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.
然
rán
sort of thing
月 + 犬 + 灬
body part + small dog + cooking fire
hot dogsort of thing
笑
xiào
laugh [v.]
⺮ + 夭yāo
bamboo + die young
"In this contest, the team who gets the most laughs performing a skit about bamboo causing premature death will win." (Camp Bamboo)
laughing panda with squinted eyes, no bamboo, so he dies young
哭
kū
cry [v.]
吅 + 犬
chatterbox + small dog
dog howling
chatterboxPekingese brings tears of rage to your eyes
怕
pà
dread [v.]
忄 + 白
meme + white
meme of a white face represents dread
黑
hēi
black
里 + 灬
computer + cooking fire
burnt computer is black
但
dàn
however
亻 + 旦dàn
persona + daybreak
your persona planned on getting up at daybreak, however…
However, Dan at dawn...
图
tú
picture [n.]
囗 + 冬
enclose + winter
framed winter scene
when enclosed in the winter, draw pictures
变
biàn
change
亦 + 又
dancing penguin + right hand
This dancing penguinchanges his stick from his right hand to his left.
成
chéng
turn into
刀 + 戊
knife + cannon
When does a knife fight turn into a cannon fight? When a bully becomes president.
