Memrise Lesson 26

Study before Lesson 26 quiz.

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1. bamboo lying down +丨stick This kanji shows tall sticks of bamboo with their leaves on top. Bamboo grows straight up, like a 丁 nail, and the leaves and branches grow from the joints. Two stalks represent the bamboo grove. Tying a person down and letting bamboo grow through their body was a real historical punishment. Here we see two victims lying down, with sticks of bamboo beneath them. A shorter form without the hook is used as a top element: ⺮
2. laugh ⺮ bamboo + 丶 drop + 大 large You are probably familiar with maneki neko, the smiling lucky cats often seen in restaurants. Instead of a cat, this store has a laughing panda. He has a crown of bamboo, and he is laughing so hard that a large teardrop rolls down his cheek.
3. answer ⺮ bamboo + 会 fit The answer to this puzzle is to make the bamboo pieces fit together. I can’t figure out the answer to this crossword puzzle. Six letters, starts with a B… oh, bamboo fits!
4. person A very simple stick-figure: this person only has a body and two legs.  This kanji changes its shape slightly to become an extremely common left-hand element:亻 Make your stories more memorable by choosing a specific person or character to associate with the person element.
5. dwell 亻 person + 主 main A person’s dwelling, the place where they live, is the main place that they spend their time. They say that a man’s home is his castle— within a person’s dwelling, that owner is the main person.
6. body 亻 person + 本 book To understand the human body, read an anatomy book.
7. rest 亻 person + 木 tree A person taking a rest under a shady tree.
8. serve 亻 person + 士 gentleman A servant is a person who stands beside the gentleman they work for.
9. believe 亻 person + 言 say I believe everything that person says.
10. use 亻 person + 一 one + 史 history Imagine that every time you use an object, you can see a history of every single person who once used it.