Unit 11: 手 会 用 书 写 左 右 名 汉 字
Below are the character stroke orders for Unit 11 of AllSet Learning's book, Learn Chinese Characters by Reading. There are a total of 20 units.
Pinyin: shǒu
Structure: Represents a hand, frequently appears as part of other characters, often as 扌.
Stroke Order: Generally top to bottom. Note that the first three strokes are not all left to right (it's not 三) and that the vertical stroke is last.
Meaning: "hand"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 左手
- 右手
- 手上
Pinyin: huì
Structure: ⿱ That's a 人 (person) on top, with a 云 (cloud) underneath.
Stroke Order: Top to bottom, left to right.
Meaning: "will; to know how to"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 开会
- 不会
- 会不会
Pinyin: yòng
Structure: Can appear as part of other characters. Can't be broken down to simpler components.
Stroke Order: Outside first then inside, top to bottom (vertical stroke last).
Meaning: "to use"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 好用
- 作用
- 用力
Pinyin: shū
Structure: Can appear as part of other characters. Can't be broken down to simpler components.
Stroke Order: Generally top to bottom, with the vertical stroke second to last and the top right "dot" last.
Meaning: "book"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 书本
- 书包
- 看书
Pinyin: xiě
Structure: ⿱ That's a 冖 (cover) on top, with 与 (with) underneath.
Stroke Order: Top to bottom.
Meaning: "to write"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 写字
- 手写
- 听写
Pinyin: zuǒ
Structure: ⿸ The top part is the 𠂇 component, and the bottom right is the component 工.
Stroke Order: Top to bottom.
Meaning: "left"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 左面
- 左手
- 左右
Pinyin: yòu
Structure: ⿸ The top part is the 𠂇 component, and the bottom right is the component 口.
Stroke Order: Top to bottom.
Meaning: "right"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 右面
- 右手
- 右耳
Pinyin: míng
Structure: ⿱ That's a 夕 (evening) on top, with a 口 (mouth) underneath.
Stroke Order: Top to bottom.
Meaning: "name"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 名字
- 人名
- 地名
Pinyin: hàn
Structure: ⿰ The left side is the water component 氵 , and the right side is 又.
Stroke Order: Left to right, top to bottom.
Meaning: "Chinese"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 汉字
- 汉语
- 汉人
Pinyin: zì
Structure: ⿱ That's a 宀 (roof) on top, with a 子 (child) underneath.
Stroke Order: Top to bottom.
Meaning: "character"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 写字
- 文字
- 字体
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