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榴

liú
pomegranate
木 + 留liú
tree + stay
Character Notes

the other trees can go, but the pomegranate tree stays

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夭

yāo
die young
丿 + 大
slash + large
Character Notes

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

六

liù
six
亠 + 八
top hat + eight
Character Notes

top hats go out at six and return at eight

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Z

yì
*performance bouquet
又 + 1
right hand + bouquet
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岛

dǎo
island
鸟niǎo + 山
bird + mountain
Character Notes

birds (with tails tucked) stop on the mountain of the island to rest during migration

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维

wéi
maintain
纟 + 隹zhuī
thread + special bird
Character Notes

use thread to maintain control over the turkey or at least its legs during roasting

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基

jī
base [n.]
其qí + 土
laundry basket + soil
Character Notes

base camp has the laundry facilities to wash off the soil

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S

mǎo
*letter opener
T + 刀dāo
envelope + knife
Character Notes

letter opener is an "envelope knife"

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障

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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嚏

tì
sneeze
口 + 疐dì
mouth + stumble
Character Notes

A sneeze causes Yakov to stumble as he gets to the field behind the chapel. (Max Dart)

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渴

kě
thirsty
氵 + 曷hé
water + siesta
Character Notes

wake up from your siesta thirsty, need water

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塔

tǎ
pagoda
土 + 荅dā
soil + fairy house
Character Notes

pagoda built of soil after the design of a fairy house

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司

sī
take charge
𠃌 + 一 + 口
coat hook + one + mouth
Character Notes

you’re on the hook—you’re the one mouth in charge

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格

gé
pattern
木 + 各gè
tree + each
Character Notes

trees each have their own pattern

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戒

jiè
take precautions against
廾 + 戈
two hands + rifle
Character Notes

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

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声

shēng
voice [n.]
士 + 尸 + 丨
soldier + split flag
Character Notes

In a civil war, soldiers‘ voices are split against each other.

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压

yā
pressure [n.]
厂 + 土 + 丶
cliff + soil + drop
Character Notes

a cliff under pressure will drop soil

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罢

bà
cease
罒 + 去
net + go
Character Notes

net causes you to cease to go

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彦

yàn
learned, *Pueblo chief
产 + 彡
Pueblo + bird tail
Character Notes

Pueblo chief is learned

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