Grade 1 · first semester, Lesson 5
Grade 1 Lesson 5 Chinese characters
These are the 12 characters taught in Grade 1, first semester, Lesson 5. 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
- 看ㄎㄢˋ·kànto look, to see, to examineradical 目 · 9 strokes看到 kàn dào — to see看見 kàn jiàn — to see看起來不錯。 — It looks good.
- 花ㄏㄨㄚ·huāflower, blossom, to spend (time or money)radical 艹 · 7 strokes棉花 mián hua — cotton花生 huā shēng — peanut這要花時間。 — This may take a while.
- 好ㄏㄠˇ·hǎogood, excellent, fineradical 女 · 6 strokes好像 hǎo xiàng — as if好吃 hǎo chī — tasty真是太好了。 — It's great.
- 上ㄕㄤˋ·shàngabove, on top, superiorradical 一 · 3 strokes以上 yǐ shàng — that level or higher上面 shàng miàn — on top of我這就上路。 — I'm on my way.
- 下ㄒㄧㄚˋ·xiàbelow, underneath, inferiorradical 一 · 3 strokes下來 xià lai — to come down下去 xià qù — to go down我會記下來。 — I'll keep it.
- 彩ㄘㄞˇ·cǎicolor, hue, prizeradical 彡 · 11 strokes色彩 sè cǎi — tint彩色 cǎi sè — color彩虹橋有多長？ — How long is the Rainbow Bridge?
- 想ㄒㄧㄤˇ·xiǎngto believe, to wish for, to considerradical 心 · 13 strokes思想 sī xiǎng — thought想到 xiǎng dào — to think of我想我可以。 — I think I can.
- 棉ㄇㄧㄢˊ·miáncotton, cotton-paddedradical 木 · 12 strokes棉花 mián hua — cotton棉田 mián tián — cotton field有一天我買了一臺棉花糖機。 — Someday I'll buy a cotton candy machine.
- 池ㄔˊ·chípool, pond, moatradical 氵 · 6 strokes魚池 yú chí — fishpond天池 tiān chí — "heavenly lake", lake situated on a mountain池塘上有座橋。 — There is a bridge over the pond.
- 沒ㄇㄟˊ·méinot, none, goneradical 氵 · 7 strokes沒有 méi yǒu — haven't沒事 méi shì — it's not important沒有人知道。 — No one knows.
- 泡ㄆㄠˋ·pàobubble, blister, swollenradical 氵 · 8 strokes水泡 shuǐ pào — bubble氣泡 qì pào — bubble她正在泡茶。 — She was making tea.
- 爬ㄆㄚˊ·páto climb, to scramble, to crawlradical 爪 · 8 strokes爬山 pá shān — to go for a hike爬行 pá xíng — to crawl他爬上了樓梯。 — He climbed the stairs.