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immediately
艮 + 卩jié
silver token + stamped
Character Notes

silver token makes the long wait for the stamped original immediate

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shāo
a little [adj.]
禾 + 肖xiào
grain + resemble
Character Notes

grains resemble little bits of time

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shěng
province
少shǎo + 目
few + eye
Character Notes

the further the province is from Beijing, the fewer the eyes on them

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róng
contain
宀 + 谷
house + valley
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house so large it contains a valley

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pái
row [n.]
扌 + 非
hand + jail cell
Character Notes

hands gripping jail doors on death row OR going down the row of jail cells, offering your hand to each inmate

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