Laurence Matthews - The first 100 Chinese characters: the quick and easy method to learn the 100 most basic Chinese characters

y one; single; a(n) common words y ge a(n); one (of something) y c once / y tng/y q together y yu January sh y eleven d y first xng q y Monday 1 stroke radical r two (number) common words r sh twenty r mi second younger sister r yu February r shu second hand sh r twelve d r second xng q r Tuesday 2 stroke radical n you common words n ho How do you do? n de your; yours n men you (plural) n men de your; yours (plural) 7 strokes radical () nn you (polite) common words nn ho How do you do? (polite) nn zo Good morning! ? nn gu xng your family name? 11 strokes radical ho/ho 1. good 2. alright 3. like common words ! ho a Good!; OK! ho kn 1. good show 2. (agreeing to a suggestion) 6 strokes radical qng 1. please 2. to invite common words qng wn May I ask ...? qng zu Please sit down. qng jn Please come in. qng k play host; treat qng jio seek advice qng ji take leave 10 strokes radical traditional form wn ask common words wn ho say hello to... wn t question; problem wn d question and answer xu wn knowledge fng wn 1. visit 2. interview 6 strokes radical traditional form gu 1. honorable 2. expensive; valuable common words gu xng your honorable surname? gu rn respected person / gu k/gu bn distinguished guest; VIP ti gu le too expensive mng gu valuable 9 strokes radical traditional form xng surname common words xng mng full name tng xng having the same surname lo bi xng common people 8 strokes radical t he common words t de his t men they; them (male) t men de their; theirs (male) / t rn/q t rn other people q t other 5 strokes radical () t she common words t de hers t men they; them (female) t men de their; theirs (female) 6 strokes radical jio 1. call; be called 2. shout 3. order common words jio mn call at the door jio ho cheer jio hn shout; yell jio zu be called jio ch order a cab d jio call out loudly 5 strokes radical sn three common words sn sh thirty sn yu March sn ge yu three months sn mng zh sandwich sh sn thirteen d sn third xng q sn Wednesday 3 strokes radical shn/sh 1. mixed 2. tenth (mathematics) common words shn me what shn me de etc; so on... ? shn me sh hu when?; at what time? 4 strokes radical () me interrogative particle common words shn me what zn me how n me in that way; so... du me no matter how ? wi shn me why? 3 strokes radical traditional form mng 1. name 2. fame common words mng zi name mng jio named mng rn celebrity; famous person tng mng having the same name ch mng become famous; well-known d y mng first in position 6 strokes radical z written character common words z m letter (alphabet) z din dictionary sh z cross hn z Chinese (Han) character xi z write word shng z new word 6 strokes radical w I; me common words w de my; mine w men we; us w gu our country w ji my family; my home z w self 7 strokes radical sh to be; yes common words sh de yes sh a yes; yeah sh bu sh to be or not to be b shi 1. not to be; no 2. fault hi sh or lo sh always 9 strokes radical d big; great common words d shng din louder d ji everybody d bu lio at the worst // d du/d d/d bn mostly d xio size d gi probably z d proud; arrogant 3 strokes radical xu learn common words xu hu learned; mastered xu x study shng xu go to school fng xu finish school for the day ki xu school reopens xio xu primary school zhng xu middle/secondary school 8 strokes radical traditional form shng 1. give birth; born 2. raw common words shng r birthday shng q angry shng bng fall sick; not well shng ch eat raw food xu sheng student xin sheng 1. Mr 2. husband y shng doctor 5 strokes radical zhng/zhng 1. among 2. (in the) course 3. hit by common words zhng gu China zhng wn Chinese language (written) zhng jin between; in the middle zhng nin middle-aged zhng jing win a prize xn zhng in ones heart shu zhng on hand 4 strokes radical Next page