Chinese: Background Language Learner F–10 Sequence / Levels 9 and 10 / Understanding / Systems of language
Content description
Infer possible sounds and meanings of unfamiliar characters encountered in a range of contexts by identifying and explaining the role of semantic and phonetic sides
Elaborations
inferring the meaning of unfamiliar words containing a familiar character morpheme
inferring the meaning of terminology in other subjects based on analysis of characters such as 螺旋桨
applying understanding of word formation to identify the word best suited to the required context and use by comparing translations for words in a bilingual dictionary
appreciating that the precise meanings of character morphemes are determined by context, for example, 一封信 and 相信；企图 and 地图
