Unit 2: 他 她 不 这 那 儿 口 吗 土 在

Pinyin: tā

Structure: ⿰ The left side is the person component 亻, and the right side is 也.

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

Meaning: "he, him"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 他的
  • 他们
  • 我和他

Pinyin: tā

Structure: ⿰ The left part 女 is the woman component, and the right side is 也.

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

Meaning: "she, her"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 她的
  • 她们
  • 你和她

Pinyin: bù

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

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

Meaning: "not"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 不是
  • 不行
  • 不好

Pinyin: zhè

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

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

Meaning: "this, these"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 这里
  • 这儿
  • 这个人

Pinyin: nà

Structure: ⿰ The left side is not common. The right side is the ear component 阝.

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

Meaning: "that, those"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 那儿
  • 那里
  • 那个

Pinyin: ér

Structure: Frequently appears as part of other characters.

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

Meaning: "son; [-r final]"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 儿子
  • 女儿
  • 儿女

Pinyin: kǒu

Structure: Represents the mouth, often used as a component in other characters.

Stroke Order: Left to right, top to bottom.

Meaning: "mouth"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 人口
  • 山口
  • 出口

Pinyin: ma

Structure: ⿰ The left side is the mouth component 口, and the right side is 马 (horse).

Stroke Order: Left to right, top stroke then bottom stroke.

Meaning: "[question particle]"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 好吗
  • 在吗
  • 去吗

Pinyin: tǔ

Structure: Represents earth, often used as a component in other characters.

Stroke Order: Top to bottom, left to right.

Meaning: "earth; uncool"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 土地
  • 土星
  • 本土

Pinyin: zài

Structure: ⿸ Can you see the 土 inside the other component?

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

Meaning: "to be located at"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 在吗
  • 不在
  • 在哪里
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