Level 10 Hanzi list 2

I don't like to eat 米

what does 米 mean?

• come lái

• wood mù

• rice mǐ

• original běn

从is combined by two 人 (people)

what does 从 mean?

• follow cóng

• come lái

• rice mǐ

• source běn

来 contains 米 and an extra horizontal stroke on the top, symbolizing heaven/sky.

what does 来 mean?

• follow cóng

• come lái

• rice mǐ

• source běn

大 stretch out to all directions

what does 大 mean

• sky tiān

• big dà

• too tài

• less shǎo

天 contains a 人(people) stretching out his arms under a horizontal stroke (heaven)

what does 天 mean

• sky tiān

• big dà

• too tài

• less shǎo

太 is a bit/dot more than 大

what does 太 mean

• sky tiān

• big dà

• too tài

• less shǎo

上 is an arrow pointing to a direction

what does 上 mean?

• down xià

• middle zhōng

• up shàng

• stuck kǎ

下 is another arrow pointing to a direction

what does xià mean?

• down xià

• middle zhōng

• up shàng

• stuck kǎ

bull's-eye! your arrow hits 中

what does 中 mean?

• down xià

• middle zhōng

• up shàng

• stuck kǎ

Interesting extra!

卡 is when you are in the middle of 上 and 下

Guess what 卡 means

• down xià

• middle zhōng

• up shàng

• stuck kǎ