Chinese Class
Lesson 2
The Evolution of Chinese Characters
P.14
Chinese Characters weren’t always like the way the
are today. They used to be pictographs and then
slowly became text. Look at the example below.
(The character is rain) After this read and discuss
p.16-18
Copy the following radicals into your notebook:
1. 口
2. 人
3. 女
4. 火
5. 虫
6. 足
7. 鸟
8. 狗
9. 水
10. 鱼
Kŏu - mouth
Rén – human, person
Nǚ – woman, female
Huŏ – fire
Huĭ – insect
Zú – foot
Niăo - bird
Gŏu - dog
Shuǐ – water
Yǚ - fish
It’s…
Flying Radicals
The First team who say the radical (in English and Chinese）wins the point
女nǚ
Flying Radicals
The First team who say the radical (in English and Chinese）wins the point
火huŏ
Flying Radicals
The First team who say the radical (in English and Chinese）wins the point
虫
chóng
Flying Radicals
The First team who say the radical (in English and Chinese）wins the point
足zú
Flying Radicals
The First team who say the radical (in English and Chinese）wins the point
鸟niăo
Flying Radicals
The First team who say the radical (in English and Chinese）wins the point
狗gŏu
Flying Radicals
The First team who say the radical (in English and Chinese）wins the point
水shŭi
Flying Radicals
The First team who say the radical (in English and Chinese）wins the point
鱼
Match it up
Wrong/Right
1.Yin
A. 山
2.Yang
B. 目
3.Yin
C. 火
4.Yang
D. 月
5.Yin
E. 鸟
6.Yang
F. 口
Match it up
Duì/Bú duì
1.Yin
A. 土
2.Yang
B. 大
3.Yin
C. 水
4.Yang
D. 心
5.Yin
E. 力
6.Yang
F. 刀
Match it up
Duì/Bú duì
1.Yin
A.
手
2.Yang
B. 广
3.Yin
C.足
4.Yang
D. 囗
5.Yin
E. 日
6.Yang
F. 木
Match it up
1.Yin
Duì/Bú duì
A.
车
2.Yang
B. 金
3.Yin
C.父
4.Yang
D. 子
5.Yin
E. 艹
6.Yang
F. 门
Match it up
1.Yin
Duì/Bú duì
A.
牛
2.Yang
B. 走
3.Yin
C.户
4.Yang
D. 石
5.Yin
E. 衣
6.Yang
F. 雨