Unit 1: 一 二 三 人 个 你 我 也 很 好
Pinyin: yī
(Note: this pinyin is subject to tone changes.
Structure: Frequently appears as part of other characters.
Stroke Order: left to right
Meaning: "one"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 一个
- 一个人
- 一起
- 星期一
Pinyin: èr
Structure: ⿱ Frequently appears as part of other characters.
Stroke Order: top to bottom for each part, left to right for each stroke
Meaning: "two"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 二十二
- 二月
- 星期二
Pinyin: sān
Structure: ⿳ Frequently appears as part of other characters.
Stroke Order: top to bottom for each part, left to right for each stroke
Meaning: "three"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 三百三十三
- 三月
- 星期三
Pinyin: rén
Structure: Frequently appears as part of other characters, often as 亻.
Stroke Order: top to bottom, left stroke then right stroke
Meaning: "person"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 大人
- 一个人
- 人人
- 家人
Pinyin: gè
(Note: this is sometimes read in the neutral tone.)
Structure: ⿱ That's a 人 on top, vertical line underneath.
Stroke Order: top to bottom for each part, top to bottom for each stroke
Meaning: [measure word]
Common Words/Phrases:
- 一个
- 两个
- 三个
- 一个人
Pinyin: nǐ
Structure: ⿰ The left side is the person component 亻, and the right side has two parts in the structure ⿱.
Stroke Order: left side, then top part of right side, then bottom part of right side.
Meaning: "you"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 你好
- 你们
- 你的
Pinyin: wǒ
Structure: ⿰ Not an easy structure to understand or learn as a beginner! The two sides are connected.
Stroke Order: left side, then right side.
Meaning: "I, me"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 我们
- 你的
yě
hěn
hǎo
