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.
假
jiǎ or jià
fake or vacation
亻 + 叚jiǎ
persona + copycat
picture your persona buying fakes on vacation
做
zuò
make
亻 + 故
persona + deliberate
Your personadeliberately makes…
alternatively: 亻+古 + 攵 persona + ancient + taskmaster, Your persona needs an ancient taskmaster tomake...
得
de
[for verb complements]
彳 + 旦dàn + 寸
queue + daybreak + thumb
Think verb to what end? A day worker queued up at daybreak, with their thumb up to get picked up.
过
guò
cross [v.]
寸 + 辶
thumb + road
Cross Town with Your Thumb: Without money for transportation, many who hit the road have to rely on hitchhiking to get them to the next place. (1930's On the Road)
送
sòng
deliver
关 + 辶
shut + road
Deliver and Shut: These folks have delivered their kin to the road. Too old to travel themselves, they won’t shut the door until they are out of sight. (1930's On the Road)
住
zhù
dwell
亻 + 主zhǔ
persona + lord
your personadwelling with her lord
爷
yé
grandfather
父 + 卩jié
father + stamped
Picture a stamped original passed from your grandfather to your father.
奶
nǎi
milk [n.]
女 + 乃nǎi
woman + fist
A woman squeezes her fist and gets milk.
This is also a name for your paternal grandmother. Maybe she is the one who taught her granddaughters how to milk?
房
fáng
domicile
户 + 方fāng
door + direction
In fengshui the door of the domicile has to face a certain direction.
