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cǎi
notice [v.}
目 + 采cǎi
eye + pick
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if your eye picks it out, it notices it

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káng
carry over the shoulder
扌 + 工
hand + I-beam
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carry an I-beam over the shoulder and steady it with your hand

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xiáng
detailed
讠 + 羊yáng
microphone + sheep
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detailed description of sheep through the microphone at the county fair

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follower
彳 + 走
queue + walk
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a follower is willing to stand in a queue to walk with their idol

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resist
扌 + 氐dī
hand + wax seal
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use hand to seal with wax a letter of resistance (Count of Monte Cristo)

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chà
astonished
讠 + 宅
microphone + dwelling
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He was astonished with the loud speaker blasting into his dwelling.

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private
禾 + 厶sī
grain + monument
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private monument surrounded by grain (picture the "Private: Keep Out!" signs)

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descendant
衣yī + 冏
clothing + dementor
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The clothing of the dementors is passed on to their descendants.

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chāo
copy [v.]
扌 + 少
hand + few
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copying characters: your hand starts to cramp after just a few times

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xiāng
side room
厂 + 相xiāng
cliff + one another
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consult with one another in the side room

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tāo
draw out
扌 + 匋táo
hand + lidded clay pot
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use hand to draw something out of the lidded clay pot

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yuàn
resentment
夗yuàn + 心
night crawler + heart
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feel resentment in your heart when you have to get up during the night to find night crawlers

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assemble
取qǔ + *豕
take + *sow
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take the dis-assembled sow and re-assemble it

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gǔn
trundle
氵 + 亠 + 公 + 𧘇
water + top hat + public + scarf
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in a spree of glee, the man threw off his top hat and scarf and rolled (trundled) in the public fountain

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scroll
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ào
of great depth
7 + 大
rice cooker + large dog
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There was a rice cooker retrieved at a great depth off the coast of Australia by the St Bernard.

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ào
*rice cooker
丶 + 冂 + 米
drop + hood + rice
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drop of steam coming out of the hood of the rice cooker

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cross-stitch
乂 x 4
X x 4
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cross-stitch is embroidery done with a stitch that makes an X

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zhǎi
strait
穴 + 乍zhà
hole + saw
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This hole is too strait for the saw to fit.

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