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.
极
jí
extreme [n.]
木 + 及jí
tree + yoga
extreme yoga in a tree
突
tū
abruptly
穴 + 犬
hole + small dog
a Pekingese appeared abruptly out of a hole
离
lí
leave [v.]
㐫 + 冂 + 厶
Scrooge + hood + monument
Scrooge wants to leave the past behind him, builds a hooded monument to the Ghost of Christmas Past
宽
kuān
wide
宀 + 艹 + 见
house + flowers + see
WIDE LOAD on the back of a glass house, where you can see the flowers inside
窄
zhǎi
strait
穴 + 乍zhà
hole + saw
hole is too strait for the saw to fit
难
nán
difficult
又 + 隹
right hand + special bird
difficult to catch/stuff a turkey with your right hand
算
suàn
calculate
⺮ + 目 + 廾
bamboo + eye + two hands
In this class students will construct their own abacus for calculation with two hands: a bamboo frame with eyeballs as beads.
错
cuò
mistaken
钅 + 昔
metal + times past
some were mistaken in times past thinking the metal they had found was gold, but it was fool’s gold
