Grade 4 Lesson 8 Chinese characters

This lesson's characters

• 俠ㄒㄧㄚˊ·xiáchivalrous person, knight-errantradical 亻 · 9 strokes大俠 dà xiá — knight俠義 xiá yì — chivalrous
• 愣ㄌㄥˋ·lèngdazed, stupefiedradical 忄 · 12 strokes發愣 fā lèng — to stare blankly直愣愣 zhí lèng lèng — staring blankly
• 帥ㄕㄨㄞˋ·shuàicommander, commander-in-chief, handsomeradical 巾 · 9 strokes統帥 tǒng shuài — command主帥 zhǔ shuài — commander-in-chief湯姆真帥。 — Tom is really handsome.
• 折ㄓㄜˊ·zhéto break, to snap, to foldradical 扌 · 7 strokes曲折 qū zhé — winding折合 zhé hé — to convert into我折了架紙飛機。 — I made a paper plane.
• 措ㄘㄨㄛˋ·cuòto arrange, to execute on, to manageradical 扌 · 11 strokes措施 cuò shī — measure舉措 jǔ cuò — move我沒有想要讓你不知所措。 — I didn't mean to overwhelm you.
• 撐ㄔㄥ·chēngto support, to prop up, to braceradical 扌 · 15 strokes撐持 chēng chí — to sustain撐開 chēng kāi — to stretch taut這條繩子能撐多久? — How long will this rope hold?
• 柱ㄓㄨˋ·zhùto lean on, pillar, postradical 木 · 9 strokes柱子 zhù zi — pillar柱頭 zhù tóu — capital他的頭撞到了一根柱子。 — He bumped his head against a post.
• 根ㄍㄣ·gēnroot, basis, foundationradical 木 · 10 strokes根本 gēn běn — fundamental根據 gēn jù — according to我根本不信。 — I don't believe it at all.
• 概ㄍㄞˋ·gàigenerally, probably, approximatelyradical 木 · 13 strokes概念 gài niàn — concept概況 gài kuàng — general situation我大概懂了。 — I sort of understand.
• 止ㄓˇ·zhǐto stop, to halt, to detainradical 止 · 4 strokes停止 tíng zhǐ — to stop禁止 jìn zhǐ — to prohibit請即刻停止。 — Please stop that right now.
• 江ㄐㄧㄤ·jiānglarge river, the Yangtze, surnameradical 氵 · 6 strokes江湖 jiāng hú — rivers and lakes江山 jiāng shān — rivers and mountains他住在松江七年了。 — He lived in Matsue for seven years.
• 溼ㄕ·shīwet, moist, humidradical 氵 · 17 strokes天氣又冷又溼。 — The weather was not only cold, but also wet.
• 脫ㄊㄨㄛ·tuōto take off, to shed, to escape fromradical ⺼ · 11 strokes脫離 tuō lí — to separate oneself from擺脫 bǎi tuō — to break away from我想擺脫它。 — I want to get rid of it.
• 鞋ㄒㄧㄝˊ·xiéshoes, footwear in generalradical 革 · 15 strokes鞋子 xié zi — shoe皮鞋 pí xié — leather shoes鞋子在哪兒？ — Where're the shoes?
• 頓ㄉㄨㄣˋ·dùnto pause, to bow, to arrangeradical 頁 · 13 strokes頓時 dùn shí — immediately整頓 zhěng dùn — to tidy up我想念波士頓。 — I miss Boston.