Memrise Lesson 16

Study before Lesson 16 quiz.

Transcript

1. stretch * Don’t confuse this element with 辶 road, though both elements have three strokes, and both wrap around the bottom left of another element. You may want to remember stretch as a stretched out 3, with a long third stroke to emphasize the stretched bottom half.
2. build 聿 calligraphy brush + 廴 stretch First, draw a building plan with your calligraphy brush, and then stretch it out into a 3-D building!
3. garment A strangely-dressed person with a top hat and a long, draped garment—perhaps you can see the long sleeves and folds of a kimono in the bottom four strokes? Garment takes several different shapes when used as an element in other kanji; we will give them special names to prevent confusion. On the left, the second and third strokes combine: 衤 cloak. Beneath another element, the top hat disappears: scarf.
4. first time 衤 cloak + 刀 dagger The first time I tried on my new cloak, I realized that the inside was full of daggers. There was no second time.
5. towel * This element technically includes the stick and hood elements, but it may be easier just to remember it as a towel draped over a rack.
6. market 亠 top hat + 巾 towel I had a nightmare that I went to the market and realized I was only wearing a top hat and a towel.
7. older sister 女 woman + 市 market It is the older sister’s job to go to the market. (The 妹 younger sister is 未 not yet old enough.)
8. rain 一 ceiling + 巾 towel + 丶 drops Is it raining? No, that’s just water dripping from the towel hung from the ceiling. Or: A picture of a window with rain outside.
9. winter 夂 walking legs + 冫 icicles In winter, it’s so cold that two icicles form on my walking legs. The two drops that form the bottom element mean ice, and can also appear as a left-hand element: 冫