Grade 2 Lesson 12 Chinese characters

This lesson's characters

• 仙ㄒㄧㄢ·xiāngod, fairy, immortalradical 亻 · 5 strokes仙人 xiān rén — Daoist immortal神仙 shén xiān — Daoist immortal她今年春天要去仙台。 — She is going to Sendai this spring.
• 吳ㄨˊ·wúone of several warring states, surnameradical 口 · 7 strokes吳郭魚 wú guō yú — tilapia
• 夜ㄧㄝˋ·yènight, dark, under cover of nightradical 夕 · 8 strokes夜晚 yè wǎn — night夜間 yè jiān — nighttime我是個夜貓子。 — I'm a night owl.
• 姑ㄍㄨ·gūfather's sister, husband's motherradical 女 · 8 strokes姑娘 gū niang — girl姑姑 gū gu — paternal aunt她長得像她姑姑。 — She resembles her aunt.
• 娘ㄋㄧㄤˊ·niángmother, young girl, womanradical 女 · 10 strokes姑娘 gū niang — girl娘娘 niáng niang — queen新娘好像非常漂亮。 — The bride seems to be very pretty.
• 搗ㄉㄠˇ·dǎoto thresh, to pound, to stirradical 扌 · 13 strokes搗蛋 dǎo dàn — to cause trouble搗亂 dǎo luàn — to disturb湯姆搗碎了大蒜。 — Tom crushed the garlic.
• 操ㄘㄠ·cāoto conduct, to manage, to runradical 扌 · 16 strokes操作 cāo zuò — to work操心 cāo xīn — to worry about幕後操縱者是誰？ — Who's behind it?
• 桂ㄍㄨㄟˋ·guìcassia, cinnamonradical 木 · 10 strokes桂花 guì huā — osmanthus flowers桂魚 guì yú — mandarin fish
• 棍ㄍㄨㄣˋ·gùnstick, cudgel, scoundrelradical 木 · 12 strokes棍子 gùn zi — stick棍棒 gùn bàng — club湯姆喜歡曲棍球。 — Tom loves hockey.
• 玉ㄩˋ·yùjade, gem, precious stoneradical 玉 · 5 strokes寶玉 bǎo yù — precious jade玉米 yù mǐ — corn我玉米過敏。 — I'm allergic to corn.
• 砍ㄎㄢˇ·kǎnto hack, to chop, to cutradical 石 · 9 strokes砍伐 kǎn fá — to hew砍樹 kǎn shù — to chop wood很多樹被砍倒。 — A lot of trees were cut down.
• 藥ㄧㄠˋ·yàodrugs, medicine, the leaf of the Dahurian angelica plantradical 艹 · 19 strokes藥物 yào wù — medicaments藥材 yào cái — medicinal ingredient這些是我吃的藥。 — These are the medicines I use.
• 躺ㄊㄤˇ·tǎngto recline, to lie downradical 身 · 15 strokes躺倒 tǎng dǎo — to lie down躺平 tǎng píng — to lie stretched out躺著不動。 — Lie still.
• 運ㄩㄣˋ·yùnto run, ship, transportradical 辶 · 12 strokes運動 yùn dòng — to move運用 yùn yòng — to use我喜歡運動。 — I like sports.
• 養ㄧㄤˇ·yǎngto raise, to rear, to bring upradical 食 · 15 strokes養成 yǎng chéng — to cultivate養老 yǎng lǎo — to provide for the elderly我們讓他養狗。 — We let him keep the dog.
• 鬧ㄋㄠˋ·nàobusy, lively, to disputeradical 鬥 · 15 strokes熱鬧 rè nao — bustling with noise and excitement鬧事 nào shì — to cause trouble讓他們鬧去。 — Let them have their fun.