1. Chinese Class Lesson 2

2. The Evolution of Chinese Characters P.14 Chinese Characters weren’t always like the way the are today. They used to be pictographs and then slowly became text. Look at the example below. (The character is rain) After this read and discuss p.16-18

3. 1. 口 2.人 3. 女 Copy the following radicals into your notebook: 4. 火 5. 虫 6. 足 Kŏu - mouth Rén – human, person Nǚ – woman, female Huŏ – fire Huĭ – insect Zú – foot Niăo - bird Gŏu - dog Shuǐ – water Yǚ - fish 7. 鸟 8. 狗 9. 水 10. 鱼

4. It’s… Game time!

5. Flying RadicalsThe First team who say the radical (in English and Chinese）wins the point 女nǚ

6. Flying RadicalsThe First team who say the radical (in English and Chinese）wins the point 火huŏ

7. Flying RadicalsThe First team who say the radical (in English and Chinese）wins the point 虫chóng

8. Flying RadicalsThe First team who say the radical (in English and Chinese）wins the point 足zú

9. Flying RadicalsThe First team who say the radical (in English and Chinese）wins the point 鸟niăo

10. Flying RadicalsThe First team who say the radical (in English and Chinese）wins the point 狗gŏu

11. Flying RadicalsThe First team who say the radical (in English and Chinese）wins the point 水shŭi

12. Flying RadicalsThe First team who say the radical (in English and Chinese）wins the point 鱼

13. Match it up Wrong/Right A. 山 1.Yin B. 目 2.Yang C. 火 3.Yin D. 月 4.Yang E. 鸟 5.Yin F. 口 6.Yang

14. Match it up Duì/Búduì A. 土 1.Yin B. 大 2.Yang C. 水 3.Yin D. 心 4.Yang E. 力 5.Yin F. 刀 6.Yang

15. Match it up Duì/Búduì A. 1.Yin • 手 B. 广 2.Yang C.足 3.Yin D. 囗 4.Yang E. 日 5.Yin F. 木 6.Yang

16. Match it up Duì/Búduì A. 1.Yin • 车 B. 金 2.Yang C.父 3.Yin D. 子 4.Yang E. 艹 5.Yin F. 门 6.Yang

17. Match it up Duì/Búduì A. 1.Yin • 牛 B. 走 2.Yang C.户 3.Yin D. 石 4.Yang E. 衣 5.Yin F. 雨 6.Yang