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冬 (dung1)

Our character for this week is 冬 (dung1), which means “winter”! The origins of this character come from two components: 夂 (zi1, meaning “go”) and 仌, which is an ancient form of the character 冰 (bing1, meaning “ice”). In other words, “winter” is the time …

早 (zou2)

When the sun comes out in the morning, it’s time to rise and shine! The character 早 (zou2) can either refer to a relative time (e.g. early or soon) or a time of day (morning). There’s a couple of origin stories for this character, but …

王 (wong4)

Learn to write the character 王 (wong4), meaning “monarch” or “ruler”.

日 (jat6)

Learn how to write the Chinese character 日 (jat6), which means “day” or “sun”.

母 (mou5)

Learn to write the character 母 (mou5), which is the formal term of address for “mother” in Cantonese.

今日係我生日啊！Today is my birthday!

A heart-warming story about a little girl’s birthday with family and friends. For ages 2 to 6.

Deborah Lau

Author/Illustrator Deborah Lau was born in Hong Kong but grew up in Australia. As a child, she loved to read but hated Chinese school: there was too much rote memorisation and not enough fun. When her daughter turned 3, Deborah searched for Chinese/bilingual books like …