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record [v.]
彐 + 氺
broom + snowflake
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You record the snow fall each morning by marking the handle of your snow broom before you clear your windshield.

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shū
relax
舍shè + 予yǔ
abode + fishing spear
Character Notes

After a long day, you’ll want to return to your abode, put away your fishing spear and relax. (Hunter Gatherer)

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zhǎo
look for
扌 + 戈
hand + rifle
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Picture looking for the hand that the rifle shot off.

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我wǒ I/me

jiǎo
foot
月 + 却
body part + withdraw
Character Notes

hokey pokey; put your foot in, withdraw it

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[rhetorical question]
山 + 己jǐ
mountain + snake
Character Notes

While Moses is on Mount Horeb (where he saw the burning bush), he is told by God he will be the one to free his people. Moses asks some rhetorical questions like, “Who am I to do this thing?” Rather than answer, God gives him a rod that can be changed into a snake. In this way, he can demonstrate his power and authority from God. (Bible Series)

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jīng
refined
米 + 青qīng
rice + green-blue
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refined rice become so white it is green-blue OR rice wine in a green-blue bottle

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Series

yán
inflammation
火 + 火
fire + fire
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inflamed like fires under the skin

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Series

píng
apple
艹 + 平píng
flowers + even
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An apple a day keeps you even.

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ancestor
礻 + 且
Eastern altar + shelves
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Dear Ancestors, on these shelves we have tablets for you, our ancestors. May you watch over us.

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excess [adj.]
𠆢 + 于yú + 丶 + 丶
umbrella + clothing pully + drops
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Picture putting an umbrella on a clothing pulley to get off excess drops of water.

alternatively: 𠆢 + 一 + 朩 umbrella + "plate" + pole, A tight rope walker with a pole balancing excess things on his head like a plate and umbrella.

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prevent
木 + 土tǔ
tree + soil
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Little Miss Du is an expert in how trees prevent the soil from eroding.

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hǎo
Hao
赤 + X阝
crimson + city walls
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Mr. Hao gets arrested for painting crimson graffiti on the city walls.

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yǎn
conceal
扌 + 奄yǎn
hand + electrocute
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hand conceals the button on the electric chair OR hand conceals the outlet from a toddler to avoid electrocution

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mǎi
buy [v.]
乛 + 头
beret + bust
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Buy a beret displayed on a bust at a pawn shop.

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tíng
halt [v.]
亻 + 亭tíng
persona + pavilion
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Your persona halts to look at the strange pavilion.

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bēi
cup
木 + 不bù
wood + no
Character Notes

cups used to be made of wood--no longer

souvenir wooden cup with a no symbol

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*wax seal
氏 + 丶
clan + drop
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drop of wax sealed with your clan crest

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jiāng
dividing line
弓 + 土 + 三 + 田
bow + soil + 3 lines + 2 fields
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Unfortunately, sometimes bows must also be used to defend territory. Picture a dividing line between a hunting field and a growing field.

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mián
slumber [n.]
目 + 民mín
eye + people
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Paul, in his epistle to the Romans says, “God hath given the people the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see.” (Bible Series)

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