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Chinese character - odd one out
Many Chinese characters share the same pronunciation or same tone but with different meanings. Guess the incorrect answer for each of these characters.
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Last updated: May 2, 2021
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| First submitted | May 2, 2021 |
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1. Han (漢 / 汉)
Khan is 汗
Han Chinese, the major ethnic group in China
Chengjisi Han, the Chinese name for Genghis Khan
Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province
Hancheng, the old Chinese name for Seoul
Transliteration of Hamburg
2. Ming (明)
Name is 名
Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province in southwestern China
Transliteration of Wyoming, Minnesota and Birmingham
cong-ming, which means "smart"
ming-zi, which means "name"
Ming Dynasty, from 1368 to 1644
3. Zhou (州)
Continent is 洲
Japanese islands of Honshu and Kyushu
Cities, such as Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Zhengzhou
State, such as California, Florida, New South Wales
Continent, such as Asia, Africa, Europe
4. Yang (陽 / 阳)
Surname is 楊 / 杨, which means "poplar"
yang-guang, which means "sunshine"
Cities such as Luoyang, Hengyang
Positive, as in Yin and Yang
A common Chinese surname
5. Xi (習 / 习)
Xi in Xi'an is 西, which means "west"
lian-xi, which means "practice"
Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi province
Surname of Xi Jinping, the incumbent Chinese president
xi-guan, which means "habit"
6. Li (李)
Chinese mile is 里
Royal house of Korean Joseon dynasty (1392 - 1897), 이 (Yi)
Surname of Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore first president
Royal house of Vietnamese Lý dynasty (1009 - 1225)
Chinese mile (li), a traditional Chinese unit of distance
Surname of Jet Li (movie star), Li Na (tennis player), Li Keqiang (Chinese premier)
7. Tai (臺 / 台)
Tai in Taiyuan is 太
Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi province
Yantai, a city in Shandong province
Taiwan
Taizhou, a city in Zhejiang province
ping-tai, which means "platform"
8. Lin (林)
Lin in Linyi is 臨 / 临, which means "arrival or facing"
Transliteration of (Abraham) Lincoln
A common Chinese surname
Transliteration of Berlin and Dublin
Linyi, a city in Shandong province
shu-lin, which means "forest"
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