The Radicals
Sayings
How to Write it
Confucius
Culture
100
This radical is one of the more common of the language 江?
What is water?
100
When I talk to my brother, he doesn't understand anything. It's almost as if.。。
What is 對牛彈琴？
100
Hobby
What is 愛好？
100
In the picture shown in class, Dani remarked about this particular feature of Confucius.
What are his eyebrows?
100
Statistically, if you speak these three languages, you can communicate with 2/3 of the world's population.
What are English, Spanish, and Mandarin?
200
This radical denotes gender - 賣.
What is 貝？
200
If I'm walking down a dark alley in NYC, I may feel it's a bit uncomfortable, and would likely use this.
What is 不三不四？
200
Business person
What is 商人？
200
Born in Shandong Province during the Waring States period, Confucius is said to have taught the people mainly about this (begins with an E).
What are ethics?
200
China's Hainan island on the southeast coast is usually said to be similar in climate to this archipelago.
What is Hawaii?
300
This radical is represents one of the elements - 熱。
What is fire?
300
These are the two verbs used in the phrase meaning "Seeing is Believing."
What is to see and to hear?
300
Teacher
What is 廚師？
300
Confucius' birth place of Shandong is in this region of China (North, South, East, West).
What is East?
300
By the time the average student graduates from high school, they can read and write roughly this many Chinese Characters.
What is 6,000?
400
寶
What is the top?
400
"Among any three people, one can teach me something." A famous quotation ending with this seldom used Character.
What is 焉？
400
Shady, sketchy
What is 不三不四？
400
This is the 5th character in the famous quotation by Confucius.
What is 有？
400
Which of China's neighbors does the U.N. feel uneasy about China having relations with?
What is North Korea?
500
鑫
What is metal or gold?
500
A teacher, prophet, and wise man of Chinese history, this was his Chinese name.
What is 孔子？
500
The Confucian quotation about being surrounded by teachers is written this way.
What is 三人行必有我師焉？
500
Legend holds that Confucius once met this master and founder of Taoism.
What is 老子 / Laozi?
500
How many provinces are there in China?
What is 23 (or 22)?
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