象形字解析（共5篇）.docx

象形字解析（共5篇）

第一篇：象形字解析一、人Thisisagreatbuildingblocktolearnbecauseit’sjustsoeasytorecognise,evenwhensurroundedbyothercharacters.InancientChinesewriting,thischaracterresembledtheprofileofawalkingperson.WithalittleChineasymagic,youcaneasilyseehowthecurvedstrokesrepresentaperson’slegs.人simplymeans“person”,soyou’llcomeacrossitinphrasesandcompoundsrelatedtoinpidualsandgroupsofpeople.Also,you’llfrequentlysee人incomponentform,whichlookslikethis:亻.Pinyin:人ren2二、口isoneofthefirstChinesecharactersastudentwilllearn.Notonlyisitextremelyeasytowriteandremember,it’saverycommonbuildingblock;learning口earlyisagreatinvestmentforanystudentofChinese!Onethingtorememberwhenusingthisbuildingblockisthatthereisanearlyidenticalcharacterthatmeans“surround”.口(surround:wei2)istypicallylargerthan口(mouth)andcan’tbeusedbyitself.Forexample,回(toreturn:hui2)hasa口(mouth)inthemiddle,anda口(surround)aroundit.Ifyousee口standingallalone,it’sdefinitelya“mouth”.Pinyin:口kou3三、木Thiscommonbuildingblockcharacteroriginallyrepresentedatree(obviously!)withbothbranchesandroots.Inthemodernformofthecharacterthatyouseehere,therootslookjustlikelow-hangingbranches,sofeelfreetorememberthemthisway!Asabuildingblock,木isfeaturedinalotofcompounds.Typically,ifyousee木,youknowyou’rereadingsomethingaboutnatureorwood!Also,justlikeinEnglish,treescanhaveconnotationsofstupidityordullness;aneasywaytorememberthisalternativemeaningistoremembertheinsults:“asthickastwoplanks[ofwood]”and“blockhead”.Pinyin:木mu4四、火Thisbuildingblocklookslikeapersonwavingbotharms,asifsheorhewerefranticallyyelling:“Help,help,I’monfire!”.Originally,火wasjustapictogramintheshapeofaflame,butIliketothinkofapersononfireinstead!Everyone’sbrainisalittledifferent,sofeelfreetofocusonwhateverimagebesthelpsyourememberthecharacter!Pinyin:火huo3五、門ThisbuildingblockcharacteroriginallyrepresentedagateinancientChinesewriting.ThemodernformofthecharacterlooksanawfullotlikeapairofsaloondoorsfromtheWildWest!Atleastthat’showIrememberit.Because門issuchacommonbuildingblock,youshoulddefinitelysp