Tag Archives: Mandarin

Word of the week #202: 色

The character 色 means color. Here is the stroke order animation and pronunciation. Here are the individual strokes for writing the character. Here is the evolution of 色. 色彩 – color, hue 色盲 – color blindness 色素 – pigment 顏色 … Continue reading

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Word of the week #201: 跟

The character 跟 means to follow, or a heel. Here is the stroke order animation and pronunciation. Here are the individual steps for writing the character. Here is the evolution of the character 跟. 跟上 – to keep up with … Continue reading

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Word of the week #200: 寫

The character 寫 means to write. Here is the stroke order animation and pronunciation. Here are the individual steps for writing the character. Here is the evolution of 寫. 寫信 – write a letter For more Chinese characters, check out … Continue reading

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Word of the week #199: 弟

The character 弟 means brother. Here is the stroke order animation and pronunciation. Here are the individual steps for writing the character. Here is the evolution of 弟. 弟子 – disciple, pupil 弟弟 – younger brother For more Chinese characters, … Continue reading

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Word of the week #198: 次

The character 次 means order, sequence, or next. Here is the stroke order animation and pronunciation. Here are the individual steps for writing the character. Here is the evolution of 次. 一次 – once 下次 – next time 次序 – … Continue reading

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Word of the week #197: 法

The character 法 has two pronunciations. [ㄈㄚˇ] means law. When 法 is pronounced [ㄈㄚˋ], it is having to do with France. Here is the stroke order animation. Here are the individual steps for writing the character. Here is the evolution … Continue reading

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Word of the week #196: 行

The character 行 has two pronunciations. [ㄒㄧㄥˊ] means to go or to walk. [ㄏㄤˊ] means a line or a row. Here is the stroke order animation. Here are the individual steps for writing the character. Here is the evolution of … Continue reading

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Word of the week #195: 之

The character 之 has many meanings. It can mean to go. It can also mean this, that, these, or those. It can also mean the particle of. Here is the stroke order animation and pronunciation. Here are the steps for … Continue reading

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Word of the week #194: 使

The character 使 has two pronunciations. [ㄕˇ] means to indulge, to use, or to make. [ㄕˋ] means an envoy. Here is the animation and pronunciation. Here are the steps for writing the character. Here is the evolution of 使. 使勁 … Continue reading

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Word of the week #193: 位

The character 位 means location and place. Here is the stroke order animation and pronunciation. Here are the steps for writing the character. Here is the evolution of 位. 位次 – order of precedence 位子 – a seat, a place … Continue reading

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