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CC: Units 1-10
Units 1-10 from Chinese Characters, Hoening
| Character | Pinyin: English |
|---|---|
| 一 | yi1: one |
| 二 | er4: two |
| 三 | san1: three |
| 十 | shi2: ten |
| 工 | gong1: labour/ work/ worker |
| 士 | shi4: knight/ scholar |
| 土 | tu3: earth/ soil |
| 干 (2,1) | gan1: be dry/ empty gan1: 'have to do with...' gan4: main part/ trunk |
| 王 | wang2: king |
| 丰 | feng1: plentiful/ abundant |
| 非 | fei1: wrong/ false/ not... |
| 圭 | gui1: jade tablet (http://bit.ly/1lCqaRo) |
| 且 | qie3: further/ moreover |
| 直 | zhi2: straight |
| 臣 | chen2: 'subject of a ruler' |
| 巨 | ju4: huge/ great |
| 五 | wu3: five |
| 互 | hu4: mutual |
| 山 | shan1: mountain |
| 出 (2) | chu1: exit/ go out chu1: give out/ produce |
| 击 | ji1: strike/ break/ attack |
| 丁 (3) | ding1: man ding1: population ding1: cube/cubes of food |
| 于 | yu2: (PREP.) in (year)/ from (person)/ to (acc.) |
| 手 | shou3: hand/ hold/ handy |
| 拜 (2) | bai4: visit/ worship bai4: salute/ pay respect |
| 挂 | gua4: hang/ 'put up'/ suspend |
| 拒 | ju4: resist/ repel/ refuse |
| 排 (2) | pai2: a row/ line pai2: to put in order/ arrange |
| 打 (2) | da3: to hit/ strike/ attack/ break da3: to play (for some sports) |
| 扫 | sao3: sweep/ clear away |
| 彗 | hui4: broom |
| 丑 | chou3: hideous/ shameful/ disgraceful |
| 扭 | niu3: to turn/ twist/ wrench |
| 聿 | yu4: writing tool |
| 口 | kou3: mouth |
| 回 | hui2: to turn/ revolve/ curve |
| 吕 | lv3: bamboo pitch-pipes |
| 品 (2) | pin3: article/ products/ goods pin3: rank/ judge quality |
| 中 (1,2) | zhong1: middle/centre zhong4: fit perfectly zhong4: 'be affected by' |
| 串 (2) | chuan4: to string together/ mix up chuan4: to conspire |
| 申 (2) | shen1: to extend/ stretch shen1: to state/ inform/explain |
| 由 (3) | you2: 'to give in' you2: 'to go through'/'by use of' you2: 'due to'/cause [INDICATES next thing is a cause] |
| 抽 (2) | chou1: draw/pull out chou1: 'remove from whole' |
| 甲 | jia3: shell/ armour/ nail |
| 古 | gu3: ancient/ old/ classic |
| 叶 (1, 1) | ye4: leaf/ foliage xie2: 'to be in harmony/accord' |
| 固 (2) | gu4: solid/ firm gu4: to solidify/ strengthen |
| 咕 | gu1: 'pigeon coo'/ 'cluck of a hen' |
| 吐 (2) | tu3: to spit tu4: to vomit |
| 吉 | ji2: lucky |
| 田 | tian2: field/ farmland |
| 呈 (2) | cheng2: to assume (a shape/form) cheng2: 'to present to a superior' |
| 扣 (3 vnv) | kou4: to fasten/ button kou4: button/ buckle/ knot kou4: discount/ deduct |
| 可 | ke3: -able/ can/ may/ to approve |
| 呵 | he1: expel breath/ laugh |
| 哥 | ge1: elder brother |
| 日 | ri4: day/ sun |
| 曰 | yue1: to speak/ say |
| 旦 | dan4: dawn |
| 坦 | tan3: flat/ level/ smooth |
| 担 | dan1: to take burden/ resonsibility |
| 旧 | jiu4: old/ former/ worn (with age) |
| 昌 | chang1: prosperous/ flourishing |
| 早 (2) | zao3: morning zao3: 'a long time ago'/early/'in advance' |
| 里 (2) | li3: inside internal li3: village/hometown |
| 埋 | mai2: cover up/bury |
| 理 (2) | li3: inner essence/ reason/logic/truth li3: texture |
| 哩 | li1: [enumeration particle] |
| 唱 | chang4: to sing/ chant |
| 晶 (2) | jing1: brilliant/ glittering jing1: crystal |
| 量 (1, 1) | liang2: to measure liang4: estimate/ quantity/amount |
| 目 (2) | mu4: eye mu4: item/ section/ list |
| 冒 (2) | mao4: to emit/ give off/ send out mao4: brave/ risky |
| 盯 | ding1: to stare/ gaze |
| 吾 | wu2: I/ we |
| 耳 | er3: ear/ ear-like |
| 而 (2) | er2: and (connects adj. etc.) er2: and [INDICATES contrast] (connects adj. etc.) |
| 面 (2) | mian4: face/ side/ aspect mian4: flour/ noodle |
| 雨 | yu3: rain/ to precipitate/ to wet |
| 雷 (2) | lei2: thunder lei2: mine (weapon) |
| 雪 (2) | xue3: snow/ snow-like xue3: to wipe off/ away/ out |
| 需 | xu1: to need/ want/ necessity |
| 瑞 | rui4: lucky/auspicious |
| 喘 | chuan3: to gasp/ pant/ asthma |
| 押 | ya1: to mortgage/ pledge/ pawn |
| 叫 (2) | jiao4: to be called jiao4: to shout/call/order |
| 草 (2) | cao3: grass/ straw cao3: draft/ careless/ rough |
| 苦 | ku3: bitter/ hardship/ pain/ suffer |
| 苗 | miao2: sprout/ seedling |
| 描 | miao2: depict/ trace/ copy |
| 菲 | fei1: luxuriant/fragrant |
| 革 (2) | ge2: hide/ leather ge2: remove/ reform |
| 鞋 | xie2: shoes/ footware |
| 甘 | gan1: sweet |
| 曲 (1,1) | qu1: bent/ crooked/ wrong qu3: song/ tune/ melody |
| 曹 | cao2: 'similar people in one group' |
| 世 | shi4: generation/ era/ life-time |
| 罪 | zui4: crime/ fault/ guilt/ sin |
| 置 | zhi4: to place/ put/ install |
| 皿 | min3: vessel/dish |
| 司 (2) | si1: 'to take charge of'/manage si1: (the place where ^ is done (office)) |
| 卫 | wei4: guard/protect/defend |
| 节 (2) | jie2: festival/holiday jie2: joint/segment |
| 围 | wei2: to encircle/surround |
| 韩 | han2: South Korea |
| 斤 | jin1: catty (weight: 0.5kg) |
| 听 (2) | ting1: to listen/obey ting1: can (like 'tin can') |
| 折 (1, 1, 1) | she2: to break/snap zhe2: to bend/twist/turn/fold/fracture zhe1: to tip smth. out a container |
| 哲 (2) | zhe2: philosophy zhe2: wise/ wise man |
| 岳 | yue4: mountain peek |
| 羽 | yu3: feathers/ wings |
| 丘 | qiu1: mound/ hillock |
| 习 | xi2: to practice/ study |
| 弱 | ruo4: weak/ feeble/ young/ inferior |
| 再 | zai4: again/ once more /re-... /second /another |
| 同 (2) | tong2: same/ similar/ alike tong2: together/ with |
| 巾 | jin1: towel/ cloth |
| 吊 | diao4: to hang up/ to suspend |
| 帽 | mao4: hat/ cap |
| 帚 | zhou3: broomstick |
| 册 | ce4: booklet/ book |
| 黾 | min3: toad/ tadpole |
| 七 | qi1: seven |
| 电 | dian4: electricity |
| 扎 | zha1: pierce |
| 也 | ye3: also/ too |
| 地 | di4: the earth/ land/ ground |
| 匕 | bi3: ancient spoon/ ladle/ dagger |
| 旨 (2) | zhi3: aim/ purpose zhi3: decree |
| 指 (3) | zhi3: finger zhi3: point to/ refer to zhi3: to rely on |
| 北 | bei3: north |
| 比 (2) | bi3: 'compared with' bi3: to compete |
| 批 (2) | pi1: comment/ criticize pi1: batch (of goods)/ group (of people) |
| 毕 (2) | bi4: to finish/ complete bi4: fully/ completely |
| 昆 | kun1: elder brother/ descedant |
| 屯 | tun2: collect/ store up |
| 吨 | dun1: ton |
| 匪 | fei3: bandit |
| 匠 | jiang4: craftsman |
| 画 (2) | hua4: drawing/ painting hua4: strokes |
| 印 | yin4: stamp/ seal/ print |
| 丽 | li4: beautiful |
| 昂 (2) | ang2: to lift/ raise ang2: high spirits/ raised head |
| 抑 | yi4: to restrain/ keep down |
| 幅 | fu2: width/ size/ rang |
| 事 | shi4: matter/ problem/ affair/ responsibility |
| 刊 | kan1: print/ publish |
| 副 | fu4: deputy/ assistant/ vice- |
| 卜 | bu3: divine/ tell fortune |
| 扑 (2) | pu1: 'to throw oneself at' (literally) pu1: 'to devote oneself' |
| 占 (1, 1) | zhan4: occupy/ seize/ take up zhan1: practice divination |
| 卓 | zhuo2: eminent/ upright/ tall & erect |
| 罩 (2) | zhao4: cover/ casing zhao4: to cover/ wrap |
| 上 (4) | shang4: upper part shang4: last (time) shang4: attend/ go to shang4: on |
| 下 (4) | xia4: lower part xia4: next (time) xia4: go down/ fall/ put in xia4: under |
| 斥 | chi4: to blame/ reprimand/ expel |
| 卧 | wo4: to lie |
| 卡 (2) | ka3: to stop/ block/ be stuck/wedged ka3: clip/ fastener |
| 吓 (1, 1) | xia4: frighten he4: threaten/ intimidate/ startle |