Mandarin

15 Giants of Chinese History

China has the longest and richest history of any nation on Earth. So isn't it about time that you learned who the seminal figures were, and what they did?

Created by jacob.s, Nov. 30, 2011             165 learners
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English Mandarin Pinyin Part Audio Mems  
  child 子 zi3 noun; particle
  ladle 匕 bi3 noun
  earth 土 tu3 noun; country
  old 老 lao3 adjt
  Lao Tzu 老子 lao3 zi3 noun
  fish hook 乙 yi3 noun; heavenly
  hole 孔 kong3 noun
  Confucius 孔子 kong3 zi3 noun
  drop 丶 no pronunciation radical
  toe 止 zhi3 verb; noun
  dart (also: dagger) 弋 yi4 noun; verb
  martial 武 wu3 noun; name
  small 小 xiao3 adjt; name
  grandson 孙 sun1 noun; name
  Sun Tzu 孙武 sun1 wu3 None
  sun 日 ri4 noun; adjt; country
  white 白 bai2 adjt; name; phonetic
  king 王 wang2 noun; name
  emperor 皇 huang2 noun
  woman 女 nv3 noun; adjt
  cocoon 厶 no pronunciation radical
  mouth 口 kou3 noun; mw
  stage 台 tai2 noun; country; mw
  beginning 始 shi3 noun
  Qin Shihuang 秦始皇 qin2 shi3 huang2 None
  eye 目 mu4 noun
  one 一 yi1 noun; num
  a long time 且 qie3 noun
  sign (squished to the side) 礻 no pronunciation radical
  ancestor 祖 zu3 noun
  lid 亠 no pronunciation radical
  glass jar 冂 no pronunciation radical
  tall 高 gao1 adjt
  Emperor Gao 高祖 gao1 zu3 None
  three dots water 氵 no pronunciation radical
  right hand 又 you4 advb; radical
  Han 汉 han4 noun; phonetic
  crown 冖 no pronunciation radical
  to stand 立 li4 verb; advb
  cloth 巾 jin1 noun
  emperor 帝 di4 noun
  Emperor Wu of Han 汉武帝 han4 wu3 di4 None
  person who does 者 zhe3 noun
  word (squished to the side) 讠 no pronunciation noun
  various 诸 zhu1 noun; name
  small table 几 ji1; ji3 adjt; determiner
  light 亮 liang4 noun
  wrap 勹 no pronunciation radical
  man 人 ren2 noun
  why 曷 he2 conj; advb; noun
  grass 艹 no pronunciation radical
  linen 葛 ge3 None
  Zhuge Liang 诸葛亮 zhu1 ge3 liang4 person
  product 品 pin3 noun
  hand (squished to the side) 扌 no pronunciation radical
  tree 木 mu4 noun
  to hold 操 cao1 noun; verb
  Cao Cao 曹操 cao2 cao1 None
  extremely 太 tai4 advb; cad
  slope 厂 chang3 noun
  lean-to 广 guang3 adjt; verb
  surname Tang 唐 tang2 name
  roof 宀 no pronunciation radical
  sect 宗 zong1 noun
  Emperor Taizong 唐太宗 tang2 tai4 zong1 noun
  heaven 天 tian1 noun
  shut 关 guan1 verb; adjt; name
  ice 冫 bing1 radical
  to practice 习 xi2 noun; verb
  wings 羽 yu3 noun
  Guan Yu 关羽 guan1 yu3 None
  cowrie 贝 bei4 noun; phonetic
  small knife 刂 no pronunciation radical
  standard 则 ze2 noun; verb; conj
  Empress Wu 武则天 wu3 ze2 tian1 None
  son 儿 er2 noun
  dollar 元 yuan2 noun
  ancient stone ornament 璋 zhang1 noun
  collectively 共 gong4 noun; verb; adjt; advb
  flood 洪 hong2 noun; name
  Hongwu Emperor 洪武帝 hong2 wu3 di4 None
  outstanding 逸 yi4 noun
  immortal 仙 xian1 noun
  Sun Yat-sen 孙逸仙 sun1 yi4 xian5 None
  fur 毛 mao2 noun; name
  beneficence 泽 ze2 noun phonetic
  east 东 dong1 adjt; noun
  Mao Zedong 毛泽东 mao2 ze2 dong1 chineseperson
  dry 干 gan1 adjt; slang
  to weigh 平 ping2 noun; verb; adjt; phonetic
  surname Deng 邓 deng4 name
  Deng Xiaoping 邓小平 deng4 xiao3 ping2 person
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子
子 zi3 child

匕
匕 bi3 ladle

土
土 tu3 earth

老
老 lao3 old

老子
老子 lao3 zi3 Lao Tzu

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