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Types of Chinese characters

Authored by Yan Ma

World Languages

9th - 12th Grade

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Types of Chinese characters
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Q1. What is a Pictograph ?

A character with one simple component represents an abstract idea or concept

A Chinese character evolves from a drawing of an object/person

A character with multi simple components represents an abstract idea or concept

A character combines two (or more) components, one gives a clue to meaning, the other the hint about pronunciation

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Q2. What is a Simple Ideograph ?

A character with one simple component represents an abstract idea or concept

A Chinese character evolves from a drawing of an object/person

A character with multi simple components represents an abstract idea or concept

A character combines two (or more) components, one gives a clue to meaning, the other the hint about pronunciation

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Q3. What is a Compound Ideograph ?

A character with one simple component represents an abstract idea or concept

A Chinese character evolves from a drawing of an object/person

A character with multi simple components represents an abstract idea or concept

A character combines two (or more) components, one gives a clue to meaning, the other the hint about pronunciation

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Q4. What is a Semantic and Phonetic Compound ?

A character with one simple component represents an abstract idea or concept

A Chinese character evolves from a drawing of an object/person

A character with multi simple components represents an abstract idea or concept

A character combines two (or more) components, one gives a clue to meaning, the other the hint about pronunciation

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Q5. Which type of Chinese characters accounts for about 80% ?

Ideograph Compounds

Ideographs

Semantic and phonetic compounds

Pictographs

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Q6. What type of Chinese character is 大 ?

Ideograph Compounds

Ideographs

Semantic and phonetic compounds

Pictographs

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Q6. What type of Chinese character is 口 ?

Ideograph Compounds

Ideographs

Semantic and phonetic compounds

Pictographs

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