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kūn
descendants
日 + 比
sun + compare
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comparing everyone under the sun, all descendants

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xíng
shape [n.]
开 + 彡shān
open + bird tail
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picture of an open bird tail that reveals shapes

shadow puppets: open your hands in the shape of a bird tail

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jiāo
attractive
女 + 乔qiáo
woman + pretend
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Mother: It seems men find women more attractive when they pretend to not be as smart as they are. / Daughter: There is no need for a woman to pretend; she’s already attractive as she is.

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analyze
木 + 斤
tree/wood + axe
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Analysis involves cutting something into parts and looking at it closely. In your axe work, you will be analyzing the wood, the trees, the blade, the technique, etc.

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fèi
expense
弗fú + 贝bèi
dollar sign + shells
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dollar sign indicates an expense of shells

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qiú
chieftain
丷 + 酉yǒu
horns + whiskey bottle
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Picture a Viking chieftain with horns who drinks whiskey.

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廿

niàn
twenty
十 + 十
ten + ten
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龷 flower arrangement (component)
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wèi
Hello
口 + 畏wèi
mouth + be afraid of
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Hello? Hello? afraid when no one answers your daughter's phone

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fèi
lungs
月 + 市
body part + market
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body parts, including lungs, hanging in the meat market

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abdomen
月 + 复fù
body part + duplicate
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The abdomen is the body part of people that most often duplicates.

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pài
faction
氵 + 𠂆 + A
water + drag + kerchief
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Picture a faction dragging the kerchiefed students through the water.

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yáo
Yao-2
女 + 兆zhào
woman + omen
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Ms. Yao saw the turtle shell left on her doorstep as a good omen.

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mutual
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bone
hb + 冖 + 月
“hollow bone” + crown + body part
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hollow bone is the crown of body parts because it keeps our form

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cháo
ridicule
口 + 朝cháo
mouth + dynasty
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Ridicule of the dynasty leads to punishment or revolt.

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grave
莫mò + 土
mirage + soil
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It is not a ghost at the grave, just a mirage above the soil.

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nòng
play with
王 + 廾
jewel + two hands
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if you play with a jewel, catch it with two hands

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máo
fur
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手shǒu hand/high five

government office
广 + 付fù
cave + pay
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government offices are caves where they issue paychecks

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