Unit 3: 四 五 去 来 吧 哪 了 门 问 们

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Pinyin: zài

Structure: This character is fully enclosed by the "box" component 囗, with something like 儿 inside.

Stroke Order: Left to right, top to bottom.

Meaning: "four"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 十四
  • 四十
  • 星期四

Pinyin:

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

Stroke Order: Top to bottom, left to right.

Meaning: "five"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 五个人
  • 星期五
  • 五十万

Pinyin:

Structure: That's a 土 (earth) on top, with a 厶 component underneath.

Stroke Order: Top to bottom, left to right, horizontal strokes first, then vertical strokes.

Meaning: "to go (to)"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 去年
  • 回去
  • 下去

Pinyin: lái

Structure: Can appear as part of other characters. Not usually broken down to simpler components.

Stroke Order: Left to right, top to bottom, horizontal strokes first, then vertical strokes.

Meaning: "to come"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 来了
  • 不来
  • 来不来


Pinyin: ba

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

Stroke Order: Left to right, top stroke then bottom stroke.

Meaning: "[question particle]"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 好吧
  • 走吧
  • 吃吧

Pinyin:

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

Stroke Order: Left to right, top stroke then bottom stroke.

Meaning: "which"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 哪个
  • 哪里
  • 哪儿

Pinyin: le

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

Stroke Order: Top to bottom, left to right.

Meaning: "[aspect particle]"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 去了
  • 吃了
  • 会了


Pinyin: mén

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

Stroke Order: Top to bottom, left to right.

Meaning: "gate, door"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 大门
  • 木门
  • 门外

Pinyin: wèn

Structure: The gate component "门" surrounds the mouth component "口" inside.

Stroke Order: Top to bottom, left to right.

Meaning: "to ask"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 请问
  • 问候
  • 问好

Pinyin: men

Structure: The left side is the person component 亻, and the right side is 门 (door).

Stroke Order: Left to right, top stroke then bottom stroke.

Meaning: "[plural marker]"

Common Words/Phrases:

  • 我们
  • 你们
  • 她们