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ǎi
short of stature
矢 + 委
dart + committee
Character Notes

Mrs. Dart is on the Committee for the Vertically Challenged (Max Dart)

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jié
outstanding
木 + 灬
tree + cooking fire
Character Notes

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
Character Notes

Dear Ancestors, more than anything, it is the longevity of our mother for which we pray. (Petitioning the Ancestors)

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yǎng
itch
疒 + 羊yáng
sickness + sheep
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If you are in an ice cave, you will want a wool hat and scarf, but they also itch.

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liáng
roof beam
氵 + 刅chuāng + 木
water + bloody blade + wood
Character Notes

Lady Liang (like Lady Macbeth) tries to wash her guilt, but when she can't come clean, she hangs herself from a roof beam.

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defeated
⺈ + 贝
mask + shells
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Someone defeated puts on a mask and pays up with shells.

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beforehand
予yǔ + 页
fishing spear + page/head
Character Notes

While a regular spear 矛 can be used while running, a fishing spear is used standing and requires that you have a plan in your head beforehand.

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evening
moon modified
Character Notes

obscured moon

as a component: “夕字旁”

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zhì
govern
氵 + 台
water + stage
Character Notes

China wants to govern 台湾 Taiwan from a stage across the water

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zhēng
contend
⺈ + 肀
mask + rake
Character Notes

This is a contentious hockey player with a mask and a rake.

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guī
tortoise
⺈ + 电
mask + electricity
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This is a tortoise costume that lights up.

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zhāo
evident
日 + 召zhào
sun + summon
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sun summons the evidence, brings it to light

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individual
𠆢 + 丨
umbrella + stick
Character Notes

express individual style through your umbrella: Gene Kelly “Singin’ in the Rain”

alternatively: 人 + 丨 person + stick: maybe you are counting people, maybe sticks

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suǒ
trivial
王 + 小 + 贝
jewel + small + shells
Character Notes

the jewel’s price was trivial, just small shells

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锁suǒ lock

tóng
same
冂 + 一 + 口
hood + one + mouth
Character Notes

monks with hoods all chanting with one voice, the same voice

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