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#学汉字 Syllables 音节(da- deng di- do- du-... ) & 39 Phonetic Components 声符(丁,登,弟,者...)

Today we are going to learn 39 phonetic components and related characters/words.

The evolution of Chinese characters has gone through thousands of years. Many Chinese characters with the same pronunciations in ancient times are now pronounced differently.

Only 30% phono-semantic compound characters have the same pronunciations as their phonetic components. Therefore the pronunciations of most of these characters have different tones, initials or finals from their phonetic components.

  1. 小 【xiǎo】 size; dimension
  2.  【dào】 arrive; get to
  3. 冠 【duóguàn】 take the crown; win a championship
  4.  【tuó】 carry on the back; bear on the back
  5. 理 【dàilǐ】 agent; agency
  6.  【kǒudài】 pocket
  7. 款 【dàikuǎn】 loan; grant a loan
  8. 领 【dàilǐng】 to lead; to head
  9. 后 【zhìhoù】 to lag behind
  10.  【yīdàn】 once; in case
  11. 是 【dànshì】 though; but
  12.  【dàdǎn】 bold; daring
  13. 任 【dānrèn】 assume the office of; hold the post of
  14.  【píngtǎn】 level; even
  15. 一 【dānyī】 one; single
  16. 述 【chǎnshù】 expound; elaborate
  17. 杖 【chánzhàng】 Buddhist monk's cane
  18.  【zǐdàn】 bullet; ammunition
  19. 时 【dāngshí】 at that time
  20. 案 【dàngàn】 files; archives
  21.  【zǔdǎng】 to stop; to resist
  22.  【huídào】 return to; go back to
  23. 下 【dǎoxià】 to collapse; to topple over
  24. 屿 【dǎoyǔ】 islands and islets; islands
  25. 乱 【dǎoluàn】 make trouble; create a disturbance
  26.  【dāo】 knife
  27.  【láodao】 chatter; be garrulous
  28.  【hàozhào】 call upon; call out
  29. 山 【dēngshān】 mountain-climbing; mountaineering
  30. 汁 【chéngzhī】 orange juice
  31. 清 【chéngqīng】 clarify; clear up
  32. 口呆 【mùdèngkǒudāi】 stunned ; stupefied
  33. 子 【dèngzi】 stool; small seat
  34.  【dēng】 pedal; step into somewhere
  35.  【huáng】 emperor
  36. 根深固 【gēnshēngù】 deep-rooted; ingrained
  37.  【qǔ】 outlaw; ban
  38.  【xiōng】 brothers
  39.  【kuài】 express delivery
  40. 子 【zi】 ladder; stepladder
  41.  【bí】 nasal mucus; nasal discharge
  42.  【】 shave
  43.  【shāngdiàn】 shop; store
  44. 记 【diànjì】 be concerned about; keep thinking about
  45. 倒 【diāndǎo】 reverse; turn upside down
  46. 峰 【diānfēng】 summit; apex
  47. 难 【diāonàn】 create difficulties; make things difficult
  48.  【diāo】 hold in the mouth
  49. 期 【dìngqī】 regularly; regular
  50. 粉 【diànfěn】 starch; amylum
  51. 放 【zhànfàng】 to blossom
  52.  【dīng】 a surname; member of a family
    In the following characters, some of them have the same pronunciation as the phonetic component "丁"; and other characters have pronunciations with the different tones, initials, or finals, such as da, deng, ning or ting.
  53. 球 【qiú】 play a ball game
  54. 泡 【dēngpào】 bulb; lamp bulb
  55.  【shāndǐng】 peak; mountaintop
  56.  【qiāndìng】 conclude and sign
  57.  【dīng】 stare at; gaze at
  58. 嘱 【dīngzhǔ】 repeatedly advise; warn
  59. 子 【dīngzi】 nail; snag
  60. 静 【níngjìng】 peaceful; tranquil
  61.  【dàtīng】 hall; lobby
  62.  【bàotíng】 kiosk; newsstand
  63. 边 【dōngbian】 east side
  64.  【lěngdòng】 to freeze; to deep-freeze
  65. 梁 【dòngliáng】 ridge; important people
  66. 天 【dōngtiān】 winter
  67. 痛 【téngtòng】 pain; ache
  68. 点 【zhōngdiǎn】 destination; terminal point
  69. 事会 【dǒngshìhuì】 board; board of directors
  70. 得 【dǒngde】 understand; know
  71. 子 【dòuzi】 bean; pea
  72.  【dòu】 tease; play with
  73. 信 【duǎnxìn】 short message
  74.  【bódòu】 wrestle; fight
  75.  【fādǒu】 shiver; shudder
  76.  【sù】 speed
  77. 过 【guò】 pass; voyage
  78.  【shíduàn】 time frame; time interval
  79. 炼 【duànliàn】 exercise; do physical training
  80.  【pái//duì】 queue; line up
  81.  【xiàzhuì】 fall; falling
  82. 换 【duìhuàn】 to convert; to exchange
  83.  【jiānruì】 sharp; sharp-pointed
  84.  【nàshuì】 to pay taxes
  85. 话 【shuō//huà】 speak; talk
  86. 离 【tuōlí】 separate; break away
  87. 读 【yuèdú】 read
  88. 耳 【yuèěr】 sweet-sounding; beautiful (of sound)
  89.  【máodùn】 contradictory; contradiction
  90. 环 【xúnhuán】 cycle; circulation
  91. 云 【duōyún】 cloudy
  92.  【shēchǐ】 luxurious; extravagant
  93.  【diē】 father; dad
  94. 嗦 【duōsuo】 to tremble; to shiver
  95. 动 【dòng】 move; shift
  96.  【duǒ】 (measure word for flowers…)
  97. 藏 【duǒcáng】 hide oneself; go into hiding
  98. 越 【zhuóyuè】 distinction; excellence
  99. 号 【chuòhào】 nickname
  100. 念 【dàoniàn】 to grieve
  101.  【guāndiào】 to switch off; to shut off
  102.  【kǒuzhào】 breathing mask; mask
  103.  【sìzhōu】 all around
  104.  【sīchóu】 silk cloth; silk
  105. 密 【chóumì】 dense; denseness
  106. 刻 【diāokè】 carve; engrave
  107. 查 【diàochá】 investigation; inquiry
  108.  【jìzhě】 reporter; journalist
    The phonetic component 者 is pronounced differently in the following 13 characters: du shu zhu tu xu she. In this group, 7 characters are in the 3rd tone. 12 characters contain the final "u".
  109. 博 【bó】 gamble; gambling
  110. 车 【chē】 traffic jam
  111.  【mù】 witness; see with one's own eyes
  112. 市 【shì】 metropolis; city
  113. 侈 【shēchǐ】 luxurious; extravagant
  114.  【qiānshǔ】 sign
  115. 期 【shǔqī】 summer vacation time
  116. 杀 【shā】 massacre; butcher
  117.  【qíng】 mood; sentiments
  118. 位 【zhūwèi】 everybody; ladies and gentlemen
  119.  【zhū】 pig; hog
  120.  【zhǔ】 boil; cook
  121. 作 【zhùzuò】 writings; work; book
  122.  【yǎo】 ladle out; spoon out
  123.  【shuǐdào】 rice; paddy
  124.  【wǔdǎo】 dance
  125. 不绝 【tāotāobùjué】 eloquent; an unceasing flow of words
  126.  【dī/dǐ】 low; to arrive; foundation
    In this group, 3 characters have the same pronunciations as their phonetic component dī/dǐ 氐.
  127. 温 【wēn】 low temperature
  128. 达 【dá】 reach; arrive at
  129.  【hǎi】 seabed; seafloor
  130. 业 【shīyè】 be unemployed; lose one's job
  131.  【xiàdiē】 fall; decline
  132. 起 【diéqǐ】 continuously arising; to arise repeatedly
  133.  【gāotiě】 high-speed rail
  134. 序 【zhìxù】 order; sequence
  135.  【】 a table; flat pieces of wood; a slip; a leaf
    This character yè 枼 is now only used as a component in characters. 谍 has the radical "yán 讠 speech". 碟 has the radical "shí 石 stone".
  136.  【jiàndié】 spy; secret agent
  137.  【guāngdié】 compact disk; compact disc
  138. 否 【shìfǒu】 whether…or not
  139. 坝 【bà】 dam; dyke
  140.  【yàoshi】 key (to a lock)
  141.  【wèn】 question; problem
  142. 醒 【xǐng】 remind; warn
  143.  【tún】 to station (soldiers); to store up
  144. 净水 【chúnjìngshuǐ】 pure water
  145.  【tíngdùn】 to halt; to break off
  146.  【dūn】 ton; tonne
  147.  【dùn】 to stew
  148. 儿 【dǎdǔnr】 doze off; take a nap
  149.  【duān/zhuān】 specialized | concentrated
    The phonetic component 耑 is used with 5 different radicals to form 5 characters. In these characters, it is pronounced as "uan, uai, or ui".
  150.  【chuài】 to kick; to trample
  151. 测 【chuǎicè】 to guess; to conjecture
  152. 息 【chuǎnxī】 to gasp for breath; to take a breather
  153.  【jiānduān】 sharp pointed end; tip-top
  154. 雪 【ruìxuě】 timely snow; auspicious snow

Chinese characters not only emphasize meanings, but also emphasize pronunciations. We can learn Chinese characters by grouping phonetic components. It is a good method to improve our learning efficiency.