Intermediate - The Surname Code (C1040)

A 姓什么?
xìng shénme?
What's your family name?
B 张,弓长张。
Zhāng, gōng cháng Zhāng.
Zhang, the one with the "bow" radical and the character for "long."
A 你妈妈姓什么?
nǐ māma xìng shénme?
What is your mom's surname?
B 吴,口天吴。
Wú, kǒu tiān Wú.
Wu, the one with the "mouth" radical and the character for "sky."
A 进来吧。
jìnlái ba.
Come on in.
A 姓什么?
xìng shénme?
What is your surname?
C 李,木子李。
Lǐ, mù zǐ Lǐ.
Li, the one with the "wood" radical and the character for "son."
A 你妈妈姓什么?
nǐ māma xìng shénme?
What is your mom's family name?
C 陈,耳东陈。
Chén, ěr dōng Chén.
Chen. It's the one with the "ear" radical and the character for "east."
A 姓什么?
xìng shénme?
What's your surname?
D 姜,美女姜。
Jiāng, měinǚ Jiāng.
Jiang, the one with the characters for "beautiful" and "woman."
A 美女姜?
měinǚ Jiāng?
Beautiful woman Jiang?
D 对。
duì.
Right.
A 不对。
bù duì.
Wrong answer.
D 喂,开门啊,开门啊......
wèi, kāimén a, kāimén a......
Hey, open the door! Open the door!

Key Vocabulary

xìng family name
Zhāng Zhang
Wu
Li
Chén Chen
Jiāng Jiang
开门 kāimén open the door

Supplementary Vocabulary

暗号 ànhào secret sign
神秘 shénmì mysterious
汉字 hànzì Chinese character
同音字 tóngyīnzì homophone
姓名 xìngmíng full name
拆字 chāizì to break a character into component parts
同姓 tóngxìng someone with the same surname