Unit 9: 父 子 时 候 年 文 母 每 玉 国
Pinyin: fù
Structure: Represents the father, often used as a component in other characters.
Stroke Order: Top to bottom, left to right, starting with the left stroke followed by the right stroke.
Meaning: "father"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 父母
- 父女
- 父子
Pinyin: zǐ
Structure: Represents the son, often used as a component in other characters.
Stroke Order: Top to bottom, left to right, starting with the left stroke followed by the right stroke.
Meaning: "son"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 王子
- 太子
- 男子
Pinyin: shí
Structure: ⿰ The left side is the sun component 日 , and the right side is 寸.
Stroke Order: Top to bottom, left to right, horizontal strokes first, then vertical strokes.
Meaning: "time; when"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 时间
- 时候
- 小时
Pinyin: hòu
Structure: ⿰ The only easily recognizable part is the person component 亻, but you should be able to see that the right half goes top to bottom.
Stroke Order: Top to bottom, left to right, horizontal strokes first, then vertical strokes.
Meaning: "[part of “when”]"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 时候
- 问候
- 等候
Pinyin: nián
Structure: Can appear as part of other characters. Can't be broken down to simpler components.
Stroke Order: Top to bottom, left to right, horizontal strokes first, then vertical strokes.
Meaning: "year"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 今年
- 每年
- 去年
Pinyin: wén
Structure: Can appear as part of other characters. Can't be broken down to simpler components.
Stroke Order: Top to bottom, left to right, starting with the left stroke followed by the right stroke.
Meaning: "text, culture"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 文学
- 中文
- 英文
Pinyin: mǔ
Structure: Represents the mother, often used as a component in other characters.
Stroke Order: Top to bottom, left to right, starting with the left stroke followed by the right stroke.
Meaning: "mother"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 母语
- 父母
- 母女
Pinyin: měi
Structure: ⿱ Can you see the 母 inside the other component?
Stroke Order: Top to bottom, left to right, horizontal strokes first, then vertical strokes.
Meaning: "every"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 每天
- 每个人
- 每个星期
Pinyin: yù
Structure: Can appear as part of other characters. Can't be broken down to simpler components.
Stroke Order: Top to bottom, left to right, starting with the left stroke followed by the right stroke.
Meaning: "jade"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 玉石
- 美玉
- 玉米
Pinyin: guó
Structure: ⿴ This character is fully enclosed by the "box" component 囗. Inside the enclosure is the character 玉.
Stroke Order: Top to bottom, left to right.
Meaning: "country"
Common Words/Phrases:
- 国家
- 国门
- 美国
