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 45 of 65. Start with one five-character group today. Use the words here first; sentence examples may introduce language you have not studied yet.
265. A region, assignment, training, compensation and matching
Keep similarly sounding actions separate.
欧
Learn the shape and a useful word
区 stands beside 欠. Keep the right-hand 欠 separate from the outer shape of 区.
欧洲
Show word reading and meaning
Ōuzhōu
Europe
欧洲 is Ōuzhōu, Europe. Preserve the capital first letter in the selected place-name reading.
Read a sentence
她计划明年去欧洲旅行。
Show sentence reading and meaning
tā jì huà míng nián qù ōu zhōu lǚ xíng。
She plans to travel to Europe next year.
Learn the 8 strokes · write 欧
Watch the direction and order. Use “Next stroke” to go slowly, then try writing with the model hidden. On paper, copy once, cover the model, write once, and compare.
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派
Learn the shape and a useful word
氵 stands beside a slanting right-hand outline with a divided lower section. Compare the whole shape with other 氵 characters.
派
Show word reading and meaning
pài
send or assign someone to do something
The selected 派 means send or assign a person to do something. The sentence identifies the person and task.
Read a sentence
公司派她去参加会议。
Show sentence reading and meaning
gōng sī pài tā qù cān jiā huì yì。
The company sent her to attend the meeting.
Learn the 9 strokes · write 派
Watch the direction and order. Use “Next stroke” to go slowly, then try writing with the model hidden. On paper, copy once, cover the model, write once, and compare.
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培
Learn the shape and a useful word
土 stands beside a 立-like section above 口. Compare 陪, whose left side is 阝.
培训
Show word reading and meaning
péixùn
training; teach the skills needed for a task
培训 means training. It names the learning activity rather than automatically certifying a qualification.
Read a sentence
新员工需要参加培训。
Show sentence reading and meaning
xīn yuán gōng xū yào cān jiā péi xùn。
New employees need to attend training.
Learn the 11 strokes · write 培
Watch the direction and order. Use “Next stroke” to go slowly, then try writing with the model hidden. On paper, copy once, cover the model, write once, and compare.
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赔
Learn the shape and a useful word
贝 stands beside a 立-like section over 口. Compare 培 with its different left side.
赔
Show word reading and meaning
péi
compensate for a loss or damage
赔 means compensate for loss or damage in this entry. The object tells you what is replaced or paid for.
Read a sentence
我不小心弄坏了杯子，应该赔你一个。
Show sentence reading and meaning
wǒ bù xiǎo xīn nòng huài le bēi zi， yīng gāi péi nǐ yí gè。
I accidentally broke the cup and should replace it for you.
Learn the 12 strokes · write 赔
Watch the direction and order. Use “Next stroke” to go slowly, then try writing with the model hidden. On paper, copy once, cover the model, write once, and compare.
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配
Learn the shape and a useful word
酉 stands beside 己. Compare 己 with 已 and note the different height of the upper opening.
配
Show word reading and meaning
pèi
match; go well with something
The selected 配 means match or go well with, as with clothes. It is not the assigning sense inside 分配.
Read a sentence
这件衬衫很配你的外套。
Show sentence reading and meaning
zhè jiàn chèn shān hěn pèi nǐ de wài tào。
This shirt goes well with your jacket.
Learn the 10 strokes · write 配
Watch the direction and order. Use “Next stroke” to go slowly, then try writing with the model hidden. On paper, copy once, cover the model, write once, and compare.
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The writing check compares your strokes with this model. A completed trace is practice, rather than proof of independent handwriting. Your strokes stay on this page.
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Try with the help closed: Recall the five selected words. How do 培 and 赔 differ, and what does the selected 配 mean?
Check and learn
Words: 欧洲 Ōuzhōu — Europe; 派 pài — send or assign someone to do something; 培训 péixùn — training; teach the skills needed for a task; 赔 péi — compensate for a loss or damage; 配 pèi — match; go well with something. 培 has 土 and 赔 has 贝. 配 means match or go well with in its selected clothing example, rather than the assigning sense in 分配.
Try a new context
公司派她去了解损失的原因，并没有要求她赔偿。
What is she assigned to do, and is compensation demanded from her?
Compare your interpretation
She is assigned to find out about the cause of the loss. The sentence explicitly says she is not required to compensate for it.
This is a comparison model for self-review, not an automatic mark.
Tomorrow, close the help and recall each selected word. Recheck a confused shape or word reading, then interpret the new sentence again. If practising handwriting, compare a memory attempt with the stroke model and name one detail to change.
266. Contact, deception, joining parts, evidence and screens
Distinguish contact, a basis for entry and a completed construction.
碰
Learn the shape and a useful word
石 stands beside a 并-like right part with two lower upright strokes. Compare the left side with 扌 in 拼.
碰
Show word reading and meaning
pèng
touch or bump into something
碰 means touch or bump into an object in this entry. The sentence tells you whether the contact is intended.
Read a sentence
请不要碰桌上的杯子。
Show sentence reading and meaning
qǐng bú yào pèng zhuō shàng de bēi zi。
Please do not touch the cups on the table.
Learn the 13 strokes · write 碰
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骗
Learn the shape and a useful word
马 stands beside 扁. Compare 篇, which has ⺮ above 扁 rather than 马 beside it.
骗
Show word reading and meaning
piàn
deceive; tell someone something false to mislead them
骗 means deceive or cheat. A mistaken statement is not necessarily a deliberate attempt to 骗.
Read a sentence
别骗我，我想知道真实情况。
Show sentence reading and meaning
bié piàn wǒ， wǒ xiǎng zhī dào zhēn shí qíng kuàng。
Do not lie to me; I want to know what really happened.
Learn the 12 strokes · write 骗
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拼
Learn the shape and a useful word
扌 stands beside 并. Compare the hand-side strokes with 石 in 碰.
拼
Show word reading and meaning
pīn
piece together; join parts into a whole
The selected 拼 means piece together, as in 拼成一个整体. It is not limited to the word 拼音.
Read a sentence
孩子把几块木头拼成了一座小房子。
Show sentence reading and meaning
hái zi bǎ jǐ kuài mù tou pīn chéng le yī zuò xiǎo fáng zi。
The child put a few pieces of wood together to make a small house.
Learn the 9 strokes · write 拼
Watch the direction and order. Use “Next stroke” to go slowly, then try writing with the model hidden. On paper, copy once, cover the model, write once, and compare.
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凭
Learn the shape and a useful word
任 sits above 几. Compare 任 alone with the added lower curved strokes.
凭
Show word reading and meaning
píng
on the basis of; using something as proof or support
凭 means on the basis of or using something as support, as in 凭票进入. The sentence identifies what counts as the basis.
Read a sentence
请凭票进入。
Show sentence reading and meaning
qǐng píng piào jìn rù。
Please show your ticket to enter.
Learn the 8 strokes · write 凭
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屏
Learn the shape and a useful word
尸 surrounds 并. Compare the outer cover with the hand-side in 拼.
屏幕
Show word reading and meaning
píngmù
screen of a phone, computer or television
屏幕 is píngmù, screen. The selected píng reading is not a universal reading for every word containing 屏.
Read a sentence
请看屏幕上的图片。
Show sentence reading and meaning
qǐng kàn píng mù shàng de tú piàn。
Please look at the picture on the screen.
Learn the 9 strokes · write 屏
Watch the direction and order. Use “Next stroke” to go slowly, then try writing with the model hidden. On paper, copy once, cover the model, write once, and compare.
Open this panel to load the model.
The writing check compares your strokes with this model. A completed trace is practice, rather than proof of independent handwriting. Your strokes stay on this page.
The model's font shape can differ from the reading font. Compare stroke structure and proportions rather than font styling.
Try with the help closed: Recall the five selected words. How is 屏幕 read, and what does 凭 introduce?
Check and learn
Words: 碰 pèng — touch or bump into something; 骗 piàn — deceive; tell someone something false to mislead them; 拼 pīn — piece together; join parts into a whole; 凭 píng — on the basis of; using something as proof or support; 屏幕 píngmù — screen of a phone, computer or television. 屏幕 is píngmù. 凭 introduces a basis or support, such as the ticket required in 凭票进入.
Try a new context
请凭票进入，别碰屏幕旁边还没拼好的模型。
What is required for entry, and is the model finished?
Compare your interpretation
A ticket is required. The model beside the screen is not yet fully assembled and should not be touched.
This is a comparison model for self-review, not an automatic mark.
Tomorrow, close the help and recall each selected word. Recheck a confused shape or word reading, then interpret the new sentence again. If practising handwriting, compare a memory attempt with the stroke model and name one detail to change.
267. Family, completeness, enterprises, appliances and depth
Read whether a selected word says all people have arrived or merely names a group.
婆
Learn the shape and a useful word
波 sits above 女. Keep the lower 女 separate from the water-side strokes above.
老婆
Show word reading and meaning
lǎopo
wife; an informal everyday term
老婆 is lǎopo with neutral po in this selected entry, meaning wife. It is not the maternal-grandmother word 外婆 wàipó.
Read a sentence
他和老婆一起经营这家店。
Show sentence reading and meaning
tā hé lǎo po yì qǐ jīng yíng zhè jiā diàn。
He runs this shop with his wife.
Learn the 11 strokes · write 婆
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齐
Learn the shape and a useful word
A 文-like top sits above two lower upright strokes. Compare the full character with 文.
齐
Show word reading and meaning
qí
all present; complete with nothing missing
The selected 齐 means all present or complete, as in 人到齐了. It is not the adjective for a straight, tidy row in every context.
Read a sentence
人到齐了，我们出发吧。
Show sentence reading and meaning
rén dào qí le， wǒ men chū fā ba。
Everyone is here; let's set off.
Learn the 6 strokes · write 齐
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企
Learn the shape and a useful word
人 sits above 止. Compare the lower 止 with 正, which has an extra top horizontal.
企业
Show word reading and meaning
qǐyè
business enterprise; company
企业 means an enterprise or company. The word does not specify whether it is large or small.
Read a sentence
这家企业有两百名员工。
Show sentence reading and meaning
zhè jiā qǐ yè yǒu liǎng bǎi míng yuán gōng。
This company has two hundred employees.
Learn the 6 strokes · write 企
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器
Learn the shape and a useful word
Four 口 shapes surround a central 犬-like section, with two mouths above and two below.
电器
Show word reading and meaning
diànqì
electrical appliance
电器 means electrical appliances. It is not the electricity supplying them.
Read a sentence
离开房间前，请关掉不用的电器。
Show sentence reading and meaning
lí kāi fáng jiān qián， qǐng guān diào bú yòng de diàn qì。
Before leaving the room, please switch off appliances you are not using.
Learn the 16 strokes · write 器
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浅
Learn the shape and a useful word
氵 stands beside 戋. Compare 线, whose left side is 纟.
浅
Show word reading and meaning
qiǎn
shallow; not deep
浅 means shallow or light in context. Read what is being described before applying a physical-depth meaning.
Read a sentence
这条小河的水很浅。
Show sentence reading and meaning
zhè tiáo xiǎo hé de shuǐ hěn qiǎn。
The water in this small river is shallow.
Learn the 8 strokes · write 浅
Watch the direction and order. Use “Next stroke” to go slowly, then try writing with the model hidden. On paper, copy once, cover the model, write once, and compare.
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The writing check compares your strokes with this model. A completed trace is practice, rather than proof of independent handwriting. Your strokes stay on this page.
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Try with the help closed: Recall the five selected words. What does 齐 mean in its selected example, and how is 老婆 read?
Check and learn
Words: 老婆 lǎopo — wife; an informal everyday term; 齐 qí — all present; complete with nothing missing; 企业 qǐyè — business enterprise; company; 电器 diànqì — electrical appliance; 浅 qiǎn — shallow; not deep. 齐 means all present or complete, as in 人到齐了. 老婆 is lǎopo with neutral po in its selected wife sense.
Try a new context
人还没有到齐，我们先把电器检查一遍。
Are all the people present, and what is done in the meantime?
Compare your interpretation
Not everyone has arrived. The people present will check the appliances first.
This is a comparison model for self-review, not an automatic mark.
Tomorrow, close the help and recall each selected word. Recheck a confused shape or word reading, then interpret the new sentence again. If practising handwriting, compare a memory attempt with the stroke model and name one detail to change.
268. Owing, walls, grabbing, quiet actions and tomatoes
Distinguish a manner word from an exact quantity or a neutral receiving action.
欠
Learn the shape and a useful word
A short turning upper section sits above lower 人-like spreading strokes.
欠
Show word reading and meaning
qiàn
owe something to someone
欠 means owe or lack in this entry. The sentence identifies the amount, thing or obligation involved.
Read a sentence
我还欠你十块钱。
Show sentence reading and meaning
wǒ hái qiàn nǐ shí kuài qián。
I still owe you ten yuan.
Learn the 4 strokes · write 欠
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墙
Learn the shape and a useful word
土 stands beside a wide right-hand section with an upper cross and lower enclosed 回-like shape.
墙
Show word reading and meaning
qiáng
wall
墙 means wall. It does not by itself tell you the material or whether the wall is indoors.
Read a sentence
墙上挂着一张地图。
Show sentence reading and meaning
qiáng shàng guà zhe yī zhāng dì tú。
A map is hanging on the wall.
Learn the 14 strokes · write 墙
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抢
Learn the shape and a useful word
扌 stands beside 仓. Compare 创, which puts 刂 after 仓 instead.
抢
Show word reading and meaning
qiǎng
grab or snatch; take something quickly or by force
The selected 抢 means grab or snatch. It is not simply the neutral action of receiving something offered.
Read a sentence
两个孩子在抢同一个玩具。
Show sentence reading and meaning
liǎng gè hái zi zài qiǎng tóng yī gè wán jù。
Two children are fighting over the same toy.
Learn the 7 strokes · write 抢
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悄
Learn the shape and a useful word
忄 stands beside 肖. Compare 消, whose left side is 氵.
悄悄
Show word reading and meaning
qiāoqiāo
quietly; without drawing attention
悄悄 means quietly or without drawing attention. It describes the manner of an action.
Read a sentence
她悄悄走进房间，没有叫醒孩子。
Show sentence reading and meaning
tā qiāo qiāo zǒu jìn fáng jiān， méi yǒu jiào xǐng hái zi。
She entered the room quietly without waking the child.
Learn the 10 strokes · write 悄
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茄
Learn the shape and a useful word
艹 sits above 加. Compare 加 alone with the added grass-top strokes.
番茄
Show word reading and meaning
fānqié
tomato; also called 西红柿
番茄 is fānqié, tomato. 茄 is qié in this selected word.
Read a sentence
我用番茄和鸡蛋做了一碗汤。
Show sentence reading and meaning
wǒ yòng fān qié hé jī dàn zuò le yī wǎn tāng。
I made a bowl of soup with tomatoes and eggs.
Learn the 8 strokes · write 茄
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Try with the help closed: Recall the five selected words. How is 番茄 read, and what does 悄悄 describe?
Check and learn
Words: 欠 qiàn — owe something to someone; 墙 qiáng — wall; 抢 qiǎng — grab or snatch; take something quickly or by force; 悄悄 qiāoqiāo — quietly; without drawing attention; 番茄 fānqié — tomato; also called 西红柿. 番茄 is fānqié. 悄悄 describes doing something quietly or without drawing attention; 抢 is grab or snatch in its selected entry.
Try a new context
他悄悄把番茄放在桌上，没有和别人抢座位。
What does he do quietly, and what action does he deny?
Compare your interpretation
He quietly puts tomatoes on the table and does not compete to grab a seat. No exact number of tomatoes is stated.
This is a comparison model for self-review, not an automatic mark.
Tomorrow, close the help and recall each selected word. Recheck a confused shape or word reading, then interpret the new sentence again. If practising handwriting, compare a memory attempt with the stroke model and name one detail to change.
269. Diligence, resources, songs, trends and authority
Keep the selected song reading and a trend distinct from certainty.
勤
Learn the shape and a useful word
堇 stands beside 力. Compare 谨, which puts 讠 before 堇.
勤奋
Show word reading and meaning
qínfèn
diligent; hardworking
勤奋 means diligent or hardworking. The sentence gives the activity rather than the word supplying a fixed result.
Read a sentence
她学习很勤奋，每天都复习。
Show sentence reading and meaning
tā xué xí hěn qín fèn， měi tiān dōu fù xí。
She studies diligently and reviews every day.
Learn the 13 strokes · write 勤
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穷
Learn the shape and a useful word
穴 sits above 力. Compare 力 alone with the roof-like upper part.
穷
Show word reading and meaning
qióng
poor; having little money
穷 means poor in the selected entry. Context identifies the circumstances; the adjective is not a number or income figure.
Read a sentence
虽然家里很穷，他仍然坚持学习。
Show sentence reading and meaning
suī rán jiā lǐ hěn qióng， tā réng rán jiān chí xué xí。
Although his family is poor, he still keeps studying.
Learn the 7 strokes · write 穷
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曲
Learn the shape and a useful word
Two inner uprights pass through a box-like outline. Compare 由, which has one central upright extending above its box.
歌曲
Show word reading and meaning
gēqǔ
song
歌曲 is gēqǔ, song. The selected 曲 is third-tone qǔ rather than the reading used in a word for bending.
Read a sentence
她为这部电影写了一首歌曲。
Show sentence reading and meaning
tā wèi zhè bù diàn yǐng xiě le yī shǒu gē qǔ。
She wrote a song for this film.
Learn the 6 strokes · write 曲
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趋
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走 stretches along the left and bottom of 刍. Keep the full 走 shape rather than substituting the simpler three-stroke 辶.
趋势
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qūshì
trend; a general direction of change
趋势 means trend or tendency. It is different from a guarantee about one exact future event.
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我们需要了解这个行业的发展趋势。
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wǒ men xū yào liǎo jiě zhè ge háng yè de fā zhǎn qū shì。
We need to understand the trends in this industry's development.
Learn the 12 strokes · write 趋
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权
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木 stands beside 又. Compare 欢, whose right side is 欠 instead.
权
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quán
authority or entitlement to do something
权 means authority or entitlement in the selected entry, as in 有权做某事. It does not by itself identify who has that authority.
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谁有权做这个决定？
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shuí yǒu quán zuò zhè ge jué dìng？
Who has the authority to make this decision?
Learn the 6 strokes · write 权
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Try with the help closed: Recall the five selected words. How is 歌曲 read, and does 趋势 guarantee one exact future result?
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Words: 勤奋 qínfèn — diligent; hardworking; 穷 qióng — poor; having little money; 歌曲 gēqǔ — song; 趋势 qūshì — trend; a general direction of change; 权 quán — authority or entitlement to do something. 歌曲 is gēqǔ. A 趋势 is a tendency rather than a guarantee for one exact event.
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这首歌曲越来越受欢迎，但谁也不能确定以后会怎样。
Is the future result presented as certain?
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No. The song is becoming more popular, but nobody is said to know what will happen later.
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Tomorrow, close the help and recall each selected word. Recheck a confused shape or word reading, then interpret the new sentence again. If practising handwriting, compare a memory attempt with the stroke model and name one detail to change.
270. Advice, groups, burning, routes and restraint
Distinguish giving advice from the listener accepting it.
劝
Learn the shape and a useful word
又 stands beside 力. Compare the left-hand 又 with the wider 木 in 权.
劝
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quàn
advise or urge someone to do something
劝 means advise or urge a person to do something. The advice and the listener's decision are separate actions.
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朋友劝我不要轻易放弃。
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péng you quàn wǒ bú yào qīng yì fàng qì。
My friend urged me not to give up too easily.
Learn the 4 strokes · write 劝
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群
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君 stands beside 羊. Compare the full right-hand 羊 with its shorter component forms.
群
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qún
a classifier for a group of people or animals
群 counts a group of people or animals here, as in 一群孩子. It does not give the exact size of the group.
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一群孩子在广场上玩。
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yī qún hái zi zài guǎng chǎng shàng wán。
A group of children is playing in the square.
Learn the 13 strokes · write 群
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燃
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火 stands beside 然. Keep the left-hand fire strokes separate from the four lower dots inside 然.
燃烧
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ránshāo
burn; be on fire
燃烧 means burn or burning. The sentence identifies what burns rather than the word naming a fuel by itself.
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炉子里的木头正在燃烧。
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lú zi lǐ de mù tou zhèng zài rán shāo。
The wood in the stove is burning.
Learn the 16 strokes · write 燃
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绕
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纟 stands beside 尧. Compare 浇, whose left side is 氵.
绕
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rào
go around rather than straight through
绕 means go around or wind around in context. The route or object is supplied by the sentence.
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前面修路，我们需要绕过去。
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qián miàn xiū lù， wǒ men xū yào rào guò qù。
The road ahead is being repaired, so we need to go around.
Learn the 9 strokes · write 绕
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忍
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刃 sits above 心. Keep the small dot in 刃 and the lower heart strokes.
忍
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rěn
endure; hold back a reaction
忍 means endure or hold back a reaction in this entry. Read what is being endured or restrained.
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他忍着疼痛，慢慢走回家。
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tā rěn zhe téng tòng， màn màn zǒu huí jiā。
He endured the pain and walked home slowly.
Learn the 7 strokes · write 忍
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Try with the help closed: Recall the five selected words. What does 劝 describe, and does 群 give an exact group size?
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Words: 劝 quàn — advise or urge someone to do something; 群 qún — a classifier for a group of people or animals; 燃烧 ránshāo — burn; be on fire; 绕 rào — go around rather than straight through; 忍 rěn — endure; hold back a reaction. 劝 is advise or urge someone. 群 groups people or animals without giving an exact number.
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我劝那群游客绕过去，他们还没有决定。
Have the tourists accepted the suggested route?
Compare your interpretation
Not yet according to the sentence. The speaker has advised the group to go around, but they have not decided.
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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.