CHIN1200 Week 2 Chinese Basics Writing System (part 2)

Vocabulary flashcards covering key concepts and terms related to the Chinese writing system and numerals.

上课(shàng kè)

Let's begin the class.

汉字本(hànzìběn)

Character practice booklet.

练习册(liànxícè)

Exercise sheet.

部首(bùshǒu)

Radicals, common components of Chinese characters.

象形(xiàngxíng)

Pictographs; characters that represent physical objects.

指事(zhǐshì)

Simple Ideograms; characters that convey abstract ideas.

会意(huìyì)

Compound Ideograms; characters formed by combining elements to express a new meaning.

形声(xíngshēng)

Pictophonetic characters; characters that include a component for meaning and a component for sound.

转注(zhuǎnzhù)

Mutually explanatory characters; characters that explain each other's meanings.

假借(jiǎjiè)

Phonetic loanwords; characters borrowed for their phonetic value.

基数(数词)

Cardinal numbers in Chinese.

零(líng)

Zero.

一(yī)

One.

二(èr)

Two.

三(sān)

Three.

四(sì)

Four.

五(wǔ)

Five.

六(liù)

Six.

七(qī)

Seven.

八(bā)

Eight.

九(jiǔ)

Nine.

十(shí)

Ten.