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好
再
见
明
天
老
师
我
您
你
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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old,aged,experienced,of long standing,always,all the time,of the past,very, outdated,(of meat,etc.)
天
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
您
nî
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
wô
你
to see,to meet,to appear (to be something),to interview,observe,behold, perceive
tiän
Ideograph - Old 耂 man with a walker 匕
我
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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他
她
们
很
吗
也
爸
妈
都
谢
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她
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she,her
他
tä
tä Pictophonetic - A woman 女 with 也 (phonetic)
女(woman)
很
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
爸
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
都
xiè
讠(speech)
(plural marker for pronouns and a few animate nouns)
口(mouth)
mä
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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不
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客
气
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客
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customer,visitor,guest, traveller
不
kè
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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