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kuài
lump [n.]
土 + 夬guài
soil + Iron Man
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soil broken into lumps when Iron Man lands

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láng
young man
良liáng + 阝
halo + city walls
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As a young man, Jesus travels to Jerusalem, the walled city, to teach the elders in the temple. (Bible Series)

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dǎo
guide [v.]
已 + 寸
snakeskin + thumb
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There's a freaky guide with a snakeskin thumb, uses thumb to guide the group.

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qiàn
apology
兼jiān + 欠qiàn
double + lack
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double back to give the apology that is lacking

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grapes (A)
艹 + 勹 + 甫fǔ
flowers + bound up + injection
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Pu and Tao are sitting under the flowering arbor where grapes are bound up in clusters. Pu uses a needle to inject the juice intravenously and Tao drinks the juice from a clay pot.

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qiáng
wall
土 + 土 + 丷 + 回
soil + soil + horns + return
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walls are built of soil with horns on top and return around to where they started

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shì
market [n.]
亠 + 巾
top hat + towel
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a bad dream: show up at the market wearing only a top hat and a towel

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dǎo
tread
⻊ + 舀yǎo
lower leg + carrion
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hunters tread around the carrion in a post-hunt celebration dance

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comfort [v.]
扌 + 无wú
hand + nothing
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pat someone’s arm with your hand to comfort them “It’s nothing”

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zhǒng
species
禾 + 中zhōng
grain + middle
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What species of grain do Chinese prefer?

a new species of grain is found in the middle of two other species

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bīng
troops
丘 + 八
hill + animal legs
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The story of Tomahawk Hill is that it was covered with troops, like rats

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měi
every
𠂉 + 母mǔ
lying down + mother
Character Notes

Every mother needs a nap.

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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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