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.
呆
dāi
dim-witted
口 + 木
mouth + tree
sitting with mouth open on top of a tree watching the world go by
布
bù
cloth
𠂇 + 巾
by one's side + towel
a cook or server with a clothtowel at their waist or over their arm
Father Damien, a man of the cloth, devoted his life to the leper settlement in Hawaii. He eventually caught leprosy and had to wrap himself in cloth.
卓
zhuó
eminent, *sun wizard
卜 + 早
magic wand + early/sunflower
An eminentsun wizard who uses a sunflower as his magic wand.
龹
juàn
*quarter
半 + \
half + line
half cut in half again
周
zhōu
circumference, *lap
冂 + 土 + 口
hood + soil + mouth
as in “a lap around the track” (think of a week, also, as a lap)
At the end of the lap you throw down your hoodie on the soil and throw up, the same if you’ve had a hard week.
