Unit 18: 火 百 牛 长 次 进 羊 美 竹 第
Pinyin: huǒ
Structure: Represents the fire, often used as a component in other characters.
Stroke Order: Top to bottom, left to right.
Meaning: "fire"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 火车
- 火山
- 明火
Pinyin: bǎi
Structure: Represents the fire, often used as a component in other characters.
Stroke Order: Top to bottom, left to right.
Meaning: "hundred"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 一百
- 百万
- 百年
Pinyin: niú
Structure: Represents the cow or bull, often used as a component in other characters.
Stroke Order: Top to bottom, left to right.
Meaning: "cow, ox"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 公牛
- 母牛
- 水牛
Pinyin: cháng
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: "long"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 很长
- 长安
- 长生不老
Pinyin: cì
Structure: ⿰ The left side is the ice component 冫, and the right side is 欠.
Stroke Order: Top to bottom, left to right, horizontal strokes first, then vertical strokes.
Meaning: "time(s)"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 上次
- 这次
- 下次
Pinyin: jìn
Structure: ⿺ The bottom part is the 辶, and the top right is the component 井.
Stroke Order: Top to bottom, left to right, starting with the horizontal stroke followed by the vertical stroke.
Meaning: "to enter"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 进来
- 进去
- 进口
Pinyin: yáng
Structure: Represents the sheep or goat, often used as a component in other characters.
Stroke Order: Top to bottom, left to right.
Meaning: "sheep"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 山羊
- 羊肉
- 羊头
Pinyin: měi
Structure: ⿱ That's a 羊 (sheep) on top, with a 大 (big) underneath.
Stroke Order: Top to bottom, left to right, horizontal strokes first, then vertical strokes.
Meaning: "beautiful"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 美女
- 美好
- 完美
Pinyin: zhú
Structure: ⿰ The left and right side look similar to 个 , but this is actually pictographic. Can appear as part of other characters, often as ⺮.
Stroke Order:Top to bottom, left stroke first, then right stroke.
Meaning: "bamboo"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 竹子
- 竹林
- 竹马
Pinyin: dì
Structure: ⿱ That's a 竹 (bamboo) on top, with 弟 (younger brother) underneath.
Stroke Order: Top to bottom, left to right, horizontal strokes first, then vertical strokes.
Meaning: "vegetable"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 第一个
- 第二次
- 第三名