#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. 大小 【dàxiǎo】 size; dimension
  2. 到达 【dàodá】 arrive; get to
  3. 夺冠 【duóguàn】 take the crown; win a championship
  4. 驮 【tuó】 carry on the back; bear on the back
  5. 代理 【dàilǐ】 agent; agency
  6. 口袋 【kǒudài】 pocket
  7. 贷款 【dàikuǎn】 loan; grant a loan
  8. 带领 【dàilǐng】 to lead; to head
  9. 滞后 【zhìhoù】 to lag behind
  10. 一旦 【yīdàn】 once; in case
  11. 但是 【dànshì】 though; but
  12. 大胆 【dàdǎn】 bold; daring
  13. 担任 【dānrèn】 assume the office of; hold the post of
  14. 平坦 【píngtǎn】 level; even
  15. 单一 【dānyī】 one; single
  16. 阐述 【chǎnshù】 expound; elaborate
  17. 禅杖 【chánzhàng】 Buddhist monk's cane
  18. 子弹 【zǐdàn】 bullet; ammunition
  19. 当时 【dāngshí】 at that time
  20. 档案 【dàngàn】 files; archives
  21. 阻挡 【zǔdǎng】 to stop; to resist
  22. 回到 【huídào】 return to; go back to
  23. 倒下 【dǎoxià】 to collapse; to topple over
  24. 岛屿 【dǎoyǔ】 islands and islets; islands
  25. 捣乱 【dǎoluàn】 make trouble; create a disturbance
  26. 刀 【dāo】 knife
  27. 唠叨 【láodao】 chatter; be garrulous
  28. 号召 【hàozhào】 call upon; call out
  29. 登山 【dēngshān】 mountain-climbing; mountaineering
  30. 橙汁 【chéngzhī】 orange juice
  31. 澄清 【chéngqīng】 clarify; clear up
  32. 目瞪口呆 【mùdèngkǒudāi】 stunned ; stupefied
  33. 凳子 【dèngzi】 stool; small seat
  34. 蹬 【dēng】 pedal; step into somewhere
  35. 皇帝 【huángdì】 emperor
  36. 根深蒂固 【gēnshēndìgù】 deep-rooted; ingrained
  37. 取缔 【qǔdì】 outlaw; ban
  38. 兄弟 【xiōngdì】 brothers
  39. 快递 【kuàidì】 express delivery
  40. 梯子 【tīzi】 ladder; stepladder
  41. 鼻涕 【bítì】 nasal mucus; nasal discharge
  42. 剃 【tì】 shave
  43. 商店 【shāngdiàn】 shop; store
  44. 惦记 【diànjì】 be concerned about; keep thinking about
  45. 颠倒 【diāndǎo】 reverse; turn upside down
  46. 巅峰 【diānfēng】 summit; apex
  47. 刁难 【diāonàn】 create difficulties; make things difficult
  48. 叼 【diāo】 hold in the mouth
  49. 定期 【dìngqī】 regularly; regular
  50. 淀粉 【diànfěn】 starch; amylum
  51. 绽放 【zhànfàng】 to blossom
  52. 丁 【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. 打球 【dǎqiú】 play a ball game
  54. 灯泡 【dēngpào】 bulb; lamp bulb
  55. 山顶 【shāndǐng】 peak; mountaintop
  56. 签订 【qiāndìng】 conclude and sign
  57. 盯 【dīng】 stare at; gaze at
  58. 叮嘱 【dīngzhǔ】 repeatedly advise; warn
  59. 钉子 【dīngzi】 nail; snag
  60. 宁静 【níngjìng】 peaceful; tranquil
  61. 大厅 【dàtīng】 hall; lobby
  62. 报亭 【bàotíng】 kiosk; newsstand
  63. 东边 【dōngbian】 east side
  64. 冷冻 【lěngdòng】 to freeze; to deep-freeze
  65. 栋梁 【dòngliáng】 ridge; important people
  66. 冬天 【dōngtiān】 winter
  67. 疼痛 【téngtòng】 pain; ache
  68. 终点 【zhōngdiǎn】 destination; terminal point
  69. 董事会 【dǒngshìhuì】 board; board of directors
  70. 懂得 【dǒngde】 understand; know
  71. 豆子 【dòuzi】 bean; pea
  72. 逗 【dòu】 tease; play with
  73. 短信 【duǎnxìn】 short message
  74. 搏斗 【bódòu】 wrestle; fight
  75. 发抖 【fādǒu】 shiver; shudder
  76. 速度 【sùdù】 speed
  77. 渡过 【dùguò】 pass; voyage
  78. 时段 【shíduàn】 time frame; time interval
  79. 锻炼 【duànliàn】 exercise; do physical training
  80. 排队 【pái//duì】 queue; line up
  81. 下坠 【xiàzhuì】 fall; falling
  82. 兑换 【duìhuàn】 to convert; to exchange
  83. 尖锐 【jiānruì】 sharp; sharp-pointed
  84. 纳税 【nàshuì】 to pay taxes
  85. 说话 【shuō//huà】 speak; talk
  86. 脱离 【tuōlí】 separate; break away
  87. 阅读 【yuèdú】 read
  88. 悦耳 【yuèěr】 sweet-sounding; beautiful (of sound)
  89. 矛盾 【máodùn】 contradictory; contradiction
  90. 循环 【xúnhuán】 cycle; circulation
  91. 多云 【duōyún】 cloudy
  92. 奢侈 【shēchǐ】 luxurious; extravagant
  93. 爹 【diē】 father; dad
  94. 哆嗦 【duōsuo】 to tremble; to shiver
  95. 移动 【yídòng】 move; shift
  96. 朵 【duǒ】 (measure word for flowers…)
  97. 躲藏 【duǒcáng】 hide oneself; go into hiding
  98. 卓越 【zhuóyuè】 distinction; excellence
  99. 绰号 【chuòhào】 nickname
  100. 悼念 【dàoniàn】 to grieve
  101. 关掉 【guāndiào】 to switch off; to shut off
  102. 口罩 【kǒuzhào】 breathing mask; mask
  103. 四周 【sìzhōu】 all around
  104. 丝绸 【sīchóu】 silk cloth; silk
  105. 稠密 【chóumì】 dense; denseness
  106. 雕刻 【diāokè】 carve; engrave
  107. 调查 【diàochá】 investigation; inquiry
  108. 记者 【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. 赌博 【dǔbó】 gamble; gambling
  110. 堵车 【dǔchē】 traffic jam
  111. 目睹 【mùdǔ】 witness; see with one's own eyes
  112. 都市 【dūshì】 metropolis; city
  113. 奢侈 【shēchǐ】 luxurious; extravagant
  114. 签署 【qiānshǔ】 sign
  115. 暑期 【shǔqī】 summer vacation time
  116. 屠杀 【túshā】 massacre; butcher
  117. 情绪 【qíngxù】 mood; sentiments
  118. 诸位 【zhūwèi】 everybody; ladies and gentlemen
  119. 猪 【zhū】 pig; hog
  120. 煮 【zhǔ】 boil; cook
  121. 著作 【zhùzuò】 writings; work; book
  122. 舀 【yǎo】 ladle out; spoon out
  123. 水稻 【shuǐdào】 rice; paddy
  124. 舞蹈 【wǔdǎo】 dance
  125. 滔滔不绝 【tāotāobùjué】 eloquent; an unceasing flow of words
  126. 氐 【dī/dǐ】 low; to arrive; foundation
    In this group, 3 characters have the same pronunciations as their phonetic component dī/dǐ 氐.
  127. 低温 【dīwēn】 low temperature
  128. 抵达 【dǐdá】 reach; arrive at
  129. 海底 【hǎidǐ】 seabed; seafloor
  130. 失业 【shīyè】 be unemployed; lose one's job
  131. 下跌 【xiàdiē】 fall; decline
  132. 迭起 【diéqǐ】 continuously arising; to arise repeatedly
  133. 高铁 【gāotiě】 high-speed rail
  134. 秩序 【zhìxù】 order; sequence
  135. 枼 【yè】 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. 间谍 【jiàndié】 spy; secret agent
  137. 光碟 【guāngdié】 compact disk; compact disc
  138. 是否 【shìfǒu】 whether…or not
  139. 堤坝 【dībà】 dam; dyke
  140. 钥匙 【yàoshi】 key (to a lock)
  141. 问题 【wèntí】 question; problem
  142. 提醒 【tíxǐng】 remind; warn
  143. 屯 【tún】 to station (soldiers); to store up
  144. 纯净水 【chúnjìngshuǐ】 pure water
  145. 停顿 【tíngdùn】 to halt; to break off
  146. 吨 【dūn】 ton; tonne
  147. 炖 【dùn】 to stew
  148. 打盹儿 【dǎdǔnr】 doze off; take a nap
  149. 耑 【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. 踹 【chuài】 to kick; to trample
  151. 揣测 【chuǎicè】 to guess; to conjecture
  152. 喘息 【chuǎnxī】 to gasp for breath; to take a breather
  153. 尖端 【jiānduān】 sharp pointed end; tip-top
  154. 瑞雪 【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.