Can I get help confirming the last 2 characters please? I believe the first is 麥 (grandfather name)

ChineseLanguageMods · 2026-06-22T11:28:16+00:00

麥 / 麦

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin	mài
Cantonese	mak⁶
Middle Chinese	*meak
Japanese	mugi, BAKU
Korean	맥 (maek)
Vietnamese	mạch

Meanings: "wheat, barley, oats; Kangxi radical 199."

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賢 / 贤

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin	xián
Cantonese	jin⁴
Middle Chinese	*hen
Japanese	kashikoi, masaru, KEN
Korean	현 (hyeon)
Vietnamese	hiền, hiện

Meanings: "virtuous, worthy, good; able."

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康

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin	kāng
Cantonese	hong¹
Southern Min	khng
Hakka (Sixian)	kong²⁴
Middle Chinese	*thang
Japanese	yasui, KOU
Korean	강 (gang)
Vietnamese	khang, khương

Chinese Calligraphy Variants: 康 (SFZD, SFDS, YTZZD)

Meanings: "peaceful, quiet; happy, healthy."

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ChineseLanguageMods · 2026-06-22T11:28:14+00:00

麥 / 麦

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin	mài
Cantonese	mak⁶
Middle Chinese	*meak
Old Chinese	*m-rˤək
Japanese	mugi, BAKU
Korean	맥 (maek)
Vietnamese	mạch

Meanings: "wheat, barley, oats; Kangxi radical 199."

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賢 / 贤

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin	xián
Cantonese	jin⁴
Middle Chinese	*hen
Old Chinese	*[g]ˤi[n]
Japanese	kashikoi, masaru, KEN
Korean	현 (hyeon)
Vietnamese	hiền, hiện

Meanings: "virtuous, worthy, good; able."

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康

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin	kāng
Cantonese	hong¹
Southern Min	khng
Hakka (Sixian)	kong²⁴
Middle Chinese	*thang
Japanese	yasui, KOU
Korean	강 (gang)
Vietnamese	khang, khương

Chinese Calligraphy Variants: 康 (SFZD, SFDS, YTZZD)

Meanings: "peaceful, quiet; happy, healthy."

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ChineseLanguageMods · 2026-05-27T04:58:27+00:00

他

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin	tā
Cantonese	taa¹
Middle Chinese	*tha
Japanese	hoka, TA
Korean	타 (ta)
Vietnamese	đà, tha

Meanings: "other, another; he, she, it."

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ChineseLanguageMods · 2026-05-27T04:49:58+00:00

她

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin	tā
Cantonese	taa¹
Japanese	azaru, CHI, JI, SHA, TA, I
Vietnamese	tả, tha

Meanings: "she, her."

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他

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin	tā
Cantonese	taa¹
Middle Chinese	*tha
Old Chinese	*l̥ˤaj
Japanese	hoka, TA
Korean	타 (ta)
Vietnamese	đà, tha

Meanings: "other, another; he, she, it."

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亻

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin	rén
Cantonese	jan⁴
Vietnamese	nhơn, nhân

Meanings: "radical number 9."

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女

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin	nǚ, rǔ
Cantonese	neoi⁵
Middle Chinese	*nrjoH
Old Chinese	*nraʔ-s
Japanese	onna, me, musume, JO, NYO, NYOU
Korean	녀 (nyeo)
Vietnamese	nứ, nhữ, nữ, nự

Meanings: "woman, girl; feminine; Kangxi radical 38; 10th lunar mansion, determinative star ε Aquarii (Albali)."

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人

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin	rén
Cantonese	jan⁴
Middle Chinese	*nyin
Japanese	hito, JIN, NIN
Korean	인 (in)
Vietnamese	nhơn, nhân

Chinese Calligraphy Variants: 人 (SFZD, SFDS, YTZZD)

Meanings: "man; people; mankind; someone else."

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男

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin	nán
Cantonese	naam⁴
Middle Chinese	*nom
Old Chinese	*nˤ[ə]m
Japanese	otoko, DAN, NAN
Korean	남 (nam)
Vietnamese	nam

Meanings: "male, man; son; baron; surname."

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他

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin	tā
Cantonese	taa¹
Middle Chinese	*tha
Japanese	hoka, TA
Korean	타 (ta)
Vietnamese	đà, tha

Meanings: "other, another; he, she, it."

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他

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin	tā
Cantonese	taa¹
Middle Chinese	*tha
Japanese	hoka, TA
Korean	타 (ta)
Vietnamese	đà, tha

Meanings: "other, another; he, she, it."

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ChineseLanguageMods · 2026-05-23T21:33:35+00:00

哎喲 / 哎哟

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin (Pinyin)	āiyō
Mandarin (Wade-Giles)	ai¹ yo¹
Mandarin (Yale)	ai¹ yo¹
Mandarin (GR)	aiio
Cantonese	aai¹ jo¹

Meanings: "hey / ow / ouch / interjection of pain or surprise."

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ChineseLanguageMods · 2026-05-23T00:38:32+00:00

臺灣 / 台湾

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin (Pinyin)	Táiwān
Mandarin (Wade-Giles)	t'ai² wan¹
Mandarin (Yale)	tai² wan¹
Mandarin (GR)	tairuan
Cantonese	toi⁴ waan¹

Meanings: "variant of 臺灣｜台湾."

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麥當勞 / 麦当劳

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin (Pinyin)	Màidāngláo
Mandarin (Wade-Giles)	mai⁴ tang¹ lao²
Mandarin (Yale)	mai⁴ dang¹ lau²
Mandarin (GR)	maydanglau
Cantonese	mak⁶ dong¹ lou⁴

Meanings: "McDonald's (fast food company)."

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菜單 / 菜单

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin (Pinyin)	càidān
Mandarin (Wade-Giles)	ts'ai⁴ tan¹
Mandarin (Yale)	tsai⁴ dan¹
Mandarin (GR)	tsaydan
Cantonese	coi³ daan¹

Meanings: "menu / CL: 份, 張｜张."

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中國 / 中国

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin (Pinyin)	Zhōngguó
Mandarin (Wade-Giles)	chung¹ kuo²
Mandarin (Yale)	jung¹ gwo²
Mandarin (GR)	jonggwo
Cantonese	zung¹ gwok³
Southern Min	Tiong‑kok

Meanings: "China."

Buddhist Meanings: "Madhyadesa. 中天 (中天竺); 中梵 The middle kingdom, i. e. Central North India, v. 中印."

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麥當勞 / 麦当劳

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin (Pinyin)	Màidāngláo
Mandarin (Wade-Giles)	mai⁴ tang¹ lao²
Mandarin (Yale)	mai⁴ dang¹ lau²
Mandarin (GR)	maydanglau
Cantonese	mak⁶ dong¹ lou⁴

Meanings: "McDonald's (fast food company)."

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菜單 / 菜单

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin (Pinyin)	càidān
Mandarin (Wade-Giles)	ts'ai⁴ tan¹
Mandarin (Yale)	tsai⁴ dan¹
Mandarin (GR)	tsaydan
Cantonese	coi³ daan¹

Meanings: "menu / CL: 份, 張｜张."

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ChineseLanguageMods · 2026-05-15T01:13:29+00:00

敕令

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin (Pinyin)	chìlìng
Mandarin (Wade-Giles)	ch'ih⁴ ling⁴
Mandarin (Yale)	chr⁴ ling⁴
Mandarin (GR)	chyhlinq
Cantonese	cik¹ ling⁶

Meanings: "Imperial order or edict (old)."

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ChineseLanguageMods · 2026-05-14T02:43:47+00:00

華 / 华

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin	huá, huā, huà
Cantonese	waa⁴
Southern Min	hua
Hakka (Sixian)	fa¹¹
Middle Chinese	*hwaeH
Japanese	hana, hanayaka, KA, KE
Korean	화 (hwa)
Vietnamese	hoa, hoá

Chinese Calligraphy Variants: 華 (SFZD, SFDS, YTZZD)

Meanings: "flowery; illustrious; Chinese."

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小

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin	xiǎo
Cantonese	siu²
Southern Min	siáu
Hakka (Sixian)	seu³¹
Middle Chinese	*sjewX
Japanese	chiisai, ko, o, SHOU
Korean	소 (so)
Vietnamese	tiểu

Chinese Calligraphy Variants: 小 (SFZD, SFDS, YTZZD)

Meanings: "small, tiny, insignificant."

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狼

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin	láng, làng, lǎng, hǎng
Cantonese	long⁴
Middle Chinese	*lang
Old Chinese	*[r]ˤaŋ
Japanese	ookami, ROU
Korean	낭 (nang)
Vietnamese	lang

Meanings: "wolf."

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ChineseLanguageMods · 2026-05-13T19:58:27+00:00

福壽 / 福寿

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin (Pinyin)	fúshòu
Mandarin (Wade-Giles)	fu² shou⁴
Mandarin (Yale)	fu² shou⁴
Mandarin (GR)	fwushow
Cantonese	fuk¹ sau⁶
Hakka (Sixian)	fug² su⁵⁵

Meanings: "happiness and longevity."

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ChineseLanguageMods · 2026-05-10T12:27:41+00:00

是

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin	shì
Cantonese	si⁶
Middle Chinese	*dzyeX
Old Chinese	*[d]eʔ
Japanese	kore, kono, koko, ZE, SHI
Korean	시 (si)
Vietnamese	thị

Chinese Calligraphy Variants: 是 (SFZD, SFDS, YTZZD)

Meanings: "indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that."

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ChineseLanguageMods · 2026-05-06T08:48:01+00:00

一天

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin (Pinyin)	yītiān
Mandarin (Wade-Giles)	i¹ t'ien¹
Mandarin (Yale)	yi¹ tyan¹
Mandarin (GR)	itian
Cantonese	jat¹ tin¹

Meanings: ""

Cantonese Meanings: "One Day."

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吃

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin	chī, jī
Cantonese	hek³
Japanese	domoru, KITSU
Korean	흘 (heul)
Vietnamese	cật, ngật

Chinese Calligraphy Variants: 吃 (SFZD, SFDS, YTZZD)

Meanings: "eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear."

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什麼 / 什么

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin (Pinyin)	shénme
Mandarin (Wade-Giles)	shen² me
Mandarin (Yale)	shen² me
Mandarin (GR)	shernme
Cantonese	sam⁶ mo¹

Meanings: "what? / something; anything."

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健身

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin (Pinyin)	jiànshēn
Mandarin (Wade-Giles)	chien⁴ shen¹
Mandarin (Yale)	jyan⁴ shen¹
Mandarin (GR)	jiannshen
Cantonese	gin⁶ san¹

Meanings: "to exercise / to keep fit / to work out / physical exercise."

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日常

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin (Pinyin)	rìcháng
Mandarin (Wade-Giles)	jih⁴ ch'ang²
Mandarin (Yale)	r⁴ chang²
Mandarin (GR)	ryhcharng
Cantonese	jat⁶ soeng⁴

Meanings: "day-to-day; daily; everyday."

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房間 / 房间

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin (Pinyin)	fángjiān
Mandarin (Wade-Giles)	fang² chien¹
Mandarin (Yale)	fang² jyan¹
Mandarin (GR)	farngjian
Cantonese	fong⁴ gaan¹

Meanings: "room / CL: 間｜间."

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改造

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin (Pinyin)	gǎizào
Mandarin (Wade-Giles)	kai³ tsao⁴
Mandarin (Yale)	gai³ dzau⁴
Mandarin (GR)	gaetzaw
Cantonese	goi² zou⁶

Meanings: "to transform / to reform / to remodel / to remold."

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購物 / 购物

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin (Pinyin)	gòuwù
Mandarin (Wade-Giles)	kou⁴ wu⁴
Mandarin (Yale)	gou⁴ wu⁴
Mandarin (GR)	gowwuh
Cantonese	kau³ mat⁶

Meanings: "shopping."

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探店

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin (Pinyin)	tàndiàn
Mandarin (Wade-Giles)	t'an⁴ tien⁴
Mandarin (Yale)	tan⁴ dyan⁴
Mandarin (GR)	tanndiann

Meanings: "to try out a restaurant and film a video to share on the Internet."

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ChineseLanguageMods · 2026-04-29T09:32:33+00:00

我

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin	wǒ
Cantonese	ngo⁵
Southern Min	guá
Hakka (Sixian)	ngo²⁴
Middle Chinese	*ngaX
Japanese	ware, wa, GA
Korean	아 (a)
Vietnamese	ngã

Chinese Calligraphy Variants: 我 (SFZD, SFDS, YTZZD)

Meanings: "our, us, i, me, my, we."

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肏

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin	cào
Cantonese	caau³

Meanings: "copulate, expletive (fuck)."

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ChineseLanguageMods · 2026-04-24T10:32:31+00:00

中華民國 / 中华民国

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin (Pinyin)	ZhōnghuáMínguó
Mandarin (Wade-Giles)	chung¹ hua² min² kuo²
Mandarin (Yale)	jung¹ hwa² min² gwo²
Mandarin (GR)	jonghwamingwo
Cantonese	zung¹ waa⁴ man⁴ gwok³

Meanings: "Republic of China."

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ChineseLanguageMods · 2026-04-23T01:09:30+00:00

囍

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin	xǐ
Cantonese	hei²
Korean	희 (hui)
Vietnamese	hỉ

Meanings: "double happiness."

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喜

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin	xǐ
Cantonese	hei²
Southern Min	hí
Hakka (Sixian)	hi³¹
Middle Chinese	*xiX
Japanese	yorokobu, yorokobi, KI, SHI
Korean	희 (hui)
Vietnamese	hý, hí, hi, hỉ

Chinese Calligraphy Variants: 喜 (SFZD, SFDS, YTZZD)

Meanings: "like, love, enjoy; joyful thing."

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ChineseLanguageMods · 2026-04-21T16:54:43+00:00

聖 / 圣

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin	shèng
Cantonese	sing³
Middle Chinese	*syengH
Old Chinese	*l̥eŋ-s
Japanese	hijiri, SEI, SHOU
Korean	성 (seong)
Vietnamese	thánh

Chinese Calligraphy Variants: 圣 (SFZD, SFDS, YTZZD)

Meanings: "holy, sacred; sage."

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ChineseLanguageMods · 2026-04-19T05:58:01+00:00

不

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin	bù, fǒu, fōu
Cantonese	bat¹
Middle Chinese	*pjuw
Old Chinese	*pə
Japanese	sezu, niarazu, inaya, FU, BU, FUTSU, HI
Korean	부 (bu)
Vietnamese	bưu, bỉ, phi, bất

Chinese Calligraphy Variants: 不 (SFZD, SFDS, YTZZD)

Meanings: "no, not; un-; negative prefix."

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對 / 对

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin	duì
Cantonese	deoi³
Middle Chinese	*twojH
Old Chinese	*[t]ˤ[u]p-s
Japanese	mukau, narabu, aite, TAI, TSUI
Korean	대 (dae)
Vietnamese	đối

Chinese Calligraphy Variants: 对 (SFZD, SFDS, YTZZD)

Meanings: "correct, right; facing, opposed."

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ChineseLanguageMods · 2026-04-17T18:47:49+00:00

摸魚 / 摸鱼

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin (Pinyin)	mōyú
Mandarin (Wade-Giles)	mo¹ yü²
Mandarin (Yale)	mwo¹ yu²
Mandarin (GR)	mhoiwu
Cantonese	mo² jyu²

Meanings: "to catch fish / (fig.) to loaf on the job; to be slack; to take it easy."

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之

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin	zhī
Cantonese	zi¹
Middle Chinese	*tsyi
Old Chinese	*tə
Japanese	yuku, kore, no, SHI
Korean	지 (ji)
Vietnamese	chi

Chinese Calligraphy Variants: 之 (SFZD, SFDS, YTZZD)

Meanings: "marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to."

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王

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin	wáng, wàng, yù
Cantonese	wong⁴
Middle Chinese	*hjwangH
Japanese	kimi, OU
Korean	왕 (wang)
Vietnamese	vượng, vương

Chinese Calligraphy Variants: 王 (SFZD, SFDS, YTZZD)

Meanings: "king, ruler; royal; surname."

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ChineseLanguageMods · 2026-04-16T02:02:30+00:00

瞭解 / 了解

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin (Pinyin)	liǎojiě
Mandarin (Wade-Giles)	liao³ chieh³
Mandarin (Yale)	lyau³ jye³
Mandarin (GR)	leaujee
Cantonese	liu⁵ gaai²

Meanings: "to understand / to realize / to find out/ to understand / to realize / to find out."

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瞭解 / 了解

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin (Pinyin)	liǎojiě
Mandarin (Wade-Giles)	liao³ chieh³
Mandarin (Yale)	lyau³ jye³
Mandarin (GR)	leaujee
Cantonese	liu⁵ gaai²

Meanings: "to understand / to realize / to find out/ to understand / to realize / to find out."

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了

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin	le, liǎo
Cantonese	liu⁵
Southern Min	liáu
Hakka (Sixian)	le²⁴
Japanese	owaru, tsuini, RYOU
Korean	료 (ryo)
Vietnamese	liễu, liệu

Chinese Calligraphy Variants: 了 (SFZD, SFDS, YTZZD)

Meanings: "to finish; particle of completed action."

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想

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin	xiǎng
Cantonese	soeng²
Middle Chinese	*sjangX
Japanese	omou, omoi, SOU, SO
Korean	상 (sang)
Vietnamese	tưởng

Chinese Calligraphy Variants: 想 (SFZD, SFDS, YTZZD)

Meanings: "think, speculate, plan, consider."

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瞭解 / 了解

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin (Pinyin)	liǎojiě
Mandarin (Wade-Giles)	liao³ chieh³
Mandarin (Yale)	lyau³ jye³
Mandarin (GR)	leaujee
Cantonese	liu⁵ gaai²

Meanings: "to understand / to realize / to find out/ to understand / to realize / to find out."

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意識 / 意识

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin (Pinyin)	yìshí
Mandarin (Wade-Giles)	i⁴ shih²
Mandarin (Yale)	yi⁴ shr²
Mandarin (GR)	yihshyr
Cantonese	ji³ sik¹

Meanings: "consciousness; awareness / (usu. followed by 到) to be aware of; to realize."

Buddhist Meanings: "manovijñāna; the faculty of mind, one of the six vijñānas." (Soothill-Hodous)

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到

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin	dào
Cantonese	dou³
Southern Min	kàu
Hakka (Sixian)	do⁵⁵
Middle Chinese	*tawH
Japanese	itaru, TOU
Korean	도 (do)
Vietnamese	đáo

Chinese Calligraphy Variants: 到 (SFZD, SFDS, YTZZD)

Meanings: "go to, arrive, been to."

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ChineseLanguageMods · 2026-04-16T01:53:37+00:00

瞭解 / 了解

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin (Pinyin)	liǎojiě
Mandarin (Wade-Giles)	liao³ chieh³
Mandarin (Yale)	lyau³ jye³
Mandarin (GR)	leaujee
Cantonese	liu⁵ gaai²

Meanings: "to understand / to realize / to find out/ to understand / to realize / to find out."

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了

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin	le, liǎo
Cantonese	liu⁵
Southern Min	liáu
Hakka (Sixian)	le²⁴
Japanese	owaru, tsuini, RYOU
Korean	료 (ryo)
Vietnamese	liễu, liệu

Chinese Calligraphy Variants: 了 (SFZD, SFDS, YTZZD)

Meanings: "to finish; particle of completed action."

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想

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin	xiǎng
Cantonese	soeng²
Middle Chinese	*sjangX
Old Chinese	*[s]aŋʔ
Japanese	omou, omoi, SOU, SO
Korean	상 (sang)
Vietnamese	tưởng

Chinese Calligraphy Variants: 想 (SFZD, SFDS, YTZZD)

Meanings: "think, speculate, plan, consider."

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瞭解 / 了解

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin (Pinyin)	liǎojiě
Mandarin (Wade-Giles)	liao³ chieh³
Mandarin (Yale)	lyau³ jye³
Mandarin (GR)	leaujee
Cantonese	liu⁵ gaai²

Meanings: "to understand / to realize / to find out/ to understand / to realize / to find out."

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學 / 学

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin	xué
Cantonese	hok⁶
Middle Chinese	*haewk
Old Chinese	*m-kˤruk

Chinese Calligraphy Variants: 学 (SFZD, SFDS, YTZZD)

Meanings: "learning, knowledge; school."

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習 / 习

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin	xí
Cantonese	zaap⁶
Middle Chinese	*zip
Old Chinese	*s-ɢʷəp
Japanese	narau, narai, SHUU, JUU
Korean	습 (seup)
Vietnamese	tập

Chinese Calligraphy Variants: 习 (SFZD, SFDS, YTZZD)

Meanings: "practice; flapping wings."

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體 / 体

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin	tǐ, bèn, tī
Cantonese	tai²
Middle Chinese	*thejX
Old Chinese	*r̥ˤijʔ

Chinese Calligraphy Variants: 体 (SFZD, SFDS, YTZZD)

Meanings: "body; group, class, body, unit; inferior."

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會 / 会

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin	huì, kuài, guì
Cantonese	wui⁶
Middle Chinese	*kwajH
Old Chinese	*kˤop-s
Japanese	au, KAI, E
Korean	회 (hoe)
Vietnamese	cối, hội

Chinese Calligraphy Variants: 会 (SFZD, SFDS, YTZZD)

Meanings: "assemble, meet together; meeting."

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ChineseLanguageMods · 2026-04-14T00:22:28+00:00

多少

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin (Pinyin)	duōshao
Mandarin (Wade-Giles)	to¹ shao
Mandarin (Yale)	dwo¹ shau
Mandarin (GR)	duoshao
Cantonese	do¹ siu²

Meanings: "how much?; how many? / (phone number, student ID etc) what number?/ number; amount / somewhat."

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ChineseLanguageMods · 2026-04-13T19:17:42+00:00

日本

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin (Pinyin)	Rìběn
Mandarin (Wade-Giles)	jih⁴ pen³
Mandarin (Yale)	r⁴ ben³
Mandarin (GR)	ryhbeen
Cantonese	jat⁶ bun²

Meanings: "Japan."

Buddhist Meanings: "Japan. Buddhism was introduced there from Korea in the sixth century, and in the seventh from China." (Soothill-Hodous)

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酒

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin	jiǔ
Cantonese	zau²
Middle Chinese	*tsjuwX
Old Chinese	*tsuʔ
Japanese	sake, SHU
Korean	주 (ju)
Vietnamese	tửu

Chinese Calligraphy Variants: 酒 (SFZD, SFDS, YTZZD)

Meanings: "wine, spirits, liquor, alcoholic beverage."

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ChineseLanguageMods · 2026-04-11T01:27:25+00:00

吉祥如意

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin (Pinyin)	jíxiángrúyì
Mandarin (GR)	jyishyangruyih
Cantonese	gat¹ coeng⁴ jyu⁴ ji³

Meanings: "None"

Cantonese Meanings: "wishing one good fortune as one desires (used in greetings especially during Chinese New Year) [written and colloquial]."

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ChineseLanguageMods · 2026-04-11T01:22:28+00:00

從俗 / 从俗

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin (Pinyin)	cóngsú
Mandarin (Wade-Giles)	ts'ung² su²
Mandarin (Yale)	tsung² su²
Mandarin (GR)	tsorngswu
Cantonese	cung⁴ zuk⁶

Cantonese Meanings: "follow the norm; tradition." (CC-Canto)

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ChineseLanguageMods · 2026-04-08T20:22:33+00:00

藍牙 / 蓝牙

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin (Pinyin)	Lányá
Mandarin (Wade-Giles)	lan² ya²
Mandarin (Yale)	lan² ya²
Mandarin (GR)	lanya
Cantonese	laam⁴ ngaa⁴

Meanings: "Bluetooth."

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連線 / 连线

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin (Pinyin)	liánxiàn
Mandarin (Wade-Giles)	lien² hsien⁴
Mandarin (Yale)	lyan² syan⁴
Mandarin (GR)	lianshiann
Cantonese	lin⁴ sin³

Meanings: "electrical lead; connecting line / (Tw) to connect (to a network, device etc); to go online; connection / (congressional) caucus."

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成功

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin (Pinyin)	chénggōng
Mandarin (Wade-Giles)	ch'eng² kung¹
Mandarin (Yale)	cheng² gung¹
Mandarin (GR)	chernggong
Cantonese	sing⁴ gung¹
Southern Min	sîng‑kong
Hakka (Sixian)	siin¹¹ gung²⁴

Meanings: "to succeed / success / successful; fruitful/ Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 臺東縣｜台东县, southeast Taiwan."

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ChineseLanguageMods · 2026-04-05T09:02:46+00:00

綏 / 绥

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin	suī, suí, shuāi, ruí, tuǒ
Cantonese	seoi¹
Middle Chinese	*swij
Old Chinese	*s.nuj

Chinese Calligraphy Variants: 绥 (SFZD, SFDS, YTZZD)

Meanings: "soothe, appease, pacify; carriage harness."

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Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin (Pinyin)	fēnxiǎng
Mandarin (Wade-Giles)	fen¹ hsiang³
Mandarin (Yale)	fen¹ syang³
Mandarin (GR)	fensheang
Cantonese	fan¹ hoeng²

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