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bent
由 + 丨
sprout + stick
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A sprout bends and needs a support stick.

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jiān
firm
Ujiān + 土
swordplay + soil
Character Notes

practicing swordplay gives you a firm foundation (like the ground)

alternatively: 刂 + 又 + 土 sword + again + soil: "Foiled again!" Throw your sword on the soil: "Now I have a firm resolve to..."

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liú
pomegranate
木 + 留liú
tree + stay
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the other trees can go, but the pomegranate tree stays

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yāo
die young
丿 + 大
slash + large
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a large slash led to an early death, but hopefully is going to heaven

large guy dies young, head slumped

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天tiān heavens

liù
six
亠 + 八
top hat + eight
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top hats go out at six and return at eight

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Z

*performance bouquet
又 + 1
right hand + bouquet
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dǎo
island
鸟niǎo + 山
bird + mountain
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birds (with tails tucked) stop on the mountain of the island to rest during migration

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wéi
maintain
纟 + 隹zhuī
thread + special bird
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use thread to maintain control over the turkey or at least its legs during roasting

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base [n.]
其qí + 土
laundry basket + soil
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base camp has the laundry facilities to wash off the soil

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mǎo
*letter opener
T + 刀dāo
envelope + knife
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letter opener is an "envelope knife"

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zhàng
barrier
阝 + 章zhāng
pinnacle + chapter
Character Notes

Pinnacle Weddings finds a certain chapter in the book Owning Your Wedding a barrier to success.

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sneeze
口 + 疐dì
mouth + stumble
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A sneeze causes Yakov to stumble as he gets to the field behind the chapel.

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thirsty
氵 + 曷hé
water + siesta
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wake up from your siesta thirsty, need water

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pagoda
土 + 荅dā
soil + fairy house
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pagoda built of soil after the design of a fairy house

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take charge
𠃌 + 一 + 口
coat hook + one + mouth
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you’re on the hook—you’re the one mouth in charge

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pattern
木 + 各gè
tree + each
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trees each have their own pattern

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jiè
take precautions against
廾 + 戈
two hands + rifle
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To take precautions against someone shooting you, the universal signal is to put your two hands up in the air.

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shēng
voice [n.]
士 + 尸 + 丨
soldier + split flag
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In a civil war, soldiers‘ voices are split against each other.

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pressure [n.]
厂 + 土 + 丶
cliff + soil + drop
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a cliff under pressure will drop soil

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