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1 IntroductionKanji are ordered by frequency. This file uses information from several sources.
1.1 CCDictMeanings are extracted from CCDict: http://www.chinalanguage.com/dictionaries/
1.2 Unihan DatabaseMeanings and Chinese pronounciations come from the Unihan Database: http://www.unicode.org/charts/unihan.html
1.3 MnemonicsThe mnemonics have been developped by Reinaert Albrecht. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
Mnemonics that have RS. in front of them derive from Chinese Etymology (http://www.chineseetymology.org) by Richard Searsand are used with kind permission.
Mnemonics that have lit. in front of them derive from Shuowen Jiezi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuowen_Jiezi).
1.4 Commons:Stroke Order ProjectStroke order diagrams have been developped at the Stroke Order Project (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Stroke_Order_Project).This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
1.5 VietUnicode fontThe information section uses the Han Nom fonts (http://sourceforge.net/projects/vietunicode/files/hannom/hannom
..的的的Meaning possessive, adjectival suffix, mark, target, objectPinYin deMnemonics • somebody who clearly白 has his arms wrapped勺
around something possesses it; he has it’s place clearlymarked in his mind
的
..一一 一 A:弌Meaning one, a, an, alonePinYin yīMnemonics • one thing一 ; ancient form弌
一
..是是是Meaning indeed, yes, right, to be, demonstrative pronoun, this,
thatPinYin shìMnemonics • a just person𤴓 doing things in broad daylight日
是
..不不不Meaning no, not; un-; negative prefixPinYin bùMnemonics • person spreading arms in objection →不
• lit. bird flying under the sky 一 and not comingdown →不
不
..了了了Meaning finish, particle of completed actionPinYin leMnemonics • baby子 without supporting arm一 : a life coming
to fruition, one doesn’t need to be supported anymore
了
..在在在Meaning exist, be at, in, on; consist in, restPinYin zàiMnemonics • something pierced through 才 stays at the same
place土 : →在
在
..人人人 A:亻𠂉𠂊Meaning man, people, mankind, someone else, rad. 9PinYin rénMnemonics • person standing wide legged →人
人 Hanzi mnemonics for hsk1 1 http://www.rtega.be/chmn/
..有有有Meaning have, own, possess, existPinYin yǒuMnemonics • hand𠂇 holding something for months月 or hand
𠂇 holding something close to the body ⺼ : onepossesses it
有
..我我我Meaning our, us, i, me, my, wePinYin wǒMnemonics • hand手 holding a spear戈 (and a hanging banner
𠄒 ): he can defend his own people
我
..他他他Meaning other, another, he, she, itPinYin tāMnemonics • a full grown person亻 can’t live in the womb也 ;
he亻 or she也
他
..这这這 S:这Meaning this, these, crawl, trailPinYin zhèMnemonics • when travelling⻌ (crawling along the trail) one sees
something (culture文 ) along the way and talks言about it
这
..个个個 S:个Meaning numerary adjunct, piece, single, individualPinYin gèMnemonics • single person亻 with individual stories固
• /person | having his own roof𠆢
个
..们们們 S:们Meaning adjunct pronoun indicate pluralPinYin menMnemonics • many men亻 waiting at the gate門
们
..中中中Meaning central, center, middle, in the midst of, hit (target),
attain, ChinaPinYin zhōngMnemonics • something | right in the middle of something else口
; China once was the middle of the world
中 Hanzi mnemonics for hsk1 2 http://www.rtega.be/chmn/
..来来来 A:來Meaning come, coming, return, returningPinYin láiMnemonics • modf. 來 →来
来
..上上上 A:丄𠄞Meaning above, up, top, superior, highest, go up, send upPinYin shàngMnemonics • something above the ground 一 : 𠄞 → stake |
standing above the ground丄 →上
上
..大大大 A:尢亣Meaning big, great, vast, large, high,PinYin dàMnemonics • a man人 spreading his arms一 wide to take some-
thing big; al. 尢 : 旡 ; →亣
大
..和和和Meaning harmony, peace, peaceful, calmPinYin héMnemonics • countryside: where one can eat口 one’s rice禾 in
peace and harmony
和
..国国國 S:国Meaning nation, country, nation-statePinYin guóMnemonics • people wielding spears戈 with big mouths口 pro-
tecting their one一 king and borderline囗• /a country holds it’s precious玉 treasures within it’sborders囗
国
..说说説 S:说 A:說Meaning speak, say, talk, scold, explanation, rumorPinYin shuōMnemonics • money兑 speaks 言 boldest; it is usually the ex-
planation for many actions of the mouth言• many八 brothers兄 defending their family verbally言
说
..时时時 S:时 A:旹Meaning time, season, era, age, period, hourPinYin shíMnemonics • time日 it takes the temple寺 to do something
• /small寸 part of the day日• al. 旹 : time of the day日 one arrives㞢
Hanzi mnemonics for hsk1 3 http://www.rtega.be/chmn/
时
..出出出Meaning go out, send out, stand, producePinYin chūMnemonics • sprout屮 coming out of a receptacle凵
出
..会会會 S:会Meaning assemble, meet together, meeting, organizationPinYin huìMnemonics • RS. mouth亼 above, mouth曰 below, middle is
mouth曰 with possible rice in it: meeting over food• /gather 亼 under a roof𠆢 to talk云 with eachother云
会
..你你你Meaning you, second person pronounPinYin nǐMnemonics • a person亻 like you尔
你
..对对對 S:对Meaning correct, right, facing, opposedPinYin duìMnemonics • the law spoken by the king王 stands业 above all
else, big丷 and small寸• /two hands寸又 correcting something
对
..生生生 A:𤯓�Meaning life, living, lifetime, birthPinYin shēngMnemonics • branches of a plant or tree →𤯓 being slashed
⼃ off: the branch grows back and if you plant the cutoff part it becomes a new plant
生
..能能能Meaning to be able, can, permitted to, ability, NohPinYin néngMnemonics • many individual厶 people匕匕⺼ together are
able to do great things; one needs many abilities toperform on stage• RS. A bear with four feet and meat in its mouth:→ → →能
能 Hanzi mnemonics for hsk1 4 http://www.rtega.be/chmn/
..子子子 A:㜽Meaning offspring, child, fruit, seed of, 1st terrestrial branchPinYin ziMnemonics • →子
•㜽 : child子 being washed in the river巛
子
..那那那 A:𨙻Meaning that, those, then (in that case)PinYin nàMnemonics • how can a tender冄 one defeat a fortified city阝
? that is not obvious; see哪
那
..下下下 A:丅𠄟Meaning under, underneath, below, down, inferior, bring downPinYin xiàMnemonics • something below the ground一 :𠄟→丅→下
下
..年年年 A:秊Meaning year, new-years, person’s agePinYin niánMnemonics • a tree禾 /生 may live a thousand千 years: 秊
→年
年
..作作作 A:𢓓Meaning make, work, compose, write, act, performPinYin zuòMnemonics • person亻 watching another person being thrown in
the air乍 : quite an act which is hard work but makesfor a good performance
作
..里里裡 S:里Meaning reverse side, lining, last half of a baseball inningPinYin lǐMnemonics • the inside of clothes 衤 resembles the patched
clothes of the people in a village里
里
..家家家 A:豕𠖔𡩅𡧚Meaning house, home, residence, family, specialistPinYin jiāMnemonics • animals豕 are kept at house 宀 so they are not
stolen and cared for by a specialist
家 Hanzi mnemonics for hsk1 5 http://www.rtega.be/chmn/
..多多多 A:𡖇Meaning much, many, more than, overPinYin duōMnemonics • if one sees the moon twice夕夕 you have drunk
too much; old variant: 𡖇
多
..么么麼 S:么Meaning interrogative final particle; insignificant, small, tinyPinYin meMnemonics • if you ask a question, the answers hangs幺 in the
air by a thread麻• tiny things can be hung by threads幺麻• modf. 幺 →么 : one一 tiny individual厶 thing
么 ..去去
去Meaning go away, leave, departPinYin qùMnemonics • a man土 leaving secretly厶
去
..学学学 A:學Meaning learning, knowledge, schoolPinYin xuéMnemonics • a child子 learns� ; also學
学
..都都都Meaning metropolis, capital, all, the whole, elegant, refinedPinYin dōuMnemonics • all the people者 of the city 阝 elegantly dressed
up
都
..同同同Meaning same, similar, together withPinYin tóngMnemonics • all𠔼 mouths口 agree on the same thing
同
..现现現 S:现Meaning appear, manifest, become visiblePinYin xiànMnemonics • the king 王 is seen 見 by everyone in public: a
manifest appearance
现
..没没没Meaning not, have not, none, drown, sinkPinYin méiMnemonics • killed殳 by water氵 : drown, sink; it’s not fun
Hanzi mnemonics for hsk1 6 http://www.rtega.be/chmn/
没
..面面面Meaning face, surface, plane, side, dimensionPinYin miànMnemonics • lit.: modf. 𦣻 ; head𦣻 with a mouth口
面
..起起起 A:𨑔𨑖𨑓𡆡Meaning rise, stand up, go up, beginPinYin qǐMnemonics • done right before walking走 by oneself己
起
..看看看Meaning look, see, examine, scrutinizePinYin kànMnemonics • RS. hand� shading the eyes目 to see
看
..天天天 A:夭一Meaning sky, heaven, god, celestialPinYin tiānMnemonics • which is above一 even the biggest man大
天
..分分分Meaning divide, small unit of time etc.PinYin fēnMnemonics • something cut刀 in equal八 parts; an hour divided
in equal parts
分
..好好好 A:𨙺𡚽𤫧Meaning good, excellent, fine, well; lovePinYin hǎoMnemonics • a woman女 should have a good relation with her
child子 ; a woman loving her child子
好
..小小小 A:⺌Meaning small, tiny, insignificantPinYin xiǎoMnemonics • small baby →小
小
..些些些Meaning little, few, rather, somewhatPinYin xiēMnemonics • a man匕 stops止 walking after only two二 paces
Hanzi mnemonics for hsk1 7 http://www.rtega.be/chmn/
些
..样样樣 S:样Meaning shape, form, pattern, stylePinYin yàngMnemonics • a sheeps⺷ /羊 hide left to dry on a wooden木
structure for a long time永 has a distinct shape orform
样
..她她她Meaning she, herPinYin tāMnemonics • definitely也 a woman女
她
..本本本Meaning root, origin, source, basis, bookPinYin běnMnemonics • lit. at the base一 of the tree木 lie its roots and
its origin; the basis of all knowledge is in books
本
..前前前 A:𠝣𣦃Meaning in front, forward, precedingPinYin qiánMnemonics • one cuts his food (vegetables 䒑 and meat 月 )
with a knife刂 on the plate in front of him• RS. boat 月 (舟 ) on the water 刂 going 止forward: 𠝣 →前
前
..开开開 S:开Meaning open, initiate, begin, startPinYin kāiMnemonics • two hands开 pushing open the gate門
开
..想想想Meaning think, speculate, plan, considerPinYin xiǎngMnemonics • when persons are mutually相 in each others hearts
心 , they think regularly of each other; thinking isrelated相 to the mind心
想 Hanzi mnemonics for hsk1 8 http://www.rtega.be/chmn/
..日日日Meaning sun, day, daytime, Japan, rad. 72PinYin rìMnemonics • sun disc →日 ; a day is the time the sun takes
to appear in the same position; daytime is when thesun shines; Japan is located (from China) where thesun comes up; do not confuse with曰 rad. 73• con. light
日
..机机机Meaning deskPinYin jīMnemonics • lit. wooden木 table几
机
..十十十Meaning ten, tenth, complete, perfectPinYin shíMnemonics • direction east west一 and direction north south |
refers to everything which is under the four wind direc-tions; perfect in all directions; con.: many, high inten-sity
十
..工工工 A:𢒄Meaning labor, work, worker, laborerPinYin gōngMnemonics • orig. carved pattern into something𢒄 →工 : a
sign that work has been done
工
..明明明Meaning bright, light, brilliant, clearPinYin míngMnemonics • the sun日 and the moon月 are the brightest ob-
jects in the sky
明 ..三三
三Meaning threePinYin sānMnemonics • three times one一
三
..关关關 S:关Meaning frontier pass, close, relationPinYin guānMnemonics • passing𢇅 gate門
• gate門 closed with threads𢇅• /place where the sky天 is divided丷 between twocountries
关 Hanzi mnemonics for hsk1 9 http://www.rtega.be/chmn/
..点点點 S:点 A:㸃Meaning dot, speck, spot, point, degreePinYin diǎnMnemonics • observing占 black黑 spots点
• /observing占 spots after burning灬 something
点
..高高高 A:髙Meaning high, tall, lofty, elevatedPinYin gāoMnemonics • high house visible in the open country冂 with one
room口 above another口 and a roof亠 on top
高
..很很很Meaning very, quite, muchPinYin hěnMnemonics • one covers quite a distance when walking彳 good
艮
很
..见见見 S:见Meaning see, observe, behold, perceivePinYin jiànMnemonics • the eyes目 of somebody with legs儿 can see
见
..什什什Meaning file of ten soldiers; mixed, miscellaneousPinYin shénMnemonics • ten十 people亻 , their belongings get mixed up
during the military campaign
什
..二二二 A:冫Meaning two, twicePinYin èrMnemonics • twice one一
二
..果果果Meaning fruit, resultPinYin guǒMnemonics • growing on the trees木 or on the fields田 , the
result of hard labor
果 Hanzi mnemonics for hsk1 10 http://www.rtega.be/chmn/
..西西西 A:卥卤襾覀Meaning west, western, westward, occident, rad. 146PinYin xiMnemonics • lit.: bird (animal一 with high legs儿 ) sitting on
top of a nest口 : →西 : it is evening, the sunsets in the west• head of a child
西
..月月月Meaning moon, month, rad. 74PinYin yuèMnemonics • → →月 ; the moon is every month in the
same position; don’t confuse with⺼
月
..话话話 S:话Meaning speech, talk, language, dialectPinYin huàMnemonics • use your tongue舌 for speaking言
话
..回回迴 S:回Meaning revolve, rotate, curving, zigzagPinYin huíMnemonics • turning around回 something while walking⻍
回
..老老老 A:耂Meaning old, aged, experienced, rad. 125PinYin lǎoMnemonics • person eating with spoon匕 (having no teeth) food
he has cut⼃ from the fields土 (therefore his backis bent⼃ )• RS. old man with long hair耂 leaning on a cane匕
老
..先先先Meaning first, former, previousPinYin xiānMnemonics • person儿 wielding a weapon𠂒 ahead of him:
→先 ; previous encounters have yielded many deaths
先
..儿儿兒 S:儿Meaning son, child, oneself, final part, rad. 10PinYin érMnemonics • from人 : → →儿 : legs
• a child is small like a seed being grinded into smallerpieces in a mortar臼 and walks on legs儿• if one sees his child, one sees a part of oneself• con.: man
Hanzi mnemonics for hsk1 11 http://www.rtega.be/chmn/
儿
..东东東 S:东Meaning east, eastern, eastwardPinYin dōngMnemonics • lit.: sun 日 shining through the trees 木 in the
morning: the sun rises in the east• con. early in the morning
东
..水水水 A:氵⺀氺Meaning water, liquid, lotion, juice, rad. 85PinYin shuǐMnemonics • taken at both sides of the river : 川
水
..名名名Meaning name, rank, title, positionPinYin míngMnemonics • lit. in the dark夕 one has to use the mouth口 to
identify oneself
名
..认认認 S:认Meaning recognize, know, understandPinYin rènMnemonics • words言 of understanding touch the heart deeply
忍• /person人 recognising something speaks讠 aboutit
认
..系系系Meaning system, line, link, connection, lineagePinYin xìMnemonics • hand丿 holding twisted long line糸
系
..气气氣 S:气Meaning steam, vapor, spirit, rad. 84PinYin qìMnemonics • rising steam or mist →气
• steaming气 freshly cooked rice米• the spirit is floating over the water like steam
气
..打打打Meaning strike, hit, beat, fight, attackPinYin dǎMnemonics • the hand扌 of a robust man丁 can fight and strike
well
Hanzi mnemonics for hsk1 12 http://www.rtega.be/chmn/
打
..女女女Meaning woman, girl, feminine, rad. 38PinYin nǚMnemonics • person人 holding a baby: →女
女
..四四四 A:𦉭亖Meaning fourPinYin sìMnemonics • originally𦉭 →四 , looks like something that is
cut in four pieces• con. a few, small group
四
..电电電 S:电Meaning electricity, electric, lightningPinYin diànMnemonics • what the rain cloud雨 throws甩 away in excess
electricity; RS. flash of lighting from the rain cloud雨until the ground田
电
..少少少 A:𣥂Meaning few, less, inadequatePinYin shǎoMnemonics • something small 小 slashed 丿 to make it even
smaller• modf. 𣥂
少
..太太太Meaning very, too, much, big, extreme, fatPinYin tàiMnemonics • RS. pregnant adult大 bearing a child丶 : a very
big belly
太
..再再再Meaning again, twice, re-PinYin zàiMnemonics • RS. two fish on a line → →再 : the fisher
catches fish again and again
再
..做做做Meaning work, make, actPinYin zuòMnemonics • persons亻 hand tapping攵 until it’s worn out古
: it has worked and made a lot in the act
做 Hanzi mnemonics for hsk1 13 http://www.rtega.be/chmn/
..期期期 A:𣅆Meaning period of time, date, time limitPinYin qīMnemonics • a basket其 of months月
• a bunch丌 of days日 : 𣅆
期
..五五五 A:㐅Meaning fivePinYin wǔMnemonics • hand with five fingers →五
• con.: hand
五
..书书書 S:书Meaning write, book, letter, document, writingsPinYin shūMnemonics • writing with a brush with sufficient light日 /hand
彐 holding a brush |: →书
书
..听听聽 S:听 A:聴Meaning hear, listen, understand, obeyPinYin tīngMnemonics • ethical𢛳 king王 listening耳 to and understand-
ing his subjects who obey him• /orders口 should be listened to, understood and be”protected”斤 : be obeyed• listening 耳 with ten十 eyes目 and your heart心
听
..住住住Meaning reside, live at, dwell, lodge, stopPinYin zhùMnemonics • where a man亻 can quietly put down his lamp主
and stay
住
..北北北Meaning north, northern, northwardPinYin běiMnemonics • two men匕匕 back to back: they have cold and
stand close because the wind comes from the north
北
..觉觉覺 S:觉Meaning to wake up from sleep; conscious, napPinYin juéMnemonics • learning /� makes one fall asleep, visual見 /见
stimulation makes one wake up
Hanzi mnemonics for hsk1 14 http://www.rtega.be/chmn/
觉
..师师師 S:师Meaning teacher, master, military specialistPinYin shīMnemonics • irritable individual storing𠂤 his one一 flag巾
carrying his family’s emblem very carefully• /master swordsman carrying his one一 sword刂and his flag巾
师
..今今今Meaning now, today, modern eraPinYin jīnMnemonics • I’m standing on my right foot亍 holding a person
人 in my arms →今 : I’m not going to do thisfor much longer• lit. people gathering亼 and extending the arm乁to each other: soon they will part again
今
..院院院Meaning courtyard, yard, court, school, templePinYin yuànMnemonics • place in a building宀 where abundant阝 people
元 may stay完
院
..识识識 S:识Meaning know, discriminatePinYin shiMnemonics • the master swordsman handles his sword戈 without
saying a word言 nor uttering a sound音• /only只 words讠 allow us to know what othersknow• a person who has gathered戠 a lot of words言knows a lot
识
..候候候Meaning wait, expect, visit, greet, period, time, seasonPinYin houMnemonics • person亻 fingeringユ an arrow矢 waiting to put
it on his bow |; the time this takes: period
候
..飞飞飛 S:飞Meaning fly, go quickly, dart, highPinYin fēiMnemonics • flying bird with wings𠃧 : →飛
飞 Hanzi mnemonics for hsk1 15 http://www.rtega.be/chmn/
..车车車 S:车 A:𨏖𠦴Meaning cart, vehicle, carry in cartPinYin chēMnemonics • lit. wheel holder →車 ; rikhsa →𨏖 (two
wheels車 and two handles戈 ;𠦴 : cart with twowheels世 ; con. a wheel
车
..服服服 A:𦨈Meaning clothes, wear, dress, taking medicinePinYin fúMnemonics • wrapped 𠬝 body ⺼ : sick person in need of
medicine
服
..怎怎怎Meaning what? why? how?PinYin zěnMnemonics • when the mind心 comes across something for the
first time乍 , it wonders what it is
怎
..呢呢呢Meaning interrogative or emphatic final, (Cant.) this, wool,
woollen clothPinYin neMnemonics • old nun尼 with an inquisitive mouth口 ; she can’t
do anything but knit woolen things
呢
..叫叫叫Meaning cry, shout, hail, greet, callPinYin jiàoMnemonics • hook丩 in one’s mouth口 : one cries it out in pain
• hooked丩 salute in greeting口 somebody
叫
..影影影Meaning shadow, image, reflection, photographPinYin yǐngMnemonics • fine (like hair彡 ) shadow景
影
..字字字 A:𥤪𡥜Meaning letter, character, wordPinYin zìMnemonics • child子 studying characters and words at school宀
; also: 𥤪𡥜
字 Hanzi mnemonics for hsk1 16 http://www.rtega.be/chmn/
..爱爱愛 S:爱Meaning love, be fond of, likePinYin àiMnemonics • make one’s heart心 wide冖 open and transfer it
with hands⺤ and feet夂• /a friend友 with wide冖 open hands⺤
爱
..商商商 A:𠿧𠹧𡅟𠾃𡄚𧶜𡄚Meaning commerce, business, trade, make a deal, sellingPinYin shāngMnemonics • modf. 𠹧 →商 : big man大 /儿 standing立
at the market冂 selling with a loud mouth口
商
..请请請 S:请Meaning ask, request, invite, pleasePinYin qǐngMnemonics • young people青 ask言 /讠 inquisitively
请
..火火火 A:灬⺌Meaning fire, flame, burn, anger, ragePinYin huǒMnemonics • flames →火
• coals in a fireplace: 灬⺌• person人 waving with his arms丷 in the air: some-thing is on fire!
火
..视视視 S:视 A:𥄙眡Meaning look at, inspect, observe, seePinYin shìMnemonics • look見 at the altar礻 /𥘅
• /sinking sun氐 in worship
视
..九九九Meaning ninePinYin jiǔMnemonics • image of a hand bumping against something :
nine bumps against ten when counting
九
..写写寫 S:写MeaningPinYin xiěMnemonics • see写
写 Hanzi mnemonics for hsk1 17 http://www.rtega.be/chmn/
..八八八 A:丷Meaning eight, all around, all sidesPinYin bāMnemonics • eight can be separated in two: two diverging branches
→八• con.: several, even, divide
八
..吗吗嗎 S:吗Meaning final interrogative particlePinYin maMnemonics • who looks into the mouth 口 of the horse 馬
shouldn’t expect any answers
吗
..吃吃吃Meaning eat, drink, suffer, endure, bearPinYin chīMnemonics • person𠂉 putting fished乙 animals in his mouth
口 ; the animal has suffered a lot
吃
..六六六Meaning sixPinYin liùMnemonics • →六 : eight八 without 2入
六
..医医醫 S:医Meaning cure, heal, doctor, medicalPinYin yīMnemonics • person storing needles矢 in a box匚 ready for use
and alcohol酉 for treating wounds from weapons殳
医
..语语語 S:语Meaning language, words, saying, expressionPinYin yǔMnemonics • that which is transferred by words言 spoken by the
mouth or the hand吾
语
..七七七Meaning sevenPinYin qīMnemonics • con.: several
• do not confuse with𠤎 : 匕• inverted written 7
七 Hanzi mnemonics for hsk1 18 http://www.rtega.be/chmn/
..兴兴興 S:兴Meaning thrive, prosper, flourish, risePinYin xìngMnemonics • RS. hands lifting舁 together同 : the group rises,
thrives and is prosperous• /modf. 興 →兴
兴
..星星星 A:𠻖曐𤽛皨Meaning a star, planet, any point of lightPinYin xīngMnemonics • living生 light like the sun日
• planet born生 from the sun日
星
..站站站Meaning stand up, a stand, stationPinYin zhànMnemonics • stand立 and occupy占 your place
站
..京京京Meaning capital cityPinYin jīngMnemonics • city with covered places亠 where small小 talk口
is of great importance
京
..米米米Meaning hulled or husked uncooked ricePinYin mǐMnemonics • →米 : rice plant木 stalk with many丷 grains
米
..客客客Meaning guest, traveller, customerPinYin kèMnemonics • person各 staying in your house宀
客
..友友友Meaning friend, companion, fraternityPinYin youMnemonics • friends joining their hands𠂇又
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..钱钱錢 S:钱 A:銭Meaning money, currency, coinsPinYin qiánMnemonics • a small amount戔 /㦮 of gold or metal金 serves
as currency• metal金 used to pay soldiers戔 /㦮
钱
..热热熱 S:热Meaning heat, fever, zeal, hot heatedPinYin rèMnemonics • pottery埶 being fired灬 in a kiln
• /hand扌 holding round丸 objects which are putinto the fire灬
热
..坐坐坐Meaning sit, seat, ride, travel byPinYin zuòMnemonics • persons人人 sitting on the ground土 ; if one
person人 wants to see the other人 he needs to traveland eat a lot of dust土
坐
..校校校Meaning school, correction, exam, military field officerPinYin xiàoMnemonics • in the wooden木 school building pupils come to-
gether交 to study; the teacher corrects their exams
校
..脑脑腦 S:脑 A:脳匘Meaning brainPinYin nǎoMnemonics • the brain𡿺 of a man⺼
• /a man⺼ who covers亠 bad凶 ideas and im-proves them uses his brain• modf. 腦 →脳
脑
..谁谁誰 S:谁Meaning who? whom? whose? anyone?PinYin shuíMnemonics • who’s words言 have we heard, but has fled隹 so
we don’t see him anymore?
谁
..哪哪哪Meaning how, whichPinYin nǎMnemonics • how can a tender冄 mouth口 defeat a fortified
city阝 ? this那 is not obvious
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哪
..喜喜喜Meaning like, love, enjoy, joyful thingPinYin xǐMnemonics • everyone loves singing口 and making music壴
喜
..习习習 S:习Meaning practice, flapping wings, learnPinYin xíMnemonics • practice to learn flying with feathers羽 towards the
sun白 /羽 →习
习
..欢欢歡 S:欢 A:歓Meaning happy, pleased, glad, joy, to enjoyPinYin huanMnemonics • man with open mouth欠 like a noisy bird雚 : he’s
happy and enjoying himself• modf. 歡 →歓• /hand又 which lacks欠 nothing
欢
..冷冷冷Meaning cold, cool, lonelyPinYin lěngMnemonics • the rule令 of the ice冫
冷
..汉汉漢 S:汉Meaning the Chinese people, Chinese language, Han ChinesePinYin hànMnemonics • people人 renowned for making pottery and ceramics
in clay堇 with water氵• people living near the Han-river氵 with skilful hands又
汉
..衣衣衣 A:衤𧘇Meaning clothes, clothing, cover, skinPinYin yīMnemonics • person with spread arms wearing a garment: →
衣• con.: scarecrow on the fields
衣
..妈妈媽 S:妈Meaning mother, mamaPinYin māMnemonics • a woman女 who acts very fast馬 when her child
is in danger
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妈
..读读讀 S:读Meaning read, study, pronouncePinYin dúMnemonics • selling賣 words言 : same as読
读
..买买買 S:买Meaning buy, purchase, bribe, persuadePinYin mǎiMnemonics • put money貝 in your pocket⺲ to go shopping or
put money貝 in someone elses pocket⺲ to bribehim
买
..岁岁
歲 S:岁 A:歳Meaning year, age, harvestPinYin suìMnemonics • annual stop止 after finishing a small𣥂 /小 part
of a fortress 戌 built by farmers when they are notbusy on the fields• /the new year according to the lunisolar夕 calendarwhen the celestial objects are in the same position tothe mountain山 as last year
岁
..块块塊 S:块Meaning piece, lump, dollar, clodPinYin kuàiMnemonics • devil鬼 playing with a clod of earth土
• /the leader 夬 divides the land 土 in pieces andassigns it to the people; they have to pay him moneyfor rent
块
..姐姐姐Meaning elder sister, young ladyPinYin jieMnemonics • the sister女 with most privileges at the table且
姐
..亮亮亮Meaning bright, brilliant, radiant, lightPinYin liàngMnemonics • a brilliant man儿 stands high above everybody else
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..朋朋朋Meaning friend, buddy, pal, acquaintancePinYin péngMnemonics • two persons月月 having a conversation with each
other• con.: horizontal relationship: 崩棚
朋
..谢谢謝 S:谢Meaning thank, declinePinYin xièMnemonics • words言 /讠 being sent out射 to somebody
谢
..钟钟鐘 S:钟Meaning clock, bellPinYin zhōngMnemonics • metal object金 standing立 in the centre of a village
里• /metal钅 object with an opening口 and a clapper|
钟
..雨雨雨 A:𠕲𠕒𠕘𩁼㲾Meaning rain, rainy, rad. 173PinYin yǔMnemonics • water⺀⺀ falling in the countryside冂 straight
| from the sky一
雨
..饭饭飯 S:饭Meaning cooked rice, food, mealPinYin fànMnemonics • meal 飠 /饣 eaten as an antidote against 反
hunger
饭
..睡睡睡Meaning sleep, dozePinYin shuìMnemonics • hanging垂 eyes目
睡
..喝喝喝Meaning drink, shout, call outPinYin hēMnemonics • beggar曷 shouting with his mouth口 : he’s drunk
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..午午午Meaning noon, 7th terrestrial branch, horsePinYin wǔMnemonics • when many十 people𠂉 gather to eat
• horsehead →午
午
..馆馆館 S:馆Meaning public buildingPinYin guǎnMnemonics • place where officials官 allow you to eat飠
馆
..店店店Meaning shop, store, inn, hotelPinYin diànMnemonics • building广 where the fortuneteller占 sells his stuff
• hotels are usually built on a cliff广 occupying占 ahigh position with a broad广 view
店
..爸爸爸Meaning father, papaPinYin bàMnemonics • a father父 desiring巴 children
爸
..桌桌桌Meaning table, desk, standPinYin zhuōMnemonics • lofty卓 wooden structure木
桌
..菜菜菜Meaning vegetables, dish, order, foodPinYin càiMnemonics • plucked采 plants艹 : edible plants
菜
..茶茶茶Meaning teaPinYin cháMnemonics • fresh leafs艹 gathered亼 from tea bush木
茶
..狗狗狗Meaning dog, canis familiarisPinYin gǒuMnemonics • animal犭 making a lot of noise句 : all the neigh-
bours talk about it句
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狗
..零零零Meaning zero, fragment, fractionPinYin língMnemonics • rain雨 falls now今 in pieces丶 (令 ): the tem-
perature of hail (frozen fragments of water) is belowzero
零
..杯杯杯Meaning cup, glassPinYin bēiMnemonics • wood木 which has a negative不 hole in it
杯
..租租租Meaning rent, lease, rental, taxPinYin zūMnemonics • rice禾 brought to the table且 of the tax bureau
租
..昨昨昨Meaning yesterday, in former times, pastPinYin zuóMnemonics • sudden乍 end of the day日
昨
..漂漂漂Meaning float, drift, tossed aboutPinYin piàoMnemonics • after voting in the evening the ballot box is put on
the altar票 but some slips get in the water氵
漂
..椅椅椅Meaning chair, seatPinYin yǐMnemonics • a piece of wood木 so unusually shaped奇 one can
sit on it
椅
..猫猫猫Meaning catPinYin māoMnemonics • animal the size of a dog 犭 with whiskers like
seedlings苗 ; it is easily mistaken for a dog犭 whenit runs through the sprouting fields苗
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..喂喂喂Meaning interjection to call attentionPinYin wèiMnemonics • the mouth口 of one一 scarecrow has to call out
loud when guarding the fields田
喂
..苹苹蘋 S:苹Meaning artemisia, duckweed, applePinYin píngMnemonics • fruit艹 in the shape of a head頁 one can eat while
walking歩• /weed or fruit艹 growing in peaceful平 countryside平 gardens
苹
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2 Stroke-index1
• 一: 1
2
• 了: 1
• 人: 1
• 二: 10
• 十: 9
• 儿: 11
• 八: 18
• 九: 17
• 七: 18
3
• 大: 3
• 上: 3
• 个: 2
• 下: 5
• 工: 9
• 子: 5
• 小: 7
• 三: 9
• 么: 6
• 女: 13
• 飞: 15
• 习: 21
4
• 不: 1
• 中: 2
• 日: 9
• 月: 11
• 开: 8
• 天: 7
• 分: 7
• 车: 16
• 今: 15
• 水: 12
• 认: 12
• 少: 13
• 气: 12
• 什: 10
• 书: 14
• 五: 14
• 见: 10
• 太: 13
• 友: 19
• 火: 17
• 六: 18
• 午: 24
5
• 出: 4
• 他: 2
• 生: 4
• 们: 2
• 对: 4
• 本: 8
• 电: 13
• 北: 14
• 去: 6
• 东: 12
• 打: 12
• 四: 13
• 写: 17
• 叫: 16
• 汉: 21
6
• 在: 1
• 有: 2
• 年: 5
• 会: 4
• 多: 6
• 机: 9
• 同: 6
• 关: 9
• 名: 12
• 好: 7
• 那: 5
• 西: 11
• 老: 11
• 她: 8
• 先: 11
• 回: 11
• 再: 13
• 米: 19
• 师: 15
• 买: 22
• 字: 16
• 岁: 22
• 兴: 19
• 欢: 21
• 吃: 18
• 吗: 18
• 妈: 21
• 衣: 21
7
• 这: 2
• 我: 2
• 时: 3
• 来: 3
• 作: 5
• 里: 5
• 没: 6
• 你: 4
• 系: 12
• 住: 14
• 医: 18
• 识: 15
• 听: 14
• 块: 22
• 坐: 20
• 饭: 23
• 冷: 21
8
• 的: 1
• 国: 3
• 和: 3
• 学: 6
• 现: 6
• 京: 19
• 明: 9
• 些: 7
• 话: 11
• 视: 17
• 果: 10
• 服: 16
• 店: 24
• 杯: 25
• 呢: 16
• 朋: 23
• 雨: 23
• 姐: 22
• 爸: 24
• 狗: 24
• 苹: 26
9
• 是: 1
• 说: 3
• 前: 8
• 面: 7
• 看: 7
• 点: 10
• 星: 19
• 很: 10
• 院: 15
• 客: 19
• 昨: 25
• 觉: 14
• 语: 18
• 怎: 16
• 钟: 23
• 亮: 22
• 哪: 20
• 茶: 24
10
• 家: 5
• 能: 4
• 高: 10
• 都: 6
• 起: 7
• 样: 8
• 热: 20
• 爱: 17
• 校: 20
• 站: 19
• 候: 15
• 钱: 20
• 请: 17
• 脑: 20
• 读: 22
• 租: 25
• 谁: 20
• 桌: 24
11
• 商: 17
• 做: 13
• 馆: 24
• 菜: 24
• 猫: 25
12
• 期: 14
• 喜: 21
• 谢: 23
• 喝: 23
• 椅: 25
• 喂: 26
13
• 想: 8
• 零: 25
• 睡: 23
14
• 漂: 25
15
• 影: 16
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3 Unihan Meaning-index• Chinese people; Chinese language:汉: 21
• a star, planet; any point of light:星: 19
• adjunct pronoun indicate plural:们: 2
• again, twice, re-: 再: 13
• appear, manifest, become visible:现: 6
• artemisia; duckweed; apple: 苹:26
• ask, request; invite; please: 请:17
• assemble, meet together; meeting:会: 4
• be at, in, on; consist in, rest: 在:1
• big, great, vast, large, high: 大:3
• book, letter, document; writings:书: 14
• brain: 脑: 20
• bright, brilliant, radiant, light:亮: 22
• bright, light, brilliant; clear: 明:9
• buy, purchase; bribe, persuade:买: 22
• capital city: 京: 19
• cart, vehicle; carry in cart: 车:16
• cat: 猫: 25
• central; center, middle; in the midstof; hit (target); attain: 中: 2
• chair, seat: 椅: 25
• clock; bell: 钟: 23
• clothes, clothing; cover, skin: 衣:21
• clothes; wear, dress: 服: 16
• cold, cool; lonely: 冷: 21
• come, coming; return, returning:来: 3
• commerce, business, trade: 商:17
• cooked rice; food, meal: 饭: 23
• correct, right; facing, opposed:对: 4
• courtyard, yard, court; school:院: 15
• cry, shout; hail, greet, call: 叫:16
• cup, glass: 杯: 25
• cure, heal; doctor, medical: 医:18
• desk; machine; moment: 机: 9
• divide; small unit of time etc.:分: 7
• dog, canis familiaris: 狗: 24
• dot, speck, spot; point, degree:点: 10
• drink; shout, call out: 喝: 23
• east, eastern, eastward: 东: 12
• eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear:吃: 18
• eight; all around, all sides: 八:18
• elder sister, young lady: 姐: 22
• electricity; electric; lightning: 电:13
• face; surface; plane; side, dimension:面: 7
• father, papa: 爸: 24
• few, less, inadequate: 少: 13
• file of ten soldiers; mixed, miscella-neous: 什: 10
• final interrogative particle: 吗:18
• fire, flame; burn; anger, rage: 火:17
• first, former, previous: 先: 11
• five; surname: 五: 14
• float, drift; tossed about: 漂: 25
• fly; go quickly; dart; high: 飞:15
• four: 四: 13
• friend, companion; fraternity:友: 19
• friend, pal, acquaintance: 朋: 23
• frontier pass; close; relation: 关:9
• fruit; result: 果: 10
• go away, leave, depart: 去: 6
• go out, send out; stand; produce:出: 4
• good, excellent, fine; well: 好: 7
• guest, traveller; customer: 客:19
• happy, pleased, glad; joy; enjoy:欢: 21
• harmony, peace; peaceful, calm:和: 3
• have, own, possess; exist: 有: 2
• hear; understand; obey, comply:听: 14
• high, tall; lofty, elevated: 高: 10
• hot; heat; fever; restless; zeal:热: 20
• house, home, residence; family:家: 5
• hulled or husked uncooked rice:米: 19
• in front, forward; preceding: 前:8
• indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstra-tive pronoun, this, that: 是: 1
• interjection to call attention: 喂:26
• interrogative or emphatic final;(Cant.) this: 呢: 16
• interrogative particle; repetition of atune small; tender: 么: 6
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• labor, work; worker, laborer: 工:9
• language, words; saying, expression:语: 18
• learning, knowledge; school: 学:6
• letter, character, word: 字: 16
• life, living, lifetime; birth: 生: 4
• like, love, enjoy; joyful thing: 喜:21
• little, few; rather, somewhat: 些:7
• look at, inspect, observe, see: 视:17
• look, see; examine, scrutinize:看: 7
• love, be fond of, like: 爱: 17
• make; work; compose, write; act,perform: 作: 5
• man; people; mankind; someoneelse: 人: 1
• metropolis, capital; all, the whole; el-egant, refined: 都: 6
• money, currency, coins: 钱: 20
• moon; month; KangXi radical 74:月: 11
• mother, mama: 妈: 21
• much, many; more than, over:多: 6
• name, rank, title, position: 名:12
• nation, country, nation-state:国: 3
• nine: 九: 17
• no, not; un-; negative prefix: 不:1
• noon; 7th terrestrial branch: 午:24
• north; northern; northward: 北:14
• not, have not, none; drown, sink:没: 6
• now, today, modern era: 今: 15
• number six: 六: 18
• numerary adjunct, piece; single:个: 2
• offspring, child; fruit, seed of; 1st ter-restrial branch: 子: 5
• old, aged; experienced: 老: 11
• one; a, an; alone: 一: 1
• open; initiate, begin, start: 开:8
• other, another; he, she, it: 他: 2
• our, us, i, me, my, we: 我: 2
• period of time; date; time limit:期: 14
• piece, lump; dollar: 块: 22
• possessive, adjectival suffix: 的:1
• practice; flapping wings: 习: 21
• public building: 馆: 24
• rain; rainy; KangXi radical 173:雨: 23
• read, study; pronounce: 读: 22
• recognize, know, understand: 认:12
• recognize, understand, know: 识:15
• rent, lease; rental; tax: 租: 25
• reside, live at, dwell, lodge; stop:住: 14
• return, turn around; a time: 回:11
• rise, stand up; go up; begin: 起:7
• root, origin, source; basis: 本: 8
• same, similar; together with: 同:6
• school; military field officer: 校:20
• see, observe, behold; perceive:见: 10
• seven: 七: 18
• shadow; image, reflection; photo-graph: 影: 16
• shape, form, pattern, style: 样:8
• she, her: 她: 8
• shop, store; inn, hotel: 店: 24
• sit; seat; ride, travel by: 坐: 20
• sky, heaven; god, celestial: 天: 7
• sleep, doze: 睡: 23
• small, tiny, insignificant: 小: 7
• son, child; KangXi radical 10: 儿:11
• speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid:说: 3
• speech, talk, language; dialect:话: 11
• stand up; a stand, station: 站:19
• steam, vapor; KangXi radical 84:气: 12
• strike, hit, beat; fight; attack:打: 12
• sun; day; daytime: 日: 9
• system; line, link, connection:系: 12
• table, desk, stand: 桌: 24
• tea: 茶: 24
• teacher, master, specialist: 师:15
• ten, tenth; complete; perfect: 十:9
• thank; decline: 谢: 23
• that, that one, those: 那: 5
• think, speculate, plan, consider:想: 8
• this, the, here: 这: 2
• three: 三: 9
• thrive, prosper, flourish: 兴: 19
• time, season; era, age, period:时: 3
• to be able; can, permitted to; ability:能: 4
• to finish; particle of completed ac-tion: 了: 1
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• to wake up from sleep; conscious:觉: 14
• top; superior, highest; go up, sendup: 上: 3
• two; twice: 二: 10
• under, underneath, below; down; in-ferior; bring down: 下: 5
• unit of distance; village; lane: 里:5
• vegetables; dish, order; food: 菜:24
• very, quite, much: 很: 10
• very, too, much; big; extreme:太: 13
• wait; expect; visit; greet: 候: 15
• water, liquid, lotion, juice: 水:12
• west(ern); westward, occident:西: 11
• what? why? how?: 怎: 16
• which? where? how?: 哪: 20
• who? whom? whose? anyone?:谁: 20
• woman, girl; feminine; rad. 38:女: 13
• work, make; act: 做: 13
• write; draw, sketch; compose:写: 17
• year; age; harvest: 岁: 22
• yesterday; in former times, past:昨: 25
• you, second person pronoun: 你:4
• zero; fragment, fraction: 零: 25
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4 PinYin-indexbà
• 爸: 24
bù
• 不: 1
bā
• 八: 18
bēi
• 杯: 25
běi
• 北: 14
běn
• 本: 8
chá
• 茶: 24
chē
• 车: 16
chī
• 吃: 18
chū
• 出: 4
cài
• 菜: 24
de
• 的: 1
diàn
• 电: 13
• 店: 24
diǎn
• 点: 10
duì
• 对: 4
duō
• 多: 6
dà
• 大: 3
dú
• 读: 22
dōng
• 东: 12
dōu
• 都: 6
dǎ
• 打: 12
fàn
• 饭: 23
fú
• 服: 16
fēi
• 飞: 15
fēn
• 分: 7
guó
• 国: 3
guān
• 关: 9
guǎn
• 馆: 24
guǒ
• 果: 10
gè
• 个: 2
gāo
• 高: 10
gōng
• 工: 9
gǒu
• 狗: 24
hou
• 候: 15
huan
• 欢: 21
huà
• 话: 11
huì
• 会: 4
huí
• 回: 11
huǒ
• 火: 17
hàn
• 汉: 21
hé
• 和: 3
hē
• 喝: 23
hěn
• 很: 10
hǎo
• 好: 7
jie
• 姐: 22
jiàn
• 见: 10
jiào
• 叫: 16
jiā
• 家: 5
jiǔ
• 九: 17
jué
• 觉: 14
jī
• 机: 9
jīn
• 今: 15
jīng
• 京: 19
kuài
• 块: 22
kàn
• 看: 7
kè
• 客: 19
kāi
• 开: 8
le
• 了: 1
liàng
• 亮: 22
liù
• 六: 18
lái
• 来: 3
líng
• 零: 25
lěng
• 冷: 21
lǎo
• 老: 11
lǐ
• 里: 5
ma
• 吗: 18
me
• 么: 6
men
• 们: 2
miàn
• 面: 7
méi
• 没: 6
míng
• 名: 12
• 明: 9
mā
• 妈: 21
māo
• 猫: 25
mǎi
• 买: 22
mǐ
• 米: 19
ne
• 呢: 16
nián
• 年: 5
nà
• 那: 5
néng
• 能: 4
nǎ
• 哪: 20
nǎo
• 脑: 20
nǐ
• 你: 4
nǚ
• 女: 13
piào
• 漂: 25
péng
• 朋: 23
píng
• 苹: 26
qián
• 前: 8
• 钱: 20
qì
• 气: 12
qù
• 去: 6
qī
• 期: 14
• 七: 18qǐ
• 起: 7qǐng
• 请: 17rè
• 热: 20rèn
• 认: 12rén
• 人: 1rì
• 日: 9shi
• 识: 15shuì
• 睡: 23shuí
• 谁: 20shuō
• 说: 3shuǐ
• 水: 12shàng
• 上: 3shén
• 什: 10shì
• 是: 1
• 视: 17shí
• 时: 3
• 十: 9shāng
• 商: 17shēng
• 生: 4shī
• 师: 15shū
• 书: 14shǎo
Hanzi mnemonics for hsk1 31 http://www.rtega.be/chmn/
• 少: 13
suì
• 岁: 22
sì
• 四: 13
sān
• 三: 9
tiān
• 天: 7
tài
• 太: 13
tóng
• 同: 6
tā
• 他: 2
• 她: 8
tīng
• 听: 14
wèi
• 喂: 26
wǒ
• 我: 2
wǔ
• 五: 14
• 午: 24
xi
• 西: 11
xià
• 下: 5
xiàn
• 现: 6
xiào
• 校: 20
xiè
• 谢: 23
xiān
• 先: 11
xiē
• 些: 7
xiě
• 写: 17
xiǎng
• 想: 8
xiǎo
• 小: 7
xué
• 学: 6
xì
• 系: 12
xìng
• 兴: 19
xí
• 习: 21
xīng
• 星: 19
xǐ
• 喜: 21
you
• 友: 19
yuàn
• 院: 15
yuè
• 月: 11
yàng
• 样: 8
yī
• 一: 1
• 医: 18
• 衣: 21
yǐ
• 椅: 25
yǐng
• 影: 16
yǒu
• 有: 2
yǔ
• 语: 18
• 雨: 23
zhuō
• 桌: 24
zhàn
• 站: 19
zhè
• 这: 2
zhù
• 住: 14
zhōng
• 中: 2
• 钟: 23
zi
• 子: 5
zuò
• 作: 5
• 做: 13
• 坐: 20
zuó
• 昨: 25
zài
• 在: 1
• 再: 13
zì
• 字: 16
zěn
• 怎: 16
zū
• 租: 25
ài
• 爱: 17
èr
• 二: 10
ér
• 儿: 11
Hanzi mnemonics for hsk1 32 http://www.rtega.be/chmn/