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.
风
fēng
wind [n.], *windstorm
几 + 乂
*wind + sheaf
Picture a sheaf of wheat tied so tight in a bundle in a field that the wind has to go up and over it in a windstorm.
北
běi
north
匕(back) + 匕
person sitting + person sitting
two people back-to-back trying to stay warm in the north
停
tíng
halt [v.]
亻 + 亭tíng
persona + pavilion
Your personahalts to look at the strange pavilion.
件
jiàn
piece [m.w.]
亻 + 牛
persona + cow
your persona cuts a cow in pieces
声
shēng
voice [n.]
士 + 尸 + 丨
soldier + split flag
In a civil war, soldiers‘ voices are split against each other.
始
shǐ
commence
女 + 台
woman + stage
Picture a woman on a stagecommencing a women's march.
感
gǎn
feel [v.]
咸xián + 心
salty + heart
You feel salty after the beach, other feelings are in your heart.
冒
mào
risk [v.]
冂 + 二 + 目mù
hood + two + eye
This is a burglar (taking a risk) with just two slits in her hood for her eyes.
药
yào
medicine
艹 + 约yuē
flowers + make an appointment
These flowers are grown for medicine. I had to make an appointment with an herbalist to get them.
alternatively: 艹 + 纟 + 勺 flowers + thread + ladle, traditional medicine made from flowers, tied up with thread, boil it and ladle out the soup
