Learn Chinese for Free - Lesson 64
Today's Chinese characters:
美英本国中日
One's nation or nationality is among the first topics of conversation. Today's nations are China, Japan, U.K., and U.S.A.!
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Characters' Essentials
Character 
美
Pronunciation
Meaning
| - | Beautiful; short for America |
Character
英
Pronunciation
Meaning
| - | Britain; English |
Character
本
Pronunciation
Meaning
| - | Stem or root of plants; foundation |
Character
国
Pronunciation
Meaning
| - | Country, nation |
Character
Pronunciation
Meaning
| - | Centre, middle; in, among |
| - | China |
Character
Pronunciation
Meaning
| - | Day |
| - | Sun |
| - | Japan |
Description and Examples
Word
中国
Pronunciation
Meaning
China, Sino-
Word
中国人
Pronunciation
Meaning
Chinese (person)
Word
美国
Pronunciation
Meaning
United States of America
Word
美国人
Pronunciation
Meaning
American (citizen of the U.S.A.)
Word
英国
Pronunciation
Meaning
United Kingdom
Word
英国人
Pronunciation
Meaning
Englishman or Englishwoman
Word
日本
Pronunciation
Meaning
Japan
Word
日本人
Pronunciation
Meaning
Japanese (person)
Dialogue 41
A:
你好！你是中国人吗？
B:
不是。
A:
你是日本人吗？
B:
也不是。我是美国人。我父母的父母是中国人。你也是美国人吗？
A:
不是。我是英国人。我母亲是中国人，我父亲是英国人。
Exercise
Try to remember the pinyin of the following characters:
守
者
艺
术
理
发
商
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Characters' Details
Chinese Character 162 of 1000
appearance score: # 151
frequency: 0.1392487%
Character
美
Animation
Strokes
9
Pronunciation
Meaning
| - | Beautiful; pretty; satisfying; good |
| - | Prettify; pride oneself upon |
| - | America (short for); USA (short for) |
There's no difference between the simplified and the traditional version of this character.
Chinese Character 163 of 1000
appearance score: # 371
frequency: 0.0600468%
Character
英
Animation
Strokes
8
There's no difference between the simplified and the traditional version of this character.
Chinese Character 164 of 1000
appearance score: # 92
frequency: 0.2005736%
Character
本
Animation
Strokes
5
Pronunciation
Meaning
| - | Foundation; stem of plants, root of plants; capital; book; edition; copy; memorial to the throne |
| - | (Measure word for books, albums, reels of a film, volumes) |
| - | Original; native; central; this |
| - | Originally |
| - | Follow, base on |
| - | (A surname) |
There's no difference between the simplified and the traditional version of this character.
Chinese Character 165 of 1000
appearance score: # 20
frequency: 0.5092142%
Character
国
Animation
Strokes
8
This character has two different traditional versions.
Traditional
Pronunciation
Meaning
(same as simplified one's)
Traditional
Pronunciation
Meaning
(same as simplified one's)
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