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One Thousand Useful Chinese Characters 1907
One Thousand Useful Chinese Characters 1907
1455
H55 Hill
1907
MAIN
)ne Thousand
Jserul
Chinese Characters
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BY
SIR WALTER HILLIER, k.c.m.g., c.b
LONDON
REGAN PAUL, TRENCH, TRUBNER & CO. LTD.
THE
CHINESE LANGUAGE
HOW TO LEARN IT
BY
CHINESE CHARACTERS
LONDON
KEGAN PAUL, TRENCH, TRUBNER & CO. Ltd.
DRYDEN HOUSE, 43 GERRARD STREET, W.
1907
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INTRODUCTION
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THE CHINESE LANGUAGE
che 4 this ,
m na 4 that; na ,
:!
,
which
m *
ko 4 piece,
shen 2 (with mo), what
s
m "^ shih 4 ,
is li , in
1
ni
'
you t'a ,
he
4A\
4
tsai at
ti, ing, one, ly ,
ft
»b,
i «
1
east
mo, an interrogative tung ,
J,
1
wo s ,
I' hsi ,
west
7C pu
4
,
not
lai
2
,
come
yao
4
, want, will
7 liao
3
, past tense (ed)
THE CHINESE LANGUAGE
*n ,
%
3 4
yu ,
have tao , way
2
erh son, ,
noun in- 3
teng wait
dicator ,
3
tzii , son, noun in- 3
kei , give
dicator
- —- *
na2 ,
t'ou', top,
hold, take
end, head
m mai3 buy
inai\ sell
,
k'an 4 look,
chien 4 see
,
r t ad
* ta 4 great
,
shuo 1
, speak
K j
en ,
man
& hsieh 1
,
some
THE CHINESE LANGUAGE
m wen
hua 1
1
,
ask i
erh
,
one
1
two
talk, language
TO
, ,
8
eh'ing please, invite, ,
san
1
three
nht request
,
m 83U4 four ,
3
hsiao , little, small I
ni', six
1
shang , above, upon,
to Jm^^ ch'i
1
,
seven
\ 1-1
"Ipl
kuo
ceed
tsou
1
:i
,
,
pass, cross, ex-
walk, go
A pa
chiu
1
,
eight
,
nine
4tt.
Mm—w~*
7*4
hao", good
+ shih", ten
THE CHINESE LANGUAGE
2
3
hundred te , obtain, succeed ;
pai ,
w MA tei
3
,
must
ch'ien
1
number
ling
liang
2
,
3
fraction, zero
two, ounce
m ming
2
2
,
white
bright
,
pai ,
many, more
1
to 4
day, sun
,
jilt ,
k shao 3 few ,
tzii
1
, character, letter
3
chi , some, how many hsieh 3 , write
m chi*,
cord
remember, re-
« shih
2
,
time
10 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE
hou\ wait
Ft & n ^ ng2 '
ca11
1
chiu 4 then, only, im-
mediately
,
2
t'ien day, heaven hsing suit, proceed
ft
,
,
4
kao 4 accuse t'ai ,
too
, tell,
3
rtll su4 tell k'o , but, can
1
t'ing
1
, listen, hear pa a handle pa 3 , ; ,
handful
m hsin 4
hou 1
,
, letter, believe
after, behind
fan 4 cooked food
shih 4 affair
,
,
THE CHINESE LANGUAGE 11
ch'ing
jo
1
,
if
2
, feelings
# wai
ourable
4
kuan 3 care, ,
take p'ien cheap;
2
, pien
4
,
charge of convenient
IHHf
kuan 1
,
shut
a i", proper
r""! men 2
k'ai
1
,
door
shih
2
true
, open ,
Mtt ts'o
ch'ii
4
,
4
,
wrong
go
m yung
ch'i
4
,
4
,
vapour, breath,
use
anger
3Rv
4
ch'u
1
ft
chia 1
, home, family
^ ch'uan
through
1
, wear, to 'go
12 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE
&
*¥¥»
i
1
sliang
,
clothes
1
clothes
ft
hsien
sheng
1
,
1
,
before, first
beget, born,
,
raw
:1 2
leng ,
cold tso , yesterday
ft sharp
pjf
cause
4
hsing ,
surname tas beat, from
,
3
i chair 4
,
wang , forget
1 3
ko , put yeh ,
also
IPO
ch'e
4
, cart, carriage
^m-% hai
2
, yet, still; huan-,
repay
wei 4 because
>f*K run-, you sir
wei
,
2
,
for,
to do
;
ym cause, reason
1
na pay taxes
, collect,
HI ,
THE CHINESE LANGUAGE 13
m hsiang
tao 4 , to,
1
, country
arrive at
wan 3
ai
4
, to like
,
late
M yiian
t'ung
3
2
,
,
far
same, with
yang
pattern
,
fashion, kind,
point stop
3
chih 3 paper , shang ,
noon
3
chao 3 search, seek ,
tsao , early
§ I'LJ 4 3
p'a , fear, expect ch'i , rise, get up,
commence
>Cfc pa
4
,
a final particle yii ,
ram
wan 2 ,
finish
4te men", year
14 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE
^~J^^ chin
1
now ma 3
horse
,
W$ ,
2 :!
think
lisiang ,
grow
^/M cliun
3
positive, accu-
tuan3 short ,
3& ,
rate, sanction
# hua 1
, spend, flower
in
chieh
4
,
borrow
£ ting
4
,
fix
—^ 7^ kai
ken
1
,
1
,
owe ought
with,
)
from,
£ 1 A
lao
3
,
follow, heel
4 4
ping , illness, ill i
, intention, idea
rtSrt
kuan 1
, think, reflect
m lien
(adv.),
2
, connect,
and
even
a i
:i
WO jen
4
, recognise, admit
ching past, a religi-
ous " office," can-
on, ritual
1
,
tai
4
carry with one,
—*/fl hsii
3
may, might,
,
,
*
girdle
4
chien 4 item, a classi- ,
pan ,
half
fier
1
1
hsiang ,
mutual
sui , although
2 pang , help
jan , but, yet
I I J
2
niang , hurry, busy
f£ fu 4, father
tt
3
1 pen , root, source
ch'in , relative, self
m ah 1
, an exclamation
huo 4 ,
either
or, perhaps, if,
16 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE
ai
1
part
4
pei , suffer, endure, 2
p'eng friend
coverlet ,
w %>FL
*-r—*> m shou*, receive, suffer,
endure yu
s
, friend, friendly
4
lo , pleasure, laugh ;
1
yiieh ,
music
lao
2
, trouble, toil
4
move, touch
U li*
strength, force
tung ,
kang just now, hard ,
2
fa remedy; fa', rule ts'ai
2
now
,
, then, just
shui 2 ,
who
ch'u
2 Irt&frl kuo 2 , countrv, king-
, except
dom
2 4
t'i ,
mention ;
ti
1
,
lift chiang , mechanic,
up workman
« ;4lv
hsiang
pan
ness,
4
,
4
, like,
image
manage, trans-
lilce-
chung
an 4 according
,
1
, bell, clock
to; en 1
,
m
•-• it
pieh
distinguish
obi*, since
2
, another, do not,
H
\ wo4
fang
,
2
recline, lie
, house, room
down
fci/y
chien 4 introduce, re-
,
piao
:t
watch
commend ,
m
2
ch'ang , constantly, 4
salute, pay calls
pai ,
often
F—
fc ^ of;
P awn
tang
4
, suitable,
fang , hall, chapel
|±|
* mu wood 4
,
m tui
4
,
correct,'
a pair
to compare,
opposite,
18 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE
1
eli'a , differ; cli'ai', to tan 1
send, depute
It , delay
S I ^ hei
1
Hi ch'iao
2
, look, look at fa
1
, put forth
4
-%>^g^^ sung , send, present
tiao\ fall -• m£ to, escort
ho 2 , river, canal
, ; ,
finger
cho 1
table t'eng pain, , ache,
,
love dearly
4
wu room H , gain, interest
,
nE3L
shang consult, mer-
chant
Hang
2
4
estimate:
1
,
,
p'eng
,
4
, bump, strike
Hang capacity ,
against, collide
\^
2
W% chiao 4 chiieh per- chiao 1
deliver to,
3C
, , ,
2 1
2
ch'eng walled city,
mao 2 , hair, fur
,
city wall
hua 4
,
M mien4
li
2
,
,
, draw, picture
from
isi
3
2
colour li a Chinese mile
yen ,
,
4 1
ch'un
ft se ,
colour , spring
with ,
4
chia ,
price hsia 4 ,
summer
^ tung
1
,
winter
m ch'i
2
,
ride
^ tsar4 again
ch'iian
,
4
ex-
£%/£%
t
By
wei 4 feed (animal or
child)
,
ia
, advise, 2
hort liang , grain
*
Pcg
Ml liu
tain
2
keep, retain, de-
,
M shih
hao 4 ,
2
,
food
mark, label,
to
1
hsin heart, , mind, name
stable,
centre
ho 2 with, harmony,
^J ch'iian
1
, circle, en-
,
circle ;
chuan 1
unite
coop, pen
i ting ,
break out
3
so place, which, all
,
huo 3 fire
which ,
3
use
i*, according to,
At pei ,
north
2
p'i , temper, disposi- 4
ti
tion , ground, place
THE CHINESE LANGUAGE 21
# fang
ch'i
1
,
1
relative
square, region yin
chin
2
,
4
silver
, enter, advance
huan 4 exchange ,
v'o
4
, stranger, visitor, T& p'iao
note
4
, ticket, bank
4 2
tien , inn, hotel yang , ocean, foreign
&
hang business firm,
tzu4
,
from
^g row, order in series
, self,
rfr
shih 4 market ,
# sui
4
ken into
, fragments, bro-
bits
22 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE
4
tan 4 egg (also tzu
:i
ch'u 2 a cook 1
soup, gravy
If t'ang
, ,
*-i 4
ts'ai vegetables, ch'a2 tea
,
provisions, food
,
4
yii beforehand 4
leaf
,
yeh ,
4
2
pei , prepare t'ang , sugar
chu3 ,
boil
i»»i
cbi
1
m k'ao 3 roast
wan 3 bowl
kettle,
,
pot
4
jou , flesh, meat shui 3 water ,
THE CHINESE LANGUAGE 23
2
^.yff* kuan 4 to water, pour ,
p'an , plate
v/yft-M-^ into a bottle, &c.
2
tieh
2
small sui follow, comply
, saucer, ,
with
plate
1
tao knife, sword k'o :!
,
thirsty
J)
,
ch'a
1
, fork, forked
n 8 ho 1
,
drink
St ch'ih
2
, spoon
tan 1
numbers)
, single, odd (of
m nai 3 milk,
shou
2
put away
hung red
1
, collect, receive,
it
1
hsien ,
fresh ,
liuai
1
chiu3 wine, spirit
"ZMZ. , spoiled ,
t'ieh
3
iron yen , tobacco, smoke
,
ed box
M ho 2 lotus ,
24 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE
jang permit,
waive
4
, yield, &$» chang
of the
3
, control,
hand
palm
M chii
yu'
2
,
2
, depot, store
government pos-
kuei 4
ts'ung
cupboard
,
2
till,
from
counter,
tal house ,
4 2
affi-
cheng , rule, govern- yuan , because,
ment nity
^ shou 3 hand
fei
4
,
,
expend, waste
ft
ku 4 cause
kao high,
nent
,
, tall, emi-
|=jgj|
m fang
4
,
to place, let go
A# ai
3
, short, low
THE CHINESE LANGUAGE 25
JH
k'uan
gent
1
, broad, indul-
% MM j
kuang
flame, only
1
bright, rays,
,
chai 3 narrow
sung
,
1
, loose, slack,
« sh6ng province,
nomise
® loosen dient
2
pao ,
thin wei 4 gentleman, seat
,
iSL
1
lo final particle chin 4 near
a , ,
2
chiu 3 long since,
, a
liang ,
cool
long time
a feng
1
kua 1
,
blow (of wind)
m ch'eng accomplish,,
complete, fraction-
al part
2
,
M nan 2 south , ti
4
, younger turner
26 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE
1 1
at
, ,
2
1 )<| li" ,
vitreous sub-
ko elder brother
,
stance
® mei 4 younger
chung 4
chung
,
1
,
,
sister
centre;
to pass an
pu
la
2
4
,
,
cotton cloth
2
4
Ml Jf\ 1
pity, regret
1
,
pei
IS
,
kan 1
, dry, clean ^ tiu
1
,
lose
4
4 t'i to shave the head
ching , pure, clean ,
3
, chiao ,
to cut with
3
hsi wash scissors or shears
\% ~^\^
,
THE CHINESE LANGUAGE 27
foot _e,
fa
3
,
hair of the head F?
W ^k
**,
a linear foot
>tl> 1
hsiao
^I
4
, pare ts'un ,
inch
2
hsiao
pi
3
, pen, pencil JO^jL hsiielr, learn; ,
Z^^S^ imitate
mu thumb 3
,
mo 4
,
ink
4 4
break •I i*. hsing
p'o
14 disposition
, ,
ft
fen
1
distinguish
divide, division,
w lao
drop
4
behind
huo 3 comrade,
,
la
4
to
;
alight, fall,
,
leave shu 1
,
book
4 4
chii sentence
t'ou
1
steal
S~Zj^
j^ nien 4 , recite, read
On ,
aloud, study
THE CHINESE LANGUAGE
n*
sh&ng
yin
1
sound, musical
,
1
, sound, tone
B sh<m 2
hai
attention
2
,
child
deity, spirit,
1 fc tone ,
n yiieh
tsui
4
,
4
, month, moon
2
1
,
true
lien pity
ishment ,
B chi 3 self ,
T^"i^ mu
3
,
mother
fa
ai
2
1
,
,
tired
exclamation of
m t
ssu3 die ,
D regret
ance
or annoy- ^W^a, hsi
3
, happ mess, joy
^ wards, wait
3 2
chiao the foot
,
sui
chii ,
4
,
4
according
year of age
to,
X kung work,
fu
space of time
1
man
1
, leisure,
,
evidence
ch'an
3
, bear, produce
AA- hsiao 4 smile, laugh ,
4
yeh , pursuit, pro-
nan 2 difficult
,
perty
H hsi
yang
2
, proceeds, breathe
3
, rear, nourish
& i
2
jung contain, endure
4
, easy
,
wt
pei*, tsui , very,
\
—5^^" li
3
, prune, plum
ting
3
, superlatively,
top, oppose
3
I k'ou
3
mouth p'ao ,
run
,
$fi
chan4 stand, stand up ,
m t'ui
3
, leg
30 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE
yao
3
, bite,
3
bark at
cliung ,
to swell kai 3 alter ,
J)
k'an 3 , to cut with a
#C
4
yao , drugs, medicine sword or chopper
&
-Z-I-JL1
mo 4 rub
out
chuang
,
,
on
pack,
;
mo 3
,
rub
pre-
chien
k'u
4
1
trousers
,
shoulder
tend ,
"Zfc
2
ch'i strange, won-
hou 4 thick,
,
derful
pf
ts'ai
2
,
cut out #| V^^ kuai 4 weird, strange,
,
object to
2
feng sew
,
hu 1
, suddenly
kua 4 coat,
,
outer shu 1
ease, comfort,
J.I 1
,
if
^L
j^
j^
ho 2 in harmony with,
,
unite, fit
W fan 3 quiet ,
THE CHINESE LANGUAGE 31
m li
hsing
3
,
principle
heed,
3
,
awake
arrange,
I
chi 4 dose
wu 3
,
,
military
3
sang , gullet, larynx yen , eye, opening
man 3
, full
m ching
1
, iris, eyes
#
fV-UL
shen
shao
1
,
, body
burn, burning
ft >%1 ts'un
chuang
1
, village
1
,
village, farm
VU JEfc
house
fang
3
,
lie down | P huang , emperor, im-
perial
wo 1
,
street
ffi
kai 4 the whole
,
p'ang
2
,
side
32 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE
^ ^~*Z% 1
V fc^-i liu
1
, wasp, bee
3
ling collar,, guide,
ta\ add lead
1 4
pan , troupe, rank, hung , frighten off,
class clamour
scorpion, &c.)
sting (of a wasp,
£ p'ien
yang
2
sun (with
4
,
,
strip, slip
t'ai),
J7C
Sm ^^
wan 2 play
4
,
honourable
ling ,
convex
£ ti
3
,
yin , shade,
1
below
cloudy,
chiian 4 family
p'ien
1
,
,
deflected, par-
concave tial
THE CHINESE LANGUAGE 33
>
BK chiu 4 old ,
mu4 , eye
4
3 yiian , courtyard,
tsao bathe
college, &c.
,
p'6n
2
,
basin
U pai
3
spread out, ar-
,
j^ range
4
2 ytieh , exceed, the
8 i , soap more
4 4
"%//f~tl p'ao , soak, bubble, ping all, moreover,,
blister
together with
2
ning , wring, twist wu2 ,
not
course
piiij
3t 4
H&\ tieh
!
,
fold up yiian
a vow
, wish, desire,
p'ei
good
2
, forfeit, make
&
i^-»
t'ai
2
carry between
,
two, lift up
m t'i
4
,
place of
tan 3 courage
substitute, in
J£ ch'i
2
, the, he, she, it
^-*S ,
ch'ing
1
, light
^C
tz'ii ,
inferior
4
occasion, order,
4
mirror
m mao
yiin
4
4
,
,
hat, cap
revolve, trans-
ching ,
port
ko 4 each, every;
self
,
hsien
3
,
danger, dan-
II
,
gerous
hsiang
chung
4
1
, box, trunk
heavy, grave
m chia 4 ,
la
1
staging
frame, stand,
fe drag, pull
,
,
2
k'ang carry on the ,
1
JI shoulders sa ,
let go, let loose
THE CHINESE LANGUAGE 35
3
3
falsehood yeh wild, rude, de-
,
huang , lie,
sert
lun 2 wheel ,
ch'iang
1
, gun, firearm
nil
chan
hai
3
1
,
sea
blanket, felt
® ken 1
4
,
root
,
pan , trip, lasso
1 1
4 tieh ,
tsai , tumble,
tien , electricity fall
4 she 2 ,
snap; che
2
,
de-
pao , report, requite
cide
2
lin , wood, forest no", remove
4 4
pu , pace, step chang , curtain, tent
36 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE
1 3
shan shirt k'en
ft willing
, ,
1
1
kung meritorious
ft ts'u coarse ,
,
service, labour
IB , Srh , ear
4
eh'u , place chu 3 3
bud, lobe
,
;
to ,
punish
m
J^TLI
ts'ai
liao
4
2
,
,
material
material, esti-
f^ Fj. lung-, deaf
ou 3 accidental; with
,
3
3 Srh with the above,
chiang explain, ex- ,
,
1 4
chiu ,
investigate f+ tsui , intoxicated
THE CHINESE LANGUAGE 37
1
3
chou departmental
ch'i ,
how ? ,
district
2
fu pros-
, felicity, shou 4 longevity ,
perity
&w
3
fu your house, 1
,
na ,
final particle
palace, prefecture
2
ch'eng , receive, be
2
4
nei within, interior! ku l
ft girl
, ,
tien
of
4
, anxious, think
m niang
man
2
, mother, wo-
38 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE
M niu 1
,
lass
1
m sheng
ni
lance
2
mud
4
,
overplus, ba-
1 3
hsiieh ,
boots ts'ao , grass
4
shih , wet, moist,
t'ui reject, retreat
ifi ,
damp
& p'i
2
ku 4 hire
,
,
skin, fur, leather
If
wa 4 ,
4
ying hard, obstinate
stockings
Jfl ling ,
4
separate,
addition
in shih 4
similar
,
ssii
4
, like,
|
——g tiao
4
,
a thousand cash yu
2
, oil, grease, paint
juan
3
,
soft
m 3
tao pour, reverse, on
,
the contrary
she'ng
1
, animals
3
lien , face, reputation ku 1
, estimate, guess
mo 2 mo 1
feel
grind, rub
,
, for, grope
for; ma 1
, stroke
1
ta , consent, reply ch'iieh
2
lame
,
fragrant, in-
1
shen , deep hsiang ,
cense
ch'ien3, shallow
V MM p'iao
1
PA
Ijiwj^ po
2
» neck
i„> Hang bright
4
,
ku3 bone; ku 2 1
^UIM^
1 \
,
a bone
t'ou, piao corpulent ,
(of
animals)
40 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE
2
4 hsien dislike, aver-
lei , weary, to weary ,
sion
liao
1
,
lift
up
as ching
4
, only
yy chiieh
2
,
heels (of a
ch'in
2
, diligent
horse)
t'i
ya
1
3
,
,
to kick
dumb
m
iHIB
lei
Ian, idle
4
, class, category
, poke, prod
>££
at
1
ts'ui , urge, hasten hu 4 , screen, protect
3
shu 3 summer heat , jang , bawl, shout
n
5-Ea mei 3 each, every ,
f^^^ kung
1
, public, just
2?
^£^C 2
feng meet with, en- ,
chuan 4 make money, ,
4 1
3ft ^S*IJ
ch'iung
2
, poor tt^vi tsang
1
, dirty
4
tai ,
to wear on the
fw
sao sweep
head ,
2 3
su , common, vulgar tsui , muzzle, mouth
—* — A
modest, hum-
1
3 ch'ien ,
teng
1
, ascend, mount
W hsiin
es
4
4
, humble, mod-
our cals
*y
DfclV
\y
42 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE
4 4
2
yo , yiieh , treaty, hsi , wife
• covenant with
2
lou an upper storey,
,
fu 4 , woman, wife
two storied house
3
ch'iao lucky, "op- ,
1
chii , grasp, restrain portune, skilful,
ttl artful
1
tsun ,
conform to, cheng straight,
4
,
or-
4 :
command, fate tsu
ruing ,
, enough, foot
PP
4
2 ts'ou , collect, assem-
yuan garden ,
E ble
1
3 '
3 1
ch'ou 1
,
draw out, 1
so incite, stir up
levy, shrink
,
2
li ,
thousandth of a
tael
kan 4 , do, attend to
chien 3
1
4 2
chii , rule, pattern ch'iu ,
solicit
ffi
m chang
1
, regulation
ft
chiieh
decidedly
2
, positively,
chih 2 , straight,
nuan warm
straight on
,
2
the following, re- wash out
^~~P^
fe% ticent, vague
*M t'ao ,
hu 2
,
to paste, foolish fan 1
,
covet
44 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE
iiai
4
,
endure t'ung',go through,
thorough
3
wei 3 ,
i , tail, end chang
4
, account, debt
1 r
pa with foregoing, -^St t'u
2
,
daub,
^
,
tail
stupid
3 hun 1
muddy, com-
body, substance
,
t'i ,
posed
sider
A
4
p§n clumsy, ,
awk-
ts'ang', house-fly ward
4
2 fit to, worthy
p'ei ,
ying , house-fly
5! to, match
3
shua', brush kun , roll, boiling hot
t'ieh
1
, card, memor-
kuo 3
ft
fruit
,
andum, slip
THE CHINESE LANGUAGE 45
tt wang , towards, go
4 3
chung plant; chung , ,
seed
4
li , grain, seed
3
t'o , satisfactory
4
hsiang , towards,
hitherto
«
#—* k'u
3
bitter 1
leave of absence
2 t'iao ,
choose, carry
t'iao , strip, clause on a pole
\
lu 4 road , hsieh 1
rest
,
H shih2 , stone
chi
2
tient
, urgent, impa-
46 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE
dun
|jn^j
•I K? * huang
1
, agitated
chen 1
, needle
MIL
shan 1
4
miao 4 temple , ting ,
a patch
4
comrade, com-
1
, chieh tie, form ;,
chieh 2 finish
#pan panion ,
temporarily spicuous
A ch'ieh
t'o
1
, put
3
,
moreover
off, avoid
chao 4
cording to
on
4
wang to hope, to- ,
4
yin a seal, to print
wards,look towards ,
THE CHINESE LANGUAGE 47
4
tu*, stomach to ,
a beast's load
fli
4
shang injury, wound
1
,
to , helm, rudder
2
, terrace, stage, 2
p'eng ,
a sail
platform
Mt'ai
4
tui , regiment, com- ch'ui
2
, hammer, mal-
pany let
2
<55BrC ying ,
camp, barracks,
•—•*' battalion chui
1
awl, gimlet
=•
,
2
ch'iao , bridge fu3, axe
4
lii', donkey. ts'o ,
a file, to file
camel
lo*, mien*, flour
2
t'o camel, to carry
,
2
a load (on a beast) hsieh ,
shoes
48 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE
an 1
saddle -fcEl kun 4 a stick
,
^•r^l^ ,
ch'e
3
—I Ia 3
a well
2
l3b£cT| lung , halter, bridle,
head-stall ch'uang
1
,
window
Ttjp
tt ch'iang
,
,
tie up
2
o
4
ch'uang bed
, hungry ,
4
yao , key wang , prince
4
ch'i , utensils, in-
chen 3 pillow struments
tfc
,
,
soldier
$c
1
1
ssii ping ice
, private, illicit ,
t|£^V fen
3
, powder, pig- 4
ment tung , frost, freeze
THE CHINESE LANGUAGE 49
— 1~ hsiieh
3
,
snow chuan 1
, brick
wu
tsei
4
rebel
,
2
robber,
,
mist, fog
thief,
m ji>
niu
3
,
fan 3 carpet ,
a button
2
2
ch'i , flag, banner, p'eng awning, tent, ,
Manchu shed
JL2
|»J I J chien 3 scissors ,
^> yun
2
,
clouds
2 '
chiao
horse's bit
,
to chew, a
\^P ts'ai
3
, variegated,
JlVjt bright colours
1
chiao , glue shSng*, sacred, holy
,
to paste, stick
,
fend, criminal
^r—*> Ian
2
,
blue
mien 2 , cotton, raw
cotton
& chih
tree
1
,
branch of a
ttu t'ung
2
, brass, copper
50 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE
3 4
hsiang sound, noise, ,
yu , right hand
reverberation
chiian
3
to roll up, a
kuo , cooking-pot,
,
roll saucepan
hsien 2 , string of an
4
teng , bench, stool -
-^ -— instrument, main-
/• ^k spring of a watch
3
so , lock, to lock ts'ao
1
drill
,
3
ch'ang , enclosure,
4
lien , chain, smelt arena, exercise or
drill ground
m t'i
t'i
4
1
, drawer
ladder
mo
shang
4
,
bestow,
last,
3
,
the last
re-
ward, gaze on
,
hsiu
4
sleeves
kan 1
pole, flagstaff,
if
,
,
railings
2
1
lu , stove, fireplace,
wai ,
crooked
grate
THE CHINESE LANGUAGE 51
chiin
In
4
,
1
dry land
, army, military
± t'u
hung
3
, earth, dust
3
,
to deceive,
amuse, humbug
4
pu ,
a Board, central
4
wu
ya
must
1
4
to
business, affairs,
press, sign,
n chiao 3 corner, angle;
chieh
chiieh
,
,
2
to
,
horn
meet, re-
to
,
ceive
pledge, pawn
m chieh 4 prohibit,warn,
chih
give
ther's child
2
,
,
up
nephew, bro-
ery
ch'i
1
ya ,
duck
, varnish, lacquer
1
lou
4
,
to leak sha ,
sand
M hui 1
,
kill
52 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE
4
1
cheng witness, to
chi ,
machine ,
bear witness
|| J—\
t'ung
eh'ang
3
,
4
tube, pipe
, sing
m kung
an
fess
,
1
peace, qniet
to depose, con-
3
mi 4 close together,
,
2
2
eh'a examine, in-
iang , goodjN ,
4
hsi , concern, conse- k'ao
3
examine
w
,
quences
2
yu by, through,
, let, i
2
, advantage, benefit
depend om
ffi dnfc
4
i , public spirit, loy-
shu 1
,
a comb, to comb alty, patriotism,
high-mindedness
3
3
jan ,
to dye, infect,
yung
^c everlasting
,
catch
1 2
2
shou 2 ripe; 'shu , ,
£Zf|
ts'an
fu 4, to assist, supple-
1
, to counsel
m chiu 4 to rescue ,
m
1
4
4
tsang to inter (of a
la , wax ,
I 5^P
corpse)
chuan 3
revolve
,
turn round, " mai 2 to bury ,
4 4
lien lei tears
, drill, practise ,
M t'ao
yen
voke
3
demand,
4
,
, disgust, hate
pro- k'u 1 to cry, weep
min 2 the
,
, people, sub-
jects
4
fan ,
charcoal pi", nose
—^ iK^ c
t an*, chat, converse yiian
2
,
round
Otj
Tl ~+
o
4
, wickedness;
to hate
wu 1
pien
s
,
flat
Hfi
54 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE
1 1 />1 en 1
favour, grace,
pien , whip ,
^V^ bounty
ZlM* {°f]
fir
to float
ft tien
4
,
fill
up, cushion
mi 3 uncooked
,
rice ju
4
,
mattress
mai 4 wheat
M|A kung
1
, reverent, re-
,
yJ|V spectful
bid
* mao 1
,
cat
Jh ehitr
5
, stop, desist
ID
2
ch'ou ,
woven silk
yen", words
t=t
tuan 4 satin , an 4 a case in law
,
*£
1 1
tui ,
a heap, to heap hsing ,
a star
2 2
ch'iin ,
a flock, crowd huang yellow ,
THE CHINESE LANGUAGE 55
# ts'un
ts'o
serve
the hands
1
,
2
, retain,
to rub between
pre- yao
to
3
,
1
,
the waist, loins
withdraw, avoid
M tso
4
,
a seat
2
£ i«
2
doubt
ch'ao ,
the court
JR fu , submit, agree
2
t'ing , a hall, 2
heng horizontal
vilion ,
ch'in
1
chung
4
,
all hu 2 ,
a lake
3
tz'ii
3
, this tao ,
an island
Jit
pi
3
,
that
^
i»i huo 4 doubt,
dered
,
bewil-
4liA
® ko 2 bound, boundary,
rule
,
nnng
pare
4
,
to make, pre-
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