Radicals Flashcards
(209 cards)
一
Ground
ハ
Fins
丶
Drop
丿
Slide
亅
Barb
二
Two
亠
Lid
大
Big
A really big guy with his arms stretched out nice and big.
人
Person
A stick figure is like this: 大
But this is just a person with their arms down and they are walking
入
にゅう
Enter
A beautiful NYU tent for you
力
Power
Imagine a guy flexing his arm downward to show off his steroid-pumped arm. It’s huge. It’s so full of power
勹
Prison
It is waiting to come down around you
口
Mouth
A big gaping mouth coming to swallow you
女
Woman
Two XX chromosomes
七
Seven
It’s the number 7 when you turn it upside down
十
Cross
山
Mountain
Peaks of a mountain
川
River
Water flowing through the middle of two banks
木
Tree
工
Construction
Looks like a girder used to frame buildings
九
Nine
Looks like it’s starting to spell the word nine with the curve up on the right side representing the “i” in cursive
⼚
Leaf
Like a lily pad sitting on the water
|⼀ (imagine they are attached and the vertical line is shorter)
Gun
日
Sun