Syllable	First	Second	Third	Fourth	Neutral
a	WT Zheng a1yi2 阿 姨 aunt	Cao Hui a1,2,3,4! 啊 oh		WT Zheng a4! 啊 oh	Li Zhen xie4xie a1 谢 谢 啊 ！ Thank you.
ai	Zhang Meng ai1ya1 哎 呀 oh dear	Liu Xiaoyun hai2 还 yet	Feng Xie mai3 买 to buy	Zhang Meng ai4ren 爱 人 spouse	~~~
ba	Li Zhen ba1 八 eight	Li Yu Zheng ba2si1tu3dou4 拔 丝 土 豆 candied potato	WT Zheng ba3 把 to hold	Zhang Meng ba4ba 爸 爸 father	Liu Xiaoyun ba4ba 爸 爸 father
an	Li Zhen ban1 班 class	Liu Yu Rong tan2hua4 谈 话 chat	Zhang Meng lao3ban3 老 板 boss	Liu Xiaoyun ban4 半 half	~~~
bi	Li Di bi1 逼 to force	Li Zhen bi2zi 鼻 子 nose	Zhang Meng bi3 比 to compare	Liu Xiaoyun bi4xu1 必 须 must	~~~
po/bo/wo/o	Li Yu Zheng po1 坡 slope	Zhang Xiaowei bo2 伯 elder paternal uncle	Zhang Meng wo3 我 I	Liu Xiaoyun o4 哦 oh!	~~~
cai	Cao Hui cai1 猜 to guess	Li Zhen cai2 才 ability	Li Yu Zheng cai3se4 彩 色 color	Liu Yu Rong cai4 菜 dish	~~~
cao/zao	Liu Xiaoyun cao1chang3 操 场 playground	Zhang Meng cao2 词 a generation	Li Zhen cao3 草 grass	Li Yu Zheng fei2zao4 肥 皂 soap	~~~
cun	Cao Hui cun1zi 村 子 village	Li Zhen cun2chu3 存 储 save	~~~	Zhang Meng cun4 寸 very little, short	~~~
dai/bai	Zhang Meng dai1 待 to stay	Zhang Meng bai2 白 white	Li Zhen bai3 百 hundred	Zhang Meng dai4 带 to bring, take	~~~

Syllable	First	Second	Third	Fourth	Extra
cong/ gong/zong	Feng Xie gong1 功 merit	Liu Xiaoyun cong2 从 from	Feng Xie zong3 总 main	Li Si gong1gong4 qi4che1 公 共 汽 车 bus	~~~
cheng/chang	Li Si cheng1 称 call, say, weigh	Li Zhen cheng2 盛 fill	Li Zhen chang3 场 a time, a period	Feng Xie chang4 唱 to sing	Li Yu Zheng Chang2cheng2 长 城 Great Wall
cha/chan	Zhang Meng cha1 插 to insert, to pierce	WT Zheng cha2 茶 tea	Cao Hui sheng1chan3 生 产 to produce	Zhang Ning cha4 差 to lack	~~~
chong/zhong	Li Yu Zheng chong1 词 to charge, rush, dash	WT Zheng Chong2zhen1 词 Emperor Chongzhen	Li Yu Zheng chong3 huai4 词 spoil (a child or somebody)	Cao Hui fan2zhong4 繁 重 heavy, strenuous	~~~
chuang/kuang	Feng Xie kuang1 筐 large basket	Li Zhen chuang2 床 bed	Zhang Meng chuang3 闯 to rush, to charge	Feng Xie kuang4quan2shui3 矿 泉 水 mineral water	Liu Xiaoyun zhuang4kuang4 状 况 conditions
ci/si	Zhang Meng si1 思 to think	Feng Xie ci2 词 word	Zhang Meng ci3 此 this, these	Li Yu Zheng ci4 次 position	~~~
deng/teng	WT Zheng deng1 登 to publish	WT Zheng teng2 疼 ache	Li Zhen deng3 等 to wait	Zhang Meng deng4 磴 flight of stairs	Li Zhen deng3 yi2 deng3 等 一 等 wait a bit
dong/tong	Zhang Meng dong1 东 east	Li Zhen tong2 同 same	Feng Xie dong3 词 to understand, to comprehend	Li Zhen dong4 动 to move	~~~
fan	Cao Hui fan1yi 翻 译 translator	Li Yu Zheng fan2 烦 trouble	Zhang Meng fan3zheng4 反 正 anyway	Feng Xie fan4 饭 cooked rice	~~~
fen/men	Liu Xiaoyun fen1 分 minute	Feng Xie men2 门 door	Zhang Meng fen3 粉 pink	Li Zhen fen4 份 piece	~~~

Syllable	First	Second	Third	Fourth	Extra
guo	WT Zheng guo1 锅 pot	Li Zhen guo2 国 country	Feng Xie ping2guo3 苹 果 apple	Liu Xiaoyun guo4 过 to pass	~~~
han/shan	Cao Hui shan1 山 mountain	Zhang Meng han2 寒 frigid	Li Yu Zheng han3 喊 to shout	Feng Xie Han4zi4 汉 字 Chinese character	~~~
hui	Li Di hui1 灰 grey	Li Zhen hui2 回 to return	Zhang Ning shui3 水 water	Cao Hui hui4 会 can; to know how to	Zhang Meng yi2hui4r 一 会 儿 awhile
jiaozi	WT Zheng jiao1zi 交 子 early form of money	Feng Xie jiao2zi 嚼 子 bit for horse	Liu Xiaoyun jiao3zi 饺 子 dumplings	Liu Xiaoyun jiao4zi 轿 子 sedan chair	~~~
jian/tian	Li Zhen jian1 尖 point	Zhang Meng tian2 填 to fill	Li Zhen jian3 减 minus	Liu Xiaoyun jian4 件 mw item	Cao Hui jian4mian4 见 面 to meet
jie	Li Si jie1 街 street	Zhang Meng jie2 节 season	WT Zheng jie3jie 姐 姐 elder sister	Li Di jie4 借 to borrow, lend	~~~
ke	Li Zhen ke1 棵 mw for tree	WT Zheng ke2sou 咳 嗽 to cough	Li Yu Zheng ke3 可 can	Liu Xiaoyun ke4 课 class	~~~
ku/lu/lu~	Liu Xiaoyun ku1 哭 to cry	Zhang Meng lu2sun3 芦 笋 asparagus	Zhang Meng lu~3tu2 旅 途 journey	Zhang Meng lu~4 绿 green	~~~
ma	Liu Xiaoyun ma1ma 妈 妈 mother	Li Di ma2fan 麻 烦 trouble	Li Si ma3 马 horse	Zhang Meng ma4 骂 to abuse	~~~
mo	~~~ mo1 摸 to feel, touch	Li Zhen mo2xing2 模 型 model	WT Zheng mo3 抹 to apply	Li Si mo4 末 the end, the last	Feng Xie mo2tuo1che1 摩 托 车 motorcycle

Syllable	First	Second	Third	Fourth	Extra
pai/bai	Li Yu Zheng pai1 拍 to hit lightly	Liu Xiaoyun pai2 排 row	Li Di bai3 摆 to put	Li Zhen pai4 派 clique, group	~~~
pian/bian	Liu Xiaoyun pian1jian4 偏 见 prejudice	Feng Xie pian2yi 便 宜 cheap	Cao Hui bian3dou4 扁 豆 green bean	WT Zheng pian4 片 slice, sheet	Zhang Meng yi2 pian4 mian4bao1 一 片 面 包 a slice of bread
qi	Li Zhen qi1 七 seven	Li Si qi2 骑 ride	Feng Xie qi3 起 to get up	Li Di qi4che1 汽 车 automobile	~~~
qiao/miao	Li Si qiao1 敲 knock	Li Yu Zheng qiao2 桥 bridge	Li Zhen qiao3 巧 skillful	Zhang Meng miao4 妙 wonderful	~~~
ren/zhen	Liu Xiaoyun zhen1 针 needle	WT Zheng ren2 人 person	Feng Xie ren3 忍 to endure	Li Zhen ren4shi 认 识 to 'know	~~~
ru/hu	WT Zheng ji1hu1 几 乎 almost	Li Si ru2 如 according to	Cao Hui ru3bai2 乳 白 milky white	Li Zhen ru4meng4 入 梦 sleep gradually	Li Yu Zheng ru2guo3 如 果 if
shen/sheng	Feng Xie shen1 深 deep	WT Zheng shen2me 什 么 what	Zhang Meng shen3 沈 family name	Liu Xiaoyun sheng4 圣 holy	~~~
shi	Zhang Meng shi1 诗 poem	Li Zhen shi2 十 ten	Li Si shi3 使 send	Liu Yu Rong shi4 是 to be	~~~
shu	Liu Xiaoyun shu1 书 book	Li Zhen shu2 熟 familiar	Zhang Meng shu3 数 to count	Feng Xie shu4 束 bunch	~~~
tan	Li Yu Zheng tan1 摊 mw puddle	Li Zhen tan2hua4 谈 话 talk	Zhang Meng tan3zi 毯 子 blanket	Li Yu Zheng tan4 qin1 探 亲 go home to visit	~~~

Syllable	First	Second	Third	Fourth	Extra
wan	Li Di guai3wan1 拐 弯 turn a corner	WT Zheng wan2 完 to 'complete	Cao Hui wan3 晚 late	Li Si wan4 万 ten thousand	Liu Xiaoyun wang4 忘 to forget
wei	Li Yu Zheng wei1 微 tiny	Li Zhen wei2 喂 hello (on phone)	Li Si wei3ba 尾 巴 tail	Li Zhen wei4 喂 hello	Zhang Meng wei1bo1lu2 微 波 炉 microwave oven
wu	Li Di wu1 屋 house	Li Yu Zheng wu2 无 to not have	Zhang Meng wu3 五 five	Li Zhen wu4 雾 fog	~~~
xian	Li Zhen xian1 先 first	Li Yu Zheng xian2cai4 咸 菜 pickle	Zhang Meng xian3shi4qi4 显 示 器 monitor	Cao Hui xian4 线 thread	~~~
xiu/xue	Feng Xie xiu1 休 sleep	Zhang Meng xue2 学 to study; to learn	Li Si xue3 雪 snow	Li Zhen xue4 血 blood	~~~
yan	Li Si yan1 烟 cigarette	Li Si yan2 盐 salt	Cao Hui yan3 眼 eye	Zhang Meng yan4yu3 谚 语 proverb	~~~
ye	Zhang Meng ye1cai4 椰 菜 broccoli	WT Zheng ye2ye 爷 爷 grandpa	Liu Xiaoyun ye3 也 also	Li Zhen ye4 页 page	Li Yu Zheng ye3xu3 也 许 maybe
zhao	Li Yu Zheng zhao1 招 beckon	Li Zhen zhao2ji2 着 急 to worry	Zhang Meng zhao3 找 look for	Li Di zhao4 照 to 'shine	~~~
zhu/zhe	WT Zheng zhu1 株 mw for plants	Li Zhen zhu2(zi) 竹 子 bamboo	Zhang Meng zhe3 者 people	Liu Xiaoyun zhe4 这 this	~~~
zhi	Zhang Meng zhi1 枝 branch	Li Yu Zheng zhi2de 值 得 worth	WT Zheng zhi3 纸 paper	Li Yu Zheng zhi4 治 to govern	~~~

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