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Elementary I
Elementary II
“The word looks like it has a graduate cap on, so it might be asking itself: ‘Now that I’ve graduated, whats the meaning of my life? What exactly does this mean for my future?'”
意
“This character has the water radical and the the bottom looks like the mouth radical. You need water to live!”
活
“Sound (音）on top of heart. like how music has meaning.”
意
“Humans are mostly composed of water, as are most living things, which I associate with the water radical. Then, the mouth radical reminds me that we need to eat, drink, and breath through our mouth which is necessary for life. Lastly, the part above the mouth can remind me of a ribcage which protects many vital organs.”
活
“The top part looks like a window, and the bottom is heart. So in order to know what you THINK, I need to look through the ‘window to your heart’.“
思
“The 手 of course reminds me of holding something with your hands, but the 口 radical reminds me that you can also hold stuff with your mouth if your hands are full. The radical above these components reminds me of a roof, that holds all of your belongings inside.”
拿
“I remember that this character makes up part of the word ‘suan le’ because it looks like someone rolling their eyes to say ‘forget it’.”
算
“This character looks like a person turning their head. Also, the hand radical on the side of the person figure looks like they are signaling a turn.”
拐
“The entire word looks like the word for “man” holding a knife, which reminds me that we DO NOT (don’t) murder!”
别
“It looks like two 人, one behind the other, which reminds me that you come FROM your past if you can imagine that the person in the back is past you, and the person in the front is present you.”
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