shén
me
zhī
mìng
 
 
ǎn
lǎo
sūn
tīng
zhè
tào
I don't care about this nonsense.
what? / something / anything
shén = sh + (e)n2
Loading mnemonics…
shí = sh + Ø2
ten (used in fractions, writing checks etc) / assorted / miscellaneous
Loading mnemonics…
= m + a2
Loading mnemonics…
ma = m + a5
Loading mnemonics…
suffix, used to form interrogative 什麼|什么[shen2 me5], what?, indefinite 這麼|这么[zhe4 me5] thus, etc
Loading mnemonics…
yāo = y + ao1
yāo = y + ao1
youngest / most junior / tiny / one (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers, esp. on telephone or in military) / one or ace on dice or dominoes / variant of 吆[yao1], to shout
Loading mnemonics…
the Jade Emperor
= yu + Ø4
Loading mnemonics…
= di + Ø4
zhī = zh + Ø1
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) / him / her / it
Loading mnemonics…
mìng = mi + (e)ng4
life / fate / order or command / to assign a name, title etc
Loading mnemonics…
ǎn = Ø + an3
Loading mnemonics…
lǎo = l + ao3
prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough
Loading mnemonics…
= bu + Ø4
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
Loading mnemonics…
yǐn = y + (e)n3
Loading mnemonics…
tìng = ti + (e)ng4
(literary pronunciation, still advocated in Taiwan) to rule / to sentence / to allow
Loading mnemonics…
tīng = ti + (e)ng1
to listen to; to hear / to heed; to obey / a can (loanword from English "tin") / classifier for canned beverages / to let be; to allow (Taiwan pr. [ting4]) / (literary) to administer; to deal with (Taiwan pr. [ting4])
Loading mnemonics…
zhè = zh + e4
(pronoun) this; these / (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) / (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. [zhei4], esp. in Beijing)
Loading mnemonics…
suit / a set / a collection / of the same kind / the same old stuff / set pattern of behavior
= y + Ø1
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
Loading mnemonics…
tào = t + ao4
to cover / to encase / cover / sheath / to overlap / to interleave / to model after / to copy / formula / harness / loop of rope / (fig.) to fish for / to obtain slyly / classifier for sets, collections / bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names) / tau (Greek letter Ττ)
Loading mnemonics…
Comments
There aren't any comments yet.