Each character has a written order, we call it stroke.Far from being complicated drawings, Chinese characters are made out of simple single strokes, all of them variations of only eight basic ones. All strokes have their own name and are written according to a few rules. It’s very important to learn to recognize them, since the number of strokes in a character is often the easiest way to find it in an index.but this will become clear after learning radicals and the use of dictionaries.
Tag: Chinese Characters
Zhong Yao – Daily Mandarin Lesson 重要
Meaning important; significant; major Pronunciation Tone marks: ► zhòng yào Tone numbers: zhong4 yao4 Chinese Characters
Yuan Yi – Daily Mandarin Lesson 愿意
Meaning to wish; to want; ready; willing (to do sth) Pronunciation Tone marks: ► yuàn yì Tone
Yi Jing – Daily Mandarin Lesson 已经
Meaning already Pronunciation Tone marks: ► yǐ jīng Tone numbers: yi3 jing1 Chinese Characters Traditional: 已經
Chinese Characters and Radicals – How is a Chinese character formed?
Chinese characters are formed in the following 7 different ways. Some characters have components which hint of the pronunciation of the characters. For instance, as it demonstrates above in 4: 华 , one of the components of the character has a similar pronunciation as the character 华 .
Xu Yao – Daily Mandarin Lesson 需要
Meaning to need; to want; to demand; needs; to require Pronunciation Tone marks: ► xū yào Tone
Historical Texts and Encyclopedias
The Chinese wrote consistent and accurate records at court after the year 841 BC, with the beginning of the Gonghe
Xi Guan – Daily Mandarin Lesson 习惯
Meaning habit; custom; usual practice; to be used to Pronunciation Tone marks: ► xí guàn Tone numbers:
Wang Ji – Daily Mandarin Lesson 忘记
Meaning forget Pronunciation Tone marks: ► wàng jì Tone numbers: wang4 ji4 Chinese Characters Traditional: 忘記
Shu Fu – Daily Mandarin Lesson 舒服
Meaning comfortable Pronunciation Tone marks: ► shū fú Tone numbers: shu1 fu2 Chinese Characters Traditional: 舒服