‘gutng (Crightness light; glory) CPPPrE SE CD PRL FRBD: —TreBeA (b) eBLTLC— ek W), SmRONe SRN KATA, ‘Wecanse that he over par of thi characte represents person (keting towards the righ above this prone luminaing the ene) Thiscleal conveys he iden that twas fe that rough light to mankind, which hen athe way to civilization [Bel Radical J L(sm) (988057) Characters under the radical SUlelder brother), FE(Erst), FE(overcome) | [3818] Words and phrases He guangesi use: splendour ue vanghsé ——_briliance splendour re vnghiin acing of ight HB guongjié right and clean 6 guanglin: presence (of a guest) 18 cangming light HR 8ngrong honour; glory Fach Character Autre 5) the Chinen Ween Language‘udng ming zhang ‘open and aboveboard i.e., just and honourable HRCA ‘quéng isn hud in the light of the day JOR (uding yin sion time flying like an arrow Oe udng yin rén rin ‘Time passes very quickly. Jer ‘guéng 289g yb 2 making one’s ancestors illustrious [8191 Example JLB RHE A 6 tng sh shi je de ‘wang zhi quéng oo (Wp sR peR Children are the light of our hope in this world.(Ce Be 2 Ba] bie (good; fine; nice) SPVETRIA-TOERS. SMMBMA (MH). ReABNB/LONSS, MREROREET, Esso Inthe race bones the left side f this character shows a kneeling woman holding baby tober breasts ($2). This form ofthe character thus demonstrates tht people in ancient times consiered a woman with children tobe superior to, and beter than, a woman without children. [5085] Radical — 4x(female) PRB Characters under tha radical {Welder sister), fhe, her), Nbegin) 19815} Words and phrases BIE, nee BS naedue 5B saegén ae veken | BA storén BRL ewbar SS ees 08 to cat; delicious a geod many {favourable impression od looking se08 person amusing Fach Chrno APaturt (56) the Ghee Veen tangeogeHE OX" OSH (WY) BAR-AABS EAL MARLALSE MOVE, RECSUAAAMRTAS, “X" ERMAN SOG, CRI “ROORRYFEBES, DL “3” OBRINT *e', “HAT SDLORUNMEAEEE. is. pictographic character. As the oracle bones show, it pictures the shape ofa flame: rising into the air. kis a radical in ther Chinese characters (there are three forms of the “fie” radical: one is placed onthe left side; the others are writen on the bottom as a flattened 1k, ‘or as four dots). Chinese characters with this radical mostly have something to do with “fire” or “heat”, or the functions offre [@BW1 Radical — k¢frey [9888] Characters undor the radical BRlash), ROKiy), saster) (G38) Words and phrases ge hudba torch eR hudch ‘match yee hud train ot hhudguang blaze 20 oh asea of fire ach Charter A Pitre (58) the Chinese Weiter Langehudhus spark voit turkey busin rocket hudshan ——_voleano hud shing ji6 you ‘add oil to the fire 1 hud shdo méi méo fire burning the eyebrows a matter of utmost urgency ft hud sho yin hud a display of firewoods and a sea of lanterns ive. om a festival night hud zhong go pull sb's chestnuts out of the fire i.e, be a cat’s-paw 1 Example Ai BERL! bi néng rong xibo hoi 21 wengr hud Don’t let children play with fire.i ‘lucky; auspicious; propitious) 3 st] | aE ‘e' (2) Sree—eRe (0), TORRRET RENE (OD), Be MFAREBRS, GILLS, RRAAATERAKS. PARSONS, AMEHEL | «RE AFNES, BF EB, Inhe oracle bones, the upp part of this characteris ikea weapon () andthe lower arts ike utensil (E) wed to stove weapons. The combination of tes wo implies hat when weapons are tred away, they ar not Being used, so thee ae fewer wars andes ange. [81 Radical — mouth) [BEEF Characters under the radical ‘Blowallow), edsink), WHlbreathe) [38181 Words and phrases, aii Ioeky BME —ipiche jeep | 3m i wedding day aR ina suspicious; propitious Be ite suite SH jing tucky ach Character APienre G{)) the Chinese Weiten LanguageeR Ji gutng pit yi a fragment of a highly treasured relic BAR ied tion x99 Heaven assists the good. Boa jf ng chen an auspicious day eros fing 6 yi May yuu Inve good fortunes according to your wishes. [6it01 Example RRL EHEC, al hw de fing shi 2 =e Seven is my lucky number. nett lower sthat Sess -en? 61 ~@®p> We (amily: ome) “R OLYMR—am (1). ATRA-Re (2), TOMSHSM, AME RERGREGES. AU, WOES, MONT “ROE, MM, ROE OTERENKT, CTTRRTIASBENRNME-THA TM ‘This isan associative character comprised of two parts: the upper portion relates tothe meaning of *house” (()), while below the roof there isa pig (3 ). In China, as in many other ancient societies, swine, perhaps the earliest ofall domesticated animals, along with dogs, ‘were kept close to home. Therefore, a pig residing in or under a house became, through logical association, a symbol of the family's dwelling place, its “home”, and by extension and ‘permutation, the family home became the family itself. [BB Radical — ~(r00) LQBEFFI Characters under the radical Erin, Figuand, sae) [888] Words and phrases ae iiichon amily property ae iii0 family education Re {iajubn ‘wife and children RE iting family ach Character APionre 62) the Chinen Wren Langs\ | ny aia §% } RY vening ——omsanvepice | ag ' # } Dosen j 78 ching bn fn | | homely food RRPP j 48 Jia hi his each and every family I RAAT Ji chou bi ks wl yng | Domestic scandals should not be made public. RRaAHENS 66 you ban nd nit djing | [Every family has a ekeleton in the cupboard. 16H) Example ve RET AERA! a 13 2 shdng fe yg bi us ji6 de rén She fell in love with one who doesn’t go home!sian (we) ’]a[a|e | “2 HBR SH OME. BALIN” SF, R-TREBEAA (f), ERODLLA- RAM (S), BOL TALSRM ERE. ‘This character inthe orale bones represented peso kneeling on the round acing right (A). Above the head f the person wa bigeye (™) which ge thee of someone watching something [RH Radical — (see) [186] Characters under the radical R(look at), fee), YALview) 838] Words and phrases Re jibnbbo to appear inthe newspaper wt ston insights judgment Re jibegudi mind; take offence Rm je views opinion BR jianshi experiences; knowledge | RH san regard 3,35 an outsider aa jitowéa what one sees and hears | RR jidrxito become effective ach Chrscter APuture G4 the Chine Writes Languageee GF 448) mene, ian tng shi ud | trim one's sails nee ibn dus shi gxing experienced and knowledgeable ID) ecxe jib 6 ibn 2H Different people, different views. nos ‘ibn waht 2h From one small clue one can see what is coming. REBE jin yi st qin change one’s mind the moment one sees something new RBA jdm yi yng wi ready (o take up arms for a just cause P| 12191 cxampie PLL RADAR + TE. we ibn gud Fin gid ming xing mal kb raid dn Thave met the basketball star Michael Jordan. -007 65 -weai (open) 898 FT FSSOPAM. MVEA. TPAN—SANA. NATO RF, RAGFACHNA, “F" ORERE “FIT, GRRE. ‘The original character JF was comprised of three parts, on the two sides were the ‘double doors (P9); in the middle of the doors there was a horizontal stroke representing ‘the bolt (—); and under the bolt there was a pair of hands, indicating two hands removing ‘the door bolt (PX). The original meaning of 3 is “to open the door”, but later t came to ‘mean “to open” in a general sense. T8GEN Radical (horizontal line) | HELBBEFE) Characters under the raccal FF(do), Aialen), evel) [§Bi8] Words and phrases Fe ache rive or star a car Fe kaichudn set sll Fe keidoog start | Fe eaiFang ‘be open (tothe public) te ashe ‘blossom: bloom Fe kaihut hold a meeting ach Gharscter Place (772) the Chine Writes Languageschool hegine open one’s mouth; start to alk ‘open; wide ol hud 6 gus bloom and bear fruits eo aR ai judn you yi Reading is always profitable, ET ai chéng wg jin ‘reat somebody open-heartedly i.e., meet or talk in all sincerity Rt kai tin pi dh break fresh ground Td ke yun je Ws to tap new resources of revenue and cut down expenditures MAE ko hog Let great prosperity attend the opening of a shop. 1 Example: RMR, BATE! ie én Fe kui gu kai mn ‘The guests have come, go to open the door quickly!ean (ook at watch; see) “TERRE “@" FAMBAG, b¥Be-—RE (P), THBE—RM (G), BHE-T ARFHEREZE, WECIMRD. ‘This characteris a combination of two pats: the upper partis a hand (#), and the lower paris an eye ( meaning that man raises his hand above his ees to look into the distance [&81 Radical Beye) [BSF) Characters under the radical BBleve), Bebling), wink) | [888] Words and phrases an Kinbing (of apatien see a doctor Bu neha make out see as eonchua see through ae end eat regard | = Kendo catch sightof: ee BE —Kandect ink highly of Be fens view S Kenai ep abreast with 8 Knging underestimate {ach Charter APiare 714) the Chine Wren Langwagea2 mong call on visit rR kan bi shin yn to one's dislike Rich, mE kon dl ch fen. ing tT 6 yt Fit one’s appetite to the food served, and one’s clothing to the figure. i.e., adapt oneself to the circumstances AER ean au iin live on another's favour 19169) Example vesiak peek” nda? ff bn gud ti tn nik 2he bis didn yng ma ; Have you acon the film Titanic? ~007 15 -ee