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Elementary I
Elementary II
“The sun symbol is being pointed at by the one on the right, which means he is finding the point in time (Astrology).”
时
“Hand which is mixing or stirring something in a jar using a long stick, droplets flying out because of the stirring. Overall just a hand radical with a 半 （also called ban) meaning noon.”
拌
“The sun is always an indicator of time of the day. The second character I connect to the last character of 谢, which means thanks. Here it means that we should be thankful for the time we have.”
时
“Clouds（云）don’t transport themselves by walking（辶），but the idea of clouds walking as a form of transportation (meaning of the character), is odd enough that you may remember it!”
运
“The top part means roof and the middle part looks like someone crossing his/her hands. So I imagine that I’m welcoming a guest who came to my home.“
客
“The walking radical signifies… walking… which is necessary for transport. Furthermore, what is inside the walking radical looks like an arm holding up something (like how a waiter holds a plate of food), which you would need to do if you transport something.”
运
“Looks like a prisoner walking into a jail cell because they did something WRONG.”
错
“The walking radical represents walking which you would need to do a lot of if something is far away. Well, if not, you could take some sort of transportation method… but that could be expensive, which reminds me of the 元 inside of the walking radical.”
远
“The top right component looks like a bucket and so… I just made this little story in my head of how putting metal in a bucket would really irritate the sun god, and hence doing so would be wrong. Very convoluted, but sometimes the more absurd stories actually stick in your mind the best.”
错
“The walking radical signifies that this character has something to do with distance, and the 斤 part of the character looks like a hand pointing down at the ground, as you could point to something that is close to you. Together, this character reminds me of something that you could point at and walk to, so something that is close.”
近