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再 zài

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again,once more,re-, second,another,then (after something, and not until then)

好 hâo hào

Pictograph - Picture of two fish on a line 冂(down box)

明 míng

Ideograph - A woman 女 with a child 子 女(woman)

clear,bright,light, brilliant, to understand,next,the Ming dynasty (13681644),surname Ming

见(見) jiàn xiàn

Ideograph - Bright as sun 日 light and moon 月 light 日(sun)

老 lâo

见(see)

old,aged,experienced,of long standing,always,all the time,of the past,very, outdated,(of meat,etc.)

老(old)

day,sky,heaven,god, celestial

大(big)

I,me,my

师(師) shï

Ideograph - Hand 手 holding a weapon 戈 to protect oneself 戈(spear)

巾(towel)

you,second person pronoun

teacher,master,expert, specialist,model,a division (military), Ideograph - Simplified form of 師, go around 帀 with a master 师

honorific for 'you'

nín Pictophonetic - Person 亻 with the phonetic component 尔

亻(person)

Ideograph - Simplified form of 見, a man 儿 with a big eye 目 on the head part

Ideograph - the heaven 一 above a man 大

to see,to meet,to appear (to be something),to interview,observe,behold, perceive

tiän

Ideograph - Old 耂 man with a walker 匕

good,well,nice,excellent, fine,finishing,suitable, proper

心(heart)

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Pictophonetic - Heart 心 suggests the meaning while 你 provides the pronunciation.

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she,her

tä Pictophonetic - A woman 女 with 也 (phonetic)

女(woman)

Pictophonetic - Person 亻with 也 phonetic 亻(person)

quite,very,awfully,much

们(們)

hên

men mén mën

彳(step)

也 yê

亻(person)

also,too,(in classical Chinese) final particle serving as copula

吗(嗎) ma mâ má

Pictograph - picture of a water funnel 乙(second)

妈(媽)

mother, mom, mommy

Pictophonetic - More than one persons 亻on the front door 门, 门 provides sound

final interrogative particle, morphine

Pictophonetic - mouth 口 with horse 马(phonetic)

father,dad,pa,papa

bà Pictophonetic - a woman 女 wtih horse 马 (phonetic)

女(woman)

父(father)

to thank,surname Xie, decline

xiè

讠(speech)

(plural marker for pronouns and a few animate nouns)

口(mouth)

谢(謝)

him,he,other,another

döu dü Pictophonetic - Speech 讠 suggests the meaning while 射 provides the pronunciation.

阝(place)

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Pictophonetic - Father 父 provides the meaning while 巴 provides the sound

all,both,entirely (due to)each,even,already, metropolis, capital Pictophonetic - City 阝 suggests the meaning while 者 provides the pronunciation.

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customer,visitor,guest, traveller

宀(roof)

no,not,un-,negative prefix

bù Pictophonetic - House 宀 suggests the meaning while 各 provides the pronunciation.

Pictograph - Picture of a bird flying away 一(one)

气(氣)

steam,vapor,air,anger, gas,KangXi radical 84

qì Pictograph - Picture of a person blowing air 气(gas)

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