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bind fast
纟 + 尃fū
thread + thumb prick
Character Notes

After a thumb prick, you must bind fast the wound with thread.

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go against
屰nì + 辶
devil's pitchfork + road
Character Notes

The devil with his pitchfork stands in the middle of the road. Do you dare go against him? Or are you already a rebel with a devil-may-care attitude that has gone against norms?

Go Against the Devil’s Pitchfork: This preacher feels that to go against the right road is to follow the devil's pitchfork. (1930's On the Road)

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qǐng
100 Chinese acres
匕 + 页
spoon/person sitting + page/head
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Think of this image from Winnie the Pooh's 100 Acre Woods: Robin sitting next to Pooh's stuck head.

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qīng
incline [v]
亻 + 顷qǐng
persona + 100 Chinese acres
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Your persona inclines her head to see the 100 Acre Wood park.

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miáo
describe
扌 + 苗miáo
hand + seedling
Character Notes

Use your hands expressively when you describe the new seedling.

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hán
culvert
氵 + 函hán
water + letter
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He is so upset, he drops the Dear John letter into the water of the culvert.

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hán
letter
了 +氺 + 凵
-ed + snowflake + pit
Character Notes

You receive a letter that includes snowflakes, but they melt-ed (luckily it was a waterproof envelope).

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jué
excavate
扌 + 屈
hand + buckle under
Character Notes

A hand excavates the rubble of Pompeii, a city that buckled under.

alternatively: 扌+ 尸 + 出 hand + flag/corpse + exit; A hand excavates a corpse that wasn't able to exit in time.

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dig
扌 + 穴 + 乙
hand + hole + fishing
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You use your hand to dig a hole for worms for fishing.

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yùn
amass
艹 + 缊yūn
flowers + [no meaning]
Character Notes

Alternatively: 艹 + 纟 + 日 + 皿, flowers + thread + sun + dish

A kid amasses a collection of flowers, thread in dishes all out under the sun.

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plain
木 + 卜bǔ
tree/wood + magic wand
Character Notes

A magic wand can turn a plain tree into an ent.

A plain magic wand is made of wood.

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chún
honest
氵 + 享
water + enjoy
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An honest pleasure is enjoying water.

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disgrace
辰 + 寸
earthquake + thumb
Character Notes

Giving a thumbs up to an earthquake would be a disgrace.

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guì
kneel
足 + 危wēi
lower leg + danger
Character Notes

When you kneel, your lower leg is in danger of going numb.

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zǎn
collect
扌 + 赞zàn
hand + praise
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You hand-collect praise-worthy items.

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yǒng
gush
氵 + 甬yǒng
water + hunter
Character Notes

The hunter’s spear causes water and blood to gush out of the wolf.

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jiāo
gum
月 + 交jiāo
body part + mingle
Character Notes

Body parts (like hair) mingle with gum.

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fǎng
spin [v.]
纟 + 方fāng
thread + compass
Character Notes

Thread spins, compass (needles) spin.

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xiān
fiber
纟 + 千qiān
thread + thousand
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Fiber made of a thousand threads.

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