Spelling Song

Many of the Chinese characters have two parts. If you know the meaning of each part, it is easier to memorize the symbol. Here is a simple song of the “spelling” of some Chinese symbols you might find interesting and helpful.

拼字歌
pīn zì gē

左边木字右边几，我来造架大飞机 机机
zuǒ biān mù zì yòu biān jǐ, wǒ lái zào jià dà fēi jī jī jī
左边王字右边求，我最喜欢踢足球 球球
zuǒ biān wáng zì yòu biān qiú, wǒ zuì xǐ huān tī zú qiú, qiú qiú
左边是片绿禾苗，右边是片红火苗 秋秋
zuǒ biān shì piàn lǜ hé miáo, yòu biān shì piàn hóng huǒ miáo, qiū qiū
一根木料，交给学校 校校
yì gēn mù liào, jiāo gěi xué xiào, xiào xiào
舌头添一添 甘草有点甜 甜甜
shé tóu tiǎn yi tiǎn, gān cǎo yǒu diǎn tián, tián tián
一日是一天，一字站左边 旧旧
yí rì shì yī tiān, yī zì zhàn zuǒ biān, jiù jiù
女儿有匹马，我有好妈妈 妈妈
nǚ ér yǒu pí mǎ, wǒ yǒu hǎo mā mā, mā mā
又来一只鸟，变成小鸡跑 鸡鸡
yòu lái yì zhī niǎo, biǎn chéng xiǎo jī pǎo, jī jī
你说奇怪不奇怪，两个月亮站一排 朋朋
nǐ shuō qí guài bù qí guài, liǎng gè yuè liàng zhàn yì pái, péng péng
广字下面木料放，一放进去变成床 床床
guǎng zì xià miàn mù liào fàng, yí fàng jìn qù biàn chéng chuáng, chuáng chuáng
两个娃娃两张口，下面来了一只狗 哭哭
liǎng gè wá wá liǎng zhāng kǒu, xià miàn lái le yì zhī gǒu, kū kū
两个可字叠起来，一个哥哥站起来 哥哥
liǎng gè kě zì dié qǐ lái, yí gè gē ge zhàn qǐ lái, gē gē