冖 Royal Family

These are the characters in this series. To see them put together in a story, click on the image above to access the pdf. Then review and quiz yourself at the bottom.

shell [n.]
士 + 冗
soldier + superfluous

To this soldier in training, an extra shell of armor seems superfluous. OR Prince Superfluous is sent off as a soldier and dies in a shelling.

zhěn

pillow
木 + 冘yín
tree/wood + crown prince

The crown prince is convinced that a wooden pillow is good for his posture.

huī

brandish
扌 + 军
hand + chariot

The army prince practices the military arts: brandishing a sword with his hand and driving a chariot. OR 扌 + 冖 + 车 hand + crown + vehicle beauty queen riding in a parade waves her hand

bàng

close to
亻 + 旁páng
persona + side/Columbus

Deep thoughts by Prince Columbus: “The person by your side is close to you.”

dān

indulge
耳 + 冘yín
ear + crown prince

Anyone listening to the crown prince must indulge him.

knotted up
纟 + 帝dì
threads + sovereign

A new tailor is hired by the sovereign, but he gets knotted up in threads during the fitting, and the tailor is fired.

bǎng

upper arm
月 + 旁páng
body part + side/Columbus

Deep thoughts by Prince Columbus: “The body part by your side is your upper arm.”

bǎng

roster
木 + 旁páng
wood + side/Columbus

Deep thoughts by Prince Columbus: “The wooden tablet by my side is the ship’s roster."

chén

profound
氵 + 冗
water + superfluous

At the prince's funeral by the lake, there is profound stillness on the water, no superfluous sound.

yín

*crown prince
冖 + 儿
crown + human legs

the next human in line for the crown

fruit stem
艹 + 帝dì
flowers + sovereign

If you picture this royal family on a family tree, the sovereign is the stem, and the children are the flowering branches.

*crown

bàng

pound [n.]
石 + 旁páng
stone + side/Columbus

Deep thoughts by Prince Columbus: “The stone by my side weighs a pound.”

guān

crown
冖 + 元 + 寸
crown + beginning + thumb

This is the full form of the character for “crown.” It shows the crown’s line of descent from the beginning, each adding his/her thumbprint.

hoof
足 + 帝dì
lower leg + sovereign

The sovereign is always on a horse, so its hooves are really just an extension of his lower legs.

háo

milli-
(亠口冖) + 毛máo
tiara + fur

Princess Bling makes a math class breakthrough when her teacher says "a million" is like the number of hairs in her fur stole.

crane
冖 + 隹 + 鸟
crown + special bird + bird

The crane is the crowned royal special bird of all birds.

nóng

concentrated
氵 + 农nóng
water + agriculture

The agriculture princess‘s new product: concentrated agriculture in a bottle—just add water!

yuān

injustice
冖 + 兔
crown + rabbit

It is injustice that the royal rabbit accidentally gets eaten for supper.

qiān

lead along
大 + 冖 + 牛
large dog + crown + cow

There is a large dog that is the seeing eye dog for the royal cow, who is now blind, leading him along.

weep aloud
口 + 帝dì
mouth + sovereign

The sovereign is weeping aloud for the loss of his wife.

shěn

Shen
氵 + 冘yín
water + crown prince

Shen is the crown prince’s valet, responsible for washing him, dressing him, etc.

kettle
士 + 冖 + 业
soldier + crown + profession

This soldier put his mess hall experience to use as a professional kettle keeper for the crown.

xiè

diarrhea
氵 + 写xiě
water + write

The mischievous prince gets pay back for snitching fried pork rinds from the kitchen: watery diarrhea.

yūn

dizzy
日 + 军jūn
sun + chariot

Driving in his chariot, the prince is dazzled by the sun and gets dizzy, veering off the path.

zhì

stagnant
氵 + 带
water + sash

Princess Beauty loses a pageant, throws her sash into the moat, where you can still see it floating because of the stagnant water.

nóng

agriculture
冖 + 𧘇
crown + scarf

This princess has taken on the improvement of the realm’s agriculture. Like a 4-H queen, she can be seen wearing a crown and scarf.

huī

radiance
光 + 军
ray + chariot

The army prince feels the best next to a chariot, rays radiantly bouncing off the shiny chrome and his crown.

sovereign
立lì + 冖 + 巾
stand up + crown + towel

You’ve heard of the story: “The Sovereign’s New Clothes”? The sovereign stands up in front of his subjects wearing only a crown and towel.

jūn

army, *chariot
冖 + 车
crown + vehicle

This prince is put in charge of the army. His symbol is the crowned chariot.

hún

engulf
氵 + 军jūn
water + chariot

While chariot-driving on the beach, the prince is engulfed by a big wave.

háo

unrestrained
(亠口冖) + 豕
tiara + sow

Princess Bling has been called Little Miss Piggy for her unrestrained vanity.

rǒng

superfluous
冖 + 几
crown + wind

This prince is a royal airhead. He is really quite superfluous.

V

*tiara
亠 + 口 + 冖
top hat + mouth + crown

A tiara is a modified 高; a crown where the front part is taller

"This princess likes bling, especially her tiara." (Royal Family)

xiě

write
冖 + 与
crown + offer/slingshot

written offer of marriage from the crown

"The Crown Prince is learning to write at a desk, but his slingshot is underneath." (Royal Family)

tíng

pavilion
V + 丁dīng
tiara + nail

"Princess Bling’s favorite pavilion looks like a tiara on a big nail." (Royal Family)

páng

side [n.], *Columbus
立 + 冖 + 方fāng
stand up + crown + compass

"This prince is an adventurer. Like Columbus, he stands up to the crown with a compass by his side and declares 'the earth is round'." (Royal Family)

liàng

shiny
V + 几
tiara + wind

"Princess Bling uses pressurized cans of air to clean her tiaras to make them shiny." (Royal Family)

dài

sash
卅 + 冖 + 巾
30 + crown + towel

"This princess is a beauty. Here she is the winner of a beauty pageant with a studded (30-jewel) crown and sash, her dress no bigger than a towel." (Royal Family)

冖 Royal Family

Quiz

yín

*crown prince

jūn

army, *chariot

nóng

agriculture

rǒng

superfluous

nóng

concentrated

háo

unrestrained

páng

side [n.], *Columbus

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