Memrise Lesson 4

Study before Lesson 4 quiz.

Transcript

1. bound up * This element wraps around the outside of smaller elements: imagine a present bound up tightly in cloth and string. When there is nothing to wrap, it appears squished at the top of the kanji, and the final hook disappears: You may wish to think of the version with the hook as chain and the one without the hook as rope.
2. ten thousand 一 one + 勹 bound up I bound ten thousand dollars up with rope and hid it under the floor. Pay attention to stroke order! It remains the same when this kanji is used as an element in other characters.
3. target 白 white + 勹 bound up + 丶 drop A Japanese target has a drop of white paint in the middle, bound up in black and white circles.
4. horns * Picture a bull’s horns, or those of a goat or a moose. Like an animal’s horns, this element always attaches to the top of the element beneath it. When there is nothing for the horns to attach to, a straight line is added, as in 首 neck.
5. neck 丷 horns + 自 self If you have horns on yourself, you need a strong neck to carry the weight! Note that a straight line is added as a base for horns.
6. tool 目 eye + 一 one + animal legs  Keep an eye on the tools on your workbench. (Perhaps a shellfish is trying to steal one.)   We will also use the bottom half of this kanji as an element: Imagine it as a picture of a workbench.
7. true 十 ten + 具 tools  Ten eyes working together are the best tools to tell what is true.  A true craftsman only needs ten tools.
8. construction Think of this kanji as the steel frame for a building at a construction site. That T standing on the ground will someday support a skyscraper. As an element, it can be used to mean construction, craft, or artificial.
9. by one’s side * Do not confuse this element with 十 ten; the vertical stroke curves toward the left. It shows an arm hanging by your side. Note that there are two possible stroke orders, as shown above. Stroke order is fixed for each specific kanji.
10. left by one’s side + 工 construction The left side of the brain handles logical skills like engineering and construction. Pay attention to stroke order: the first stroke and the third stroke are parallel.
11. right by one’s side + 口 mouth The right way to put food in your mouth is with the hand on your right side. Imagine a big mouth floating on your right side. It’s convinced that everything it says is right. Right and left use opposite stroke order for by one’s side. Start with the curved vertical line.
12. have by one’s side + 月 moon Because the earth has gravity, it also has a moon by its side. Stroke order: Like right, have begins with the curved vertical stroke.