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mǒu
such and such [adj.], *picnic
甘 + 木mù
basket + tree
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a picnic spot under such and such a tree

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grandfather
父 + 卩jié
father + stamped
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Picture a stamped original passed from your grandfather to your father.

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绿

green
纟 + 录lù
thread + record
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In the military, record books have a green cloth cover.

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lián
lotus
艹 + 连lián
flowers + one after another
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Picture a parade of lotus flowers floating one after another.

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zhú
pursue
豕 + 辶
sow + road
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Pursue the Sow: When people lose their jobs in the cities, they often return to family farms. But, even there times are hard, and an escaped sow would absolutely need to be pursued. (1930's On the Road)

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mén
gate
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as a component: “门字框”

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户hù door

duck
甲jiǎ + 鸟
radish + bird
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Picture feeding a duck a radish.

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zòng
vertical
纟 + 从cóng
thread + follow
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hanging thread used to create a vertical line to follow

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shú
ripe
享 + 丸 + 灬
enjoy + pill + cooking fire
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You can enjoy the ripeness of fruit longer by encapsulating it in a pill, preserving it over a cooking fire.

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nài
-proof
而 + 寸
beard + thumb
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This Santa’s beard is kid-proof; it can’t be pulled off with the pinch of a thumb.

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*writing brush
彐 + 二 + 丨
broom + two + stick
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rather than breaking it down, think of it as a whole image, the first three strokes as the hand, gripping the brush, and the last two stroke as the hairs of the brush

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ōu
gull
区 + 鸟
region + bird
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gulls live in the region by the sea

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tǒng
bucket
木 + 甬yǒng
wood + hunter
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hunter’s wooden bucket

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liú
Liu
文 + 刂
gentleman farmer + sword
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Liu is a noble family that defended itself with the sword.

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yáng
*wool
sheep modified
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méi
small plum
木 + 每měi
tree + every
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Chinese find a way to enjoy the fruit of every tree, even the sour ones (just salt them)

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shǔ
*grain tarp
禾 + 𠆢 + 氺
grain + umbrella + snowflake
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grain is protected by an umbrella tarp from snow getting inside

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tóu
*top hat
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alternatively: *Mandarin hat (see 衣yī clothing)

as a component: “点横头”

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shěn
painstaking
宀 + 申shēn
house + beet
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Picture someone painstaking with her beets, growing them inside the house.

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