, strong, tough:

55
: 8
stop, halt, desist; detain:
: 23
stop, halt; stay, detain, keep: :
still, but; decline; retreat:
21
stop,
suspend,
delay;
suitable:
: 27
strict, rigorous, rigid; stern:
20
strike, beat, pound, hammer; rap:
: 57
ingenuity:
skillful, ingenious, clever:
: 62
sow, spread; broadcast; case away,
47
: 39
result, eect; eectiveness:
:
row, rank, line:
: 15
sign, endorse; slip of paper:
:
: 44
rice-cakes, biscuits:
sever, cut o; interrupt:
: 5
: 4
source, origin, beginning:
statute, principle, regulation:

19
series, serial order, sequence:

33
reverse, opposite, contrary, anti:
somewhat, slightly, at least:

59
spirited horse; haughty:
: 43
ability,
soft, moist; sleek; freshen:

50
appearance:
send, transmit, mail; rely on:

55
soft, exible, pliable; weak:

40
spirit,
silent; quiet, still; dark:
restrict, prohibit, forbid:
sell:
view;
: 64
spare; excuse from; evade:

30
: 4
sea, ocean; maritime:
record, annal, historical account:

: 23
scatter, disperse, break up:

35
socks, stockings:
strive, exert eort; arouse:

48
: 52
study; repair; cultivate:
: 29
stued dumplings:
: 65
style, system, formula, rule:
:
strive; encourage:
9
suddenly, abruptly; neglect:
37
summon;
propagate,
transmit:
: 10
superior, excellent; actor:
: 31
supply, provide for; oer in worship:
to cut, sever, break o, terminate:

: 21
: 10
surname; bee-like insect:
: 28
surround, encircle, corral: : 22
sustain, support; hold, grasp: :
to discuss; ask for, beg; demand;
: 20
sure, certain; real, true:
dun; marry:
cheat out of,
defraud:
: 19
table, bench; legal case:
to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite;
: 37
talk; conversation; surname:

17
tart, sour; acid; sti; spoiled:
52
taste, smell, odor; delicacy:
34
taste;
experience,
: 55
tears; weep, cry:
together; all, completely; united:
tool, implement; draw up, write:

: 13
: 43
: 63
translate; decode; encode:

45
: 37
treaty, agreement, covenant: :
transport, carry, haul:
: 21
15
trust to, rely on, appoint; to bear,
test, examine, inspect; verify:

19
theatrical
plays,
opera,
drama:
turn, move; shake, wag; drop down:
: 34
hurl;
throw away,
tiger; brave, erce; surname:

42
implicate, involve;
: 49
: 58
cast:
teacher;
assist;
surname:
bother:
: 46
weave, knit; organize, unite:
:
22
well-cooked;
: 40
ripe;
familiar with:
wet, moist, humid, damp; illness:

: 57
what, why, where, which, how:
: 5
whetstone; grind, sharpen; whet:
: 50
wide, extensive, broad; rad.
: 16
will,
going to,
future;
used with pong for ping pong:
vanish, die out; melt away:

16
village, hamlet;
general:
willing; consent to, permit:

35
window:
:
: 57
: 41
brush:
: 57
: 54
used with ping for ping pong:

65
53:
: 2
wipe, scrub, rub, scour;
: 65
:
: 47
win; surplus, gain, prot:
two, pair:
this, these; in this case, then:

1
: 3
duty, oce; allow:
tutor,
thick; substantial; greatly:

47
: 59
9th terrestrial branch:
: 45
wear on top; support:
to surround, beseige; to be surrounded; dicult:

: 35
rm, secure:
wave; wasteful, reckless:

we, us:
experiment:
: 57
warm, genial:
to stand upright, straighten; rigid:
to state to a superior, report; extend;
: 48
tense, tight, taut;
throw,
: 19
: 49
temporary:
: 37
to row or paddle boat; to scratch:
: 52
take, receive, obtain; select:

10
ward o with hand, defend:

49
to pull, draw out, attract; to stretch:
: 38
take o:
wall; stop, prevent; stop up:

62
: 17
system; establish; overpower:

3
: 46
wall:
: 51
(borrowed for) leaf:
swindle,
: 53
wake up; sober up; startle:

41
to grant, to allow, to consent:
12
tired;
: 33
: 40
visit; ask, inquire:
uncouth, vulgar:
words, speech; speak, say:

11
wound, injury; fall ill from:
26
:
:
yet, still, as ever; again; keep -ing,

continuing:
you;
: 23
that, those;
nal particle:
: 5
: 28
74
4 PinYin-index
ban
chng
: 59
bin
: 39
bio
: 17
bi
: 35
bo
: 43
bi
: 2
: 62
: 45
: 42
: 2
: 38
: 1
: 48
: 7
: 62
chun
: 10
chung
: 41
ch
chng
: 55
: 57
: 54
: 51
cn
: 28
: 44
: 1
: 62
: 58
: 28
: 47
: 17
: 55
: 64
: 10
: 8
: 9
: 27
: 29
: 16
75
: 20
: 16
: 49
: 49
: 11
: 43
: 19
: 31
: 4
: 4
: 42
: 14
jin
: 36
: 52
jing
: 27
: 33
: 30
jin
: 30
jing
: 5
: 58
: 48
: 2
: 22
jio
: 9
: 61
: 15
: 25
: 53
hng
: 10
: 37
ji
hu
: 30
hu
: 62
hu
hi
hui
: 32
: 33
hu
: 61
hi
: 47
: 3
: 5
: 60
hu
hn
: 64
hn
: 6
: 15
: 47
gi
: 56
hu
gi
gung
: 31
: 48
: 55
gng
: 24
gun
fn
: 56
: 40
gu
fi
gung
fn
fi
dun
di
: 20
fn
di
go
: 5
gun
: 34
: 11
fu
dio
: 57
gung
: 22
fu
fng
: 45
gu
: 41
: 41
: 19
gng
fng
: 32
do
: 39
fn
do
ci
: 21
: 1
ci
bng
: 38
bo
: 60
cng
: 3
: 57
: 27
: 46
fn
dn
: 39
: 45
ci
: 8
gu
: 25
: 23
ch
: 4
cho
: 12
: 3
: 46
: 48
dn
chu
ch
bng
ch
bn
: 9
: 46
: 44
ji
ji
: 31
jin
jn
: 35
jing
: 47
: 65
ju
: 21
: 6
: 15
: 15
: 12
: 23
: 25
: 29
: 55
: 39
: 42
: 28
: 18
: 18
: 21
: 27
: 32
: 4
: 14
: 8
: 37
: 13
: 45
: 49
: 34
: 40
: 8
: 29
: 28
: 63
: 54
: 13
: 21
: 7
: 60
: 54
: 35
: 29
kng
: 36
: 31
: 63
: 45
: 49
: 48
: 3
: 20
: 33
: 52
: 50
lng
: 25
ling
: 52
: 54
: 42
: 24
: 23
: 6
: 1
: 12
76
: 62
: 40
: 16
: 11
qing
: 50
qin
: 39
: 62
: 47
: 57
qio
: 29
: 27
: 46
qun
: 2
qu
: 56
: 10
: 8
qu
: 61
: 36
: 42
: 41
: 29
q
png
: 2
: 48
qi
: 53
: 46
qio
: 56
: 61
qing
pn
: 32
: 56
: 50
qi
pi
: 59
: 9
pi
: 40
qin
pn
: 35
: 65
qio
: 3
po
: 49
pin
mn
: 22
pn
pin
mng
no
: 51
nng
: 65
png
ni
: 30
mng
: 18
: 57
no
mi
ln
: 5
nng
kn
: 19
: 36
mn
lng
: 35
: 61
mo
mo
li
: 6
: 10
: 63
min
li
: 44
: 4
: 18
: 22
nun
: 59
png
ni
li
ln
lio
: 53
li
: 12
: 14
: 54
ln
lun
: 21
ling
: 14
kn
kun
jng
ku
: 15
: 26
kung
lng
lin
jng
jn
: 60
lio
jn
: 6
: 61
jng
jio
qn
: 56
qn
: 24
: 22
qn
: 12
: 7
: 13
: 26
: 32
: 64
: 10
run
: 40
: 3
rng
: 23
: 4
: 50
: 59
: 44
: 53
: 59
: 63
: 58
shu
sh
: 7
: 51
shn
: 26
: 50
: 5
: 24
: 14
: 43
: 24
: 60
: 37
: 39
: 52
: 36
: 9
: 18
: 34
: 22
: 38
: 34
: 1
: 19
: 13
: 50
: 17
: 51
: 41
: 12
: 24
: 64
: 46
77
: 8
: 9
: 37
: 43
: 31
: 41
: 49
: 45
: 60
: 52
: 25
yng
: 48
: 44
: 28
: 41
y
: 7
yng
: 37
yun
: 20
: 32
: 42
yn
: 16
: 11
: 20
: 58
yng
: 51
: 37
: 53
ya
xio
tng
: 21
: 33
xng
xing
: 27
: 26
: 1
: 36
: 63
yn
: 27
xn
xin
: 23
: 19
: 55
yo
wng
tn
: 29
: 60
ti
: 15
: 35
: 16
: 25
: 33
: 15
yn
xng
wn
: 44
: 40
xu
wi
tu
ti
tu
: 51
xin
: 59
: 64
: 53
yu
xi
tin
xio
: 63
: 63
xi
wi
tng
: 17
: 33
yu
xing
wi
tng
shu
sh
: 35
: 11
: 55
tng
shu
: 26
: 13
: 57
: 52
sng
sh
: 9
sh
sh
: 34
shng
shng
: 62
: 40
sn
shn
shui
sho
shi
: 37
shng
ro
: 10
xin
tng
sh
rn
sh
rng
: 5
: 43
: 38
: 18
sn
shn
rn
sh
: 26
: 55
to
sun
shu
rn
: 64
su
tng
sou
sh
: 64
: 57
yu
: 13
: 4
: 2
: 38
: 42
: 25
: 59
: 30
yn
yo
yu
yng
yng
: 61
: 53
zhun
: 17
zhng
: 30
yn
: 31
: 13
: 17
: 54
: 44
zh
: 24
: 23
: 43
: 18
: 20
: 38
: 11
zhng
78
: 28
: 57
: 39
: 49
: 44
: 54
: 12
: 19
: 22
: 33
: 59
: 5
: 50
: 34
zn
: 47
: 36
: 8
: 19
: 6
: 23
: 58
: 7
: 11
: 63
: 61
: 6
zn
zo
zh
zhng
: 32
zn
zhng
zhn
: 43
zhn
zu
zhi
zho
: 1
: 2
: 16
: 22
zh
zhng
zu
zhu
: 38
: 14
zh
zh
: 3
zhng
zh
: 7
: 14
: 20
zh
zhung
: 31
: 56
: 51
zhun
: 58
zhe
: 38
: 58
yn
: 34
: 46
: 20
u
zng
: 16

Hsk4 Worksheet

Uploaded by

Document Information

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

Hsk4 Worksheet

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

1 Introduction

1.2 Unihan Database

1.4 Commons:Stroke Order Project

1.5 VietUnicode font

lled with standing people

following another person

RS. dancer holding both tails in his hands

: his tails or not touching the ground; re

people, subjects, citizens

from which all people

(the same) rhythm

this,. these, in this case, then

related to the heart

know, perceive, comprehend

knowledge shoots like an arrow out of the mouth

complete, entirely, full, whole

cause, reason, from, a source, derivation, up to

beautiful, pretty, pleasing

bedding, cover, spread, reach, put on, wear, suer

clothes used like a skin

cover for a bed or

RS. reap grain

people from the city controlled by a knife

replace, replacement, substitute, era, generation

degree, system, manner, to consider

trust to, rely on, appoint, to bear, duty, oce, allow

load entrusted to a person

sea,. ocean, maritime

place where everything

source, origin, beginning, eld, plain

RS. small pure stream coming out of the

reaching out to a person

think with people

each, individually, every, all

everyone has an individual mouth

enter, come in (to), join

live, exist, survive, lively

someone with a waterfall

spirit, god, supernatural being

person with a sta in hand

kneeling at the altar

what, why, where, which, how

questions are good for a person : they keep

reverse, opposite, contrary, anti

receive, accept, get, bear, stand

measure, quantity, capacity

pipe, tube, duct, woodwind music, control, jurisdiction

ocial holding a bamboo stick to control the

life,. destiny, fate, luck, an order, instruction

fate commands the mouth of the fortuneteller

nger, toe, point, indicate

part of the hand that serves a purpose

able to, win, overcome, conquer, love of superiority,

area, district, region, ward

protect, safeguard, defend, care

holding her baby (head

reached its climax

individual reached his destination

god of the soil and altars to him, group of families,

with special signicance

of a person unfolding clothes

ground on which the table stands: foundation

RS. the person

after he has moved