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物

wù
thing
牛 + 勿wù
cow + knot
Character Notes

What’s that thingy on a cow’s tail? It's like a frayed knot.

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滩

tān
beach [n.]
氵 + 难nán
water + difficult
Character Notes

beach water makes it difficult to learn to swim

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凸

tū
convex
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凹āo

姆

mǔ
nanny
女 + 母mǔ
woman + mother
Character Notes

A nanny is a woman who helps the mother.

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强

qiáng
strong
弓 + 虽
bow + although
Character Notes

You need to have strong concentration when using a bow, even though an insect could land on your mouth.

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Y

*RMB
丷+干
horns + clothesline
Character Notes

alternatively: 丷+干 horns + clothesline, devilish laundered money

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微

wēi
tiny
彳 + 山 + 一 + 几 + 攵
queue + mountain + one/ceiling + wind + taskmaster
Character Notes

Hunger Games: the tiny people queue up for a chance to feel the mountain wind but a taskmaster turns them away.

The tiny scene he is watching is put in motion by the wind. Tiny ants have lined up in a queue, and he is ordering them to march up a mountain of sand, but it is really the wind who is taskmaster, blowing them up and over the hill. (Hat in the Wind)

Taskmaster has thought of everything! There will be a tiny display on top of the mountain of a wedding cake. Tiny figurines: the wedding queue with a hidden fan that will blow one puff of wind every 15 seconds to rustle your tiny veil. (Wedding Planner)

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厨

chú
kitchen
厂 + 豆 + 寸
cliff + beans + thumb
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cliff dwellers store their beans in the kitchen, decorated with thumbprint paintings

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呢

ne
[grammar particle]
口 + 尼ní
mouth + Buddhist nun
Character Notes

This is the starting sound of "nun".

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闻

wén
hear-smell
门mén + 耳
gate + ear
Character Notes

hear-smell foul news

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厂

chǎng
factory, *cliff
Character Notes

as a component: “厂字旁” or “厂字头” or “偏厂“

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广 guǎng *cave

搜

sōu
search [v.]
扌 + 叟sǒu
hand + skeleton/old man
Character Notes

A hand is searching around in the dark and finds the skeleton of an old man.

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Series

仑

lún
*lifeguard
𠆢 + 匕
umbrella + person sitting
Character Notes

"ideogram"

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Series

头

tóu
head [n.], *bust
冫 + 大
ice + large dog
Character Notes

two hairs coming off the head of a large dog

a frozen bust of a large dog

a large person with two arrows pointing at her head

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页yè page/head

吃

chī
eat
口 + 乞qǐ
mouth + beg
Character Notes

beggars need to eat

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殊

shū
dissimilar
歹 + 朱zhū
carcass + vermilion
Character Notes

The tempting tree brings knowledge of good and evil, but also contains life and death. This tree of contrasts is represented in this character meaning “dissimilar”, death on the left and tempting life on the right. (Bible Series)

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竞

jìng
compete
立 + 兄
stand up + teenager
Character Notes

Teenagers often try to stand out through competition. Think of one you know.

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竟jìng unexpectedly

暑

shǔ
summer heat
日 + 者
sun + hero
Character Notes

hero endures "the summer of all sun"

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蛋

dàn
egg
疋 + 虫
Spartan Race + insect
Character Notes

Get enough protein (eggs & insects) before a Spartan Race.

Yakov drinks insect egg protein shakes in his training for the Spartan Race. (Max Dart)

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