{"id":28217,"date":"2021-05-19T15:41:15","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T07:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.therfiles.com\/?p=28217"},"modified":"2021-08-15T00:53:55","modified_gmt":"2021-08-14T16:53:55","slug":"how-to-read-chinese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.therfiles.com\/how-to-read-chinese\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Read Chinese Characters – Categories and Breakdown"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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About 80% of Chinese characters are pictophonetic, which means they are made up of two components; The “Radical”<\/strong> (meaning) and the “Phonetic”<\/strong> (sound) components.<\/p>

Example<\/strong><\/h4>

characters that contains the Radical “\u624b” in it, most of the time means it is related to hand;\u00a0<\/p>

\u6478<\/strong> M\u014d (Touch) = \u624b Sh\u01d2u (Hand) +\u00a0\u83ab M\u00f2 (Do not)<\/p><\/blockquote>

Here is a list of the more common Chinese words, breakdown of the character, how it is formed using the combined meaning or simply the sound of the component characters. Some are pictorial depiction of the object and others are just on its own.<\/p>

Common\/ Simple Characters<\/h3>

\u5929<\/strong> Ti\u0101n – sky | \u4e86<\/strong> Le – finish, already | \u6709<\/strong> Y\u01d2u – have | \u4e0d<\/strong> B\u00f9 – not, no | \u53c8<\/strong> Y\u00f2u – also, again | \u4f46<\/strong> D\u00e0n – but | \u6211<\/strong> W\u01d2 – I, me | \u4f60<\/strong> N\u01d0 – you | \u5979\/ \u4ed6\/ \u5b83<\/strong> T\u0101 – she, he, it | \u4e5f<\/strong> Y\u011b – also | \u592a<\/strong> T\u00e0i – too, extremely | \u7684<\/strong> De – of, belongs to, truly | \u6240\u4ee5<\/strong> Su\u01d2y\u01d0 – so | \u662f<\/strong> Sh\u00ec – is | \u5b50<\/strong> Zi – son, small thing | \u5fc3<\/strong> X\u012bn – heart, center | \u6c34<\/strong> Shu\u01d0 – water | \u7528<\/strong> Y\u00f2ng – use | \u90a3<\/strong> N\u00e0 – that | \u4e2a<\/strong> G\u00e8 – piece, individual | \u60f3 Xi\u01ceng – want<\/p>

Numbers<\/h3>

\u4e00<\/strong> Y\u012b – one | \u4e8c<\/strong> \u00c8r – two | \u4e09<\/strong> S\u0101n – three | \u56db<\/strong> S\u00ec – four | \u4e94<\/strong> W\u01d4 – five | \u516d<\/strong> Li\u00f9 – six | \u4e03<\/strong> Q\u012b – seven | \u516b<\/strong> B\u0101 – eight | \u4e5d<\/strong> Ji\u01d4 – nine | \u5341<\/strong> Sh\u00ed – ten | \u767e<\/strong> B\u01cei – hundred | \u5343<\/strong> Qi\u0101n – thousand | \u4e07<\/strong> W\u00e0n – ten thousand | 1 \u4ebf<\/strong> Y\u00ec – 100 million<\/p>

Eg:<\/strong> 539,817 = \u4e94\u5341\u4e09 \u4e07\u4e5d\u5343\u516b\u767e\u5341\u4e03<\/h4>

\"The<\/p>

\u624b Sh\u01d2u (Hand) \u270b<\/h3>

Here are some characters that contains\u00a0\u624b and are related to\u00a0“hand”, for instance actions where hands are involved.<\/p>

\u6253<\/strong> D\u01ce – beat | \u4e01 D\u012bng – fourth
\u6349<\/strong> Zhu\u014d – catch | \u8db3 Z\u00fa – foot<\/p>

\u6298<\/strong> Zh\u00e9 – fold, discount | \u65a4 J\u012bn – catty (1 catty = 600 g)<\/p>

\u629b<\/strong> P\u0101o – throw |\u00a0\u4e5d Ji\u01d4 – nine | \u529b L\u00ec – force, strength | hand + strength = throw | \u629b\u5f03 P\u0101oq\u00ec – abandon<\/p>

\u6389<\/strong> Di\u00e0o – drop, fall | \u5353 Zhu\u014d – outstanding
\u6478<\/strong> M\u014d – touch | \u83ab M\u00f2 – Do not<\/p>

\u62cd<\/strong> P\u0101i – clap, racket, beat
\u62d8\u6355<\/strong> J\u016b b\u01d4 – arrest<\/p>

\u62ff<\/strong> N\u00e1 – take | \u5408 H\u00e9 – combine | putting your hands together = take
\u62a2<\/strong> Qi\u01ceng – grab, rob | \u4ed3 C\u0101ng – warehouse, store
\u6293<\/strong> Zhu\u0101 – grab, scratch, arrest | \u722a Zh\u01ceo – claw<\/p>

\u53e3 K\u01d2u (Mouth)\u00a0\ud83d\udc44<\/h3>

\u5403<\/strong> Ch\u012b – eat | \u4e5e Q\u01d0 – beg
\u559d<\/strong> H\u0113 – drink | \u66f7 H\u00e9 – why
\u5439<\/strong> Chu\u012b – blow | \u6b20 Qi\u00e0n – owe, lack, yawn
\u54ac<\/strong> Y\u01ceo – bite, sting | \u4ea4 Ji\u0101o – deliver, cross, pay
\u543b<\/strong> W\u011bn – kiss | \u52ff W\u00f9 – do not
\u547c\u5438<\/strong> H\u016b x\u012b – breathe<\/p>

\u8db3 Z\u00fa (Foot) \ud83d\udc63<\/b><\/h3>

\u8dd1<\/strong> P\u01ceo – run | \u5305 B\u0101o – package, bag, pack, include, wrap
\u8df3<\/strong> Ti\u00e0o – jump | \u5146 Zh\u00e0o – omen, trillion
\u8e22<\/strong> T\u012b – kick | \u6613 Y\u00ec – easy
\u8def<\/strong> L\u00f9 – road, path | \u5404 G\u00e8 – each<\/p>

\u6728 M\u00f9 (Wood) \"emoji\u00ae<\/span><\/h3>

\u684c\u5b50<\/strong> Zhu\u014dzi – table
\u6905\u5b50<\/strong> Y\u01d0zi – chair | \u5947 Q\u00ed – strange
\u6a71\u67dc<\/strong> Ch\u00fagu\u00ec – cupboard | \u53a8 Ch\u00fa – kitchen | \u67dc – cabinet | \u5de8 J\u00f9 – gigantic
\u5e8a<\/strong> Chu\u00e1ng – bed | \u5e7f Gu\u01ceng – wide | Bed = a piece of wide wood
\u6811<\/strong> Sh\u00f9 – tree | \u5bf9 Du\u00ec – pair | Tree = a pair of wood
\u68ee\u6797<\/strong> S\u0113nl\u00edn – forest | Many woods
\u690d\u7269<\/strong> Zh\u00edw\u00f9 – plants | \u76f4<\/strong>\u00a0Zh\u00ed \u2013 straight
\u68af\u5b50<\/strong> T\u012bzi – ladder | \u5f1f D\u00ec – younger brother
\u697c\u68af<\/strong> L\u00f3ut\u012b – stairs | \u697c – floor | \u7c73 M\u01d0 – meter, rice | \u5973 N\u01da – female<\/p>

\u6c34 \/ \u6c35 Shu\u01d0 (Water) \ud83d\udca6<\/h3>

Some words are formed using the sound and others the combined meaning of the fragmental characters.<\/p>

\u6d77<\/strong> H\u01cei – sea | \u6bcf M\u011bi – each
\u6cb3<\/strong> H\u00e9 – river | \u53ef K\u011b – can
\u6d17\u6fa1<\/strong> X\u01d0z\u01ceo – bathe | \u6d17 X\u01d0 – wash
\u6d74\u7f38<\/strong> Y\u00f9g\u0101ng – bathtub | \u6d74 Y\u00f9 – bath | \u8c37 G\u01d4 – valley, grain | \u7f38 G\u0101ng – basin
\u6e05\u6d01<\/strong> Q\u012bngji\u00e9 – clean | \u6e05 Q\u012bng – clear | \u9752 Q\u012bng – grassy | \u5409 J\u00ed – lucky | Clean = water + grassy + lucky
\u6c41<\/strong> Zh\u012b – juice, gravy | \u5341 Sh\u00ed – ten
\u6c64<\/strong> T\u0101ng – soup
\u6cea<\/strong> L\u00e8i – tears | \u76ee M\u00f9 – eye | Tears = watery eyes
\u6c57<\/strong> H\u00e0n – sweat | \u5e72 G\u00e0n – dry | Sweat = dry water
\u6cb9<\/strong> Y\u00f3u – oil, fat, petrol | \u7531 Y\u00f3u – by<\/p>

\u5c3f<\/strong> Ni\u00e0o – pee | \u5c38 Sh\u012b – corpse | Pee = corpse water?\u00a0\ud83e\udd14<\/p>

\u706b \/\u00a0\u706c\u00a0 Hu\u01d2 (Fire) \ud83d\udd25<\/span><\/h3>

\u7092<\/strong> Ch\u01ceo – stir fried | \u70b8<\/strong> Zh\u00e0 – deep-fried | \u7117<\/strong> J\u00fa – baked | \u70e4<\/strong> K\u01ceo – grilled | \u70e7<\/strong> Sh\u0101o – burn | \u7089<\/strong> L\u00fa – furnace, oven | \u7194<\/strong> R\u00f3ng – melt | \u7172<\/strong> B\u0101o – pot, boil | \u70df<\/strong> Y\u0101n – cigarette | \u7159<\/strong> Y\u0101n – smoke | \u706d<\/strong> Mi\u00e8 – extinguish | \u706f<\/strong> d\u0113ng – lamp | \u70ed<\/strong> R\u00e8 – hot | \u7167<\/strong> Zh\u00e0o – to shine | \u716e<\/strong>Zh\u01d4 – Cook<\/p>

\u571f T\u01d4 (Earth) \ud83c\udf0e<\/span><\/span><\/h3>

\u5730<\/strong> De – ground, land | \u573a<\/strong> Ch\u01ceng – field, place | \u58c1<\/strong> B\u00ec – wall | \u5806<\/strong> Du\u012b – pile | \u574f<\/strong> Hu\u00e0i – bad | \u5783\u573e<\/strong> L\u0101 J\u012b – rubbish | \u576d<\/strong> N\u00ed – mud | \u5893<\/strong> M\u00f9 – grave | \u5761<\/strong> P\u014d – slope | \u5854<\/strong> T\u01ce – tower | \u5802<\/strong> T\u00e1ng – hall | \u587c<\/strong> Zhu\u0101n – brick | \u5858<\/strong> T\u00e1ng – pond | \u5766<\/strong>\u767d T\u01cen b\u00e1i – frank | \u586b<\/strong> Ti\u00e1n – fill in<\/p>

\u91d1 \/ \u9485J\u012bn (Metal) \u2699\ufe0f<\/span><\/h3>

\u94f6<\/strong> Y\u00edn – silver | \u94c1<\/strong> Ti\u011b – iron | \u94dc<\/strong> T\u00f3ng – bronze | \u91d1<\/strong> J\u012bn – gold | \u94b1<\/strong> Qi\u00e1n – money | \u9505<\/strong> Gu\u014d – pot | \u94fa<\/strong> P\u00f9 – store | \u949f<\/strong> Zh\u014dng – clock | \u94bb<\/strong> Zu\u0101n – drill | \u94fe<\/strong> Li\u00e0n – chain<\/p>

\u8a00 \/ \u8ba0Y\u00e1n (Speech)<\/h3>

\u8ba8\u8bba T\u01ceol\u00f9n – discuss | \u8c01 Sh\u00e9i – who | \u8bf4 Shu\u014d – say, talk | \u8bf7 Q\u01d0ng – invite | \u8bdd hu\u00e0 – language, speech | \u8bb0 J\u00ec – remember, record | \u8bc1 Zh\u00e8ng – prove | \u8ba1 J\u00ec – count | \u8c22 Xi\u00e8 – thank | \u8ba4 R\u00e8n – agree, recognize | \u8c08 T\u00e1n – chat | \u8bed Y\u01d4 – language | \u8bd5 Sh\u00ec – test | \u8bb2 Ji\u01ceng – say<\/p>

\u793b Sh\u00ec (Spiritual)<\/h3>

\u798f f\u00fa – good fortune | \u795d zh\u00f9 – wish | \u793e sh\u00e8 – society | \u793c l\u01d0 – gift | \u795e Sh\u00e9n – God | \u88ab B\u00e8i – be, blanket<\/p>

\u866b Ch\u00f3ng (Insect, Worm, Invertebrate)\u00a0\ud83e\udd8b<\/h3>

\ud83e\udd8b \u8774\u8776<\/strong> H\u00fadi\u00e9 – butterfly | \u80e1 H\u00fa – beard, mustache | \u4e16 Sh\u00ec – world, era, life
\ud83d\udc1d<\/span> \u871c\u8702<\/strong> M\u00ecf\u0113ng – bee | \u82fe B\u00ec – fragrant | \u5906 F\u00e9ng – butt
\"\ud83e\udd9f \u868a\u5b50<\/strong> W\u00e9nzi – mosquito | \u6587 W\u00e9n – text, culture, language
\"\ud83e\udeb0\u82cd\u8747<\/strong> C\u0101ngy\u00edng – housefly | \u82cd – gray, ash | \u9efe Mi\u01cen – toad
\ud83e\udd90<\/span>\u00a0\u8766<\/strong> Xi\u0101 – shrimp, prawn
\ud83d\udc0d<\/span> \u86c7<\/strong> Sh\u00e9 – snake<\/p>

\ud83e\udd80<\/span> \u87f9<\/strong> Xi\u00e8 – crab | \u89d2 Ji\u01ceo – angle, corner, horn, role | \u5200 D\u0101o – knife | \u725b Ni\u00fa – cow, ox<\/p>

\ud83d\udc1c<\/span> \u8682\u8681<\/strong> M\u01ce y\u01d0 – ant<\/p>

\ud83d\udc38<\/span> \u9752\u86d9<\/strong> Q\u012bn\u0261 w\u0101 – frog | \u9752 Q\u012bng – green, grassy | \u572d Gu\u012b – jade tablet
\ud83e\udd87<\/span> \u8759\u8760<\/strong> Bi\u0101n f\u00fa – bat<\/p>

\ud83e\udd5a\u00a0\u86cb<\/strong> D\u00e0n – egg<\/p>

\u52a8\u7269 D\u00f2ngw\u00f9 (Animal)\u00a0\ud83d\udc31<\/h3>

\ud83e\udd92<\/span> \u957f\u9888\u9e7f<\/strong> Ch\u00e1ng j\u01d0ng l\u00f9 – giraffe | \ud83e\udd93<\/span> \u6591\u9a6c<\/strong> b\u0101n m\u01ce – zebra | \ud83d\udc34<\/span> \u9a6c<\/strong> M\u01ce – horse | \ud83d\udc01 <\/span>\u8001\u9f20<\/strong> L\u01ceo sh\u01d4 – rat |\u00a0\ud83d\udc07<\/span> \u5154\u5b50<\/strong> t\u00f9 zi – rabbit | \ud83d\udc18<\/span> \u5927\u8c61<\/strong> D\u00e0 xi\u00e0ng- elephant | \ud83d\udc15<\/span> \u72d7<\/strong> G\u01d2u – dog | \ud83d\udc08<\/span> \u732b<\/strong> M\u0101o – cat | \ud83d\udc35 <\/span>\u7334\u5b50<\/strong> H\u00f3u zi- monkey | \ud83e\udd8a<\/span> \u72d0\u72f8<\/strong> H\u00fa li – fox | \ud83d\udc05<\/span> \u8001\u864e<\/strong> L\u01ceo h\u01d4 – tiger | \ud83e\udd81<\/span> \u72ee\u5b50<\/strong> Sh\u012bzi – lion\u00a0| \ud83d\udc26<\/span> \u9e1f<\/strong> Ni\u01ceo – bird\u00a0| \"emoji\u00ae \u4e4c\u9e26<\/strong> w\u016b y\u0101 – Crow | \ud83d\udc13 \u9e21<\/strong> J\u012b – chicken | \ud83e\udd86 <\/b>\u9e2d<\/strong> Y\u0101 – duck |\u00a0\ud83d\udc16\u00a0<\/span>\u732a<\/strong> Zh\u016b – pig | \ud83d\udc04<\/span> \u725b<\/strong> Ni\u00fa – cow | \ud83d\udc10<\/span> \u7f8a<\/strong> Y\u00e1ng – goat |\u00a0\ud83d\udc1f\u00a0\u9c7c<\/span><\/span> Y\u00fa – fish<\/p>

Fruits<\/h3>

\ud83c\udf4e<\/span> \u82f9\u679c p\u00ednggu\u01d2 – apple | \ud83c\udf4c<\/span> \u9999\u8549 xi\u0101ngji\u0101o – banana | \ud83e\udd5d<\/span> \u5947\u5f02\u679c Q\u00edy\u00ec gu\u01d2 – kiwi | \ud83c\udf48<\/span> \u871c\u74dc M\u00ec gu\u0101 – honeydew | \u84dd\u8393 l\u00e1nm\u00e9i – blueberries | \ud83e\udd65<\/span> \u6930\u5b50 y\u0113zi – coconut | \u69b4\u83b2 li\u00fali\u00e1n – durian | \ud83c\udf47<\/span> \u8461\u8404 p\u00fat\u00e1o – grapes | \u8461\u8404\u67da p\u00fat\u00e1o y\u00f2u – grapefruit | \u756a\u77f3\u69b4 f\u0101n sh\u00edli\u00fa – guava | \ud83c\udf4b<\/span> \u67e0\u6aac n\u00edngm\u00e9ng – lemon | \u8292\u679c m\u00e1nggu\u01d2 – mango | \ud83c\udf4a \u6a59\u5b50 ch\u00e9ngzi – orange | \u6728\u74dc M\u00f9gu\u0101 – papaya | \ud83c\udf53<\/span> \u8349\u8393 c\u01ceom\u00e9i – strawberry | \ud83c\udf49<\/span> \u897f\u74dc x\u012bgu\u0101 – watermelon<\/p>

Vegetables<\/h3>

\ud83e\udd66<\/span> \u897f\u5170\u82b1 x\u012b l\u00e1n hu\u0101 – broccoli | \ud83e\udd55<\/span> \u841d\u535c lu\u00f3bo – carrot | \u83dc\u82b1 c\u00e0ihu\u0101 – cauliflower | \ud83e\udd52<\/span> \u9ec4\u74dc hu\u00e1nggu\u0101 – cucumber | \ud83c\udf46<\/span> \u8304\u5b50 qi\u00e9zi – eggplant |
\ud83c\udf36\ufe0f<\/span> \u8fa3\u6912 L\u00e0ji\u0101o | chilli | \u5927\u849c d\u00e0su\u00e0n – garlic | \u6d0b\u8471 y\u00e1ngc\u014dng – onion | \u59dc Ji\u0101ng – ginger | \u751f\u83dc sh\u0113ngc\u00e0i – lettuce | \u83e0\u83dc b\u014dc\u00e0i – spinach | \u8c46\u82bd d\u00f2uy\u00e1 – bean sprouts | \u56db\u5b63\u8c46 s\u00ecj\u00ec d\u00f2u – string beans | \ud83e\udd54<\/span> \u9a6c\u94c3\u85af M\u01cel\u00edngsh\u01d4 – potato | \ud83c\udf45<\/span> \u756a\u8304 f\u0101nqi\u00e9 – tomato | \u5305\u83dc b\u0101o c\u00e0i – cabbage<\/p>

Food<\/h3>

\ud83c\udf5e <\/span>\u9762\u5305 Mi\u00e0nb\u0101o – bread | \ud83e\udd6a<\/span> \u4e09\u660e\u6cbb S\u0101n m\u00edng zh\u00ec – sandwich | \ud83c\udf5a<\/span> \u996d f\u00e0n – rice | \ud83c\udf5d<\/span> \u9762 Mi\u00e0n – wheat noodles | \ud83c\udf63<\/span> \u5bff\u53f8 Sh\u00f2us\u012b – sushi | \ud83e\udd69<\/span> \u725b\u6392 Ni\u00fap\u00e1i – beef steak | \ud83c\udf66<\/span> \u51b0\u6dc7\u6dcb B\u012bngq\u00edl\u00edn – ice cream | \ud83c\udf6a<\/span> \u997c B\u01d0ng – cookie, biscuit | \ud83c\udf70<\/span> \u86cb\u7cd5 D\u00e0ng\u0101o – cake | \ud83c\udf6c<\/span> \u7cd6\u679c T\u00e1nggu\u01d2 – candy | \ud83c\udf6b<\/span> \u5de7\u514b\u529b Qi\u01ceok\u00e8l\u00ec – chocolate | \ud83e\udd5f<\/span> \u997a\u5b50 Ji\u01ceozi – dumpling | \ud83c\udf71<\/span> \u4fbf\u5f53 Bi\u00e0ndang – bento | \ud83e\udd57<\/span> \u6c99\u62c9 Sh\u0101l\u0101 – salad | \ud83c\udf54<\/span> \u6c49\u5821\u5305 H\u00e0nb\u01ceob\u0101o – burger | \ud83c\udf2d<\/span> \u70ed\u72d7 R\u00e8g\u01d2u – hotdog | \ud83c\udf5f<\/span> \u85af\u6761 Sh\u01d4 ti\u00e1o – french fries<\/p>

\u5f62\u5bb9\u8bcd X\u00edng r\u00f3ng c\u00ed (Adjectives)<\/h3>

\u5927<\/strong> D\u00e0 – big | \u5c0f<\/strong> Xi\u01ceo – small | \u591a<\/strong> Du\u014d – many | \u5c11<\/strong> Sh\u01ceo – less | \u957f<\/strong> Zh\u01ceng – long | \u77ed<\/strong> Du\u01cen – short | \u80d6<\/strong> P\u00e0ng \/ \u80a5<\/strong> F\u00e9i – fat | \u7626<\/strong> Sh\u00f2u – thin | \u9ad8<\/strong> g\u0101o – tall | \u77ee<\/strong> \u01cei \u2014 short | \u8070\u660e<\/strong> C\u014dng m\u00edng \u2014 smart | \u7b28<\/strong> B\u00e8n \u2014 stupid | \u52e4\u52b3<\/strong> Q\u00edn l\u00e1o – hard-working | \u61d2\u60f0<\/strong> L\u01cen du\u00f2 \u2014 lazy | \u76f4<\/strong> Zh\u00ed – straight | \u5f2f\u66f2<\/strong> W\u0101n q\u016b – crooked | \u70ed<\/strong> R\u00e8 – hot | \u51b7<\/strong> L\u011bng – cold | \u51c9<\/strong> Li\u00e1ng – cool | \u5feb<\/strong> Ku\u00e0i – fast | \u6162<\/strong> M\u00e0n – slow | \u6e7f<\/strong> Sh\u012b – wet | \u5e72<\/strong> G\u0101n – dry<\/span><\/span><\/p>

\u989c\u8272 <\/span><\/span>Y\u00e1n s\u00e8 (Colors)\u00a0\ud83c\udfa8<\/h3>

\u7ea2<\/strong><\/span> H\u00f3ng – red | \u84dd<\/strong><\/span> L\u00e1n – blue | \u9ec4<\/strong><\/span> Hu\u00e1ng – yellow | \u7eff<\/strong><\/span> L\u01dc \/ \u9752<\/strong><\/span> Q\u012bng – green | \u7d2b<\/strong><\/span> Z\u01d0 – purple | \u767d<\/strong> B\u00e1i – white | \u7c89\u7ea2<\/strong><\/span> F\u011bnh\u00f3ng – pink | \u7070<\/strong><\/span> Hu\u012b – grey | \u9ed1<\/strong><\/span> H\u0113i – black<\/p>

\u8eab\u4f53\u90e8\u4f4d Sh\u0113nt\u01d0 b\u00f9w\u00e8i (Body Parts)\u00a0\ud83e\uddd8<\/h3>

\u5934 T\u00f3u (Head)<\/h4>

\u5934\u53d1<\/strong> T\u00f3uf\u01ce – hair | \ud83d\udc40\u00a0\u773c\u775b<\/strong> Y\u01cenj\u012bng – eye | \ud83d\udc44\u00a0\u5634<\/strong> Zu\u01d0 – mouth | \u8138<\/strong> li\u01cen \u2013 face | \ud83d\udc43 \u9f3b\u5b50<\/strong> b\u00edzi \u2013 nose | \ud83d\udc42 \u8033\u6735<\/strong> \u011brdu\u01d2 \u2013 ear | \u7259\u9f7f<\/strong> y\u00e1ch\u01d0 \u2013 teeth | \ud83d\udc45 \u820c<\/strong> sh\u00e9 \u2013 tongue | \u7709\u6bdb<\/strong> m\u00e9im\u00e1o \u2013 eyebrows | \u4e0b\u5df4<\/strong> xi\u00e0ba \u2013 chin<\/p>

\u8eab\u4f53\u00a0Sh\u0113nt\u01d0 (Body)<\/h4>

\u9888\/\u8116\u5b50<\/strong> J\u01d0ng\/b\u00f3zi – Neck
\u80a9\u8180<\/strong> ji\u0101n b\u01cen\u0261 – Shoulder
\u80f8<\/strong> xi\u014dn\u0261 – Chest
\u80c3\/\u809a\u5b50\/\u8179\u90e8<\/strong> W\u00e8i\/ d\u00f9 zi\/ f\u00f9 b\u00f9 – Stomach
\u624b\u81c2<\/strong> sh\u01d2u b\u00ec – Arm | \u624b\u6307<\/strong> sh\u00f3u zh\u01d0 – Finger | \u624b\u6307\u7532<\/strong> sh\u00f3u zh\u012b ji\u0251 – Finger nail
\u811a<\/strong> ji\u01ceo – Foot | \u811a\u540e\u8ddf<\/strong> ji\u01ceo h\u00f2u \u0261\u0113n – Heel
\u5927\u817f<\/strong> d\u00e0 tu\u01d0 – Thigh\u00a0 | \u5c0f\u817f<\/strong> xi\u01ceo tu\u01d0 – Calf\u00a0
\u819d\u76d6<\/strong> x\u012b \u0261\u00e0i – Knee<\/p>

\u65b9\u5411 F\u0101ng xi\u00e0ng (Direction) \"Compass<\/span><\/span><\/h3>

\u51fa<\/strong> Ch\u016b – out | \u53bb<\/strong> Q\u00f9 – go | \u6765<\/strong> L\u00e1i – come | \u4e0a<\/strong> Sh\u00e0ng – up | \u4e0b<\/strong> Xi\u00e0 – down | \u53f3<\/strong> Y\u00f2u – right | \u5de6<\/strong> Zu\u01d2 – left | \u8f6c<\/strong> Zhu\u01cen – turn | \u524d<\/strong> qi\u00e1n – Front | \u540e<\/strong> h\u00f2u – back | \u5728<\/strong> Z\u00e0i – at | \u4ece<\/strong> C\u00f3ng – from | \u5230<\/strong> d\u00e0o – to | \u5317\u00a0<\/strong> B\u011bi – north | \u4e1c<\/strong> D\u014dng – east | South \u2013 \u5357<\/strong>\u00a0 N\u00e1n – south | \u897f<\/strong>\u00a0 X\u01d0 – west | \u8fd9\u91cc<\/strong> Zh\u00e8l\u01d0 – here | \u91cc\u9762<\/span><\/span><\/strong> L\u01d0 mi\u00e0n – inside | \u8fdb<\/strong> J\u00ecn – enter, into | \u5165<\/strong><\/span><\/span> R\u00f9 – enter | \u7ecf<\/strong> J\u012bng – through<\/p>

Covid \ud83d\ude37<\/h3>

\u65b0\u51a0\u80ba\u708e X\u012bngu\u0101n f\u00e8iy\u00e1n – Covid-19 | \u65b0 X\u012bn – new | \u51a0 Gu\u0101n – crown | \u80ba\u708e f\u00e8iy\u00e1n – pneumonia | \u80ba F\u00e8i – lung | \u708e Y\u00e1n – inflammation\u00a0<\/p>

\u75ab\u82d7 Y\u00ecmi\u00e1o – vaccine | \u533b\u9662 Y\u012byu\u00e0n – hospital | \u611f\u67d3 G\u01cen r\u01cen – infection | \u6297 K\u00e0ng – combat | \u75c5\u6bd2 B\u00ecngd\u00fa – virus | \u836f\u7269 Y\u00e0ow\u00f9 – drug | \u547c\u5438\u673a H\u016bx\u012b j\u012b – ventilator | \u9694\u79bb G\u00e9l\u00ed – quarantine | \u75ab\u60c5 Y\u00ecq\u00edng – epidemic | \u53e3\u7f69 K\u01d2uzh\u00e0o – face mask<\/p>

Others\u00a0<\/h3>

\u4f20\u5a92<\/strong> Chu\u00e1n m\u00e9i – media | \u62a5\u5bfc<\/strong> B\u00e0od\u01ceo – report | \u6000\u7591<\/strong> Hu\u00e1iy\u00ed – doubt | \u9690\u7792<\/strong> Y\u01d0nm\u00e1n – conceal | \u8c03\u67e5<\/strong> Di\u00e0och\u00e1 – investigate | \u7f6a<\/strong> Zu\u00ec – sin, crime | \u8fdd\u89c4<\/strong> W\u00e9igu\u012b – violation | \u8fdd\u6cd5<\/strong> W\u00e9if\u01ce – illegal | \u65f6\u95f4<\/strong> Sh\u00ed ji\u0101n – time | \u7231\u60c5<\/strong> \u00c0iq\u00edng – love | \u8d1f\u8d23<\/strong> F\u00f9 z\u00e9 – in charge of | \u6d89\u5acc Sh\u00e8 xi\u00e1n – suspected of | \u5934\u6655 T\u00f3uy\u016bn – dizzy | \u5149\u987e Gu\u0101ng g\u00f9 – patronize | \u5ba3\u5e03 Xu\u0101nb\u00f9 – announce | \u6279\u51c6 P\u012b zh\u01d4n – approve<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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