clean the ice before the hockey contention

derived from: 风fēng wind/windstorm

eight can be /divided and /divided again

a spider has eight animal legs

in the movie Inside Out, emotions are stored in something like a computer

alternative breakdown: 田+土 field + soil; anciently, a li was a measurement of distance one could use to measure a field

show respect to the “you” from the heart

if you have wool over your eyes, you might fall short of the next I-beam

Take the end of a thread to summon a new friend in a get acquainted game.

starting sound of nun

derivative: 灬 cooking fire

old man is the proctor of the SAT exam, all he says is “5 minutes”

old man Confucius scores a perfect 5 on the exam

derivative: *经 *crane

originally a picture of meat

alternative breakdown: 冂+人+人 hood + person + person

a person hanging in a meat locker with a hood over their head

“口字旁”“口字底”

starting sound of boa

“女字旁”

a class of little kings learns swordplay

“日字旁”

gang in the south: drugs, hoods, money

modified versions: 牜 ⺧

throwing rice on the bride from the second story of a wooden building

wake up from your siesta thirsty, need water

derivatives: 亻 *persona, 𠂉 *lying down

you can hold something when it fits in your hand

derivative: 㐄 *unicycle

“门字框”

the swaddling is completed when the arms of the child stay tucked in

top hats go out at six and return at eight

nine hooks into ten

picture of a seed on a plant

magic wand hovering above the floor

alternatively: 下 + 丿 below + slash

go to the monument on a soil path

meeting at 6:45, now!

whole grain threshed into grains of rice

come one, come all, get your free rice

a person trying to make themself look large by spreading out their arms

When 大 appears as a component, it is often derived from 犬 dog, so in these cases we'll call it a "large dog" in our stories.

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Sleep in till noon on New Year’s day, then start checking the boxes of your New Year’s resolutions.

a drop of sunshine: white light

hair turns white at 100

Japanese call age 99 your "white year" because 100-1(百-一)=99(白)

point with a knife to that city (the other, the second)

ten thousand directions on a compass, moves by a drop

younger sister, always being told “not yet”

younger sister, named Mae, is not yet a woman

older sister, named Jenna, has her shelf of books you can’t touch

younger brother with horns, always hoping to make money

older brother doing the can-can

males are more field power

fruit orchard: a field of trees

alternatively: 日+木 sun + tree, need sun to ripen the fruit on the trees

father whispering his baby's name at night

shouting names of kids to bring them home in evening

call out your name in the evening, so they know who is approaching

express individual style through your umbrella: Gene Kelly “Singin’ in the Rain”

alternatively: 人 + 丨 person + stick: maybe you are counting people, maybe sticks

woman with her child is good

house on stilts with pigs underneath

What in the world is going on here? (sees persona with needle)

“m”monument

your persona finds her doppelganger (a person's look-alike) at the gate

Does your mama like horses?

papa is a father protecting his children from a boa

Adam and Eve were created as companions. They were so close, Adam called her “flesh of my flesh.”

"Mother, may I put my silver-spurred heel forward?" (Mother, May I?)

"Silver rush was followed on its heel by the Panic of 1893." (Silver Mining)

hand over your eyes looking for something

asking someone: Do you like horses 吗?

ultimate summit meeting: on the Great Wall

after a period of time, the laundry basket begins to stink: a month is too long between washes

alternatively: 亻 + ⺈ + 小 persona + mask + small: your persona says, “You (little person)! Put this mask on.”

人尔你

boomerang territory (Western Australia) does not have much water

alternatively: 氵 + 几 + 又 water + wind + right hand: water washes it away, so there is nothing left, wind blows it away, so there is nothing left, hand brushes it away, so there is nothing left

beggars need to eat

kids want the converse of meals, only want snack food

Soon there was a very long line of men at the silver mining office ready to be hired.

ask: Which is it? That one?

This is Merry the pirate who lacks a right hand.

white de ladle：白色的勺子

face-to-face interview: a hundred eyeballs on you

面 also means "noodles": picture a hundred eyeballs tossed in your noodles

through the microphone: Your first lesson is about fruit…the fruit of your labors!

Look at this picture of an old person: soil in eyes, sitting on ground

an old person eventually returns to the soil, has to be fed with a spoon

sword fight between a student and teacher who only has one towel

alternatively: 帅 + 一 commander + ceiling, a commander inside is a teacher

give threads that fit

horns hang in front of the butcher’s shop

a back seat driver behind you dragging you down

dragging behind in the chanting

"That's right!” Swear it with your right hand or just give them a thumbs up.

waiting in place with swords raised until Mongols arrive

The taskmaster releases the doves to the four compass directions.

helping to clean up bushes at the city walls, get a free towel

showing off a special ability at the monument: some trick with a body part and 2 spoons

primitive sundial: holding up your thumb to see its shadow and tell the time

"Old marquis has waited for years." (Max Dart)

alternatively: 亻 + 丨 + ユ + 矢 persona with a stick + iron + dart, an old person hears an intruder and waits holding an iron and a dart

meme of Iron Man zooming by so fast

This is a tall man costume with someone on someone else’s shoulders. The guy on top wears a top hat to make him even taller. The guy on the bottom wears a hood to cover his face.

picture of a circle revolving in another

"And with that, the cycle is complete, and he’s headed home." (Trumpeter Wu)

a picture of somebody dancing as an eyeball with an antenna on her head

alternatively: 自 + 才 nose + genius, An aromachologist is somebody who is a nose genius.

the capital is where the small people go to talk to the top hats

the heavens are shut to the devil (the big guy with horns)

“The heavens were shut to those who built the golden calf.” (Bible Series)