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Chinese characters

Chinese characters: 家 有 爸 妈
  • 家(jiā, family;home):This character is composed of two parts: the radical “roof” and the traditional character “pig. “
  • 有(yǒu, to have;there be):This character is composed of two parts: the top part stands for a hand and the bottom part stands for meat sometimes.
  • 爸(bà, father):The top part stands for the meaning of “man” and the bottom part 巴(bā)stands for the pronunciation.
  • 妈(mā, mother):The left part 女 means “woman.” The right part 马(mǎ, horse) stands for the pronunciation, but the tone is changed into the first tone.

After learning this video, you can write these characters as their order in the worksheet to help you better understand what you have learned.

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