厶 Washington Monument

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hóng
magnificent

=

宀 + 厷gōng
house + George Washington
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George Washington’s house, Mount Vernon, is magnificent itself, but even more magnificent is the fact that Washington yielded power after two terms and retired to his house and farm.

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gōng
*George Washington

=

𠂇 + 厶
by one's side + monument
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 In this statue, Washington leans on a fasces, a monument to his power and jurisdiction.

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gōu
ditch

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氵 + 勾gōu
water + cross out
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picture plans for a ditch next to the Washington Monument being crossed out

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gōu
cross out

=

勹 + 厶
bound up + monument
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The Washington Monument was begun in 1848 but halted during the Civil War. It was completed in 1888 with marble from a different source. You can see a difference in shading about 1/3 of the way up. So, think of the monument being "crossed out" with war, and then finished to represent the U.S. being "bound up."

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*monument

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“私字”

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gōng
public [adj.]

=

八 + 厶
eight + monument
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public bus #8 goes to the monument

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tái
platform

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厶 + 口
monument + mouth
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at the mouth of the monument, they’ve set up a stage

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yún
cloud

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二 + 厶
two + monument
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two stripes of clouds over a monument OR alternatively: one + Great Wall, pollution cloud over the Great Wall

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xióng
grand

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厷gōng + 隹
George Washington + special bird
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George Washington was the first president to call for a grand national day of  “thanksgiving and prayer” that was later solidified by Lincoln and FDR into the Thanksgiving we know today. (Picture the grand marshall of the Macy's Day parade dressed as George Washington with a turkey by his side.

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xiàn
county

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且 + 厶
shelves + monument
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county fair: shelves with models of all the weirdest monuments from China’s counties

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tái
elevate

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扌 + 台tái
hand + platform
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use a hand to elevate someone onto the platform

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cān
participate

=

厶 + 大 + 彡shān
monument + large dog + bird tail
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participate in large native American festival at the monument

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qūn
*city park

=

厶 + 八 + 夂
monument + animal legs + walking legs
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park near the monument with animals and their walking owners

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go

=

土 + 厶
soil + monument
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go to the monument on a dirt path

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néng
ability

=

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

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