20. Open “ 開 ” like opening the bar of the door with a hand. 开 開 简体字 jiăn tǐ zì (Simpl.) 正體字 zhèng tǐ zì (Trad.)
21. vehicle “ 車 " is a pictographic character, it contained all parts of a vehicle, such as: wheels, axle and other transport on the land. 车 車 簡體字 jiăn tǐ zì (Simpl.) 正體字 zhèng tǐ zì (Trad.)
22. Go to; get on One thing above the other. 上 上 簡體字 jiăn tǐ zì (Simpl.) 正體字 zhèng tǐ zì (Trad.)
23. shift Like a knife cutting two strings of jade. 班 班 簡體字 jiăn tǐ zì (Simpl.) 正體字 zhèng tǐ zì (Trad.)
24. road The left side was the form of “foot”, the right side was its sound. 路 路 簡體字 jiăn tǐ zì (Simpl.) 正體字 zhèng tǐ zì (Trad.)
25. every Like a woman kneeling on the ground with a decorating flower on the head, the 2 points represents the breast. 每 每 簡體字 jiăn tǐ zì (Simpl.) 正體字 zhèng tǐ zì (Trad.)
26. sit Like two persons sitting face to face on the ground. 坐 坐 簡體字 jiăn tǐ zì (Simpl.) 正體字 zhèng tǐ zì (Trad.)
27. school The left side “wood”, the right side, its sound. Original Meaning: Ancient arrested prisoner's instruments [fetters] 校 校 簡體字 jiăn tǐ zì (Simpl.) 正體字 zhèng tǐ zì (Trad.)
28. how The lower side was the form of “heart”, the upper side was its sound. 怎 怎 簡體字 jiăn tǐ zì (Simpl.) 正體字 zhèng tǐ zì (Trad.)
29. interrogative final particle; small; tiny The lower side was the form of “ ㄠ” (small, tiny), the upper side was its sound. 么 麼 簡體字 jiăn tǐ zì (Simpl.) 正體字 zhèng tǐ zì (Trad.)
30. fire Pictograph of the flame . 火 火 簡體字 jiăn tǐ zì (Simpl.) 正體字 zhèng tǐ zì (Trad.)
31. go out The upper part was like the “foot", the bottom part a “cave”, meaning go to from the cave. Original meaning is “grow up”. 出 出 簡體字 jiăn tǐ zì (Simpl.) 正體字 zhèng tǐ zì (Trad.)
32. rent It’s a Semantic-phonetic compound word . The left part means the “grains”, the right part its sound. Original meaning: feudal land tax 租 租 簡體字 jiăn tǐ zì (Simpl.) 正體字 zhèng tǐ zì (Trad.)
33. public The upper part means “share, separate", the lower is the "mouth", the total word means “share and distribute the goods equally and fair”. 公 公 簡體字 jiăn tǐ zì (Simpl.) 正體字 zhèng tǐ zì (Trad.)
34. public; common The shape looked like holding something respectfully. Or [Salute with the hands folded] 共 共 簡體字 jiăn tǐ zì (Simpl.) 正體字 zhèng tǐ zì (Trad.)
35. gas; steam The left part was semantic (water), the right side was its sound. 汽 汽 簡體字 jiăn tǐ zì (Simpl.) 正體字 zhèng tǐ zì (Trad.)
36. ground Semantic-phonetic compound word. Left side is semantic part, means “soil”, with the sound of “ 也 ” on the right side. Original meaning: “Earth”. Relative to “the sky”. 地 地 簡體字 jiăn tǐ zì (Simpl.) 正體字 zhèng tǐ zì (Trad.)