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1 IntroductionKanji are ordered by frequency. This file uses information from several sources.
1.1 CCDictMeanings are extracted from CCDict: http://www.chinalanguage.com/dictionaries/
1.2 Unihan DatabaseMeanings and Chinese pronounciations come from the Unihan Database: http://www.unicode.org/charts/unihan.html
1.3 MnemonicsThe mnemonics have been developped by Reinaert Albrecht. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
Mnemonics that have RS. in front of them derive from Chinese Etymology (http://www.chineseetymology.org) by Richard Searsand are used with kind permission.
Mnemonics that have lit. in front of them derive from Shuowen Jiezi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuowen_Jiezi).
1.4 Commons:Stroke Order ProjectStroke order diagrams have been developped at the Stroke Order Project (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Stroke_Order_Project).This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
1.5 VietUnicode fontThe information section uses the Han Nom fonts (http://sourceforge.net/projects/vietunicode/files/hannom/hannom

NPCR lesson 1
..Meaning our, us, i, me, my, wePinYin wMnemonics hand holding a spear (and a hanging banner
): he can defend his own people
.. A:Meaning also, classical final particle of strong affirmation or iden-
tityPinYin yMnemonics womens genitals : its also the first and
the last thing men think about RS. picture of a snake:
..Meaning you, second person pronounPinYin nMnemonics a person like you
.. A:Meaning good, excellent, fine, well; lovePinYin hoMnemonics a woman should have a good relation with her
child ; a woman loving her child
..Meaning power, capability, influencePinYin lMnemonics image of a man flexing his muscles:
..Meaning very, quite, muchPinYin hnMnemonics one covers quite a distance when walking good
..Meaning flat, level, even, peacefulPinYin pngMnemonics peaceful work sowing seeds in level
fields in the flat countryside; con.: countryside
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..Meaning forest, grovePinYin lnMnemonics many trees standing together
..Meaning interrogative or emphatic final, (Cant.) this, wool,
woollen clothPinYin neMnemonics old nun with an inquisitive mouth ; she cant
do anything but knit woolen things
.. S:Meaning final interrogative particlePinYin maMnemonics who looks into the mouth of the horse
shouldnt expect any answers
..Meaning waves, breakers, undulationsPinYin bMnemonics water like wrinkling skin breaking at the cliff
side
.. S:Meaning land, continental, army, an accounting form ofPinYin lMnemonics land with trees surrounded by slopes defended
by an army; right top looks like six /land surrounded by slopes defended with aweapon
.. A:Meaning rain, rainy, rad. 173PinYin yMnemonics water falling in the countryside straight
| from the sky
.. A:Meaning tender, slender, elegant, graceful, delicatePinYin nMnemonics that woman is elegant

NPCR lesson 2
..Meaning no, not; un-; negative prefixPinYin bMnemonics person spreading arms in objection
lit. bird flying under the sky and not comingdown
..Meaning other, another, he, she, itPinYin tMnemonics a full grown person cant live in the womb ;
he or she
.. S:Meaning adjunct pronoun indicate pluralPinYin menMnemonics many men waiting at the gate
..Meaning necessary, essential, necessityPinYin yoMnemonics RS. hands around the head of a child ( )
to be delivered from a woman : necessary to delivera healthy child
..Meaning metropolis, capital, all, the whole, elegant, refinedPinYin duMnemonics all the people of the city elegantly dressed
up
..Meaning friend, companion, fraternityPinYin youMnemonics friends joining their hands
..Meaning male, man, son, baronPinYin nnMnemonics lit. a man uses his strength to work on the fields

.. S:Meaning mother, mamaPinYin mMnemonics a woman who acts very fast when her child
is in danger
..Meaning elder brotherPinYin gMnemonics the brother who is twice as good as all other
brothers
.. A:Meaning young brother, junior, I, mePinYin dMnemonics young fellow running and playing around
fellow shooting arrows with his bow
..Meaning busy, pressed for time, hustlingPinYin mngMnemonics being busy all the time will destroy the heart
..Meaning friend, buddy, pal, acquaintancePinYin pngMnemonics two persons having a conversation with each
other con.: horizontal relationship:
..Meaning drink, shout, call outPinYin hMnemonics beggar shouting with his mouth : hes drunk
..Meaning father, papaPinYin bMnemonics a father desiring children

..Meaning male adult, robust, vigorous, 4th heavenly stem, street,
ward, townPinYin dngMnemonics robust and vigorous male figure ; he guards
the streets (intersection of two streets ) of the town 4th heavenly stem
..Meaning morphine, coffeePinYin fiMnemonics negative substance taking in the mouth
..Meaning coffeePinYin kMnemonics substance added to the mouth

NPCR lesson 3
..Meaning indeed, yes, right, to be, demonstrative pronoun, this,
thatPinYin shMnemonics a just person doing things in broad daylight
.. A:Meaning man, people, mankind, someone else, rad. 9PinYin rnMnemonics person standing wide legged
.. S:Meaning this, these, crawl, trailPinYin zhMnemonics when travelling (crawling along the trail) one sees
something (culture ) along the way and talksabout it
..Meaning central, center, middle, in the midst of, hit (target),
attain, ChinaPinYin zhngMnemonics something | right in the middle of something else
; China once was the middle of the world
.. S:Meaning nation, country, nation-statePinYin guMnemonics people wielding spears with big mouths pro-
tecting their one king and borderline /a country holds its precious treasures within itsborders
.. A:Meaning life, living, lifetime, birthPinYin shngMnemonics branches of a plant or tree being slashed
off: the branch grows back and if you plant the cutoff part it becomes a new plant
.. A:Meaning that, those, then (in that case)PinYin nMnemonics how can a tender one defeat a fortified city
? that is not obvious; see

..Meaning she, herPinYin tMnemonics definitely a woman
.. A:Meaning out, outside, external, foreignPinYin wiMnemonics to read the heavenly sign the fortune teller
has to go outside; old variant : from and
.. A:Meaning old, aged, experienced, rad. 125PinYin loMnemonics person eating with spoon (having no teeth) food
he has cut from the fields (therefore his backis bent ) RS. old man with long hair leaning on a cane
.. S:Meaning teacher, master, military specialistPinYin shMnemonics irritable individual storing his one flag
carrying his familys emblem very carefully /master swordsman carrying his one swordand his flag
.. S:Meaning cure, heal, doctor, medicalPinYin yMnemonics person storing needles in a box ready for use
and alcohol for treating wounds from weapons
.. S:Meaning language, words, saying, expressionPinYin yMnemonics that which is transferred by words spoken by the
mouth or the hand

.. S:Meaning exhibit, display, pleadPinYin chnMnemonics RS. slope with hands holding a tree
people exhibiting tai chi on a slope in the morning
.. S:Meaning who? whom? whose? anyone?PinYin shuMnemonics whos words have we heard, but has fled so
we dont see him anymore?
..Meaning how, whichPinYin nMnemonics how can a tender mouth defeat a fortified
city ? this is not obvious
..Meaning honorific for youPinYin nnMnemonics a you which is especially dear to the heart
..Meaning milk, womans breasts, grandma, nursePinYin niMnemonics pregnant woman
..Meaning old woman, grandmother, wet nursePinYin pMnemonics woman with waves of tears or milk

NPCR lesson 4
..Meaning possessive, adjectival suffix, mark, target, objectPinYin deMnemonics somebody who clearly has his arms wrapped
around something possesses it; he has its place clearlymarked in his mind
.. A:Meaning come, coming, return, returningPinYin liMnemonics modf.
.. A:Meaning big, great, vast, large, high,PinYin dMnemonics a man spreading his arms wide to take some-
thing big; al. : ;
.. S: A:Meaning do, handle, govern, act, bePinYin wiMnemonics RS. and lit. hand feeding an elephant :
..Meaning by means of, thereby, therefore, consider as, in order toPinYin yMnemonics by means of an individual person much can
be achieved
..Meaning good, approval, may, can, -able, possiblyPinYin kMnemonics : it is good not to talk too much
; approval is given by nodding ones head, not bytalking; what can possibly go wrong when everythingis good?
.. S:Meaning interrogative final particle; insignificant, small, tinyPinYin meMnemonics if you ask a question, the answers hangs in the
air by a thread tiny things can be hung by threads modf. : one tiny individual thing
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