ba¯, eight

bai´ tian¯, daylight, during daytime

bu`, but before falling tone words, bu´,, No, not.

cai´, only then, only under those circumstances

er´. Picture of a beard that is parted in the middle, hence "<-->" -- an indicator that what comes before has some kind of a relationship to what comes after, hence: "so," "but," "yet," "moreover," "however," etc.

er`, two

hui´ lai´, to return

jian`, to perceive. (Picture of a human being with exaggeratedly large eye.)

jiu¡ nine

lin´, grove

sen¯ lin´, forest, jungle

liu`, six

mu`, Originally, a picture of a tree (with trunk, branches, and roots), it now is used both to mean "wood," and as a part of compounds having to do with trees or with wooden artifacts.

nan´, difficulty

nian´, year

ping´ an¯, peaceful, secure

ri`, sun; day of the month

rong´ yi`, easy

san¯, three

sen¯, forest

sen¯ lin´, forest, jungle

shang` shan¯, to ascend a mountain

shi´ qi¯, ten + seven, i.e., seventeen

shu` mu(`), both han` zi` mean "tree" or "trees" so the compound "shu` mu`" means trees. (The sound "mu`" may be "tree" but it may also be "eye," so two similar meanings are grouped redundantly to limit ambiguity.

si`, four

wu¡ five

xia` shan¯, to descend a mountain

yi¯, one

yin¯, Picture of person resting on a mat --> to depend on; because, because of.

yue`, month

zhi¡ only

zhi` to arrive at = "to"

Sorry. This item is as yet undefined. My mistake!