Learn by Songs 1 — Worksheet — Day 4

Pity the Farmer (I)

1) Trace the Characters (in stroke order)

锄 — chú (to hoe)

Watch "锄" build stroke by stroke
Now you try

汗 — hàn (sweat)

Watch "汗" build stroke by stroke
Now you try

盘中餐 — pán zhōng cān (food on the plate)

Watch "盘" build stroke by stroke
Now you try
Watch "中" build stroke by stroke
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Watch "餐" build stroke by stroke
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粒 — lì (grain (measure word))

Watch "粒" build stroke by stroke
Now you try

辛苦 — xīn kǔ (hard toil, hardship)

Watch "辛" build stroke by stroke
Now you try
Watch "苦" build stroke by stroke
Now you try

2) Look and Write

锄
汗
盘中餐
粒
辛苦

3) Fill in the Blank

锄禾日___午,
Hoeing the crops, the sun at high noon,
汗滴禾___土。
sweat drips onto the soil beneath the plants.
谁知盘___餐,
Who knows that the food on the plate,
粒粒皆___苦。
every single grain comes from hard toil.

4) Arrange the Words into a Sentence

锄禾 当午 日
Hoeing the crops, the sun at high noon,
土 禾下 汗滴
sweat drips onto the soil beneath the plants.
谁知 餐 盘中
Who knows that the food on the plate,
皆 粒粒 辛苦
every single grain comes from hard toil.

5) Write the Character from Pinyin

chú — to hoe
hàn — sweat
pán zhōng cān — food on the plate
lì — grain (measure word)
xīn kǔ — hard toil, hardship