Chinese course / Character learning
Start recognising Chinese characters
Start with five characters, then stop and revisit them tomorrow. Read the useful word aloud, notice one detail in its shape, and cover the help before trying again. You can keep learning spoken Chinese while character recognition develops.
New to pinyin? First try sounds and pinyin. The character foundations lesson explains characters, words and components.
How to practise without rushing
- Look at one character and its useful word. Use the help as often as you need today.
- Close the help. Try saying the word and recalling its meaning. If it is new, reopen the model and try again later.
- Tomorrow, mix yesterday's five with a few new ones. Spend extra time on shapes you confuse.
- For handwriting, open the stroke panel and follow the model. Copy once carefully on paper, then cover it and write once from memory. Compare the shape and proportions; repeated copying alone does not check recall.
Recognition, pronunciation, typing and handwriting are separate skills. Practise the one you need. Shape cues help you distinguish characters; stroke panels show how to form them. A component clue is not a guaranteed meaning or reading.
Pinyin may show the usual tone of 一 or 不. Their spoken tones can change in a sentence. The foundation lesson on tone changes explains how to say these changes.
This sequence is arranged for learning, not by syllabus level. It teaches 1940 simplified characters in useful words, including the shared HSK 1–2 handwriting targets. The readings below apply to those words; some characters have other readings. Use the stroke panels when handwriting is your goal.
Page 25 of 65. Start with one five-character group today. Use the words here first; sentence examples may introduce language you have not studied yet.
145. Describing an exciting experience
Separate a positive judgement, an emotion and encouragement.
棒
Learn the shape and a useful word
木 is on the left of 奉. Compare the whole right-hand part with the simpler 本 in 笨.
棒
Show word reading and meaning
bàng
excellent; great, in praise
棒 means great or excellent in this praise context. Other uses can name a stick; the example chooses the sense.
Read a sentence
你今天的表现很棒！
Show sentence reading and meaning
nǐ jīn tiān de biǎo xiàn hěn bàng！
You did a great job today!
Learn the 12 strokes · write 棒
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彩
Learn the shape and a useful word
采 stands on the left and three sloping strokes appear on the right. Compare with 采 alone.
精彩
Show word reading and meaning
jīngcǎi
excellent; exciting and impressive
精彩 describes something exciting or impressive, such as a performance. It is not simply the feeling of the person watching.
Read a sentence
今天的表演很精彩。
Show sentence reading and meaning
jīn tiān de biǎo yǎn hěn jīng cǎi。
Today's performance was excellent.
Learn the 11 strokes · write 彩
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奋
Learn the shape and a useful word
大 sits over 田. Compare with 备, which has a different top over 田.
兴奋
Show word reading and meaning
xīngfèn
excited; feeling lively because of something one looks forward to or enjoys
兴奋 describes being excited. It differs from saying that the performance itself is 精彩.
Read a sentence
想到明天的旅行，我很兴奋。
Show sentence reading and meaning
xiǎng dào míng tiān de lǚ xíng， wǒ hěn xīng fèn。
I am excited when I think about tomorrow's trip.
Learn the 8 strokes · write 奋
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鼓
Learn the shape and a useful word
The left section has a 十-like top, a 口 and lower strokes; 支 is on the right. Compare the right-hand 支 with 又 alone.
鼓励
Show word reading and meaning
gǔlì
encourage
鼓励 means encourage. Learn its purpose in the sentence rather than translating 鼓 by itself as a musical object.
Read a sentence
老师鼓励我们多开口说汉语。
Show sentence reading and meaning
lǎo shī gǔ lì wǒ men duō kāi kǒu shuō hàn yǔ。
The teacher encourages us to speak Chinese more often.
Learn the 13 strokes · write 鼓
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光
Learn the shape and a useful word
Small upper strokes stand above the lower 儿-like base. Compare with 先, whose upper section differs.
不光
Show word reading and meaning
bùguāng
not only; conversational, often paired with 还 or 也
不光 means not only and is often followed by 还 or 也. The negative character does not make the whole expression mean no light.
Read a sentence
她不光会唱歌，还会弹钢琴。
Show sentence reading and meaning
tā bù guāng huì chàng gē， hái huì tán gāng qín。
She can not only sing but also play the piano.
Learn the 6 strokes · write 光
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Try with the help closed: Which word describes an impressive performance, which a person's excitement, and which encouragement? Read 棒 and 不光 too.
Check and learn
精彩 describes an impressive performance; 兴奋 describes a person's excitement; 鼓励 means encourage. 棒 is great in the praise example, and 不光 is not only.
Try a new context
表演很精彩，大家都很兴奋。
Which description belongs to the performance, and which to the people?
Compare your interpretation
精彩 describes the performance. 兴奋 describes how the people feel. The two descriptions are related but perform different jobs.
This is a comparison model for self-review, not an automatic mark.
Tomorrow, cover the help and recall the five selected words. Revisit a confusing pair in its example, then try the new-context sentence again. For handwriting, write from memory and compare the model rather than copying it repeatedly.
146. Broadcast, play, translate and perform
Use the whole expression to identify which language or music action is intended.
播
Learn the shape and a useful word
扌 stands on the left of 番. Keep the upper section and 田 within the right-hand part.
播放
Show word reading and meaning
bōfàng
play a recording, programme or video
播放 means play a recording or programme. It is not the same action as playing a musical instrument.
Read a sentence
老师正在播放一段录音。
Show sentence reading and meaning
lǎo shī zhèng zài bō fàng yī duàn lù yīn。
The teacher is playing a recording.
Learn the 15 strokes · write 播
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广
Learn the shape and a useful word
A dot sits above the horizontal-and-sloping 厂-like form. Compare directly with 厂, which lacks the dot.
广播
Show word reading and meaning
guǎngbō
radio broadcast; broadcast over speakers
广播 means a broadcast or broadcasting. Learn the whole word instead of translating 广 alone.
Read a sentence
车站的广播正在通知乘客登车。
Show sentence reading and meaning
chē zhàn de guǎng bō zhèng zài tōng zhī chéng kè dēng chē。
The station announcement is telling passengers to board.
Learn the 3 strokes · write 广
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钢
Learn the shape and a useful word
钅 is on the left of 冈. Compare with 刚, which puts 刂 to the right of 冈 instead.
钢琴
Show word reading and meaning
gāngqín
piano
钢琴 means piano. The complete word names the instrument, not every object made of steel.
Read a sentence
她每天练习弹钢琴。
Show sentence reading and meaning
tā měi tiān liàn xí tán gāng qín。
She practises playing the piano every day.
Learn the 9 strokes · write 钢
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弹
Learn the shape and a useful word
弓 is beside 单. Compare with 张, whose right-hand part is 长.
弹
Show word reading and meaning
tán
play a stringed or keyboard instrument; pronounced tán
弹 is tán for playing a keyboard or stringed instrument here. Other word contexts can use dàn.
Read a sentence
她正在弹钢琴。
Show sentence reading and meaning
tā zhèng zài tán gāng qín。
She is playing the piano.
Learn the 11 strokes · write 弹
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翻
Learn the shape and a useful word
番 stands on the left of 羽. Compare with 播, which adds 扌 before 番 rather than 羽 after it.
翻译
Show word reading and meaning
fānyì
translate; translation; also an interpreter or translator
翻译 can refer to translating, translation or a translator in context. It does not always name a person.
Read a sentence
请把这句话翻译成英语。
Show sentence reading and meaning
qǐng bǎ zhè jù huà fān yì chéng yīng yǔ。
Please translate this sentence into English.
Learn the 18 strokes · write 翻
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Try with the help closed: Recall playing a recording, broadcasting, piano, playing the instrument and translating. Contrast 播 with 翻.
Check and learn
播放 is play a recording, 广播 broadcast, 钢琴 piano, 弹 tán play the instrument, and 翻译 translate. 播 has 扌 beside 番; 翻 has 番 beside 羽.
Try a new context
请播放那段钢琴录音，不要翻译歌词。
Is the request to perform on a piano or play a recording? What does the speaker say not to do?
Compare your interpretation
The request is to play the piano recording, 播放录音. It is not a request to perform live. The speaker says not to translate the lyrics.
This is a comparison model for self-review, not an automatic mark.
Tomorrow, cover the help and recall the five selected words. Revisit a confusing pair in its example, then try the new-context sentence again. For handwriting, write from memory and compare the model rather than copying it repeatedly.
147. Change a plan, hurry and look around
Identify a purpose or attitude rather than deciding from a shared syllable.
改
Learn the shape and a useful word
己 is on the left of 攵. Compare the two parts with a printed model, including the lower turn of 己.
改
Show word reading and meaning
gǎi
change; alter; correct
改 means change, alter or correct in context. Changing something does not automatically improve it.
Read a sentence
这个句子我想改一下。
Show sentence reading and meaning
zhè ge jù zi wǒ xiǎng gǎi yí xià。
I would like to make a small change to this sentence.
Learn the 7 strokes · write 改
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赶
Learn the shape and a useful word
走 extends along the left and bottom, with 干 on the right. Compare its right side with 取 in 趣.
赶
Show word reading and meaning
gǎn
hurry to reach something; try to catch transport
赶 can mean hurry to reach something or try to catch transport. The sentence shows the goal.
Read a sentence
我得赶七点的火车。
Show sentence reading and meaning
wǒ děi gǎn qī diǎn de huǒ chē。
I have to catch the seven o'clock train.
Learn the 10 strokes · write 赶
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敢
Learn the shape and a useful word
Notice the central 耳-like part and 攵 on the right. Compare with 赶, which has 走 and 干 instead.
敢
Show word reading and meaning
gǎn
dare to; have the courage to
敢 means dare or have the courage to. It does not say the action necessarily happened.
Read a sentence
现在我敢用汉语跟别人聊天了。
Show sentence reading and meaning
xiàn zài wǒ gǎn yòng hàn yǔ gēn bié rén liáo tiān le。
Now I dare to chat with other people in Chinese.
Learn the 11 strokes · write 敢
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观
Learn the shape and a useful word
又 is on the left of 见. Compare with 规, whose left-hand part is 夫.
参观
Show word reading and meaning
cānguān
visit and look around a place
参观 means visit and look around a place. It differs from visiting a friend with a different purpose.
Read a sentence
我们明天去参观博物馆。
Show sentence reading and meaning
wǒ men míng tiān qù cān guān bó wù guǎn。
We are visiting the museum tomorrow.
Learn the 6 strokes · write 观
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逛
Learn the shape and a useful word
辶 runs below 狂, whose left side includes 犭 and right side 王. Compare the complete shape with 狂 alone.
逛
Show word reading and meaning
guàng
stroll around; browse shops or a place
逛 means stroll around or browse a place, such as shops. It does not imply a purchase.
Read a sentence
我们去逛逛书店吧。
Show sentence reading and meaning
wǒ men qù guàng guàng shū diàn ba。
Let us go and browse the bookshop.
Learn the 10 strokes · write 逛
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Try with the help closed: Name changing, hurrying, daring, visiting a place to look around and browsing. Which word does not itself mean buying?
Check and learn
改 is change, 赶 hurry to reach, 敢 dare, 参观 visit and look around, and 逛 stroll or browse. 逛 does not itself establish that someone bought anything.
Try a new context
我们赶到的时候，他们已经参观完了。
Who was hurrying to arrive, and whose visit had already finished?
Compare your interpretation
The speaker's group hurried to arrive. The other group had already finished looking around. Do not assign 已经参观完了 to the arriving group.
This is a comparison model for self-review, not an automatic mark.
Tomorrow, cover the help and recall the five selected words. Revisit a confusing pair in its example, then try the new-context sentence again. For handwriting, write from memory and compare the model rather than copying it repeatedly.
148. Connections and conditions in instructions
Read the scope of a small written-style expression.
并
Learn the shape and a useful word
Two upper sloping strokes sit above the crossing horizontal and vertical strokes. Compare with 开, which has a different top.
并
Show word reading and meaning
bìng
and; links actions or descriptions, often in writing
并 can link actions or descriptions, often in writing. Other constructions give it different functions, such as 并不.
Read a sentence
请阅读课文，并回答问题。
Show sentence reading and meaning
qǐng yuè dú kè wén， bìng huí dá wèn tí。
Please read the text and answer the questions.
Learn the 6 strokes · write 并
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否
Learn the shape and a useful word
不 sits above 口. Compare with 不 alone, and keep the lower box.
否则
Show word reading and meaning
fǒuzé
otherwise; if the stated condition is not met
否则 means otherwise or if the stated condition is not met. It introduces a consequence tied to that condition.
Read a sentence
我们得早点儿出发，否则会迟到。
Show sentence reading and meaning
wǒ men děi zǎo diǎnr chū fā， fǒu zé huì chí dào。
We have to set off a little earlier; otherwise, we will be late.
Learn the 7 strokes · write 否
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此
Learn the shape and a useful word
止 is on the left and 匕 on the right. Compare with 北, whose left-hand shape differs.
此
Show word reading and meaning
cǐ
this; a written-style demonstrative
此 means this in written-style expressions. It is not pronounced like 这.
Read a sentence
此处不能停车。
Show sentence reading and meaning
cǐ chù bù néng tíng chē。
You cannot park here.
Learn the 6 strokes · write 此
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各
Learn the shape and a useful word
夂 sits over 口. Compare with 名, whose upper part is 夕 instead.
各
Show word reading and meaning
gè
each; every, normally before a group noun or classifier
各 often means each before a group noun or classifier. Read which group the statement covers.
Read a sentence
各班都有学生参加比赛。
Show sentence reading and meaning
gè bān dōu yǒu xué shēng cān jiā bǐ sài。
Students from every class are taking part in the competition.
Learn the 6 strokes · write 各
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反
Learn the shape and a useful word
The upper covering strokes lead into 又 below. Compare with 友, which has a different upper-left structure.
反对
Show word reading and meaning
fǎnduì
oppose; be against a proposal or action
反对 means oppose a proposal or action. It does not by itself give the reason for the objection.
Read a sentence
我反对这个安排，因为时间太少。
Show sentence reading and meaning
wǒ fǎn duì zhè ge ān pái， yīn wèi shí jiān tài shǎo。
I am against this arrangement because there is too little time.
Learn the 4 strokes · write 反
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Try with the help closed: Read 并、否则、此、各、反对. Which expression gives a consequence if a condition is not met, and which expresses opposition?
Check and learn
否则 introduces the otherwise consequence. 反对 expresses opposition. 并 can link actions, 此 is written-style this, and 各 means each in the selected use. The full sentence sets their scope.
Try a new context
请各位按规定参加，否则不能进去。
What condition is attached to entry? Does 否则 mean the consequence applies regardless of compliance?
Compare your interpretation
People are asked to participate according to the rules; otherwise they cannot enter. 否则 ties the consequence to not meeting the condition, rather than stating it applies regardless.
This is a comparison model for self-review, not an automatic mark.
Tomorrow, cover the help and recall the five selected words. Revisit a confusing pair in its example, then try the new-context sentence again. For handwriting, write from memory and compare the model rather than copying it repeatedly.
149. Occasion, continuity and interruption
Read time and frequency separately from an emotion or a falling object.
晨
Learn the shape and a useful word
日 sits above 辰. Compare with 早, whose lower part is 十 rather than 辰.
早晨
Show word reading and meaning
zǎochen
early morning; the first part of the day
早晨 means early morning. The selected word reading has a neutral second syllable.
Read a sentence
早晨的空气很清新。
Show sentence reading and meaning
zǎo chen de kōng qì hěn qīng xīn。
The morning air is very fresh.
Learn the 11 strokes · write 晨
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尔
Learn the shape and a useful word
Notice the upper wrapping strokes over the 小-like lower part. Compare with 小 alone and keep the upper strokes.
偶尔
Show word reading and meaning
ǒu’ěr
occasionally; once in a while
偶尔 means occasionally. It does not mean at the same time every day.
Read a sentence
我偶尔坐公交车去上班。
Show sentence reading and meaning
wǒ ǒu ěr zuò gōng jiāo chē qù shàng bān。
I occasionally take the bus to work.
Learn the 5 strokes · write 尔
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烦
Learn the shape and a useful word
火 is on the left and 页 on the right. Compare with 顶, which has 丁 before 页.
烦
Show word reading and meaning
fán
annoyed; bothered; find something irritating
烦 can express being annoyed or finding something bothersome. The situation explains the feeling.
Read a sentence
外面一直很吵，我有点儿烦。
Show sentence reading and meaning
wài miàn yì zhí hěn chǎo， wǒ yǒu diǎnr fán。
It has been noisy outside all along, and I am a little annoyed.
Learn the 10 strokes · write 烦
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断
Learn the shape and a useful word
The left-hand section contains 米 and a lower turn, with 斤 on the right. Compare with 听, whose left side is only 口.
不断
Show word reading and meaning
búduàn
continuously; repeatedly without stopping
不断 means continuously or repeatedly without stopping. The complete expression includes 不.
Read a sentence
他不断练习，水平慢慢提高了。
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tā bú duàn liàn xí， shuǐ píng màn màn tí gāo le。
He kept practising, and his level gradually improved.
Learn the 11 strokes · write 断
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掉
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扌 stands to the left of 卓. Notice 日 and 十 within the taller right-hand part.
掉
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diào
fall; drop; come off
掉 can mean fall, drop or come off in context. Identify what changes position or becomes detached.
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我的笔掉到地上了。
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wǒ de bǐ diào dào dì shàng le。
My pen fell onto the floor.
Learn the 11 strokes · write 掉
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Try with the help closed: Recall early morning, occasionally, annoyed, continuously and falling or coming off. Contrast 偶尔 with 不断.
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早晨 is early morning, 偶尔 occasionally, 烦 annoyed or bothersome, 不断 continuously, and 掉 fall or come off. 偶尔 describes occasional events; 不断 describes continuation or repeated occurrence without stopping.
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他偶尔来，不是每天早晨都来。
Does he come every morning?
Compare your interpretation
No. He comes occasionally. The sentence explicitly denies that he comes every morning; it does not say he never comes.
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Tomorrow, cover the help and recall the five selected words. Revisit a confusing pair in its example, then try the new-context sentence again. For handwriting, write from memory and compare the model rather than copying it repeatedly.
150. Plenty, happiness and counted items
Contrast the shared-looking or shared-sounding parts, then choose a whole-word meaning.
丰
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Three horizontal strokes cross a central vertical. Compare with 王, whose central vertical ends at the lower horizontal.
丰富
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fēngfù
rich; plentiful; varied in content
丰富 means rich, plentiful or varied. It can describe content rather than personal wealth.
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这本书的内容很丰富。
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zhè běn shū de nèi róng hěn fēng fù。
This book has a rich variety of content.
Learn the 4 strokes · write 丰
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富
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宀 covers a lower section with a horizontal, 口 and 田. Compare with 福 and 幅, where that inner structure stands at the right.
丰富
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fēngfù
rich; plentiful; varied in content
富 is the second character of 丰富. Use the whole expression before deciding what is plentiful.
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这本书的内容很丰富。
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zhè běn shū de nèi róng hěn fēng fù。
This book has a rich variety of content.
Learn the 12 strokes · write 富
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福
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礻 is beside the framed right-hand part containing 口 and 田. Compare with 幅, whose left-hand part is 巾.
幸福
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xìngfú
happy; happiness with one's life or relationships
幸福 concerns happiness with life or relationships. It is not the counting word for a painting.
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和家人在一起，我感到很幸福。
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hé jiā rén zài yì qǐ， wǒ gǎn dào hěn xìng fú。
I feel very happy when I am with my family.
Learn the 13 strokes · write 福
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幅
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巾 stands to the left of the same broad right-hand structure seen in 福. Keep the left parts distinct even though both words can use fú.
幅
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fú
a classifier for pictures or paintings
幅 counts pictures or paintings in the selected use. The counting word does not mean happiness.
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墙上有一幅画。
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qiáng shàng yǒu yī fú huà。
There is a painting on the wall.
Learn the 12 strokes · write 幅
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份
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亻 is beside 分. Compare with 粉, which has 米 on the left.
份
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fèn
a classifier for portions, copies or shares
份 can count copies, portions or shares. The noun tells you what kind of item is counted.
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请给我一份菜单。
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qǐng gěi wǒ yī fèn cài dān。
Please give me a menu.
Learn the 6 strokes · write 份
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Try with the help closed: Recall 丰富 and 幸福, then choose 幅 or 份 for paintings versus copies of materials. How do 福 and 幅 differ visibly?
Check and learn
丰富 is plentiful or varied; 幸福 happiness. 幅 counts paintings, while 份 can count copies of materials. 福 has 礻 on the left and 幅 has 巾; sharing a right-hand shape does not make their meanings identical.
Try a new context
桌子上有两份材料，墙上有三幅画。
How many copies of materials and how many pictures are mentioned?
Compare your interpretation
There are two copies or sets of materials on the table and three pictures on the wall. 份 and 幅 count different items in different places.
This is a comparison model for self-review, not an automatic mark.
Tomorrow, cover the help and recall the five selected words. Revisit a confusing pair in its example, then try the new-context sentence again. For handwriting, write from memory and compare the model rather than copying it repeatedly.
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Models: Hanzi Writer Data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi. Copyright © 1999 Arphic Technology Co., Ltd. Data is provided without warranty and may be redistributed under the Arphic Public License. Renderer: MIT license.