鱼
Meaning: fish Origin: 甲骨文中的“鱼”，字形为一条直立的鱼，头朝上，尾朝下。头、身、鳞、鳍俱全。后来鱼身的图案被拉直为笔画，鱼尾变为四点，而在简体字中，鱼尾则由一横代替。“鱼”和“余”发音相同，有鱼（余）说明生活富裕，中国春节的年夜饭一定要有鱼，象征“年年有余”。 In the oracle bone inscription, the character “鱼” is the image of a fish upstanding, with the head upwards and the tail downwards, It has head, body, scale and fins. Later the pattern on the fish…
夹
Meaning: to press from both sides; to clip or clamp; folder Origin: 这个字形像两个较小的人扶着一个较大的人，本义是“辅佐”，后来本义逐渐消失，引申为“从两旁钳住”。 This character looks like two smaller men supporting a larger man with their arms, so its original…
齐
Meaning: Uniform; similar; together Origin: 田里的麦子一般都长得很整齐，所以古人用三棵麦子代表“齐”这个字，齐，表示“同时”、“一样”的意思，也可以表示“一起”。“齐”也是中国人的一个姓。 Because wheat grows orderly in the fields, ancient Chinese used the image of three strands of wheat to form the character “齐,” which means…
又
Structure: Subject + 又 + Adjective 1 + 又 + Adjective 2 Meaning: The character “又” (yòu) can be used to attribute two qualities to something. This is like saying…
句
Meaning: sentence Origin: “句”字由“口”和“丩”（“纠”的本字）组成。“口”的原意是方钉，“丩”像两根绳子纠结在一起。所以“句”的本意是“弯曲”。现在“句”多用来表示完整的话。 The character “句” was composed of “口” and “丩” (the original version of “纠”). “口” used to mean nail, and “丩” looks like two intertwining ropes.…
多
Structure: Subject + 多 + Adjective Meaning: “多” (duō) is often used to ask about the extent of something. Examples: 1. 他 多 重？ Tā duō zhònɡ How…
队
Meaning: a row of people; line；team; group Origin: “队”是“坠”的本字，甲骨文的字形是一个孩子从土山上坠落下来的状况，现在“队”的意思主要是“行列”、“军队”。 “队” is the original version of the character “坠.” On ancient oracle bone inscriptions, “队” looks likes a child falling down…
解
Meaning: to separate; divide; untie; undo Origin: 甲骨文的字形由“牛”、“角”和两只手组成，意思是用手解剖牛角，所以“解”的基本意思是“分开”、“打开”。 On ancient oracle bone inscriptions, “解” is made up of the characters representing a cow, ox horn and two hands, which together…
