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绣

xiù
embroidery
纟 + 秀xiù
thread + elegant
Character Notes

embroidery is elegant thread work

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量

liàng
quantity
旦 + 里
daybreak + computer
Character Notes

At daybreak, take a quantity measurement and go back inside to record in computer.

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薛

xuē
Xue
艹 + 丶 + 㠯 + 辛xīn
flowers + drop + boss + peppery
Character Notes

Little Miss Xue has cultivated a special type of flower inspired by memories of a previous boss. She uses a peppery fertilizer.

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刃

rèn
blade
丶 + 刀
drop + knife
Character Notes

knife with a drop of blood has a sharp blade

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良

liáng
high-quality, *halo
丶 + 艮
drop + silver
Character Notes

Much of Western civilization’s Bible heritage was transmitted through art. Picture all of those prophets, saints, and especially Jesus, donned with a halo, a drop of silver above their heads. (Bible Series)

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缔

dì
knotted up
纟 + 帝dì
threads + sovereign
Character Notes

A new tailor is hired by the sovereign, but he gets knotted up in threads during the fitting, and is fired.

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统

tǒng
continuum
纟 + 充chōng
thread + sufficient
Character Notes

use thread of sufficient length to make a continuum OR thread together a sufficient continuum

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乂

yì
*sheaf, *X
Character Notes

Jacob, renamed Israel, has 12 sons. It is his last son, Joseph, who will carry on God’s covenant, so he is favored. Joseph has a dream about sheaves of grain, where his brother’s sheaves all bow to his. He shares the dream with his brothers in hopes they will see the favoritism is God’s will. They don’t buy it. (Bible Series)

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全

quán
whole
𠆢 + 王
umbrella + king
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king under his umbrella represents the whole ancient picture of heaven and earth

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毒

dú
poison
龶 + 母mǔ
grow up + mother
Character Notes

poison control: protecting those who are growing up is a mother’s job

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显

xiǎn
obvious
日 + 业
sun + profession
Character Notes

The sun makes it obvious if his work was professional.

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真

zhēn
true
十 + 具
ten + tool
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You prove something is true scientifically with ten tools.

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直zhí straight

源

yuán
source
氵 + 原yuán
water + original
Character Notes

The source is where water comes from originally.

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火

huǒ
fire [n.]
Character Notes

derivative: 灬 cooking fire

as a component: “火字旁”

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脂

zhī
grease [n.]
月 + 旨zhǐ
body part + purpose
Character Notes

this body part’s purpose is to grease the joints

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迟

chí
tardy
尺chǐ + 辶
ruler + road
Character Notes

Tardy means the Ruler: Schools in the 1930’s use corporal punishment. If you come in late from the road and are tardy, your hand gets slapped with a ruler. (1930's On the Road)

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列

liè
line up
歹 + 刂
carcass + sword
Character Notes

Zombies lining up with swords.

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恩

ēn
kindness
因yīn + 心
cause + heart
Character Notes

feelings of your heart are the cause of kindness

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县

xiàn
county
且 + 厶
shelves + monument
Character Notes

county fair: shelves with models of all the weirdest monuments from China’s counties

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