L1 Lesson 2: Chinese Characters

What is the difference between diǎn and nà?

• diǎn is smaller/shorter

  nà is longer

• diǎn is longer

  nà is smaller/shorter

What is the difference between piě and tí ?

• piě is written from bottom left to top right

  tí is written from top right to bottom left

• piě is written from top right to bottom left

  tí is written from bottom left to top right

"A little flick of the pen/pencil at the end of the strokes to make a hook."
What stroke is this?

• gōu

• zhé

"A change of direction in the middle of the strokes but not a horizontal stroke."
What stroke is this?

• wān

• zhé

Name the strokes in the picture.

• a) héng xié gōu

  b) héng zhé wān gōu

• a) héng zhé wān gōu

  b) héng xié gōu

Name the strokes in the picture.

• a) piě diǎn

  b) piě zhé

• a) piě zhé

  b) piě diǎn

Which of the following general rules regarding stroke-order is correct?

• from outside to inside

• vertical stroke before horizontal stroke

Which of the following general rules regarding stroke-order is correct?

• skewering stroke be the first

• middle strokes before side strokes

Which stroke should be written first in the character "大"

• piě

• héng

• nà

What is the correct stroke order for the character "木"

• héng-shù-piě-nà

• shù-héng-piě-nà