Writing and character components of lesson 2

老 lǎo : to be old, old
  
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Components: 耂 headdress + 匕 spoon = 老

师 shī : (master). It can't be use alone. The word for master is 师父 shīfu
  
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Components: 刂 knife (vertical variant of 刀) + 一 one + 巾 turban = 师.

同 tóng : similar
  
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Components: 冂 upside down box + 一 one + 口 mouth = 同.

学 xué : learn
  
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Components: 丷 8 inverted + 宀 roof + 子 child = 学.

们 men : (mark of the plural)
  
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Components: 亻 man (variant of 人) + 门 gate = 们.

也 yě : also
  
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As a componant, 也 is the viper or the vase.

请 qǐng : to invite, please
  
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Components: 讠 speech + 青 blue green (it is pronounced qīng and is here a phonetic part of the character) = 请.

坐 zuò : to sit
  
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Components: twice 人 man, 土 earth.

谢 xiè : thank you
  
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Components: 讠 speech + 身 body + 寸 inch = 谢.

客 kè : (host, guest), is not used alone
  
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Components: 宀 roof + 夂 go + 口 mouth = 客.

气 qì : (steam, breath), is not used alone. It loses its tone in the word kèqi "be polite".
  
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As a component 气 represents the steam or the breath. The ancient character represented steam or mist. This is the famous QI, (formerly CHI), the vital energy taught by martial arts practitioners, or ‘dispersed’ or ‘tonified’ by manipulating acupuncture needles.

对 duì : face to, towards (is part of the word "sorry" duìbùqǐ)
  
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Components: 又 right hand + 寸 inch = 对.

起 qǐ : (lift, get up), is not used alone. (It is part of the word "sorry" duìbùqǐ.)
  
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Components: 走 walk + 己 oneself = 起.

没 méi : negation of the verb "have" and of any verb in past context
  
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Components: 氵 water + 几 tea table + 又 right hand = 没.

关 guān : close
  
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Components: 丷 8 inverted + 天 sky = 关.

系 xì : (join) is not used alone. It loses its tone in the word guānxi (link, relation).
  
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Components: 丿 slash + 幺 silk + 小 small = 系.