In this video, I am going to introduce 36 HSK level 2 Characters, 8 Chinese Radicals-部首 (亻,夕,人,入,宀,大,十,页), and 15 components - 组件(完,便,宜,克,夜,全,它,入,以,定,安,头,单,卖,千). These 36 characters are also the word roots for 93 level 2 words and the word roots for 624 HSK words in total.
组件 🍃 Components
- The character 便 is the sound component of the character 鞭.
- The character 夜 is the sound component of the character 液.
- The character 以 is the sound component of the characterss 以似拟.
- The character 全 is the sound component of the characters 栓拴.
- The character 入 is the sound component of the characters 肉入九.
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Its original meaning of 它 is "snake". It is now used as the pronoun "it".
The character 它 is the sound component of the character 它蛇舵. - The character 定 is the sound component of the characters 定绽淀.
- The character 宜 is the sound component of the character 谊.
- The character 完 is the sound component of the character 院.
- The character 安 is the sound component of the characters 安按案.
- The character 头 is the component of the characters 买卖实头.
- The character 卖 is the component of the characters 卖读续赎.
- The character 克 is the component of the characters 克兢.
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千 is the sound component of the characters 迁歼 and 纤.
8 HSK Characters have the component 千. - 单 is the sound component of the characters 弹禅 and 阐.
部首 🌱 Chinese Radicals
Some radicals are characters by themselves and they are continued to be used individually as a character, such as 日、月、水、手、等.Some radicals are evolved from characters. Now they are placed at specific position of a character, such as 氵、耂.
Only few radicals are simple strokes. They do not represent any specific meaning.
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The radical 🌱"亻" is commonly known as 单人旁(Dān rén páng). Characters with the radical 亻 are usually related to person | people. This radical is usually placed on the left side of characters.
📘 The radical 🌱"亻" is originated from the character "人". The oracle bone script of "人" resembles a person standing sideways. -
The radical 🌱"人" is commonly known as 人字头(Rén Zì Tóu). Characters with the radical 人 are usually related to person, people. When used as a left-side radical, 人 is written as 亻.
📘 "人" is a pictograph character. Its oracle bone script resembles a person standing sideways. -
The radical 🌱入 is commonly known as 入字头(rù zì tóu). Characters having the radical 🌱入 are usually related to the meaning of "to enter".
📘 "入" is a pictograph character. Its oracle bone script resembles "the entrance of a cave". The original meaning is "to enter". -
The radical 🌱夕 is commonly known as 夕字旁(xī zì páng). Characters having the radical 🌱夕 are usually related to "time, night, or night activities".
📘 The oracle bone script of 夕 is very similar to 月(the moon), meaning "at dusk". -
The radical 🌱宀, commonly known as 宝盖头(bǎo gài tóu). Chinese Characters having 🌱宀 are usually related to house, room, residence or covering. This radical is usually placed on the upper part of a character.
📘 The oracle bone script of 宀 depicts a house with a roof. The original meaning is a simple house in ancient times. -
The radical 🌱大 is commonly known as 大字头(dà zì tóu). Chinese characters with the radical 🌱大 are usually related to people or big things.
📘 大 is a pictograph character. Its Oracle Bone Script depicts a person standing with arms and legs stretched out and facing forward. - The radical 🌱十 is commonly known as 十字旁(shí zì páng). Chinese characters with the radical 🌱十 are usually related to numbers.
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The radical 🌱页 is commonly known as 页字旁(yè zì páng). Chinese characters having the radical 页 are mostly related to head or thinking, etc.
📘 页 is a pictograph character. Its Oracle Bone Script is like a kneeling person with one's head prominently depicted.
词 | 词组 🌵 Words/Phrases
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🌵好像🌵
他好像很有信心。 He seems very confident.
你好像对这个想法不太感兴趣。 You don't seem to be interested in this idea. -
🌵像🌵
她像平时一样起得很早。 She got up early as usual.
她长得不像她父亲。 She doesn't look like her father. -
🌵随便🌵
请坐，随便一点儿。 Take a seat please, make yourself at home. -
🌵倒🌵
我给你倒了一杯茶。 I've poured a cup of tea for you.
她把车倒着开进停车位。 She reversed the car into a parking space. -
🌵倒🌵
我忙了一整天，都快累倒了。 I've been busy all day and I'm just about to collapse. -
🌵不但🌵
她不但是个画家，而且还是个作家。 She is not only a painter, but also a writer. -
🌵但🌵
我人虽在，但心已经飞走了。 I am still here, but my heart has flown away. -
🌵但是🌵
我等着，但是他不再往下说了。 I waited, but he didn't say any further. -
🌵例如🌵
有些鸟，例如白头雀，只会唱一种歌。 Some birds, such as the white-crowned sparrow, have only one song. -
🌵可以🌵
我可以问几个问题吗? May I ask some questions? -
🌵所以🌵
他忙得很，所以没有来。 He was busy, therefore, he couldn't come. -
🌵完全🌵
他完全没有弄明白我的问题。 He didn't understand my problem at all. -
🌵不一定🌵
我不一定去。这要看我累不累。 I might not go. It depends how tired I am. -
🌵一定🌵
走了这么远的路，你一定饿了吧。 You must be hungry after all that walking. -
🌵实在 1🌵
他做生意很实在。 He is honest in business.
🌵实在 2🌵
我实在想不起昨晚的事了。 I honestly can't remember a thing about last night. -
🌵头 1🌵
她低下了头。 She lowered her head.
🌵头 1🌵
它变成了一头猪。 It turned into a pig.
🌵头 2🌵
人们用木头或者石头造房子。 People build houses out of wood or stone. -
🌵必须🌵
我们必须离开。 We must leave.
多音字 🎶 Polyphonic Characters
Some Chinese characters use different tones to express different parts of speech and meanings.-
便
🔸【pián】quiet and comfortable
🔸【biàn】convenience 🔸ease …… -
倒
🔸【dǎo】to fall 🔸to collapse
🔸【dào】to move backward …… -
头
🔸【tóu】head 🔸(measure word for large animals)
🔸【tou】(Noun+头, suffix) …… - 单 dān/chán/shàn 🔸【dān】single 🔸only 🔸bill ……