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368 Chinese Basic Characters (12)

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.

唱 sing       唱词 libretto 唱歌 sing 唱工 art of singing 唱片 gramophone record             歌 song       歌本 song book 歌词 words of a song 歌喉 voice 歌剧 opera 歌谱 music of a song

如 like as     如常 as ususal 如此 so;such;in this way 如果 if;in case;in the event of 如何 how;what 如今 nowadays;now         客 guest visitor     客船 passenger ship 客串 be a guest 客队 visiting team 客房 guest room 客观 objective

比 compare       比方 analogy;instance 比分 score 比价 price relations 比率 ratio;rate 比赛 match;competition         背 back oppose     背痛 backache 背地里 behind somebody's back 背后 behind;at the back 背脊 the back of the human body

凶 unfortunate ominous     凶残 fierce and cruel 凶恶 fierce;ferocious 凶猛 violent;ferocious 凶杀 homicide;murder             答 reply answer     答案 answer;solution;key 答辩 reply(to a charge query or an   argument) 答复 answer;reply

篮 basket       投篮 (basketball)shoot a basket 篮球 basketball 篮圈 (basketball) ring;hoop 篮子 basket             井 well       矿井 pit;mine 油井 oil well;neat 井架 derrick

石 stone       石斑鱼 grouper 石壁 cliff;precipice 石雕 stone caving;carved stone 石膏 gypsum;plaster stone             仙 fairy recluse     仙丹 elixir of life 仙姑 female immortal 仙鹤 red-crowned crane 仙境 fairyland;wonderland 仙人掌 cactus

高 high tall     高傲 supercilious;arrogant 高潮 high tide;climax 高大 tall and big;tall 高度 altitude;height 高贵 noble;high;elitist         京 capital city       京城 the capital of a country 京剧 beijing opera

空 empty spare time     空洞 cavity;empty 空防 air defence 空话 empty talk;idle talk 空欢喜 rejoice too soon 空间 space 空军 air force     船 boat ship     船埠 wharf;quay 船壳 hull 船尾 sterm 船坞 dock;shipyard 船员 crew 船长 captain;skipper 船只 shipping;vessels

贫 poor       贫乏 poor;short;lacking 贫寒 poor;poverty-stricken 贫困 poor;impoverished 贫民 poor people;pauper             圆 round dollar     圆规 compasses 圆滑 smooth and evasive 圆满 satisfactory 圆圈 circle;ring 圆舞曲 waltz 圆形 circular;round

儿 infant child     儿歌 children's song 儿科 paediatrics 儿女 sons and daughters                 士 scholar gentleman     士兵 rank-and-file 士气 morale 绅士 gentry 士卒 soldiers;privates

做 make produce     做东 play the host 做法 way of doing ro making a   thing 做工 do manual work 做鬼 play tricks 做客 be a guest     众 crowd many     众多 multiudinous;numerous 众人 everybody 众望 people's expectations

价 price value     估价 estimate the value of 讲价 bargain 价格 price 价目 marked price 价值 value worth         话 speech words     话别 say a few parting words 话柄 subject for ridicule 话旧 talk over old times 话剧 modem drama

语 language       语词 words and phrases 语调 intonation 语法 grammar 语汇 vocabulary 语句 sentence 语气 tone;manner of sperking     去 go leave     去处 place to go 去垢剂 detergent 去路 the way along which one is   going;outlet 去年 last year

回 return       回避 evade;dodge 回驳 refute 回程 return trip 回答 answer;reply;response 回顾 look back;review 回击 return fire;counterattack     凸 convex protruding     凸窗 bay window 凸轮 cam 凸面镜 convex mirror 凸透镜 convex lens

巢 nest       巢穴 den;lair 匪巢 bandit's lair 鸟巢 bird's nest

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