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Here shows the shape of each base and explains the relation between
the shape and its image.
The plan was made based on the following three kinds of clues:
In the following descriptions,1) Related to already universal simple symbols,
as.
These bases are arranged the shapes and the images from the original symbols to suit to EL usages.
2) Picture-like characters,
as(water),
(plant),
(container),
(cover),
(sheet/surface),
(circle/round),
(line),
(dot),
(space),
(wave) etc.
You’ll see more with the explanation for each bases below.
3) Related to pointing arrow-heads or natural hand-signs:
(above),
(below),
(in: pointing inward in front of the shoulder),
(out: point outward in front of the shoulder,
(front: pointing forward),
(behind: pointing backward ).
Since EL writing goes from the left to the right,
(heading direction/go),
(original direction/return),
also by the same idea on time flowing,
Like these, each of some bases has plural images,
and those are distinguished by forming base overlays with other characters.*In case plural bases form a picture-like fundamental ideogram,
the images of the element bases might not relate to each original meaning,
just working as the part of the picture.
Fundamental ideograms works like bases, too.
Only 70 basic images are not enough for the root meanings,
so you need to memorize fundamental ideograms as well as the bases.
Once you’ve learned, the ideograms as each simplified picture help you to remember what they mean.
01: a dot
shape
02: a strait
vertical line03: a diagonal
line (attention that the left is upper)
04: a short horizontal line and
the universal “minus” sign
05:
The diagonally cutting line from the right above edge to the other
06: Two
diagonal lines dividing areas symbolize twisting to the opposite direction
each other
07: A
large angle shape: from the center bottom, larger than 180 degree 
08: This
shape shows only 45 (small) degree line
09: A
frame like line symbolizing some intangible thing is in
10: The
framing line to support the bottom, where things can be in or on
11: the
shape to stop a flowing from the left as limit/end
12: zigzag shape, symbolizing friction
13: the
similar shape to = in the mathematical symbols
14: parallel vertical lines, symbolizing a way which something goes
through
15: Two short vertical lines, symbolizing two eyes or recognizing something
comparing two
16: two horizontal short lines above and below; similar to mathematical division
mark, 17: the upward arrow head shape, not symmetry, for easiness to distinguish
from V 18: the downward arrow head shape; 180 degree turned from 17; 19: the arrow head shape to point inward/to the left/the original direction;
90 degree left turned from 17 20: the arrow head shape to point outward/to the right/the heading direction;
270 degree left turned from 17 21: the shape points forward
(of a writing) with the full size, representing heading forward 22: the shape points to
the original direction (of the flowing of writing); 
23: the shape is like reflecting
light, changing the direction at the center bottom
24: two lines are supporting
each other as the stable structure protecting from the outer power
25: similar to the mathematical
symbol, +.
26: similar to the mathematical
symbol of multiply
27: the diagonal two lines
at the right shoulder, looking like doubled edges of plural things 28: the full size square
shape, looking like a square or some plane thing
29: the diagonal square (rhombus);
associating with a (crystallized) material
30: the point down triangle
shape; looking like pointing out something
31: the
pointed up triangle shape, looking like something shaping up from the bottom
32: the
tiny circle at the bottom right corner 33: the full size circle, sometimes looking like globe or ring too.
34: the middle size circle, feeling like each individuality 
35: similar to the traditional infinity-mark; 
36: the right half part of the full-size circle in the left side of the frame,
37: the upper half full-size circle, looking like covering us as the environment.
38: the lower half full size circle in the upper part of the frame; 
39: the horizontal spindle/almond shape, looking sensitively movable 
40: similar to 39 but thinner and vertical; shaping a spinning top balancing
by the movement.
41: the vertically wriggled shape,
looking like moving/shaking 42: the horizontally waving
shape
43: the shape twining to the
heading direction, or the side look of a rolled sheet, 
44: the shape uncoiling/unrolling
to the heading direction (as the opposite to 43),
45: the shape is like twisted
two lines or two bodies touching each other.
46: the shape looking improving
something to the right/heading direction, 47: the shape looking like
a vessel or a container to accept or hold something in 48: the shape looking like
covering something
49: the left half circle
in the right side of frame, looking like the half moon shape 
50: the upper half part
circle in the lower side of the frame, looking like a solid thing on a floor.
51: the
shape looking like the standing out biceps by expanding power
52: the shape looking like a hollow or heat is in
53: the gently pressing or covering shape as an abstract symbol
54: up-side-down of 53; the center of the bottom is a little swelling, symbolizing
“existence”
55: an extended hand shape asking something to put in
56: the shape looking like being going to work forward, symbolizing “action”
57: the similar shape to the traditional question mark
58: the 180 degree turned shape of 57, symbolizing a possible situation. 59: the shape of a drop of water
60: the shape looking like shining on the original direction, and piercing/achieving
forward at the same time. 61: the
shape symbolizing the hand sign to point front by thumb 62: the shape symbolizing the hand sign to point back by thumb
63: the shape looking like facing to the original direction against the flowing
of writing
64: the
shape looking like having very strong energy forward (as the opposite of
63)
65: the shape looking like a standing human opening the legs, or people supporting
each other 66: the shape looking like a plant growing and expanding upward
67: the
up-side-down shape of the traditional heart shape, with lively feeling
68: the similar shape to the traditional heart symbol 69: similarly to 0 (zero), the ellipse shape 70: the shape showing a space between two things/borders/time spots base-overlay-ideograms . Fundamental
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(c)1997 Yoshiko McFarland