rjberki - Same Character Different Word

RJBerki, words that are pronounced the same but have different characters are called 同音字 tóngyīnzì (homophones, not to be confused with 同义字 tóngyìzì, synonyms). Those that use the same character but are pronounced differently and have different meanings are called 多音字 duōyīnzì, characters with more than one reading

ooops, sorry about that, they really have strong italics around here :-(

和 hé gentle; mild; moderate；harmonious; on friendly terms； peace huo 暖和 nuǎnhuo warm hè join in singing; compose a poem in reply hē 乐乐和和 lèlehēhē joyous huō 傻傻和和 shǎshǎhuōhuō silly; stupid huò; huó to mix with water; knead; thin; measure word (for changes of water) hú to complete a set in mahjongg or playing cards 和平

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One that I run into all the time is 了. le complete action marker liao4 Look afar from a high place liao3 clear liao3 to know/ to understand

RJBerki, thank you for starting this thread. If only there were some way to make it "sticky"... 数 shu3 / shu4 As shu4: 数学 (shu4xue2): Mathematics 数字 (shu4zi4): numeral 数目 (shu4mu4): figure or tally; 受伤人员的数目是三个 多数 (duo1shu4): mostly; 我们学校的学生多数是外国人 数量 (shu4liang4): quantity As shu3： 数 (shu3): to count; 数错了， 再算一遍 / 把这些钱数一数 数 (shu3): to rank/ to place (in rankings); 学习成绩他数第一／ 我们班数他学习好／ 我在我们班数不上，许多人比我好。

P/s: the examples were filched by me from that new dictionary of mine which I was raving about on another thread. They're so clear and simple!

把 ba4 handle 把 ba3 (a measure word) / (marker for direct-object) 吧 ba5 (modal particle) / ...right? / ...OK? 吧 ba1 (onomat.) / dumb 背 bei4 learn by heart / the back of the body 背 bei1 to be burdened / to carry on the back or shoulder 奔 ben4 go to / towards 奔 ben1 to hurry or rush / to run quickly / to elope 比 bi4 associate with / be near 比 bi3 (particle used for comparison and "-er than") 别 bie4 contrary / difficult / awkward 别 bie2 leave / depart / separate / distinguish / classify / other / another / do not 柏 bo4 cypress / cedar 柏 bai3 (surname) / cedar / cypress 采 cai4 allotment to a feudal noble 采 cai3 affairs / gather 车 che1 car / a vehicle / machine / to shape with a lathe 车 ju1 vehicle on land 沈 chen2 sink / old form of 沉 沈 shen3 (surname) / place name 称 cheng4 steelyard / variant form of 秤 称 cheng1 to call / to praise / to weigh / to estimate / to consider / to call / to address / to name / to say / commend 称 chen4 balanced / to fit / well-off / suitable 创 chuang4 begin / initiate / inaugurate / start / create 创 chuang1 a wound / cut / injury / trauma 差 ci1 uneven 差 chai1 send / a messenger / a mission / to commission 差 cha4 differ from / short of / to lack / poor 差 cha1 difference / discrepancy / to differ / error / to err / to make a mistake 从 cong2 from / obey / observe / follow 从 cong1 lax / yielding / unhurried 大 da4 big / huge / large / major / great / wide / deep / oldest / eldest 大 dai4 doctor 担 dan1 to undertake / to carry / to shoulder / to take responsibility 担 dan4 a picul (50 kg.) / burden / a load / responsibility 挡 dang4 arrange / put in order 挡 dang3 hinder / resist / obstruct / hinder / cover / keep off / a cover / to block / to get in the way of 的 de5 (possesive particle), of 的 di4 aim / clear 的 di2 really and truly 得 dei3 to have to / must / ought to / to need to 得 de5 a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect / degree or possibility 得 de2 obtain / get / gain / proper / suitable / proud / contented / allow / permit / ready / finished 底 di3 background / bottom / base 底 de5 (possessive part.) / (subor. part.) 地 di4 earth / ground / field / place / land 地 de5 (subor. part. adverbial) / -ly 斗 dou4 to fight / to battle / to struggle / to incite 斗 dou3 Chinese peck 都 du1 (surname) / metropolis / capital city 都 dou1 all / both (if two things are involved) 读 du2 to read / to study 读 dou4 comma / phrase marked by pause 肚 du4 belly 肚 du3 tripe 恶 e3 bad / queasy / nausea 恶 wu4 to hate / to loathe 恶 e4 evil 恶 e3 nauseated 分 fen4 part 分 fen1 to divide / minute / (a measure word) / (a unit of length = 0.33 centimeter) 缝 feng4 crack / seam 缝 feng2 to sew / to stitch 佛 fu2 seemingly 佛 fo2 Buddha / Buddhism 杆 gan3 measure for guns 杆 gan1 pole 杆 gan3 stick / pole 干 gan4 to work / to do / to manage 干 gan1 dry / to concern / shield 盖 ge3 (surname) 盖 gai4 lid / top / cover / canopy / to build 庚 geng4 more / even more / further / still / still more 庚 geng1 to change 勾 gou4 affair / to reach for (with hand) 勾 gou1 to cancel / to delineate / hook 谷 gu3 grain / corn 谷 yu4 (surname) 谷 gu3 valley 估 gu4 old / second-hand (clothes) 估 gu1 estimate 观 guan4 Taoist monastery 观 guan1 to look at / to watch / to observe / to behold 冠 guan4 to head 冠 guan1 hat / crown / crest / cap 哈 ha1 laughter / yawn / abbreviation for Kazakhstan 哈 ha3 a Pekinese / a pug 好 hao3 good /well 好 hao4 to be fond of 呵 he1 expel breath / my goodness 呵 an1 (phonetic particle) 合 he2 Chinese musical note / fit / to join 合 ge3 one-tenth of a peck 和 he2 and / together with / with / peace / harmony / union 和 huo4 mix together / to blend 和 huo2 soft / warm 和 he4 cap (a poem) / respond in singing 和 hu2 to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards 荷 he4 peppermint / to carry burden 荷 he2 lotus 喝 he4 shout applause 喝 he1 my goodness / to drink 哼 heng1 hum 哼 hng5 (interj. of contempt) 横 heng4 unruly 横 heng2 horizontal / across 糊 hu4 paste / cream 糊 hu2 muddled / paste / scorched 滑 hua2 comical / cunning / slippery / smooth 滑 gu3 comical 华 hua4 (surname) / name of a mountain 华 hua2 (abbreviation for) China / (surname) Hua / magnificent / splendid / flowery 还 huan2 (surname) / pay back / return 还 hai2 also / in addition / more / still / else / still / yet / (not) yet 晃 huang4 sway / to shade 晃 huang3 dazzle 会 hui4 can / be possible / be able to / to assemble / to meet / to gather / to see / group / association 会 kuai4 to balance an account / accounting 混 hun4 to mix / to get along / thoughtless 混 hun2 confused / dirty / mix 吃 ji2 stammer 吃 chi1 eat / eradicate / destroy / receive 给 ji3 to supply / provide 给 gei3 to / for / for the benefit of / to give / to allow / to do sth (for sb) / (passive particle) 几 ji3 how much / how many / several / a few 几 ji1 almost 夹 jia1 hold between / lined / narrow lane 夹 jia2 clip / folder / hold between / to press from both sides / to place in between 假 jia4 vacation 假 jia3 fake / false / artificial / to borrow / if / suppose 渐 jian4 gradual / gradually 渐 jian1 imbue 将 jiang4 a general 将 jiang1 (will, shall, "future tense") / ready / prepared / to get / to use 教 jiao4 religion / teaching 教 jiao1 teach 价 jie5 great / good / middleman / servant 价 jia4 price / value / valence (on an atom) 禁 jin4 to prohibit / to forbid 禁 jin1 endure 柜 ju3 Salix multinervis 柜 gui4 cupboard / cabinet / wardrobe 俱 ju4 a social club 俱 ju1 entirely / without exception 卷 juan4 chapter / examination paper 卷 juan3 coil / to roll 觉 jue2 feel / find that / thinking / awake / aware 觉 jiao4 a nap / a sleep 角 jue2 Chinese musical note / angle / horn 角 jiao3 angle / horn / horn-shaped 脚 jue2 role 脚 jiao3 a kick / foot / role 看 kan4 it depends / think / to see / to look at 看 kan1 to look after / to take care of / to watch / to guard 空 kong4 emptied / leisure 空 kong1 air / sky / empty / free time / in vain 块 kuai4 yuan (unit of currency) / fast (of a watch) / swift / rapid / happy / joyful / soon / quick / (a measure word, for cloth, cake, soap) 块 kuai1 piece / chunk / lump / (measure word for chunks, lumps 喇 la3 (phonetic) 喇 la1 (onomat.) 啦 la5 (an auxiliary word performing the grammatical functions of mood) / fusion of le + a 啦 la1 (onomat.) / (phonetic) 蓝 lan2 blue 蓝 la5 kohlrabi 了 le5 (modal part. intensifying preceding clause), (completed action marker) 了 liao4 look afar from a high place 了 liao3 clear 了 liao3 to know / to understand / to know 勒 lei1 strangle 勒 le4 rein in 累 lei4 implicate / tired 累 lei3 accumulate 累 lei2 cumbersome 丽 li4 beautiful 丽 li2 Korea 隆 long2 grand / intense / prosperous / start (a fire) 隆 long1 sound of drums 陆 lu4 (surname) / shore / land / continent 陆 liu4 six (fraud-proof) 论 lun4 by the / per / discuss / theory / to talk (about) / to discuss 论 lun2 the Analects (of Confucius) 络 luo4 net-like 络 lao4 small net 落 luo4 alight / to fall / to drop (behind) 落 la4 leave behind 埋 man2 to blame 埋 mai2 bury 么 me5 (interrog. suff.) 么 ma5 (interrog. part.) 么 yao1 one on dice / small 闷 men4 melancholy 闷 men1 smother / stuffy 蒙 meng2 (Surname) 蒙 meng2 dim sighted / ignorant 蒙 meng1 deceive / cheat / hoodwink 蒙 meng3 Mongolia / cover 摸 mo2 imitate / copy 摸 mo1 feel with the hand / to touch / to stroke / to grope / to feel (one's pulse) 没 mo4 drowned / to end / to die / to inundate 没 mei2 (negative prefix for verbs) / have not / not 抹 mo4 girdle / brassiere / to plaster 抹 mo3 play / to smear 磨 mo4 grindstone 磨 mo2 to sharpen / to delay / hardship / to grind / to rub 难 nan4 disaster / distress / to scold 难 nan2 difficult (to...) / problem / difficulty / difficult / not good 哪 nei3 which (followed by M or Num) 哪 na5 (final part. preceded by N) 哪 na3 how / which 那 nei4 that / those / (sometimes used before a measure word (nei4), especially in Beijing) 那 na4 that / those 那 na3 how / which 呢 ni2 woolen material 呢 ne5 (question particle) 泥 ni4 restrained 泥 ni2 mud / paste / pulp 弄 nong4 to do / to manage / to handle / to play with / to fool with / to mess with / to fix / to toy with 弄 long4 lane / alley 区 ou1 Ou (surname) 区 qu1 area / region / district / small / distinguish 排 pai3 row of logs or boards 排 pai2 a platoon / line up 番 pan1 (surname) / place name 番 fan1 (measure word for acts) / deeds / foreign 泡 pao4 to steep / soak / bubble(s) / foam 泡 pao1 puffed / swollen 喷 pen4 fragrant / sneeze 喷 pen1 to puff / to spout / to spray / to spurt 匹 pi3 (measure word for horses, mules, a bolt of cloth) / ordinary person 匹 pi1 mate / one of a pair 否 pi3 clogged / evil 否 fou3 to negate / to deny / not 便 pian2 advantageous / cheap 便 bian4 ordinary / plain / convenient / handy / easy / then / so / thus / to relieve oneself 片 pian4 a slice / piece / flake / thin / slice 片 pian1 disc / sheet 漂 piao4 elegant / polished 漂 piao3 to bleach 漂 piao1 to float / to drift 屏 ping2 (standing) screen 屏 bing3 get rid of / put aside / reject / keep control / hold back 仆 pu2 servant 仆 pu1 fall prostrate 铺 pu4 a bed / a store 铺 pu1 to spread 奇 qi2 strange / odd / weird / wonderful 奇 ji1 odd (Num) 妻 qi4 to marry off (a daughter) 妻 qi1 wife 卡 qia3 customs station / to be choked / to fasten / to clip / to wedge / checkpost 卡 ka3 to check / to stop / to block / card 乾 qian2 (surname) / male / strong / one of the Eight Trigrams 乾 gan1 dry 抢 qiang3 fight over / to rush / to scramble / to grab / to rob / to snatch 抢 qiang1 against wind 切 qie4 close to 切 qie1 to cut / to slice 亲 qing4 parents-in-law of one's offspring 亲 qin1 dear / intimate / parent / relation / closely related 仇 qiu2 (surname) / match / mate 仇 chou2 hatred / animosity / enmity / a rival / an enemy / feud 曲 qu3 tune / song 曲 qu1 bent / crooked / wrong 圈 quan1 circle / ring / loop 圈 juan4 pen (pig) / a fold 圈 quan1 to confine / enclose 撒 sa3 to scatter 撒 sa1 let go 散 san4 adjourn / scatter 散 san3 leisurely / loosen / powdered medicine / to scatter / to come loose 丧 sang4 lose (by death) 丧 sang1 mourning / funeral 扫 sao4 broom 扫 sao3 to sweep 塞 se4 piston / unenlightened 塞 sai4 strategic pass 塞 sai1 stop up / to squeeze in / to stuff / Serb (abbr.) / Serbian 色 shai3 color / dice 色 se4 color / look / appearance 单 shan4 (surname) 单 dan1 bill / list / form / single / only / sole 单 chan2 chieftain 扇 shan4 (a measure word for doors, windows, etc.) 扇 shan1 to fan 禅 shan4 abdicate 禅 chan2 meditation / abstraction / (Zen) Buddhism 少 shao3 young 少 shao4 few / little / lack 舍 she4 residence 舍 she3 give up / abandon 参 shen1 ginseng 参 can1 take part in / participate / join / attend / to join / unequal / varied / irregular / to counsel / uneven / not uniform 什 shen2 what 什 shi2 tenth (used in fractions) 盛 sheng4 (surname) / flourishing 盛 cheng2 to hold / contain / to ladle / pick up with a utensil 胜 sheng4 victorious 胜 sheng1 peptide 胜 sheng1 (also sheng4) able to do / competent enough to 石 shi2 rock / stone 石 dan4 10 pecks 刷 shua1 brush / to swipe (a card) 刷 shua4 to select 衰 shuai1 weak / feeble / decline / wane 衰 cui1 mourning garments 率 shuai4 to lead / command 率 lv4 rate / frequency 谁 shui2 who 谁 shei2 who 说 shuo1 to speak / to say 说 shui4 persuade (politically) 说 shuo1 Japanese variant of T:說|S:说 / to speak / to say 数 shuo4 frequently / repeatedly 数 shu4 number / figure / to count / to calculate / several 数 shu3 to count 食 si4 to feed 食 shi2 animal feed / eat / food 莎 suo2 (grass) / Cyperus rotundus 莎 sha1 (insect) / (phonetic) 弹 tan2 impeach / to pluck a string / to play (a stringed musical instrument with fingers) 弹 dan4 crossball / bullet / shot / shell / ball 特 te4 male animal / special (-ly) 特 te2 special / unusual / extraordinary 提 ti2 to carry / to lift / to put forward / (upwards character stroke) / lifting (brush stroke in painting) / to mention 提 di1 carry (suspended) 调 tiao2 harmonize / reconcile / blend / suit well / provoke / incite 调 diao4 mode (music) / to move (troops) / tune / tone / melody / to transfer 听 ting4 let / allow 听 ting1 listen / hear / obey 头 tou5 suff. for nouns 头 tou2 head 吐 tu4 vomit 吐 tu3 to spit 玩 wan4 curios / antiques 玩 wan2 curios / antiques / to play / to amuse oneself 往 wang4 toward / (of a train) bound for 往 wang3 to go (in a direction) / past / previous / towards 唯 wei3 yes 唯 wei2 -ism / only / alone 委 wei3 give up / indeed / to commission 委 wei1 crooked 为 wei4 because of / for / to 为 wei2 variant of 為 / to take as / to serve as / to act as / to behave as 夕 xi4 dusk 夕 xi1 evening 厦 xia4 tall building 厦 sha4 tall building 鲜 xian3 few / rare 鲜 xian1 fresh 见 xian4 appear 见 jian4 to see / to meet / to appear (to be sth) / to interview 降 xiang2 surrender 降 jiang4 to drop / to fall / to come down / to descend 校 xiao4 school 校 jiao4 proofread / to check / to compare 解 xie4 (surname) 解 jie4 transport under guard 解 jie3 to divide / to break up / to split / to separate / to dissolve / to solve / to melt / to remove / to untie / to loosen / to open / to emancipate / to explain / to understand / to know / a solution / a dissection 行 xing2 all right / capable / competent / OK / okay / to go / to do / to travel / temporary / to walk / to go / will do 行 xing4 behavior / conduct 行 hang2 row, profession, professional 省 xing3 comprehend / introspect / visit 省 sheng3 frugal / save / to omit / to leave out / to save (money) / province 兴 xing4 interest 兴 xing1 flourish / it is the fashion to / to become popular 臭 xiu4 sense of smell / smell bad 臭 chou4 stench / stink / smelly / to smell (bad) 宿 xiu4 constellation 宿 xiu3 (a) night 宿 su4 lodge for the night / old / former 旋 xuan4 lathe / specially for an occasion 旋 xuan2 revolve 削 xue1 to reduce / to pare (away) / to cut (down) 削 xiao1 to scrape 血 xue4 blood 血 xie3 blood 压 ya4 in the first place / to crush 压 ya1 to press / to push down / to keep under (control) 沿 yan4 riverside (with -r) 沿 yan2 along 燕 yan4 swallow (a type of bird) 燕 yan1 (surname) / place name 要 yao4 important / vital / to want / to be going to / must 要 yao1 demand / ask / request / coerce 咽 ye4 to choke (in crying) 咽 yan4 to swallow 咽 yan1 narrow pass / throat 衣 yi4 gown / to dress / to wear 衣 yi1 clothes 殷 ying3 roll of thunder 殷 yin1 (surname) / dynasty / flourishing 殷 yan1 dark red 应 ying4 (surname) / to answer / to respond 应 ying1 ought 于 yu2 in / at / to / from / by / than / out of 于 yu1 (surname) 予 yu3 to give 予 yu2 I 与 yu4 take part in 与 yu3 and / to give / together with 与 yu2 (interrog. part.) 语 yu4 tell to 语 yu3 dialect / language / speech 约 yue1 appointment / agreement / to arrange / to restrict / approximately 约 yao1 weigh 乐 yue4 (surname) / music 乐 le4 (surname) / happy / laugh / cheerful 晕 yun4 dizzy / ring around moon or sun 晕 yun1 confused / dizzy / giddy / faint / swoon / lose consciousness / pass out 载 zai4 to carry / to convey / to load / to hold / and / also / as well as / simultaneously 载 zai3 year 咱 zan2 we (incl.) 咱 za2 we (incl.) 脏 zang4 viscera 脏 zang1 dirty / filthy 藏 zang4 storehouse / depository / Buddhist or Taoist scripture / Zang / Tibet 藏 cang2 to hide away / to conceal / to harbor / store / accumulate 曾 zeng1 (surname) / great-grand (father) 曾 ceng2 (refers to something that happened previously) / already / at some time in the past / before / once 查 zha1 (surname) 查 cha2 to research / to check / to investigate / to examine / to refer to / to search 扎 zha2 penetrating (as of cold) / struggle 扎 zha1 to prick / to run or stick (a needle, etc.) into 扎 za1 to tie / to bind 扎 za1 tie with string or ribbon / bind with rope or cord / to stop 炸 zha4 explode 炸 zha2 fry 侧 zhai1 lean on one side 侧 ce4 the side / to incline towards / to lean / inclined / lateral / side 择 zhai2 pick over 择 ze2 to select / to choose / to pick 祭 zhai4 (surname) 祭 ji4 offer sacrifice 占 zhan4 to occupy / to constitute / to make up / to account 占 zhan1 to divine 长 zhang3 chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop 长 chang2 length / long / forever / always / constantly 涨 zhang4 to swell / distend 涨 zhang3 to rise (of prices, rivers) 朝 zhao1 morning 朝 chao2 to face / towards / facing / direct / a dynasty / the imperial court / (abbr.) Korea, esp. N. Korea 召 zhao4 to call together / to summon / to convene 召 shao4 (surname) / name of an ancient state 折 zhe2 to fold (a document) / to turn / to bend 折 zhe2 tenth (in price) / to break / to fold / to turn 折 she2 broken (as of rope, stick) 这 zhe4 this / these 这 zhei4 this / these / (sometimes used before a measure word, especially in Beijing) 正 zheng4 just (right) / main / upright / straight / correct / principle 正 zheng1 Chinese 1st month of year 挣 zheng4 to earn / to make (money) 挣 zheng1 struggle 只 zhi3 only / merely / just / but 只 zhi1 M for one of a pair 识 zhi4 to record / write a footnote 识 shi2 to know / knowledge 中 zhong1 within / among / in / middle / center / while (doing sth) / during / China / Chinese 中 zhong4 hit (the mark) 重 zhong4 heavy / serious 重 chong2 to double / to repeat / repetition / iteration / again / a layer 种 zhong4 to plant / to cultivate 种 zhong3 kind / type / race / breed / seed / species (taxonomy 术 zhu2 Atractylis lancea var. ovata 术 shu4 method / technique 属 zhu3 join together / fix one's attention on / concentrate on 属 shu3 belong to / category / be subordinate to / genus (taxonomy) / be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals) / family members / dependants 筑 zhu4 to build 筑 zhu2 surname / another word for Guiyang T:貴陽|S:贵阳, a city in Guizhou T:貴州|S:贵州 筑 zhu4 five-string lute or zither 转 zhuan4 to revolve / to turn / to circle about / to walk about 转 zhuan3 to convey / to forward (mail) / to transfer / to turn / to shift 传 zhuan4 biography 传 chuan2 to pass on / to spread / to transmit / to infect / to transfer / to circulate / to pass on / to conduct (electricity) 着 zhuo2 to wear (clothes) / to contact / to use / to apply 着 zhe5 -ing part. (indicates an action in progress) / part. coverb-forming after some verbs 着 zhao2 part. indicates the successful result of a verb / to touch / to come in contact with / to feel / to be affected by / to catch fire 着 zhao1 catch / receive / suffer 仔 zi3 minutely / young 仔 zi1 duty / responsibility 子 zi5 (noun suff.) 子 zi3 11 p.m.-1 a.m. / 1st earthly branch / child / midnight / son / child / seed / egg / small thing 纵 zong4 even if / release 纵 zong1 vertical 赚 zuan4 cheat / swindle 赚 zhuan4 earn / make a profit 钻 zuan4 an auger / diamond 钻 zuan1 enter (a hole) / probe

RJBerki, if I have nightmares tonight, I shall blame you! This is getting too, too scary!

少 (shao4 or shao3) 少年(shao4nian2): youth; young person 少女(shao4nu3): young girl but 多少 (duo1shao3): how much 不少 (bu4shao3): not a little, ie quite a lot of

here's another list of 多音字

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