暑 Hot

May 1, 2009 by admin  
Filed under All, Grade 3

Hot is Sun and Person, acting phonetically to express burn.

hot

温 Warm

April 29, 2009 by admin  
Filed under All, Grade 3

warm

Some scholars take warm to refer to an act of kindness in giving a prisoner a bowl of water. Suggest remembering as “Sun warms water in a bowl”.

酒 Alcohol

April 12, 2009 by admin  
Filed under All, Grade 3

302-alcohol1This also means sake—the rice wine not sake the salmon sushi. I opted to make it a red wine, specifically a pinot noir with a hint of oak, blackberry, and spice.