The poem
Thinking of You (相思, Xiāng Sī) by Wang Wei (王维).
红豆生南国hóng dòu shēng nán guóRed beans grow in the southern land,
春来发几枝chūn lái fā jǐ zhīWhen spring comes, how many new branches?
愿君多采撷yuàn jūn duō cǎi xiéI hope you will pick plenty of them,
此物最相思cǐ wù zuì xiāng sīThese are best for remembering a friend.
What it means
In China red beans stand for missing someone. Wang Wei sent this to a friend far away, asking him to gather the beans and think of him.
Characters to know
- 红 hóng: red
- 南 nán: south
- 春 chūn: spring
- 多 duō: many
How to practise it
Read the poem aloud together first, then write one line a day using the line buttons above the worksheet. By the end of the week your child can write the whole poem and knows what each line means. When it feels easy, set tracing to 0 and write it from memory.
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