10.月部 moon
月moon下under老old人man This story took place in the Tang Dynasty唐. One day, a man named Weigu韦固 got up very early in the morning. As he...
09.土【士】部 soil;earth
安peace土homeland乐happy业career 安土乐业means living and working in peace and contentment. During the Warring States Period 战国时期(BC 722-481),...
08.心【忄】部 heart
做to be贼thief心heart; mind虚uneasy It was a dark night. A head thief led his three henchmen to a household. He climbed over the rear...
07.金【钅】部 gold;metals
拾to pick up金gold不not昧to put in a pocket; to hide 拾金不昧means one does not pocket the money one picks up. Here is a true story happened...
06.人【亻入】部 person
郑Zheng(State)人person买buy履shoes This is a story about an ancient Chinese man in the Zheng State. The Zheng man wanted to buy a pair of...
05.手【扌】部 hand
手hands舞brandish足feet蹈tread This idiom describes the situation when a person is so happy or excited, that he/she moves his/her hands and...
04.木部 tree
草grass木tree皆all兵soldier 草木皆兵is a story from The Life of Fu Jian苻坚 in the Records volume of The History of the Jin Dynasty. During the...
03.口部 mouth
口mouth蜜honey腹stomach剑sword During the Tan Dynasty唐朝 Emperor Tang Xuanzong唐玄宗 appointed Li Linfu李林甫 as the Prime minister. Li was...
02.艸【艹】部 grass
草straw船boat借borrow箭arrows 草船借箭is from a story from the Chinese novel The Three Kingdoms. Cao Cao曹操—Prime minister of the Wei State魏,...
01.水【氵氺】部 water
水water中in捞catch月the moon Once upon a time, there was a group of monkeys. One night they were sitting in a big tree admiring the moon. ...