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.
每
měi
every
𠂉 + 母mǔ
lying down + mother
everymother needs a nap
时
shí
time
日 + 寸
sun + thumb
primitive sundial: holding up your thumb to see its shadow and tell the time
候
hòu
wait
侯hóu + 丨
marquis + stick
"Old marquis has waited for years." (Max Dart)
alternatively: 亻 + 丨 + ユ + 矢 persona with a stick + iron + dart, an old person hears an intruder and waits holding an iron and a dart
快
kuài
fast [adj.]
忄 + 夬guài
meme + Iron Man
meme of Iron Man zooming by so fast
乐
lè or yuè
happy music
𠂆 + 朩
drag + pole
dragging a violin pole to make happy music
高
gāo
tall
亠 + 口 + 冂 + 口
top hat + mouth + hood + mouth
This is a tall man costume with someone on someone else’s shoulders. The guy on top wears a top hat to make him even taller. The guy on the bottom wears a hood to cover his face.
兴
xìng
excitement
O + 八
owl + animal legs
owl is excited it caught a mouse
书
shū
book
𠃌 + 𠃌 + 丨 + 丶
coat hook + coat hook + stick + drop
hang your book bag on the coat tree
回
huí
return [v.]
囗 + 口
enclose + mouth
picture of a circle revolving in another
"And with that, the cycle is complete, and he’s headed home." (Trumpeter Wu)
