Grade 3 · first semester, Lesson 2
Grade 3 Lesson 2 Chinese characters
These are the 17 characters taught in Grade 3, first semester, Lesson 2. Every one shows Zhuyin and Pinyin, its meaning, its radical and its stroke count. In CharGem your child traces each one, then writes it from memory. Grade 1 is free; this grade is part of the subscription.
This lesson's characters
- 並ㄅㄧㄥˋ·bìngto combine, to annex, alsoradical 一 · 8 strokes並且 bìng qiě — and並非 bìng fēi — really isn'tTom並不覺得抱歉。 — Tom was not apologetic.
- 休ㄒㄧㄡ·xiūto rest, to stop, to retireradical 亻 · 6 strokes休息 xiū xi — rest休閒 xiū xián — leisure我今天休息。 — I am off today.
- 假ㄐㄧㄚˇ·jiǎfake, false, deceitfulradical 亻 · 11 strokes假定 jiǎ dìng — to assume假如 jiǎ rú — if它們是假的。 — They're fake.
- 午ㄨˇ·wǔnoon, 7th terrestrial branchradical 十 · 4 strokes下午 xià wǔ — afternoon上午 shàng wǔ — morning午餐送到了。 — Lunch is on.
- 嘟ㄉㄨ·dūthe sound of a horn tootingradical 口 · 13 strokes嘟嘴 dū zuǐ — to pout胖嘟嘟 pàng dū dū — plump
- 嘴ㄗㄨㄟˇ·zuǐmouth, lipsradical 口 · 16 strokes嘴角 zuǐ jiǎo — corner of the mouth張嘴 zhāng zuǐ — to open one's mouth閉上你的嘴。 — Zip your lips.
- 房ㄈㄤˊ·fángbuilding, house, roomradical 户 · 8 strokes房子 fáng zi — house房間 fáng jiān — room看那個房子。 — Look at that house.
- 拖ㄊㄨㄛ·tuōto drag, to haul, to towradical 扌 · 8 strokes拖住 tuō zhù — to hold up拖車 tuō chē — to tow我能開拖拉機嗎? — Can I drive the tractor?
- 提ㄊㄧˊ·títo hold in the hand, to lift, to raiseradical 扌 · 12 strokes提出 tí chū — to raise提高 tí gāo — to raise她不想提了。 — She doesn't want to talk about it.
- 桃ㄊㄠˊ·táopeach, marriage, surnameradical 木 · 10 strokes桃花 táo huā — peach blossom仙桃 xiān táo — the peaches of immortality of Goddess Xi Wangmu 西王母你想拿多少桃子就拿多少。 — Take as many peaches as you like.
- 業ㄧㄝˋ·yèbusiness, profession, to studyradical 木 · 13 strokes工業 gōng yè — industry農業 nóng yè — agriculture數千人失業。 — Thousands of people lost their jobs.
- 爛ㄌㄢˋ·lànovercooked, overripe, rottenradical 火 · 21 strokes爛泥 làn ní — mud破爛 pò làn — worn-out這個袋子裡的柳橙都爛了。 — The oranges in this bag are rotten.
- 蜜ㄇㄧˋ·mìhoney, nectar, sweetradical 虫 · 14 strokes蜜月 mì yuè — honeymoon蜜源 mì yuán — nectar source我該買多少蜂蜜? — How much honey should I buy?
- 連ㄌㄧㄢˊ·liánto join, to connect, continuousradical 辶 · 10 strokes連續 lián xù — continuous連忙 lián máng — promptly我連想都沒想。 — I didn't even think of it.
- 週ㄓㄡ·zhōuweek, turn, cycleradical 辶 · 11 strokes週期 zhōu qī — period週年 zhōu nián — anniversary你下週來嗎? — Are you coming next week?
- 醒ㄒㄧㄥˇ·xǐngto wake up, to startle, to sober upradical 酉 · 16 strokes提醒 tí xǐng — to remind清醒 qīng xǐng — clear-headed什麼吵醒你了? — What woke you up?
- 鬆ㄙㄨㄥ·sōngpine tree, fir treeradical 髟 · 18 strokes輕鬆 qīng sōng — light鬆軟 sōng ruǎn — flexible你最好放鬆。 — You'd better take it easy.