Parts Resembles a 人 person with their arms 一 ⓘ一 does not mean 'arms', it is only used here to help you visualize the parts of the character as they relate to the memory hook. out to the side and something at their feet.

Memory hook Imagine a person carrying too 太 much of something and accidentally dropping some.

Grammar Note

Combinations

Chinese	literally	English
太太	excessive respect	Mrs., wife
太子	respect son	crown prince

Dialog

Chinese	literally	English
人口大不大？	person mouth large not large	Is the population large (or not)?
人口太大	person mouth too big.	The population is too large.

[1] Drop it here, Tainan, Taiwan, 2004 by user Battlecat from http://www.flickr.com/photos/battlecat/3399851/, adapted, under license: Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.0 Generic