Unit 14: 学 生 老 师 让 忘 记 头 还 过

Pinyin: xué

Structure: Top to bottom, with the child component 子 a clear connection to learning.

Stroke Order: Top to bottom, left to right, horizontal strokes first, then vertical strokes.

Meaning: "to study"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 小学
  • 中学
  • 大学

Pinyin: shēng

Structure: Can appear as part of other characters. Can't be broken down to simpler components.

Stroke Order: Top to bottom, left to right, starting with the left stroke followed by the right stroke.

Meaning: "life"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 发生
  • 人生
  • 生日

Pinyin: lǎo

Structure: That's a 耂 (an old person symbol) on top, with a 匕 (dagger) underneath.

Stroke Order: Top to bottom, left stroke first, then right stroke.

Meaning: "old"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 老人
  • 老家
  • 老师

Pinyin: shī

Structure: These compoenents are less common, but the structure is clear: top to bottom on the right side.

Stroke Order: Top to bottom, left stroke first, then right stroke.

Meaning: "teacher"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 老师
  • 大师
  • 师长

Pinyin: ràng

Structure: The left side is the speech component 讠 , and the right side is 上.

Stroke Order: Top to bottom, left to right, horizontal strokes first, then vertical strokes.

Meaning: "to let"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 让开
  • 让一让
  • 让一下

Pinyin: wàng

Structure: That's a 亡 (to lose) on top, with a 心 (heart) underneath.

Stroke Order: Top to bottom, left to right, horizontal strokes first, then vertical strokes.

Meaning: "to forget"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 忘了
  • 没忘
  • 忘记

Pinyin:

Structure: The left side is the speech component 讠 , and the right side is 己.

Stroke Order:Top to bottom, left stroke first, then right stroke.

Meaning: "to memorize"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 记住
  • 记得
  • 记一下

Pinyin: tóu

Structure: Can appear as part of other characters. Can't be broken down to simpler components.

Stroke Order: Top to bottom, left to right, starting with the left stroke followed by the right stroke.

Meaning: "head"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 头发
  • 点头
  • 口头

Pinyin: hái

Structure: The bottom part is the 辶, and the top right is the component 不.

Stroke Order: Top to bottom, left to right, starting with the horizontal stroke followed by the vertical stroke.

Meaning: "still"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 还是
  • 还来
  • 还去

Pinyin: guò

Structure: The bottom part is the 辶, and the top right is the component 寸.

Stroke Order:Top to bottom, left to right, starting with the left stroke followed by the right stroke.

Meaning: "to pass; [aspect particle]"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 过去
  • 过来
  • 吃过