Lesson 2

Question 1

old

Answer 1

[16]

古

an old man laying upside down in his coffin

strokes: 5
stroke order

Question 2

I

Answer 2

[17]

吾

I have five mouths in my head: mouth, 2 ears, 2 nostrils

strokes: 7
stroke order

Question 3

risk

Answer 3

[18]

冒

you are taking a risk if you stare up at the sun

strokes: 9
stroke order

Question 4

companion

Answer 4

[19]

朋

mars’s two moons are best companions

strokes: 8
stroke order

Question 5

bright

Answer 5

[20]

明

the sun reflects it’s bright light onto the moon at night

strokes: 8
stroke order

Question 6

chant

Answer 6

[21]

唱

think of it as three mouths chanting, two with their tongues out

strokes: 11
stroke order

Question 7

sparkle

Answer 7

[22]

晶

a diamond sparkles as brightly as three suns

strokes: 12
stroke order

Question 8

goods

Answer 8

[23]

品

three hungry mouths are waiting to eat the newly arrived goods

strokes: 9
stroke order

Question 9

spine

Answer 9

[24]

呂

your spine connects your head to your body

strokes: 7
stroke order

Question 10

prosperous

Answer 10

[25]

昌

you will be prosperous if you work from sun up to sun down

strokes: 8
stroke order

Question 11

early

Answer 11

[26]

早

a sunflower shining early at 10am

strokes: 6
stroke order

Question 12

rising sun

Answer 12

[27]

旭

9am carries with it the rising sun

strokes: 6
stroke order

Question 13

generation

Answer 13

[28]

世

3 tens (30 years) is a generation

strokes: 5
stroke order

Question 14

stomach

Answer 14

[29]

胃

the rice field is harvested once a month to get food for our stomach

strokes: 9
stroke order

Question 15

nightbreak

Answer 15

[30]

旦

a nightbreak happens when the sun rises over the horizon (floor)

strokes: 5
stroke order

Question 16

gall bladder

Answer 16

[31]

胆

if you drink all night (moon) until night break, your gall bladder will be in pain

strokes: 9
stroke order

Question 17

span

Answer 17

[32]

亘

the span of one day is when the sun rises and sets (ceiling and floor)

strokes: 6
stroke order

Question 18

concave

Answer 18

[33]

凹

a concave shape

strokes: 5
stroke order

Question 19

convex

Answer 19

[34]

凸

a convex shape

strokes: 5
stroke order