134) 白

bai

white, blank

A drop of water reflecting the sun (日) and shining (丶) white; figuratively speaking: the best color 

134a) 百

bai

hundred

one 一²²³[yī] + best/white 白 [bái]

number one(一) combined with the best (白) means ‘100’

134b) 宿 / 住宿

su / zhusu

lodge for the night; stay

house 宀¹⁴¹[mián] + person 亻⁷⁰[rén] + hundred 百 [bǎi]

An inn is a house (宀) where hundreds (百) of people (亻) can lodge for the night.

134yx) 勺

shao

spoon; ladle

a small ladle used to serve wine from jar

134y-46b*) 的

de/di

aim; <structural particle>

white 白¹³⁴[bái] + ladle 勺 [sháo]

Round ripples shaped like a shooting target form when a ladle (勺) is used to serve wine. Targets are drawn on white (白) backgrounds for visibility

134cx) 忄

xin

134c) 怕

pa

fear

heart 忄=心²⁸[xīn] + white 白 [bái]

When you are very afraid (忄), your mind goes blank (白) and the heart and face turns from red to white

134z-31d*) 拍

bai

clap

hand 扌=手 [shǒu] + white 白¹³⁴[bái]

To clap one’s hands (扌) for the best “白 [bái].” performance

135) 青

qing

green or blue

Green rust appearing (生) on a red (冃→丹) metal like copper.

135a) 清

qing

clear

water 氵²⁰²[shuǐ] + blue 青 [qīng]

When sunlight hits clear water, the infrared rays and red lights are absorbed and only the blue lights are reflected. So the clearer the water (氵) the bluer (青) it is

135bx) 米

mi

135b) 精

jing

(re)fined

rice 米¹³⁸[mǐ] + blue/clarity 青 [qīng]

clear blue (青) water helps the rice (米) refined

135c) 请

qing

please, request, ask

word 讠=言²²[yán] + blue/clarity 青 [qīng]

Blue water symbolizes clarity and blue/clear (青) words (讠) mean ‘clear’ speech. When making a request, one must be polite

135dx) 忄

xin

135d) 情

qing

feeling

heart 忄=心²⁸[xīn] + blue 青 [qīng]

135e) 晴

qing

clear (weather), fine

sun 日²¹⁸[rì] + blue 青 [qīng]

The sun (日) shines in a cloudless blue (青) sky when the weather is clear

135yx) 目

mu

135y-11h*) 睛

jing

eyeball

eye 目 [mù] + blue/clarity 青¹³⁵[qīng]

when one’s eyes (目) are clear (青), one can see the pupils

135zx) 争

zheng

135z-36c*) 静

jing

quiet

blue/clarity 青¹³⁵[qīng] + contend 争 [zhēng]

a less contented (争) and more quiet conversation can bring clarity (靑) in ideas

136) 黄

huang

yellow

Some scholars say that “矢 [shǐ],” “寅[yín],” and “黃” all symbolize an arrow; an arrow lit on fire then shot across the night sky looks yellow “黃,” 

136a) 寅

yin

3rd

At first, it represented an arrow, but later took the shape of two hands ; it represents the third sign of the Chinese zodiac - Tiger

136b) 演

yan

perform; play, act

water 氵[shuǐ] + Tiger/3rd 寅 [yín] 

A performance of The Tiger (寅) in the water (氵)