good (virtuous) / benevolent / well-disposed / good at sth / to improve or perfect
善
=
业
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口
+
羊
:
Mnemonic symbol: a good book about etiquette.
Sherlock Holmes (sh) finds a bullfrog (业) and a sheep (羊) fighting viciously over a mandarin (口) in the anthill's bathroom (an4). He finds this behaviour unbearable and starts to read Emily Post to them to teach them some manners (善).
root / stem / origin / source / this / the current / original / inherent / originally / classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
本
=
一
+
木
:
Beelzebub (b) finds a Christmas tree (木) in the encampment ((e)n3) and feels like eating its roots (本). He uses a flute (一) to chop the roots right off.
