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.
堵
dǔ
stop up
土 + 者
soil + hero
The hero escapes a landslide that stops up the road.
暑
shǔ
summer heat
日 + 者
sun + hero
hero endures "the summer of all sun"
奢
shē
extravagant
大 + 者
large dog + hero
The hero named his large dogExtravagance, and the stories about him around the campfire were larger than life.
薯
shǔ
potato
艹 + 罒 + 者
flowers + net + hero
the hero’s patented potatonet: the net is buried underneath the flowering plant to catch the potatoes
赌
dǔ
gamble
贝 + 者
shells + hero
The herogambles his shells.
著
zhù
author [v.]
艹 + 者zhě
flowers + hero
The hero is honored as an author with a floral wreath. (The Hero of the Wild West)
The wedding florist is the author of your flowerhero story. Yes, flowers can be the hero of a wedding, authoring a fairy tale event. (Wedding Planner)
诸
zhū
various
讠 + 者zhě
microphone + hero
The hero tells various stories on a radio variety show.
煮
zhǔ
boil [v.]
者zhě + 灬
hero + cooking fire
hero also knows how to boil over a cooking fire
者
zhě
someone, *hero
耂 + 日
old man + day/sun
"The oldhero’s days of adventure are over." (Hero of the Wild West)
