DLI 5-5

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.

fēng

wind [n.], *windstorm
几 + 乂
*wind + sheaf

"Our story starts in the wheat field. It has already been harvested into sheaves and the first cold wind of the season arrives in a storm. It blows against the sheaves, but they are tied tight, so the wind has to go up and over them as it passes through the field." (Hat in the Wind)

běi

north
匕(back) + 匕
person sitting + person sitting

two people back-to-back trying to stay warm in the north

tíng

halt [v.]
亻 + 亭tíng
persona + pavilion

your persona halts to look at the strange pavilion

jiàn

piece [m.w.]
亻 + 牛
persona + cow

your persona cuts a cow in pieces

shēng

voice [n.]
士 + 尸 + 丨
soldier + split flag

In a civil war, soldiers‘ voices are split against each other.

shǐ

commence
女 + 台
woman + stage

woman on the stage commencing the women's march

gǎn

feel [v.]
咸xián + 心
salty + heart

feel salty after the beach, other feelings are in your heart

mào

risk [v.]
冂 + 二 + 目mù
hood + two + eye

This is a burglar (taking a risk) with just 2 slits in his hood for his eyes.

yào

medicine
艹 + 约yuē
flowers + make an appointment

"These flowers are actually grown for medicine. I had to make an appointment with an herbalist to get them." (Wedding Planner)

alternatively: 艹 + 纟 + 勺 flowers + thread + ladle, traditional medicine made from flowers, tied up with thread, boil it and ladle out the soup

DLI 5-5

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