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2.2: Lesson 1 Writing Worksheets

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    Last week, you learned about the basics of how to write characters, using radicals.  In lesson 1, you are learning a number of new vocabulary terms.  Now, I'd like you to practice writing this new vocabulary.  To do this, you should print out the following worksheets, available as a PDF file:

      Lesson 1 Writing Worksheets

    After printing these worksheets, simply trace the sample characters provided, and then continue to write the characters in the blank spaces.  Be sure to follow the indicated stroke order carefully.  It is essential that you pay attention to stroke order, and build good habits for writing Chinese characters from the very beginning.  Remember to write strokes from left to right, and from top to bottom.  Be sure that vertical strokes are written perfectly vertically, as shown in the example templates provided.

    You can also continue to practice by writing on a separate sheet.  If you use lined paper, you might consider writing your characters large enough that they take up 2 or 3 lines at a time.

    For easy reference, you can also view a list of the characters included on these worksheets at the Lesson 1 Word List, including tools to listen to a recording of each word.  This list is hosted by PurpleCulture.net.

    Question: For the writing worksheets, what are we supposed to write in the top blank column on the writing practice and the blank ones at the bottom? 

    Answer: Here's a sample of the lesson 1 writing worksheet, to clarify:

    Sample from lesson 1 writing worksheet

    In the row at the top, where you see the pinyin text nín, you should write that pinyin to review the pronunciation for the character.  In the middle row of square-framed boxes, you should write the full character at least 5 times.  You can write more if you'd like further review.  In the bottom row, you should trace the red line, to practice writing the character with the correct stroke order.

    I recommend completing it in the following order:

    1. First, trace the red lines to learn the stroke order.
    2. Then, write the full character (using the proper stroke order) in the first box of the middle row.
    3. Last, alternate writing the pinyin above and the full character below, for each successive box.
    4. If you'd like to review further, you can continue to write the same character in any empty boxes in the bottom row.

    Once you have completed the worksheets by writing in characters by hand, you should submit them according to the instructions listed in the course syllabus and in the Homework & Tests tool.  If you encounter any technical issues while submitting your work, please don't hesitate to ask me questions via email at polley@hawaii.edu, or ask by posting in the Class Forums.


    This page titled 2.2: Lesson 1 Writing Worksheets is shared under a CC BY-NC-SA license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Carl Polley (裴凯).

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