CHINESE RADICAL:手(Hand) 手means hand, it is simplified to 扌and usually appears on the left-hand sides of the words. The main function of the hand is to grip, grasp, and form different kinds of hand movements. Therefore, most Chinese characters composed ...
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Chinese Grammar: Determiner 這
这 means ‘this’, ‘these’, and ‘the’. It is used as part of a noun phrase in Chinese. It occurs at the beginning of a noun phrase, and the order of the noun phrase should be “Determiner+Number+Classifier+Noun”. Determiner+Classifier+Noun When the noun ...
Chinese Grammar: Personal pronoun
Can you match the personal pronouns in Chinese with the personal pronouns in English? And do you know how to use Chinese personal pronouns in sentences? If you are unsure about the answer, please read this article carefully, after this ...
Chinese radical and related words:言(speak)
Chinese radical:言(speak) 言 has 口(mouth)as its component. If you have already read the previous article(Chinese Radical:口), you may immediately identify that the meaning of this word relates to the mouth. Unsurprisingly, 言 as a single character means expression, but it ...
Chinese radical and related words: 口(mouth)
Chinese Radical: 口(mouth) How would you draw it if you were asked to represent the mouth with the fewest lines possible? In Chinese, the character 口 represents the shape of the human mouth so the meaning of 口 is mouth. ...
The easiest way to learn Chinese Words: Chinese radicals
Have you thought Chinese characters are difficult to learn? How is it possible to remember those characters that are completely different from English? This series of articles will offer the easiest and most effective method to learn Chinese characters. What ...