MEANING
ENGLISH: Can, have
SPANISH: Poder, tener
Families: Image abstractions
EXPLANATION
The hand symbol (as in being able to do something with your own hands or have something in your hands. You can add a subscript as follows:
MEANING
ENGLISH: Cancer, cancerous, cancerogenic
SPANISH: Cáncer, canceroso, cancerígeno
Families: Letters, Medicine
EXPLANATION
This is an abbreviation.
MEANING
ENGLISH: Cane, limp, crutches
SPANISH: Bastón, cojear, cojo, muletas
Families: Medicine, Image abstractions
EXPLANATION
This is the abstraction of a cane.
MEANING
ENGLISH: Car, vehicle, automobile
SPANISH: Carro, vehículo, automóvil
Families: Image abstractions, Circles
EXPLANATION
This is the abstraction of a car.
MEANING
ENGLISH: Case
SPANISH: Caso
Families: Letters
EXPLANATION
This is a visual cue + abbreviation. The ‘’c’’ from ‘’case’’. and I draw a little line on top to make it a special kind of ‘’c’’ so I never confuse it with anything else.
MEANING
ENGLISH: Catheter, catheterization, port
SPANISH: Catéter, cateterismo, puerto
Families: Image abstractions, Medicine
EXPLANATION
This is an abstraction of an IV bag.
MEANING
ENGLISH: Cause, consequence, lead to, provoke
SPANISH: Causar, consecuencia, conllevar, provocar
Families: Connectors, Arrows
EXPLANATION
This is an arbitrary symbol. I chose it because it’s fast to draw and it’s unique.
MEANING
ENGLISH: Cell, jail, prison
SPANISH: Celda, cárcel, prisión
Families: Medicine, Legal, Image abstractions
EXPLANATION
This is an abstraction of the idea of being ‘’behind bars’’.
MEANING
ENGLISH: Professional, merit, medal, certificate, certification, certify
SPANISH: Profesional, mérito, medalla, certificado, certificación, certificar
Families: Image abstractions, Circles
EXPLANATION
This is the abstraction of a medal. When you give a medal to someone you recognize their outstanding skills, like those of a professional.
MEANING
ENGLISH: Cervix, cervical
SPANISH: Cérvix, cervical
Families: Letters, Body parts
EXPLANATION
This is the combination of a ‘’C’’ and a ‘’V’’ into a single character.
MEANING
ENGLISH: Chair, sit
SPANISH: Silla, sentarse
Families: Image abstractions
EXPLANATION
This is the abstraction of a chair.
MEANING
ENGLISH: Change, modify, alter, swap, switch, modification, alteration, vary
SPANISH: Cambiar, modificar, alterar, modificación, alteración, variar
Families: Basic shapes, Math
EXPLANATION
This triangle means ‘’change’’ in math equations (especially chemistry)
MEANING
ENGLISH: Check, monitor, supervise
SPANISH: Revisar, monitorear, supervisar
Families: Image abstractions, Circles
EXPLANATION
This is an abstraction of the lens of a security camera.
MEANING
ENGLISH: Child, children, youth, baby, childish, infant
SPANISH: Niño, niños, juventud, bebé, infantil, infante
Families: Image abstractions, Family members
EXPLANATION
This is the abstraction of a lollipop. Children love lollipops and sweets. The lollipop is tilted because the little stick is completely vertical it could be easily confused with other symbols like that of ‘’woman’’.
EXPLANATION
This is the symbol for ''pi'' in math. The pi number is irrational, which means it does not end. The idea of something chronic is also the idea of something constant, without an ending, like ''pi.''
MEANING
ENGLISH:Chronic, constant
SPANISH: Crónico, constante
Families: Math
EXPLANATION
This is the symbol for ''pi'' in math. The pi number is irrational, which means it does not end. The idea of something chronic is also the idea of something constant, without an ending, like ''pi.''
MEANING
ENGLISH: Clean, cleaning, sanitize, mop, wash, disinfect, clear up, clear
SPANISH: Limpiar, limpio, limpieza, sanear, trapear, lavar, desinfectar, claro
Families: Image abstractions
EXPLANATION
This is the abstraction of a broom you use to clean.
MEANING
ENGLISH: Ladder, rail, climb
SPANISH: Escalera, barandal, trepar
Families: Image abstractions
EXPLANATION
This is the abstraction of a ladder.
MEANING
ENGLISH: Close
SPANISH: Cerrar
Families: Image abstractions
EXPLANATION
This is a door. The door handle is locked.
MEANING
ENGLISH: Closet, cupboard, pantry
SPANISH: Closet, armario, despensa
Families: Image abstractions
EXPLANATION
This is the abstraction of a closet.
MEANING
ENGLISH: Cold, coldness, chills, frozen
SPANISH: Frío, frialdad, escalofríos, congelado
Families: Medicine, Image abstractions
EXPLANATION
This is the abstraction of a snowflake. I added a line on top so I don’t confuse it with the symbol for ‘’police’’
MEANING
ENGLISH: Comfortable, comfort, accommodate
SPANISH: Cómodo, comodidad, acomodar
Families: Image abstractions, Medicine
EXPLANATION
This is the abstraction of a person with their arms laid back, sitting, calmly looking at the horizon.
MEANING
ENGLISH: Statement, communication, dialogue, conversation
SPANISH: Declaración, comunicación, diálogo, conversación
Families: Image abstractions
EXPLANATION
This is a ‘’thought bubble’’ commonly used in comics.
MEANING
ENGLISH: Government, community, politics, property, public
SPANISH: Gobierno, comunidad, política, propiedad, público
Families: Image abstractions
EXPLANATION
This is the abstraction of the Greek/Classic design that government buildings tend to have.
MEANING
ENGLISH: Condom, rubber, Jhonny
SPANISH: Condón, ‘’gorrito’’
Families: Image abstractions, Medicine
EXPLANATION
This is the abstraction of a condom.
MEANING
ENGLISH: Private, confidential, secret
SPANISH: Privacidad, confidencial, secreto
Families: Image abstractions
EXPLANATION
This is the abstraction of a padlock. You use a padlock to keep something away from others, just like you would do with a secret or something private. It’s a round padlock because it’s easier to draw.
MEANING
ENGLISH: Confirm, sure, confidence, make sure, certain, definitely, certainly, surely
SPANISH: Confirmar, claro, confianza, asegurarse, seguro, definitivamente, seguramente, desde luego
Families: Arrows
EXPLANATION
This symbol derives from another symbol. It’s the same as ‘’good’’ but with a little tweak to make it different. So, it’s not only good, but it’s certainly good, sure, confident…
MEANING
ENGLISH: Doubt, confusion, confuse, confused
SPANISH: Duda, confusión, confundir, confundido
Families: Punctuation marks, Image abstractions
EXPLANATION
This is a person moving their hands to their head or scratching their head as a sign of confusion.
MEANING
ENGLISH: Continue, keep on, move forwards
SPANISH: Continuar, seguir
Families: Arrows
EXPLANATION
This is the same symbol for ‘’go’’ but with a little tweak to make it stand out. As you’ve seen, arrows have a lot of uses in note-taking.
MEANING
ENGLISH: Control, controlled
SPANISH: Controlar, controlado
Families: Letters
EXPLANATION
This is the ‘’C’’ as in ‘’control’’, the little
MEANING
ENGLISH: Bowl, kitchen, soup, stew, brew, cook, broth
SPANISH: Tazón, bol, cocina, sopa, guiso, cocinar, caldo
Families: Image abstractions, Food, Medicine
EXPLANATION
This is the abstraction of a bowl with a spoon inside.
MEANING
ENGLISH: Copy, replica, duplicate
SPANISH: Copia, réplica, duplicar, duplicado, copiar
Families: Lines
EXPLANATION
We have two identical symbols. One is the exact copy of the other. This is an arbitrary symbol. I decided to use it because I can draw it quickly and it’s weird enough to jumpstart my memory
MEANING
ENGLISH: Cord, rope, string
SPANISH: Cuerda, soga, hilo
Families: Lines, Image abstractions
EXPLANATION
This is the abstraction of a cord. The little curls at the end are there to not confuse it with the symbol for ‘’soft’’.
MEANING
ENGLISH: Cough, spit
SPANISH: Toser, escupir
Families: Compound symbols, Medicine
EXPLANATION
This is the symbol for mouths combined with some liens that represent ‘’saliva drops’’
MEANING
ENGLISH: Could
SPANISH: Podría
Families: Modal verbs, Letters
EXPLANATION
The ''C'' and ''L'' as in ''could''.
MEANING
ENGLISH: Cousins
SPANISH: Primos
Families: Family members, Letters
EXPLANATION
This is another way of representing females and males. I add the repetition of the letters because a family is ‘’a repetition of genes’’, reproduction (produce again, repeat).
MEANING
ENGLISH: Over, cover
SPANISH: Encima, cubrir
Family: Punctuation marks
EXPLANATION
If you put something under the parenthesis, the parenthesis will be ‘’over’’ it.
MEANING
ENGLISH: Cream, jelly, gel, ointment, paste
SPANISH: Crema, gel, unguento, pasta
Families: Image abstractions, Medicine
EXPLANATION
This is an abstraction of a jar of cream.
MEANING
ENGLISH: Drink, beverage, cup, alcohol
SPANISH: Beber, bebida, taza, vaso, alcohol
Families: Foods, Image abstractions, Medicine
EXPLANATION
This is the abstraction of a glass cup with a straw.
MEANING
ENGLISH: Heal, cure, soothe, alleviate, relief, recovery
SPANISH: anar, curar, aliviar, alivio, recuperar
Family: Medicine, Lines
EXPLANATION
This is an arbitrary symbol. There is no particular reason why I created this symbol. It just stuck with me and it’s distinctive enough.
MEANING
ENGLISH: Cut, chop, trim, split, divide, rupture, separate
SPANISH: Cortar, mochar, partir, dividir, romper, ruptura, separar
Families: Lines, Slashes, Medicine
EXPLANATION
This is an abstraction of a blade cutting a continuous line and after that, the line is segmented because of the blade.
