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jiù
rescue
求qiú + 攵
request + taskmaster
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It is my request, taskmaster, that you rescue my daughter from herself. (Wedding Planner)

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look forward to
𠆢 + 止
umbrella + footprint
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as you hold an umbrella over the dinosaur footprint you just found, you look forward to announcing your discovery

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tasks
夂 + 力
walking legs + muscle
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A server does tasks like walking around using muscle to hold up trays.

Errands/tasks take walking legs of muscle.

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gān
sweet, *basket
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廿niàn twenty

commonplace [adj.]
石 + 录lù
stone + record
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commonplace to use stones anciently to record important information

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yàn
gorgeous
丰 + 色
bushes + color
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Picture gorgeous bushes of many colors.

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goatee
古gǔ + 月
ancient + moon
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Picture an ancient moon with a goatee.

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qiū
autumn
禾 + 火
grain + fire
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grain is the color of fire in the autumn

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gòu
frame [v.]
木 + 勾gōu
wood + cross out
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wooden frame, cross off list of art once it is framed

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duplicate [v.]
𠂉 + 日 + 夂
lying down + sun + walking legs
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lie your paper down on the copier and the sun inside walks by to duplicate it

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bān
relocate
扌 + 般bān
hand + sort
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Your hand points to the map, deciding what sort of place you want to relocate to.

Alternatively: 扌+ 舟 + 殳 hand + boat + boomerang

Picture yourself using your hand to pack your boat for your relocation, including your boomerang.

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associate [n.]
亻 + 吕lǚ
persona + spine
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your persona's associate is a spine doctor

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bring up
扌 + 是
hand + is
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You raise your hand to bring up a problem: is, isn’t it…?

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题tí topic
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T

*envelope
匚 + 丿
box + slash
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square with a flap

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使

shǐ
use [v.]
亻 + 一 + 史shǐ
persona + one + history
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Your persona only uses one version of history.

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xiá
chivalrous person
亻 + 夹jiā
persona + press from both sides
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your persona becomes a super hero when pressed from both sides and prevailing (you fill in the blanks of the story)

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wén
literature, *gentleman farmer
亠 + 乂
top hat + sheaf
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Picture a top hat on a literate gentleman farmer.

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líng
zero
⻗ + 令lìng
weather + alarm clock
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I bought a weather alarm that goes off every time it reaches zero outside.

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réng
still [adv.]
亻 + 乃
persona + fist
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your persona is still upset about something, pounding her fist

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