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zhōng
middle
口 + 丨
mouth + stick
Character Notes

a stick goes through the middle of something

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shǔ
mouse
臼 + 二二 + 乚
rib cage + “four feet” + “tail”
Character Notes

This is a dead mouse with the rib cage showing. It is wearing "shǔ"s.

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shēng
liter
千 + 十
thousand + ten/needle
Character Notes

a liter is a thousand mL, picture a liter bottle full of needles

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shēn
somebody
丶 +目 + 才
drop + eye + genie
Character Notes

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.

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*rich man
一 + 口 + 田
one + mouth + field
Character Notes

greedy man: one mouth eats the whole field; derived from 富 fù wealthy

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