Every time you learn a new character, you may feel like you’ve met a new person or a new friend.\u00a0 At the same time, just like meeting real people, make sure you don’t mistake your new friend for any lookalikes!\u00a0 Below are some characters which I’ve found easy to mix up.<\/p>\n
\u90e8 (bu4 – department) \u966a (pei2- accompany)
\n\u63a5 (jie1 – receive\/catch) \u6309 (an4 – according\/to press)
\n\u697c (lou2 – building) \u6570\u00a0 (shu4 – number)
\n\u57ce (cheng2 – city) \u57df\u00a0 (yu4 – region)
\n\u5bab (gong1 – palace) \u5b98 (guan1 – official)
\n\u5df1 (ji3 – self) \u5df2 (yi3 – already)
\n\u5409 (ji2 – auspicious) \u53e4 (gu3 – ancient)
\n\u65ee\u65ef\u513f (ga3la2r – corner) isn’t one that I mix up, but it’s a fun example of the beauty and fun of Chinese characters.<\/p>\n
There are also some compounds which are easy for me to mix up with each other, one example being \u6c5f\u897f (jiang1xi1 – Jiangxi province) and \u7ea2\u9152 (hong2jiu3 – red wine).\u00a0 Readers, feel free to share your favorite lookalike characters in the comments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Every time you learn a new character, you may feel like you’ve met a new person or a new friend.\u00a0 At the same time, just like meeting real people, make sure you don’t mistake your new friend for any lookalikes!\u00a0 Below are some characters which I’ve found easy to mix up. \u90e8 (bu4 – department)…<\/p>\n