Learn by Songs 4 — Worksheet — Day 5

兰亭序 (Preface to the Orchid Pavilion)

1) Trace the Characters (in stroke order)

书法 — shūfǎ (calligraphy)

Watch "书" build stroke by stroke
Now you try
Watch "法" build stroke by stroke
Now you try

毛笔 — máobǐ (writing brush)

Watch "毛" build stroke by stroke
Now you try
Watch "笔" build stroke by stroke
Now you try

墨水 — mòshuǐ (ink)

Watch "墨" build stroke by stroke
Now you try
Watch "水" build stroke by stroke
Now you try

字画 — zìhuà (calligraphy and painting)

Watch "字" build stroke by stroke
Now you try
Watch "画" build stroke by stroke
Now you try

文人 — wénrén (literati; scholar)

Watch "文" build stroke by stroke
Now you try
Watch "人" build stroke by stroke
Now you try

古典 — gǔdiǎn (classical)

Watch "古" build stroke by stroke
Now you try
Watch "典" build stroke by stroke
Now you try

才华 — cáihuá (talent; giftedness)

Watch "才" build stroke by stroke
Now you try
Watch "华" build stroke by stroke
Now you try

笔画 — bǐhuà (brush stroke)

Watch "笔" build stroke by stroke
Now you try
Watch "画" build stroke by stroke
Now you try

传承 — chuánchéng (to pass down; inherit (a tradition))

Watch "传" build stroke by stroke
Now you try
Watch "承" build stroke by stroke
Now you try

意境 — yìjìng (artistic conception; mood in art)

Watch "意" build stroke by stroke
Now you try
Watch "境" build stroke by stroke
Now you try

2) Look and Write

书法
毛笔
墨水
字画
文人
古典
才华
笔画
传承
意境

5) Write the Character from Pinyin

shūfǎ — calligraphy
máobǐ — writing brush
mòshuǐ — ink
zìhuà — calligraphy and painting
wénrén — literati; scholar
gǔdiǎn — classical
cáihuá — talent; giftedness
bǐhuà — brush stroke
chuánchéng — to pass down; inherit (a tradition)
yìjìng — artistic conception; mood in art