密
a bamboo spear handle 必 which must be properly formed underneath a roof 宀 on top of a mountain 山 SECRET
m.ighty
i.nteresting
SECRET mi4 秘密
封
jade pendant 圭gui1 and pinching thumb 寸cun4 measuring an inch ENVELOPE
f.olding
e.nvelope
n.ice
g.ood
ENVELOPE feng1
密封 to seal (e.g., an envelope)
列
lie4 scapula on the left sword on the right
orderly column
l.aid
i.n
e.xact
ORDERLY COLUMN
烈
THOSE WHO DIED IN A JUST CAUSE INTENSE ARDENT
image: the burnt ashes of those who died in a just cause laid to rest in an orderly column (scapula on the left, sword on the right, embers underneath)
l.ife
i.ntense
e.ternal
THOSE WHO DIED IN A JUST CAUSE INTENSE ARDENT lie4
激
Wash over, excite, swash surge dash arouse
The waves on the left 水 WASHING OVER the person in the middle below 方 (image of a prisoner in stocks) beneath the bright WHITE sun 白 the waves are STRIKING 攵 (a person standing and striking with one hand) the SQUARE 方 (stocks are square) of land.
激烈 jilie intense heated fierce acute
强
strong bow 弓(gong1) on the left, open mouth on top 口(kou3) on top bug beneath 虫(chong2)
as if to say “Oh! A BUG! Crush it!”
t.his
c.rushes
h.im
i.t’s
a.ll
n.asty
g.rotesque
STRONG POWERFUL VIGOROUS VIOLENT
强烈 qiang2lie4 strong intense violent clear cut striking sharp
solution: “a clear-cut diagnostic”