Western Mandarin/Words with Characters/8

by Adam Grainger

The 8th radical. (亠)

1

亡 uang².

疾病死亡

sickness and death.

他逃亡了

he has absconded.

4

交 chiao¹.

交朋友

to contract a friendship.

必性相交

to have intimate communion with another.

絕了交

the intercourse is broken off.

我不曉得怎樣開交

I don't know how to extricate myself from this difficulty.

我望個解交人

I hope someone will tkae me out of this fix.

交戰

to engage in battle.

兩交界

the boundary between two places.

彼此交易

to barter.

好大個交易

what a big trade! (sarcastic).

信沒有交到

the letter was not delivered.

罷銀子交給他

hand over the silver to him.

有交接沒得

is any gratuity to be given?

拿點交頭

give a little earnest money.

坐頭一把交椅

the chief man in any matter.

不許交頭接耳

whispering is not allowed.

5

亨 hen¹.

事情亨通

the affair is successful.

6

享 shiang³.

享福

to enjoy happiness.

享大壽

to live to a good old age.

京 chin¹.

北京

the northern capital; Pekin.

7

亮 liang⁴.

照個亮來

bring a light.

莫遮倒亮

don't intercetp the light.

燈不亮

the lamp is not bright.

天氣清亮

the weather is clear and bright.

天亮開了

the sky has cleared up a little.

天亮起身

we will start at daybreak.

聲音響亮

the sound is loud and clear.

亮火蟲

a firefly.

亮皮子

an allumette; spills of wood dipped in brimstone.

亭 tʻin².

凉亭子

a cool arbour.