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词不是字 · 什么, not 什 and 么
A frequency list of characters puts 么 first. You cannot say 么 to anyone. We rank words, so the list starts with things you can actually put in your mouth.
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什 + 么 = 什么
| Character | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 什 | shén | bound form |
| 么 | me | bound form |
| 什么 | shén me | what? — a question you can ask |
词, not 字 — what a character list cannot show you
| Character | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 什么 | shén me | what? |
| 东西 | dōng xi | thing; stuff |
| 怎么 | zěn me | how? |
| 意思 | yì si | idea; meaning |
| 后来 | hòu lái | afterwards; later |
| 为什么 | wèi shén me | why? |
| 时候 | shí hou | time |
| 觉得 | jué de | to think that ...; to feel that ... |
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- 一词开门 · 这 — 这 (pronoun this; these) opens 5 questions you can ask on day one.
- 一词开门 · 个 — 个 (generic classifier; individual; single) opens 5 questions you can ask on day one.
- 一词开门 · 什么 — 什么 (what?) opens 5 questions you can ask on day one.
- 一词开门 · 不 — 不 (no; not so) opens 5 questions you can ask on day one.
- 一词开门 · 是 — 是 (to be) opens 5 questions you can ask on day one.
- 一词开门 · 一 — 一 (one) opens 5 questions you can ask on day one.
- 一词开门 · 吗 — 吗 (question particle for yes/no questions) opens 5 questions you can ask on day one.
- 一词开门 · 你 — 你 (you) opens 5 questions you can ask on day one.
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