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Writing characters and radicals of lesson 2

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老 lǎo : to be old or old
Strokes order:

Radicals: 土 soil + 丿 oblique line + 匕 spoon = 老

师 shī : (master) is not used alone. The word master is said 师傅 shīfu
Strokes order:

Radicals: 刂 knife (vertical variant of 刀) + 一 horizontal line + 巾 fabric = 师.

同 tóng : similar
Strokes order:

Radicals: 冂 box + 一 horizontal line + 口 mouth = 同.

学 xué : learn, study
Strokes order:

Radicals: 丷 number 8 inverted + 宀 roof + 子 child = 学.

们 men : plural particle
Strokes order:

Radicals: 亻 man (variant of 人) + 门 door = 们.

也 yě : also, too
Strokes order:

As a radical, 也 is a viper.

请 qǐng : invite, please
Strokes order:

Radicals: 讠 speech + 青 blue-green (pronounced qīng here and is the phonetic part of the character) = 请.

坐 zuò : sit down
Strokes order:

Radicals: two 人 man + 土 soil = 坐.

谢 xiè : thank you
Strokes order:

Radicals: 讠 speech + 身 body + 寸 inch = 谢.

客 kè : (host, guest), do not use alone
Strokes order:

Radicals: 宀 roof + 夂 go + 口 mouth = 客.

气 qì : is not used alone. It lost tone in the word kèqi (being polite)
Strokes order:

As a radical, 气 is steam or breath. The old character was the steam coming out of a rice cooking pot. This is the famous QI (formerly wrote CHI) energy worked by martial arts masters or which is disperse by acupuncture needles, etc

对 duì : face, to (part of the word "sorry" duìbùqǐ)
Strokes order:

Radicals: 又 right hand + 寸 inch = 对.

起 qǐ : get up, is not used alone (part of the word sorry duìbùqǐ)
Strokes order:

Radicals: 走 walk + 己 yourself = 起.

没 méi : negation of the verb "have" and any verb in past context
Strokes order:

Radicals: 氵 water + 几 tea table + 又 right hand = 没.

关 guān : close / (concern)
Strokes order:

Radicals: 丷 number 8 inverted + 一 horizontal line + 大 big = 关.

系 xì : (attach) is not used alone. It lost tone in the word guānxi (relationship, link)
Strokes order:

Radicals: 丿 oblique line + 幺 silk + 小 small = 系.

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