224 words
| Word | Pinyin | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| ⺮ | zhú | "bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118) |
| 一 | yī | one |
| 丨 | gǔn | radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2) |
| 丶 | zhǔ | "dot" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 3) |
| 丿 | piě | radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 4) |
| 幺 | Yāo | surname Yao |
| 乙 | yǐ | second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] |
| 干 | Gān | surname Gan |
| 亅 | jué | "vertical stroke with hook" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 6) |
| 二 | èr | two |
| 亠 | tóu | "lid" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 8) |
| 人 | rén | man |
| 亻 | rén | "person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9) |
| 儿 | ér | child |
| 入 | rù | to enter |
| 八 | bā | eight |
| 冂 | jiōng | radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 13), occurring in 用, 同, 网 etc |
| 冖 | mì | "cover" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 14), occurring in 军, 写, 冠 etc |
| 冫 | bīng | "ice" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 15), occurring in 冰, 决, 次 |
| 凵 | kǎn | receptacle |
| 刀 | Dāo | surname Dao |
| 刂 | dāo | "knife" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 18) |
| 力 | Lì | surname Li |
| 匕 | bǐ | dagger |
| 匚 | fāng | "right open box" radical (Kangxi radical 22), occurring in 区, 医, 匹 etc |
| 匸 | xì | "cover" or "conceal" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 23) |
| 十 | shí | ten |
| 卜 | Bǔ | surname Bu |
| 卩 | jié | "seal" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 26) |
| 厂 | hǎn | "cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27), occurring in 原, 历, 压 etc |
| 又 | yòu | (once) again |
| 口 | kǒu | mouth |
| 囗 | wéi | enclosure |
| 土 | Tǔ | surname Tu |
| 士 | Shì | surname Shi |
| 夂 | zhǐ | "walk slowly" component in Chinese characters |
| 夊 | suī | see 夂[zhi3] |
| 夕 | xī | dusk |
| 大 | dà | big |
| 女 | nǚ | female |
| 子 | zǐ | son |
| 宀 | mián | "roof" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 40), occurring in 家, 定, 安 etc |
| 寸 | cùn | a unit of length |
| 小 | xiǎo | small |
| 尢 | wāng | lame |
| 尸 | shī | corpse |
| 屮 | chè | plants sprouting |
| 山 | Shān | surname Shan |
| 川 | Chuān | river |
| 工 | gōng | work |
| 己 | jǐ | self |
| 巾 | jīn | towel |
| 几 | jī | almost |
| 广 | Guǎng | surname Guang |
| 廾 | gǒng | hands joined |
| 弋 | yì | to shoot |
| 弓 | Gōng | surname Gong |
| 彐 | jì | pig snout (Kangxi radical 58) |
| 彡 | shān | "bristle" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 59) |
| 彳 | chì | step with the left foot (Kangxi radical 60) |
| 心 | xīn | heart |
| 戈 | Gē | surname Ge |
| 户 | hù | a household |
| 手 | shǒu | hand |
| 支 | Zhī | surname Zhi |
| 文 | Wén | surname Wen |
| 斗 | Dǒu | dry measure for grain equal to ten 升[sheng |
| 斤 | jīn | catty |
| 方 | Fāng | surname Fang |
| 日 | Rì | sun |
| 曰 | yuē | to speak |
| 月 | yuè | moon |
| 木 | Mù | surname Mu |
| 欠 | qiàn | deficient |
| 止 | zhǐ | to stop |
| 歹 | dǎi | bad |
| 殳 | Shū | surname Shu |
| 毋 | Wú | surname Wu |
| 比 | Bǐ | (particle used for comparison and "-er than") |
| 毛 | Máo | surname Mao |
| 氏 | shì | clan name |
| 气 | qì | gas |
| 水 | Shuǐ | surname Shui |
| 氵 | shuǐ | "water" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85), occurring in 没, 法, 流 etc |
| 卤 | lǔ | to stew in soy sauce and spices |
| 火 | Huǒ | surname Huo |
| 无 | wú | not to have |
| 爪 | zhuǎ | claw |
| 父 | fù | father |
| 爻 | yáo | the solid and broken lines of the eight trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], e.g. ☶ |
| 爿 | pán | classifier for strips of land or bamboo, shops, factories etc |
| 片 | piàn | thin piece |
| 牙 | yá | tooth |
| 牛 | Niú | surname Niu |
| 犬 | quǎn | dog |
| 玄 | xuán | black |
| 玉 | yù | jade |
| 瓜 | guā | melon |
| 瓦 | wǎ | roof tile |
| 甘 | Gān | surname Gan |
| 生 | shēng | to be born |
| 用 | yòng | to use |
| 田 | Tián | surname Tian |
| 疒 | nè | sick |
| 白 | Bái | surname Bai |
| 皮 | Pí | surname Pi |
| 皿 | mǐn | dish |
| 目 | mù | eye |
| 矛 | máo | spear |
| 石 | Shí | surname Shi |
| 示 | shì | to show |
| 禸 | róu | trample |
| 禾 | hé | cereal |
| 谷 | gǔ | grain |
| 穴 | xué | cave |
| 立 | Lì | surname Li |
| 竹 | zhú | bamboo |
| 米 | Mǐ | surname Mi |
| 糸 | mì | fine silk |
| 网 | wǎng | net |
| 缶 | fǒu | pottery |
| 罒 | wǎng | net (Kangxi radical 122) |
| 羊 | Yáng | surname Yang |
| 羽 | yǔ | feather |
| 老 | lǎo | prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity |
| 而 | ér | and |
| 耒 | lěi | plow |
| 耳 | ěr | ear |
| 聿 | yù | (arch. introductory particle) |
| 肉 | ròu | meat |
| 臣 | Chén | surname Chen |
| 自 | zì | self |
| 至 | zhì | to arrive |
| 臼 | jiù | mortar |
| 舌 | shé | tongue |
| 舛 | chuǎn | mistaken |
| 舟 | zhōu | boat |
| 艮 | gèn | one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing mountain |
| 色 | sè | color |
| 艹 | cǎo | grass radical 草字頭兒|草字头儿[cao3 zi4 tou2 r5] |
| 草 | cǎo | grass |
| 虍 | hū | stripes of a tiger |
| 虫 | chóng | lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures |
| 血 | xuè | blood |
| 行 | xíng | to walk |
| 衣 | yī | clothes |
| 襾 | yà | cover |
| 见 | jiàn | to see |
| 角 | Jué | surname Jue |
| 言 | yán | words |
| 讠 | yán | "speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149) |
| 豆 | dòu | bean |
| 豕 | shǐ | hog |
| 豸 | zhì | worm-like invertebrate |
| 贝 | Bèi | surname Bei |
| 赤 | chì | red |
| 走 | zǒu | to walk |
| 足 | zú | foot |
| 身 | shēn | body |
| 车 | Chē | surname Che |
| 辛 | Xīn | surname Xin |
| 辰 | chén | 5th earthly branch: 7-9 a.m., 3rd solar month (5th April-4th May), year of the Dragon |
| 辵 | chuò | to walk (side part of split character) |
| 辶 | chuò | to walk (side part of split character) |
| 邑 | yì | city |
| 酉 | yǒu | 10th earthly branch: 5-7 p.m., 8th solar month (8th September-7th October), year of the Rooster |
| 里 | lǐ | inside |
| 金 | Jīn | surname Jin |
| 长 | cháng | length |
| 门 | Mén | surname Men |
| 阜 | fù | abundant |
| 隶 | lì | attached to |
| 隹 | zhuī | short-tailed bird |
| 雨 | yǔ | rain |
| 青 | Qīng | nature's color |
| 非 | Fēi | to not be |
| 面 | miàn | noodles |
| 革 | gé | animal hide |
| 韦 | Wéi | surname Wei |
| 韭 | jiǔ | leek |
| 音 | yīn | sound |
| 页 | yè | page |
| 风 | fēng | wind |
| 飞 | fēi | to fly |
| 食 | shí | to eat |
| 饣 | shí | "to eat" or "food" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 184) |
| 首 | shǒu | head |
| 香 | xiāng | fragrant |
| 马 | Mǎ | surname Ma |
| 骨 | gǔ | bone |
| 高 | Gāo | surname Gao |
| 髟 | biāo | hair |
| 斗 | dòu | to fight |
| 鬯 | chàng | sacrificial spirit |
| 鬲 | lì | ancient ceramic three-legged vessel used for cooking with cord markings on the outside and hollow legs |
| 鬼 | guǐ | ghost |
| 鱼 | Yú | surname Yu |
| 鸟 | niǎo | bird |
| 鹿 | lù | deer |
| 麦 | Mài | surname Mai |
| 麻 | Má | surname Ma |
| 黍 | shǔ | broomcorn millet |
| 黑 | Hēi | black |
| 黹 | zhǐ | embroidery |
| 黾 | mǐn | toad |
| 鼎 | dǐng | ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs |
| 鼓 | gǔ | drum |
| 鼠 | shǔ | rat |
| 鼻 | bí | nose |
| 齐 | Qí | surname Qi |
| 齿 | chǐ | tooth |
| 龙 | Lóng | surname Long |
| 龟 | guī | tortoise |
| 龠 | yuè | ancient unit of volume (half a 合[ge3], equivalent to 50ml) |
| 厶 | sī | private (Kangxi radical 28) |
| 勹 | bāo | wrap |
| 矢 | shǐ | arrow (radical) |
| 黃 | huáng | yellow |
| 廴 | yǐn | "long stride" radical in Chinese characters |
| 攴 | pū | rap |
| 戶 | hù | door |
| 癶 | bō | dotted tent |
| 疋 | pǐ | bolt of cloth |
| 釆 | biàn | distinguish |