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Eight Common Chinese Characters

This document provides a list of basic and common Chinese characters along with their pinyin pronunciations and sometimes simplified forms or original pictographic meanings. It includes characters for numbers, body parts, animals, nature, food, and other common objects and concepts. Some examples are: 一 (yī) for one, 人 (rén) for person, 八 (bā) for eight, 刀 (dāo) for knife, and 力 (lì) for strength or power. Over 100 characters and their components are defined.

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Eight Common Chinese Characters

This document provides a list of basic and common Chinese characters along with their pinyin pronunciations and sometimes simplified forms or original pictographic meanings. It includes characters for numbers, body parts, animals, nature, food, and other common objects and concepts. Some examples are: 一 (yī) for one, 人 (rén) for person, 八 (bā) for eight, 刀 (dāo) for knife, and 力 (lì) for strength or power. Over 100 characters and their components are defined.

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Basic and Common Components | Learn Chinese Characters

y ī
⼀一 one
rén
⼈人（⺅亻）human being
b ā
⼋八（丷）eight
dāo
⼑刀（⺉刂）knife
l ì
⼒力 strength, power
shí
⼗十 ten
yòu
⼜又 again
kǒu
⼝口 mouth
wéi
⼞囗 enclosure
t ǔ
⼟土 soil
d à
⼤大 big
n ǚ
⼥女 female
z ǐ
⼦子 child, seed
mián
⼧宀 roof
cùn
⼨寸 a traditional unit of length
xiǎo
⼩小 small
shān
⼭山 mountain
gōng
⼯工 work
jīn
⼱巾 towel
yǎn
⼲⼴广（it pronounce “yǎn” as a radical, but in simplified Chinese, this character is prononuced “guǎng”
） house on a cliff
gōng
⼸弓 bow
chì
⼻彳 related to walking, road
xīn
⼼心（⺖忄, ⺗）heart
g ē
⼽戈 weapon: dagger-axe
h ù
⼾戶 household
shǒu
⼿手（⺘扌）hand
jīn
⽄斤 a unit of weight
r ì
⽇日 sun, day
yuè
⽉月 moon, month
mù
⽊木 tree, wood
qiàn
⽋欠 owe; original: opening mouth
zhǐ
⽌止 stop; original: left foot
shuǐ
⽔水（⺡氵, ⺢氺）water
huǒ
⽕火（⺣灬）fire
niú
⽜牛（牜, 𠂒）ox, cattle
quǎn
⽝犬（⺨犭）dog
y ù
⽟玉（𤣩）jade
tián
⽥田 farm
chuáng
⽧疒 sick, sickness; original: bed
bái
⽩白 white
mǐn
⽫皿 dish, vessel
mù
⺫⽬目 eye
shí
⽯石 stone
shì
⽰示（⺭礻）show; original: related to god
h é
⽲禾 grain
xuè
⽳穴 cave
l ì
⽴立 stand
zhú
⽵竹（⺮）bamboo
m ǐ
⽶米 rice
m ì
⽷糸（⺯糹）silk
yáng
⽺羊（𦍌）sheep, goat
ě r
⽿耳 ear
ròu
⾁肉（⺼）meat
zhōu
⾈舟 boat
cǎo
⾋艸（⻀艹）grass
huǐ
⾍虫（it pronounce “huǐ” as a radical, but in simplified Chinese, this character is prononuced “chóng”
）insect
xíng
⾏行 walk; original: intersection
y ī
⾐衣（⻂衤）clothes
jiàn
⾒見 see, view, opinion
yán
⾔言 speech, word, language
bèi
⾙貝 shellfish
zǒu
⾛走 walk
z ú
⾜足 foot
chē
⾞車 car
chuò
⾡辵（⻎辶）walk
y ì
⾢邑（阝- at the right side of the other component）town, city
yǒu
⾣酉 related to alcohol or sauce. (this character means “tenth of the twelve Earthly Branches: 5-7
p.m.)
jīn
⾦金（釒）money, metals
mén
⾨門 door
f ù
⾩阜（阝- at the left side of the other component）mound
zhuī
⾫隹 short-tailed bird
y ǔ
⾬雨 rain
y è
⾴頁 page; original: person(especially emphasizing on head)
fēng
⾵風 wind
shí
⻝⾷食（⻟飠）food, meal
mǎ
⾺馬 horse
y ú
⿂魚 fish
niǎo
⿃鳥 bird

Reference:
⿈黃沛榮（⺠民98）《漢字教學的理論與實踐》

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