dú common words

读(10 strokes)
read

٢
读音 dúyīn
读者 dúzhě
读书破万卷
pronunciation
reader
dúshū pò wànjuàn (lit.) have
radical

讠
Traditional read more than ten thousand scrolls; well read

xiě common words

写 (5 strokes)
write,
compose

࿡
写信 xiěxìn to write a letter
写生 xiěshēng to sketch from nature
写字楼 xiězìlóu office building
radical

冖
Traditional

dǎ common words

打 (5 strokes)
hit,
beat
打工 dǎgōng to do a casual work
打开 dǎkāi to open
打电话 dǎdiànhuà to make a phone call
radical

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书 (4 strokes)
book,
to write,
document
෢
书法 shūfǎ calligraphy
书店 shūdiàn bookstore
书香门第 shūxiāng méndì literary family
radical

丨
Traditional

hàn common words

汉 (5 strokes)
Chinese

ߓ
汉字 hànzì Chinese character
汉语 hànyǔ Mandarin; Chinese
汉白玉 hànbáiyù white marble
radical

氵
Traditional

yǔ common words

语 (9 strokes)
language

ᄶ
语法 yǔfǎ
语气 yǔqì
语重心长
grammar
tone; manner of speaking
yǔzhòng xīncháng sincere and
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讠
Traditional earnest wishes

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电 (5 strokes)
electricity,
electronic

‫ت‬
电传 diànchuán telex
电话 diànhuà telephone
电子邮件 diànzǐ yóujiàn email
radical

丨
Traditional

nǎo common words

脑(10 strokes)
brain

ங
电脑 diànnǎo computer
脑炎 nǎoyán encephalitis
脑满肠肥 nǎo mǎn cháng féi with fat
radical

月
Traditional cheeks and a potbelly

shì common words

视 (8 strokes)
to see,
to look,
watch
෌
视力 shìlì vision; eyesight
电视 diànshì television
视而不见 shì ér bújiàn to turn a blind eye;
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礻
Traditional to ignore

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