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.
寂
jì
lonely
宀 + 叔
house + uncle
Uncle Schubert lives by himself in a house and is lonely.
督
dū
superintend
叔shū + 目
uncle + eye
Uncle Schubert uses his eye to superintend the younger crowd.
戚
qī
kin
戊 + 上 + 小
cannon + above + small
Uncle Schubert does a cannonball jump into the pool to the delight of his younger kin.
The justification of the cannon is it is protecting kin, flies above the small people.
椒
jiāo
spice plant
木 + 叔
wood + uncle
Uncle Schubert grows woody spice plants in his yard.
淑
shū
graceful
氵 + 叔shū
water + uncle
Uncle Schubert is graceful in the water.
叔
shū
uncle
上 + 小 + 又
above + small + again/right hand
"Uncle Schubert is put in charge of the small kids again." (Uncle Schubert)
Picture this dynamic in your family: Above the small child is the father and his right-hand man is his brother, the uncle.
