Grade 5 Lesson 3 Chinese characters

This lesson's characters

• 屬ㄕㄨˇ·shǔclass, category, typeradical 尸 · 21 strokes屬於 shǔ yú — to belong to金屬 jīn shǔ — metal它屬於我兄弟。 — It belongs to my brother.
• 厚ㄏㄡˋ·hòugenerous, substantial, deep (as a friendship)radical 厂 · 9 strokes厚度 hòu dù — thickness濃厚 nóng hòu — dense這本書非常厚。 — This book is very thick.
• 欲ㄩˋ·yùdesire, want, longingradical 欠 · 11 strokes意欲 yì yù — to intend to欲絕 yù jué — heartbroken欲速則不達。 — Haste makes waste.
• 簽ㄑㄧㄢ·qiānto sign, to endorse, a noteradical ⺮ · 19 strokes簽字 qiān zì — to sign簽訂 qiān dìng — to agree to and sign我簽了文件。 — I signed the document.
• 若ㄖㄨㄛˋ·ruòif, supposing, assumingradical 艹 · 8 strokes若非 ruò fēi — were it not for假若 jiǎ ruò — if我若能來就會來。 — I'll come if I can.
• 姍ㄕㄢ·shānused in 姍姍: walking slowly and gracefullyradical · 8 strokes姍姍 shān shān — unhurried
• 屢ㄌㄩˇ·lǚfrequently, often, again and againradical 尸 · 14 strokes屢次 lǚ cì — repeatedly屢屢 lǚ lǚ — again and again
• 抵ㄉㄧˇ·dǐto resist, to arrive, mortgageradical 扌 · 8 strokes抵觸 dǐ chù — to conflict抵抗 dǐ kàng — to resist他們何時抵達? — When will they arrive?
• 搏ㄅㄛˊ·bócombat, to fight, to strikeradical 扌 · 13 strokes搏鬥 bó dòu — to wrestle拼搏 pīn bó — to struggle我裝了個心臟起搏器。 — I've got a pacemaker.
• 普ㄆㄨˇ·pǔwidespread, universal, generalradical 日 · 12 strokes普通 pǔ tōng — common普查 pǔ chá — census那個名字很普通嗎？ — Is that a common name?
• 輛ㄌㄧㄤˋ·liàngmeasure word for vehiclesradical 車 · 15 strokes車輛 chē liàng — vehicle跟上那輛車。 — Follow that car.
• 逐ㄓㄨˊ·zhúto pursue, to expel, step by stepradical 辶 · 10 strokes逐漸 zhú jiàn — gradually逐步 zhú bù — progressively他被逐出了學校。 — He was expelled from school.
• 隼ㄙㄨㄣˇ·sǔnfalcon, eagle, an aquiline noseradical 隹 · 10 strokes茶隼 chá sǔn — kestrel游隼 yóu sǔn — peregrine falcon
• 綴ㄓㄨㄟˋ·zhuìto connect, to join, to patch upradical 糹 · 14 strokes點綴 diǎn zhuì — to decorate補綴 bǔ zhuì — to mend
• 廟ㄇㄧㄠˋ·miàoa temple; a shrineradical 广 · 15 strokes太廟 — 祖廟 —
• 拾ㄕˊ·[一]shí[二]shèto pick up; to tidy up; ten (formal)radical 手 · 9 strokes拾穗 — 拾人牙慧 —
• 杜ㄉㄨˋ·dùto shut out, to stop; a birchleaf pearradical 木 · 7 strokes杜梨 — 杜蘅 —
• 鵑ㄐㄩㄢ·juānused in 杜鵑: a cuckoo; an azalearadical 鳥 · 18 strokes杜鵑 —
• 宇ㄩˇ·yǔa building, eaves; space, the universeradical 宀 · 6 strokes屋宇 — 宇宙 —
• 宙ㄓㄡˋ·zhòutime; the universe (with 宇)radical 宀 · 8 strokes宇宙 —
• 擅ㄕㄢˋ·shànto be good at; to act without authorityradical 手 · 16 strokes擅長 — 擅繪畫 —
• 拘ㄐㄩ·jūto arrest; to restrict; formal, stiffradical 手 · 8 strokes拘捕 — 拘押 —
• 璞ㄆㄨˊ·púuncut jade; unspoiled simplicityradical 玉 · 16 strokes反璞歸真 —