Learn Chinese Chinese Characters (Hanzi) Writing

Question 1

What are the two main modern writing systems used for Chinese characters?

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Traditional and Simplified Chinese

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Pinyin and Bopomofo

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Cantonese and Mandarin script

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Classical and Modern Chinese

Question 2

What are the fundamental strokes used to write Chinese characters called?

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Strokes (笔画, bǐhuà)

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Radicals

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Components

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Phonetics

Question 3

What is a 'radical' (部首, bùshǒu) in Chinese characters?

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A component used to classify and look up characters in a dictionary

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A pronunciation guide

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A stroke order rule

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A tone mark

Question 4

What is the correct stroke order rule for writing Chinese characters?

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Left to right, top to bottom

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Right to left, bottom to top

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Bottom to top, right to left

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Outside to inside always

Question 5

The character 人 (rén, person) is described as what type of character?

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Pictograph—it visually represents a walking person

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Compound ideograph

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Phonosemantic compound

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Logical aggregate

Question 6

How many strokes does the character 一 (yī, one) have?

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1

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2

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3

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4