| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 土 | soil; earth Ten crops, one soil. |
| 王 | king The king is the one ruling the soil. |
| 玉 | ball The king has a dot at his feet. It's a ball, how inappropriate! |
| 囗 component | enclosure The enclosure component looks the same as the mouth kanji. Unlike mouth, this component is not a kanji by itself. When the enclosure component is used inside a kanji, another component is enclosed within it. |
| 国 | country Enclose a ball and call it a country. Who decides what a country is anyway? |
| 水 | water |
| 二 | two |
| 三 | three |
| 車 | car Looks like a car doesn't it? With a line connecting two axles that the wheels are connected to, and an engine(the sun) in the middle. |
| 冖 component | cover This kanji component looks just like a cover. |
| 勹 component | wrap A gun and a hook is all you need to wrap up someone's life. |
| 与 | give If you want to give something, people will appreciate it if you put one wrap around it. |
| 写 | copy If you want to give something away, you better cover the downside by first making a copy. |
| ハ component | animal legs |
| 目 | eye |
| 真 | true I saw a creature with ten eyes and one animal leg. It's really true! |
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