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 THE

CHINESE LANGUAGE
HOW TO LEARN IT

BY

SIR WALTER HII/LIER, K.C.M.G., C.B.

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and Difficult!-
'

(6) Progressive Exercises^ to each E

List of Chinese Characters with their Pronuncial
Tone, and Meaning, followed b
Explanatory N<

(c) The Radicals.

(d) A List of One Thousand Gharaete

Characters arranged under their Radicals.

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CHINESE CHARACTERS

Reprinted from "The Chinese Language"

SIR WALTER HILLIER, K.C.M.G., C.B.

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INTRODUCTION

^he characters contained in the following list are reprinted from

"
i Manual for students of Colloquial Chinese, entitled The

Chinese Language : How to Learn It."

The pamphlet is intended to meet the requirements *of Army

(fficers, from whom a general knowledge of one thousand characters

s
required under the War Office Kegulations when presenting

hemselves for the preliminary examination in Chinese. Most of

he characters are embodied in the exercises which will be found

n the Manual. '

253249
 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE

che 4 this ,

m na 4 that; na ,
:!

,
which

m *
ko 4 piece,
shen 2 (with mo), what

s
m "^ shih 4 ,
is li , in

1
ni
'
you t'a ,
he
4A\
4
tsai at
ti, ing, one, ly ,

ft
b,

i
1
east
mo, an interrogative tung ,

J,

1
wo s ,
I' hsi ,
west

men, plural of pro-

tso 4 , do, make
nouns

7C pu
4
,
not
lai
2
,
come

yao
4
, want, will

7 liao
3
, past tense (ed)
 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE

mei 2 not chih 1

know
,

*n ,

%
3 4
yu ,
have tao , way

2
erh son, ,
noun in- 3
teng wait
dicator ,

3
tzii , son, noun in- 3
kei , give
dicator

ch'ierr, money, "cash"

^ tso
4
,
sit

- - *
na2 ,

t'ou', top,
hold, take

end, head
m mai3 buy

inai\ sell
,

k'an 4 look,

chien 4 see
,
r t ad

* ta 4 great
,

shuo 1

, speak

K j
en ,
man
& hsieh 1

,
some
 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE

m wen

hua 1
1

,
ask i

erh
,
one

1
two
talk, language
TO
, ,

8
eh'ing please, invite, ,
san
1

three
nht request
,

hsia 4 down, below

,

m 83U4 four ,

hen*, very wu\ five

3
hsiao , little, small I
ni', six

1
shang , above, upon,
to Jm^^ ch'i
1

,
seven

\ 1-1
"Ipl
kuo
ceed

tsou
1

:i
,

,
pass, cross, ex-

walk, go
A pa

chiu
1

,
eight

,
nine

4tt.
Mmw~*
7*4
hao", good
+ shih", ten
 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE

2
3
hundred te , obtain, succeed ;
pai ,

w MA tei
3
,
must

ch'ien
1

, thousand tou 1 , all

shu 3 count; shu',

wan4 myriad ,
,

number

ling

liang
2
,

3
fraction, zero

two, ounce
m ming

2
2
,

white
bright

,
pai ,

ti*, number, indicator 3

of ordinal numbers tung ,
understand

many, more
1
to 4
day, sun
,
jilt ,

k shao 3 few ,
tzii
1
, character, letter

3
chi , some, how many hsieh 3 , write

m chi*,
cord
remember, re-

shih
2
,
time
10 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE

hou\ wait
Ft & n ^ ng2 '
ca11

hui 2 return, turn

,

1
chiu 4 then, only, im-
mediately
,

2
t'ien day, heaven hsing suit, proceed

ft
,
,

4
kao 4 accuse t'ai ,
too
, tell,

3
rtll su4 tell k'o , but, can

pa take hold of;

,

1
t'ing
1
, listen, hear pa a handle pa 3 , ; ,

handful

hui 4 able, a society

,
T~* tsen 3 , how

feng , envelope, clas- ch'ih

1
eat
,
sifier of letters

m hsin 4

hou 1

,
, letter, believe

after, behind
fan 4 cooked food

shih 4 affair
,

,
 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE 11

ch'ing

jo
1
,
if
2
, feelings

# wai

ourable
4

kuei 4 expensive, hon-

,
out, outside

kuan 3 care, ,
take p'ien cheap;
2
, pien
4
,

charge of convenient

IHHf
kuan 1

,
shut

a i", proper

r""! men 2

k'ai
1
,
door

m ch'ieir, before, front

shih
2
true
, open ,

Mtt ts'o

ch'ii
4
,

4
,
wrong

go
m yung

ch'i
4
,
4
,

vapour, breath,
use

anger
3Rv
4
ch'u
1

out, forth, issue jo ,

hot
,

ft
chia 1

, home, family
^ ch'uan
through
1

, wear, to 'go
12 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE

&
*
i
1

sliang
,
clothes

1
clothes
ft
hsien

sheng
1
,

1
,
before, first

beget, born,
,
raw

:1 2
leng ,
cold tso , yesterday

k'uai4 chiao order,

4
call,
-"*
i|Vg
"'
, fast, quick, ,

ft sharp
pjf
cause

4
hsing ,
surname tas beat, from
,

3
i chair 4
,
wang , forget

1 3
ko , put yeh ,
also

IPO
ch'e
4
, cart, carriage
^m-% hai
2
, yet, still; huan-,
repay

wei 4 because
>f*K run-, you sir
wei
,
2
,
for,
to do
;

ym cause, reason
1
na pay taxes
, collect,

HI ,
 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE 13

m hsiang

tao 4 , to,
1

, country

arrive at
wan 3

ai
4
, to like
,
late

M yiian

t'ung
3

2
,

,
far

same, with
yang
pattern

hsien4 now, ready

1

,
fashion, kind,

tien 3 , a little, dot,

chu 4 , live, tight, fast,

point stop

3
chih 3 paper , shang ,
noon

3
chao 3 search, seek ,
tsao , early

I'LJ 4 3
p'a , fear, expect ch'i , rise, get up,
commence

>Cfc pa
4
,
a final particle yii ,
ram

wan 2 ,
finish
4te men", year
14 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE

^~J^^ chin
1
now ma 3
horse
,

W$ ,

2 :!

ch'ang long; chang , :i

think
lisiang ,

grow

^/M cliun
3
positive, accu-
tuan3 short ,

3& ,

rate, sanction

mJk\W P an3 board j

# hua 1

, spend, flower

in
chieh
4
,
borrow

ting
4
,
fix

^ 7^ kai

ken
1
,

1
,
owe ought

with,
)

from,
1 A
lao
3
,

chu 3 master, ruler ,

old, ever

follow, heel

4 4
ping , illness, ill i
, intention, idea

rtSrt

kuan 1

, official, officer ssii

1

, think, reflect

cho, verbal particle man 4

,
slow
 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE 15

m lien

(adv.),
2
, connect,
and
even

a i
:i

, already, final par-

ticle

WO jen
4
, recognise, admit
ching past, a religi-
ous " office," can-
on, ritual
1
,

tai
4
carry with one,
*/fl hsii
3
may, might,
,
,

itT^ promise, possibly

*
girdle

4
chien 4 item, a classi- ,

pan ,
half
fier

1
1
hsiang ,
mutual
sui , although

2 pang , help
jan , but, yet

I I J
2
niang , hurry, busy
f fu 4, father

tt
3
1 pen , root, source
ch'in , relative, self

2 chiang take, on the ,

yeh , sire, grand- point of

father

m ah 1
, an exclamation
huo 4 ,

either
or, perhaps, if,
16 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE

ai
1

suffer yiirr, divide, set a-

,

part

4
pei , suffer, endure, 2
p'eng friend
coverlet ,

w %>FL
*-r*> m shou*, receive, suffer,
endure yu
s
, friend, friendly

4
lo , pleasure, laugh ;
1
yiieh ,
music

lao
2
, trouble, toil

4
move, touch
U li*
strength, force

tung ,
kang just now, hard ,

2
fa remedy; fa', rule ts'ai
2
now
,
, then, just

shui 2 ,
who

ch'u
2 Irt&frl kuo 2 , countrv, king-
, except
dom

3 ying , English, emin-

tsung , all, generally ent
 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE 17

2 4
t'i ,
mention ;
ti
1

,
lift chiang , mechanic,
up workman

;4lv
hsiang

pan
ness,

4
,
4
, like,

image

manage, trans-
lilce-
chung

an 4 according
,
1

, bell, clock

to; en 1
,

act, arrange press dov\n

m
- it
pieh
distinguish

obi*, since
2
, another, do not,

H
\ wo4

fang
,

2
recline, lie

, house, room
down

fci/y
chien 4 introduce, re-
,

piao
:t

watch
commend ,

"%/. JA huo 2 alive, moveable,,

li , worship, cere-

work mony, offerings

m
2
ch'ang , constantly, 4
salute, pay calls
pai ,

often

j+^ tang , ought, at time 2

F
fc ^ of;
P awn
tang
4
, suitable,
fang , hall, chapel

||

* mu wood 4
,

m tui
4
,

correct,'
a pair
to compare,
opposite,
18 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE

1
eli'a , differ; cli'ai', to tan 1

send, depute
It , delay

S I ^ hei
1

, black, dark I 1tt#^ wu 4

, hinder, neglect

Hi ch'iao
2
, look, look at fa
1

, put forth

4
-%>^g^^ sung , send, present
tiao\ fall - m to, escort

chih s point cliih

2

ho 2 , river, canal
, ; ,

finger

cho 1
table t'eng pain, , ache,
,
love dearly

4
wu room H , gain, interest
,

nE3L
shang consult, mer-
chant

Hang
2

4
estimate:
1

,
,

hai 4 injure, injury

p'eng
,

4
, bump, strike
Hang capacity ,
against, collide

M k'o', carve, quarter

of an hour
m shui 1 sleep ,
 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE 19

\^
2
W% chiao 4 chiieh per- chiao 1
deliver to,

3C
, , ,

ceive, feel friendship

2 1

p'ing , jar, bottle ching , metropolis

2
ch'eng walled city,
mao 2 , hair, fur
,

city wall

^t>^ chin 3 tight, pressing

hua 4
,

M mien4

li
2
,
,

distant from, se-

parate from, part
surface, face

, draw, picture
from
isi
3
2
colour li a Chinese mile
yen ,
,

4 1
ch'un

ft se ,
colour , spring

Jt pi compare, compare suan 4 reckon

,

with ,

4
chia ,
price hsia 4 ,
summer

chih 2 price, worth ch'iu

1
autumn
ik
,
,
20 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE

^ tung
1

,
winter

m ch'i
2
,
ride

^ tsar4 again

ch'iian
,

4
ex-
%/%
t
By
wei 4 feed (animal or
child)
,

ia
, advise, 2
hort liang , grain

*
Pcg
Ml liu
tain
2
keep, retain, de-
,

M shih

hao 4 ,
2
,
food

mark, label,

to
1
hsin heart, , mind, name
stable,
centre

ho 2 with, harmony,
^J ch'iian
1

, circle, en-
,
circle ;
chuan 1

unite
coop, pen

4 nao 4 bustle, tumult,,

nail, to nail

i ting ,
break out

3
so place, which, all
,
huo 3 fire
which ,

3
use
i*, according to,

At pei ,
north

2
p'i , temper, disposi- 4
ti
tion , ground, place
 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE 21

# fang

ch'i
1

,
1

relative
square, region yin

chin
2
,

4
silver

, enter, advance

hsien 2 , disengaged, 'fit* chia 4 chariot

leisure \ [ ,

huan 4 exchange ,

v'o
4
, stranger, visitor, T& p'iao
note
4
, ticket, bank

4 2
tien , inn, hotel yang , ocean, foreign

hsin 4 new, recently ,

k'uai
4
, bit, piece

wen 2 , hear, smell shih

3
, employ

&
hang business firm,
tzu4
,
from
^g row, order in series
, self,

rfr
shih 4 market ,

# sui
4

ken into
, fragments, bro-
bits
22 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE

4
tan 4 egg (also tzu
:i

VS. kuang , ramble, visit , )

ch'u 2 a cook 1

soup, gravy

If t'ang
, ,

*-i 4
ts'ai vegetables, ch'a2 tea
,

provisions, food
,

4
yii beforehand 4
leaf
,
yeh ,

4
2
pei , prepare t'ang , sugar

chu3 ,
boil

ii
cbi
1

, chicken, fowl pao , wrap up, wrap-

per, bundle

m k'ao 3 roast

nm-, ox, cow

, hu 2 ,

wan 3 bowl
kettle,

,
pot

4
jou , flesh, meat shui 3 water ,
 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE 23

2
^.yff* kuan 4 to water, pour ,
p'an , plate
v/yft-M-^ into a bottle, &c.

2
tieh
2
small sui follow, comply
, saucer, ,

with
plate

1
tao knife, sword k'o :!
,
thirsty

J)
,

ch'a
1
, fork, forked
n 8 ho 1

,
drink

St ch'ih
2
, spoon
tan 1

numbers)
, single, odd (of

m nai 3 milk,
shou

2
put away

hung red
1
, collect, receive,

it
1
hsien ,
fresh ,

liuai
1
chiu3 wine, spirit
"ZMZ. , spoiled ,

t'ieh
3
iron yen , tobacco, smoke
,

ho 2 small box, cover-

,

ed box
M ho 2 lotus ,
24 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE

* ,-.,. ya% government

| purse office, tribunal

tan4 weak, watery hsieh 4 thank

,
J ,

shih 4 , try, test, ex- p'u\ shop; p'u

1

periment %1^ spread out

jang permit,
waive
4
, yield, &$ chang
of the
3
, control,
hand
palm

M chii

yu'
2
,
2
, depot, store

government pos-
kuei 4

ts'ung
cupboard
,

2
till,

from
counter,

tal house ,

4 2
affi-
cheng , rule, govern- yuan , because,
ment nity

^ shou 3 hand

fei
4
,
,

expend, waste
ft
ku 4 cause

kao high,
nent
,

, tall, emi-

|=jgj|

m fang
4
,
to place, let go

A# ai
3
, short, low
 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE 25

JH
k'uan
gent
1

, broad, indul-

% MM j
kuang
flame, only
1

bright, rays,
,

chai 3 narrow

sung
,

1
, loose, slack,
sh6ng province,
nomise

shun 4 following, obe-,

3
,
eco-

loosen dient

2
pao ,
thin wei 4 gentleman, seat
,

iSL
1
lo final particle chin 4 near

a , ,

2
chiu 3 long since,
, a
liang ,
cool
long time

ehao 2 hit the mark, yang

3
look
, , up to,
catch (as a cold) look up

a feng
1

, wind, ' y' mei 2 coal ,

kua 1

,
blow (of wind)

m ch'eng accomplish,,
complete, fraction-
al part
2
,

M nan 2 south , ti
4
, younger turner
26 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE

1 1

hsiung elder brother po vitreous

at
, ,

2
1 )<| li" ,
vitreous sub-
ko elder brother
,
stance

chieh 3 elder sister ,

ts'a , rub, wipe

mei 4 younger

chung 4
chung
,

1
,

,
sister

centre;
to pass an
pu

la
2
4

,
,
cotton cloth

to cut with a knife

examination

2
4

tjfl chien , space between sh6ng , rope, string

Ml Jf\ 1

cup, tumbler ||W-U~ hsi

1

pity, regret

1
,
pei

IS
,

kan 1
, dry, clean ^ tiu
1

,
lose

4
4 t'i to shave the head
ching , pure, clean ,

3
, chiao ,
to cut with
3
hsi wash scissors or shears

\% ~^\^
,
 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE 27

foot _e,
fa
3
,
hair of the head F?
W ^k
**,
a linear foot

>tl> 1
hsiao
^I
4
, pare ts'un ,
inch

2
hsiao
pi
3
, pen, pencil JO^jL hsiielr, learn; ,

Z^^S^ imitate

mu thumb 3
,
mo 4
,
ink

4 4
break I i*. hsing
p'o

14 disposition
, ,

w chia3 nails of finger

or toe, armour
,

ft
fen
1

distinguish
divide, division,

w lao
drop
4

behind

huo 3 comrade,
,

la
4
to
;
alight, fall,
,
leave shu 1

,
book

, part- kan 3 venture, dare

,
ner

4 4
chii sentence

ft chi , calculate, plan ,

t'ou
1
steal
S~Zj^
j^ nien 4 , recite, read

On ,
aloud, study
 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE

n*
sh&ng

yin
1
sound, musical
,
1

, sound, tone

B sh<m 2

hai
attention

2
,

child
deity, spirit,

1 fc tone ,

n yiieh

tsui
4
,
4
, month, moon

fault, sin, pun-

ra chen

2
1

,
true

lien pity
ishment ,

B chi 3 self ,

T^"i^ mu
3
,
mother

fa

ai
2

1
,

,
tired

exclamation of
m t

ssu3 die ,

D regret
ance
or annoy- ^W^a, hsi
3
, happ mess, joy

'/l|J\ chi 3 push, shove huan 1

,
, rejoice, happy
I
4
3 tai treat, behave to-
ts'ai , tread on ,

^ wards, wait

3 2
chiao the foot
,

#P ju , if, as, like

 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE 29

sui

chii ,
4
,

4
according
year of age

to,
X kung work,

fu
space of time

1
man
1

, leisure,

,
evidence

ch'an
3
, bear, produce
AA- hsiao 4 smile, laugh ,

4
yeh , pursuit, pro-
nan 2 difficult
,
perty

H hsi

yang
2
, proceeds, breathe

3
, rear, nourish
& i
2
jung contain, endure

4
, easy
,

*^A times, fold 4

most

wt
pei*, tsui , very,

\
5^^" li
3
, prune, plum
ting
3
, superlatively,
top, oppose

3
I k'ou
3
mouth p'ao ,
run
,

$fi
chan4 stand, stand up ,

m t'ui
3
, leg
30 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE

yao
3
, bite,

3
bark at

* shih 4 form, pattern ,

cliung ,
to swell kai 3 alter ,

J)
k'an 3 , to cut with a

#C
4
yao , drugs, medicine sword or chopper

&
-Z-I-JL1
mo 4 rub
out

chuang
,

,
on

pack,
;
mo 3
,
rub

pre-
chien

k'u
4
1

trousers
,
shoulder

tend ,

"Zfc
2
ch'i strange, won-
hou 4 thick,
,

derful
pf
ts'ai
2
,
cut out #| V^^ kuai 4 weird, strange,
,

object to

2
feng sew
,
hu 1

, suddenly

kua 4 coat,
,
outer shu 1

ease, comfort,
J.I 1
,

jacket open out

if
^L
j^
j^
ho 2 in harmony with,
,

unite, fit

W fan 3 quiet ,
 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE 31

m li

hsing
3
,

principle
heed,

3
,
awake
arrange,

I
chi 4 dose

wu 3
,

,
military

3
sang , gullet, larynx yen , eye, opening

man 3
, full

m ching
1

, iris, eyes

#
fV-UL
shen

shao
1

,
, body

burn, burning
ft >%1 ts'un

chuang
1

, village

1
,
village, farm

VU JEfc
house

fang
3
,
lie down | P huang , emperor, im-
perial

kai 4 cover, build kung

1
, , palace

wo 1

, nest, den, nook chieh 1

,
street

ffi
kai 4 the whole
,
p'ang
2
,
side
32 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE

^ ^~*Z% 1

pien , edge, margin, ma wasp,

side

V fc^-i liu
1

, ramble, flow feng

1

, wasp, bee

3
ling collar,, guide,
ta\ add lead

1 4
pan , troupe, rank, hung , frighten off,
class clamour

ming personal name,

name, reputation
2
,
che"
1
,

scorpion, &c.)
sting (of a wasp,

p'ien

yang
2
sun (with
4
,

,
strip, slip

t'ai),
J7C
Sm ^^
wan 2 play

4
,

honourable
ling ,

convex

shu 4 tree , pao , precious

ti
3
,

yin , shade,
1
below

cloudy,
chiian 4 family

p'ien
1

,
,

deflected, par-
concave tial
 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE 33

>
BK chiu 4 old ,
mu4 , eye

4
3 yiian , courtyard,
tsao bathe
college, &c.
,

p'6n
2
,
basin
U pai
3
spread out, ar-
,

j^ range

4
2 ytieh , exceed, the

8 i , soap more

4 4
"%//f~tl p'ao , soak, bubble, ping all, moreover,,

blister
together with

2
ning , wring, twist wu2 ,
not

shai 4 dry in the sun

,
ma4 , abuse, curse
w>>
lun4 discuss, dis-
kua4 hang up ,
,

course
piiij
3t 4

H&\ tieh
!
,
fold up yiian
a vow
, wish, desire,

tsan 2, we two (with ying ought;

1
, ying
4
,

to, when) answer

34 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE

p'ei
good
2
, forfeit, make

&
i^-
t'ai
2
carry between
,

two, lift up

m t'i
4
,

place of

tan 3 courage
substitute, in
J ch'i
2
, the, he, she, it

^-*S ,
ch'ing
1
, light

^C
tz'ii ,

inferior
4
occasion, order,

4
mirror
m mao

yiin
4
4
,

,
hat, cap

revolve, trans-
ching ,

port

ko 4 each, every;
self
,

hsia2 casket, box

ko' ,
J

u pao', protect, guaran-

tee

hsien
3
,
danger, dan-

II
,

gerous

hsiang

chung
4
1

, box, trunk

heavy, grave
m chia 4 ,

la
1
staging
frame, stand,

fe drag, pull
,
,

2
k'ang carry on the ,
1

JI shoulders sa ,
let go, let loose
 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE 35

3
3
falsehood yeh wild, rude, de-
,
huang , lie,
sert

ch'uan 2 boat, ship , chu 3 , raise, introduce

lun 2 wheel ,
ch'iang
1
, gun, firearm
nil

chan

hai
3
1
,

sea
blanket, felt

ken 1

4
,
root

,
pan , trip, lasso

1 1
4 tieh ,
tsai , tumble,
tien , electricity fall

4 she 2 ,
snap; che
2
,
de-
pao , report, requite
cide

wei 2 , surround, en-

close

2
lin , wood, forest no", remove

4 4
pu , pace, step chang , curtain, tent
36 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE

huo 4 goods, wares

,
p'ing
2
, level, even

han 4 perspiration again, moreover

rf ,
yu ,

1 3
shan shirt k'en

ft willing
, ,

1
1
kung meritorious

ft ts'u coarse ,
,

service, labour

hsi4 fine, delicate 3

IB , Srh , ear

4
eh'u , place chu 3 3
bud, lobe
,
;
to ,

punish

m
J^TLI
ts'ai

liao
4
2

,
,
material

material, esti-
f^ Fj. lung-, deaf

ou 3 accidental; with
,

the following, occa-

mate
JflV-j
ffl sionally

3
3 Srh with the above,
chiang explain, ex- ,
,

pound, argue occasionally, you

(classical)

1 4
chiu ,
investigate f+ tsui , intoxicated
 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE 37

&/L kou 4 enough ,

chin 1
, gold

1
3
chou departmental
ch'i ,
how ? ,

district

wei 2 , oppose, dis- wen 2 , civil, literary

regard

_A.|I ch'eng stage

2
,
in a \^J chien , common, vul-

journey gar, cheap

^-JT
1
t'o rely on, carry on

* chiao 4 teach, creed

,
,
the palm

2
fu pros-
, felicity, shou 4 longevity ,

perity
&w
3
fu your house, 1
,
na ,
final particle
palace, prefecture

2
ch'eng , receive, be
2

recipient of lang , son, youth

4
nei within, interior! ku l

ft girl
, ,

tien
of
4
, anxious, think

m niang
man
2
, mother, wo-
38 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE

M niu 1

,
lass

1
m sheng

ni
lance

2
mud
4
,
overplus, ba-

shuang , double, pair ,

1 3
hsiieh ,
boots ts'ao , grass

4
shih , wet, moist,
t'ui reject, retreat
ifi ,
damp

& p'i
2

ku 4 hire
,

,
skin, fur, leather

If
wa 4 ,

4
ying hard, obstinate
stockings

Jfl ling ,
4
separate,
addition
in shih 4
similar
,
ssii
4
, like,

|
g tiao
4
,
a thousand cash yu
2
, oil, grease, paint

kan 3 , drive, by the chin4 muscle

time that, pursue ,

lo", mule hua4 , melt, transform

 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE 39

juan
3
,
soft

m 3
tao pour, reverse, on
,

the contrary

she'ng
1
, animals

3
lien , face, reputation ku 1
, estimate, guess

mo 2 mo 1
feel
grind, rub
,
, for, grope
for; ma 1

, stroke

1
ta , consent, reply ch'iieh
2
lame
,

fragrant, in-
1
shen , deep hsiang ,

cense

ch'ien3, shallow
V MM p'iao
1

, drift; with the

V"> d ^ following, sleek

PA
Ijiwj^ po
2
neck
i> Hang bright
4
,

huai 2 ankle bone , shou 4 emaciated ,

ku3 bone; ku 2 1

^UIM^
1 \
,

a bone
t'ou, piao corpulent ,
(of
animals)
40 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE

2
4 hsien dislike, aver-
lei , weary, to weary ,

sion

liao
1

,
lift
up
as ching
4
, only

yy chiieh
2
,
heels (of a
ch'in
2
, diligent
horse)

t'i

ya
1

3
,

,
to kick

dumb
m
iHIB
lei

Ian, idle
4
, class, category

pa , dumb, stammer san 3 umbrella ,

ch'u4 , cattle ch'o

1

, poke, prod

>f\ A ch'ou 3 , gaze at, look 4

>
at

tt chang rely , on, battle

1
ts'ui , urge, hasten hu 4 , screen, protect

man 2 , deceive, hood-

4
wink pi , avoid
 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE 41

3
shu 3 summer heat , jang , bawl, shout
n
5-Ea mei 3 each, every ,
f^^^ kung
1

, public, just

2?
^^C 2
feng meet with, en- ,
chuan 4 make money, ,

counter sell at a profit

4 1

yii , meet, happen ang , filthy

3ft ^S*IJ

ch'iung
2
, poor tt^vi tsang
1

, dirty

4
tai ,
to wear on the

fw
sao sweep
head ,

2 3
su , common, vulgar tsui , muzzle, mouth

* A
modest, hum-
1

3 ch'ien ,

yii , language ble

ttpt

teng
1

, ascend, mount
W hsiin
es

4
4
, humble, mod-

ch'ao 1,3 brawl, clam- ,

hsi theatre, theatri-
,

our cals
*y
DfclV
\y
42 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE

4 4
2
yo , yiieh , treaty, hsi , wife
covenant with

2
lou an upper storey,
,
fu 4 , woman, wife
two storied house

kuan 3 inn, eating-

4
,
pi , must, certainly
shop

3
ch'iao lucky, "op- ,

1
chii , grasp, restrain portune, skilful,

ttl artful

1
tsun ,
conform to, cheng straight,
4
,
or-

obey, honour thodox

4 :
command, fate tsu
ruing ,
, enough, foot

PP
4
2 ts'ou , collect, assem-
yuan garden ,

E ble

1
3 '

fang , manufactory, ch'ii ,

to draw as
ward money, fetch
Sit
1 2
ch'u commencement, ,
ts'eng ,
a layer, a
at first point

k'ou 4 deduct, knock, ,

3
ch'ii , marry a wife button, discount
 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE 43

hsien*, limit chin 3 barely, scarcely

,

3 1

ching , appearance lo , annoying

ch'ou 1

,
draw out, 1
so incite, stir up
levy, shrink
,

2
li ,
thousandth of a
tael
kan 4 , do, attend to

chien 3
1

kuei rule, compasses, , , concise,

usage abridge

4 2
chii , rule, pattern ch'iu ,
solicit

ffi
m chang
1

, regulation

ft
chiieh
decidedly
2
, positively,

chih 2 , straight,
nuan warm
straight on
,

Jlj&^^. han 2 restrain

,
with

2
the following, re- wash out
^~~P^
fe% ticent, vague
*M t'ao ,

hu 2
,
to paste, foolish fan 1

,
covet
44 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE

iiai
4
,
endure t'ung',go through,
thorough

fan 2 , annoy, trouble H ^ kung

4
, all, whole

3
wei 3 ,
i , tail, end chang
4
, account, debt

1 r
pa with foregoing, -^St t'u
2
,
daub,
^
,

tail
stupid

3 hun 1

muddy, com-
body, substance
,
t'i ,

posed

liang , suppose, con- nao 3 brain ,

sider
A
4
pn clumsy, ,
awk-
ts'ang', house-fly ward

4
2 fit to, worthy
p'ei ,

ying , house-fly
5! to, match

3
shua', brush kun , roll, boiling hot

t'ieh
1

, card, memor-
kuo 3
ft
fruit
,
andum, slip
 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE 45

tt wang , towards, go

4 3
chung plant; chung , ,

seed

4
li , grain, seed

3
t'o , satisfactory

4
hsiang , towards,
hitherto

#* k'u
3
bitter 1

15 k'uei deficiency, loss

,
,

chia3 false chia 4 , ; ,

leave of absence

2 t'iao ,
choose, carry
t'iao , strip, clause on a pole
\
lu 4 road , hsieh 1
rest
,

H shih2 , stone
chi
2

tient
, urgent, impa-
46 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE

men4 melancholy, , ssii

1
tear
,

dun
|jn^j

I K? * huang
1

, agitated
chen 1
, needle

MIL
shan 1

, hill, mountain hsien 4 thread ,

4
miao 4 temple , ting ,
a patch

4
comrade, com-
1
, chieh tie, form ;,

chieh 2 finish
#pan panion ,

chan 4 , temporary, hsien

3
apparent, con-,

temporarily spicuous

A ch'ieh

t'o
1
, put
3
,
moreover

off, avoid
chao 4
cording to

chilr, lay hold

,
to reflect, ac-

on

chi 2 utmost, extreme

, t'ien
1
,
to add

4
wang to hope, to- ,
4
yin a seal, to print
wards,look towards ,
 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE 47

4
tu*, stomach to ,
a beast's load

fli
4
shang injury, wound
1

,
to , helm, rudder

2
, terrace, stage, 2
p'eng ,
a sail
platform
Mt'ai
4
tui , regiment, com- ch'ui
2
, hammer, mal-
pany let

2
<55BrC ying ,
camp, barracks,
*' battalion chui
1

awl, gimlet

=
,

2
ch'iao , bridge fu3, axe

'iltT tu 4 ford, ferry

,
chii
4
a saw, to saw
,

4
lii', donkey. ts'o ,
a file, to file

camel
lo*, mien*, flour

2
t'o camel, to carry
,
2
a load (on a beast) hsieh ,
shoes
48 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE

an 1
saddle -fcEl kun 4 a stick
,
^r^l^ ,

ch'e
3
I Ia 3
a well

tt , drag, pull ching ,

2
l3bcT| lung , halter, bridle,
head-stall ch'uang
1

,
window
Ttjp

shuan bind up, whip, 1

2
wall

tt ch'iang
,
,

tie up

2
o
4
ch'uang bed
, hungry ,

4
yao , key wang , prince

4
ch'i , utensils, in-
chen 3 pillow struments
tfc
,

an 4 shore, bank , & ping

1

,
soldier

$c
1
1
ssii ping ice
, private, illicit ,

t|^V fen
3
, powder, pig- 4
ment tung , frost, freeze
 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE 49

1~ hsiieh
3
,
snow chuan 1
, brick

wu

tsei
4

rebel
,

2
robber,
,
mist, fog

thief,
m ji>
niu
3
,

fan 3 carpet ,
a button

2
2
ch'i , flag, banner, p'eng awning, tent, ,

Manchu shed

JL2
|J I J chien 3 scissors ,
^> yun
2
,
clouds

2 '
chiao
horse's bit
,
to chew, a
\^P ts'ai
3
, variegated,
JlVjt bright colours

1
chiao , glue shSng*, sacred, holy

fan 4 transgress, of-

MJLM fc chan 1

,
to paste, stick
,

fend, criminal

^r*> Ian
2
,
blue
mien 2 , cotton, raw
cotton

& chih
tree
1

,
branch of a
ttu t'ung
2
, brass, copper
50 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE

tso 3 , left hand

1
ch'ien , lead

3 4
hsiang sound, noise, ,
yu , right hand
reverberation

chiian
3
to roll up, a
kuo , cooking-pot,
,

roll saucepan

hsien 2 , string of an
4
teng , bench, stool -
-^ - instrument, main-
/ ^k spring of a watch

3
so , lock, to lock ts'ao
1
drill
,

3
ch'ang , enclosure,
4
lien , chain, smelt arena, exercise or
drill ground

m t'i

t'i
4

1
, drawer

ladder
mo

shang
4
,

bestow,
last,

3
,
the last

re-

ward, gaze on
,

hsiu
4
sleeves
kan 1

pole, flagstaff,

if
,
,

railings

2
1
lu , stove, fireplace,
wai ,
crooked
grate
 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE 51

chiin

In
4
,
1

dry land
, army, military
t'u

hung
3
, earth, dust

3
,
to deceive,
amuse, humbug

4
pu ,
a Board, central
4

government office, chiang , paste, starch

public court, class

wu

ya
must

1
4

to
business, affairs,

press, sign,
n chiao 3 corner, angle;

chieh
chiieh
,

,
2

to
,
horn

meet, re-

to
,

ceive
pledge, pawn

shui 4 taxes, duty

tz'ir, porcelain, crock-

,

m chieh 4 prohibit,warn,

chih
give

ther's child
2
,
,

up

nephew, bro-
ery

ch'i
1
ya ,
duck
, varnish, lacquer

1
lou
4
,
to leak sha ,
sand

M hui 1

, lime, ashes sha 1

,
kill
52 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE

4
1
cheng witness, to
chi ,
machine ,

bear witness

|| J\
t'ung

eh'ang
3
,

4
tube, pipe

, sing
m kung

an
fess

,
1

peace, qniet
to depose, con-

3
mi 4 close together,
,

I 11 1 ch'ii , song thick, secret

2
2
eh'a examine, in-
iang , goodjN ,

quire into, look for

4
hsi , concern, conse- k'ao
3
examine
w
,

quences

2
yu by, through,
, let, i
2
, advantage, benefit
depend om
ffi dnfc
4
i , public spirit, loy-
shu 1

,
a comb, to comb alty, patriotism,
high-mindedness

3
3
jan ,
to dye, infect,
yung
^c everlasting
,
catch

1 2

2
shou 2 ripe; 'shu , ,

p'ing , proof skilled in, intimate

 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE 53

Zf|
ts'an

fu 4, to assist, supple-
1
, to counsel

m chiu 4 to rescue ,

m
1

'1 menting, a set

ch'ing , pure, limpid

4
4
tsang to inter (of a
la , wax ,

I 5^P
corpse)

chuan 3
revolve
,
turn round, " mai 2 to bury ,

4 4
lien lei tears
, drill, practise ,

M t'ao

yen
voke
3
demand,

4
,

, disgust, hate
pro- k'u 1 to cry, weep

min 2 the
,

, people, sub-
jects

4
fan ,
charcoal pi", nose

^ iK^ c
t an*, chat, converse yiian
2
,
round

Otj
Tl ~+
o
4
, wickedness;
to hate
wu 1

pien
s
,
flat

Hfi
54 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE

1 1 />1 en 1

favour, grace,
pien , whip ,

^V^ bounty

ZlM* {f]
fir
to float
ft tien
4
,
fill
up, cushion

mi 3 uncooked
,
rice ju
4
,
mattress

mai 4 wheat
M|A kung
1

, reverent, re-
,

yJ|V spectful

1 chin 4 prohibit, for-

chu , pig
,

bid

* mao 1

,
cat

Jh ehitr
5
, stop, desist

ID
2
ch'ou ,
woven silk
yen", words
t=t
tuan 4 satin , an 4 a case in law
,

*
1 1
tui ,
a heap, to heap hsing ,
a star

2 2
ch'iin ,
a flock, crowd huang yellow ,
 THE CHINESE LANGUAGE 55

# ts'un

ts'o
serve

the hands
1

,
2
, retain,

to rub between
pre- yao

to
3
,
1

,
the waist, loins

withdraw, avoid

M tso
4
,
a seat

2
i

2
doubt

ch'ao ,
the court

JR fu , submit, agree

2
t'ing , a hall, 2
heng horizontal
vilion ,

ch'in
1

, imperial m shu 4 perpendicular

,

chung
4
,
all hu 2 ,
a lake

3
tz'ii
3
, this tao ,
an island

Jit
pi
3
,
that
^
ii huo 4 doubt,
dered
,
bewil-

4liA

ko 2 bound, boundary,
rule
,
nnng
pare
4
,
to make, pre-
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