Character challenges: May

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Here are the challenges posted on our Facebook page and Twitter feed during the past month. We offer prizes (free Skritter time) for a few correct answers to our weekly character challenges.

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Here are some of the challenges this month:

  1. Spot the incorrect character:
    你学了中文多九？
    (still open, send a direct message to us on FB for a chance to win free Skritter time)

  2. Spot the incorrect character:
    他咬了我的平果！

  3. Guess what Chinese character can form words with:
    站、火、开、列

  4. Which Chinese character does not belong in this group and why?
    百、同、去、回

  5. Guess what Chinese character this is a mnemonic to:
    “That’s my white spoon!” (by Skritter user AmandaChinese)

Scroll down for the answers, but see if you can find the right answer before you peek!

Answers:

  1. (still open, send a direct message to us on FB for a chance to win free Skritter time)

  2. 平 → 苹

  3. 车

  4. 去 (all others have six strokes)

  5. 的

These are our intended answers, but in some cases there are many acceptable answers.

If you want more, check the previous forum posts: