What Primary 1 听写 words should my child know about shapes, sizes and numbers?

This page lists 16: 一、六、左右、三、大小、四、五、七 and more. 14 of them appeared in tingxie papers that Singapore schools actually set for this level. Each word has its pinyin, an English meaning and an example sentence your child can read aloud.

How do you pronounce 一 in Chinese?

一 is pronounced yī. It means "one". 数字1，表示单个或开始. For example: 我有一支铅笔。 (wǒ yǒu yī zhī qiān bǐ 。)

How do you pronounce 六 in Chinese?

六 is pronounced liù. It means "six". 数字6，表示数量. For example: 我有六支彩色铅笔。 (wǒ yǒu liù zhī cǎi sè qiān bǐ 。)

How do you pronounce 左右 in Chinese?

左右 is pronounced zuǒ yòu. It means "around; approximately". 用在数量或时间后，说明大概的范围。. For example: 我们下午三点左右在公园集合。 (wǒ men xià wǔ sān diǎn zuǒ yòu zài gōng yuán jí hé 。)

How do you pronounce 三 in Chinese?

三 is pronounced sān. It means "three". 数字3，表示数量. For example: 我有三本故事书。 (wǒ yǒu sān běn gù shi shū 。)

Are these Primary 1 听写 words from the MOE syllabus?

They are checked against MOE Primary Chinese level expectations, but this is not an official MOE word list. 14 of the 16 words here came from a tingxie paper a Singapore school actually set at Primary 1; the rest are levelled by curriculum judgement. MOE publishes the syllabus itself at moe.gov.sg.

16 Primary 1 听写 Words: Shapes, sizes and numbers + Pinyin

Name: Primary 1 听写 vocabulary — Shapes, sizes and numbers
Creator: Geniebook Curriculum Team
Published: 2026-07-26
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Quick answer

These are 16 Primary 1 听写 words about shapes, sizes and numbers: 一、六、左右、三、大小、四 and more. 14 of them come from tingxie papers Singapore schools actually set at this level. Every word below has its pinyin, an English meaning and one example sentence.

Last updated 26 July 2026Reviewed by the Geniebook Curriculum TeamSource: MOE Mother Tongue Language syllabus

The word list

Read the word aloud, let your child write it once from memory, then check the characters. Words marked set by a school appeared in a real tingxie paper at this level.

Primary 1 听写 vocabulary on shapes, sizes and numbers, with pinyin, English meaning and an example sentence
词语	Pinyin	Meaning
一	yī	one数字1，表示单个或开始我有一支铅笔。wǒ yǒu yī zhī qiān bǐ 。Set by a school
六	liù	six数字6，表示数量我有六支彩色铅笔。wǒ yǒu liù zhī cǎi sè qiān bǐ 。Set by 1 school
左右	zuǒ yòu	around; approximately用在数量或时间后，说明大概的范围。我们下午三点左右在公园集合。wǒ men xià wǔ sān diǎn zuǒ yòu zài gōng yuán jí hé 。Set by 5 schools
三	sān	three数字3，表示数量我有三本故事书。wǒ yǒu sān běn gù shi shū 。Set by a school
大小	dà xiǎo	size / big and small指物体或事物的尺寸、规模，有大和小之分这个苹果的大小刚好可以放进我的书包。zhè ge píng guǒ de dà xiǎo gāng hǎo kě yǐ fàng jìn wǒ de shū bāo 。Set by 3 schools
四	sì	four数字4，表示数量教室里有四张桌子。jiào shì lǐ yǒu sì zhāng zhuō zi 。Set by a school
五	wǔ	five数字5，表示数量我有五支铅笔。wǒ yǒu wǔ zhī qiān bǐ 。Set by a school
七	qī	seven数字7，比六多一，比八少一我有七支彩色铅笔。wǒ yǒu qī zhī cǎi sè qiān bǐ 。Set by a school
九	jiǔ	nine数字八与十之间的整数，常用于计数、年龄或日期。我今年九岁，正在读小学三年级。wǒ jīn nián jiǔ suì ， zhèng zài dú xiǎo xué sān nián jí 。Set by 3 schools
多少	duō shǎo	how many / how much问数量或价钱时用的词，意思是"有几个"。书包里有多少课本？shū bāo lǐ yǒu duō shǎo kè běn ？Set by 1 school
八	bā	eight数目字，排在七之后，表示数量。桌上有八个红苹果。zhuō shàng yǒu bā gè hóng píng guǒ 。Set by a school
二	èr	two数字，表示1加1后的数量我有二支铅笔。wǒ yǒu èr zhī qiān bǐ 。Set by a school
五十四	wǔ shí sì	fifty-four数字54，由五十和四组成我们班有五十四名同学。wǒ men bān yǒu wǔ shí sì míng tóng xué 。Set by 1 school
十	shí	ten数字10，表示数量我有十支彩色铅笔。wǒ yǒu shí zhī cǎi sè qiān bǐ 。Set by a school
许多	xǔ duō	many / a lot of数量很多花园里开了许多美丽的花，五颜六色的。huā yuán lǐ kāi le xǔ duō měi lì de huā ， wǔ yán liù sè de 。Set by 1 school
重	zhòng	heavy分量大，与轻相对，多用于描述物品或行李这个书包太重了，我背不动。zhè ge shū bāo tài zhòng le ， wǒ bèi bù dòng 。Set by 1 school

What trips children up on this list

Written for a parent who does not read Chinese. You do not need to know the characters to help. You need to know which ones are easy to mix up.

Characters that look alike

Children often mix up 二 and 一 because both are simple horizontal strokes. The difference is that 二 has two strokes while 一 has only one. 三 and 五 also look similar at first glance. 三 has three horizontal lines, whereas 五 has a box shape with a vertical stroke inside.

Words that sound alike

四 and 十 share the same pinyin tone pattern and can sound alike in dictation. 四 is pronounced sì and 十 is shí. 五 and 九 can also be confused because both end with a similar vowel sound. 五 is wǔ and 九 is jiǔ.

Worth the extra practice

Practice 左右 and 多少 until the child can write them without hesitation. These two words contain multiple characters and are used frequently in daily conversation. 五十四 also needs extra attention because it combines three characters and introduces the tens structure.

A picture for each word

Children remember a character far better when it is attached to an image. These are the same pictures gtx shows during practice.

一yī
六liù
左右zuǒ yòu
三sān
大小dà xiǎo
四sì
五wǔ
七qī
九jiǔ
多少duō shǎo
八bā
二èr
五十四wǔ shí sì
十shí
许多xǔ duō
重zhòng

Where these words come from

In Primary 1 the list is short. Usually eight to 10 items, mostly single characters and two-character words. Tingxie normally starts around week 2 or 3 of Term 1. For many children it is the first piece of graded work they ever sit.

Of the 16 words here, 8 have been seen on a real tingxie paper from a named Singapore primary school, and 左右 has appeared at 5 different schools. Counting every school that set each word, that is 16 sightings across papers parents have sent us since April 2026. Which school set which word is not published.

14 of these 16 words are marked as set by a school at Primary 1; the rest are levelled by curriculum judgement. How we build these lists explains the difference, and why this is not an official MOE list. MOE publishes the syllabus itself: Mother Tongue Language learning, MOE.

Reviewed 26 July 2026 by the Geniebook Curriculum Team. Corrections: tell Hua Hua on WhatsApp.

Practise your child’s own list

Every school sets a different list. Send us a photo of the one that came home and Hua Hua builds a practice from exactly those words: each one read aloud, a picture that helps it stick, and a sheet you can print and write on. The five-step method is the same one teachers use in class.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What Primary 1 听写 words should my child know about shapes, sizes and numbers?: This page lists 16: 一、六、左右、三、大小、四、五、七 and more. 14 of them appeared in tingxie papers that Singapore schools actually set for this level. Each word has its pinyin, an English meaning and an example sentence your child can read aloud.
How is 听写 (tingxie) tested in Primary 1?: The teacher reads each word aloud, usually two or three times. The child writes it from memory in Chinese characters. In Primary 1 the list is short. Usually eight to 10 items, mostly single characters and two-character words. Tingxie normally starts around week 2 or 3 of Term 1. For many children it is the first piece of graded work they ever sit.
How do you pronounce 一 in Chinese?: 一 is pronounced yī. It means "one". 数字1，表示单个或开始. For example: 我有一支铅笔。 (wǒ yǒu yī zhī qiān bǐ 。)
How do you pronounce 六 in Chinese?: 六 is pronounced liù. It means "six". 数字6，表示数量. For example: 我有六支彩色铅笔。 (wǒ yǒu liù zhī cǎi sè qiān bǐ 。)
How do you pronounce 左右 in Chinese?: 左右 is pronounced zuǒ yòu. It means "around; approximately". 用在数量或时间后，说明大概的范围。. For example: 我们下午三点左右在公园集合。 (wǒ men xià wǔ sān diǎn zuǒ yòu zài gōng yuán jí hé 。)
How do you pronounce 三 in Chinese?: 三 is pronounced sān. It means "three". 数字3，表示数量. For example: 我有三本故事书。 (wǒ yǒu sān běn gù shi shū 。)
Are these Primary 1 听写 words from the MOE syllabus?: They are checked against MOE Primary Chinese level expectations, but this is not an official MOE word list. 14 of the 16 words here came from a tingxie paper a Singapore school actually set at Primary 1; the rest are levelled by curriculum judgement. MOE publishes the syllabus itself at moe.gov.sg.

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