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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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shang
raiment
6shàng + 衣
outhouse + clothing
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If you have an outhouse, you have to wear a raiment (article of clothing) to go out there.

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drape over the shoulders
扌 + 皮pí
hand + covering
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Picture someone using their hand to drape a covering over their shoulders.

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capture
扌 + 甫fǔ
hand + injection
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You have to capture the child with your hand to give them their injection.

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carp
鱼 + 里lǐ
fish + computer
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Picture a carp as a good luck fish on a computer screen.

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dǒu
tadpole B
虫 + 斗dǒu
insect + big dipper
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Tadpoles are shaped like a big dipper.

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tadpole A
虫 + 科kē
insect + academic discipline
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Tadpoles are common academic pets.

alternatively: 虫 + 禾hé + 斗dǒu insect + grain + big dipper; Tadpoles start their life as herbivores and finish as carnivores. They are shaped like a big dipper.

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shuǎi
fling
用 + 乚
Little Red Riding Hood + dental hook
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Picture Little Red flinging a dental hook at the Big Bad Wolf.

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xiè
lax
忄 + 解jiě
meme + untie
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Picture a meme of a knot that slowly goes lax and is untied.

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crime
古gǔ + 辛
ancient + peppery
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In ancient times, a punishment for crime was a peppery tattoo.

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yáng
molten
火 + 羊yáng
fire + sheep
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Picture molten metal, the color of fire, being poured into a mold in the shape of a sheep.

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xún
sturgeon
鱼 + 寻xún
fish + seek
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The sturgeon is a fish that you seek for its eggs (caviar).

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dàn
shirk
忄 + 单dān
meme + list
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Picture a meme of someone shirking from their to-do list.

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