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

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.

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

Picture a woman on the stage commencing a women's march.

gǎn

feel [v.]
咸xián + 心
salty + heart

You 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 two slits in her hood for her 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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