Memrise Lesson 3

Study before Lesson 3 quiz!

Transcript

1. magic wand A rough dividing rod or magic wand— there’s a twig still attached. Associate this element with magic or fortune-telling.
2. above 卜 magic wand + 一 one The magic wand stands upright above the floor, although no hand is touching it.
3. below 一 one + 卜 magic wand Now the magic wand is hanging in midair below the ceiling.
4. animal legs *  This element represents short, stubby animal legs. You can imagine them as anything from a cat’s paws to a squid’s tentacles. As always, write from the top down.
5. shellfish 目 eye + animal legs  A terrifying shellfish with huge eyes and tiny animal legs.  As an element, this kanji can also mean money, reminding us of a time when people used shells as currency.
6. employee 口 mouth + 貝 shellfish  Good employees keep their mouths clamped shut as tightly as shellfish.
7. buy 罒 look down on + 貝 shellfish The shopkeeper gave me the evil eye when I tried to buy something using shellfish. I’d better find some actual money.
8. page 一 one +丶drop + 貝 shellfish A shellfish balancing one page on its head. This is an uncommon kanji, but it is used frequently as an element in other characters. We will use it to mean page or head.
9. human legs *  These human legs are longer and more sophisticated than animal legs, and they let humans stand and walk upright. Imagine a person walking, with the rear leg bent back and the foot kicking up.
10. see 目 eye + 儿 human legs  You have a dream that you are being chased by a giant eye on human legs, shouting “I see you!”
11. origin 二 two + 儿 human legs  There have been many stories about the origin of the world. The Bible says, “in the beginning,” God made two human beings, a man and a woman. Thus, two sets of human legs.