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音节&声符 Syllables (b-) & 27 Phonetic Components

⬅️ 音节 Syllables




Most Mandarin syllables can be spelled with one initial followed by one final. Initials are initial consonants. In this video, let's learn syllables that start with the initial "b". We will study 27 phonetic components as well as the characters and words associated with them.

The phonetic components can wholly or partially represent the pronunciations of characters. There are so many homophone characters in Mandarin. However, in the vocabulary of HSK, most words are compound words. Fortunately, there are not that many homophone words.

  1.  【】 eight
  2.  【yībàn】 half; one half
  3. 法 【bànfǎ】 method; way
  4.  【lǎba】 trumpet; horn
  5.  【】 lean over; bend over
  6.  【】 dig up; pull down
  7. 工 【gōng】 strike; go on strike
  8. 动 【bǎidòng】 to sway; to swing
  9.  【wěi】 tail
  10.  【jiǔ】 bar; pub
  11.  【ba】 dad; papa
  12. 山 【shān】 climb mountain; go hiking
  13. 握 【wò】 grasp; seize
  14. 蕾 【lěi】 ballet
  15. 子 【zi】 target
  16.  【bàn】 half
  17. 决 【pànjué】 court decision; judgment
  18.  【pàng】 get fat
  19.  【huǒbàn】 partner; companion
  20.  【bèipàn】 betrayal
  21.  【hépàn】 riverside; river plain
  22.  【jiǎobàn】 stir; whip
  23.  【yībān】 usually; generally
  24.  【bān】 carry; move
  25.  【liánbāng】 federation; union
  26. 忙 【bāng//máng】 help; do a favor
  27.  【bǎng】 bind; tie
  28. 安 【bǎo'ān】 public security; ensure public security
  29. 垒 【bǎolěi】 fort; fortress
  30.  【bāo】 stew; cook
  31.  【shūbāo】 schoolbag; backpack
  32.  【pǎo】 run
  33.  【bǎo】 full; not hungry
  34.  【yōngbào】 embrace; hug
  35.  【biānpào】 firecrackers
  36. 胎 【shuāngbāotāi】 twins
  37.  【dēngpào】 bulb; lamp bulb
  38.  【qípáo】 cheongsam; cheong-sam
  39.  【páo】 to dig; to excavate
  40. 方 【běifāng】 north
  41. 包 【bēibāo】 knapsack; rucksack
  42.  【zhǔnbèi】 preparation; arrangement
  43.  【píbèi】 tired out; weary
  44.  【zìbēi】 feel oneself inferior; be self-abased
  45.  【jīnpái】 gold medal
  46. 酒 【 jiǔ】 beer
  47. 气 【qì】 temper; disposition
  48.  【mùbēi】 gravestone; tombstone
  49. 壳 【bèiké】 shell; sea shell
  50.  【lángbèi】 in a difficult position; in a tight corner
  51.  【kèběn】 textbook
  52.  【bèn】 dull; foolish
  53. 溃 【bēngkuì】 collapse; breakdown
  54.  【bèng】 hop; jump
  55. 赛 【sài】 compete
  56. 评 【píng】 criticize; criticism
  57. 业 【yè】 graduate; finish school
  58.  【qiāng】 execute by shooting; reject
  59. 美 【měi】 compare favorably with; rival
  60. 须 【xū】 must; have to
  61. 码 【mǎ】 password; code
  62. 蜂 【fēng】 honeybee; bee
  63. 密 【】 secret
  64.  【fēn】 secrete; secretion
  65.  【kāi】 open up; develop
  66.  【huí】 avoid (meeting sb.); debarb
  67.  【qiáng】 wall
  68.  【shǒu】 arm
  69. 如 【rú】 for example; for instance
  70.  【】 chop; split
  71.  【piān】 remote; out-of-the-way
  72.  【biǎn】 flat
  73. 幅 【piānfú】 the length of an article; space
  74.  【pǔbiàn】 general; universal
  75. 号 【biānhào】 number; serial number
  76.  【qīpiàn】 fraud; deceive
  77. 差 【piānchā】 deviation; bias
  78. 便 【fāngbiàn】 convenient
  79. 炮 【biānpào】 firecrackers
  80.  【shìbīng】 soldier
  81. 馆 【bīnguǎn】 hotel
  82.  【hǎibīn】 seashore; strand
  83. 纷 【bīnfēn】 in riotous profusion; rich and diverse
  84. 行 【bìngxíng】 parallel; pairing
  85.  【huāpíng】 flower vase; vase
  86. 搏 【pīnbó】 work hard
  87. 干 【bǐnggān】 cookie; cracker
  88. 幕 【píngmù】 screen
  89.  【bǐng】 third; the third of the Ten Heavenly Stems
  90. 人 【bìngrén】 patient
  91.  【bǎbǐng】 handle; evidence that can be got hold of in lawsuits or arguments
  92. 浪 【làng】 wave
  93.  【lǎopo】 wife
  94.  【】 not; no
  95. 子 【bēizi】 cup; glass
  96. 定 【fǒudìng】 negative; negate
  97.  【】 cloth; fabric
  98.  【kǒng】 terrifying; horrible
  99.  【zhān】 to divine
  100.  【dàochù】 everywhere
  101.  【xiū】 to mend
  102.  【】 throw oneself at; rush at
  103.  【gōng】 public servant
  104.  【bēn】 rush to; go to
  105.  【chún】 simple; plain
  106. 色 【báisè】 white; whiteness
  107.  【bǎi】 hundred
  108. 树 【bǎishù】 cypress; cedar
  109.  【qiúpāi】 bat (pingpong); racket (tennis, badminton)
  110.  【hài】 be afraid; be frightened
  111.  【shǒu】 handkerchief
  112.  【bo】 father's elder brother; uncle-in-law
  113.  【chuán】 ships; boats
  114.  【hú】 lake
  115.  【qiǎng】 enforce; force
  116.  【qì】 courage; boldness of vision
  117. 绿 【lǜ】 dark green

We have learned syllables which start with the initial "b" as well as a total of 117 characters and 117 compound words. We group characters by different phonetic components. This method can help us memorize more characters efficiently.