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.
库
kù
garage
广 + 车
cave + vehicle
"You are running out of space in your cave. You expand into a side cave to store your primitive vehicle." (Hunter Gatherer)
尹
yǐn
overseer, *mop
彐 + 丿
broom + slash
Mr. Yin is overseer of the janitors.
君
jūn
monarch, *Trump
尹 + 口
overseer/mop + mouth
"Trump has a mop of hair and a mouth to match, aspires to be a monarch." (Stand-up Comedian)
革
gé
leather [n.]
廿 + 口 + 十
twenty + mouth + needle
make twenty holes with a needle in a leather belt
圭
guī
*bricks
土 + 土
soil + soil
soil pressed together makes bricks
票
piào
ticket
西 + 示
Wild West + altar
"Buy tickets to a Wild West show featuring a shotgun wedding at the altar of the town church." (Wild West)
To the west of the altar is where they sell tickets to tour the cathedral.
卬
áng
*collection of originals
匚fāng + 卩
box + stamped
box of stamped originals
廾
gǒng
two hands
手
hand modified
象
xiàng
elephant
兔 + 豕
modified rabbit + sow
think of an elephant as a rabbit-eared, long-snouted sow (a.k.a. an aardvark)
