Unit Two - Stroke Orders
繁体字 = Fǎntǐzì = Traditional character(s)
|
Unit Two 大、 天 、 日 、 生、 星、其、 期、 几
|
字 = Zì |
拼音 = Pīnyīn |
英文 = Yīngwén |
繁体 = Fǎntǐ t |
|
大 |
dà |
big |
|
|
天 |
tiān |
day/sky/heaven |
|
|
日 |
rì |
day/sun |
|
|
生 |
shēng |
birth |
|
|
星 |
xīng |
star (in sky) |
|
|
其 a |
qí |
“qítā” = other |
|
|
期 |
qī |
“xīngqī” = week |
|
|
几 |
jǐ |
how many |
幾 |
|
号 |
hào |
number, “jǐhào” |
號 |
Combinations
|
天 = 一 + 大 星 = 日 + 生 期 = 其 + 月 |
词 = cí [phrases]
|
星期 |
xīngqī |
week |
|
生日 |
shēngrì |
birthday |
|
星期几 |
xīngqī jǐ |
Which day of the week? |
Days of the week
|
Xīngqīyī, Xīngqī’èr, Xīngqīsān, Xīngqīsì, Xīngqīwǔ, Xīngqīliù, Xīngqītiān or Xīngqīrì. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, ... Sunday. |
Xīngqītiān and Xīngqīrì both mean Sunday.
Writing Practice Two
|
1. Monday – Sunday 2. Nǐ de shēngri jǐ yuè jǐ hào? = When is your birthday? 3. February 29, March 8, April 1, May 4, July 1, October 7. (Use Chinese numbers → Èr Yuè Érshíjiǔ rì/hào ... etc.) |
l Dates may be expressed by either 日 or 号. So either 八日 or 八号.
Notes
1. 幾 is the traditional equivalent (繁体字 = Fǎntǐzì) of 几. When characters with traditional equivalents are presented, the traditional equivalent will be given on the right side of the table and marked with t at the top of the column. These characters will also be presented in the section “Stroke Orders” at the end of each unit.
2. 其is used in “其他” to mean “other” and as seen above其 forms the right side of 星期. But as an independent character其 is not in the range of characters given in most beginning textbooks. Such characters are marked in this book with a .
3. “Lǐbài” [礼拜] and “xīngqī”
both mean week, but “xīngqī” is more
commonly used in
4. As indicated in unit one you will find
that dates are written with both Arabic or Chinese
numerals.