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exacting
艹 + 可kě
flowers + can
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Flowers can be arranged according to an exacting pattern.

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gǒu
careless
艹 + 句
flowers + sentence
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Don’t get careless with flowery sentences or you’ll end up looking less intelligent.

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herd
牛 + 攵pū
cow + taskmaster
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Cows need a taskmaster when they are herded.

You groomsmen are like a herd of cows. You need a taskmaster!

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méi
small objects
木 + 攵
wood + taskmaster
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Taskmaster, where are the smallwooden objects for the display?

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ài
pass [n]
阝 + 益yì
pinnacle + benefit
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A navigable pass between two pinnacles is a great benefit to travelers.

The pinnaclebenefit to using her services is that you can pass through your important day without a worry.

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lóng
impressive
阝 + 夂 + 一 + 生
pinnacle + walking legs + floor/ceiling + life/seed
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You will have an impressive exit at the end of the pinnacle evening walking into your new life.

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shǎn
Shaanxi Province
阝 + 夹
pinnacle + press from both sides
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Shaanxi Province is pressed in on the south and east by pinnacles (mountain ranges).

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lòu
undesirable
阝 + "seat" + 丙
pinnacle + "seat" + third
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I heard the groom bought very undesirable third-class seats—the pinnacle of thoughtlessness.

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chink
阝 + 小 + 日 + 小
pinnacle + small + sun + small
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The sun reveals small chinks above and below the Pinnacle Weddings sign.

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footpath
阝 + 百
pinnacle + hundred
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If you take the footpath, it is a hundred steps to the pinnacle.

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jiàn
warship
舟 + 见jiàn
boat + see
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A warship is a boat you can see from far away.

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kuí
leader
鬼guǐ + 斗
ghost + big dipper
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The ghost leader follows the big dipper.

The ghost carrying the big dipper is the leader.

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chà
diverge
分 + 山
part + mountain
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The mountain route diverges with part of the route going one way and the other part going another.

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xiē
take a rest
曷hé + 欠
siesta + yawn
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You need to take a rest: you shouuld take a siesta when you find yourself yawning.

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chéng
transparent
氵 + 登dēng
water + ascend
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Water is transparent and ascends as it boils.

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Weiqi (Go)
亦yì + 廾
likewise/dancing penguin + two hands
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Dancing penguins wouldn't be able to play Weiqi, so two hands from the outside would have to help.

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backbone
G + 人 + 月
sparkler + person + body part
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Picture of a person's backbone breaking.

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Chinese harp
王 + 必
2 jewels + certainly/cross my heart
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This character was originally a depiction of a stringed instrument.

I cross my heart the jewels decorating this Chinese harp are genuine.

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lán
avaricious
林lín + 女
woods + woman
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The avaricious woodswoman couldn't get enough solitude.

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