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抽

chōu
take out
扌 + 由yóu
hand + sprout
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You use your hand to take out some sprouts to give the others room to grow.

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济

jì
relieve
氵 + 齐qí
water + identical
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identical countries but one is near water, so their economy is better, relieved of extra transport costs

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式

shì
style [n.]
弋 + 工
pistol + work
Character Notes

The stylish English dueling pistol was prized for its accuracy and its work-manship.

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少

shǎo
few
小xiǎo + 丿
small + slash
Character Notes

take a small thing and slash it into a few

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步bù step

串

chuàn
string together, *kebab
口 + 中
mouth + middle
Character Notes

mouth eats the meat off the middle of the stick

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尘

chén
dust [n.]
小 + 土
small + soil
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dust is small bits of soil

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蹄

tí
hoof
⻊ + 帝dì
lower leg + sovereign
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The sovereign spent so much time on his horse that its hooves were just extensions of his lower legs.

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烂

làn
spoiled
火 + 兰lán
fire + orchid
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If they get too close to the fire, the orchids are spoiled.

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戊

wù
*cannon
𠂆 + 戈
drag + rifle
Character Notes

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

This weapon has to be dragged to and from the battlefields.

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卢

lú
Louvre
卜bǔ + 尸
magic wand + flag/corpse
Character Notes

Night at the Louvre Museum where Mr. Lu uses magic to bring some corpses to life.

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网

wǎng
net [n.]
Character Notes

alternative breakdowns: 冈gāng+乂 ridge + sheaf/X OR 冂+乂+乂 hood + sheaves

component modified version: 罒 “四字头”

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依

yī
depend on
亻 + 衣yī
persona + clothing
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What does your persona depend on for her clothing?

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效

xiào
effect [n.]
交jiāo + 攵
mingle + taskmaster
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To create the effect that you care about your guests, the taskmaster has ordered mingling after the speeches.

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奢

shē
extravagant
大 + 者
large dog + hero
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The hero named his large dog Extravagance, and the stories about him around the campfire were larger than life.

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脸

liǎn
face [n.]
月 + 佥qiān
body part + barn
Character Notes

paint a face on a barn

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尧

yáo
*ceremonial guard
戈 - 丶 + 儿
unloaded rifle + human legs
Character Notes

 A ceremonial guard named Yao: he could almost be a statue, his human legs are so still.

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尸

shī
corpse, *flag
Character Notes

as a component: “尸字头”

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肌

jī
muscle
月 + 几jǐ
body part + wind
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You do body part exercises using wind resistance to increase muscle.

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聊

liáo
chat [v.]
耳 + 卯mǎo
ear + sealed and notarized
Character Notes

you can listen to the chatter, but the real information is in the sealed and notarized original

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