Unit 14: 学 生 老 师 让 忘 记 头 还 过
Below are the character stroke orders for Unit 14 of AllSet Learning's book, Learn Chinese Characters by Reading. There are a total of 20 units.
Pinyin: xué
Structure: ⿱ Top to bottom, with the child component 子 a clear connection to learning.
Stroke Order: Top to bottom.
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: Generally top to bottom.
Meaning: "life"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 发生
- 人生
- 生日
Pinyin: lǎo
Structure: ⿱ That's a 耂 (an old person component) on top, with a 匕 (dagger) component underneath.
Stroke Order: Top to bottom. Start with a 土, then the diagonal stroke, then the 匕 component.
Meaning: "old"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 老人
- 老家
- 老师
Pinyin: shī
Structure: ⿰ These components are less common, but the structure is clear: top to bottom on each side.
Stroke Order: Left to right, top to bottom.
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: Left to right, top to bottom.
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.
Meaning: "to forget"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 忘了
- 没忘
- 忘记
Pinyin: jì
Structure: ⿰ The left side is the speech component 讠 , and the right side is 己.
Stroke Order: Left to right, top to bottom.
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, the two "dots" first. The rest is written very similarly to 大.
Meaning: "head"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 头发
- 点头
- 口头
Pinyin: hái
Structure: ⿺ The bottom part is the 辶 component, and the top right is the component 不.
Stroke Order: Inside (top right part) first, then outside.
Meaning: "still"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 还是
- 还来
- 还去
Pinyin: guò
Structure: ⿺ The bottom part is the 辶 component, and the top right is the component 寸.
Stroke Order: Inside (top right part) first, then outside.
Meaning: "to pass; [aspect particle]"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 过去
- 过来
- 吃过
For full instructions and additional practice, purchase AllSet Learning's book, Learn Chinese Characters by Reading.