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怎
么
走
一
直
往
前
十
字
路
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么(麼) me ma 丿(slash)
一
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interrogative particle, repetition of a tune small, tender Pictophonetic - Simplified form of 麼, 幺 means tiny or very young, 麻 provides sound
怎 zên
心(heart)
one,a,an,alone
走
yï
一(one)
往 wâng
彳(step)
十
zôu Ideograph - representing heaven (天), horizon (旦), or a bar
路
直 zhí
前
刂(knife)
road,path,street,journey
字
lù
足(foot)
to walk,go on foot,run,to go,to run,move,to leave, from,through,to visit, (euph.) to die,leak,to Pictograph - Picture of a walking person; person 土 with foot 止
straight,vertical,erect, frank,directly,straightly, upright
目(eye)
qián Ideograph - the four directions(north, east, south and west)
Pictophonetic - Mind 心 suggests the meaning while 乍 provides the pronunciation.
Ideograph - Ten 十 eyes 目 can see. Indicating no concealment
ten,10, complete; perfect, Kangxi radical number 24
shí
十(ten)
走(walk)
to go (in a direction),to, towards,(of a train) bound for,past,formerly,previous Pictophonetic - Steps 彳 and dot 丶 provide the meaning while 王 provides the sound
how,why,what
before,in front,ago, former,previous,earlier, front,preceding Ideograph - Feet 止 on a boat 舟 (altered) with two poles刂, suggesting moving forward.
letter,symbol,character, word
zì Pictophonetic - Foot 足 suggests the meaning while 各 provides the pronunciation.
Ideograph - Kids 子 writing in a house 宀 宀(roof)
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口
左
右
拐
远
层
知
道
坐
地
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left,surname Zuo
口
zuô
kôu Ideograph - Picture of left hand holding an object 工
工(work)
拐
Pictograph - picture of a mouth 口(mouth)
kidnap,abduct,turn
右
guâi
扌(hand)
层(層) céng
尸(body)
道 dào
Pictophonetic - Hand 扌 indicates the meaning while 另 provides the sound
layer,stratum,laminated, floor (of a building), storey,classifier for layers, repeated Pictophonetic - Simplified form of 層, corpse 尸 with the phonetic component 曾 (used to)
口(mouth)
远(遠)
Pictophonetic - Right hand 又 with mouth 口. 又 provides sound
far,distant,remote,deep, profound
yuân Pictophonetic - Walking 辶 far. 元 provides sound 辶(walk)
direction,way,method, road,path,classifier for long thin stretches, rivers, roads etc,principle,truth,
辶(walk)
知
to know,to be aware,to perceive,to comprehend
zhï
矢(arrow)
earth,soil,ground,region
坐
dì
Pictophonetic - Mouth 口 implies the meaning while 矢 provides the sound
sit,take a seat,ride,travel by
zuò Picotphonetic - Earth 土 with 也 (phonetic)
土(earth)
right,right-wing
yòu
Ideograph - A person's head 首 moves on the road 辶
地
mouth,entrance, gate, (classifier for things with mouths such as people, domestic animals,
Ideograph - Two persons 从 sitting on the ground 土 土(earth)
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铁
站
从
这
离
王
府
井
出
租
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站
stand up,a stand,station, to halt,to stop
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铁(鐵)
zhàn
立(stand)
这(這)
tiê Pictophonetic - Stand 立 suggests the meaning while 占 provides the pronunciation.
this,these,such,here,the
zhè
钅(metal)
从(從)
辶(walk)
井
亻(person)
king,ruler,royal,surname Wang
lí
to leave,to depart,to go away,be far away from,do without
禸(track)
Pictophonetic - Simplified form of 離. Baby bird 隹 leaving its nest. 隹 suggests the meaning while 离 provides the
离(離)
Idegraph - one person 丨who can reach heave, humanity and earth. Same as 玉 when used as a component
well,mine shaft,pit
府
jîng
二(second)
广(shelter)
rent,lease,rental,tax
出
zü
禾(grain)
prefecture,mansion, prefect,government
fû Pictograph - picture of a well with side supports
租
from,by,since,whence, through
Ideograph - One person 人 follows another 人
wáng wàng 王(jade)
Pictophonetic - metal 钅 suggests the meaning while 失 provides the pronunciation.
cóng Ideograph - Walk 辶 with talk 文
王
iron,strong,solid,firm
chü Pictophonetic - Grain 禾 suggests the meaning while 且 provides the pronunciation.
凵(open box)
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Pictophonetic - Building 广 suggests the meaning while 付 provides the sound
to go out,to come out,to occur,to produce,to go beyond,to rise,to put forth,to occur,to happen, Pictograph - Picture of a foot 屮 coming out of a container 凵
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公
共
汽
车
船
火
骑
自
行
摩
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共 gòng
common,general,to share,together,total, altogether
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公 göng
Ideograph - two hands 廾 holding one object 八(eight)
车(車)
八(eight)
car,a vehicle,machine,to shape with a lathe
汽
chë jü 车(cart)
火
Pictograh - Simplified form of 車, picture of a cart with wheels on the two sides and box in the center
氵(water)
fire,flame,burn,anger,rage
船
火(fire)
舟(boat)
from,self,oneself,since, private
骑(騎)
zì
摩
Pictophonetic - Water 氵steam with the phonetic component 气 (air)
ship,boat,vessel
Pictophonetic - Boat 舟 suggests the meaning while 口 provides the pronunciation.
ride horseback,mount, cavalry
qí jì Ideograph - Picture of a nose, referring to oneself. Chinese point to their nose when they refer to themselves
马(horse)
scour, grind, friction,rub
mó mä 手(hand)
steam,vapor,gas
chuán Pictograph - Picture of flames
自(oneself)
Ideograh - divide 八 what was private for eating with mouth 厶
qì
huô
自
just,honorable (designation),public, common,fair,equitable
行 xíng háng
Pictophonetic - Hand 手 suggests the meaning while 麻 provides the pronunciation.
Pictophonetic - Horse 马 suggests the meaning while 奇 provides the pronunciation.
all right, ok,go,walk,move, travel,circulate,a row, profession,professional Pictophonetic - Picture of a street intersection
行(walk)
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