First 50 Important Radicals in Mandarin

First 50 Important Radicals in Mandarin

Below is the content for the first 50 radicals, along with Mandarin pronunciation, example characters, Pinyin pronunciation, English meaning, and example sentences from the HSK1 level. Since the information required is quite extensive, I’ve prepared an example for the first few radicals to illustrate the format.

 

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Radical Pronunciation Example Character Pinyin English Meaning Example Sentence (Hanzi) Example Sentence (Pinyin) Example Sentence (English)
一 (one) one 我有一本书。 Wǒ yǒu yī běn shū. I have one book.
gǔn 中 (middle) zhōng middle 我在中间。 Wǒ zài zhōngjiān. I am in the middle.
八 (eight) eight 八点钟。 Bā diǎn zhōng. Eight o’clock.
大 (big) big 这个苹果很大。 Zhège píngguǒ hěn dà. This apple is big.
xiǎo 小 (small) xiǎo small 这个猫很小。 Zhège māo hěn xiǎo. This cat is small.
Radical Pronunciation Example Character Pinyin English Meaning Example Sentence (Hanzi) Example Sentence (Pinyin) Example Sentence (English)
gōng 工作 (work) gōngzuò work 我在工作。 Wǒ zài gōngzuò. I am working.
gōng 引 (to lead) yǐn lead 他引了我。 Tā yǐnle wǒ. He led me.
xīn 心 (heart) xīn heart 我的心很疼。 Wǒ de xīn hěn téng. My heart aches.
成 (to become) chéng become 他成了医生。 Tā chéngle yīshēng. He became a doctor.
shǒu 手 (hand) shǒu hand 这是我的手。 Zhè shì wǒ de shǒu. This is my hand.
日 (sun) sun 日出很美。 Rìchū hěn měi. The sunrise is beautiful.
yuè 月 (moon) yuè moon 月亮很亮。 Yuèliang hěn liàng. The moon is bright.
木 (tree) tree 这棵树很高。 Zhè kē shù hěn gāo. This tree is tall.
huǒ 火 (fire) huǒ fire 火很热。 Huǒ hěn rè. The fire is hot.
shuǐ 水 (water) shuǐ water 水很冷。 Shuǐ hěn lěng. The water is cold.
quǎn 狗 (dog) gǒu dog 这只狗很可爱。 Zhè zhī gǒu hěn kěài. This dog is cute.
cǎo 花 (flower) huā flower 花很香。 Huā hěn xiāng. The flower is fragrant.
衣 (clothing) clothing 我的衣服是红色的。 Wǒ de yīfu shì hóngsè de. My clothes are red.
zǒu 走 (to walk) zǒu walk 他在走路。 Tā zài zǒulù. He is walking.
足球 (soccer) zúqiú soccer 我喜欢足球。 Wǒ xǐhuan zúqiú. I like soccer.
shēn 身体 (body) shēntǐ body 保护你的身体。 Bǎohù nǐ de shēntǐ. Protect your body.
chē 车 (car) chē car 这辆车很快。 Zhè liàng chē hěn kuài. This car is fast.
chuò 进 (to advance) jìn advance 请进来。 Qǐng jìn lái. Please come in.
jīn 金 (gold) jīn gold 金子很贵。 Jīnzi hěn guì. Gold is expensive.
zhuī 重 (heavy) zhòng heavy 这个箱子很重。 Zhège xiāngzi hěn zhòng. This box is heavy.
雨 (rain) rain 雨下得很大。 Yǔ xià de hěn dà. The rain is falling heavily.
shí 食物 (food) shíwù food 我想吃食物。 Wǒ xiǎng chī shíwù. I want to eat food.
马 (horse) horse 那匹马跑得快。 Nà pǐ mǎ pǎo de kuài. That horse runs fast.
gāo 高 (high) gāo high 这个山很高。 Zhège shān hěn gāo. This mountain is high.
hēi 黑 (black) hēi black 这只猫是黑色的。 Zhè zhī māo shì hēisè de. This cat is black.

 

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