Chinese characters
Characters 汉字
开 kāi
开车 kāi chē to drive a car 开花 kāi huā to bloom
At the very beginning, “开” looks like open doors.
车 chē vehicles; cars
The original shape of “车” is a cart with two wheels for battles.
回 huí to return
The original shape of “回”is like a whirling flow of water, meaning to rotate.
Radicals 偏旁
月: related to human body or flesh moon
服 fú clothes 脸 liǎn face 胃 wèi stomach
扌：related to actions with a hand
打 dǎ to beat with a hand 拍 pāi to pat with a hand
Homework
Distinguish the following Chinese characters after class, and make sentences with them after class.
开kāi vs 天 tiān
朋 péng vs 服 fú
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