| 人 | person, people | rén |
| 亻 | person, people | rén |
| 刀 | knife | dāo |
| 刂 | knife | dāo |
| 力 | power | lì |
| 又 | again, right hand | yòu |
| 口 | mouth, # number of family members | kǒu |
| 囗 | enclose, surround | wéi |
| 土 | earth | tǔ |
| 夕 | sunset | xī |
| 大 | big | dà |
| 女 | woman, female | nǚ |
| 子 | son | zǐ |
| 寸 | inch | cùn |
| 小 | small x.. | xiǎo |
| 工 | labor, work | gōng |
| 幺 | small, tiny y.. | yāo |
| 弓 | bow | gōng |
| 心 | heart | xīn |
| 忄 | heart | xīn |
| 㣺 | heart | xīn |
| 戈 | dagger-axe | gē |
| 手 | hand | shǒu |
| 扌 | hand | shǒu |
| 日 | sun | rì |
| 月 | moon, month | yuè |
| 木 | wood | mù |
| 水 | water | shuǐ |
| 氵 | water | shuǐ |
| 火 | fire, flame, thriving, flourishing | huǒ |
| 灬 | fire, flame, thriving, flourishing | huǒ |
| 田 | field, (radical) | tián |
| 目 | eye (radical) | mù |
| 示 | show (radical) | shì |
| 礻 | show (radical) | shì |
| 糸 | fine silk | mì |
| 糹 | fine silk | mì |
| 纟 | fine silk | mì |
| 耳 | ear | ěr |
| 衣 | clothing y.. | yī |
| 衤 | clothing y.. | yī |
| 言 | speech, (radical) | yán |
| 訁 | speech, (radical) | yán |
| 讠 | speech, (radical) | yán |
| 贝 | cowrie shell | bèi |
| 貝 | cowrie shell | bèi |
| 走 | to go by way of, to walk, Let's go! | zǒu |
| 足 | foot z.. | zú |
| 金 | gold | jīn |
| 釒 | gold | jīn |
| 钅 | gold | jīn |
| 门 | door, (# for academic courses) | mén |
| 門 | door, (# for academic courses) | mén |
| 隹 | short-tailed bird | zhuī |
| 雨 | rain | yǔ |
| 食 | to eat s.. | shí |
| 飠 | to eat s.. | shí |
| 饣 | to eat s.. | shí |
| 马 | horse, 7th zodiac | mǎ |
| 馬 | horse, 7th zodiac | mǎ |