Analysis of Major Characters and Words (第十七课)

Analysis of Major Characters and Words (第十八课)

2. 犯罪犯 (the altered “dog; beast” radical 犬on the left -> “beastly person; to

attack”) + 罪 (the abbreviated “net” 网on top + “not; wrong” 非beneath)

-> “to do wrong [things]; commit a crime; perpetrate”

12. 碰碰 (the “stone, rock” radical 石 on the left + 並/并 “unite, merge”) ->

“to make rocks collide” -> “to bump; touch”

13. 理智理 (the altered “jade” radical 玉on the left -> “texture of jade” -> “pattern

or arrangement [of things]” -> “reason; logic”) + 智 (“knowledge” 知 on

top + “speak” 曰at the bottom -> “spoken wisdom”) -> “reason; sense”

32. 规定规 (见 “see; view” on the right -> “oversee” -> “rules, regulations”) + 定

(“fix; decide ”) -> “regulations; stipulation”

36. 禁止禁 (allegedly of Biblical origin: the “woods, forest” 林 on top, “show,

reveal” 示at the bottom -> “to show [the forbidden fruit] in the garden of

Eden” -> “forbid, ban”) + 止 (the altered pictograph of a “foot with

protruding toes” -> “stop” ) -> “to forbid, ban”

39. 集会集 (“birds” 隹 perched on a “tree” 木 -> “gather, assemble”) + 会 (“meet;

meeting”)-> “assemble; assembly”

45. 羔羊羔 (the abbreviated “sheep” 羊on the altered “fire, flames” 火) -> “lamb;

lamb meat”

55. 抢劫抢 (the altered “hand” radical 手on the left -> “to snatch [by hand]”) + 劫

(“go; leave” 去 + “force; strength” 力 -> “keep from leaving by force”) ->

“to rob, loot”

61. 消灭消 (the altered “water” radical 水 -> “to dampen with water”) + 灭 (the

horizontal stroke on top indicating a “cover” + “fire” 火 underneath ->

“to cover the fire” )-> “put out, eradicate; to perish, die out”

67. 贫富不均贫 (“divide” 分 on top + “cowrie; shell money” 贝at the bottom ->

“impoverished, poor”) + 富 (the altered “roof” radical on top + “land”

田 at the bottom -> to have a house and tilled land of one’s own ->

“wealthy”) + 均 (the “earth, land” radical 土on the left -> “divide or

distribute land evenly”) -> “unequal distribution of wealth”

69. 紊乱紊 (the “thread” radical 系 at the bottom + the phonetic part 文 on top ->

intertwined yarns) + 乱 (“messy”) -> “disorderly; chaotic”

30. 健全健 (“healthy” as in 健康) + 全 (“complete; intact” as in 完全、安全 ) ->

“well-developed; sound”)