In this lesson, read through the information for each character. In your character notebook, draw a picture or cartoon of the story that will help you remember the character. Then take the quiz.
长
cháng
long
A
kerchief modified
a looooongkerchief
爱
ài
love [n./v.]
M + 友
birdhouse + friend
Do you love your birds or your friends more?
put notes for the friend you love in a birdhouse
想
xiǎng
think
相xiāng + 心
one another + heart
think of one another, the one you love
木 + 目 + 心 tree + eye + heart: you are under a tree, you close your eyes and think in your heart of the one you love
样
yàng
appearance
木 + 羊yáng
wood + sheep
a wooden sheep has the appearance of a sheep
都
dōu/dū
all/metropolis
者 + 阝
hero + city walls
Dōu! All the heroes jumped over the city wall of the metropolis.
太
tài
overly
大 + 丶
large dog + drop
overly excited, the large dog slobbers a drop
两
liǎng
two of, *yoke
一 + 人 + 人 + 冂
one + 2 people + hood
two people can move as one when hooded together with a yoke
和
hé
harmony
禾hé + 口
grain + mouth
whole grains in your mouth = (digestive) harmony
when grain fills the mouths of the populations, there is harmony
