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Phonetic Radical of Chinese Symbols (Lesson Two)

Phonetic Radical Index

pinyin: bái. Means white, blank etc

These character '白' working as the phonetic radical in the following Chinese characters. Some characters only use its 'a' sound instead of 'ai' in their pronunciations.

Chinese phrase: 白色 bái sè - the color of white

Examples:

拍 pinyin: pāi; meaning: to clap, pat

Chinese phrase: 拍手 pāi shǒu - to clap hands, applaud


伯 pinyin: bó; meaning: uncle, a term addressing a man of one's father's generation who is older than one's father.

Chinese phrase: 伯父 bó fù - father's elder brother


怕 pinyin: pà; meaning: be afraid of, be scared.

Chinese phrase: 怕蛇 pà shé - be scared of snakes

 

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