Unit 8: 七 八 知 道 为 它 女 要 金 钱
Below are the character stroke orders for Unit 8 of AllSet Learning's book, Learn Chinese Characters by Reading. There are a total of 20 units.
Pinyin: qī
Structure: Can appear as part of other characters. Can't be broken down to simpler components.
Stroke Order: Left to right, then top to bottom.
Meaning: "seven"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 十七
- 七十
- 七个人
Pinyin: bā
Structure: Can appear as part of other characters. Can't be broken down to simpler components.
Stroke Order: Left to right, top to bottom.
Meaning: "eight"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 八十八
- 十八个
- 第八名
Pinyin: zhī
Structure: ⿰ The left side is the arrow component 矢 , and the right side is 口.
Stroke Order: Left to right, top to bottom.
Meaning: "to know"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 知识
- 知道
- 不知道
Pinyin: dào
Structure: ⿺ The bottom part is the 辶, and the top right is the component 首.
Stroke Order: Inside then outside, top to bottom.
Meaning: "the way"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 知道
- 道路
- 道理
Pinyin: wèi
Structure: Can appear as part of other characters. Can't be broken down to simpler components.
Stroke Order: Top to bottom, dots first and last.
Meaning: "for; to"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 为了
- 因为
- 为什么
Pinyin: tā
Structure: ⿱ That's a 宀 (roof) on top, with a 匕 (dagger) underneath.
Stroke Order: Top to bottom.
Meaning: "it"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 它们
- 它山之石
- 别无它法
Pinyin: nǚ
Structure: Represents the woman or female, often used as a component in other characters.
Stroke Order: Top to bottom first, left to right stroke last. This one feels like an exception.
Meaning: "female"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 女人
- 女儿
- 子女
Pinyin: yào
Structure: ⿱ The top part is a compressed 西 and the bottom part is the 女 woman component.
Stroke Order: Generally top to bottom.
Meaning: "to want"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 要钱
- 不要
- 要不要
Pinyin: jīn
Structure: ⿱ Frequently appears as a component in other characters, often on the side as 钅.
Stroke Order: Generally top to bottom.
Meaning: "gold; metal"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 金子
- 金鱼
- 美金
Pinyin: qián
Structure: ⿰ The left side is the gold component 钅 , and the right side is 戋.
Stroke Order: Left to right, top to bottom.
Meaning: "money"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 金钱
- 有钱人
- 多少钱
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