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

xìngfamily name
ZhāngZhang
Wu
Li
ChénChen
JiāngJiang
开门kāiménopen the door

Supplementary Vocabulary

暗号ànhàosecret sign
神秘shénmìmysterious
汉字hànzìChinese character
同音字tóngyīnzìhomophone
姓名xìngmíngfull name
拆字chāizìto break a character into component parts
同姓tóngxìngsomeone with the same surname