Unit 18: 火 百 牛 长 次 进 羊 美 竹 第

Below are the character stroke orders for Unit 18 of AllSet Learning's book, Learn Chinese Characters by Reading. There are a total of 20 units.

Pinyin: huǒ

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

Stroke Order: Generally top to bottom.

Meaning: "fire"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 火车
  • 火山
  • 明火

Pinyin: bǎi

Structure: Represents "hundred", sometimes used as a component in other characters.

Stroke Order: Top to bottom, left to right.

Meaning: "hundred"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 一百
  • 百万
  • 百年

Pinyin: niú

Structure: Represents a cow or bull, often used as a component in other characters.

Stroke Order: Generally top to bottom.

Meaning: "cow, ox"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 公牛
  • 母牛
  • 水牛

Pinyin: cháng

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

Stroke Order: Generally top to bottom. You'll have to give this one extra attention.

Meaning: "long"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 很长
  • 长安
  • 长生不老

Pinyin: cì

Structure: ⿰ The left side is the ice component 冫, and the right side is 欠.

Stroke Order: Left to right, top to bottom.

Meaning: "time(s)"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 上次
  • 这次
  • 下次

Pinyin: jìn

Structure: ⿺ The outside part is the 辶 component, and the top right (inside) is the component 井.

Stroke Order: Inside (top right), to outside, top to bottom.

Meaning: "to enter"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 进来
  • 进去
  • 进口

Pinyin: yáng

Structure: Represents a sheep or goat, often used as a component in other characters.

Stroke Order: Top to bottom.

Meaning: "sheep"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 山羊
  • 羊肉
  • 羊头

Pinyin: měi

Structure: ⿱ That's a 羊 (sheep) on top, with a 大 (big) underneath.

Stroke Order: Top to bottom.

Meaning: "beautiful"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 美女
  • 美好
  • 完美

Pinyin: zhú

Structure: ⿰ The left and right side look similar to 个 , but this is actually pictographic. Can appear as part of other characters, often as the ⺮ component.

Stroke Order: Left to right, top to bottom.

Meaning: "bamboo"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 竹子
  • 竹林
  • 竹马

Pinyin: dì

Structure: ⿱ That's a 竹 (bamboo) component on top, with 弟 (younger brother) underneath.

Stroke Order: Generally top to bottom.

Meaning: "vegetable"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 第一个
  • 第二次
  • 第三名

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