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mud
氵 + 尼ní
water + nun

watery dirt splats the nun

liū

slide
氵 + 留liú
water + stay

scared of sliding down the water slide, stays at the top

jiǎo

stir [v.]
扌 + 觉jiào/jué
hand + senses

stir with your hands to fully sense the pie filling

huá

slippery
氵 + 骨
water + bone

slippery when wet, easy to break a bone

liquid
氵 + 夜yè
water + night

for children: no water, other liquids during the night

protect
扌 + 户hù
hand + door

protect your kids with your hand and by closing the door

màn

overflow [v.]
氵 + 曼màn
water + drawn out

when a tub overflows, the water has been drawn out

lèi

tears [n.]
氵 + 目
water + eye

thirsty
氵 + 曷hé
water + siesta

wake up from your siesta thirsty, need water

湿

shī

wet
氵 + 显
water + obvious

if water gets on you, it is obvious

gǎn

olive (A)
木 + 敢gǎn
tree + brave

the brave kid who tries olives

yáo

shake [v.]
扌 + 䍃yáo
hand + cookie jar

Cookie Monster uses his hand to shake the cookie jar, "Cookies!"

lǎn

olive (B)
木 + 览lǎn
tree + spectator

the spectator kid who won’t try olives

weep
氵 + 立lì
water + stand up

weep and weep until one is standing in water

shǎo

few
小xiǎo + 丿
small + slash

take a small thing and slash it into a few

yǒng

swim
氵 + 永yǒng
water + eternity

swim in an infinity pool

swim in the fountain of youth

children’s dream to swim for eternity

zhǐ

finger
扌 + 旨zhǐ
hand + purpose

each finger has a purpose

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