| 東 tóng, east. | 南 nén, south. |
| 西 si, west. | 北 póh, north. |
Verbs.
| 定 ting‘, to fix. | 能 nung, can. |
| 歸 kwé, return home. | 有 ’yeu, have. |
Adjectives.
| 大 tá‘, great. | 希 hí, few. |
| 遠 ’yön, distant. | 直 dzuk, straight. |
Nouns.
| 罪 zûe, sin. | 禮 ’lí, ceremony. |
| 門 mun; door. | 詩 sz, poetry. |
Pronoun.
| 我 ’ngú, I. |
89. Examples of nouns composed of two characters, or as they may be termed, dissyllabic forms.