Chinese Character Flashcards

HEEHAW, PRACTICE ONCE A DAY

人

Rén | People

刀

Dào | Knife

力

Lì | Strength

又

Yòu | Again

口

Kǒu | Mouth

土

Tǔ | Earth

囗

Wéi | Enclosure

夕

Xī | Evening | Evening

大

Dà | Big | Large

女

Nǚ | Woman | Female

子

Zǐ | Child | Son

寸

Cùn | Inch | Small unit of measurement

小

Xiǎo | Small | Little

工

Gōng | Work | Labor or skill

幺

Yào | Tiny | Youngest

弓

Gōng | Bow | A weapon used for shooting arrows

心

Xīn | Heart | Represents emotions, thoughts, and feelings.

戈

Gē | Spear | A traditional Chinese weapon used for combat, resembling a halberd.

手

Shǒu | Hand

日

Rì | Sun | Symbolizes brightness, light, and the passage of time in Chinese culture.

月

Yuè | Moon | Represents the concept of change and is often associated with the night and femininity in Chinese culture.

木

Mù | Wood

水

Shuǐ | Water

火

Huǒ | Fire | Symbolizes energy, transformation, and is often associated with warmth and brightness in Chinese culture.

田

Tián | Field

目

Mù | Eye

示

Shì | To show or signify, often associated with rituals and ceremonies in Chinese culture.

糸

Sì | Silk

耳

ěr | Ear

衣

Yī | Clothing or garments

言

yán | Speech, words

贝

bèi | Shell, currency

走

zǒu | To walk or go

足

zú | Foot, to suffice

金

jīn | Gold, metal, money

门

mén | Door, gate

隹

zhuī | Short-tailed bird, to fly

雨

yǔ | Rain, precipitation

食

shí | To eat, food

马

mǎ | Horse

你

nǐ | You

好

hǎo | Good, well

请

qǐng | Please

问

wèn | To ask

贵

Guì | Expensive

姓

Zìng | Family/ Last name

我

Wǒ | me, I

呢

ne | question particle

姐

Jiě | Older sister

叫

Jiào | Call

什

Shén | What

么

Me | question particle

名

Míng | Name

字

Zì | Character (name)

先

xiān | first

生

shēng | born, birth day

李

lǐ | Plum, Family Name

友

yǒu | Friend

王

wáng | King

朋

péng | friend (used with “友” to give meaning to friend)

是

shì | to be, is, am, are, were, was

老

Lǎo | old

师

Shī | teacher

吗

ma | question particle

不

Bù | No

学

xué | study, learn

也

yě | to also, also

中

zhōng | middle, center

国

guó | country, nation

北

běi | north

京

jīng | capital city

美

měi | beautiful

纽

niǔ | knob, button

约

yuē | agreement, appointment

那

nà | that

的

de | a possessive or descriptive particle

照

zhào | photograph, to illuminate, to shine

片

piàn | flat, pieces, slice

这

zhè | this ( used with “个”)

爸

bà | father

妈

mā | mother

个

gē | measure word for objects/people/things

孩

hái | Kid

谁

shéi | who

她

tā | she, her

他

tā | he, his, him

姐

Jiě | older sister

男

nán | man, male

弟

dì | younger brother

哥

gē | older brother

儿

ér | son, child

有

yǒu | to have

没

méi | to not have

高

gāo | a surname, tall, high

文

wén | language

家

jiā | home, family

几

jǐ | how many, how much

两

liǎng | two, a couple

妹

mèi | younger sister

和

hé | and