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...
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...
