Now Out: 2 Radical Notes, 40 Revisions, and 4 New-Monics

Two new Radical Notes have become available:

• Radical Note 34 on 夂, the “winter” radical: See all the ways in which the radical in 変 (581: change) and 夏 (82: summer) subverts expectations!
• Radical Note 41 on 寸, the “inch” radical: If 寸 represents a Japanese inch, what is it doing in 寺 (133: Buddhist temple)? The etymology is illuminating, as is that of 導 (759: to guide).

These resources are free!

In addition, 40 essay revisions have posted:

• essay 1289 on 栽 (planting, cultivating)
• essay 1307 on 皿 (dish, plate; a helping; "dish" radical)
• essay 1320 on 紫 (purple)
• essay 1349 on 珠 (pearl; gem; bead)
• essay 1358 on 酬 (reward; to reciprocate)
• essay 1384 on 叙 (description)
• essay 1385 on 徐 (slowly; gradually)
• essay 1391 on 肖 (likeness)
• essay 1395 on 沼 (marsh)
• essay 1398 on 祥 (auspicious; happiness)
• essay 1410 on 彰 (clear)
• essay 1413 on 礁 (reef, sunken rock)
• essay 1414 on 鐘 (bell)
• essay 1415 on 丈 (strong; measure (of length or height); only)
• essay 1423 on 錠 (lock; pill)
• essay 1425 on 醸 (to brew, distill; cause)
• essay 1468 on 畝 (ridge in field)
• essay 1475 on 逝 (to die; go)
• essay 1488 on 窃 (to steal; stealthy)
• essay 1496 on 挨 (to come very close)
• essay 1540 on 惰 (laziness; inertia)
• essay 1636 on 渡 (to cross; spread; hand over, deliver; ferry; go overseas)
• essay 1650 on 陶 (pottery; training; contented, entranced)
• essay 1682 on 把 (grasp; grip; counter for bundles)
• essay 1718 on 頒 (to distribute widely)
• essay 1724 on 妃 (nobleman's wife)
• essay 1732 on 罷 (to dismiss, fire; quit, stop; emphatic verbal prefix)
• essay 1736 on 匹 (counter for small animals; pair; one in a pair)
• essay 1740 on 苗 (seedling (esp. rice))
• essay 1744 on 賓 (guest, visitor)
• essay 1749 on 怖 (fear; scary; afraid)
• essay 1757 on 膚 (skin)
• essay 1769 on 雰 (atmosphere)
• essay 1773 on 丙 (third (in order or quality))
• essay 1776 on 柄 (character, nature; build; design; handle)
• essay 1813 on 剖 (to dissect)
• essay 1824 on 堀 (moat; canal)
• essay 1825 on 奔 (rush)
• essay 1839 on 魅 (to charm; bewitch)
• essay 1840 on 岬 (cape, promontory, headland)

See the Character Home pages at the links for details. If you've bought these essays before or if you have a subscription, you can download the new versions for free.

Finally, Ulrike created the following new-monics:

衝 (1411: to prick)
剰 (1418: surplus)
伸 (1431: to stretch)
浸 (1438: to soak)

Now there are memory tricks for all characters from kanji 1300 on up!