The document provides an overview of the 8 basic stroke types in Chinese characters: horizontal, vertical, left stroke, right stroke, dot, hook, and turning stroke. It gives examples of characters that demonstrate each stroke type. It then assigns an in-class task for students to practice writing Chinese characters that contain the target strokes 5 times each. Finally, it provides a link to an online dictionary for looking up character vocabulary and stroke order.

1. 好！
HAO! 4
Ms Kuo

2. To write Characters
8 Stroke Types
ー丨丿乀 丶 乙乛

3. Stroke Types ：“Horizontal”
Example：
ー ー Yi (one)
二 ‘er (two)
三 san (three)

4. Stroke Types ：“Vertical”
Example：
丨 十 shi (ten)
In class task: writing practice
Each Chinese character write 5 times

5. Stroke Types：“Left Stroke”
Example：
丿 八bā (eight)
In class task: writing practice
Each Chinese character write 5 times

6. Stroke Types: “Right Stroke”
Example：
八 八bā (eight)
In class task: writing practice
Each Chinese character write 5 times

7. Stroke Types: “Dot”
Example：
丶 六liù (six)
In class task: writing practice
Each Chinese character write 5 times

8. Stroke Types: “Hook”
Example：
乙 九 jiŭ (nine)
七 qī (seven)

9. Stroke Types: “Turning Stroke”
Example：
乛 四 shi (four)
五 wŭ (five)

10. 我喜欢吃中国菜！- target characters
◦ **我
◦ **你
◦ **叫
◦ **吃
◦ 笔
◦ 中国
◦ **一
◦ **二
◦ **三
◦ **四
◦ **五
◦ **六
◦ **七
◦ **八
◦ **九
◦ **十
YABLA http://chinese.yabla.com/chinese-english-pinyin-
dictionary.php (type and fine the vocabulary + click to
show writing strokes)
In class task: writing practice
Each Chinese character write 5
times