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abruptly
穴 + 犬
hole + small dog
Character Notes

a Pekingese appeared abruptly out of a hole

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shè
establish
讠 + 殳shū
microphone + boomerang
Character Notes

Picture the establishment of a new boomerang center with speeches through a microphone.

Can we establish peace with a microphone, rather than boomerangs?

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yuè
surpass
走 + 戊
walk + cannon
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Picture walking with a cannon in order to surpass the enemy during the night; it gets caught on something (hook stroke).

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còu
gather together
冫 + 奏
ice + play an instrument
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A small band gathers together despite the ice to play their instruments.

alternatively: 冫 + 𡗗 + 天 ice + bonsai + heavens; You gather together the bonsai trees inside on the day the heavens turn icy.

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chī
idiotic
疒 + 知zhī
sickness + know
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Max Dart’s idiotic sick note

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guāng
ray
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alternative breakdown: ⺌+儿 small + human legs, small human legs run in to wake you like a ray of sunshine

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sūn
grandchild
子 + 小
child + small
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Small grandchildren are often taken care of by their grandparents in China.

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ráo
spare [v.]
饣 + 尧yáo
food + ceremonial guard
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The ceremonial guard was spared from mess hall duty.

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yuān
injustice
冖 + 兔
crown + rabbit
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It is injustice that the royal rabbit accidentally gets eaten for supper.

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shí
stone
厂 + 口
cliff + mouth
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picture of a crumbling cliff, stone falling

as a component: “石字旁”

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square
矢 + 巨jù
dart + giant
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giant square with a picture of a dart on it shows the Dart family the way

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𢛳

*ten commandments
十 + 罒 + 一 + 心
ten + net + one + heart
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After leading his people out of Egypt, Moses now has to teach them how not to be slaves but to govern themselves on the way to the promised land. He receives new laws from God, including the 10 commandments, a safety net for the people that encourages them to be of one heart with each other. (Bible Series)

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lineage
丿 + 糸mì
slash/line + fine silk
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line that ties Chinese lineage (family history of generations) is made of fine silk

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period of time
其qí + 月
laundry basket + month
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After a period of time, the laundry basket begins to stink: a month is too long between washes.

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fēn
essence
艹 + 分fēn
flowers + part
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extract the essence from part of the flower

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juǎn
roll
龹juàn + 㔾
quarter + worm
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Roll up a worm and cut it into quarters.

Picture a cinnamon roll that is curled up like a worm and cut into quarters.

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H

*guard tower
丶 + I
drop + Great Wall
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jiǎn
simple
⺮ + 间jiān
bamboo + interval
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In this class students will learn a simple arithmetic technique: using bamboo to mark intervals.

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wéi
surround
囗wéi + 韦wéi
enclose + tanned hide
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smoke house encloses and surrounds the tanned hides

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