Grade 3 · first semester, Lesson 5
Grade 3 Lesson 5 Chinese characters
These are the 18 characters taught in Grade 3, first semester, Lesson 5. 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
- 且ㄑㄧㄝˇ·qiěmoreover, also (post-subject), about toradical 一 · 5 strokes而且 ér qiě — but also並且 bìng qiě — and我結婚了,而且有兩個孩子。 — I am married and have two children.
- 何ㄏㄜˊ·héwhat, why, whereradical 亻 · 7 strokes如何 rú hé — how何況 hé kuàng — let alone你感覺如何? — How do you feel?
- 使ㄕˇ·shǐcause, mission, ordersradical 亻 · 8 strokes使用 shǐ yòng — to use使得 shǐ de — usable我使用這個。 — I use this.
- 勾ㄍㄡ·gōuto hook, to join, to connectradical 勹 · 4 strokes勾結 gōu jié — to collude with勾當 gòu dàng — shady business我不願意勾起久遠的回憶。 — I don't want to stir up old memories.
- 年ㄋㄧㄢˊ·niányear, anniversary, a person's ageradical 干 · 6 strokes年代 nián dài — a decade of a century每年 měi nián — every year我們不年輕。 — We aren't young.
- 序ㄒㄩˋ·xùorder, sequence, seriesradical 广 · 7 strokes程序 chéng xù — procedures秩序 zhì xù — order她是程序員。 — She is a computer programmer.
- 排ㄆㄞˊ·páirow, rank, fileradical 扌 · 11 strokes排名 pái míng — to rank排除 pái chú — to eliminate我常打排球。 — I play volleyball a lot.
- 效ㄒㄧㄠˋ·xiàoresult, effect, effectiveradical 攵 · 10 strokes效果 xiào guǒ — result有效 yǒu xiào — effective希望下次能夠有效。 — I hope it'll work next time.
- 條ㄊㄧㄠˊ·tiáoclause, condition, stringradical 木 · 11 strokes條件 tiáo jiàn — condition條約 tiáo yuē — treaty我很有條理。 — I'm very methodical.
- 睡ㄕㄨㄟˋ·shuìto sleep, to dozeradical 目 · 13 strokes睡覺 shuì jiào — to go to bed睡夢 shuì mèng — sleep我睡過頭了。 — I overslept.
- 箱ㄒㄧㄤ·xiāngbox, case, chestradical ⺮ · 15 strokes箱子 xiāng zi — suitcase冰箱 bīng xiāng — refrigerator把箱子放下。 — Put the box down.
- 級ㄐㄧˊ·jílevel, rank, classradical 糹 · 9 strokes各級 gè jí — all levels高級 gāo jí — high level新的班級怎麼樣? — How is your new class?
- 而ㄦˊ·érand, and then, and yetradical 而 · 6 strokes而且 ér qiě — but also而是 ér shì — rather只是感冒而已。 — It's just a cold.
- 議ㄧˋ·yìto consult, to talk over, to criticizeradical 言 · 20 strokes會議 huì yì — meeting議會 yì huì — parliament會議結束了。 — The meeting ended.
- 貼ㄊㄧㄝ·tiēto stick, to paste, attachedradical 貝 · 12 strokes貼身 tiē shēn — worn next to the skin貼近 tiē jìn — to press close to他是個很體貼的人。 — He is a very thoughtful person.
- 隔ㄍㄜˊ·géto separate, to partition, to divideradical 阝 · 12 strokes隔離 gé lí — to separate隔壁 gé bì — next door他住在我們隔壁。 — He lives next door to us.
- 隨ㄙㄨㄟˊ·suíto follow, to listen to, to submit toradical 阝 · 14 strokes隨即 suí jí — immediately隨後 suí hòu — afterward請隨手關門。 — Please shut the door behind you.
- 顯ㄒㄧㄢˇ·xiǎnclear, evident, prominentradical 頁 · 23 strokes顯示 xiǎn shì — to show顯得 xiǎn de — to seem顯然的,你錯了。 — Clearly you are mistaken.