Table 1.
Pinyin-Chinese Version of the DTA Measurement Tool
| Number | Non-Tone Pinyin | Death-Related Chinese Characters | Non-Death-Related Characters | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Si | 死 | Die/dead | 四, 思, 丝, 私, 司, 似 … |
| 2 | Sha | 杀 | Kill | 啥, 沙, 傻, 砂, 莎, 厦 … |
| 3 | Mai | 埋 | Bury | 买, 麦, 迈, 卖, 脉, 霾 … |
| 4 | Mu | 墓 | Tomb/grave | 母, 木, 目, 亩, 幕, 慕 … |
| 5 | Wang | 亡 | Perish | 网, 王, 往, 汪, 忘, 望 … |
| 6 | Zang | 葬 | Bury/inter | 脏, 藏, 赃, 臧 … |
| 7 | Shi | 逝/尸 | Dead/corpse | 是, 时, 事, 石, 使, 师 … |
| 8 | Fen | 坟 | Grave | 分, 份, 粉, 芬, 奋, 氛 … |
| 9 | Sang | 丧 | Mourning | 桑, 嗓, 搡 … |
| 10 | Beng | 崩 | Pass away/dead | 蹦, 泵, 绷, 甭, 迸, 蚌 … |
| 11 | Ai | 哀/癌 | Mourning/cancer | 哎, 爱, 挨, 矮, 碍, 皑 … |
| 12 | Cu | 猝 | Sudden death | 醋, 簇, 粗, 促, 卒, 憱 … |
| 13 | Ku | 骷/枯 | Skeleton/withered | 库, 酷, 裤, 窟, 绔 … |