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Lesson 5. The radicals - part 3
| #11 | #12 | #13 | #14 | #15 |
| Radicals |  |
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Original
characters |
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| Pinyin |
men |
zou |
tu |
-- |
da |
| Meaning |
door |
to walk |
soil |
-- |
big |
| Examples |
 jian
space in between
 wen
to ask
 xian
leisure
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 jin
to enter
 yuan
far
 mi
to be lost
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 di
earth
 ta
pagoda
 qiang
wall
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 cao
grass
 hua
flower
 ping
apple
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 tai
greatest
 kua
to exaggerate
 mei
beautiful
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| Compounds |
shijian
time
wenti
question
xianhua
gossip
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jinbu
to improve
yuanzu
excursion
mixin
superstition
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difang
place
dengta
lighthouse
qiangbi
wall
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caoshu
grass writing, cursive
xuehua
snowflakes
pingguo
apple
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taitai
madame
kuakou
to boast
meili
pretty |
#12 The original form of this radical is also a radical, as in the following character:
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chao |
to exceed |
#13 The original form of the "soil" is also radical, and is always placed at the bottom, as in the following characters:
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chen |
dust |
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zuo |
to sit |
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