Memrise Lesson 36

Study before Lesson 36 quiz.

Transcript

1. stamp * To avoid confusion with related elements, think of this element as a postage stamp. It’s like a little flag that goes on your mail to tell the post office that it’s already been paid for.
2. clothing 月 flesh + 卩 stamp + 又 crotch Clothing is generally intended to cover your body, but some clothing leaves a lot of flesh exposed: it’s barely more than a postage stamp covering your crotch.
3. seal * This element, related to 卩 stamp, represents a seal like those used to sign your name in ink or wax on a letter. When seal appears above another element, it is abbreviate to look like the katakana マ ma.
4. traffic マ seal + 用 utilize + 辶 road A traffic cop thinks she has a new and improved system for directing traffic: instead of lights or stop signs, she utilizes a seal. When she stamps your car with the official seal (it says ‘Ma says go!’), you are allowed to drive down the road.
5. receipt * This element looks like a crumpled piece of paper—think of a receipt that you crumple up and throw away.
6. detain receipt + 刀 dagger + 田 rice field You get a ransom note scribbled on the back of a receipt. It says, “We will detain the hostage in a rice field, with a dagger at her throat, until you send us the following luxury goods… And you’d better have receipts.”
7. liquor bottle * Picture a liquor bottle with a fancy cap on top. About a third of the liquor is still remaining.
8. distribute 酉 liquor bottle + 己 snake The liquor company had some difficulties with distributing their liquor bottles by mail—the mail carriers kept drinking the liquor. Now they’ve replaced their staff, and all liquor bottles are distributed by snakes (who aren’t interested in alcohol.)
9. dish 罒 look down on + 一 floor I heard a crash, and when I looked down, my antique dish was on the floor, in pieces. I should have been keeping a better eye on it.