Grade 3 Lesson 1 Chinese characters

This lesson's characters

• 吞ㄊㄨㄣ·tūnto absorb, to annex, to engulfradical 口 · 7 strokes吞沒 tūn mò — to embezzle吞食 tūn shí — to devour房子被火吞噬了。 — The house was ablaze.
• 奔ㄅㄣ·bēnto rush about, to run, to fleeradical 大 · 8 strokes奔跑 bēn pǎo — to run奔走 bēn zǒu — to run他們直奔目的地。 — They made straight for their destination.
• 它ㄊㄚ·tāit, otherradical 宀 · 5 strokes它們 tā men — they其它 qí tā — other它是免費的。 — It's free.
• 實ㄕˊ·shíreal, true, honestradical 宀 · 14 strokes實行 shí xíng — to implement實際 shí jì — reality他說了實話。 — He told the truth.
• 寸ㄘㄨㄣˋ·cùninch, small, tinyradical 寸 · 3 strokes分寸 fēn cun — propriety方寸 fāng cùn — square cun我自有分寸。 — I know what I'm doing.
• 彈ㄊㄢˊ·tánbullet, pellet, shellradical 弓 · 15 strokes導彈 dǎo dàn — missile彈藥 dàn yào — ammunition你會彈管風琴嗎? — Can you play the organ?
• 待ㄉㄞˋ·dàito entertain, to receive, to treatradical 彳 · 9 strokes待遇 dài yù — treatment等待 děng dài — to wait我無需等待。 — I don't need to wait.
• 悲ㄅㄟ·bēisorrow, sadness, griefradical 心 · 12 strokes悲痛 bēi tòng — grieved悲憤 bēi fèn — grief and indignation我常常覺得悲傷。 — I often feel sad.
• 斑ㄅㄢ·bānfreckled, mottled, spottedradical 文 · 12 strokes斑竹 bān zhú — mottled bamboo斑斑 bān bān — full of stains or spots紅髮的人往往有雀斑。 — Red-haired people tend to have freckles.
• 永ㄩㄥˇ·yǒnglong, perpetual, eternalradical 水 · 5 strokes永遠 yǒng yuǎn — forever永不 yǒng bù — never他們永不言棄。 — They never give up.
• 牠ㄊㄚ·tāit, polled cattleradical 牛 · 7 strokes它是免費的。 — It's free.
• 短ㄉㄨㄢˇ·duǎnbrief, short, deficientradical 矢 · 12 strokes短期 duǎn qī — short-term短信 duǎn xìn — text message我喜歡短髮。 — I like short hair.
• 碌ㄌㄨˋ·lùrocky, rough, unevenradical 石 · 13 strokes忙碌 máng lù — busy骨碌 gū lu — to roll rapidly我總是忙碌。 — I'm busy all the time.
• 簧ㄏㄨㄤˊ·huángreed, lock, metal springradical ⺮ · 17 strokes彈簧 tán huáng — spring簧片 huáng piàn — reed