Your first 100 characters
Ten characters every two days, grouped so the parts repeat. 100 characters and the words they make, in 20 days.
一、二、三。One, two, three.
100 characters in 20 days一百个字
一二三
Lesson 1
Numbers
一 to 十, and the words they make.
人
Lesson 2
People
人, 大, 小, 你, 他, 她, and 女 in 好.
日
Lesson 3
Characters that are pictures
口, 日, 月, 山, 水, 火 and 木 started as drawings.
家
Lesson 4
Family
A meaning part and a sound part: 妈 is 女 + 马.
说
Lesson 5
Everyday verbs
是, 有, 在, 去, 来, 看, 说, 吃, 喝, 想.
的
Lesson 6
The small words
不, 没, 吗, 呢, 的, 了 and the rest.
时
Lesson 7
Time
今天, 明天, 早上, 下午, and 日 in time words.
左右
Lesson 8
Directions
Pairs: 前后, 左右, 东西, 南北.
学
Lesson 9
School and work
学生, 老师, 工作, and the roof in 字.
钱
Lesson 10
Food and money
饣 for food, 艹 for plants, 钅 for metal.
Read the first one第一课
This is the email you get first, as it arrives. If you like it, one click in it sends you the rest.
Leon from Dengdeng
100 characters, day 1: count to ten
Hey, I’m Leon, the founder of Dengdeng.
Every two days for the next 20 days, I’ll send you ten Chinese characters. They come in groups that share parts, so each email makes the next one easier.
一 二 三 四 五 六 七 八 九 十
yī, èr, sān, sì, wǔ, liù, qī, bā, jiǔ, shí
One, two and three are one, two and three lines. Ten is a cross. The rest you learn by sight.
Words you can already read
- 十一 shíyī
- eleven (ten, one)
- 二十 èrshí
- twenty (two tens)
- 三十五 sānshíwǔ
- thirty-five
Why do you want to read Chinese? Reply and tell me.
Leon
