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cuì
fragile
月 + 危wēi
body part + danger
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body part in danger of breaking is fragile

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huá
slippery
氵 + 骨
water + bone
Character Notes

slippery when wet, easy to break a bone

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suí
as you wish
阝 + 有 + 辶
pinnacle + possess + road
Character Notes

A groom’s pinnacle display of the ‘as you wish’ attitude toward the bride is allowing her to possess the road. She comes down the aisle, not him.

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diàn
electricity
日 + 乚
sun + hook
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a lightning bolt is like a streak of electricity from the sun

picture of a kite

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bài
adore
手 + 一 + 丰
hand + ceiling + bushes
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hand holding a smoking bush (incense), smoke rising to the ceiling

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qín
diligent
堇jǐn + 力
leather rug + muscle
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diligently tear away the edges of the leather rug with your muscle to make it perfectly round

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membrane
月 + 莫mò
body part + mirage
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a membrane is a body part that seems a little like a mirage because it is translucent

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huò
misfortune
礻 + 呙guō
Eastern altar + esophagus
Character Notes

Dear Ancestors, an esophagus misfortune has come upon this family. Please bless the surgery goes well. (Petitioning the Ancestors)

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liǔ
willow
木 + 卯
tree + sealed and notarized
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sealed and notarized original of a willow tree ink painting

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juàn
dependents
龹juàn + 目
quarter + eye
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a quarter of your dependents have blue eyes

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times past
龷 + 日
flower arrangement + sun/day
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"Sun-dried flower arrangements represent the glory of times past, a memory of this day forever on your shelf." (Wedding Planner)

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waaah!
口 + 圭
mouth + bricks
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You hear a shattering cry like bricks coming out of a mouth: waaah!

“Lean on the brick wall, and you can feel his waaah!” (Trumpeter Wu)

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cóng
follow
人 + 人
person + person
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one person following another

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zhàng
swell [v.]
氵 + 张zhāng
water + stretch
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An excess of water stretches the skin and you swell.

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chún
lips
辰 + 口
earthquake + mouth
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first kiss is an earthquake in your mouth

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líng
small bell
钅 + 令lìng
metal + alarm clock
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the small bell on an alarm clock is made of metal

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radiating vitality
亦yì + 大
dancing penguin + large
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This dancing penguin does large movements with his arms, radiating vitality.

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zhí
straight
十shí + 目 + 一
ten + eye + floor
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ten eyes on the floor in a straight line

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真zhēn true
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dàn
thin [adj.]
氵 + 炎yán
water + inflammation
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Add water in hopes of thinning the fire-y soup.

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