In this video, I will introduce the last 23 HSK level 2 characters: 万, 业, 卡, 乐, 久, 云, 于, 公, 共, 其, 典, 为, 举, 主, 当, 平, 靠, 交, 离, 亮, 才, 而 and 长.
These 23 characters are listed under 13 radicals. Some of these 13 radicals can only serve as indexing components. They do not represent any meanings.
When acting as components in other characters, some of these 23 characters can give you clues about the pronunciations.
We will also learn some higher-level words formed by entry-level characters.
部件 🍃 Components
18 组件: 为-1, 乐-1, 久-1, 当-2, 离-3, 于-3, 而-3, 万-3, 长-4, 业-4, 公-4, 平-6, 主-6, 其-7, 云-8, 交-10, 共-11, 才-171- 3 HSK Characters have the component 万: 万厉迈.
- 5 HSK Characters have the component 业: 业显亚虚壶.
- 2 HSK Characters have the component 乐: 乐烁.
- 2 HSK Characters have the component 久: 久灸.
- 9 HSK Characters have the component 云: 会动运云层尝魂坛酝.
- 4 HSK Characters have the component 于: 于余宇吁.
- 5 HSK Characters have the component 公: 公松讼翁颂.
- 12 HSK Characters have the component 共: 共供暴洪殿恭寨哄拱巷粪烘.
- 8 HSK Characters have the component 其: 其期基甚棋旗斯欺.
- 2 HSK Characters have the component 为: 为伪.
- 7 HSK Characters have the component 主: 住注拄柱往驻.
- 3 HSK Characters have the component 当: 当档挡.
- 7 HSK Characters have the component 平: 平苹评萍坪抨秤.
- 11 HSK Characters have the component 交: 交饺较胶郊绞校效狡跤咬.
- 3 HSK Characters have the component 离: 离璃禽.
- 5 HSK Characters have the component 才: 我团财材闭.
- 4 HSK Characters have the component 而: 而需端喘.
- 5 HSK Characters have the component 长: 长张胀帐账.
部首 🌱 Chinese Radicals
【扌】俗称“提手旁”。用“扌”的字多与手的活动有关。
The radical "扌" is commonly known as 提手旁(tí shǒu páng). Chinese characters with the radical 扌 are usually related to the activities of hands. This radical is always placed on the left side of a character.
📘 “扌”源于汉字“手”。“手”的金文字形像五指伸开的手掌。
📘 The radical 扌 is originated from the character 手. The bronze script of 手 is like a palm with fingers apart.
📘 “长”是象形字。甲骨文字形像一个长发老人拄着拐杖的样子。
📘 长 is a pictograph character. Its oracle bone script depicts a long-haired senior man with a walking cane.
📘 “而”是象形字。甲骨文字形像下颌的长胡须。
而 is a pictograph character. Its oracle bone script depicts the long beard under chin.
📘 “非”是象形字。“非”的甲骨文字形像“飞”字下面一对展开的翅膀，表示违背。
非 is a pictograph character. Its oracle bone script resembles a pair of wings which looks like the lower part of the character "fēi" 飞 (to fly). The original meaning of 非 is "violate; run counter to".
多音字 🎶 Polyphonic Characters
卡
🔸【kǎ】card 🔸to block
🔸【qiǎ】clip ……
卡通 is transliterated from the English word "cartoon".
乐 🔸【lè】happy 🔸to laugh 🔸【yuè】music ……
为 🔸【wéi】to do 🔸to act as 🔸【wèi】for ……
当 🔸【dāng】when 🔸work as; serve as 🔸【dàng】proper; right ……
长 🔸【cháng】long; strong point; length 🔸【zhǎng】elder; chief 🔸grow; develop ……
词根 🌿 Word Roots: 词 | 例句
- 【不久】他不久前买了一辆新车。 He just bought a new car not long ago.
- 【好久】好久不见。 Haven't seen you for a long time. (Long time no see.)
- 【多久】你等了多久了？ How long have you been waiting?
- 【等于】4的平方等于16。 The square of 4 is equal to 16.
- 【一共】一共多少钱？ How much altogether?
- 【为】我们要为孩子们做些什么? What shall we do for the children?
- 【为什么】我们为什么不一起去呢？ Why don't we go together?
- 【因为】我们不能出去因为下雨了。 We can't go out because of the rain．
- 【当】当她到家时，已经快五点了。 When she got home, it was almost five o'clock.
- 【当时】我的朋友当时在房间里。 My friend was in the room at that time.
- 【平时】他下班比平时早了些。 He got off work earlier than usual.
- 【离】你家离这儿有多远？ How far is your home from here?
- 【才】她昨天才离开北京。 She left Beijing only yesterday.
- 【刚才】我刚才还见过他。 I just saw him a moment ago.
- 【而且】他会说汉语，而且说得很好。 He speaks Chinese, and he speaks very well.
Now, we have learned the last 23 HSK 2 characters, 71 level 2 words and 178 higher-level words.
Entry-level characters have strong word-making ability. The words they can form even go beyond the scope of HSK vocabulary. Learning Chinese characters can help you learn more words easily.