Writing characters
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Learn Chinese: writing the characters of lesson 1
A ballpoint pen and a sheet of squared paper are enough to learn to write Chinese characters.
To start with, though, it is best to use writing grids with templates.
Click here to download grids and the writing sample grid.
You can see the writing exercise in this video: .
Please choose the character stroke order style:
你 :
you
Stroke order:
Components: 亻 man, 冖 roof, 小 small.
Stroke order:
Components: 亻 man, 冖 roof, 小 small.
好 :
good, well
Stroke order:
Components: 女 women, 子 child.
Stroke order:
Components: 女 women, 子 child.
他 :
he, him
Stroke order:
Components: 亻 human, 也 viper or vase.
Stroke order:
Components: 亻 human, 也 viper or vase.
吗 :
simple interrogative particle
Stroke order:
Components: 口 mouth, 马 horse.
Stroke order:
Components: 口 mouth, 马 horse.
呢 :
interrogative particle used to return a question that the speaker has just been asked
Stroke order:
Components: 口 mouth, 尼 phonetic component ne / ni.
Stroke order:
Components: 口 mouth, 尼 phonetic component ne / ni.
不 :
negation, no
Stroke order:
Components: 不 is composed of four fundamental strokes (horizontal, falling leftwards, vertical, falling rightwards). But 不 is not in the list of 214 radicals. However, it is a basic graphic element. It is for this reason that some teachers speak of a "graphic element" rather than a "radical".
Stroke order:
Components: 不 is composed of four fundamental strokes (horizontal, falling leftwards, vertical, falling rightwards). But 不 is not in the list of 214 radicals. However, it is a basic graphic element. It is for this reason that some teachers speak of a "graphic element" rather than a "radical".
我 :
I, me
Stroke order:
Components: 扌 hand, 戈 halberd.
Stroke order:
Components: 扌 hand, 戈 halberd.
很 :
very
Stroke order:
Components: 彳 a step, 艮 phonetic element "gen": the chinese characters formed with this component end in "en".
Stroke order:
Components: 彳 a step, 艮 phonetic element "gen": the chinese characters formed with this component end in "en".
再 :
(again)
Stroke order:
Components: 一 one, 冉 falling hairs.
Stroke order:
Components: 一 one, 冉 falling hairs.
见 :
(see)
Stroke order:
Components: 见 is a graphic component.
Stroke order:
Components: 见 is a graphic component.
The character for 'thank you' xièxie 谢谢 is quite complicated, it will be studied in a future lesson.