368 Chinese Basic Characters (2)
Chinese characters have been in existence for over 5,000 years. All though they have continued to develop, the basic form of writing was already established by 200 A.D. This makes it only a very interesting aspect of Chinese life, but also one of mankind's greatest achievement.
The 368 Chinese characters listed here are the root charaters or radicals. Of the 360 characters, some can function independently as characters, and are then contracted when they appear in combination.
| 我 |
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| me |
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| 我们 |
we |
| 我爱你 |
i love you |
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| 你 |
you |
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| 你好 |
how do you do |
| 你们 |
you |
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| 也 |
also; |
| in addition to |
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| 也罢 |
let it be |
| 也好 |
may as well |
| 也行 |
all right |
| 也许 |
perhaps |
| 也有 |
also have |
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| 他 |
he |
| she |
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| 他处 |
elsewhere |
| 他的 |
his |
| 他们 |
they |
| 他人 |
the other person |
| 他日 |
some other day |
| 他乡 |
place far away from home |
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| 目 |
eye |
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| 目标 |
aim |
| 目的 |
purpose;aim;goal |
| 目光 |
sight;vision;view |
| 目见 |
see for oneself |
| 目力 |
eyesight |
| 目前 |
at present |
| 目送 |
watch somebody go |
| 见 |
see |
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| 见鬼 |
preposterous |
| 见解 |
opinions |
| 见面 |
meet |
| 见闻 |
knowledge |
| 见习 |
learn on the job |
| 见效 |
effective |
| 见笑 |
laugh at (me or us) |
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| 口 |
mouth |
| opening |
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| 口才 |
eloquence |
| 口吃 |
stutter |
| 口臭 |
bad breath |
| 口袋 |
pocket |
| 口福 |
gourmet's luck |
| 口供 |
testimony |
| 口号 |
slogan |
| 言 |
words; |
| speak |
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| 言辞 |
one's words |
| 言和 |
make peace |
| 言论 |
speech |
| 言谈 |
the way one speaks |
| 言行 |
words and deeds |
| 言语 |
spoken language |
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| 工 |
work |
| labour |
| skill |
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| 工厂 |
factory |
| 工党 |
the labour party |
| 工地 |
construction site |
| 工夫 |
time;effort |
| 工具 |
tools |
| 工会 |
trade union |
| 工匠 |
craftsman |
| 左 |
left |
| also a chinese |
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| 左边 |
the left side |
| 左面 |
the left side |
| 左派 |
leftist;the left |
| 左倾 |
left-leaning |
| 左手 |
the left hand |
| 左翼 |
left wing |
| 左右 |
the left and right sides |
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| 右 |
right |
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| 右边 |
the right side |
| 右面 |
the right side |
| 右派 |
rightist;the right |
| 右倾 |
right deviation |
| 右手 |
the right hand |
| 右翼 |
right wing |
| 向右 |
turn right |
| 舌 |
tongue |
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| 舌尖 |
tip of the tongue |
| 舌头 |
tongue |
| 舌音 |
lingual sounds |
| 舌战 |
heated discussion |
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| 话 |
talk |
| speech |
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| 话别 |
say goodbye |
| 话柄 |
subject for ridicule |
| 话旧 |
talk about old time |
| 话剧 |
stage play |
| 话题 |
subject of a talk |
| 笑话 |
joke |
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| 耳 |
ear |
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| 耳朵 |
ear |
| 耳光 |
a box on the ear |
| 耳环 |
earring |
| 耳机 |
earphone |
| 耳孔 |
earhole |
| 耳鸣 |
tinnitus |
| 耳目 |
informer |
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| 取 |
take |
| select |
| seize |
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| 取代 |
replace |
| 取到 |
by way of;via |
| 取得 |
obtain |
| 取缔 |
ban;suppress |
| 取决 |
be decided by |
| 取巧 |
resort to trickery |
| 取消 |
cancel |
| 兄 |
elder |
| brother |
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| 兄弟 |
brother |
| 长兄 |
elder brother |
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| 八 |
eight |
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| 八仙 |
the eight immortals |
| 八月 |
august |
| 八字 |
eight characters |
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| 兑 |
exchange |
| barter |
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| 兑付 |
cash |
| 兑换 |
exchange |
| 兑现 |
pay cash |
| 兑换表 |
exchange table |
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| 十 |
ten |
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| 十分 |
very;fully |
| 十万 |
one bundred |
| 十月 |
thousand |
| 十足 |
october |
| 十二月 |
december |
| 十一月 |
november |
| 十字架 |
cross |
| 古 |
old;ancient |
| also a chinese |
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| 古巴 |
cuba |
| 古代 |
ancient times |
| 古典 |
classical |
| 古董 |
antique |
| 古怪 |
peculial;strange |
| 古国 |
ancient state |
| 古旧 |
archaic |
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| 心 |
heat |
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| 心爱 |
dear |
| 心得 |
personal insight |
| 心烦 |
vexed |
| 心理 |
paychology |
| 心目 |
frame of mind |
| 心情 |
state of mind |
| 心思 |
thought;idea |
| 怒 |
anger |
| rage |
| passion |
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| 怒斥 |
rebuke angrily |
| 怒吼 |
howl |
| 怒火 |
fury |
| 怒气 |
rage;fury |
| 怒容 |
angry look |
| 怒色 |
angry look |
| 愤怒 |
angry |
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| 怕 |
fear |
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| 怕人 |
terrifying |
| 怕生 |
shy with strangers |
| 怕死 |
fear death |
| 怕羞 |
bashful;sky |
| 害怕 |
scared |
| 怕事 |
afraid of getting into trouble |
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| 身 |
body |
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| 身材 |
figure |
| 身份 |
social status |
| 身价 |
social status |
| 身躯 |
body;stature |
| 身世 |
one' s lot |
| 身体 |
body |
| 身心 |
body and mind |
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| 自 |
self |
| oneself |
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| 自白 |
self-confession |
| 自动 |
automatic |
| 自杀 |
commit suicide |
| 自首 |
give oneself up |
| 自传 |
autobiogarphy |
| 自己 |
oneself |
| 自立 |
independent |
| 齿 |
teeth |
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| 齿轮 |
gear-wheel |
| 齿腔 |
dental cavity |
| 齿痛 |
toothache |
| 齿龈 |
the gums |
| 牙齿 |
tooth |
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| 止 |
halt |
| stop |
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| 止步 |
halt;stop |
| 止境 |
limit;end |
| 止渴 |
quench thirst |
| 止咳 |
relieve a cough |
| 止痛 |
allay pains |
| 止血 |
stop bleeding |
| 停止 |
halt;stop |
| 正 |
straight |
| upright |
| correct; |
| exact |
| 正当 |
proper;rightful |
| 正派 |
upright;decent |
| 正确 |
correct;right |
| 正式 |
official |
| 正统 |
orthodox |
| 正义 |
justice |
| 正月 |
january |
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| 是 |
right;yes |
| am; |
| are; |
| is |
| 是的 |
yes;right |
| 是非 |
right and wrong |
| 是否 |
whether or not? |
| 是故 |
for this reason |
| 不是 |
not so |
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| 走 |
walk;run |
| hasten |
| depart |
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| 走动 |
move around |
| 走狗 |
running dog |
| 走廊 |
corridor |
| 走路 |
walk |
| 走私 |
smuggling |
| 走失 |
be lost |
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