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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 on the plane—the pinnacle of thoughtlessness." (Wedding Planner)

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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. (Wedding Planner)

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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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tān
greedy
今jīn + 贝
clock + shells
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A greedy person feels like the clock is ticking away the time they have to pile up their shells (money).

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chuǎi
conjecture
扌 + 耑
hand + mountain man
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Picture the hand of a mountain man full of river sediment and a look of conjecture on his face. Will it contain gold?

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go to
走 + 卜bǔ
walk + magic wand
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Picture walking toward where the divining rod tells you to go to.

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collide with
石 + 去 + 皿
stone + go + dish
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Picture a stone going toward a dish and colliding with it.

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qiào
comely
亻 + 肖xiào
persona + resemble
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Your persona’s daughter resembles her in comeliness.

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méng
germinate
艹 + 明míng
flowers + bright
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Flower buds germinate in the bright light of spring.

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dēng
pedal [v]
⻊ + 登dēng
lower leg + ascend
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When you pedal a bike or tread water, your lower leg ascends (and descends).

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