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.
害
hài
harm [n.]
宀 + 丰 + 口
house + bushes + mouth
In Minecraft, stepping on the bushes causes harm, you yell "ouch!"
死
sǐ
death
歹 + 匕
carcass + spoon/person sitting
This is death personified, someone sitting slumped over dead.
建
jiàn
build
聿 + 廴
writing brush + stretch
to build:an architect first plans with a writing brush, then stretches it into reality
告
gào
declare
牛 + 口
cow + mouth
Chick-Fil-A cowdeclaring “Eat more chikin”
cow saying: ”I do declare”
诉
sù
accuse
讠 + 斥
microphone + bloody axe
camp leader comes across a bloody axe and says in the microphone: What happened here? Everyone accusing each other.
越
yuè
surpass
走 + 戊
walk + cannon
They walked with the cannon in order to surpass the enemy during the night; it got caught on something (hook stroke).
馆
guǎn
Bldg
饣 + 官guān
food + bureaucrat
"unmarked foodBldg for Disney bureaucrats" (Disney Map)
活
huó
lively
氵 + 舌
water + tongue
livelytongue can spray water
城
chéng
city
土 + 成chéng
soil + turn into
soilturns into a city when you make it into walls and buildings
