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Elementary I
Elementary II
“It’s like “AY” so it’s easy to memorise.”
叫
“The heart radical indicates it is a feeling and the second component, is the “white” character, because many of us fear seeing the white light too soon.”
怕
“This character looks like an old telephone held close to your ear, which is like talking to someone on the phone to make an appointment.”
约
“The right hand side of this character (although it is not identical), reminds me of the character, “自,“ which is a part of the word “自己,“ meaning “alone.” and sometimes people have fears or they are AFRAID of being alone.”
怕
“The upper part of the character resembles a wall protecting the middle part (or the “capital”), while the lower part symbolizes all the paths (both straight and curvy ones) leading to the capital as if it is the center of everything.“
京
“It has the foot radical and on the right, there is the bread character. When someone is hungry he/she runs for bread.”
跑
“This character actually looks like on relay race. On his right(left) hand he is holding a baton. So, he is running towards the first place.”
先
“The *easy* thing to do with your *foot* is *kick*.”
踢
“It looks like a bed with white sheets and covers and the dash is your head as you’re lying in bed. Before going to bed you say “bye” (bái) to your friends or parents.”
白
“It looks like a person is taking into a podium, from the side. So the podium is the speech radical, while the person is really the hai in haizi, a child giving a speech is something that should happen.”
该