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spoon

On-Yomi: ヒ — Kun-Yomi: さじ、さじのひ

Elements:

spoon, sitting on the ground

Heisig story:

This character, a pictograph of a spoon, is easy enough to remember, provided you keep it distinct from that for seven, where the first stroke is written left to right (the opposite of here) and cuts noticeably across the second.

Heisig comment:

* As a primitive, this kanji can take on the additional meaning of someone sitting on the ground, of which it can also be considered a pictograph. In general, the second stroke does not cut through the first - or if it does in some fonts, only slightly.

Koohii stories:

1) [DrWarrior12] 3-9-2007(146): To remember the primitive meaning, picture someone sitting on the ground performing Seppuku…with a spoon. http://tinyurl.com/co48k.

2) [Danieru] 16-1-2008(52): Not only is stroke order important, but also be sure to note the direction of a stroke. In both 'spoon' and 'seven', the first stroke is the horizontal one - but here it is written right to left in a downward flick, while in 'seven' it is a strong line from left to right.

3) [delbertmon] 22-2-2010(41): Just remember it.

4) [samesong] 13-7-2008(13): I sat on the ground, feeding myself jelly with a spoon.

5) [checkmoruk] 2-11-2010(3): Imagine Winnie the Pooh sitting on the ground eating honey with a spoon.

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