DLI 5-1

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.

shāng

salesman
亠 + 丷 + 冏
top hat + horns + dementor

This is an evil salesman that wears a top hat to cover his horns and disguise his soul-sucking dementor-ness.

trousers
衤 + 库kù
clothing + garage

These are trousers you wear in the garage (tool belt built in).

qún

skirt
衤 + 君jūn
clothing + Trump

The Trump clothing line.

xié

shoes
革 + 圭
leather + bricks

shoes made of leather, need them to walk on bricks

mài

sell
十 + 买mǎi
ten + buy

ten times the profit when you sell what you buy

piào

pretty
氵 + 票piào
water + ticket

pretty ticket from a waterfall in China

liàng

shiny
V + 几
tiara + wind

"Princess Bling uses pressurized cans of air to clean her tiaras to make them shiny." (Royal Family)

tiáo

strip [n.]
夂 + 朩
walking legs + pole

tightrope walker walking along a strip with a pole for balance

yíng

greet
卬áng + 辶
collection of originals + road

"Greet the Collection of Originals: Part of the New Deal is a Federal Art Project that will employ over 10,000 artists and establish over 100 community art centers where the public can greet the collections of originals commissioned during this time period." (1930's On the Road)

DLI 5-1

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