师shī :
(master). It can't be use alone. The word for master is
师父shīfu
Stroke order:
Components:
刂
knife (vertical variant of 刀)
+ 一
one
+ 巾
turban
= 师.
同tóng :
similar
Stroke order:
Components:
冂
upside down box
+ 一
one
+ 口
mouth
= 同.
学xué :
learn
Stroke order:
Components:
丷
8 inverted
+ 宀
roof
+ 子
child
= 学.
们men :
(mark of the plural)
Stroke order:
Components:
亻
man (variant of 人)
+ 门
gate
= 们.
也yě :
also
Stroke order:
As a componant, 也 is the viper or the vase.
请qǐng :
to invite, please
Stroke order:
Components:
讠
speech
+ 青
blue green (it is pronounced qīng and is here a phonetic part of the character)
= 请.
坐zuò :
to sit
Stroke order:
Components: twice 人 man, 土 earth.
谢xiè :
thank you
Stroke order:
Components:
讠
speech
+ 身
body
+ 寸
inch
= 谢.
客kè :
(host, guest), is not used alone
Stroke order:
Components:
宀
roof
+ 夂
go
+ 口
mouth
= 客.
气qì :
(steam, breath), is not used alone. It loses its tone in the word kèqi "be polite".
Stroke order:
As a component 气 represents the steam or the breath. The ancient character represented steam or mist. This is the famous QI, (formerly CHI), the vital energy taught by martial arts practitioners, or ‘dispersed’ or ‘tonified’ by manipulating acupuncture needles.
对duì :
face to, towards (is part of the word "sorry" duìbùqǐ)
Stroke order:
Components:
又
right hand
+ 寸
inch
= 对.
起qǐ :
(lift, get up), is not used alone. (It is part of the word "sorry" duìbùqǐ.)
Stroke order:
Components:
走
walk
+ 己
oneself
= 起.
没méi :
negation of the verb "have" and of any verb in past context
Stroke order:
Components:
氵
water
+ 几
tea table
+ 又
right hand
= 没.
关guān :
close
Stroke order:
Components:
丷
8 inverted
+ 天
sky
= 关.
系xì :
(join) is not used alone. It loses its tone in the word guānxi (link, relation).
