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林

lín
woods
木 + 木
tree + tree
Character Notes

Trees together are woods.

“双木林”

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和

hé
harmony
禾hé + 口
grain + mouth
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Whole grain in your mouth = (digestive) harmony.

When grain fills the mouths of the populations, there is harmony.

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凭

píng
proof
任 + 几
appoint + wind
Character Notes

“Wind, I appoint you wind-master over these knights. I have proof now that you have what it takes!” (Hat in the Wind)

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平

píng
even [adj.]
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姿

zī
looks [n.]
次cì + 女
next + woman
Character Notes

Mother: My mother always said men will move on to the next woman if you don’t keep up your looks. / Daughter: We’re moving on to the next era of female looks, where there is a celebration of many different looks.

Picture a man saying “Next!” as he passes over women who don’t meet his idea of good looks.

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音

yīn
sound
立 + 日
stand up + sun
Character Notes

you would make a sound if you stood on the sun

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沟

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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摇

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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部

bù
department
咅 + 阝
comedian + city walls
Character Notes

it would be nice if DMV workers were comedians

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哲

zhé
philosopher
折zhé + 口
discount + mouth
Character Notes

philosopher offering a discount on his spoken opinions at the market

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喇

lǎ
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
Character Notes

Hungry. Food. Me.

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框

kuàng
rectangular frame
木 + 匚 + 王
wood/tree + box + king
Character Notes

wooden box around the portrait of the king

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寸

cùn
Chinese inch, *thumb
扌
hand modified
Character Notes

alternatively: 十+丶 ten + drop; ten fingers: the drop is the thumb

as a component: “寸字旁”

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摊

tān
vendor's stand
扌 + 难nán
hand + difficult
Character Notes

difficult profession, selling stuff by hand

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辶

chuò
*road
Character Notes

as a component: “走之旁“

derivative: 之 *road block

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乘

chéng
hitch a ride
禾 + 北
grain + north
Character Notes

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

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6

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

An outhouse is a small house with a window.

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辉

huī
radiance
光 + 军
ray + chariot
Character Notes

Prince Army feels best next to a chariot, rays radiantly bouncing off the shiny chrome and his crown.

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