Amazing Chinese Characters (579) Oil - 油

 The bronze script of character Oil is

The left is character Water (13), the right is character Due to (Post 164). Due to is an oil can, the Water on the left indicates that inside is oil.

The big seal script of character Oil is

Similar to bronze script.

The small seal script of character Oil is

Similar to big seal script.

The clerical script of character Oil is 

The left is radical Water, the right is character Due to.

The Pinyin of the character is You2.

Amazing Chinese Characters (578) Greedy - 贪（貪）

 The shell bone script of character Greedy is

The top is the lips, and the bottom is the character Shell (Post 194), which was money in the ancient time. Talk money all the time, which is Greedy.

The big seal script of the character Greedy is

The top is the character Present (Post 365), here means lips , and the bottom is the Shell.

The small seal script of the character Greedy is

The top is the character Present, the bottom is the character Shell.

The clerical script of the character Greedy is

Similar to small seal script.

The traditional song typeface of character Greedy is

 Similar to clerical script.

The simplified song typeface of character Greedy is

The bottom character Shell - 貝 is simplified to 贝.

The Pinyin of the character is Tan1.

Amazing Chinese Characters (577) Nag - 念

 The shell bone script of character Nag is

The top is the lips, the bottom is the character Heart (Post 24). The lips speak the heart again and again, Chinese think that the heart is same as the mind, what people thinking. Therefore, speaking what people's thinking is nag. 

The bronze script of character Nag is

The top is character Present (Post 365), the bottom is character Heart (Post 24).

The big seal script of character Nag is

The top is character Present (Post 365), the bottom is character Heart (Post 24).

The small seal script of character Nag is

Similar to small seal script.

The clerical script of character Nag

The top is character Present, the bottom is character Heart.

Right now character 念 is not just the Nag, but Chanting, anytime reading somethings loudly is 念.

The Pinyin of the character is Nian4.

Amazing Chinese Characters (576) In the Mouth - 含

 The bronze script of character In the Mouth is

The top is character Present (Post 365), here means the lips with tongue; the bottom is character Mouth (Post 16). A mouth is covered by closed lips with tongue, which means that keeping something In the Mouth for a while.

The big seal script of character In the Mouth is

Similar to bronze script.

The small seal script of character In the Mouth is

Similar to big seal script.

The clerical script of character In the Mouth is

Similar to older script.

The Pinyin of the character is Han2.

Amazing Chinese Characters (575) Just Right - 恰

 The big seal script of character Just Right is

The left is character Heart (Post 24), the right is character Fit (Post 310). "Fit Heart" means that people feel something just right, "feel something fits the situation".

The small seal script of character Just Right is

Similar to big seal script.

The clerical script of character Just Right is

The left is the Radical Heart, the right is character Fit.

The Pinyin of the character is Qia4.

Amazing Chinese Characters (574) Pick up - 拾

 The big seal script of character Pick up is

The left is character Hand (Post 55), the right is character Fit (Post 310). When you pick up something, your fingers must close together, similar to Fit. 

The small seal script of character Pick up is

Similar to big seal script.

The clerical script of character Pick up is

The left is Radical Hand, the right is character Fit.

The Pinyin of the character is Shi2.

Amazing Chinese characters (573) Clam - 蛤

 The big seal script of character Clam is

The top is character Fit - 合 （Post 310), the bottom is character Insect - 虫/蟲（Post 573). The character means that an insect fits its self very well like clam.

The small seal script of character Clam is

The top is character Fit - 合，the bottom is character Insect - 虫 (蟲）.

The clerical script of character Clam is

The left is character Insect, the right is character Fit, changed from up-down structure to left - right structure. 

The Pinyin of the character is Ha1.

Amazing Chinese Characters (572) Reward - 赏（賞）

 The bronze script of character Reward is

The top is character Still (Post 556), means a spacious hall, normally royal palace. 

The bottom is character Shell (194), means money.

The King rewards those who made meritorious service in royal palace.

The big seal script of character Reward is

Similarly, the top is character Still - 尚，the bottom is character Shell - 貝. 

The small seal script of character Reward is

Similar to big seal script.

The clerical script of character Reward is

Similar to older scripts, but all top strokes are significantly shorter than that in older scripts. 

The traditional song typeface of character Reward is

Almost same as the clerical character.

The simplified song typeface of character Reward is

The top is same 尚，the bottom character Shell changed from 貝（traditional song typeface) to 贝（simplified song typeface).

The Pinyin of the character is Shang3.

Amazing Chinese Characters (571) Taste - 尝（嘗）

 The bronze script of character Taste is

The top is character Eight - 八 (Post 156), which means Divide or Separate. the middle is character Still - 尚 (Post 556), which means Big Hall. The bottom is character Order from King - 旨, which means a sweet taste. The character means that in a big hall, people taste some delicious food. Normally this happens in palace with a very form manner, like King shares the food with ministers. 

The big seal script of character Taste is

Similar to bronze script, except in big seal strokes.

The small seal script of character Taste is

Similar to big seal script.

The clerical script of the character Taste is

Top is character Still

Bottom is character Order from King

The traditional song typeface of character Taste is

Very similar to clerical script.

The simplified song typeface of character Taste is

The bottom becomes character Cloud (Post 206), totally lost the pictography, and origin meaning.

The Pinyin of character Taste is Chang1.

Amazing Chinese Characters (570) Hall - 堂

 The big seal script of character Hall is

The top 

is character Still, here means large hall. The bottom is character Soil. The character means Hall with soil ground. In China countryside, the farmer's house has a big room in the middle of front with big door, called Hall Room, which ground is soil. 

The small seal script of character Hall is

Similar to big seal script.

The clerical script of character Hall is

Similar to small seal script.

The Pinyin of the character is Tang2.