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Character Animation

Click on the character to see the sequence it is written.
In red is the radical of the character.

Make sure you are familiar with the Basic Strokes before you proceed. Remember that a character may has a meaning but it does not mean it is an independent word. A word may consist of one, two or more characters.

Key to Chinese Speech and Writing

Course 101

Lesson 0 - Page 3 - China is big, Japan is small
lesson 0.5 - Page 11 - Which country are you from?
numbers and dates - Page 19, 21 - Numbers and dates
lesson 1 - Page 27 - What is your family name?
lesson 2 - Page 35 - What do you study?
lesson 2.5 - Page 45 - How well do you speak Chinese?
lesson 3 - Page 55 - Have you ever been to China?
lesson 4 - Page 65 - How many people are there in your family?
lesson 5 - Page 75 - What would you like to drink?
lesson 6 - Page 85 - When are you going to China?

Course 101

lesson 0 - Page 3 - China is big, Japan is small

第零课 - 中国大，日本小。

吗 - 6 strokes 中 - 4 strokes 国 - 8 strokes

人 - 2 strokes 大 - 3 strokes 很 - 9 strokes

日 - 4 strokes 本 - 5 strokes 小 - 3 strokes

王 - 4 strokes 不 - 4 strokes 马 - 3 strokes

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lesson 0.5 - Page 11 - Which country are you from?

第零点五课 - 你是哪国人？

李 - 7 strokes 们 - 5 strokes 美 - 9 strokes

法 - 8 strokes 他 - 5 strokes 我 - 7 strokes

你 - 7 strokes 也 - 3 strokes 田 - 5 strokes

哪 - 9 strokes 是 - 9 strokes

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- Page 19, 21 - Numbers and dates

四 - 5 strokes 五 - 4 strokes 六 - 4 strokes

七 - 2 strokes 八 - 2 strokes 九 - 2 strokes

十 - 2 strokes 百 - 6 strokes 千 - 3 strokes

万 - 3 strokes 两 - 7 strokes 年 - 6 strokes

月 - 4 strokes 第 - 11 strokes 零 - 13 strokes

星 - 9 strokes 期 - 12 strokes

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lesson 1 - Page 27 - What is your family name

第一课 - 您贵姓？

您 - 11 strokes 贵 - 9 strokes 姓 - 8 strokes

叫 - 5 strokes 什 - 4 strokes 么 - 3 strokes

名 - 6 strokes 字 - 6 strokes 去 - 5 strokes

北 - 5 strokes 京 - 8 strokes 文 - 4 strokes

儿 - 2 strokes 立 - 5 strokes 阳 - 6 strokes

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lesson 2 - Page 35 - What do you study?

第二课 - 你学什么？

谁 - 10 strokes 的 - 8 strokes 书 - 4 strokes

这 - 7 strokes 那 - 6 strokes 老 - 6 strokes

师 - 6 strokes 学 - 8 strokes 生 - 5 strokes

冬 - 5 strokes 天 - 4 strokes 哦 - 10 strokes

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lesson 2.5 - Page 45 - How well do you speak Chinese?

第二点五课 - 你汉语说得怎么样？

呢 - 8 strokes 得 - 11 strokes 都 - 10 strokes

外 - 5 strokes 汉 - 5 strokes 语 - 9 strokes

好 - 6 strokes 怎 - 9 strokes 样 - 10 strokes

说 - 9 strokes 写 - 5 strokes

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lesson 3 - Page 55 - Have you ever been to China?

第三课 - 你去过中国吗？

看 - 9 strokes 过 - 6 strokes 想 - 13 strokes

在 - 6 strokes 地 - 6 strokes 图 - 8 strokes

没 - 7 strokes 山 - 3 strokes 东 - 5 strokes

西 - 6 strokes 南 - 9 strokes

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lesson 4 - Page 65 - How many people are there in your family?

第四课 - 你家有几口人？

个 - 3 strokes 口 - 3 strokes 男 - 7 strokes

女 - 3 strokes 孩 - 9 strokes 子 - 3 strokes

爱 - 10 strokes 家 - 10 strokes 有 - 6 strokes

几 - 2 strokes 方 - 4 strokes 上 - 3 strokes

海 - 10 strokes 回 - 6 strokes 工 - 3 strokes

作 - 7 strokes 她 - 6 strokes

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lesson 5 - Page 75 - What would you like to drink?

第五课 - 你想喝一点儿什么？

要 - 9 strokes 喜 - 12 strokes 欢 - 6 strokes

茶 - 9 strokes 杯 - 8 strokes 馆 - 11 strokes

开 - 4 strokes 水 - 4 strokes 凉 - 10 strokes

酒 - 10 strokes 还 - 7 strokes 可 - 5 strokes

黑 - 12 strokes 点 - 9 strokes 花 - 7 strokes

喝 - 12 strokes 乐 - 5 strokes 红 - 6 strokes

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lesson 6 - Page 85 - When are you going to China?

第六课 - 你什么时候去中国？

时 - 7 strokes 候 - 10 strokes 今 - 4 strokes

天 - 4 strokes 票 - 11 strokes 来 - 7 strokes

买 - 6 strokes 火 - 4 strokes 车 - 4 strokes

飞 - 3 strokes 机 - 6 strokes 坐 - 7 strokes

了 - 2 strokes 多 - 6 strokes

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