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chicken
又 + 鸟
right hand + bird
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using right hand to herd chickens back into their yard

holding a chicken drumstick in your right hand

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drive away
马 + 区qū
horse + region
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A champion horse drives away competitors from the region.

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rue [v.]
忄 + 昔xī
meme + times past
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meme of rue the day in times past

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scoop [v.]
勹 + 米
bound up + rice
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scoop up rice to bind it as a serving

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chí
support [v.]
扌 + 寺
hand + Buddhist temple
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"We reach out our hands to ask for your support of our efforts to raise funds for this temple." (Buddhist Temple)

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shé
serpent
虫 + 它
insect + it
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Think of a game of snake tag: if you are tagged by “it,” you have to link arms and become part of the snake.

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tool
目 + 一 + 八
eye + one/floor + animal legs
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Picture a one-eyed animal that functions like a periscope tool.

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jìng
mirror
钅 + 竟jìng
metal + unexpectedly
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The metal mirror unexpectedly talks to you.

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湿

shī
wet
氵 + 显
water + obvious
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if water gets on you, it is obvious

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lián
pity [v.]
忄 + 令lìng
meme + alarm clock
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meme like an alarm that rings to awake our pity

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pèi
distribute
酉 + 己
whiskey bottle + snake
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The whiskey bottle with the snake in it, was distributed during prohibition as medicine. (The Saloon of the Wild West)

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yuè
*butcher
月yuè + 刂
body part + sword
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butcher hacks off body parts with a sword

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guǎn
Bldg
饣 + 官guān
food + bureaucrat
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"unmarked food Bldg for Disney bureaucrats" (Disney Map)

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jiān
tip [n.]
小 + 大
small + large
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This character has a small tip with a large base.

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táng
sugar
米 + 唐táng
rice + Tang
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sugar looks like rice-colored Tang

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wèi
stomach
田 + 月
field + body part
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stomach is the body part that eats the whole field

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zhěng
entire
束 + 攵 + 正zhèng
bundle + taskmaster + correct
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The taskmaster provides the entire wedding bundle. She’ll even correct your posture.

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dàn
nativity
讠 + 延yán
microphone + prolong
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microphone prolongs the memory of the nativity by proclaiming it

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zái
*tank
土 + 戈
soil + rifle
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The tank is still the backbone of land combat today, rolling over the soil.

part of the weapon series of components (derived from ancient weapons): 弋yì *pistol, 戈gē *rifle, 戋jiān *machine gun, 戊wù *cannon, 𢦏zái *tank

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