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Monday, January 12, 2015

12 Jan - 莫 - (P: ㄇㄛˋ) - Nobody

Word: 莫 - Nobody /There is no one who....
Pronounced: ㄇㄛˋ || Mò

Building Blocks:
- (P: ㄏㄨㄚ || Huā) - Flower (only top part used)
- (P: ㄖˋ || Rì) - Day
- (P: ㄉㄚˋ || Dà) - Big

Constructing the Character 莫:
Nobody () sees the big () flowers () above the sun ()

Expansion:
莫不 - (P: ㄇㄛˋㄅㄨˋ || Mòbù) - There is no one who doesn't or isn't...
莫非 - (P: ㄇㄛˋㄈㄟ || Mòfēi) - Is it possible that...?

Other words that use
- (P: ㄇㄛ || Mō) - Feel by touch
- (P: ㄇㄛˊ || Mó) - Mold / Imitate
- (P: ㄇㄛˊ || Mó) - Membrane
- (P: ㄇㄛˋ || Mò) - Desert


Friday, January 9, 2015

09 Jan - 時 - (P: ㄕˊ) - Time

Word: - Time
Pronounced: ㄕˊ || Shí

Building Blocks:
- (P: ㄖˋ || Rì) - Day
- (P: ㄙˋ|| Sì) - Buddhist Temple

Constructing the Character
The DAY () passing over the Buddhist Temple () measures TIME ()

Expansion
時候 - (P: ㄕˊㄏㄛˋ || Shíhòu) - Time / when
時間 - (P: ㄕˊㄐㄧㄢ|| Shíjiān) - Time (do you have time)
時差 - (P: ㄕˊㄔㄚ|| Shíchā) - Jet lag
時從 - (P: ㄕˊㄘㄨㄥˊ || Shícóng) - From
時常 - (P: ㄕˊㄔㄤˊ|| Shícháng) - Often