I was browsing the shelves of BORDERS the other day at Wheelock Place with Kai because she wanted to look for Japanese textbooks. It just so happened that I picked up a book which teaches you how to write Kanji, and explains the origins of the words to you via pictures.
Lesson #1:
'Mu 3'
This means mother in Chinese. Kanji uses a lot of Chinese words... so the idea is roughly the same.
Now, class, where did the origin of the word come from? Take a guess.
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Your mummy's nipples! LOL.
For those of you with super laser sharp eyesight, you would have caught the English caption above which reads 'A woman's nipples become dark during motherhood.'
Ok, next. Lesson #2: 'Mei3' as in 'Mei3 Ge4 Ren2' -- 'Everyone'
For the less adept at Chinese... it looks like this: 每
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The english explanation reads: Every person has a mother.
See the little man running above his mother's nipples? LOL.
Lesson #3: Xiong1 - 胸
(Author's note: I have no idea how these people think man.)
Book: Across your heart bra supports fleshy breasts.
(Me: .......................)
Lesson #4: Ba1 - 巴
This is one of my personal favourites. Now class, can you guess the origin of this word?
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Book: This element means buttocks.
Dang! Why didn't my chinese language teachers teach me this?! I'm sure it would have stuck in my memory all those years spent memorizing this and that for Chinese tests.
Lesson #5: Ba3 - 把
Once again, I wonder how the people who wrote this book think.
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A hand grasps a buttocks.
Arigato Gozaimasu!
