20．鱼【魚】部 fish
缘climb木tree求catch鱼fish In the Spring and Autumn Period春秋时期, the King of Qi 齐宣王intended to rule his state with force. However, Mencius...
19．石部 stone; rock
点touch石stone成become金gold It is said that in the Jin Dynasty, there was a Magistrate of Jingyang County, named Xu Xun, who could do magic....
18．日【曰】部 sun
夸父(Kuafu, name of a giant)逐chase日sun In remote antiquity, a group of giants lived deep in the mountains of northern China. The Head of...
17．王【玉】部 king; jade
抛cast砖brick引attract玉jade In ancient China there lived a man named Zhao Gu赵嘏, who wrote very good poems. Another man – Chang Jian常建 –also...
16．火【灬】部 fire
火fire烧burn赤red壁cliff (Red Cliff: a place name) This is a another story from the novel of the Three Kingdoms三国. In 208, Cao Cao曹操 – King...
15．竹部 bamboo
胸chest有have成mature竹bamboo In the Northern Song Dynasty北宋, A painter named Wentong文同 was famous for his paintings of bamboos. Why was he...
14．女部 female
女娲name of a goddess补patch天sky In remote antiquity, there was a goddess named 女娲. It is said that she had a human head and a snake body. ...
13．言【讠】部 speech
言talking(here 言used as an auxiliary word)归restore于to好good relations During the Spring and Autumn Period 春秋时期(BC 770—476), princes under...
12．虫部 insects
冬winter虫insect夏summer草grass 冬虫夏草is the name of a precious traditional Chinese medicine which grows in the area of Tibet西藏. It cures...
11．糸【纟】部 silk
丝绸silk之of路road The Silk Road According to archaeological research, China has been producing silk for about four thousand years. In the...
