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卂

xùn
*baiting needle
乙 + 十
fishing + needle
Character Notes

a needle you use when fishing

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讠

yán
*microphone
言
speech modified
Character Notes

as a component: “言字旁”

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儒

rú
Confucian
亻 + 需xū
persona + need
Character Notes

your persona needs a Confucian lesson in obeisance

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R

*wire mesh
Character Notes

alternative breakdown: 井+一 well + floor

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待

dài
treat [v.]
彳 + 寺
queue + Buddhist temple
Character Notes

"We would now be delighted to treat all of you potential temple donors to a meal. Please queue up." (Buddhist Temple)

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晕

yūn
dizzy
日 + 军jūn
sun + chariot
Character Notes

Driving in his chariot, Prince Army is dazzled by the sun and gets dizzy, veering off the path.

The sun reflecting off the chariots made the other army dizzy.

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节

jié
holiday
艹 + 卩jié
flowers + stamped
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Flowers decorate a stamped invitation to a holiday party.

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牢

láo
jail
宀 + 牛
house + cow
Character Notes

Don’t they know that keeping a cow in jail inside your house will get reported to the city officials.

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拿

ná
hold [v.]
合 + 手
fit + hand
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you can hold something when it fits in your hand

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滴

dī
drip [v.]
氵 + 啇dì
water + antiques salesman
Character Notes

water dripping on fake antiques will ruin them

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付

fù
pay [v.]
亻 + 寸
persona + thumb
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confirm payment with a thumbs up

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品

pǐn
goods
口 + 口 + 口
mouth + mouth + mouth
Character Notes

picture a pile of goods that an average family eats in a year

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贿

huì
bribe [n.]
贝 + 有
shells + possess
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with a bribe of shells (money), you possess compliance

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街

jiē
street
行 + 圭
intersection + bricks
Character Notes

intersection paved with bricks at the meeting of two streets

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花

huā
flower [n.]
艹 + 化huà
flowers + transform
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Flowers can transform a relationship.

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步

bù
step
止 + 少
footprint + few
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babies one step at a time: just a few footprints so far

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庙

miào
temple
广 + 由
cave + sprout
Character Notes

Another cave in your primitive community will be a temple dedicated to the god of sprouts: what you will need in the spring. (Hunter-Gatherer)

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悔

huǐ
be sorry about
忄 + 每měi
meme + every
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Picture a meme that is sorry about everything.

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来

lái
come
一 + 米
one + rice
Character Notes

come one, come all, get your free rice

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