Learn a Chinese Character - 昨 (zuó) - Yesterday

1. Character Basics (汉字基本信息)

Radical: 日 (Sun radical, indicating time-related concepts)

Stroke Count: 9 (The number of strokes to write the character)

Character Decomposition: 日 + 乍 (日 represents time, and 乍 can be seen as an auxiliary part, together forming the concept of yesterday)

Stroke Order:

2. Pronunciation (发音)

Pinyin: zuó (The Chinese phonetic alphabet for the character)

3. Meaning (含义)

昨 means "yesterday". It refers to the day before the current one. (The character '昨' is used to denote the day prior to the present day.)

4. Common Words (常用词汇)

• 昨天 (zuó tiān) - Yesterday (A common phrase meaning the day before today)
• 昨夜 (zuó yè) - Last night (Refers to the night of yesterday)

5. Grammar & Usage (语法与用法)

昨 is often used as a time adverbial or combined with other words to form time-related phrases. For example, "昨天" is used to indicate the day before. (The character '昨' is frequently employed as a temporal adverbial or combined with other characters to form time - related expressions. For instance, '昨天' is used to specify the day preceding the current one.)

6. Cultural Background (文化背景)

In Chinese culture, the concept of "yesterday" is an important part of daily communication and historical records. It helps people organize their time and tell stories. (In Chinese culture, the idea of 'yesterday' is a crucial element in daily communication and historical documentation. It assists people in organizing time and narrating events.)

7. Example Sentence (例句)

8. Memory Tips (记忆技巧)

You can remember 昨 by associating the 日 radical with time and thinking that 乍 looks a bit like a simple time - related symbol. Combine them to think of "yesterday". (你可以通过将部首 '日' 与时间联系起来，并且想象 '乍' 有点像一个简单的时间相关符号，将它们组合起来就可以联想到“昨天”。)