Learn Mandarin Chinese Characters and Writing (Hanzi) 3

Question 1

Which of these characters is a pictograph (xiàngxíng) that directly depicts its meaning visually?

Accepted Answer

山 (shān — mountain)

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想 (xiǎng — to think)

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请 (qǐng — please)

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学 (xué — to study)

Question 2

What does the radical '口 (kǒu)' typically suggest about a character?

Accepted Answer

The character relates to the mouth, speech, or eating

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The character relates to water or liquids

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The character relates to enclosure or boundaries

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The character relates to the sun or brightness

Question 3

In traditional Chinese writing direction (before modern standardization), text was written:

Accepted Answer

Top to bottom, right to left in vertical columns

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Left to right, horizontally

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Right to left, horizontally

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Bottom to top, left to right in vertical columns

Question 4

What is the simplified character for 'love' (爱 / 愛), and what component was removed in simplification?

Accepted Answer

The heart radical (心) was removed from the center

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The hand radical was added

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The person radical was replaced

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No change was made in simplification

Question 5

Which tool is used to look up a Chinese character when you don't know its pronunciation?

Accepted Answer

Search by radical and stroke count

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Search by alphabetical order

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Search by color coding

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Search by word frequency

Question 6

What does the character '明 (míng)' — meaning 'bright' or 'clear' — visually combine?

Accepted Answer

Sun (日) + Moon (月)

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Fire (火) + water (水)

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Person (人) + light (光)

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Eye (目) + window (窗)