Character

Mandarin Pronunciation

Meaning in English

主

zhǔ

owner, lord

玉

yù

jade

国

guó

country

言

yán

word

下

xià

down, below, under, after

亡

wáng

to flee

忙

máng

busy

点

diǎn

point, dot, o'clock

什

shén

what

不

bù

not

午

wǔ

noon

牛

niú

cow

生

shēng

life, to be born

仁

rén

humane

住

zhù

to live, to dwell

往

wǎng

toward, bound for

作

zuò

to do

年

nián

year

半

bàn

half

当

dāng

to act as

白

bái

white

百

bǎi

hundred

自

zì

self

千

qiān

thousand

舌

shé

tongue

少

shǎo

few, less

左

zuǒ

left

右

yòu

right

在

zài

(located) at

厂

chǎng

factory

广

guǎng

wide

川

chuān

river

开

kāi

to begin

井

jǐng

well (for water)

人

rén

person

大

dà

big

太

tài

very, too

犬

quǎn

dog

天

tiān

day

八

bā

eight (8)

木

mù

tree

本

běn

origin

失

shǐ

lost

来

lái

to come

头

tóu

head

个

gè

(counter)

是

shì

to be, am, are, is