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zòng
vertical
纟 + 从cóng
thread + follow
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hanging thread used to create a vertical line to follow

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shú
ripe
享 + 丸 + 灬
enjoy + pill + cooking fire
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You can enjoy the ripeness of fruit longer by encapsulating it in a pill, preserving it over a cooking fire.

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nài
-proof
而 + 寸
beard + thumb
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This Santa’s beard is kid-proof; it can’t be pulled off with the pinch of a thumb.

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*writing brush
彐 + 二 + 丨
broom + two + stick
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rather than breaking it down, think of it as a whole image, the first three strokes as the hand, gripping the brush, and the last two stroke as the hairs of the brush

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ōu
gull
区 + 鸟
region + bird
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gulls live in the region by the sea

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tǒng
bucket
木 + 甬yǒng
wood + hunter
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hunter’s wooden bucket

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liú
Liu
文 + 刂
gentleman farmer + sword
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Liu is a noble family that defended itself with the sword.

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yáng
*wool
sheep modified
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méi
small plum
木 + 每měi
tree + every
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Chinese find a way to enjoy the fruit of every tree, even the sour ones (just salt them)

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shǔ
*grain tarp
禾 + 𠆢 + 氺
grain + umbrella + snowflake
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grain is protected by an umbrella tarp from snow getting inside

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tóu
*top hat
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alternatively: *Mandarin hat (see 衣yī clothing)

as a component: “点横头”

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shěn
painstaking
宀 + 申shēn
house + beet
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Picture someone painstaking with her beets, growing them inside the house.

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jiā
add
力 + 口
muscle + mouth
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Add muscle to what your mouth says (do the thing you say).

You add muscle to the story (exaggerate) with your mouth.

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yǒng
*hunter
龴 + 用yòng
spear head + Little Red Riding Hood
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the hunter from Little Red Riding Hood

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tiān
heavens
一 + 大
ceiling + large
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large person grows and grows until his head reaches the ceiling and then the heavens

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he
亻 + 也
persona + also/scorpion
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Picture your persona: he is also covered with scorpions.

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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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surprised
讠 + 牙yá
microphone + tooth
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You are startled out of your daydream, surprised to hear your name over the loud speaker at the dental office.

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zhèng
Zheng
关 + 阝
shut + city walls
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Mr. Zheng has been shut out from the city.

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