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cease
罒 + 去
net + go
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net causes you to cease to go

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yàn
learned, *Pueblo chief
产 + 彡
Pueblo + bird tail
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Pueblo chief is learned

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jǐng
well [n.]
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zhēng
steam [v.]
艹 + 承chéng + 灬
flowers + partial undertake + cooking fire
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flowers of steam rise as the water in the one pot is being dri-ed up (completed) over the cooking fire

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shòu
vend
隹 + 口kǒu
special bird + mouth
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turkey popping out of the mouth of a vending machine

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jiū
hold tight
扌 + 秋qiū
hand + autumn
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use hand to hold tight to autumn leaves and to memories of autumn drives up the canyon

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dāo
knife
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derivative: 刂 *sword

as a component: “刀字旁”

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力 lì power/muscle

put up
扌 + 荅dā
hand + fairy house
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putting up a fairy house is work done by hand

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què
deficient
缶 + 夬
clay pot + Iron Man
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A clay pot would be a deficient shield against Iron Man.

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tǎo
condemn
讠 + 寸
microphone + thumb
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condemning words through a microphone: “Thumbs down, poorly done.”

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xiān
fresh
鱼 + 羊
fish + sheep
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You definitely want to keep fish and sheep meat fresh.

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māo
*jackal
爫 + 豕/犭
claw + sow/Aesop
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modified components combine into a fierce wild dog

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dàn
bullet
弓 + 单dān
bow + list
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Create a bullet list of things you need to shoot with your bow to provide yourself with food, clothing and shelter. (Hunter-Gatherer)

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jiān
*machine gun
一 + 戈
one + rifle
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Adding more ammunition and power to rifles, the machine gun changed warfare.

part of the weapon series of components (derived from ancient weapons): 弋yì *pistol, 戈gē *rifle, 戋jiān *machine gun, 戊wù *cannon, 𢦏zái *tank

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ha!
口 + 合hé
mouth + fit
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In the dressing room: “Ha!” when it doesn’t fit. OR "Ha! It fit." (Trumpeter Wu)

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chuān
stream
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huàn
exchange
扌 + 奂huàn
hand + actor
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A Beijing opera actor uses his hand to quickly exchange masks in center stage.

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tyrant
⻗ + 革 + 月
weather + leather + body part/moon
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when weather is the tyrant in your life, leather is the best protection for your body parts

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jiū
*horn
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