The stories behind the characters

Many people complain about how difficult it is to learn Chinese characters.

It is true that most of the time, we do not have a clue what the pronunciation of a Chinese character is until you learn it.

But, what about the meanings?

Could we tell the meanings of a Chinese character by just looking at it?

(before answering, try looking at these characters, though you have to have some basic knowledge of Chinese characters first!)

明，掰，囍，嬲 ，囚