Though it means 'seat,' 座 evolved from ritual alt

This 'bottom' character began as a person crouchin

This ‘sequence’ character hides a roof (广) — b

This 3-stroke radical isn’t just ‘wide’ — it’

Born from ancient pictographs of threads vanishing

Originally a bronze-age battle standard, this 5-st

This three-stroke character began as a pictograph

Though it means 'opportunely', 巧 began as a craft

This 4-stroke character began as a limping person

Originally a hand guiding along a path, 导 evolved

This ‘senior’ character began as a ritual wine v

This 4-stroke character began as a spinning wheel

Born as a ruler planting boundary stakes in sacred

Though it sounds like 'chá' (tea), this character

This 'cold' character hides a Bronze Age survival

Originally a roof sheltering a full wine vessel —

Though pronounced mì like ‘secret,’ 密 original

Though it looks like a simple 'send', 寄 carries 2

This 'grandson' character hides a time-traveling s

Born from a pictograph of a person protecting a ch

Born as a soaring bird in ancient bronze script,

Its ancient form shows a hand missing its target

Though it contains 木 (‘tree’), 梦 has nothing t

This 'enough' character hides a kneeling figure ga

Originally a pictograph of a dignified noble stand

Originally a hand pressing under a cliff — now th

Its ancient form showed a hand measuring grain —

Born from ancient earth-tamping rituals, 填 still