西 The Wild West

These are the characters in this series. To see them put together in a story, click on the image above to access the pdf. Then review and quiz yourself at the bottom.

merchant
西 + 贝
Wild West + shells

Mr. Jia is a merchant in the Wild West who trades for shells

chestnut
西xī + 木
Wild West + tree

lone chestnut tree in Wild West town

overturn
西 + 彳 + 复fù
Wild West + queue + duplicate

Focus of the Wild West economy has been overturned to tourism, where people line up to see modern duplicates of old-time scenes.

shài

bask
日 + 西xī
sun + west

bask in the western setting sun

西

west, *Wild West
酉 - 一
whiskey bottle - “whiskey”

empty whiskey bottle on the streets of the Wild West

yào

want [v.]
西 + 女
Wild West + woman

poster in the Wild West Wanted: Women

Western women want it all: family, career, etc.

piào

ticket
西 + 示
Wild West + altar

"Buy tickets to a Wild West show featuring a shotgun wedding at the altar of the town church." (Wild West)

To the west of the altar is where they sell tickets to tour the cathedral.

西 The Wild West

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