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Lesson 6. The radicals - part 4
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| Radicals |  |
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Original
characters |
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| Pinyin |
shou |
kou |
-- |
shan |
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| Meaning |
hand |
mouth |
-- |
mountain |
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| Examples |
 da
to hit
 zhua
to seize
 ti
to carry
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 jiao
to shout, to call
 tan
to sigh
 ting
to listen
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 guo
country
 tu
drawing
 quan
circle, to enclose
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 dao
island
 ling
mountain ridge
 feng
peak
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 hang
line
 hen
very
 de
virtue
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| Compounds |
dakai
open
zhuazhu
to catch
tigao
to raise
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jiaohan
to shout
tanci
exclamation
tingzhong
audience, listeners
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guoji
international
ditu
map
quanzi
circle, ring
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daoyu
islands
shanling
mountain ridge
shanfeng
mountain peak
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yinhang
bank
hen duo
very much
daode
ethics |
#16 The original form of the "hand" is also a radical, placed at the bottom or on the left:
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na |
to hold, to take |
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bai |
to worship, to respect |
#17 The "mouth" is not always placed on the left of characters, as in the following examples:
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ming |
name |
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shi |
history |
#19 This radical also stays on top or at the bottom of characters:
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sui |
year |
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yue |
high mountain |
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