西 The Wild West

These are the characters in this series. You can review them and quiz yourself at the bottom. To see them put together in an illustrated story, go to Lessons: Extension.

merchant
西 + 贝
Wild West + shells

Mr. Jia is a merchant in the Wild West who trades for shells

chestnut
西xī + 木
Wild West + tree

lone chestnut tree in Wild West town

overturn
西 + 彳 + 复fù
Wild West + queue + duplicate

Focus of the Wild West economy has been overturned to tourism, where people line up to see modern duplicates of old-time scenes.

shài

bask
日 + 西xī
sun + west

bask in the western setting sun

西

west, *Wild West
酉 - 一
whiskey bottle - “whiskey”

empty whiskey bottle on the streets of the Wild West

yào

want [v.]
西 + 女
Wild West + woman

poster in the Wild West Wanted: Women

Western women want it all: family, career, etc.

piào

ticket
西 + 示
Wild West + altar

"Buy tickets to a Wild West show featuring a shotgun wedding at the altar of the town church." (Wild West)

To the west of the altar is where they sell tickets to tour the cathedral.

西 The Wild West

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