DLI5-10

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.

duì

team
阝 + 人
pinnacle + person

a person can’t reach his pinnacle without a team

"At this pinnacle event (your wedding), your people are your team." (Wedding Planner)

yuán

employee
口 + 贝
mouth + shells

Google pays their employees in their mouths and with shells

bēi

cup
木 + 不bù
wood + no

cups used to be made of wood--no longer

souvenir wooden cup with a no symbol

rèn

recognize
讠 + 人rén
microphone + person

yelling through microphone to get the attention of the person you recognize

shí

knowledge
讠 + 只zhǐ
microphone + only

words from a microphone are only knowledge until they are implemented

lán

blue
艹 + 监jiān
flowers + supervise

food dish he is supervising has blue flowers on it

lán

basket
⺮ + 监jiān
bamboo + supervise

"Task two: make bamboo baskets while supervising the food dish." (Camp Bamboo)

hào

#
口 + 丂kǎo
mouth + broken bow/5

yùn

carry
云yún + 辶
cloud + road

Monkey King is carried by a cloud instead of traveling on the road

a cloud of exhaust from a truck on the road carrying goods

"Carrying (Goods Creates) a Cloud: As the Okies move west carrying their goods, they create a cloud of dust on the road behind them." (1930's On the Road)

DLI5-10

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