子 Nerd

bèi

*Sunday school
L + 子
chapel + child

Sunday School is the class at the chapel that the children attend.

hòu

thick
厂 + 日 + 子
cliff + sun + child

thick-headed parents leave their child on a cliff in the sun

seasons
禾 + 子
grain + child

grain and children have seasons

grain produces "children" (seeds) in season

complete [v.]
比bǐ + 十
compare + ten/needle

compared to other students, he completed with a perfect ten

xiǎng

enjoy
亠 + 口 + 子
top hat + mouth + child

the children of top hats enjoy better food

child

as a component: “子字旁”

mèng

Mencius
子 + 皿mǐn
child + dish

He was the oldest child, so he got fed first OR golden child on a dish

plum
木mù + 子zǐ
tree + child

plums are the tree’s children

a common surname: ”木子李“

cún

deposit [v.]
𠂇 + 丨 + 子
by one's side + stick + child

Mary McLeod Bethune was committed to depositing resources into the children of the next generation. “Invest in the human soul. Who knows, it might be a diamond in the rough.”

kǒng

cavity
子 + 乚
child + dental hook

On dental visits as a child, more often that not, the dental hook finds a cavity.

sūn

grandchild
子 + 小
child + small

Small grandchildren are often taken care of by their grandparents in China.

orphan
子 + 瓜guā
child + melon

Melon Patch Kids are orphans, too.

yán

strict
亚yà + 厂
Asia + cliff/factory

strict Asian parenting makes some children jump off a cliff

a strict Asian factory

meticulous
亻 + 子zǐ
persona + child

your persona has a child named Meticulous

N

xué

*schoolhouse
⺍ + 宀
owl + house

character
宀 + 子zǐ
house + child

child practicing characters at home

xué

study
Nxué + 子
schoolhouse + child

A child studies in a schoolhouse.

jué or jiào

senses [n.]
Nxué + 见
schoolhouse + see

You learn about the five senses at school, the first of which is seeing.

You often fall asleep (and can't see) when you are at school.

xiào

filial piety
耂lǎo + 子
old man + child

children look up to the old people OR the old people dominate the children

hái

tot
子 + 亥hài
child + acorn

tot (child) collecting acorns

yóu

go swimming
氵 + 9 + 子
water + banner + child

The banner at the beach tells if it is safe for children to swim.

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