Grade 1 Lesson 3 Chinese characters

This lesson's characters

• 色ㄙㄜˋ·sècolor, tint, hueradical 色 · 6 strokes色彩 sè cǎi — tint綠色 lǜ sè — green我喜歡藍色。 — I like blue.
• 介ㄐㄧㄝˋ·jièagent, go-between, intermediaryradical 人 · 4 strokes介紹 jiè shào — to introduce中介 zhōng jiè — to act as intermediary請介紹自己。 — Please introduce yourselves.
• 原ㄩㄢˊ·yuánsource, origin, beginningradical 厂 · 10 strokes原來 yuán lái — original原子 yuán zǐ — atom樹不會長在草原上。 — Trees do not grow on prairies.
• 地ㄉㄧˋ·dìearth, ground, soilradical 土 · 6 strokes地方 dì fāng — region地面 dì miàn — floor他坐在地上。 — He was sitting on the floor.
• 朵ㄉㄨㄛˇ·duǒcluster of flowers, earlobe, an item on both sidesradical 木 · 6 strokes耳朵 ěr duo — ear花朵 huā duǒ — flower這朵花聞起來很香。 — This flower smells very nice.
• 真ㄓㄣ·zhēnreal, actual, trueradical 目 · 10 strokes真正 zhēn zhèng — genuine真是 zhēn shi — indeed真是太好了。 — It's great.
• 紹ㄕㄠˋ·shàoto connect, to introduceradical 糹 · 11 strokes介紹 jiè shào — to introduce介紹信 jiè shào xìn — letter of introduction請介紹自己。 — Please introduce yourselves.
• 聞ㄨㄣˊ·wénnews, to hear, to smellradical 耳 · 14 strokes新聞 xīn wén — news聞到 wén dào — to smell我聞到了什麼。 — I smell something here.
• 香ㄒㄧㄤ·xiāngincense, fragrant, aromaticradical 香 · 9 strokes香氣 xiāng qì — fragrance香水 xiāng shuǐ — perfume這朵花聞起來很香。 — This flower smells very nice.
• 會ㄏㄨㄟˋ·huìto assemble, to meet, meetingradical 曰 · 13 strokes不會 bù huì — improbable大會 dà huì — general assembly我會記下來。 — I'll keep it.
• 給ㄍㄟˇ / ㄐㄧˇ·gěi / jǐto give, to lend, forradical 糹 · 12 strokes送給 sòng gěi — to send自給 zì jǐ — self-reliant給我東西吃。 — Bring me something to eat.
• 像ㄒㄧㄤˋ·xiàngpicture, image, figureradical 亻 · 13 strokes好像 hǎo xiàng — as if畫像 huà xiàng — portrait看起來像天書。 — That's Greek to me.
• 動ㄉㄨㄥˋ·dòngto move, to happen, movementradical 力 · 11 strokes動物 dòng wù — animal動手 dòng shǒu — to set about什麼都沒動。 — Nothing moved.
• 拍ㄆㄞ·pāito clap, to tap, to hitradical 扌 · 8 strokes拍手 pāi shǒu — to clap one's hands拍打 pāi da — to pat我喜歡拍照。 — I enjoy taking pictures.
• 紅ㄏㄨㄥˊ·hóngred, vermillion, to blushradical 糹 · 9 strokes紅色 hóng sè — red紅外 hóng wài — infrared燈由紅變綠。 — The light changed from red to green.
• 妹ㄇㄟˋ·mèiyounger sisterradical 女 · 8 strokes妹妹 mèi mei — younger sister師妹 shī mèi — junior female student or apprentice她是Tom的姐妹。 — She's Tom's sister.
• 照ㄓㄠˋ·zhàoto shine, to reflect, to illuminateradical 灬 · 13 strokes照片 zhào piàn — photograph照顧 zhào gu — to take care of照顧好自己。 — Take care!
• 帶ㄉㄞˋ·dàibelt, strap, bandradical 巾 · 11 strokes帶來 dài lái — to bring帶有 dài yǒu — to have as a feature or characteristic請自帶食物。 — Please bring your own food.
• 涼ㄌㄧㄤˊ·liángcool, cold, disheartenedradical 氵 · 11 strokes涼水 liáng shuǐ — cool water冰涼 bīng liáng — ice-cold今天很涼快。 — It's cool today.
• 服ㄈㄨˊ·fúclothes, to dress, to wearradical 月 · 8 strokes服從 fú cóng — to obey服裝 fú zhuāng — dress我應該服從。 — I should obey.
• 粉ㄈㄣˇ·fěnpowder, flour, cosmetic powderradical 米 · 10 strokes米粉 mǐ fěn — rice flour奶粉 nǎi fěn — powdered milk麵包是麵粉做的。 — Bread is made from flour.
• 衣ㄧ·[一]yī[二]yìclothing; a coveringradical 衣 · 6 strokes毛衣 — 雨衣 —