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yuán
employee
口 + 贝
mouth + shells
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Google pays their employees in their mouths and with shells

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dài
have on
𢦏zái + 田 + 共
tank + field + together
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Picture tanks rolling together over the field, and the battalion members all have on a helmet.

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logic
王 + 里lǐ
jewel + computer
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the jewel, the motherboard in the computer, contains its logic

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zūn
venerate
酋 + 寸cùn
chieftain + thumb
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Picture a venerated relic: the Viking chieftain’s thumb.

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gōng
attack [v.]
工gōng + 攵
I-beam + taskmaster
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Isn’t she wonderful? The taskmaster attacks problems by just working harder.

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què
reliable
石 + 角jué
stone + Big Bad Wolf
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Putting stones in the stomach is a reliable way of getting rid of the Big Bad Wolf.

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yán
strict
亚yà + 厂
Asia + cliff/factory
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Strict Asian parenting makes some children jump off a cliff.

Picture a strict Asian factory.

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picture [n.]
囗 + 冬
enclose + winter
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framed winter scene

when enclosed in the winter, draw pictures

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ài
love [n./v.]
M + 友
birdhouse + friend
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Do you love your birds or your friends more?

You put notes for the friend you love in a birdhouse.

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mèng
dream [n.]
林 + 夕
woods + evening
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Midsummer Night’s Dream: woods in the evening

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rào
go around
纟 + 尧yáo
thread + ceremonial guard
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Picture wrapping thread around and around a ceremonial guard.

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āi
sigh-ay-ay
口 + 矣yǐ
mouth + Dart family tomb
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Jenna sighs at the Dart family tomb.

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one, *ceiling/floor
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as a component: “横”

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shift [v.]
禾 + 多
grain + many
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grain harvest shifts many migrants to a new place

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fǎn
converse
𠂆 + 又
drag + right hand
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You drag your right hand until you turn it over to the converse side.

dragged to court to testify (with your right hand) converse to your will

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similar
亻 + 以
persona + by means of
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you use similar means to persona in what way?

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wéi
disobey
韦wéi + 辶
tanned hide + road
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Disobey and Become a Tanned Hide: As new roads are constructed, road kill becomes more common. Too bad animals can’t learn to obey traffic signs. (1930's On the Road)

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jǐng
scenery
日 + 京jīng
sun + capital
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sun over the capitol in the capital is iconic scenery of DC

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nóng
agriculture
冖 + 𧘇
crown + scarf
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Princess Agriculture is quite practical, taking on the improvement of the realm’s agriculture. She wears a crown, but also a scarf like her subjects.

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