Kite Runner: Key Words and Their Chinese Meanings

Baba (爸爸) - Father
Amir (阿米尔) - Name of the protagonist
Hassan (哈桑) - Name of Amir's friend and servant
Kabul (喀布尔) - Capital city of Afghanistan
Taliban (塔利班) - Islamic extremist group that ruled Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001
Hazara (哈扎拉) - Ethnic minority group in Afghanistan
Pashtun (普什图) - Ethnic majority group in Afghanistan
Sohrab (索拉布) - Name of Hassan's son
Kite (风筝) - A toy that Amir and Hassan enjoy flying
Betrayal (背叛) - Theme of the book in which Amir betrays his friend Hassan.