Chinese Characters汉字

Where do they come from?

从哪里来？

人If you take a man at his word

then you have…

言

信xin4

meaning

trust

口If you take words that are said over ten times

then you have…

十

古gu3

meaning

ancient

心If you find a heart that is hidden behind a door

then you have…

门

闷men2

meaning

depressed

言When you say numbers up to ten

then you have…

十

计ji4

meaning

count

大If you go from big to small

then you have…

小

尖jian1

meaning

sharp

心When your heart is divided

then you have…

分

忿fen4

meaning

anger

人When you have a person confined

then you have…

囗

囚qiu2

meaning

imprison

人When a person leans up against a tree

then you have…

木

休xiu1

meaning

to rest

不When you get a ‘no’ from someone’s mouth

then you have…

口

否fou3

meaning

to deny

人When a person feels for a second person

then you have…

二

仁ren2

meaning

love

So that’s where some Chinese characters come from.

Now, let’s see if you canreconstruct which character

means what.

休计否信仁忿尖囚闷古

trustancient

depressedcountsharpanger

imprisonrestdenylove

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