Tuttle Book

Front 1

機

Back 1

Tree + Several = MACHINE

Hint 1

It took SEVERAL TREES to provide enough wood to make the parts for the MACHINE. When it was finished the GIANT got his JEEP to deliver it.

Front 2

杯

Back 2

【bēi】 cup; trophy

Hint 2

I said NOT the TREE with the CUP tied to it!!!! The GIANT collects the sap from that one to cook his BACON.

Front 3

白

Back 3

【bái】 white

Hint 3

A DROP of the SUN will make your clothes WHITE. The FAIRY said BUY some today.

Front 4

勺

Back 4

【sháo】 spoon; ladle.

Hint 4

When he had WRAPPED it up he put a DROP of perfume on the package even though there was a LADLE inside. 2

Front 5

這

Back 5

【zhè】 this

Hint 5

Which ROAD leads to the CULTURE museum? THIS one? The DWARF looked up and shouted, follow those GERMANS!

Front 6

止

Back 6

【zhǐ】 stop

Front 7

正

Back 7

【zhèng】 straight; upright

Hint 7

The UNICORN heard someone shout "STOP!" and sat bolt UPRIGHT! The DWARF set up JUNGLE tours to see the unicorn.

Front 8

戈

Back 8

【gē】 dagger

Hint 8

no hint or tone

Front 9

百

Back 9

【bǎi】 hundred

Hint 9

You see a THUMB TACK glinting in the SUN. When you look again, you can see a HUNDRED of them. TEDDY sprinkled them on the new BYPASS.

Front 10

邊

Back 10

【biān】 side

Hint 10

A POWERFUL machine is clearing a path for a new ROAD by pushing everything to the SIDE. But it can only do the bits so two GIANTS have to create the BENDS.

Front 11

夫

Back 11

【fū】 husband

Hint 11

She makes her HUSBAND use the exercise WHEEL: "You are fat because you eat as much FOOD as the GIANT!"

Front 12

又

Back 12

【yòu】right hand

Hint 12

Two friends on unicyles meet and extend their RIGHT HAND while balancing on a WHEEL. The DWARF (tone) walks by and says he's late for his YOGA (pronounce) class.

Front 13

土

Back 13

【tǔ】 soil; earth

Hint 13

This of a cemetary with a cross for a headstone.

Front 14

地

Back 14

【dì】 EARTH + ALSO = GROUND;

Hint 14

A posse pursues bandits, the EARTH has ALSO been disturbed, so we know they're heading to higher GROUND. His DWARF deputy sends some men on a DE-tour to head them off at the pass.

Front 15

雲

Back 15

【yún】 ONE + SWOOP = CLOUD;

Hint 15

A bird teases UNIcorn, SWOOPING under it's tummy, but bird hides in a CLOUD; the FAIRY is so impressed that she makes the bird a member of her UNION.

Front 16

運

Back 16

【yùn】 ROAD + CLOUD = TRANSPORT;

Hint 16

The ROAD is obscured by a CLOUD of dust as the big TRANSPORT rolls past. The DWARF shouts: I'll get the UNION after you!!!

Front 17

動

Back 17

【dòng】 CLOUD + POWER = MOVE;

Hint 17

tornado CLOUD has the POWER to MOVE anything. It can even knock a DWARF off his DONKEY.

Front 18

會

Back 18

【huì】 COMBINE + SWOOP = MEETING

Hint 18

Captain of Bird team: "If we COMBINE our SWOOPING moves we need to have a meeting to discuss. The DWARF bird says it needs to organize the HAY first.

Front 19

未

Back 19

【wèi】 not yet

Hint 19

NA

Front 20

妹

Back 20

【mèi】 WOMAN + NOT YET = younger sister

Hint 20

What about the WOMAN over there? She's NOT YET married? No! She's my YOUNGER SISTER! And the DWARF likes her and he's a MAjor.

Front 21

來

Back 21

【lái】 HORNS + NOT YET = Come

Hint 21

Stags go to hunt, say to fawn "Your HORNS are NOT YET grown, so you cannot COME yet." FAIRY babysits fawn with LIGHTS to amuse him.

Front 22

兌

Back 22

【duì】 HORNS + OLDER BROTHER = convert

Hint 22

Liam says: "I found these HORNS!" my OLDER BROTHER is going to CONVERT them into toys."

Front 23

吾

Back 23

【wú】 I or We

Hint 23

The STARFISH (5) puts the nib in his MOUTH and signs YOURS TRULY!!!

Front 24

語

Back 24

【yǔ】 WORDS+YOURS TRULY = language

Hint 24

Writing to Lawyer: You think of the correct WORDS to finish and write YOURS TRULY, thinking this is the LANGUAGE that's expected. TEDDY realizes the letter is done and shouts EUReka!!!

Front 25

夕

Back 25

【xī】 evening

Hint 25

NA

Front 26

至

Back 26

【zhì】 SWOOP+EARTH=until

Hint 26

The birds SWOOP down to the EARTH, UNTIL there are no seeds. The DWARF JUST can't get out of the way.

Front 27

到

Back 27

【dào】 UNTIL+KNIFE=arrive

Hint 27

UNTIL the magic KNIFE finished trimming the decorations, it's not safe for the guests to ARRIVE. The DWARF says "I have DOUBTS about the safety"

Front 28

倒

Back 28

【dǎo】 PERSON+ARRIVE=topple

Hint 28

HARRY ARRIVES on the film set just as a candle TOPPLES over. TEDDY tries to DOUSE the flames. DWARF says INVERT the whole bucket like this.

Front 29

漢

Back 29

【hàn】WATER+RIGHT HAND= Han

Hint 29

They sprinkle WATER on their RT.HAND to show they are HAN. DWARF reaches up his HANd.

Front 30

另

Back 30

【lìng】 MOUTH+POWER=other

Hint 30

Man has two ways to persuade: muscle but MOUTH POWER is the OTHER.

Front 31

別

Back 31

【bié】 OTHER +KNIFE=Don't!!

Hint 31

Use the OTHER KNIFE, DON'T use the unsharpened one. TWO FAIRIES hold a BELT between them to sharpen the knives.

Front 32

如

Back 32

【rú】 WOMAN+MOUTH=if

Hint 32

The WOMAN stands at the MOUTH of the cave: "it looks IFFY to me!" The FAIRY flutters over and gives her a RUby to keep her safe.

Front 33

丁

Back 33

【dīng】 nail

Hint 33

【dīng】 nail

Front 34

行 (second part)

Back 34

ONE+NAIL=FOOTSTEP

Hint 34

The UNIcorn has a NAIL in his hoof and you can hear FOOTSTEPS clattering.

Front 35

行 (first part)

Back 35

SLIDE+PERSON=Step Forward

Hint 35

HARRY stands at the bottom of a SLIDE, ready to STEP FORWARD and catch children that go too fast.

Front 36

行 (1st Meaning)

Back 36

【xíng】STEP FORWARD+FOOTSTEP=OK

Hint 36

Sheriff looks down the street before he dares to STEP FORWARD, but he hears a FOOTSTEP behind him. He whirls around, but it's OK!! Just the FAIRY fixing up a SHINGle.

Front 37

行 (2nd Meaning)

Back 37

行【háng】STEP FORWARD+FOOTSTEP=LINE

Hint 37

Day after prom: You STEP FORWARD into bathroom, you hear a FOOTSTEP behind you. You look back and see a LINE of people waiting for nurse. FAIRY known for her HANGover cures.

Front 38

學

Back 38

【xué】 UNVEIL+CHILD=study

Hint 38

NA

Front 39

學 Top Part of Character?

Back 39

Unveil

Front 40

連

Back 40

【lián】 ROAD+CAR=link

Hint 40

Isolated stretch of ROAD with a single CAR can't go anywhere because the road is not LINKED to the highway. Two FAIRIES pity the owner and create LENtil soup.

Front 41

開

Back 41

【kāi】 ONE+TWO HANDS=open

Hint 41

The UNIcorn looks for the secret passageway and comes across TWO HANDS. This must mean OPEN. He looks around and sees the GIANT'S KITE flying nearby.

Front 42

耳

Back 42

【ěr】 ear

Hint 42

NA

Front 43

取

Back 43

【qǔ】 acquire

Hint 43

Secret agent waits: Shakes HANDS, whispers in EAR, "you must ACQUIRE the plans." Starts to rain, TEDDYwants to go because his CHEWing gum is dry.

Front 44

前 Name of the top?

Back 44

feet

Front 45

前 Name of the bottom?

Back 45

MOON+KNIFE=canoe

Hint 45

The MOON light glinting on his KNIFE shows the Indian where he dropped it - in his CANOE!!!

Front 46

前

Back 46

【qián】 FEET+CANOE=in front

Hint 46

Your FEET in a CANOE are OUT IN FRONT of you!

Front 47

目

Back 47

【mù】 eye

Hint 47

In the factory the DWARF keeps his EYE on the WHEEL. He's in a bad MOOD!

Front 48

自

Back 48

【zì】 A DROP+EYE=self

Hint 48

Put a DROP in your EYE, but do it yourSELF. I can't hear from the ZZZZZ sound that the DWARF makes.

Front 49

咱

Back 49

【zán】 MOUTH+SELF=we

Hint 49

The two friends stand at the MOUTH of the cave: "I'm not going in there mySELF. You don't have to, WE'll go in together. If we go in, we won't find out what the FAIRY brought from ZANZIBAR,

Front 50

陽

Back 50

【yáng】 MOUND+SUN=in the open

Hint 50

When the SUN rises, the creatures live in the MOUND and come INTO THE OPEN. The FAIRY visits the mound in the day to develop her YANG side.