Unit 19: 买 东 西 马 王 力 市 内 鱼 千

Below are the character stroke orders for Unit 19 of AllSet Learning's book, Learn Chinese Characters by Reading. There are a total of 20 units.

Pinyin: mǎi

Structure: ⿱ That's a 乛 on top, with a 头 (head) underneath.

Stroke Order: Top to bottom.

Meaning: "to buy"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 买手
  • 买马
  • 马东西

Pinyin: dōng

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

Stroke Order: Generally top to bottom. Similar to 车.

Meaning: "east"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 东方
  • 东西
  • 中东

Pinyin: xī

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

Stroke Order: Generally top to bottom.

Meaning: "west"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 西方
  • 西门
  • 山西

Pinyin: mǎ

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

Stroke Order: Generally top to bottom.

Meaning: "horse"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 马上
  • 马车
  • 白马

Pinyin: wáng

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

Stroke Order: Top to bottom.

Meaning: "king"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 王子
  • 王公
  • 国王

Pinyin: lì

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

Stroke Order: Generally top to bottom.

Meaning: "power"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 火力
  • 听力
  • 体力

Pinyin: shì

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

Stroke Order: Generally top to bottom.

Meaning: "city"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 市内
  • 市长
  • 上海市

Pinyin: nèi

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

Stroke Order: Outside to inside (similar to 肉).

Meaning: "inside"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 国内
  • 内外
  • 内因

Pinyin: yú

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

Stroke Order: Top to bottom.

Meaning: "fish"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 大鱼
  • 鱼头
  • 鱼肉

Pinyin: qiān

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

Stroke Order: Top to bottom. Note the difference in direction of the first two strokes. Vertical stroke last.

Meaning: "thousand"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 千万
  • 千年
  • 千金

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