Unit 6: 六 点 可 以 早 星 期 十 什 么
Below are the character stroke orders for Unit 6 of AllSet Learning's book, Learn Chinese Characters by Reading. There are a total of 20 units.
Pinyin: liù
Structure:⿱ That's a 亠 (lid) on top, with a 八 (eight) underneath.
Stroke Order: Top to bottom, left to right.
Meaning: "six"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 十六
- 六个人
- 星期六
Pinyin: diǎn
Structure: ⿱ That's a 占 on top, with a 灬 (four dots, often representing fire) underneath.
Stroke Order: Top to bottom.
Meaning: "dot"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 一点
- 点心
- 点菜
Pinyin: kě
Structure: ⿹ Can you see the 口 inside the other component?
Stroke Order: Top to bottom, left to right.
Meaning: "may; can"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 可是
- 可能
- 认可
Pinyin: yǐ
Structure: ⿰ The left side is the character 人 , and the right side is also 人.
Stroke Order: Left to right.
Meaning: "[part 2 of “may”]"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 可以
- 以为
- 以来
Pinyin: zǎo
Structure: ⿱ That's a 日 (sun) on top, with a 十 (ten) underneath.
Stroke Order: Generally top to bottom.
Meaning: "early"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 早上
- 早饭
- 早点
Pinyin: xīng
Structure: ⿱ That's a 日 (sun) on top, with a 生 (life) underneath.
Stroke Order: Generally top to bottom.
Meaning: "star"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 星期
- 火星
- 星星
Pinyin: qī
Structure: ⿰ The left side is the 其 , and the right side is 月.
Stroke Order: Left to right, top to bottom.
Meaning: "period"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 星期
- 日期
- 期间
Pinyin: shí
Structure: Can appear as part of other characters. Can't be broken down to simpler components.
Stroke Order: Left to right.
Meaning: "ten"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 十一
- 二十
- 十个人
Pinyin: shén
Structure: ⿰ The left side is the person component 亻 , and the right side is 十.
Stroke Order: Left to right.
Meaning: "[part 1 of “what”]"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 什么
- 什么时候
- 什么地方
Pinyin: me
Structure: Can appear as part of other characters. Can't be broken down to simpler components.
Stroke Order: Top to bottom.
Meaning: "[part 2 of “what”]"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 要么
- 什么
- 什么人
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