The Chinese characters 出 meaning is go out; issue; produce.
Originally, Chinese character 出 represented a stalk thrusting itself out of its receptacle - the ground - and bursting out in full bloom. This verbal Chinese character places emphasis on the action “out”. Translating this action visually, our picture shows “out” being expressed, not only in [...]

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The Chinese characters 坐 meaning is to sit; a seat.
坐, the ideogram for “sit”, depicts two men talking face-to-face, sitting on the ground (土) but not quite down-to-earth. Although the radical 土 (earth) provides the base for the men (人) to “sit” on, it can prove to be the root of unproductive activity, as illustrated.

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The Chinese characters 土 meaning is earth; soil; ground.
Man has always been dependent on the ground for subsistence. To him, earth (土) is represented by its two layers (二) — the topsoil and subsoil — from which growing plants sprout (丨). Therefore, 土: the good earth that produces all things for man. Pictured here are [...]

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The Chinese characters 走 meaning is walk; run; hasten; depart.
In the original seal form, the upper part represents a man bending his head forward to walk rapidly. The lower part means “to stop.” This combination of bending and stopping indicates walking. The movement is also suggested by the bending of the toes or foot in [...]

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The Chinese characters 是 meaning is right; yes; am, are, is.
This ideograph locates the sun: 日 over the Chinese character for right or correct: 正. It depicts the sun exactly on the meridian. The sun is here taken as the standard for correctness. Therefore, the idea of “right; yes; am, are, is”

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The Chinese characters 正 meaning is straight; upright; correct; exact.
The Chinese character: 正 shows a foot with a straight line above it. It signifies arrival and stopping(止) at the line or proper limit (一) without going astray. It is also an ideogram of a foot walking in a straight line. Therefore, the extended meanings: straight, [...]

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The Chinese characters 步 meaning is step, pace.
This Chinese character for “step” or “pace” is an ideogram of a right foot and a left foot, one following the other in close succession, graphically conveying the idea of walking or taking steps. Such steps, however, could be in the wrong direction; the picture shows a good [...]

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The Chinese characters 足 meaning is foot.
The Chinese character: 足 apparently pictures the knee-cap resting on the foot . The full circle suggests completion and rest, as opposed to motion. The modern form: 足, signifying foot at rest, is applicable to feet in general. And feet are generally at rest, as our example shows.

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The Chinese characters 止 meaning is halt, stop.
Although this Chinese character is a crude representation of the motionless foot, with the five toes reduced to three, it does not stand for “foot”. Its meanings are derived by extension and include: to halt, stop or stand still. The illustration shows how, in an emergency, the foot [...]

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The Chinese characters 齿 meaning is teeth.
The evolutionary struggle of this Chinese character sees man fighting a losing battle. Earliest forms show the mouth filled with teeth and later only the front teeth. The simplified version: 齿 drastically reduces the remaining teeth to one. But, with all that loss, man can still console himself that [...]

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