Unit 10: 九 英 目 看 言 说 谁 语 身 谢

Below are the character stroke orders for Unit 10 of AllSet Learning's book, Learn Chinese Characters by Reading. There are a total of 20 units.

Pinyin: jiǔ

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

Stroke Order: Generally top to bottom.

Meaning: "nine"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 九月
  • 九个月
  • 九个人

Pinyin: yīng

Structure: ⿱ That's a 艹 (grass) on top, with a 央 (center) underneath.

Stroke Order: Generally top to bottom.

Meaning: "hero; England"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 英语
  • 英国
  • 英国人

Pinyin: mù

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

Stroke Order: Write the outside of the box, then the inside, then close it.

Meaning: "eye"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 目的
  • 目前
  • 头目

Pinyin: kàn

Structure: ⿸ Can you see a distorted 手 component over the 目 component? When we look at something far away, do we not shade our eyes with our hand?

Stroke Order: Generally top to bottom. Note the direction of the first three strokes.

Meaning: "to look (at)"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 好看
  • 看见
  • 看书

Pinyin: yán

Structure: Represents the heart, frequently appears as part of other characters, often as 讠.

Stroke Order: Generally top to bottom.

Meaning: "speech"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 语言
  • 方言
  • 名言

Pinyin: shuō

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

Stroke Order: Left to right, top to bottom.

Meaning: "to speak"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 说话
  • 小说
  • 说一下

Pinyin: shéi

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

Stroke Order: Left to right, top to bottom. The right side deserves a little extra attention.

Meaning: "who"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 你是谁
  • 谁来了
  • 谁在家

Pinyin: yǔ

Structure: ⿰ The left side is the character 讠 , and the right side is 吾.

Stroke Order: Left to right, top to bottom.

Meaning: "language"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 语言
  • 汉语
  • 母语

Pinyin: shēn

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

Stroke Order: Generally top to bottom.

Meaning: "body"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 身体
  • 身子
  • 身上

Pinyin: xiè

Structure: ⿲ The left part is the "speech" component 讠, followed by 射 on the right (which breaks down to 身 on the left and 寸 on the right).

Stroke Order: Left to right, top to bottom.

Meaning: "to thank"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 谢谢
  • 感谢
  • 谢天谢地

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