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gǒu
dog
犭 + 句
Aesop + sentence
Character Notes

“The Sentence and the Dog”  Have you heard of the dog named Martha that ate alphabet soup and could subsequently speak? Not just bark works but speak whole sentences like “The quick brown dog jumped over the lazy fox.” Moral: What you eat may go to your head. OR Old dogs will learn new tricks when fed properly. (Fables)

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lín
be about to
D + *日
bamboo sword + “setting” sun
Character Notes

Task four: as the sun sets on the last day of camp, campers are about to turn in their bamboo swords. (Camp Bamboo)

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zhào
Zhao
走 + 乂
walk + sheaf/X
Character Notes

Mr. Zhao forbids us to walk through his property

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zhuǎ
claw [n.], *vulture
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modified version: 爫 *claw; derivative: *佥 *owl

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yuē
sayeth
囗 + 一
enclose + one
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a philosophy enclosed in one saying

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日rì sun
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silent
黑 + 犬
black + small dog
Character Notes

Sound of Silence: Hello, Darkness, my old friend…Darkness is actually the name of a black Pekingese

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墨mò

tào
cover [n.]
大 + X + I
large + staples + Great Wall
Character Notes

Picture a large set of staples covering a hole in the Great Wall.

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shōu
accept
丩jiū + 攵
horn + taskmaster
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"(after being instructed to sound the horn to signal the bride’s entrance) 'I will accept this horn from the taskmaster and carry out my duties.'"(Wedding Planner)

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yōu
worried
忄 + 尤yóu
meme + Goofy
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meme of Goofy: “Don’t worry”

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yán
countenance
彦yàn + 页
Pueblo chief + head/page
Character Notes

Picture a page in a history book with a portrait of a chief with a noble countenance.

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le
[-ed], *completed
子 - 一
child - [its arms]
Character Notes

the swaddling is completed when the arms of the child stay tucked in

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shí
tidy up
扌 + 合
hand + fit
Character Notes

use hands to tidy up, fit things back in their boxes

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suān
sour
酉 + 夋qūn
whiskey bottle + city park
Character Notes

feel sour when there are whiskey bottles in the city park OR “Miss Sourpuss” who walks the city park at night with a whiskey bottle in her hand

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tǎn
level [adj.]
土 + 旦dàn
soil + daybreak
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soil along the horizon at daybreak looks level

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thigh
月 + 殳shū
body part + boomerang
Character Notes

hit in the thigh by a boomerang

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é
forehead
客kè + 页
guest + head
Character Notes

guest has something stuck to his forehead

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yòng
utilize, *Little Red Riding Hood
冂 + 1
hood + bouquet
Character Notes

Little Red utilizes her hood every day when she is picking bouquets.

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mentor
亻 + 尃fū
persona + thumb prick
Character Notes

Mr. Fu has been my mentor at the lab, teaching me how to efficiently administer the thumb pricks before patients have time to think about it.

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访

fǎng
call on
讠 + 方fāng
microphone + direction/compass
Character Notes

microphone announces your arrival as a visitor, use compass to make your way through the hallways to the VIP’s office 访客来了

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