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蔽

bì
shield [v]
艹 + 敝bì
flowers + shredder
Character Notes

Flowers shield The Shredder from his fan's anger.

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耸

sǒng
shrug [v]
从cóng + 耳
follow + ear
Character Notes

Your shoulders follow your ears when you shrug.

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炫

xuàn
dazzle
火 + 玄xuán
fire + mysterious
Character Notes

Fire has a mysterious quality that dazzles people.

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祟

suì
evil spirit
出 + 示
exit + altar
Character Notes

All evil spirits were ordered to exit the altar area.

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菲

fēi
humble
艹 + 非fēi
flowers + jail
Character Notes

Picture a humble earthen jail with flowers growing on top.

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沸

fèi
bring to a boil
氵 + 弗fú
water + dollar sign
Character Notes

Boiled water is “miǎnfèi”.

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峭

qiào
precipitous
山 + 肖xiào
mountain + resemble
Character Notes

The precipitous incline resembles a steep mountainside.

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陡

dǒu
steep
阝+ 走zǒu
pinnacle + walk
Character Notes

The walk to the pinnacle is steep!

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慎

shèn
prudent
忄 + 真zhēn
meme + true
Character Notes

Picture a meme of a prudent man who only acts according to what's true.

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暮

mù
sunset
莫mò + 日
mirage + sun
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Mirages like sun dogs appear at sunset.

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褪

tuì
take off clothes
衤 + 退tuì
clothing + retreat
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After you take off your clothes, your clothing retreats to your closet.

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虏

lǔ
take captive
虍hǔ + 力lì
tiger + muscle
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The tiger's muscle ripples as it takes its prey captive.

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噱

xué
laugh aloud
口 + 虍 + 豕
mouth + tiger + sow
Character Notes

We laughed aloud at the zoo in Thailand where there was a mother sow nursing baby tigers.

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芯

xīn
wick
艹 + 心xīn
flowers + heart
Character Notes

The gift of flowers acted a wick to light the flame of love in her heart.

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誉

yù
reputation
兴 + 言
excitement + speech
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Excitement over her speech gives the speaker a good reputation.

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堪

kān
tolerate
土 + 甚
soil + laundry chute
Character Notes

The laundry chute can tolerate a little soil. (It collects at the bottom and therefore doesn't go into the washing machine.)

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醺

xūn
intoxicated
 酉 + 熏xūn
whiskey bottle + treat with smoke
Character Notes

Her favorite way to intoxication is drinking smoked whiskey.

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锏

jiǎn
long truncheon
钅 + 间jiān
metal + interval
Character Notes

A truncheon is a metal stick used as a weapon. Picture it marked with notches at intervals.

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舶

bó
liner
舟 + 白bái
boat + white
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Picture a brand-new white cruise liner.

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