Chinese Vocabulary Flashcards

"nine": Ancient pictogram of a curled shape, resembling a hand or hook.

"month, moon": Originated from a crescent moon shape.

"for, because": Originally a hand doing something, meaning "for a purpose."

"weather"

"sky, heaven": Ancient human figure with arms stretched upwards, symbolizing the sky.

"air, energy": Depicts rising air currents, representing breath or atmosphere.

"not cold"

"not": Originally a pictograph of a bird flying away, meaning negation.

"cold": Includes 冫 (ice radical) and 令 (command, order), meaning frost or cold air.

"also not hot"