By Yuan Changming
Heart Renditions: Introduction to Chinese Characters
忍：to tolerate is to bear a knife
Right above your heart
怒: anger influxes when slavery
Rises from above heart
愁: worry thickens as autumn
Sits high on your heart
闷: depressed whenever your heart is
Shut behind a door
意: meaning is defined as
A sound over the heart
思: thought takes place
In in the field of heart
忘: forgetting happens
When there’s death on heart
Etymological Insights: Lesson 2 in Chinese Characters
臭：stinking results from just one bit of too much self-conceit
黨：party in politics means to uphold the principle of darkness
认：knowing someone involves paying attention to whatever s/he says
值：worth is determined by how straight a person stands
债：debt must be paid because it’s a human responsibility
武：military forces are used only to stop war and maintain peace
吻：kiss is an act of not only the mouth but also the heart
Eight Chinese Trio-Characters (Lesson 3)
猋：three dogs running together means to fly fast
毳：three pieces of hair put together indicates as much subtlety as sensitivity
贔：three mounts of money deposited together stands for hard work
鑫：three kinds of metals stuck together signifies prosperity
垚：three units of earth piled together represents a mountain towering against the sky
森：three trees standing together presents a whole forest
淼：three bodies of water flowing together describes a vast expanse of sea
焱：three fires burning together refers to an extremely bright flame