thick-headed parents leave their child on a cliff in the sun
季
jì
seasons
禾 + 子
grain + child
grain and children have seasons
grain produces "children" (seeds) in season
毕
bì
complete [v.]
比bǐ + 十
compare + ten/needle
compared to other students, he completed with a perfect ten
享
xiǎng
enjoy
亠 + 口 + 子
top hat + mouth + child
the children of top hats enjoy better food
子
zǐ
child
as a component: “子字旁”
孟
mèng
Mencius
子 + 皿mǐn
child + dish
He was the oldest child, so he got fed first OR golden child on a dish
李
lǐ
plum
木mù + 子zǐ
tree + child
plums are the tree’s children
a common surname: ”木子李“
存
cún
deposit [v.]
𠂇 + 丨 + 子
by one's side + stick + child
Mary McLeod Bethune was committed to depositing resources into the children of the next generation. “Invest in the human soul. Who knows, it might be a diamond in the rough.”
孔
kǒng
cavity
子 + 乚
child + dental hook
On dental visits as a child, more often that not, the dental hook finds a cavity.
孙
sūn
grandchild
子 + 小
child + small
small children are taken care of by their grandparents in China
孤
gū
orphan
子 + 瓜guā
child + melon
Melon Patch Kids
严
yán
strict
亚yà + 厂
Asia + cliff/factory
strictAsian parenting makes some children jump off a cliff
a strictAsianfactory
仔
zǐ
meticulous
亻 + 子zǐ
persona + child
your persona has a child named Meticulous
N
xué
*schoolhouse
⺍ + 宀
owl + house
字
zì
character
宀 + 子zǐ
house + child
child practicing characters at home
学
xué
study
Nxué + 子
schoolhouse + child
a childstudies in a schoolhouse
觉
jué or jiào
senses [n.]
Nxué + 见
schoolhouse + see
learn about five senses at school, the first of which is seeing
孝
xiào
filial piety
耂lǎo + 子
old man + child
children look up to the old people OR the old people dominate the children
孩
hái
tot
子 + 亥hài
child + acorn
tot (child) collecting acorns
游
yóu
go swimming
氵 + 9 + 子
water + banner + child
The banner at the beach tells if it is safe for children to swim.