说
JLPT HSK 1

shuì, shuō
Left: word 讠/言 (sound waves out of a mouth 口), right: money transfer 兑 (coming out of 丷 my elder brother 兄)
The words coming out ouf my elder brother explain it.

	关
JLPT HSK 1

guān
Top: out of 丷, below: heaven 天 - Shows a mountain pass (=lowest section of a ridge), which is "in the sky", but from which it gets higher 丷
(Depending on the weather) A mountain pass can be closed.

	送
JLPT HSK 2

sòng
Left: movement 辶, right: to close 关 (The mountain pass 丷 in the sky 天 is closed.)
Down out of 丷 heaven 天 with a movement this was delivered.

	弟
JLPT HSK 2

dì
From top: to come out 丷, bow 弓, and an arrow λ
A feathered arrow comes from the bow of my younger brother.

	总
JLPT HSK 3

zǒng
From the top: coming out 丷, mouth 口, heart 心
(not only half-truths) What comes out of your mouth and heart, shall always be the 'whole'.

	单
JLPT HSK 3

chán, dān, shàn
From top: coming out 丷 (here: rays or shine), sun 日, ten 十
It shines the sun in a group of ten (with nine planets, including Pluto) as the single one.

	梯
JLPT HSK 3

tī
Left: tree 木, right: younger brother 弟 (A feathered 丷 arrow λ from the bow 弓 of my younger brother.)
It is wooden and for my younger brother (to make him as tall as me): a ladder.

	瓶
JLPT HSK 3

píng
Left: unite 并 (When you are coming out 丷 of a buddhist temple 开 you shall be united.) [开 = image of a temple's entrance gate with double upper traverses, which actually means "open", as these gates have no doors], right: roof tile 瓦 (interhooked tiles)
(The roof tiles are generalized understood as "pottery") For making sth. 'uniting' (= a container) the pottery is formed into a bottle or pitcher.

	胖
JLPT HSK 3

pàng
Left: body part 月/肉, right: half 半 (A knife cuts 丨 a birthday cake 二 with candles 丷 in half.)
If your body could be halved, you are too fat.

	糕
JLPT HSK 3

gāo
Left: rice 米, right: lamb 羔 (sheep 羊 [here: rising heat 丷 in an oven with three levels 王] with fire 灬)
It's made of rice in a 3-level-oven over the fire: The cake.

	联
JLPT HSK 4

lián
Left: ear 耳 (image of a pinna), right: to close 关 (The mountain pass 丷 in the sky 天 is closed.)- (cf. deaf 聋)
Those whose ears are closed (= the deaf) join in a union.

	脱
JLPT HSK 4

tuō
Left: body 月/肉, right: money transfer 兑 (Going out 丷 from my elder brother 兄 money transactions take place) [兄 = the big mouth 口 on feet儿]
(He raises his arms 丷 while stripping off his shirt. And I see:) the body of my older brother with raised arms, who is undressing.

	并
JLPT HSK 4

bìng
Top: out of 丷, below: open 开 (= the entrance gate of a buddh. temple)
When you are coming out of the open temple's gate, you shall be combined/united.

	弹
JLPT HSK 4

dàn, tán
Left: bow 弓, right: sole, single 单 (It shines 丷 the sun 日 in a group of ten 十 [with nine planets including Pluto] as the single one.)
The bow "singles" [=making it single] the bullet at the shot.

	益
JLPT HSK 5

yì
In the middle: table , with something on 丷 and below: plates/bowl 皿
With a well-laid table and plates he (i.e. the restaurant owner) benefits.

	掷
JLPT HSK 6

zhì
Left: hand 扌, right: serious, solemn 郑 (If the mountain pass 丷 in the sky 天 is closed 关, for the village ⻏ this will be: serious.)
By hand out of 丷 into the sky over the village it was tossed.

	奠
JLPT HSK 6

diàn
Top: tribal chief 酋 (Who distributes out of 丷 the wine jug 酉, is the tribal chief.), bottom: big 大
A tribal chief is doing big, when settling a foundation.

	丧
JLPT HSK 6

sāng, sàng
Top: two bodies 丷 in the earth 土 (cf. gold 金), bottom: clothes 衣
When the two bodies come into the earth, you wear these clothes: to mourn at the funeral.

	柬
JLPT HSK 6

jiǎn
Bundle 束 (The tree 木 stands for many plants, which are bound/lashed with a ribbon 口 or the like (cf. 兼) with extra parts 丷
The bundle with two wrapped items 丷 as a: notice or letter.

	兰
JLPT no HSK

lán
Top: blossom 丷, bottom: three 三 petals
The flower with the petals forms the orchid.

	谏
JLPT no HSK

jiàn
Left: word 讠/言, right: notice, letter 柬 (Bundle 束 with two wrapped parts 丷 as a notice or letter.)
Words in a notice are: admonishing.

	朕
JLPT no HSK

zhèn
Left: body 月/肉, right: to close 关 (The mountain pass 丷 in the sky 天 is closed.)
A body from heaven: that's Us.

	酋
JLPT no HSK

qiú
Top: out of 丷, bottom: wine jug 酉
Who distributes out of the wine jug, is the tribal chief.