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昨
今
明
天
星
期
月
年
生
日
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today,modern,present, current,this,now
昨
jïn
zuó Ideograh - mouth 亼 talking about things フ
人(person)
天
日(sun)
day,sky,heaven,god, celestial
tiän
明 míng
Ideograph - the heaven 一 above a man 大 大(big)
期 qï jï 月(moon)
年
日 rì
clear,bright,light, brilliant, to understand,next,the Ming dynasty (13681644),surname Ming
日(sun)
a period of time,phase, stage,(used for issue of a periodical, courses of study),time,term,period,to Pictophonetic - Month 月 suggests the meaning while 其 provides the pronunciation.
星
star,satellite,planet,small amount
xïng
日(sun)
year,new-years,age of a person
月
Pictophonetic - Sun 日 suggests the meaning while 生 provides the pronunciation.
moon,month,Kangxi radical number 74
yuè Pictograph - Picture of a man carrying grains 禾, a yearly event
day,sun,date,day of the month,daytime,abbr. for Japan, Kangxi radical number 72
月(moon)
生 shëng
Pictograh - Picture of sun 日(sun)
Pictophonetic - Day 日 suggests the meaning while 乍 provides the pronunciation.
Ideograph - Bright as sun 日 light and moon 月 light
nián
干(dry)
yesterday,in former times, past
Pictograph - Picture of a half moon. When used as a character component, it is also the simplified form of meat 肉
to be born,to give birth, life,to grow,living,lifetime, birth Pictograph - A plant 屮 sprouting from the earth 土
生(life)
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出
啊
用
晚
上
一
起
吃
饭
吧
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(interj.),ah
出
ä
口(mouth)
晚
chü Pictophonetic - Mouth 口 suggests the meaning while 阿 provides the pronunciation.
evening,night,late
wân
日(sun)
一
吃
用
Pictophonetic - Sun 日 suggests the meaning while 免 provides the pronunciation.
用(use)
one,a,an,alone
上 shàng shâng
Ideograph - representing heaven (天), horizon (旦), or a bar
一(one)
eat,drink,suffer,endure, bear
起 qî
口(mouth)
走(walk)
dumb,emphatic final particle
on,on top,upon,first (of two parts),previous or last (week etc),upper,higher, above,previous,to climb, Ideograph - indicating above the line or ground 一
Pictophonetic - Eat with mouth 口, 乞 provides sound
饭(飯)
bä
口(mouth)
to use,to employ,to apply, to operate,use
Ideograph - Divine 卜(altered) with middle 中(altered)
chï
吧
Pictograph - Picture of a foot 屮 coming out of a container 凵
yòng
yï
一(one)
凵(open box)
to go out,to come out,to occur,to produce,to go beyond,to rise,to put forth,to occur,to happen,
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.
meal,food,cuisine,cooked rice
fàn Pictophonetic - Mouth 口 with the phonetic component 巴 (to expect)
饣(food)
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Pictohonetic - Food 饣 with the phonetic component 反 (opposite)
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属
鼠
牛
虎
兔
龙
蛇
马
羊
猴
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鼠
rat,mouse,KangXi radical 208
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属(屬)
shû
shû zhû Pictograph - Picture of a mouse
鼠(rat)
虎
尸(body)
tiger,brave,fierce
牛
hû
牛(ox)
dragon,symbolic of emperor
兔
lóng
马(馬)
Pictograph - Simplified form of 龍, picture of a dragon along with a child 童
Pictograph - Picture of a rabbit 儿(legs)
horse,surname,KangXi radical 187
蛇
snake,serpent
shé yí Pictograph - Simplified form of 馬, picture of a horse
马(horse)
虫(insect)
monkey,ape,monkey-like
hóu
犭(dog)
rabbit,hare
tù
mâ
猴
cow,ox,bull,KangXi radical number 93
Pictograph - Picture of an ox's head with horns and ears
儿(legs)
龙(dragon)
Pictophonetic - Body 尸 suggests the meaning while 禹 provides the pronunciation.
niú Pictograph - Picture of a tiger 虍 standing on its legs 儿
龙(龍)
category,genus (taxonomy),family members,dependents,to belong to,subordinate to,
羊
Pictophonetic - Insect 虫 suggests the meaning while 它 provides the pronunciation.
sheep,goat,KangXi radical 123
yáng Pictophonetic - Dog 犭 suggests the meaning while 侯 provides the pronunciation.
Pictograph - Picture of a sheep with ears, horns and legs 羊(sheep)
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鸡
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狗
猪
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狗
dog
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鸡(雞)
gôu
犭(dog)
fowl,chicken,hen
jï Pictophonetic - Dog 犭 provides the meaning while 句 provides the sound
Ideograph - Another 又 kind of bird 鸟 鸟(bird)
猪(豬)
hog,pig,swine,wild boar
zhü
犭(dog)
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Pictophonetic - Dog 犭 suggests the meaning while 者 provides the pronunciation.
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