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zuò
*saw [n.]
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锯jù saw

dān
assume
扌 + 旦dàn
hand + daybreak
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Every morning you stretch your hands up (or use your hand to turn off the alarm) at daybreak and assume your responsibilities.

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separate [v.]
阝 + 鬲gé
pinnacle + pressure cooker
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Both separation and quarantining together are the pinnacle pressure cookers for relationships.

The pinnacle appliance to start your new separate household is a pressure cooker.

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mán
steamed bread
饣 + 曼màn
food + drawn out
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this food’s prep time is drawn out because of the time needed to rise

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host [n.]
黍 + 勹 + 丿
grain tarp + bound up + slash
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Little Miss Li gathers a host of grain under a tarp, tied loosely so she can add more.

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fán
ordinary
几 + 丶
wind + drop
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It is ordinary for there to be wind when there is a drop of rain.

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eaves
宀 + 于yú
house + clothing pully
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outside the house hanging from the eaves is a clothing pulley

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shēng
nephew-2
生shēng + 男
life/seed + male
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Your sister has given life to a male. You have a nephew!

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侄 zhí nephew

liú
whistling [adj.]
氵 + 刘liú
water + Liu
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Liu whistled swiftly through that rowing race

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huǒ
*cooking fire
fire modified
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as a component: “四点火” or “四点底”

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suddenly
勿wù + 心
knot + heart
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A knot in the heart causes a sudden heart attack.

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jīng
*crane
*又 + 工
“crane” + I-beam
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construction crane carrying an I-beam

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jìn
near
斤jīn + 辶
axe + road
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Someone has used an axe to make marks along the road to show how near you are to your destination.

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fěn
powder [n.]
米 + 分fēn
rice + part
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powder results from rice crushed into parts

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occasion [n.]
阝 + 示
pinnacle + altar
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Coming to the altar is the pinnacle occasion of your life. (Wedding Planner)

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father
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Picture a father with a child on each shoulder.

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qiáng
*turtle
omen modified
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“将字旁”

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wài
outside
夕 + 卜
evening + magic wand
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outside in the evening can be magic

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àn
shore
山shān + 厂 + 干gān
mountain + cliff + dry/clothesline
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Dillon Beach: mountains, cliffs, clotheslines

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