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jìng
revere
艹 + 句jù + 攵
flowers + sentence + taskmaster
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What does a wedding taskmaster revere? Perfect flowers, perfect sentences.

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zhuā
grab
扌 + 爪zhuǎ
hand + vulture
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use hand to grab like a vulture

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róng
glory [n.]
(艹宀)yíng + 木
rooftop garden + tree
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a glorious tree trying to break through to the rooftop garden

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xìng
sex
忄 + 生shēng
meme + life/seed
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meme of process from pollination to a seed

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dōng
winter
夂 + 冫
walking legs + ice
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walking legs slip on the ice in the winter

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shuā
brush [n./v.]
尸 + 巾 + 刂
corpse/flag + towel + sword
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famous swordsman buried with his towel and toothbrush

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bèng
hop [v.]
⻊ + 崩bēng
lower leg + crumble
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Mother, may I take a crumble hop?

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door
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alternative breakdown: 丶+尸 drop + corpse/flag

as a component: “户字旁”

variant: 戶

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尸 shī corpse/flag

chì
fins
支zhī + 羽
branch + wings
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branch of the business is importing wings and exporting fins

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jiāo
sprinkle
氵 + 尧yáo
water + ceremonial guard
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To vary the work, watering/sprinkling the plants was assigned to the ceremonial guard.

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kàng
combat [v.]
扌 + 亢kàng
hand + whirlwind
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Trying to catch something with your hand that is being blown around is like having combat with a whirlwind.

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wěi
great
亻 + 韦wéi
persona + tanned hide
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your persona’s godson “David the Great” is a tanner

David becomes great when he tans Goliath's hide.

*David can be transliterated 大伟 or 大卫

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C

*crutches
丿 + 丨
slash + walking stick
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fēng
wind [n.], *windstorm
几 + 乂
*wind + sheaf
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Picture a sheaf of wheat tied so tight in a bundle in a field that the wind has to go up and over it in a windstorm.

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hán
Korea
𠦝gàn + 韦
Korea + tanned hide
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blankets or clothing made of animal furs to keep warm during cold Korean winters

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qiū
hill
斤 + 一
axe + floor
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This is a picture of an axe with its handle buried in the ground, marking the top of an important hill.

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yóu
oil
氵 + 由yóu
water + sprout
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liquid squeezed from a sprout

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nín
you [respectful]
你nǐ + 心
you + heart
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show respect to the “you” from the heart

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saw [n.]
钅 + 居jū
metal + reside
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resident carpenter uses a metal saw to build a residence

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