Writing characters and radicals of lesson 3

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Note: when a translation of a character is in brackets, this means that this character is not used alone. This does not mean that it has no meaning, just as the roots of words in our Western languages.

她 tā: she
Strokes order:

Clés: 女 woman; 也 viper.

姓 xìng: Be named (+ family name).
Strokes order:

Clés: 女 woman; 生 born.

叫 jiào: call / be called (+ first name or family name and first name ).
Strokes order:

Clés: 口 mouth; the two stroke on the right are not considered as a radical

什 shén: has no meaning alone. 什么 shénme: what ?
Strokes order:

Clés: 亻 man / human; 十 ten.

么 me: has no meaning alone. 什么 shénme: what ?
Strokes order:

Clés: 厶 private.

名 míng: (first name)
Strokes order:

Clés: 夕 dusk; 口 mouth.

字 zì: writing character
Strokes order:

Clés: 宀 roof; 子 child.

名字 míngzì: first name

谁 shéi: who ?
Strokes order:

Clés: 讠 word; 隹 short-tailed bird.

先 xiān: first
Strokes order:

Clés: 土 earth; 儿 son.

生 shēng: born
Strokes order:

Clés: 生 is a radical.

先生 xiānsheng: sir. Note that shēng loses his tone in this word.

小 xiǎo: être small.
Strokes order:

Clés: 小 is a radical.

姐 jiě: older sister.
Strokes order:

Clés: 女 woman; the right element is not considered as a radical.

小姐 xiǎojiě: miss. Caution: in western China 小姐 xiǎojiě is a nickname to refer to prostitutes. Use this word carefully!

是 shì: be.
Strokes order:

Clés: 日 sun; 疋 variant of the radical leg movement (without hook).

认 rèn: (recognize).
Strokes order:

Clés: 讠 word; 亻 man / human.

识 shí: (know).
Strokes order:

Clés: 讠 word; 口 mouth; 八 eight.

认识 rènshi: know, make somebody's acquaintance. Note that shí loses his tone in this word.

的 de: (possessive particle).
Strokes order:

Clés: 日 sun; 勺 spoon.

高 gāo: be high.
Strokes order:

Clés: 亠 cover; 口 mouth; 冂 box.

兴 xìng: (interest, enthusiasm， excitement).
Strokes order:

Clés: 八 eight. The upper part is not considered as a radical.

高兴 gaōxìng: be happy.

明 míng: (light, name of the Ming dynsatie, 1368-1644).
Strokes order:

Clés: 日 sun; 月 moon.

小明 xiǎomíng: a name used in the lesson.

王 wáng: family name, (King).
Strokes order:

Clés: 王 is a radical.

李 lǐ: family name, (plum).
Strokes order:

Clés: 木 wood, tree; 子 child.

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