HSK 2 · Food

饺子

jiǎo zi

dumplings

Stroke order of 饺子

2 characters, 12 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

饺 · 9 strokes子 · 3 strokes

Memory trick

饣 food plus 交 crossing: dough crossed and pinched shut; 子 is a little thing.

Parts: 饺 (饣 food + 交 cross) + 子 suffix

The characters in 饺子

子 zǐ — child; son (3 strokes)

Example sentence

我们晚上包饺子吧。

Let's make dumplings tonight.

Words with 子

儿子son 孩子child 子child; son 包子steamed stuffed bun 杯子cup; glass 房子house 桌子table; desk 本子notebook 日子day; life; days 个子height; build 样子appearance; manner 筷子chopsticks 瓶子bottle 句子sentence 院子courtyard; yard 椅子chair 例子example 妻子wife

More words: Food

蛋egg 方便面instant noodles 快餐fast food 面noodles; flour; face; side 米rice; meter 油oil 酒alcohol; wine 食物food 味道taste; flavour 饱full (after eating)熟cooked; ripe; familiar 碗bowl 筷子chopsticks 瓶bottle; measure word for bottles 瓶子bottle 闻to smell

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