暑 Hot
Hot is Sun and Person, acting phonetically to express burn.
温 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”.
白 White
White is a sun with a ray of light. That’s how I see it. Some etymologies say it’s a mark pointing to the tip of a white fingernail.
湿 Damp
April 14, 2009 by admin
Filed under All, Higher Grades
Slightly wet.