Pinyin Sudoku: Pinyin

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Saturday, January 19, 2013

Pinyin Sudoku 67 - Chai

Characters with the pinyin transcription "chai" are rather rare, so there will not be a second pinyin sudoku sheet for it. There would simply not be enough new characters. What a relief in comparison to "ji", "li" and the like...

Sunday, November 25, 2012

Pinyin Sudoku 66 - Qian I

Another one. I came across the expression 提前 (tíqián, to shift to an earlier date, to bring forward, to advance) in my chinese business app and liked it somehow. Of course, in a business related context, you would also expect some expressions including 钱 (qián, money or coin), and there are.
Also found a nice chengyu (idiom) with qian:
钱能通神 (qiánnéngtōngshén, money will move the gods / money opens the gates of heaven).

Sunday, September 16, 2012

Pinyin Sudoku 65 - Xiao I

The hànzì in this sudoku are quite 肖(xiào - similar)... But this should be only a 小 (xiǎo - small) problem for you.

Sunday, August 19, 2012

Pinyin Sudoku 64 - Zhou

The new Pinyin Sudoku is zhōu ( 周 - complete ) and online. If you're up to discover a new zhōu ( 洲 - continent ) this summer, be sure to take it with you on your zhōu ( 舟 - boat ) !! ^_^ :-))

Sunday, August 5, 2012

Pinyin Sudoku 63 - Yan I

Now here is yan #1. Keep an eye ( 眼 - yǎn ) open for yan #2!

Saturday, July 21, 2012

Pinyin Sudoku 62 - Yao I

I wanted ( 要 - yào ) to publish this sudoku earlier, yet I was very busy with other things for a while but now here it is!

Sunday, July 1, 2012

Pinyin Sudoku 61 - Bu

Don 't (不 - bù) stop solving Pinyin Sudoku...

Sunday, June 17, 2012

Pinyin Sudoku 60 - Wo

Pinyin Sudoku #60 already - I (我 - wǒ) have a reason to celebrate!

Saturday, June 2, 2012

Pinyin Sudoku 59 - Sui

Even if (虽然 - suīrán) there is just one follower of this blog so far, it's time for another Pinyin Sudoku. So here is "sui"!

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Pinyin Sudoku 58 - Wu II

Now after cornering the amazing smart phone input maze (this browser isn't supported anymore; that browser doesn't like the multiling keyboard and won't let you type; well maybe it'll let you type now but hey, once you try, it'll scroll down quickly so you can't type where intended anyway...) by some copy-paste acrobatics, WU II is ready to go online...

Saturday, May 5, 2012

Pinyin Sudoku 57 - Ci

This time is the right time for "ci".

Friday, April 20, 2012

Pinyin Sudoku 56 - Jie

A new pinyin sudoku came into this 世界 (shìjiè = world).

Sunday, March 25, 2012

Pinyin Sudoku 55 - Dian

Now for "a little bit" of dian. I had to shorten the meaning for "点（點）" a lot, it can mean "drop (of liquid); stain, spot, speck, jot; dot stroke (in Chinese characters); decimal point; point; mark (of degree or level); a place (with certain characteristics); iron bell; o’clock; a little, a bit, some; (point) unit of measurement for type; to touch on briefly; to make clear, to light; to ignite; to kindle; period of time at night (24 minutes) (old), a drip, to dibble, classifier for small indeterminate quantities. (Source: Xueshi Zhongwen)
And probably even more....

Saturday, March 17, 2012

Pinyin Sudoku 54 - Cha

Ten minutes TO five and you are MISSING your TEA? All you need is "CHA".

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Pinyin Sudoku 53 - Xie I

And another one.

Saturday, March 3, 2012

Pinyin Sudoku 52 - Pa - Pai

Ni bu PA - don't be afraid of trying out Pinyin Sudoku.
How long does it take you to solve one?

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Pinyin Sudoku 51 - O - Ou

OH, I forgot to post a pinyin sudoku about OU (ouzhou: Europe)... Now here it is.

Monday, February 20, 2012

Confused Laowai blogpost about Pinyin Sudoku

I just found this nice and detailed blogpost about Pinyin Sudoku on the Confused Laowaoi blog: http://confusedlaowai.com/2011/11/pinyin-sudoku, and of course I really like it!
The Confused Laowai blog is a fun way to delve into the many interesting aspects of the Chinese language, and if you don't know it yet, you should definitely have a look at it.

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Pinyin Sudoku 50 - Quan

Pinyin Sudoku: a spring (泉 - quán) of sudoku challenges never running dry :-)

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Pinyin Sudoku 49 - E

If one day you are flattered by a chanting Russian who is distressed by his evil hungry goose, you may express it all with "e"...

What is Pinyin Sudoku?

This blog is mainly the home of my hand-made, printable sudokus (complete list here) for Chinese language learners around the globe. Pinyin sudokus use Chinese characters instead of numbers, in a 9 x 9 scheme (jpg pictures in the postings). Solving pinyin sudokus helps to sort out the many similar-looking characters and homophones - and it is a fun way of practising.

Each sudoku features 9 different characters, all pronounced by the same pinyin syllable, e. g. "ma" in its various tones (mā, má, mǎ, mà, ma; at least the fifth one is rare :-). Each character is given 4 times in each sudoku, so it has to be filled in 5 times per sudoku (15 times per sheet). The "logical" level of the sudokus is "easy". Knowledge of the Chinese language is not a prerequisite but of course it helps. Below you may find links to my favourite language learning (and other) sites, mostly in English and German. Comments and suggestions, likes and tweets are welcome :-).

Learning languages has always been my favourite pastime. I set up the Pinyin Sudoku with translations and explanations in English to also keep up with this important language.

I hope you enjoy this blog and try out some of the sudoku sheets. They might be useful to boost your chineese, or just to tickle your brain. Comments and suggestions are welcome in Chinese, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, French, Swedish and Korean; in Russian, Greek or Czech, if you insist... and of course in German, my mother tongue.

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