Grade 3 · second semester, Lesson 1
Grade 3 Lesson 1 Chinese characters
These are the 18 characters taught in Grade 3, second semester, Lesson 1. 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
- 仍ㄖㄥˊ·réngyet, still, keepingradical 亻 · 4 strokes仍然 réng rán — still頻仍 pín réng — frequent我仍然愛著她。 — I still love her.
- 勁ㄐㄧㄥˋ·jìngstrong, tough, unyieldingradical 力 · 9 strokes勁力 jìn lì — physical strength使勁 shǐ jìn — to exert all one's strength這是我看過的最差勁的電影了。 — This is the worst movie I've ever seen.
- 即ㄐㄧˊ·jípromptly, quickly, immediatelyradical 卩 · 7 strokes即使 jí shǐ — even if立即 lì jí — immediately立即開始。 — Begin now.
- 嚇ㄒㄧㄚˋ·xiàto scare, to frighten, to threatenradical 口 · 17 strokes嚇壞 xià huài — to be terrified嚇人 xià rén — to scare是不是嚇人? — Scary, isn't it?
- 壁ㄅㄧˋ·bìpartition, wall, rampartradical 土 · 16 strokes壁畫 bì huà — mural牆壁 qiáng bì — wall他住在我們隔壁。 — He lives next door to us.
- 專ㄓㄨㄢ·zhuānconcentrated, specialized, to monopolizeradical 寸 · 11 strokes專業 zhuān yè — specialty專家 zhuān jiā — expert你的專業是什麼? — What's your major?
- 往ㄨㄤˇ·wǎngto go, to depart, pastradical 彳 · 8 strokes往往 wǎng wǎng — usually往來 wǎng lái — dealings往後退點。 — Back off!
- 拔ㄅㄚˊ·báto uproot, to pull out, to selectradical 扌 · 8 strokes海拔 hǎi bá — height above sea level提拔 tí bá — to promote to a higher job這座城市海拔1600米。 — This city is 1,600 meters above sea level.
- 村ㄘㄨㄣ·cūnvillage, hamlet, vulgarradical 木 · 7 strokes農村 nóng cūn — rural area鄉村 xiāng cūn — rustic我們的學校在這個村子裡。 — Our school is in this village.
- 棄ㄑㄧˋ·qìto abandon, to discard, to rejectradical 木 · 12 strokes放棄 fàng qì — to renounce丟棄 diū qì — to discard別放棄夢想。 — Don't give up on your dreams.
- 父ㄈㄨˋ·fùfather, dadradical 父 · 4 strokes父親 fù qīn — father父母 fù mǔ — father and mother他是我父親。 — He is my father.
- 牆ㄑㄧㄤˊ·qiángwallradical 爿 · 17 strokes牆壁 qiáng bì — wall城牆 chéng qiáng — city wall牆上有張地圖。 — There is a map on the wall.
- 牢ㄌㄠˊ·láopen, prison, stableradical 牛 · 7 strokes牢牢 láo láo — firmly牢房 láo fáng — jail cell
- 究ㄐㄧㄡˋ·jiùto dig into, to investigate, actuallyradical 穴 · 7 strokes研究 yán jiū — research究竟 jiū jìng — to go to the bottom of a matter究竟誰要負責? — Who exactly is responsible?
- 練ㄌㄧㄢˋ·liànto drill, to exercise, to practiceradical 糹 · 15 strokes練習 liàn xí — to practice教練 jiào liàn — to coach他每天在家練習。 — He practiced every day at home.
- 罰ㄈㄚˊ·fápenalty, fine, to punishradical 罒 · 14 strokes處罰 chǔ fá — to penalize罰球 fá qiú — penalty shot我做了該受罰的壞事。 — I've done bad things that I should be punished for.
- 肯ㄎㄣˇ·kěnto agree to, to consent, to permitradical ⺼ · 8 strokes肯定 kěn dìng — to be certain中肯 zhòng kěn — pertinent我不完全肯定。 — I'm not absolutely sure.
- 願ㄩㄢˋ·yuàndesire, wish, honestradical 頁 · 19 strokes願意 yuàn yì — to wish志願 zhì yuàn — aspiration我願意幫他。 — I'm willing to help him.