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Elementary I
Elementary II
“This character reminds me of the story about King Arthur who would be the person radical trying to take the sword out of the rock which is the middle component. Anyone else that tried to take out the sword couldn’t and they found the work impossible to do.”
做
“It looks a bit like a high heel shoe with a strap, which you wear on your FOOT.”
足
“Since this character makes up the word 英文 for English language, I remember that a lot of old English literature typically takes place in the English countryside.”
英
“The earth is being PRESSed down enough that it spurts a droplet of water.”
压
“The three dashes are not straight so it looks like part of a roof that’s collapsing/unstable. The bottom part looks like someone stretching their arms out to prevent the roof from falling on someone they love that’s next to them.“
爱
“I remember this character because the left side is the particle for water, which is the location of this occurrence, and the right side looks like a lifejacket thrown towards the left side to rescue the person.”
淹
“Depending on how you look at it, the top half of the character looks like an “n” (without the dian, and also looks like an “A” with the dian. NA are the first two letters of ‘name’.”
名
“This character has the water radical. Part of the character reminds me of the electricity character. Electricity and water are a dangerous combo that could potentially make you DROWN.”
淹
“This character looks like a salaryman sitting on the subway and looking at his phone with his briefcase placed next to him.”
先
“The left hand part of this character is the wood / tree radical. this character reminds me of “excellent, bravo” because usually when you accomplish something impressive, you receive a certificate. certificates are usually made from paper, and paper comes from trees.”
棒