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What does the radical '亠' represent, and what is its example character?
What does the radical '亠' represent, and what is its example character?
- Straight line; 中 (zhōng)
- Head; 你 (nǐ)
- Head; 头 (tóu) (correct)
- Point; 也 (yě)
Which radical means 'one' and is represented by the character 一?
Which radical means 'one' and is represented by the character 一?
- 八 (bā)
- 一 (yī) (correct)
- 十 (shí)
- 二 (èr)
What does the radical '人' denote, and which character is an example of its use?
What does the radical '人' denote, and which character is an example of its use?
- Human; 我 (wǒ)
- People; 他们 (tāmen)
- Man; 孩 (hái)
- Person; 你 (nǐ) (correct)
Which character is associated with the radical '八' and what does it mean?
Which character is associated with the radical '八' and what does it mean?
What does the radical '丶' mean and which character illustrates this?
What does the radical '丶' mean and which character illustrates this?
Match the following Chinese radicals with their meanings:
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Study Notes
Basic Chinese Radicals
- A radical is a component part of a Chinese character.
- The basic radicals in this text have a meaning and a written form.
- The example characters given for each radical are made up of that radical.
- Radicals can have different meanings depending on the character composition.
- "Yī" (一) meaning "one".
- "Gǔn" (丨) meaning "straight line"
- "Zhǔ" (丶) meaning "dot"
- "Piě" (丿) meaning "stroke"
- "Jué" (亅) meaning "hook"
- "Tóu" (亠) meaning "head"
- "Rén" (人) meaning "person"
- "Rù" (入) meaning "enter"
- "Bā" (八) meaning "eight"
- "Shí" (十) meaning "ten"
Basic Chinese Radicals
- Chinese radicals are the building blocks of Chinese characters.
- Each radical has a specific meaning and visual representation.
- Radicals help to understand the meaning and pronunciation of characters.
Examples:
- 一 (yī) means "one"
- 丨 (gǔn) means "straight line"
- 丶 (zhǔ) means "dot"
- 丿 (piě) means "stroke"
- 亅 (jué) means "hook"
- 亠 (tóu) means "head"
- 人 (rén) means "person"
- 入 (rù) means "enter"
- 八 (bā) means "eight"
- 十 (shí) means "ten"
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