Grade 2 Lesson 5 Chinese characters

This lesson's characters

• 丫ㄧㄚ·yāforked, bifurcationradical 丨 · 3 strokes丫頭 yā tou — girl丫環 yā huan — servant girl
• 印ㄧㄣˋ·yìnprint, mark, sealradical 卩 · 5 strokes印象 yìn xiàng — impression印記 yìn jì — imprint佛教來自印度。 — Buddhism originated in India.
• 夕ㄒㄧ·xīevening, night, duskradical 夕 · 3 strokes前夕 qián xī — eve夕陽 xī yáng — sunset美麗的夕陽，不是嗎？ — A beautiful sunset, isn't it?
• 怎ㄗㄣˇ·zěnwhat? why? how?radical 心 · 9 strokes怎麼 zěn me — how?怎樣 zěn yàng — how工作怎麼樣？ — How's work?
• 愛ㄞˋ·àito love, to like, to be fond ofradical 心 · 13 strokes愛情 ài qíng — romance愛心 ài xīn — compassion他們可愛嗎 ？ — Are they cute?
• 挖ㄨㄚ·wāto dig, to excavateradical 扌 · 9 strokes開挖 kāi wā — to dig out挖洞 wā dòng — to dig a hole你可以在地上挖土。 — You can dig dirt from the ground.
• 沙ㄕㄚ·shāsand, gravel, pebblesradical 氵 · 7 strokes沙漠 shā mò — desert泥沙 ní shā — silt我們想買張沙發。 — We would like to buy a sofa.
• 注ㄓㄨˋ·zhùto concentrate, to focusradical 氵 · 8 strokes注意 zhù yì — to take note of注重 zhù zhòng — to pay attention to你註定失敗。 — You're bound to fail.
• 海ㄏㄞˇ·hǎisea, ocean, maritimeradical 氵 · 10 strokes海上 hǎi shàng — maritime海外 hǎi wài — overseas大海是藍色的。 — The sea is blue.
• 留ㄌㄧㄡˊ·liúto stay, to remain, to preserveradical 田 · 10 strokes留下 liú xià — to leave behind保留 bǎo liú — to keep我不能留下。 — I can't stay.
• 發ㄈㄚ·fāto issue, to dispatch, to send outradical 癶 · 12 strokes發現 fā xiàn — to notice發生 fā shēng — to happen今晚誰發言？ — Who is going to speak tonight?
• 退ㄊㄨㄟˋ·tuìto retreat, to step back, to withdrawradical 辶 · 9 strokes退出 tuì chū — to withdraw退回 tuì huí — to return我不該退出的。 — I shouldn't have logged off.
• 閃ㄕㄢˇ·shǎnflash, lightning, to dodgeradical 門 · 10 strokes閃電 shǎn diàn — lightning閃動 shǎn dòng — to flicker or flash閃電照亮了天空。 — The lightning lit up the sky.
• 麗ㄌㄧˋ·lìbeautiful, elegant, magnificentradical 鹿 · 19 strokes美麗 měi lì — beautiful壯麗 zhuàng lì — magnificence生活是美麗的。 — Life is beautiful.