Symbol practice sheet
Every symbol gets a row of 田字格 boxes, the ruled squares used for handwriting practice in Taiwan. The first two hold a grey model to trace over; the remaining four are for writing it unaided. The example word beside each symbol is there to say aloud while writing.
Free to print and hand out. No attribution required.
Lip sounds
ㄅb | 八 ㄅㄚbā — Eight | |
ㄆp | 朋 ㄆㄥˊpéng — Friend | |
ㄇm | 媽 ㄇㄚmā — Mother | |
ㄈf | 飯 ㄈㄢˋfàn — Rice / food |
Tongue-tip sounds
ㄉd | 大 ㄉㄚˋdà — Big | |
ㄊt | 他 ㄊㄚtā — He / him | |
ㄋn | 你 ㄋㄧˇnǐ — You | |
ㄌl | 來 ㄌㄞˊlái — To come |
Throat sounds
ㄍg | 哥 ㄍㄜgē — Older brother | |
ㄎk | 開 ㄎㄞkāi — To open | |
ㄏh | 喝 ㄏㄜhē — To drink |
Smiling sounds
ㄐj | 九 ㄐㄧㄡˇjiǔ — Nine | |
ㄑq | 七 ㄑㄧqī — Seven | |
ㄒx | 西 ㄒㄧxī — West |
Curled-tongue sounds
ㄓzh | 中 ㄓㄨㄥzhōng — Middle | |
ㄔch | 出 ㄔㄨchū — To go out | |
ㄕsh | 水 ㄕㄨㄟˇshuǐ — Water | |
ㄖr | 人 ㄖㄣˊrén — Person |
Flat-tongue sounds
ㄗz | 早 ㄗㄠˇzǎo — Early / morning | |
ㄘc | 草 ㄘㄠˇcǎo — Grass | |
ㄙs | 三 ㄙㄢsān — Three |
Medials
ㄧi | 一 ㄧyī — One | |
ㄨu | 五 ㄨˇwǔ — Five | |
ㄩü | 雨 ㄩˇyǔ — Rain |
Simple finals
ㄚa | 爸 ㄅㄚˋbà — Dad | |
ㄛo | 破 ㄆㄛˋpò — Broken | |
ㄜe | 鵝 ㄜˊé — Goose | |
ㄝê | 姐 ㄐㄧㄝˇjiě — Older sister |
Compound finals
ㄞai | 愛 ㄞˋài — Love | |
ㄟei | 妹 ㄇㄟˋmèi — Younger sister | |
ㄠao | 貓 ㄇㄠmāo — Cat | |
ㄡou | 狗 ㄍㄡˇgǒu — Dog |
Nasal finals
ㄢan | 山 ㄕㄢshān — Mountain | |
ㄣen | 門 ㄇㄣˊmén — Door | |
ㄤang | 湯 ㄊㄤtāng — Soup | |
ㄥeng | 燈 ㄉㄥdēng — Light / lamp |
Rhotic final
ㄦer | 二 ㄦˋèr — Two |
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