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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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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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