Grade 1 · first semester, Lesson 1

Grade 1 Lesson 1 Chinese characters

These are the 11 characters taught in Grade 1, first semester, Lesson 1. Every one shows Zhuyin and Pinyin, its meaning, its radical and its stroke count. Your child can trace each one and then write it from memory, free in the browser.

This lesson's characters

  • ㄇㄣˊ·méngate, door, entranceradical · 8 strokes門外 mén wàioutside the door門前 mén qiánin front of the door請把門打開。Please open the door.
  • ㄏㄜˊ·harmony, peace, calmradical · 8 strokes和平 hé píngpeace溫和 wēn hémild她和我同班。She and I are in the same class.
  • ㄗㄡˇ·zǒuto walk, to run, to fleeradical · 7 strokes走向 zǒu xiàngdirection走進 zǒu jìnto enter我們走走吧。Let's walk.
  • ㄑㄧˇ·to begin, to initiate, to riseradical · 10 strokes起來 qǐ laito stand up想起 xiǎng qǐto recall看起來不錯。It looks good.
  • ㄗㄞˋ·zàiat, in, onradical · 6 strokes現在 xiàn zàinow不在 bù zàinot to be present我在這裡吃。I eat here.
  • ㄋㄧˇ·you, second person pronounradical · 7 strokes你們 nǐ menyou你好 nǐ hǎohello我向你保證。I promise.
  • ㄒㄧㄤˋ·xiàngtowards, direction, trendradical · 6 strokes向前 xiàng qiánforward走向 zǒu xiàngdirection狗向著我跑了過來。The dog came running to me.
  • ㄨㄛˇ·I, me, myradical · 7 strokes我們 wǒ menwe自我 zì wǒthe self我們來試試。We try.
  • ㄑㄧㄢˊ·qiánin front, forward, formerradical · 9 strokes前面 qián miànahead以前 yǐ qiánbefore他以前做過。He has done it before.
  • ㄗㄨㄛˇ·zuǒleft; the left sideradical · 5 strokes意見相左 向左轉
  • ㄧㄡˋ·yòuright; the right sideradical · 5 strokes向右轉 前後左右