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Radicals and Their Meanings Quiz

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does this radical usually relate to? 口

a)

Heart

b)

Mouth

c)

Person

d)

Hand

2.

Ethan and Anika are playing a kanji guessing game! They come across the radical 木. Can you help them figure out what kind of words this radical often appears in?

a)

Trees or wood

b)

Speech

c)

Water

d)

Emotions

3.

This radical connects to words that describe… 扌

a)

Feelings

b)

Actions using hands

c)

Nature

d)

Family

4.

This radical usually relates to… 女

a)

Language

b)

People

c)

Women or female

d)

Water

5.

This radical often means the word is about… 亻

a)

People or body

b)

Trees

c)

Food

d)

Feelings

6.

What kind of meaning does this radical usually suggest? 心 (忄)

a)

Food

b)

Heart or emotions

c)

Hand

d)

Speech

7.

This radical appears in words about… 讠/言

a)

Talking or speaking

b)

Plants

c)

Hands

d)

Cooking

8.

Which radical does this character include? 吃 (chī)

a)

b)

c)

d)

9.

Which radical does this character include? 想 (xiǎng)

a)

b)

c)

d)

10.

Which radical does this character include? 说 (shuō)

a)

b)

c)

d)

11.

I’m on words you can speak or write. You’ll find me in “说” and “语.” Who am I?

a)

b)

c)

d)

12.

I’m all about hands and action! You’ll meet me in “打” and “找.”

a)

b)

c)

d)

13.

Luna and Henry are playing a game of Chinese character detective! Luna says, “I live beside people — literally. You’ll spot me hanging out in characters like ‘他’ and ‘你.’ Can you guess which part I am?”

a)

b)

c)

d)

14.

William and Ava are playing a guessing game! William says, “I hide inside words like ‘想’ and ‘忙.’ I help you express feelings and emotions. Can you guess which character I am?”

a)

b)

c)

d)

15.

I love nature — you’ll find me in “林” and “果.”

a)

b)

c)

d)

16.

Which radical matches the following character?

你 (Nǐ)

a)

口 (Kǒu)

b)

大 (Dà)

c)

人 (Rén)

d)

小 (Xiǎo)

17.

Which of the following statement is true?

a)

Radicals have no definition.

b)

Radicals have nothing to do with characters

c)

Each radical has its deinition

d)

Radicals are always on the left side of the character

18.

Which radical matches the following character?

爱/愛 (Ài)

a)

心 (Xīn)

b)

口 (Kǒu)

c)

言 (Yán)

d)

耳 (Ěr)

19.

Which radical is found in the character for "heart" ?

a)

手 (hand)

b)

足 (foot)

c)

目 (eye)

d)

心 (heart)

20.

What does this character mean?

a)

Moon

b)

Roof

c)

Woman

d)

King

21.

What does this character mean?

a)

Moon

b)

Sun

c)

Tree

d)

Fire

22.

What does this character mean?

a)

Follow

b)

Mouth

c)

Door

d)

Woman

23.

What does this word mean? 请/請 (qǐng)

a)

Please / to invite

b)

To buy

c)

To write

d)

To swim

24.

What does this word mean? 谢/謝 (xiè)

a)

To thank

b)

To dance

c)

To sit

d)

To wait

25.

What does this word mean? 问/問 (wèn)

a)

To ask

b)

To sing

c)

To rest

d)

To draw

26.

What does this word mean? 语/語 (yǔ)

a)

Language / speech

b)

Sky

c)

Book

d)

Flower

27.

What does this word mean? 说服/說服 (shuōfú)

a)

To persuade

b)

To dance

c)

To swim

d)

To sleep

28.

What does this word mean? 妈/媽

a)

Mother

b)

Teacher

c)

Friend

d)

Flower

29.

What does this word mean? 姐

a)

Older sister

b)

Younger brother

c)

Student

d)

Grandma

30.

What does this word mean? 妹

a)

Younger sister

b)

Aunt

c)

Father

d)

Cousin

31.

What does this word mean? 奶 (nǎi)

a)

Milk / grandma

b)

Cat

c)

Water

d)

Teacher

32.

What does this word mean? 妇 (fù)

a)

Married woman

b)

Old man

c)

Bird

d)

Book

33.

What does this word mean? 椅 (yǐ)

a)

Chair

b)

Water

c)

Students

d)

Snow

34.

What does this word mean? 桌 (zhuō)

a)

Table

b)

Mountain

c)

Sky

d)

Teacher

35.

What does this word mean? 林 (lín)

a)

Forest

b)

Moon

c)

House

d)

School

36.

What does this word mean? 怕 (pà)

a)

To be afraid

b)

To run

c)

To study

d)

To dance

37.

What does this word mean? 想念 (xiǎngniàn)

a)

To miss someone

b)

To eat together

c)

To go out

d)

To buy something

38.

What does this word mean? 打 (dǎ)

a)

To hit / to play

b)

To eat

c)

To sit

d)

To walk

39.

What does this word mean? 找 (zhǎo)

a)

To look for

b)

To rest

c)

To speak

d)

To swim

40.

What does this word mean? 推 (tuī)

a)

To push

b)

To cook

c)

To write

d)

To dance

41.

What does this word mean? 唱 (chàng)

a)

To sing

b)

To sit

c)

To run

d)

To sleep

42.

What does this word mean? 喝 (hē)

a)

To drink

b)

To write

c)

To cook

d)

To watch

43.

What does this word mean? 洗 (xǐ)

a)

To wash

b)

To sleep

c)

To eat

d)

To draw

44.

What does this word mean? 河 (hé)

a)

River

b)

Sky

c)

Fire

d)

Tree

45.

What does this word mean? 海 (hǎi)

a)

Sea

b)

Sun

c)

Bird

d)

House

46.

虫 means insect. What does this word mean? 蚊子 (wénzi)

a)

Mosquito

b)

Bird

c)

Cat

d)

Dog

47.

看一看,这是什么字?

a)

b)

c)

d)

48.

What does this character mean?

a)

Mouth

b)

Door

c)

Person

d)

Mountain

49.
a)

Door

b)

Fire

c)

Tree

d)

Person

50.

What does this character mean?

a)

Mountain

b)

Dog

c)

Fire

d)

Sun