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yīn
sound
立 + 日
stand up + sun
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you would make a sound if you stood on the sun

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gōu
ditch
氵 + 勾gōu
water + cross out
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picture plans for a ditch next to the Washington Monument being crossed out

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yáo
shake [v.]
扌 + 䍃yáo
hand + cookie jar
Character Notes

Cookie Monster uses his hand to shake the cookie jar, "Cookies!"

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department
咅 + 阝
comedian + city walls
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it would be nice if DMV workers were comedians

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zhé
philosopher
折zhé + 口
discount + mouth
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philosopher offering a discount on his spoken opinions at the market

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bugle
口 + 束 + 刂
mouth + bundle + sword
Character Notes

mouth of a bugle announcing the bundle of swords has arrived OR “As a bugle boy, he had a bundle of sticks on his back and a bayonet in front.” (Trumpeter Wu)

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饿

è
hungry
饣 + 我
food + I/me
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Hungry. Food. Me.

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kuàng
rectangular frame
木 + 匚 + 王
wood/tree + box + king
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wooden box around the portrait of the king

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cùn
Chinese inch, *thumb
hand modified
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alternatively: 十+丶 ten + drop; ten fingers: the drop is the thumb

as a component: “寸字旁”

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tān
vendor's stand
扌 + 难nán
hand + difficult
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difficult profession, selling stuff by hand

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chuò
*road
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as a component: “走之旁“

derivative: 之 *road block

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chéng
hitch a ride
禾 + 北
grain + north
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migrant workers hitch a ride north to harvest grain OR 乘 also means multiply: grain multiplies as you move north

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shàng
*outhouse
⺌ + 宀 + 口
small + house + "window"
Character Notes

An outhouse is a small house with a window.

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huī
radiance
光 + 军
ray + chariot
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Prince Army feels best next to a chariot, rays radiantly bouncing off the shiny chrome and his crown.

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bìng
illness
疒 + 丙bǐng
sickness + third
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alternatively: 疒 + 一 + 冂 + 人, illness + ceiling + hood + person, when you are ill, it is best to pull your hood over your head and stay inside.

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*special bird wings
羽 + 隹
wings + special bird
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qīng
green-blue
龶 + 月
grow up + moon
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green things grow up, blue moon

as a component: “青字旁”

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jià
shelf [n.]
加jiā + 木
add + wood
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If you already have bricks, just add wood to make shelves

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five
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Can you see the Arabic numeral 5 in this character? or an upside down 4 plus some

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