Kanji 5

QuestionAnswer
勿 component
do not

Do not bend it twice or it'll wrap around itself!

物
thing

When you see a cow, do not think of it as a thing.

厂 component
cliff

This one clearly looks like a cliff.

广 component
on a cliff

That dot there, clearly someone standing on a cliff.

卜 component
fortune-telling

To tell your fortune, connect the line to the dot, and the path appears.

占
occupy

Fortune tellers use their mouths to occupy all your time.

店
shop

If you want to set up a shop, it's best to occupy a spot on a cliff for visibility.

冂 component
upside down box

This clearly looks like an upside down box. Doesn't it?

内
inside

Inside every upside down box, there's a person.

肉
meat

Inside a person, there's a lot of meat.

丷 component
horns
米
rice

Are those horns on that tree? No, they're giant grains of rice!

来
come

When you see one rice, you know that more will come.

彳 component
step

To take a step, a person must bend their knee.

丁
street

You found one hook on the street. Congratulations!

行
go

If you want to go, you must step through one street. If you can't choose one, you won't be going anywhere.

亠 component
lid

This obviously is a lid. Just look at it!

冋
desert

In the desert, it's as if your mouth is caught in an upside down box. Drinking water never comes from above, so you have to search for it below.

高
tall; expensive

You're not tall enough to be unaffected by a sandstorm, so you need to put a lid on your mouth when entering the desert to avoid choking in the sand.

中
middle; inside

Above the middle of your mouth there's a line called the philtrum.

了
finish

Be careful, even one hook can finish you.

子
child

A child, if you have even one you know your life is finished.

⺍ component
insignificant

Two dots and a bend, truly the most insignificant kanji components.

龸
mind

An insignificant cover may hide a vast, profound mind.

学
study

Every child with a mind is forced to study.

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