137) 食

shi

eat

good (艮) food covered with a lid (亼) to keep it warm for eating. When used as part of a character, it changes to “饣.”

137a) 饿

e

hungry

eat 饣=食 [shí] + I 我^113b[wǒ]

I (我) feel hungry when it’s time to eat (饣).

137yx) 包

bao

137y-47a*) 饱

bao

full

wrap 勹⁴⁶[bāo] + unborn child 巳⁹²[sì]

To be ‘full’ means you eat (饣) so much that you look like a woman who has a child inside (包) her.

137zx) 交

jiao

137z-1b*) 饺

jiao

dumpling

eat 饣=食¹³⁷[shí] + mix/deliver 交 [jiāo]

Dumplings are made by delivering (交) various ingredients to eat (饣)

138) 米

mi

rice; meter

The shape of rice grains that were milled. Because of the similar pronunciation, it means ‘meter.’

138yx) 青

qing

138y-135b*) 精

jing

(re)fined

rice 米¹³⁸[mǐ] + blue/clarity 青 [qīng]

 clarity (青) of a refined rice (米) which is clean to eat.

138ax) 女

nu

138a) 娄

lou

weak

rice 米 [mǐ] + woman 女⁹⁶[nǚ]

A woman (女) who is always carrying heavy sacks of rice (米) becomes weak.

138b) 楼

lou

storied building; floor

tree 木 [mù] + rice 米 [mǐ] + woman 女 [nǚ]

A wooden (木) storied building that looks like a woman (女) carrying rice (米) on her head has many floors

138c) 数

shu

count; number

rice 米 [mǐ] + woman 女⁹⁶[nǚ] + strike 攵 [pū]

An official with a baton in his hand (攵) is counting the number of rice (米) sacks the women (女) carry on their heads.

138dx) 唐

tang

the Tand Dynasty;

offensive

To hold the pestle (tučak) (庚[gēng]) in hand (⺕) and grind in the mortar (口). in an offensive way; It later meant the ‘Tang Dynasty.’

138e) 糖

tang

sugar, candy

rice 米 [mǐ] + pounding/Tang Dynasty 唐 [táng]

One can make sweets with grains (米) powdered in a mortar (唐).

139) 禾

he

grain, cereal; rice plant

A rice stalk is a kind of a tree (木) that hangs its head (丿) as it ripens.

139a) 和

he

harmonious;

and; with

rice plant/grains 禾 [hé] + mouth 口 6[kǒu]

People living in harmony are willing to share food (口) made with their harvest and grains (禾).

139ax) 火

huo

139a) 秋

qiu

autumn, fall

rice plant 禾 [hé] + fire 火[huǒ]

Rice (禾) fields that are catching fire (火) is another way of saying the rice is ripe and almost ready to harvest. which means autumn has come 

139yx) 刂

dao

139y-119h*) 利

li

sharp

rice plant 禾¹³⁹[hé] + knife刂=刀 [dāo]

Before using a knife (刂) to harvest rice (禾), the farmer has to make sure that it is indeed sharp. 

139c) 香

xiang

fragrant; spiced

rice plant 禾 [hé] + sun 日 [rì

On sunny (日) days around harvest time, the fragrance of ripe rice (禾) is everywhere as the field are spiced with spice 

139dx) 且

qie

139d) 租

zu

rent

rice plant 禾 [hé] + cutting board/and 且²²⁴[qiě]

Sheaves (snopovi) of rice (禾) stacked in a corner to pay as rent looks like meat on a chopping board (且) ready to be offered to the gods

139ex) 子

zi

139e) 季

ji

season

rice plant 禾 [hé] + child 子⁹⁵[zǐ]

when the season of harvest comes, even the children (子) are carrying a sheaf of rice (禾)

140) 豆

dou

bean(s)

A ceremonial bowl or altar has a stem or legs like a wine glass. The shape is like that of a bean.

140yx) 矢

shi

140y) 短

duan

short

arrow 矢 [shǐ] + ceremonial bowl/bean 豆¹⁴⁰[dòu]

It can be said that a ceremonial bowl (豆) with legs is as ‘short’ or rather as tall as a short arrow (矢) is long.

140a) 喜

xi

happy; happiness

instrument name 壴^51b[zhǔ] + mouth 口¹⁶[kǒu]

a musical instrument (十) on the altar (豆) brings happiness in a ceremony, and everyone is happy while singing (口)

140bx) 寸

cun

inch; joint

hand

140bxx) 广

guang

wide, broad

house

140b) 厨

chu

kitchen

house/broad 厂→广 [guǎng] + altar/bean 豆 [dòu] + hand/joint 寸 [cùn]

in the kitchen (广) the coock's hands (寸) are separating the best beans to offer on the altar (豆)