Grade 1 Lesson 2 Chinese characters

This lesson's characters

• 友ㄧㄡˇ·yǔfriend, companion, fraternityradical 又 · 4 strokes朋友 péng you — friend友好 yǒu hǎo — friendly我們是朋友。 — We're friends.
• 朋ㄆㄥˊ·péngfriend, pal, acquaintanceradical 月 · 8 strokes朋友 péng you — friend親朋 qīn péng — relatives and friends我們是朋友。 — We're friends.
• 伸ㄕㄣ·shēnto extend, to stretch out, to open upradical 亻 · 7 strokes伸手 shēn shǒu — to reach out with one's hand伸出 shēn chū — to extend他伸長了手臂為了能拿到書。 — He stretched out his arm to take the book.
• 手ㄕㄡˇ·shǒuhandradical 手 · 4 strokes手段 shǒu duàn — method對手 duì shǒu — opponent我去下洗手間。 — I'm going to the bathroom.
• 抱ㄅㄠˋ·bàoto embrace, to hold in one's arms, to enfoldradical 扌 · 8 strokes抱怨 bào yuàn — to complain抱負 bào fù — aspiration我想要個抱抱。 — I want a hug.
• 牛ㄋㄧㄡˊ·niúox, cow, bullradical 牛 · 4 strokes牛皮 niú pí — cowhide小牛 xiǎo niú — calf我在喝牛奶。 — I'm drinking milk.
• 快ㄎㄨㄞˋ·kuàispeedy, rapid, quickradical 忄 · 7 strokes加快 jiā kuài — to accelerate快步 kuài bù — quick step他走路很快。 — He walks fast.
• 河ㄏㄜˊ·hériver, stream, the Yellow riverradical 氵 · 8 strokes河道 hé dào — river course河流 hé liú — river他開了先河。 — He set a precedent.
• 過ㄍㄨㄛˋ·guòpass, to go across, to pass throughradical 辶 · 12 strokes過來 guò lái — to come over不過 bù guò — only他以前做過。 — He has done it before.
• 魚ㄩˊ·yúfishradical 魚 · 11 strokes魚雷 yú léi — torpedo魚池 yú chí — fishpond他不吃生魚。 — He doesn't eat raw fish.
• 輕ㄑㄧㄥ·qīnglight, gentle, simpleradical 車 · 14 strokes輕輕 qīng qīng — lightly輕易 qīng yì — easy她輕輕地推了門。 — She gave the door a gentle push.
• 興ㄒㄧㄥ·xīngto thrive, to prosper, to flourishradical 臼 · 16 strokes興趣 xìng qù — interest高興 gāo xìng — happy我只想高興。 — I just want to be happy.
• 唱ㄔㄤˋ·chàngto sing, to chant, to callradical 口 · 11 strokes唱片 chàng piàn — gramophone record唱歌 chàng gē — to sing a song和我唱首歌。 — Sing a song with me.
• 歌ㄍㄜ·gēsong, lyrics, to singradical 欠 · 14 strokes歌曲 gē qǔ — song詩歌 shī gē — poem我愛這首歌。 — I love this song.
• 雨ㄩˇ·yǔrainradical 雨 · 8 strokes雨水 yǔ shuǐ — rainwater小雨 xiǎo yǔ — light rain可能會下雨。 — It might rain.
• 招ㄓㄠ·zhāoto summon, to recruit, to levyradical 扌 · 8 strokes招生 zhāo shēng — to enroll new students招呼 zhāo hu — to call out to她招呼我進來。 — She beckoned me to come in.
• 樂ㄌㄜˋ·lècheerful, happy, laughingradical 木 · 15 strokes音樂 yīn yuè — music快樂 kuài lè — happy音樂我喜歡。 — I like music.
• 街ㄐㄧㄝ·jiēstreet, road, thoroughfareradical 行 · 12 strokes街道 jiē dào — street街頭 jiē tóu — street他站在街角。 — He was standing at the street corner.