Grade 4 Lesson 7 Chinese characters

This lesson's characters

• 爐ㄌㄨˊ·lúfireplace, furnace, ovenradical 火 · 20 strokes爐子 lú zi — stove出爐 chū lú — to take out of the furnace時鐘在壁爐的上方。 — The clock is above the fireplace.
• 依ㄧ·yīto rely on, to consent, to obeyradical 亻 · 8 strokes依然 yī rán — still依法 yī fǎ — legal我依然不關心。 — I still don't care.
• 度ㄉㄨˋ·dùdegree, system, mannerradical 广 · 9 strokes制度 zhì dù — system程度 chéng dù — degree我們不去度假。 — We're not going on vacation.
• 徵ㄓㄥ·zhēngto summon, to recruit, levyradical 彳 · 15 strokes特徵 tè zhēng — characteristic象徵 xiàng zhēng — symbol你應該向他徵求意見。 — You ought to ask him for advice.
• 必ㄅㄧˋ·bìsurely, certainly, mustradical 心 · 5 strokes必要 bì yào — necessary必須 bì xū — to have to你不必著急。 — You don't have to hurry.
• 批ㄆㄧ·pīcomment, criticism, batchradical 扌 · 7 strokes大批 dà pī — large quantities of批評 pī píng — to criticize他給了我正式批准。 — He gave me his stamp of approval.
• 揉ㄖㄡˊ·róuto massage, to knead, to crush by handradical 扌 · 12 strokes揉合 róu hé — to blend揉制 róu zhì — to knead
• 啟ㄑㄧˇ·qǐto open, to begin, to commenceradical 口 · 11 strokes啟動 qǐ dòng — to start啟用 qǐ yòng — to start using重新啟動你的電腦。 — Restart your computer.
• 沾ㄓㄢ·zhānto moisten, to soak, to wetradical 氵 · 8 strokes沾染 zhān rǎn — to pollute沾滿 zhān mǎn — muddy
• 滋ㄗ·zīto grow, to nourish, to multiplyradical 氵 · 12 strokes滋味 zī wèi — taste滋生 zī shēng — to breed它的滋味真的很好。 — It tastes really good.
• 焦ㄐㄧㄠ·jiāoburned, scorched, anxiousradical 灬 · 12 strokes焦急 jiāo jí — anxiety焦點 jiāo diǎn — focal point我聞到廚房裡有東西燒焦了。 — I smell something burning in the kitchen.
• 禁ㄐㄧㄣ·jīnto restrict, to prohibit, to forbidradical 示 · 13 strokes禁止 jìn zhǐ — to prohibit不禁 bù jīn — can't help此處禁止停車。 — Parking is prohibited here.
• 麵ㄇㄧㄢˋ·miànface, surface, sideradical 麥 · 20 strokes麵包 miàn bāo — bread麵團 miàn tuán — dough進到裡面去。 — Go inside.