Introduction to Writing Chinese Characters

What is a Chinese radical?

• A type of Chinese food
• A political movement in China
• A basic part or component of a Chinese character that conveys meaning

• A Chinese mathematical concept

What does this radical/character mean?

• One, once

• Person, people, human

• Ice

• Lid, head

Why is it important to follow stroke order when writing Chinese characters?

• It helps in maintaining the balance and neatness of the character

• It makes the character look more colorful
• It makes the character easier to erase
• It makes the character look bigger

What does this radical/character mean?

• Child, son, legs

• Person, people, human

• Ice

• Knife, blade

What does this radical mean?

• Ice

• Person, people, human

• Knife, blade

• Cover

What does this radical mean?

What does this radical/character mean?

What does this radical mean?

• Knife, blade

• Eight

• One, once

• Small table, how much

What is one of the most important stroke order rules?

• Top to bottom, left to right
• Bottom to top, right to left
• Right to left, top to bottom
• Left to right, bottom to top

Choose the character that means: head, lid

• 儿

• 八

• 亠

• 刀