都
JLPT HSK 1

dōu, dū
Left: person 者 (old man 耂 on the sun 日), right: village⻏
The persons in the village stand for: the community, for all and the capital.

	老
JLPT HSK 1

lǎo
Top: old man 耂, below: sitting person 匕
The old man sitting there is aged and experienced.

	教
JLPT HSK 2

jiāo, jiào
Left: filial obedience 孝 (... An old man 耂 with a stick/cane ノ teaches them to a child 子), right: strike 攵/攴 (a hand 又 with a further stick 卜)
On this earth children a striked with a stick as: education.

	考
JLPT HSK 2

kǎo
At top: old man 耂, below: wound seeweed 丂
From the ground 土 with a stick ノ the seeweed 丂 is checked.

	者
JLPT HSK 3

zhě
Top: old man 耂, below: sun 日
The old man in the sun shows that he is the one, ...

	著
JLPT HSK 4

zhù
Top: plant 艹, below: person 者 (old man 耂 in the sun 日)
Under the plant is a person, who is an outstanding writer.

	堵
JLPT HSK 4

dǔ
Left: earth 土, right: person 者 (old man 耂 on the sun 日)
"Earth" that is (used against) persons is a wall that blocks and suffocates.

	烤
JLPT HSK 4

kǎo
Left: fire 火, right: to check, verify 考 (From the ground 土 with a stick ノ the seeweed 丂 is checked.)
The fire (=its temperature) should be checked before roasting.

	绪
JLPT HSK 5

xù
Left: thread 纟/糸, right: person, the one who 者 (old man 耂 on the sun 日)
This thread is needed by the person as the beginning of the cocoon.

	猪
JLPT HSK 5

zhū
Left: wild animal 犭 (dog on the hind legs), right: person 者 (old man 耂 on the sun 日)
(In our household 家) The "wild animal" that is with the persons is the domestic pig.

	孝
JLPT HSK 5

xiào
Top: old man 耂, below: child 子
Towards an old man, a child has the: filial duties.

	煮
JLPT HSK 5

zhǔ
Top: person 者 (old man 耂 on the sun 日), bottom: fire 灬
The person at the fire is cooking.

	储
JLPT HSK 6

chǔ
Left: person 亻, right: various 诸 (The words 讠/言 of the persons 者 are: various.)
The bank employee 亻 recommends with words 言 to the customer 者, he shall: save. OR: A person with various (things) has saved.

	赌
JLPT HSK 6

dǔ
Left: money 贝, right: person 者 (old man 耂 on the sun 日)
The money is also used by the persons for gambling.

	诸
JLPT HSK 6

zhū
Left: Word 讠/言 (sound waves out of a mouth 口), right: person 者 (old man 耂 on the sun 日)
The words of the persons are: lot of ...various.

	署
JLPT HSK 6

shǔ
Top: eye 罒, below: person 者 (old man 耂 on the sun 日)
These "eyes" are above the (normal) persons: the government office.

	睹
JLPT HSK 6

dǔ
Left: eye 目, right: person 者 (old man 耂 on the sun 日)
When it is in the eye of the person, he is observing.

	奢
JLPT HSK 6

shē
Top: big 大, bottom: person 者 (old man 耂 on the sun 日)
The 'big' person can afford extravagant luxury.

	鳍
JLPT no HSK

qí
Left: fish 鱼/魚 (... with mouth ⺈, body 田 and tail fin 灬), right: person above 60 years 耆 (老 [Old man 耂, sitting person 匕], sun 日)[old man 耂 & order, purpose 旨]
At the fish they give like an old man 耂 (with the fingers 指), the orders 旨: the fins.

	哮
JLPT no HSK

xiāo
Left: mouth 口, right: filial obedience 孝 (... An old man 耂 with a stick/cane ノ teaches them to a child 子)
The mouth with filial obedience: roars.

	拷
JLPT no HSK

kǎo
Left: hand 扌, right: to check, verify 考 (From the ground 土 with a stick ノ the seeweed 丂 is checked.)
The hand should (first) check, before it beats.

	酵
JLPT no HSK

jiào
Left: wine jar 酉, right: filial obedience 孝 (... An old man 耂 with a stick/cane ノ teaches them to a child 子.)
In a wine jar it is set with filial obedience the yeast for fermenting.

	铐
JLPT no HSK

kào
Left: metal 钅/金, right: to check, verify 考 (From the ground 土 with a stick ノ the seeweed 丂 is checked.)
(The user wants to escape) This metal will be tested: the manacle (handcuff).

	褚
JLPT no HSK

chǔ
Left: clothes 衤/衣, right: person 者 (old man 耂 on the sun 日)
Such clothes have the persons of family Chu.