Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Interesting Chinese characters - 朋 peng2 friend - 友 you3 friend

We will learn one word with two charcaters today, it is Friend 朋友
朋 peng2 means friend

It is made up of 月 and 月,月 means moon, but why two moons together means Friend? Actually this 月 stands for the character 肉 which means meat. We use two meat to show the idea of 2 people being together as a friend.


友yǒu means friend too. It looks like two hands. Please have a look at the oracle bone character





Even 朋 means friend, 友 also means friend. But when we use it as a word, as we say WE ARE FRIENDS, we will use 朋友,not just 朋or友, because we prefer 2 or 3 syllable rather than only one.

The order of the characters

 

Here is the video


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Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Interesting Chinese characters 手shǒu hand – 有yǒu to have – 看kàn to look at

We will learn 3 charcaters which are related to hand,
手shǒu hand – 有yǒu to have – 看kàn to look at




手shǒu means hand.

Please look at the oracle bone character. It looks like a hand.



Some words with手shǒu
§      手工(shǒuɡōnɡ)Handwork
§      手球(shǒuqiú)handball
§      手术(shǒushù)surgery


有yǒu means to have. It looks like a hand with a piece of meat. Please have a look at the oracle bone character

 
Words with有yǒu

§      有钱(yǒuqián)Rich
§      有用(yǒuyònɡ)Useful
§      我有…(wǒ yǒu …)I have …


看kàn means to look at, to watch, to see. It is made of a hand and an eye.
The oracle bone character
 
Words with看kàn

§      看书(kàn shū)Read a book
§      看病(kàn bìnɡ)See a doctor
§      看电影(kàn diànyǐnɡ)Watch a movie


The order of the characters
 

Here is the video


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