Unit 16: 地 方 朋 友 到 都 工 作 本 体
Below are the character stroke orders for Unit 16 of AllSet Learning's book, Learn Chinese Characters by Reading. There are a total of 20 units.
Pinyin: dì
Structure: ⿰ The left side is the earth component 土 , and the right side is 也.
Stroke Order: Left to right, top to bottom.
Meaning: "land"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 地方
- 土地
- 地道
Pinyin: fāng
Structure: Can appear as part of other characters. Can't be broken down to simpler components.
Stroke Order: Top to bottom.
Meaning: "direction"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 地方
- 方法
- 方面
Pinyin: péng
Structure: ⿰ Both left side and right side are the moon component 月.
Stroke Order: Left to right, outside then inside.
Meaning: "friend"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 朋友
- 男朋友
- 女朋友
Pinyin: yǒu
Structure: ⿸ The top part is the 𠂇 component, and the bottom right is the component 又.
Stroke Order:Top to bottom, outside then inside.
Meaning: "friend"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 友人
- 老朋友
- 小朋友
Pinyin: dào
Structure: ⿰ The left side is the character 至, and the right side is knife component 刂 .
Stroke Order: Left to right, top to bottom.
Meaning: "to arrive"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 到了
- 没到
- 到这里
Pinyin: dōu
Structure: ⿰ The left side is the character 者, and the right side is the ear component 阝.
Stroke Order: Left to right, top to bottom.
Meaning: "all"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 都是
- 都来
- 都吃
Pinyin: gōng
Structure: Represents the work or labor, often used as a component in other characters.
Stroke Order: Top to bottom.
Meaning: "labor"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 工地
- 工人
- 工作
Pinyin: zuò
Structure: ⿰ The left side is the "person" component 亻, and the right side is 乍.
Stroke Order: Left to right, top to bottom.
Meaning: "work"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 工作
- 作业
- 作文
Pinyin: běn
Structure: Can appear as part of other characters. Can't be broken down to simpler components.
Stroke Order: Generally top to bottom like 木, with the little horizontal stroke at the bottom last.
Meaning: "this"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 本人
- 本地
- 日本
Pinyin: tǐ
Structure: ⿰ The left side is the "person" component 亻, and the right side is 本.
Stroke Order: Left to right, top to bottom.
Meaning: "body"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 身体
- 体力
- 体重
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