Chinese characters are squared-shape “signs” which fit into blocks that are ________ to each other.
independent
100
One character is pronounced as a ______ syllable
single
100
What are strokes?
The smallest components of Chinese characters
100
What are radicals?
Basic components of Chinese characters with meanings
a must when using dictionary
100
How many writing styles are there in modern Chinese? The writing style that we are learning is called ______.
two, tradictional and simplified. What we are learning is simplified style.
200
Chinese is the oldest living language. It is believed that the history of Chinese writing spans over ______ years.
5,000 or 6,000
200
Another group of characters convey ideas and meanings. They illustrate abstract concepts such as one 一, two 二, above 上 and below 下. This characteristic is called ______.
Ideograph
200
How many basic strokes will we learn in Chinese I?
12 basic strokes
200
What is the radical in the character of "们" ? and what is its meaning?
Person radical
200
What is the inventor of paper in Han Dynasty?
cài lún (蔡伦)
300
The earliest writings discovered,dated between 1480 BC
and 1122 BC in Shang Dynasty, which were inscribed on oracle bones and turtle shells, and called _______.
“jiá gŭ wén” (甲骨文).
300
Most characters convey ideas and concepts by combining two or more pictographs.
For example: 木 (tree) ＋木 (tree) ＝林 (forest)
This characteristic is called ________.
Meaning/meaning compound
300
How many strokes are there in character of "你"
7
300
What is the radical in the character of "早" ? and what is its meaning?
sun radical
300
What are 7 Writing Rules?
first horizontal then vertical
first left then right
first top then bottom
first down-left then down-right
first outside then inside
enter first then close up
first middle then two sides
400
Many early Chinese characters were indeed visual representations of concrete things and objects. such as fire 火, tree 木, and the mountain 山.
This characteristic is called _______.
Pictograph
400
According to the International Hanyu Proficiency Standard Text, how many vocabulary do we need for Chinese I level?
150
400
How many strokes are there in the character of "国"
8
400
How many strokes are there in character of "老"
6
400
What do the four treasures of Chinese study use for?
Chinese Calligraphy and Painting
500
Some characters made up of two or more parts; one gives a clue to what the character sounds, and the other part gives a clue to the meaning. For example:
女 (means: woman) ＋马 (pronounced: ma) ＝ 妈 (means mother, pronounced ma)
This characteristic is called ________.
Sound/meaning compound
500
Chinese characters are made up by _________.
strokes & radicals
500
How many strokes are there in the character of "学"