LESSON 06 (part 1 of 2)


0091

OUT OF SEQUENCE

乙


0095

dagger, fishhook

了

COMPLETE

complete

le

The child is not complete--he's got no arms!



http://flickr.com/photos/dsevilla/368883419/

COMPLETE complete dagger fishhook le 了


0092

complete, one

子

CHILD; SIGN OF THE RAT, FIRST EARTHLY BRANCH; RADICAL #39

child

zǐ

A child, from one to ten, before becoming a teen.



http://flickr.com/photos/usr_c/232528007/

CHILD FIRST_EARTHLY_BRANCH RADICAL RADICAL-39 SIGN_OF_THE_RAT child complete one zǐ 子


0093

child, hook

孔

CAVITY; HOLE

dentist

kǒng

When a child falls into a cavity we need a hook to get it out.



http://flickr.com/photos/themensp/2515027426/

CAVITY HOLE child hook kǒng 孔


0094

mouth, dentist

吼

ROAR



hǒu

The crazy animal dentist incites a lion to roar, opening its mouth so that he can fix a cavity.



http://flickr.com/photos/ariffjrs/1395821146/

ROAR child hook hǒu mouth 吼


0095

OUT OF SEQUENCE

了


0096

hook, stroke, one

女

WOMAN; FEMALE; RADICAL #38

woman

nǚ

The woman has her legs crossed.



http://flickr.com/photos/teducation/2703562771/

FEMALE RADICAL RADICAL-38 WOMAN hook nǚ one stroke woman 女


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LESSON 06 (part 2 of 2)


0097

woman, child

好

GOOD; LIKE, FAVORABLE



hǎo

A woman likes her child.



http://flickr.com/photos/anna/231834141/

FAVORABLE GOOD LIKE child hǎo woman 好


0098

woman, mouth

如

AS, LIKE; -LY



rú

The woman smiled, and her mouth was a likeness of the mona lisa.



http://flickr.com/photos/caribb/2355878576/

-LY AS LIKE mouth rú woman 如


0099

hook, dagger, one, drop (x2)

母

MOTHER

mother

mǔ

The two breasts of a mama who breastfeeds.



http://flickr.com/photos/goetter/1853834576/

MOTHER dagger drop hook mother mǔ one 母


0100

mother, money

貫

PENETRATE; PIERCE
日本語: KAN, APPROX. 3.75KG; KAN, OBSOLETE UNIT OF CURRENCY

penetrate

guàn

The sad fate of mama shellfish was to be captured and pierced to make an earring.



http://flickr.com/photos/mocephus/9702628/

APPROX_3_75KG KAN OBSOLETE_UNIT_OF_CURRENCY PENETRATE PIERCE guàn money mother 貫


0101

mouth, human legs

兄

ELDER BROTHER

teenager

xiōng

My elder brother was basically a mouth on legs when he was a teenager.



http://flickr.com/photos/rsgranne/3148793629/

ELDER_BROTHER human_legs mouth teenager xiōng 兄


0102

ancient, human legs

克

OVERCOME



kè

A teenager addicted to heroine must overcome the needle.



http://flickr.com/photos/kritonvisuals/156539950/

OVERCOME ancient human_legs kè 克


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LESSON 07 (part 1 of 5)


0103

fishhook, stroke, drop

小

SMALL; RADICAL #42

small

xiǎo

Looks like a small airplane.



http://flickr.com/photos/dryfish/138352031/

RADICAL RADICAL-42 SMALL drop fishhook small stroke xiǎo 小


0104

small, stroke

少

FEW

few

shǎo

Few usually refers to three. To emphasize three, we underline with a stroke the three drops of small.



http://flickr.com/photos/cldodds/2661352724/

FEW few shǎo small stroke 少


0105

mouth, few

吵

NOISY; QUARREL



chǎo

A quarrel is a noisy argument where a mouth says few things, but with much emotion.



http://flickr.com/photos/rust_art/3145322304/

NOISY QUARREL chǎo few mouth 吵


0106

one, stroke, drop

大

BIG, LARGE; UNIVERSITY; RADICAL #37

big

dà

A person making himself larger by widening his arms, to scare away a bear!



http://flickr.com/photos/kliefi/2044243031/

BIG LARGE RADICAL RADICAL-37 UNIVERSITY big drop dà one stroke 大


0107

small, big

尖

TIP, APEX; SHARP, POINTED



jiān

The tip of the iceberg is just the small part you can see; underneath lies the much larger submerged portion.



http://flickr.com/photos/rietje/76575482/

APEX POINTED SHARP TIP big jiān small 尖


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LESSON 07 (part 2 of 5)


non-Heisig



フ

RAMEN STROKE; BASIC PRIMITIVE

ramen



A pictograph of a bowl of ramen, phở, chicken soup, or whatever other soupy substance helps your remember this primitive.



http://flickr.com/photos/slice/389360229/

BASIC_PRIMITIVE RAMEN_STROKE ramen フ


0108

stroke, ramen, drop

夕

EVENING; RADICAL #36

evening

xī

This evening, the crescent moon hangs in the sky.



http://flickr.com/photos/hamedmasoumi/2260211264/

EVENING RADICAL RADICAL-36 drop evening ramen stroke xī 夕


0109

evening (x2)

多

MANY, MUCH

many

duō

Many moons ago...



http://flickr.com/photos/anna/414877281/

MANY MUCH duō evening many 多


0110

many, phrase

夠

ENOUGH



gòu

The protesters repeat the phrase "Enough is enough!" many times.



http://flickr.com/photos/vshioshvili/1861312356/

ENOUGH gòu many phrase 夠


0111

evening, magic wand

外

OUTSIDE; FOREIGN



wài

Outside in the dark of evening, only a magic wand can help you.



http://flickr.com/photos/rhoadeecha/30671266/

FOREIGN OUTSIDE evening magic_wand wài 外


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LESSON 07 (part 3 of 5)


112

evening, mouth

名

NAME



míng

In the evening, her sweet mouth whispered my name.



http://flickr.com/photos/hamedmasoumi/3008188345/

NAME evening mouth míng 名


non-Heisig

horizon, stroke

厂

CLIFF, CLIFF DWELLING; RADICAL #27

cliff

chǎng

A pictograph of a cliff.



http://flickr.com/photos/alphageek/1562780066/

CLIFF CLIFF_DWELLING RADICAL RADICAL-27 chǎng cliff horizon stroke 厂


non-Heisig

sun, child

㫗

GENEROUS; KIND

generous

hòu

Be kind and generous to your children: let them go outside to play in the sun.



http://flickr.com/photos/hippie/2700242045/

GENEROUS KIND child generous hòu sun 㫗


113

cliff, generous

厚

THICKNESS



hòu

In Sparta we throw our children over a cliff. Under the sun, they fight other children, and only the most think-skinned children survive.



http://flickr.com/photos/treehouse1977/3003182339/

THICKNESS cliff generous hòu 厚


non-Heisig

ceiling, stroke

丆

T-STROKE; BASIC PRIMITIVE

overhang



You can see the overhang jetting out from the cliff.



http://flickr.com/photos/dawilson/296980157/

BASIC_PRIMITIVE T-STROKE ceiling overhang stroke 丆


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LESSON 07 (part 4 of 5)


114

overhang, mouth

石

STONE, ROCK

stone

dàn

Indiana Jones jumps up and grabs the overhanging cliff just in time to evade the huge stone rolling out of the mouth of the cave!



http://flickr.com/photos/treehouse1977/2994550107/

ROCK STONE dàn mouth overhang stone 石


115

stone, few

砂

SAND; GRAVEL



shā

In good sand there are few stones.



http://flickr.com/photos/theyoungthousands/3194584421/

GRAVEL SAND few shā stone 砂


116

woman, few

妙

EXQUISITE



miào

Exquisite women are few and far between.



http://flickr.com/photos/torley/618029478/

EXQUISITE few miào woman 妙


non-Heisig

drop, walking stick, stroke

⺌

SMALL; TOP PRIMITIVE; RADICAL #42

spark



Sparks fly in all driections!



http://flickr.com/photos/airpark/269257717/

RADICAL RADICAL-42 SMALL TOP_PRIMITIVE drop spark stroke walking_stick ⺌


117

spark, meat

肖

RESEMBLE

candle

xiào

This character bears resemblance to a candle.



http://flickr.com/photos/ntr23/1057883775/

RESEMBLE candle meat small xiào 肖


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LESSON 07 (part 5 of 5)


118

candle, sabre

削

WHITTLE



xiāo

Sparks will fly if you attempt to whittle your sabre.



http://flickr.com/photos/45367588@N00/2460833347/

WHITTLE candle sabre xiāo 削


119

small, one, human legs

光

LIGHT, OPTICS; LUSTER, SHINE

ray

guāng

ZAP! A ray gun shoots someone and their body explodes with sparks flying everywhere and just their legs are left.



http://flickr.com/photos/sniecikowski/3151364177/

LIGHT LUSTER OPTICS SHINE guāng human_legs one ray small 光


120

big, drop

太

ROTUND



tài

A big, rotund sumo wrestler with a loincloth covering his little drop.



http://flickr.com/photos/jasohill/8609021/

ROTUND big drop tài 太


121

few, eye

省

PROVINCE; MINISTRY; HOMECOMING
普通話: ECONOMIZE, SIMPLIFY



shěng

Few extraneous nuisances will be left unnoticed by the eye of the provincial government lowered to its object of focus.



http://flickr.com/photos/overdaforest/3201324929/

ECONOMIZE HOMECOMING MINISTRY PROVINCE SIMPLIFY eye few shěng 省


122

big, can

奇

UNUSUAL; ODD

strange

jī

I find it unusual that so many people commit suicide in Tokyo by throwing themselves in front of the train. To me when I look at this character, I see a train just about to come out of a tunnel, and above the man waiting for his oppourtunity where he can end it all.



http://flickr.com/photos/praram/3203430982/

ODD UNUSUAL big can jī strange 奇


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LESSON 08 (part 1 of 10)


0123

OUT OF SEQUENCE

川


124

stroke, stream/drop (x2)

州

STATE, PROVINCE

province

zhōu

The original meaning of this character was sandbar, and for me this conjures up images of the Mississippi River, which is very wide with many sandbars and which was used to define the borders in ten American states. Picture Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer floating by state after state as they adventure down the mighty stream of the Mississippi, occasionally beaching their raft on sandbars.



http://flickr.com/photos/albaum/2570278183/

PROVINCE STATE drop province stream stroke zhōu 州


125

stream, head

順

SEQUENCE; OBEY



shùn

Obey the sequence of orders streaming down from the head office.



http://flickr.com/photos/aper3caper/2235211827/

OBEY SEQUENCE head shùn stream 順


126

ramen, walking stick, stroke, drop

水

WATER; HYDROGEN; WEDNESDAY

pond

shuǐ

A 7-K cubic foot pool of water. Notice it looks like a 7, and a K. Might have to practice writing it a few times.



http://flickr.com/photos/meshal/45821858/

HYDROGEN WATER WEDNESDAY drop pond ramen shuǐ stroke walking_stick 水


127

drop, ramen, dagger, stroke, drop

永

ETERNITY
日本語: ERA



yǒng

It takes but one drop from the top of the most special water: the fountain of youth (and it is written in a special way to with an extra horizontal line on the top) to live for an eternity.



http://flickr.com/photos/30953739@N08/2893934052/

ERA ETERNITY dagger drop ramen stroke water yǒng 永


153

one, fishhook, drop

寸

A BIT OF; RADICAL #41
日本語: SUN, UNIT OF APPROX 3 cm
普通話: CÙN, UNIT OF APPROX 3 cm

a bit of, glue

cùn

A single chǐ/shaku (尺) is divided into 10 cùn/sun (寸), in the traditional units. The original definition for chǐ/shaku was the average distance between growth nodes on a bamboo. Thus a tenth of a chǐ/shaku is a small measurement, representing just a bit of something.



http://flickr.com/photos/cat-sidh/381205221/

A_BIT_OF CÙN RADICAL RADICAL-41 SUN UNIT_OF_APPROX_3_CM a_bit_of cùn drop fishhook glue one 寸


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LESSON 08 (part 2 of 10)


non-Heisig

drop, stroke

冫

ICE; LEFT PRIMITIVE; RADICAL #15

ice

bīng

Imagine an icicle--a long stroke of ice--melting one drop at a time.



http://flickr.com/photos/mstry-2525-gst/3313034672/

ICE LEFT_PRIMITIVE RADICAL RADICAL-15 bīng drop ice stroke 冫


non-Heisig

ice, stroke, drop

⿰冫⿱丿丶

GRAINS OF RICE; BASIC PRIMITIVE

grains of rice



Four little grains of rice...



http://flickr.com/photos/ricephotos/346389121/

BASIC_PRIMITIVE GRAINS_OF_RICE drop grains_of_rice ice stroke ⿰冫⿱丿丶


128

glue/grains of rice

求

REQUEST



qiú

Enemy: "Any final requests?"
MacGyver: "Just some grains of rice and glue!"



http://flickr.com/photos/kylemacdonald/395376506/

REQUEST glue grains_of_rice qiú 求


129

white, pond

泉

WATER SPRING



quán

Perhaps the most common appearance of this character is in the word onsen (温泉), a Japanese hot spring. The character is an excellent image of someone enjoying a Japanese hot spring: a little white towel on top, water below.



http://flickr.com/photos/zero_data/469603655/

WATER_SPRING pond quán white 泉


130

cliff, spring

原

ORIGINAL, PRIMORDIAL
日本語: FIELD; PLAIN; PRAIRIE; TUNDRA; MOOR; WILDERNESS

meadow

yuán

The origin of life is in primordial ponds and springs near cliffs where tidal forces cause organic chemistry to occur.



http://flickr.com/photos/fipsy/2935640214/

FIELD MOOR ORIGINAL PLAIN PRAIRIE PRIMORDIAL TUNDRA WILDERNESS cliff meadow spring yuán 原


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LESSON 08 (part 3 of 10)


131

meadow, head

願

WISH
日本語: PLEA, PETITION



yuàn

Petition to save that beautiful meadow from overdevelopment by signing this page.



http://flickr.com/photos/intial-t/3014883096/

PETITION PLEA WISH head meadow yuàn 願


non-Heisig

drop, ice

氵

WATER; LEFT PRIMITIVE

water

shuǐ

Drops of water forming on that melting ice.



http://flickr.com/photos/peasap/3056736135/

LEFT_PRIMITIVE WATER drop ice shuǐ water 氵


132

water, middle

沖

普通話: RINSE; INFUSE
日本語: OFFSHORE



chōng

Offshore refers to water in the middle of an ocean.



http://flickr.com/photos/miticdjd/2768589460/

INFUSE OFFSHORE RINSE chōng middle water 沖


133

water, eternity

泳

SWIM



yǒng

I don't particularly like swimming, so a little nightmare of my own is helpful here. As the sole survivor of a shipwreck, I am surrounded by water and forced to swim for what seems like eternity, not knowing when, if ever I'll find land.



http://flickr.com/photos/visualpanic/233508614/

SWIM eternity water yǒng 泳


134

water, province

洲

CONTINENT; SANDBANK



zhōu

Australia is the only continent that is surrounded by water on all sides, yet is still a single state.



http://flickr.com/photos/mikemcd/2527826216/

CONTINENT SANDBANK province water zhōu 洲


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LESSON 08 (part 4 of 10)


135

water, seduce

沼

SWAMP, MARSH



zhǎo

The marshlands near Mordor seduce Frodo into gazing upon them, and he falls into the water--splash!



http://flickr.com/photos/slack12/486854755/

MARSH SWAMP seduce water zhǎo 沼


136

water, few

沙

SAND
日本語: ONE HUNDRED MILLIONTH



shā

Near the water is one of the few places you will find grains of sand.



http://flickr.com/photos/fuentesauco/3069763459/

ONE_HUNDRED_MILLIONTH SAND few shā water 沙


137

water, craft

江

YANGTZE RIVER
日本語: BAY, INLET



jiāng

The great Yangtze River is being crafted into a series of reservoirs and dams, taming the once wild waters into a steady canal carrying traffic down to the bay/inlet, near Shanghai.



http://flickr.com/photos/ifijay/790583621/

BAY INLET YANGTZE_RIVER craft jiāng water 江


138

water, ten

汁

SOUP; JUICE



zhī

To make soup you just take water and add ten tasty ingredients.



http://flickr.com/photos/guccibear2005/2351320156/

JUICE SOUP ten water zhī 汁


139

water, dynasty

潮

TIDE; CURRENT



cháo

The tide water comes in in the morning.



http://flickr.com/photos/meaculpa/206601889/

CURRENT TIDE cháo dynasty water 潮


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LESSON 08 (part 5 of 10)


140

water, meadow

源

SOURCE, ORIGIN



yuán

The source of clean water is in the meadow: it comes from that spring at the bottom of the cliff. Pay no attention to Julie Andrews lying face down in the spring. The water's clean. Trust me.



http://flickr.com/photos/nickpix2008/2214704090/

ORIGIN SOURCE meadow water yuán 源


141

water, tongue

活

LIFE
普通話: VITALITY



huó

Conversations can become more lively after everyone has had a few drinks. It's because "watery tongues" loosen lips!



http://flickr.com/photos/ed_aisela/41957992/

LIFE VITALITY huó tongue water 活


142

water, spark

消

EXTINGUISH



xiāo

An expert firefighter uses exactly the amount of water he needs to extinguish a fire--one drop for each spark.



http://flickr.com/photos/sfcamerawork/2399061385/

EXTINGUISH spark water xiāo 消


143

water, teenager

況

SITUATION



kuàng

Is that teenager drinking water or vodka?



http://flickr.com/photos/tartanpodcast/246741577/

SITUATION kuàng teenager water 況


144

water, can

河

RIVER



hé

A river can be used to transport goods, irrigate land--in short, a river is a body of water that makes so much more possible than a stream or a creek.



http://flickr.com/photos/pkeleher/267331298/

RIVER can hé water 河


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LESSON 08 (part 6 of 10)


145

water, reckless

湖

LAKE



hú

Some lakes are used by criminals to dump ancient body parts in the water.



http://flickr.com/photos/peasap/1285407742/

LAKE hú reckless water 湖


146

water, rule

測

MEASURE



cè

Imagine jumping in the water and riding a shellfish down to the bottom, measuring fathoms with your ruler.



http://flickr.com/photos/gloriapayne/2355544693/

MEASURE cè rule water 測


147

ten, floor

土

EARTH, GROUND; SATURDAY; RADICAL #32

earth

tǔ

The grave was marked by a cross sticking out of the earth.



http://flickr.com/photos/allys_scotland/3141131483/

EARTH GROUND RADICAL RADICAL-32 SATURDAY earth floor ten tǔ 土


148

earth, uniform

均

FAIR, IMPARTIAL; AVERAGE



jūn

To remember the extra stroke in the ladle, make a vivid image of a big drop of excess soil from the ladle falling out onto the ground when you level it, making the surface uniform.



http://flickr.com/photos/drs2biz/2241830151/

AVERAGE FAIR IMPARTIAL earth jūn uniform 均


149

meat, earth

肚

BELLY



dǔ



http://flickr.com/photos/foreversouls/144538080/

"Stay grounded" said the martial artist--meaning keep your center of weight below your belly.

BELLY dǔ earth meat 肚


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LESSON 08 (part 7 of 10)


150

earth, true

填

FILL, STUFF



tián

She took truth serum and released all that stuffed up dirt from her past.



http://flickr.com/photos/wolfgangstaudt/2212955750/

FILL STUFF earth tián true 填


151

mouth, earth

吐

SPIT; VOMIT



tǔ

The only things that come out of my mouth and onto the ground are spit and vomit. Everything else (words, song) floats on the air.



http://flickr.com/photos/piotramigo/1432448387/

SPIT VOMIT earth mouth tǔ 吐


non-Heisig

earth (x2)

圭

CEREMONIAL JADE

ivy

guī

Piling soil upon soil for eons is how ceremonial jade was formed deep in the earth.



http://flickr.com/photos/sharples/37266134/

CEREMONIAL_JADE earth guī ivy 圭


152

mouth, ivy

哇

INFANT'S CRY



wā

Waah! Waah! I want that jade!



http://flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/177496023/

INFANTS_CRY ivy mouth wā 哇


153

OUT OF SEQUENCE

寸


154

ivy, glue

封

SEAL



fēng

Be careful with the order--first you wrap it up in ivy, then you seal it with glue.



http://flickr.com/photos/pikerslanefarm/3012298241/

SEAL fēng glue ivy 封


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LESSON 08 (part 8 of 10)


155

earth, glue

寺

BUDDHIST TEMPLE

Buddhist temple

sì

How long a Buddhist temple has stood on its grounds is a measure of its worth.



http://flickr.com/photos/dynamosquito/2923936525/

BUDDHIST_TEMPLE Buddhist_temple earth glue sì 寺


156

day, Buddhist temple

時

TIME

shí

In ancient Japan, time of day was announced at the Buddhist temples. They did this by ringing large iron bells. This is similar to churches who ring their bells to announce the time of day.



http://flickr.com/photos/baklavabaklava/379989638/

Buddhist_temple TIME day shí 時


157

horns, person

火

FIRE; TUESDAY

fire

huǒ

For some reason, this character reminds me of a person running, her arms (the stroke and drop) raised up, because she caught on fire!



http://flickr.com/photos/quiero-un-pantano/326412394/

FIRE TUESDAY fire horns huǒ person 火


158

stable, fire

灰

ASH; GRAY

huī

There's a fire in the stable!!



http://flickr.com/photos/dornfeld/762694101/

ASH GRAY fire huī stable 灰


159

fire, head

煩

WORRY ABOUT; TROUBLE

fán

Many performers get "Michael Jackson anxiety" wherein they fear their head will catch on fire.



http://flickr.com/photos/luke_stearns/2407890143/

TROUBLE WORRY_ABOUT fire fán head 煩


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160

fire (x2)

炎

BLAZE; INFLAMMATION

flame

yán

To fight fire with fire would just inflame a situation.



http://flickr.com/photos/haniamir/681372929/

BLAZE INFLAMMATION fire flame yán 炎


161

water, flame

淡

LIGHT-COLORED, PALE



dàn

Drink water and burn calories until your skin gets light-colored/pale and you faint.



http://flickr.com/photos/wrathofthegods/2515214211/

LIGHT_COLORED PALE dàn flame water 淡


162

stream, fire

災

CALAMITY



zāi

Godzilla pissing a stream of fire all over Tokyo. That is a disaster!



http://flickr.com/photos/peasap/1752872124/

CALAMITY fire stream zāi 災


non-Heisig

stroke, drop (x3)

⺣

COOKING FIRE; BOTTOM PRIMITIVE

cooking fire



The flames rise through the grill of this cooking fire.



http://flickr.com/photos/eole/449958332/

BOTTOM_PRIMITIVE COOKING_FIRE cooking_fire drop stroke ⺣


163

shining, cooking fire

照

ILLUMINATE
日本語: REFERENCE

zhào

The shine of our cooking fire illuminates the night!



http://flickr.com/photos/jenpilot/2593539299/

ILLUMINATE REFERENCE cooking_fire shining zhào 照


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164

chained, rice field, cooking fire

魚

FISH

fish

yú

The rice field workers got a good meal, when they caught some of those fish, which are capable of living in the little waters of rice fields and bound them up. Then they roasted them on an open cooking fire.



http://flickr.com/photos/thevortext/259708395/

FISH chained cooking_fire fish rice_field yú 魚


165

water, fish

漁

FISHING



yú

Picture a catch of fish being lifted up onto a fishing trawler, water is running off it and back into the sea. Now pull out a fish. It's still flapping and getting water on your face.



http://flickr.com/photos/xave/2767194469/

FISHING fish water yú 漁


non-Heisig

earth (x3)

垚

TALL AND STEEP

mountain range

yáo

Dirt stacked up makes a tall and steep mountain. Kinda looks like a mountain range.



http://flickr.com/photos/reurinkjan/1641168818/

TALL_AND_STEEP earth mountain_range yáo 垚


166

mountain range, stool

堯

YAO

Yao

yáo

Yao is the legendary king whose stool (throne) was in the mountain range.



http://flickr.com/photos/mharrsch/25224521/

YAO Yao mountain_range stool yáo 堯


167

fire, Yao

燒

BURN



shāo

Yao was the first to bring fire to mankind--but stupid early man kept burning himself so woman had to take control of the cooking fires.



http://flickr.com/photos/grufnik/2391850210/

BURN Yao fire shāo 燒


168

sun, Yao

曉

DAWN; KNOW; TELL



xiǎo

"It is Yao that pulls the sun across the sky every morning, allowing us to see the dawn," the storyteller tells the tribe's children. "But how do you know that?" they ask.



http://flickr.com/photos/h-k-d/3643690044/

DAWN KNOW TELL Yao sun xiǎo 曉


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169

rice field/earth

里

COUNTRYSIDE; HAMLET
普通話: LǏ, UNIT OF 500 M
日本語: RI, UNIT OF APPROX 3.9 KM

computer

lǐ

Lǐ and ri are ways of measuring the length of earth underneath a rice field.



http://flickr.com/photos/ricephotos/382428209/

COUNTRYSIDE HAMLET LǏ RI UNIT_OF_500_M UNIT_OF_APPROX_3_9_KM lǐ 里


170

daybreak, computer

量

QUANTITY



liáng

I did such a quantity of work that when daybreak came, I was asleep on the computer.



http://flickr.com/photos/keankelly/1040968000/

QUANTITY computer daybreak liáng 量


171

earth, computer

埋

BURY



mái

You can't bury computers underground, because of the dangerous heavy metals, so you hide them behind an equally large mound of soil and hope no-one notices.



http://flickr.com/photos/kmcdesigns/2232089563/

BURY computer earth mái 埋


172

(computer), cooking fire

黑

BLACK

black

hēi

If you burn the earth of a rice field with campfire, eventually it will turn black.



http://flickr.com/photos/23068052@N02/2285402550/

BLACK black computer cooking_fire hēi 黑


173

black, divine

點

POINT



diǎn

A point is nothing, zero, blackness.



http://flickr.com/photos/felipenavarro/2990124665/

POINT black divine diǎn 點


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174

black, earth

墨

INK



mò

Black ink comes from black soil.



http://flickr.com/photos/tsukimi/2934883366/

INK black earth mò 墨


175

cover, two, eye

冒

RASHLY, IMPRUDENTLY; RISK, BRAVE



mào

Cover your two eyes to eliminate risk of sun damage.



http://flickr.com/photos/gee01/871781364/

BRAVE IMPRUDENTLY RASHLY RISK cover eye mào two 冒


176

cover, one, mouth

同

SAME

same

tóng

Women wearing veils to cover their face all look the same, you can just see one mouth and very little else.



http://flickr.com/photos/lanuiop/2348741362/

SAME cover mouth one same tóng 同


177

water, same

洞

CAVE



dòng

The animals in the cave share the same water.



http://flickr.com/photos/plamenstoev/1388635050/

CAVE dòng same water 洞


non-Heisig

stroke, dagger

冖

COVER; TOP PRIMITIVE; RADICAL #14

crown

mì

A pictograph of a crown.



http://flickr.com/photos/kaotiqua/149688248/

COVER RADICAL RADICAL-14 TOP_PRIMITIVE crown dagger mì stroke 冖


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non-Heisig

drop, crown

宀

ROOF; TOP PRIMITIVE; RADICAL #40

house

mián

A pictograph of the roof of a house, with a little chimney in the middle.



http://flickr.com/photos/maistora/978391815/

RADICAL RADICAL-40 ROOF TOP_PRIMITIVE crown drop mián 宀


178

stroke, crown, mouth

向

DIRECTION, FACE



xiàng

Hey, look over there! There's a stroke of light at the mouth of the cave.



http://flickr.com/photos/fotopakismo/2200487803/

DIRECTION FACE crown mouth stroke xiàng 向


179

horns, house, mouth

尚

ESTEEM



shàng

I have little self-esteem so I keep my mouth under a hood.



http://flickr.com/photos/theredphotograp...207843720/

ESTEEM horns house mouth shàng 尚


180

house, child

字

CHARACTER, LETTER
日本語: A SECTION OF A VILLAGE



zì

Imagine a child in his home (under the roof) sitting at the kitchen table practicing his characters.



http://flickr.com/photos/jrkester/2343938623/

A_SECTION_OF_A_VILLAGE CHARACTER LETTER child house zì 字


181

house, glue

守

PROTECT; ABIDE BY

protect

shǒu

A guard is glued to the house he protects.



http://flickr.com/photos/katedahl/2404292989/

ABIDE_BY PROTECT glue house protect shǒu 守


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182

house, beginning

完

PERFECT



wán

My idea of perfect is just the two of us (human legs) under one roof. Like how it was originally, in the beginning of our relationship.

Their house was the perfect place to begin a family.



http://flickr.com/photos/moonuniti/430655521/

PERFECT beginning house wán 完


183

house, penetrate

實

SOLID; REALITY



shí

He tries to escape reality by moving home to live with his mom under one roof. But reality penetrates its way into the house and about the only thing he does is save money.



http://flickr.com/photos/22857615@N03/2360859286/

REALITY SOLID house penetrate shí 實


non-Heisig

ceiling, daybreak

亘

SPAN

span

gèn

The sun spans from horizon to horizon in a day.



http://flickr.com/photos/storm-crypt/401986952/

SPAN ceiling daybreak gèn span 亘


184

house, span

宣

PROCLAMATION



xuān

You can proclaim your opinions from the comfort of your house and have it span the entire globe these days via The Internet.



http://flickr.com/photos/whartz/3006832856/

PROCLAMATION house span xuān 宣


185

house, candle

宵

NIGHTTIME



xiāo

I burn a candle in my house until the wee hours of the night reviewing the hanzi!!!



http://flickr.com/photos/stawarz/2749787331/

NIGHTTIME candle house xiāo 宵


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186

house, woman

安

普通話: PEACEFUL
日本語: INEXPENSIVE



ān

Think of one woman relaxing. Cheapest place to do that is in one's own home rather than at some fancy resort, eh?



http://flickr.com/photos/alejandrocastillo/478564042/

INEXPENSIVE PEACEFUL house woman ān 安


187

house, day, woman

宴

BANQUET



yàn

One full day of preparation for a banquet stands between the woman and peaceful relaxation in her house.



http://flickr.com/photos/justin/2056777545/

BANQUET day house woman yàn 宴


188

house, strange

寄

MAIL; CONSIGN



jì

I consign you the keys to my house. Be sure to take in the mail! Little do you know that my strange house is haunted...



http://flickr.com/photos/jonathanpoh/2938069428/

CONSIGN MAIL house jì strange 寄


189

house, wealth

富

WEALTHY
日本語: MT. FUJI



fù

Remember Ducktales? That rich scrooge McDuck duck had that room in his house where he kept all the wealth! He had so much in that house you could even swim in it!



http://flickr.com/photos/autanex/478347745/

MT_FUJI WEALTHY fù house wealth 富


non-Heisig

house, nail

宁

STOREHOUSE

storehouse

níng

A pictograph of an old storehouse, now filled with rusty nails.



http://www.flickr.com/photos/mescon/3714341746/

STOREHOUSE house nail níng storehouse 宁


190

money, storehouse

貯

SAVE, STORE AWAY



zhù

It takes a lot more than one clam of savings to buy a house on a street.



http://flickr.com/photos/the_undergraduate/281549206/

SAVE STORE_AWAY money storehouse zhù 貯


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