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失

shī
lose
丶 + 夫
drop + husband
Character Notes

my husband is always losing his keys

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矢shǐ dart

钅

jīn
*metal
金
gold modified
Character Notes

alternatively: 𠂉 lying down, working with a metal wrench

as a component: “金字旁”

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服

fú
apparel
月 + 𠬝fú
body part + copy of original
Character Notes

The apparel industry just copies originals to cover our body parts.

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妒

dù
jealous of
女 + 户hù
woman + door
Character Notes

Mother: I’m so jealous of her front door. It’s the house’s 1920’s original. / Daughter: I’m so jealous of her front door. It’s the house’s 1960’s original.

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婴

yīng
baby
贝 + 贝 + 女
2 shells + woman
Character Notes

Two 宝贝 bǎobèi babies is all a woman’s body can handle.

Many women are having babies with IVF. It’s expensive.

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迷

mí
lost
米mǐ + 辶
rice + road
Character Notes

Lost despite Rice: A child wanders away from her family on the road, leaving a rice trail to find her way back, but it is eaten by birds, and she gets lost. (1930's On the Road)

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改

gǎi
alter
己 + 攵
snake + taskmaster
Character Notes

You alter the snake into a whip.

The snake (in the Garden of Eden) hopes to alter the human condition by becoming the taskmaster. (Bible Series)

To the taskmaster: "You snake! You altered the plan on us!" (Wedding Planner)

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腿

tuǐ
leg
月 + 退tuì
body part + retreat
Character Notes

Picture leaving your body part behind (your leg) when you retreat.

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兆

zhào
omen
Character Notes

in ancient China, shamans cracked turtle shells or bones to tell fortunes; derivative: 丬 *turtle

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惯

guàn
accustomed to
忄 + 贯guàn
meme + pierce
Character Notes

meme with a tongue piercing, young people are accustomed to this

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乔

qiáo
pretend
夭yāo + C
die young + crutches
Character Notes

Picture a young person who pretends to be dead, when he really has a broken leg.

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沈

shěn
Shen
氵 + 冘yín
water + crown prince
Character Notes

Shen is the Crown Prince’s valet, responsible for washing him, dressing him, etc.

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啡

fēi
coffee—last drop
口 + 非fēi
mouth + jail cell
Character Notes

keep drinking and get addicted

“He is locked into the coffee before the second set; can't perform without it.” (Trumpeter Wu)

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袋

dài
bag [n.]
代dài + 衣
substitute for + clothing
Character Notes

A bag can be a substitute for clothing.

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烟

yān
smoke [n.]
火 + 因yīn
fire + cause
Character Notes

where there is smoke, there is fire (a cause)

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遗

yí
bequeath
贵 + 辶
expensive + road
Character Notes

Bequeath the Expensive: Despite stock market fortunes disappearing, owners of expensive land and houses are still able to bequeath these treasures to their posterity. (1930's On the Road)

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增

zēng
increase [v.]
土 + 曾céng
soil + gremlin
Character Notes

Soil, instead of water, causes these gremlins to increase.

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人

rén
person
Character Notes

derivatives: 亻 *persona, 𠂉 *lying down

as a component: “人字头”

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入rù enter, 八 bā eight

武

wǔ
military [adj.]
一 + 止 + 弋
one + footprint + pistol
Character Notes

Picture this military salute: one stamp of the foot followed by a flash of the pistol.

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