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星

xīng
star
日 + 生shēng
sun + life/seed
Character Notes

To our ancient ancestors, a star may have seemed like a seed of the sun.

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婉

wǎn
tactful
女 + 宛wǎn
woman + Cabela's
Character Notes

Mother: How do I tactfully remind my husband to not spend all day at Cabela’s? / Daughter: I tactfully avoided the stop at Cabela’s.

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与

yǔ
offer [v.], *slingshot
弓 + 一
bow modified + one
Character Notes

picture of something under a school desk or a slingshot

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盆

pén
basin
分fēn + 皿
part + dish
Character Notes

The dish breaks into parts in the basin.

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食

shí
food
𠆢 + 丶 + 艮
umbrella + drop + silver
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Picture street food under an umbrella: drop your silver in the silver tin.

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曼

màn
drawn out, *mandala
日 + 罒 + 又
sun + net + right hand
Character Notes

The sun is shining, so you take nets, and draw them out with your right hand.

Picture a mandala with a sun in the middle, its rays connected with netting, all drawn by your right hand.

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原

yuán
original
厂 + 白 + 小
cliff + white + small
Character Notes

The origin of the white cliffs of Dover is the crushed shells of small single-celled algae.

Under the cliff is the original spring, a white, bubbling, small trickle.

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斩

zhǎn
hew
车 + 斤jīn
vehicle + axe
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A vehicle you might be able to construct on your own in the wilderness will be very rough-hewn with your axe.

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裸

luǒ
naked
衤 + 果guǒ
clothing + fruit
Character Notes

I would be naked without my Fruit of the Loom.

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车

chē
vehicle
Character Notes

derivative: 㐄 *unicycle

as a component: “车字旁”

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健

jiàn
healthy
亻 + 建jiàn
persona + build
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persona builds habits to stay healthy

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阶

jiē
stairs
阝 + 介jiè
pinnacle + introduce
Character Notes

At the pinnacle of the stairs is where we will introduce you to the crowd. (Wedding Planner)

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避

bì
evade
辟pì + 辶
spicy flag + road
Character Notes

Evade the Border Police: Many states are deporting Mexicans and Mexican Americans to “free up jobs for unemployed Americans.” Even though much of this deportation is illegal (estimates show half or more are legal citizens), it goes on unchecked. Mexican immigrants are warning their family and friends to evade the border police (not show their spicy flag). (1930's On the Road)

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萝

luó
edible root
艹 + 罗luó
flowers + silk gauze
Character Notes

Use silk gauze on the flowers of the edible root plant, so they don’t get eaten.

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瘾

yǐn
addiction
疒 + 隐yǐn
sickness + hidden
Character Notes

Addictions are often hidden sicknesses.

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寒

hán
frigid
Q + 冫
hamster cage + ice
Character Notes

Picture a frigid hamster preserved in ice from the ice age.

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辈

bèi
lifetime
非fēi + 车
jail cell + vehicle
Character Notes

lifetime imprisonment for stealing vehicles

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听

tīng
listen
口 + 斤jīn
mouth + axe
Character Notes

Why this character has a mouth and not an ear can be explained by picturing yourself on a hunt. Your hunting companion moves toward you, and you hold a finger to your mouth, with your axe ready in the other hand, listening for movement. (Hunter Gatherer)

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澡

zǎo
bath
氵 + 喿zào
water + chirping
Character Notes

Picture chirping birds at a bird bath.

You enjoy your early morning outdoor bath hearing the birds chirping.

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