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住
哪
儿
留
学
生
宿
舍
几
号
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哪 nâ nêi né 口(mouth)
留 liú
田(field)
生 shëng
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which? where? how?
住 zhù
Pictophonetic - Mouth 口 suggests the meaning while 那 provides the pronunciation.
to leave (message),to retain,to stay,to remain,to keep,to preserve,to halt, to detain Ideograph - come and stay in the field 田 as early as 卯 (5:00am - 7:00am)
to be born,to give birth, life,to grow,living,lifetime, birth
亻(person)
儿(兒)
生(life)
儿(legs)
学(學)
号(號)
Pictograph - Simplified form of 兒,a child 儿 with head 臼 not fully closed
learn,study,science, knowledge,school,-ology
Ideograph - Kids 子 study under a roof 冖 子(child)
house, dwelling; dwell, reside, abandon, give up
宿
Pictophonetic - The person 人 represents the shape of the roof while 舌 provides the sound
mark, sign, symbol, number, roar,cry,day
sù xiû xiù 宀(roof)
几(幾)
hào háo 口(mouth)
son, KangXi radical 10
xué
shê shè
舍
Pictophonetic - Person 亻with the phonetic component 主 (host)
ér
Pictograph - A plant 屮 sprouting from the earth 土
舍
to live,to dwell,to stay,to reside,to stop,lodge
lodge for the night,rest, stay overnight,old,former
Pictophonetic - House 宀 suggests the meaning while 佰 provides the pronunciation.
how many,almost,table, Kangxi radical number 16
jî jï Pictophonetic - Simplified form of 號, shout like a tiger 虎 roaring. 号 provides sound
Pictograph - a small table 几(table)
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楼
房
间
多
少
宾
馆
电
话
手
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房
house,building,room
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楼(樓)
fáng
户(door)
多 duö
夕(night)
宾(賓)
lóu Pictophonetic - Door 户 suggests the meaning while 方 provides the sound
much,many,more than, over,a lot of,numerous, multiIdeograph - two nights (or moons) 夕, suggesting more or many
电(電)
手
间(間) jiän
between,among,midpoint, space,place,locality, classifier for time intervals Ideograph - space between the door 门 halves
门(gate)
少
Pictophonetic - Guest house 宀 suggests the meaning while 兵 provides the pronunciation.
few,little,lack,less, inadequate
electric,electricity, electrical,lightning
Ideograph - Split off 八 to make small and take away 丿 小(small)
馆(館)
public building,house, establishment
guân Pictograph - Simplfied form of 電, lightning from clouds 雨 to the ground 田
hand,convenient,Kangxi radical number 64
饣(food)
话(話)
shôu
huà Pictograph - Picture of the palm of a hand
手(hand)
Pictophonetic - Wood 木 suggests the meaning while 娄 provides the pronunciation.
shâo shào
diàn
田(field)
木(tree)
visitor,guest
bïn
宀(roof)
house with more than 1 story,storied building,floor
讠(speech)
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Pictophonetic - Restaurant is place to eat. Food 饣 suggests the meaning while 官 provides the pronunciation.
dialect,language,spoken words,speech,talk,words, conversation,what somebody said Pictophonetic - Speak 讠 suggests the meaning while 舌 provides the sound
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机
对
不
起
忘
了
没
关
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对(對) duì
couple,pair,to be opposite,to oppose,to face,for,to,correct (answer),to answer,to
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机(機) jï
Ideograph - a pair of hands 又 and 寸 寸(inch)
起 qî
走(walk)
了(瞭)
Pictophonetic - A desk made of wood 木, 几 provides sound 木(tree)
to rise,to raise,to get up,to initiate (action),to go up, to begin,classifier for cases or unpredictable Pictophonetic - Walk 走 suggests the meaning while 巳 provides the pronunciation.
不
Pictograph - Picture of a bird flying away 一(one)
忘
亅(hook)
丷(eight)
to forget,to overlook,to neglect,to omit,to miss
wàng Pictograph - a child 子 without the two arms
guän
no,not,un-,negative prefix
bù
to finish,particle of completed action
le liâo
关(關)
machine,opportunity, secret,desk,moment
Pictophonetic - heart 心 with the phonetic component 亡 心(heart)
mountain pass,to close,to shut,to turn off,to concern,to involve, relation,surname Guan Ideograph - Simplified form of 關, 門 is closed with wood bars 丱
没(沒) méi mò
none,have not,not,to sink, to submerge,to overflow, to disappear,to go into oblivion,exhausted, Pictophonetic - Water 氵 with the phonetic component 殳
氵(water)
系(繫)
connection,link,system, relation,tie up,bind
xì jì Ideograph - twisted string 糸 with hand 丿at the top
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