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:

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:

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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