Lesson 5 Flashcards
straight
直
ten+eye
It’s verified by 5 scientists, all ten eyes, that the line on the floor is straight.
set up
置
Set up the volleyball net straight.
tool
具
true
真
ten+tool
To find out if something is true, use a kit of ten tools to run a test. To see if someone is true to themselves look at the ten commandments.
work
(N.)
工
left
(N./ADJ.)
左
The “left” represents the working class.
right
(N./ADJ.)
右
To be on the side that is right, you have to open your mouth.
possess
有
by one’s side+flesh (month)
The flesh hanging at your side keeps you from being possessed.
bribe
(N.)
贿
Someone possessed by clams ($) would be easy to bribe.
tribute
贡
As a tax collector, it’s the work of gathering clams for tribute.
item
项
work+page/head
Put your head to work to get every item on the page. Also looks like “I-t.”
sword
刀
blade
刃
cut
(V.)
切
dice with the blade
summon
召
evident
昭
sun+summon
Court evidence. A lawyer summons the sun to stand as a witness to make the facts evident.
rule
(N.)
则
clam (shellfish)+saber (knife
A gaming rule. You take your trusty saber and crack open the clam, then measure it to see if it’s as long as the rules say it has to be.
vice-
副
wealth+saber
The president cuts up and divide the wealth, to give some to the vice-president.
fourth
丁
sting
(V.)
叮
mouth+spike
Did the bee bite you with its mouth or get you with it’s spike/stinger?
can
(AUX./V.)
可
“I think I can.” Looks like the front of the little engine that could that says with his mouth four times “I think I can…”
older brother
哥
crest
顶
spike (fourth)+head
Crest of a bird’s head feathers. Tomahawk hairstyle over his “four” “head”.
