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duo
earlobe
几 + 木
wind + tree
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Picture an ear listening to the wind rustling the trees.

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朵duǒ clower [m.w.]

huāng
wasteland
艹 + 亡 + 川
flowers + deceased + stream
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when flowers die and streams dry up, you have a wasteland

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kǎo
roast [v.]
火 + 考kǎo
fire + take an exam
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that exam roasted me

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*weather
rain modified
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alternatively: 一 + 冖 + 丨 + 4丶 ceiling + crown + stick + 4 drops

as a component: “雨字头”

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arrow, *pistol
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part of the weapon series of components (derived from ancient weapons): 弋yì *pistol, 戈gē *rifle, 戋jiān *machine gun, 戊wù *cannon, 𢦏zái *tank

A pistol is a handgun used in duels.

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xiū
rest [v.]
亻 + 木
persona + tree
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your persona leaning against a tree to rest

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cǎi
hue
采cǎi + 彡
pick + bird tail
Character Notes

pick out just the hues you want from the bird’s tail

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suī
*birdman
亻 + 隹zhuī
persona + special bird
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Is your persona a birdman? Or dresses as one for Thanksgiving?

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bēi
lowly
白 + 丿 + 十
white + slash + ten/needle
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If your immune system is lowly or inferior, you need an injection into your white blood cells.

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péng
Peng
壴 + 彡
drummer boy + bird tail
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The drummer boy, named Peng, adds a bird tail to his cap.

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máng
blind [adj.]
亡wáng + 目
deceased + eye
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when an eyeball dies, it goes blind

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bottom
广 + 氐dī
cave + wax seal
Character Notes

With such a complex cave village, you separate into clans, each with their own wax seal at the bottom of their crest. (Hunter-Gatherer)

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guō
pot
钅 + 呙guō
metal + esophagus
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an esophagus bobs to the top of a boiling pot

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wealthy
宀 + 畐fú
house + rich man
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The wealthy house with just one rich man who loves to eat.

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jiǔ
liquor
氵 + 酉
water + whiskey bottle
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It's not water in the whiskey bottle.

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*fine silk
幺 + 小
cocoon + small
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The smallest cocoons make the finest silk.

as a component: “独立绞丝”

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zǒng
general [adj.]
丷 + 口 + 心
horns + mouth + heart
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In general, we don’t eat the horns, mouth, heart of an animal.

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zhuǎn/zhuàn
rotate
车 + 专zhuān
vehicle + specialty/corsage
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(seen rotating her vehicle) “Rotate! Forgot the corsages!”

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Buddhist nun
尸 + 匕
corpse + spoon/person sitting
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Picture a Buddhist nun keeping vigil (sitting down) by the corpse.

Picture a Buddhist nun's corpse buried with spoon.

Picture a Buddhist nun digging a grave with spoon.

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