CLASS Character StudiesCLASS Character Studies

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示 鱼 足 身 疒示 鱼 足 身 疒

“ 示”字旁／ “示”字底

• Characters of “ ” 示 radical are mostly related to……

“ 示”字旁／ “示”字底

• Characters of “ ” 示 radical are mostly related to……

神 (shén)

“ 示”字旁／ “示”字底

• Whom do Chinese people worship on Tomb Sweeping Day?

“ 示”字旁／ “示”字底

• Whom do Chinese people worship on Tomb Sweeping Day?

祖 (zǔ)

“ 示”字旁／ “示”字底

• What do the following three characters have in common and what does it mean?察 祭 擦

(chá) (jì) (cā)

“ 示”字旁／ “示”字底

• What do the following three characters have in common and what does it mean?

祭 (jì)offer sacrifices to ancestors / gods

“ 示”字旁／ “示”字底

• What is the first character of the following four-character chengyu meaning “disaster emanates from careless talk” ?

__ 从口出

“ 示”字旁／ “示”字底

• What is the first character of the following four-character chengyu meaning “disaster emanates from careless talk” ?祸从口出

（ huòcóngkǒuchū ）

“ 示”字旁／ “示”字底• The word “curfew” means “a law which says

that people must stay indoors after a particular time at night.” It’s equivalent to the bi-syllabic Chinese word…

宵 __（宵 xiāo: night ）

“ 示”字旁／ “示”字底• The word “curfew” means “a law which says

that people must stay indoors after a particular time at night.” It’s equivalent to the bi-syllabic Chinese word… 宵禁

（宵 xiāo: night / 禁 jìn: ban ）

“ 鱼”部

• The character “鲜” is formed by two kinds of animal….

__ & __

“ 鱼”部

• The character “鲜” is formed by two kinds of animal….鱼 & 羊

“ 鱼”部

• Which character does the character “鲜” equal to when it is pronounced 3rd tone?

“ 鱼”部

• Which character does the character “鲜” equal to when it is pronounced 3rd tone?少

“ 足”部

• Which character do stock investors dislike about stock price?

“ 足”部

• Which character do stock investors dislike about stock price? 跌 (diē)

“ 足”部

• 下面哪一个的 “ ” 距离 比较短 ?

(A) 北京－台北(B) 华府－台北

“ 足”部

• 下面哪一个的 “ ” 距离 比较短 ?不知道

“ 足”部

• Which of the following can make greater distance in a single move?踏 跃 踩 跛

(tà) (yuè) (cǎi) (bǒ)

“ 足”部

• Which of the following can make greater distance in a single move?踏 跃 踩 跛

(tà) (yuè) (cǎi) (bǒ)

“ 身”部

• Which of the following action does an illegal immigrant do more than others?躺 躬 躲

(tǎng) (gōng) (duǒ)

“ 身”部

• Which of the following action does an illegal immigrant do more than others?躺 躬 躲

(tǎng) (gōng) (duǒ)

“疒”部 / 病字头

• What might a protest cause to traffic?

“疒”部 / 病字头

• What might a protest cause to traffic? 瘫痪

(tānhuàn)

“疒”部 / 病字头

• A person is addicted to something. What do we call it in Chinese?上 __

“疒”部 / 病字头

• A person is addicted to drugs. What do we call it in Chinese?上瘾

(shàngyǐn)

“疒”部 / 病字头

• What do we call a madman or nut in Chinese?

__ 子

“疒”部 / 病字头

• What do we call a madman or nut in Chinese?疯子

(fēngzi)

“疒”部 / 病字头

• Which of the following is favored the most by women?瘦 疤 痴 疲

(shòu) (bā) (chī) (pí)

“疒”部 / 病字头

• Which of the following is favored the most by women?瘦 疤 痴 疲

(shòu) (bā) (chī) (pí)