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jiù
mother's brother
臼jiù + 男
rib cage + male
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This is super skinny farmer Uncle Joe on your mother's side.

Picture your mother's brother with his rib cage showing.

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grain
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derivative: 米 rice

as a component: “禾木旁”

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木 mù tree

tiāo
poke
扌 + 兆zhào
hand + omen
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picky, so poke everything with your hand, indentations are seen as an omen

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guān
shut [v.]
丷 + 天
horns + heavens
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The heavens are shut to the devil (the big guy with horns).

The heavens are shut to those who build the golden calf. (Bible Series)

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bān
speck
王 + 文 + 王
king/jewel + gentleman farmer + king/jewel
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gentleman farmer decorates his zebra with specks of jewels

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班bān class
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liú
*bridge
H + 川
guard tower + stream
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guard tower built over a stream, so it is a bridge

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桥qiǎo bridge

yǒng
swim
氵 + 永yǒng
water + eternity
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swim in an infinity pool

swim in the fountain of youth

children’s dream to swim for eternity

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yìn
*staples
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flag
9 + 其qí
banner + laundry basket
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flag pops up when the laundry basket is full

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尸 shī *flag/corpse
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dǐng
crest [n.]
丁dīng + 页
nail + head
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Picture a spiked mohawk, a crest on top of his head.

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lǒng
draw near
扌 + 龙lóng
hand + dragon
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Minli leads Dragon by the hand until he learns to fly

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tán
discuss
讠 + 炎yán
microphone + inflammation
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using microphones, the discussion gets inflamed

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quǎn
*Aesop
small dog modified
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"This is a dog named Aesop. Let's have him be the narrator of our animal fables that teach lessons." (Fables)

as a component: “反犬旁”

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cái
riches
贝 + 才cái
shells + genie
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if you want riches, ask for shells when a genie appears

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biǎn
flat, *doormat
户 + 冊
door + scroll
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scroll by the door falls to the ground and becomes doormat; flat as a mat

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jiān
*swordplay
刂 + 又
modified sword + right hand/again
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practicing with a sword again and again

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gèng
even more
一 + 日 + 乂
ceiling + sun + sheaf
Character Notes

When you put the sun under a ceiling (like a greenhouse) you produce even more sheaves.

The story goes on with many twists and turns, but ultimately, Joseph ends up in a position of privilege in Egypt (a sunny place) where he can provide grain to his family during a famine. The story is even more fulfilling than we imagined, and the covenant is perpetuated. (Bible Series)

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xiè
diarrhea
氵 + 写xiě
water + write
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The mischievous prince gets pay back for snitching fried pork rinds from the kitchen: watery diarrhea.

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diàn
store [n.]
广 + 占zhān
cave + tell fortunes
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Picture a primitive cave store where you pay someone to get your fortune read.

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