Unit 7: 多 少 对 太 呢 中 和 心 怎 样

Below are the character stroke orders for Unit 7 of AllSet Learning's book, Learn Chinese Characters by Reading. There are a total of 20 units.

Pinyin: duō

Structure: That's a 夕 (evening) on top, with another 夕 (evening) underneath.

Stroke Order: Top to bottom.

Meaning: "many, much"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 多少
  • 多么
  • 很多

Pinyin: shǎo

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

Stroke Order: Top to bottom.

Meaning: "few, less"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 多少
  • 很少
  • 少点

Pinyin: duì

Structure: The left side is 又 , and the right side is 寸.

Stroke Order: Left to right, top to bottom.

Meaning: "correct"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 对吗
  • 不对
  • 对的

Pinyin: tài

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

Stroke Order: Generally top to bottom.

Meaning: "few, less"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 太太
  • 太好了
  • 太多了

Pinyin: ne

Structure: The left side is the mouth component 口 , and the right side is 尼.

Stroke Order: Left to right, top to bottom.

Meaning: "[question particle]"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 你呢
  • 他呢
  • 他们呢

Pinyin: zhōng

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

Stroke Order: Write the box component, followed by the big vertical stroke.

Meaning: "center, middle"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 中国
  • 中心
  • 期中

Pinyin:

Structure: The left side is the grain component , and the right side is 口.

Stroke Order: Left to right, top to bottom.

Meaning: "and; with"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 我和你
  • 你和他
  • 他和她

Pinyin: xīn

Structure: Represents the heart, frequently appears as part of other characters, often as 忄.

Stroke Order: Generally left to right, this one might feel a bit odd.

Meaning: "heart, mind"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 中国
  • 中心
  • 期中

Pinyin: zěn

Structure: That's a 乍 (suddenly) on top, with a 心 (heart) underneath.

Stroke Order: Top to bottom.

Meaning: "how"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 怎么
  • 怎么样
  • 怎么说

Pinyin: yàng

Structure: The left side is the wood component 木 , and the right side is 羊.

Stroke Order: Left to right, top to bottom.

Meaning: "appearance"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 样子
  • 一样
  • 不一样

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