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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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As taskmaster, she 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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qūn
*city park
厶 + 八 + 夂
monument + animal legs + walking legs
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park near the monument with animals and their walking owners

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zhí
plant [v.]
木 + 直zhí
tree + straight
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Proverbs 22:6 Whether it is children or trees, if you plant them in the straight way, they won’t depart from it. (Bible Series)

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ponder
虍hǔ + 心
tiger + heart
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tiger pondering in his heart his next move

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tuán
troupe
囗 + 才
enclose + genie
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troupe of performing genies, enclosed in tent

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guō
outer walls
享 + 阝
enjoy + city walls
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The outer walls, furthest from the city are the most enjoyable.

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lèi
kind [n.]
米 + 大
rice + large dog
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kinds of rice, kinds of dogs

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ǎi
short of stature
矢 + 委
dart + committee
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Mrs. Dart is on the Committee for the Vertically Challenged.

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jié
outstanding
木 + 灬
tree + cooking fire
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The people of Israel spend 400 years as slaves in Egypt. One Israelite, Moses, has an outstanding experience, where he sees God in a burning tree. God tells him to get Pharaoh to free his people. (Bible Series)

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vinegar
酉 + 昔
whiskey bottle + times past
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This whiskey already turned to vinegar in times past.

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guān
bureaucrat
宀 + 㠯
house + boss
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A bureaucracy is a big house with too many bosses.

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zhū
various
讠 + 者zhě
microphone + hero
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The hero tells various stories on a radio variety show.

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deliberate [v.]
讠 + 义yì
microphone + righteousness
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Picture a town hall meeting, using a microphone to deliberate the righteousness of a decision.

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dǎo
pray
礻 + 寿
Eastern altar + longevity
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Dear Ancestors, more than anything, it is the longevity of our mother for which we pray. (Petitioning the Ancestors)

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