Grade 3 · second semester, Lesson 12
Grade 3 Lesson 12 Chinese characters
These are the 18 characters taught in Grade 3, second semester, Lesson 12. 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
- 令ㄌㄧㄥˋ·lìngcommand, decree, orderradical 人 · 5 strokes令人 lìng rén — to cause one命令 mìng lìng — order這是令人吃驚的。 — This is surprising.
- 兵ㄅㄧㄥ·bīngsoldier, troops, an armyradical 八 · 7 strokes兵力 bīng lì — military strength兵團 bīng tuán — large military unit
- 刺ㄘˋ·cìto stab, to prick, to irritateradical 刂 · 8 strokes刺客 cì kè — assassin馬刺 mǎ cì — spur湯姆企圖刺我。 — Tom tried to stab me.
- 后ㄏㄡˋ·hòuafter, behind, rearradical 口 · 6 strokes太后 tài hòu — Empress Dowager王后 wáng hòu — queen後備箱滿了。 — The trunk is full.
- 咦ㄧˊ·yíexclamation of surpriseradical 口 · 9 strokes
- 夏ㄒㄧㄚˋ·xiàsummer, the Xia or Hsia dynastyradical 夊 · 10 strokes夏天 xià tiān — summer夏日 xià rì — summertime夏天過去了。 — Summer is over.
- 夢ㄇㄥˋ·mèngdreamradical 夕 · 14 strokes夢想 mèng xiǎng — to dream of夢見 mèng jiàn — to dream about我夢到了他。 — I had a dream about him.
- 央ㄧㄤ·yāngcentral, to beg, to run outradical 大 · 5 strokes中央 zhōng yāng — central央求 yāng qiú — to implore中央公園在哪個方向？ — Which way is Central Park?
- 幻ㄏㄨㄢˋ·huànfantasy, illusion, mirageradical 幺 · 4 strokes幻想 huàn xiǎng — to fantasize幻覺 huàn jué — illusion那全是幻覺嗎？ — Was it all an illusion?
- 槌ㄔㄨㄟˊ·chuíhammer, mallet, to beatradical 木 · 13 strokes法槌 fǎ chuí — gavel槌球 chuí qiú — croquet
- 牌ㄆㄞˊ·páicard, game piece, placardradical 片 · 12 strokes品牌 pǐn pái — brand名牌 míng pái — famous brand發牌給我們。 — Deal us the cards.
- 糕ㄍㄠ·gāocake, pastryradical 米 · 16 strokes糕點 gāo diǎn — cakes蛋糕 dàn gāo — cake沒人吃蛋糕。 — No one ate the cake.
- 聊ㄌㄧㄠˊ·liáosomewhat, slightly, at leastradical 耳 · 11 strokes聊天 liáo tiān — to chat無聊 wú liáo — bored真的很無聊。 — It's so boring.
- 脾ㄆㄧˊ·píspleen, pancreas, temperradical ⺼ · 12 strokes脾氣 pí qi — character脾胃 pí wèi — spleen and stomach她脾氣有點壞。 — She has a bit of a bad temper.
- 跌ㄉㄧㄝˊ·diéto stumble, to slip, to fallradical 足 · 12 strokes下跌 xià diē — to fall跌倒 diē dǎo — to tumble他向後跌倒了。 — He fell backward.
- 錶ㄅㄧㄠˇ·biǎoto show, to express, to displayradical 釒 · 16 strokes手錶 shǒu biǎo — wristwatch鐘錶 zhōng biǎo — clock這不是手錶。 — It isn't a watch.
- 鶴ㄏㄜˋ·hècrane, Grus species (various)radical 鳥 · 21 strokes白鶴 bái hè — Siberian crane仙鶴 xiān hè — red-crowned crane
- 鼠ㄕㄨˇ·shǔrat, mouseradical 鼠 · 13 strokes松鼠 sōng shǔ — squirrel鼠藥 shǔ yào — rat poison貓抓住了老鼠。 — The cat caught a mouse.