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Elementary I
Elementary II
“This character looks like a person launching fireworks, and the 4 horizontal strokes symbolize the 4th of July.”
美
“I envision a woman in a skirt carrying a bucket of sweets!”
甜
“To me it looks like the side of a steel bar which means work.”
工
“I see a light bulb and its switch side by side, making a ‘dēng’ sound when the cord is pulled and the light illuminates.”
灯
“It looks like someone who is cuddled up or feeling small, is protected by his ‘friend’.“
友
“Looks like the marks on a scale, the cursor is on the central one.”
重
“It reminds of a wealthy king or emperor walking with a royal shade above him at all times.”
贵
“Adding onto Will Foster’s comment, the left side looks like an ‘E’ while the right looks like a ‘P’. And I envision a person standing in front of an ‘epic’ printer to print their homework.”
印
“The first half of the character is shaped like a widely opened mouth in disbelief and in doubt. The second half adds to the complexity by looking as if it is turning away from the question.”
吗
“The left character looks like a payphone, and the right character looks like the number 5, with a line straight down in the front and a line straight across behind it. I picture Numbah 5 (from “Codename: Kids Next Door”, classic show!), using the payphone to deliver a secret code!”
码