Grade 4 Lesson 3 Chinese characters

This lesson's characters

• 丁ㄉㄧㄥ·dīngmale adult, robust, vigorousradical 一 · 2 strokes丁香 dīng xiāng — lilac拉丁 lā dīng — Latin這是你的布丁。 — Here's your pudding.
• 柳ㄌㄧㄡˇ·liǔwillow tree, pleasure, surnameradical 木 · 9 strokes柳樹 liǔ shù — willow柳條 liǔ tiáo — willow twig她喜歡柳橙。 — She likes oranges.
• 樓ㄌㄡˊ·lóumulti-story building, floorradical 木 · 15 strokes城樓 chéng lóu — city gate tower樓上 lóu shàng — upstairs在樓下等我 — Wait for me downstairs.
• 烤ㄎㄠˇ·kǎoto bake, to cook, to roastradical 火 · 10 strokes燒烤 shāo kǎo — barbecue烤雞 kǎo jī — roast chicken我烤了曲奇。 — I baked cookies.
• 網ㄨㄤˇ·wǎngnet, networkradical 糹 · 14 strokes網站 wǎng zhàn — website網上 wǎng shàng — online我打網球了。 — I played tennis.
• 耕ㄍㄥ·gēngto plow, to cultivateradical 耒 · 10 strokes耕地 gēng dì — arable land耕種 gēng zhòng — to till一分耕耘，一分收穫。 — You can't get ahead if you don't work hard.
• 耘ㄩㄣˊ·yúnto weedradical 耒 · 10 strokes耕耘 gēng yún — plowing and weeding一分耕耘，一分收穫。 — You can't get ahead if you don't work hard.
• 腮ㄙㄞ·sāijaw, gillsradical ⺼ · 13 strokes腮幫 sāi bāng — cheek腮紅 sāi hóng — rouge我怕她可能得了腮腺炎。 — I'm afraid she may have the mumps.
• 與ㄩˇ·yǔand, with, toradical 臼 · 13 strokes參與 cān yù — to participate與其 yǔ qí — rather than...這與你無關。 — This has nothing to do with you.
• 蔬ㄕㄨ·shūvegetables, greensradical 艹 · 15 strokes蔬菜 shū cài — vegetables果蔬 guǒ shū — fruit and vegetables多吃點蔬菜。 — Eat a lot of vegetables.
• 軌ㄍㄨㄟˇ·guǐtrack, rut, pathradical 車 · 9 strokes軌道 guǐ dào — track接軌 jiē guǐ — railtrack connection你在正確的軌道上。 — You're on the right track.
• 錄ㄌㄨˋ·lùto copy, to record, to write downradical 釒 · 16 strokes錄取 lù qǔ — to accept an applicant who passes an entrance exam記錄 jì lù — to record她被哈佛錄取了。 — She was accepted by Harvard.
• 鏡ㄐㄧㄥˋ·jìngmirror, glass, lensradical 釒 · 19 strokes鏡子 jìng zi — mirror鏡頭 jìng tóu — camera lens他摘下了眼鏡。 — He took off his glasses.
• 鼓ㄍㄨˇ·gǔdrum, to beat, to strikeradical 鼓 · 13 strokes鼓吹 gǔ chuī — to agitate for鼓舞 gǔ wǔ — to inspire學生們鼓掌。 — The students applauded.