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兽

shòu
beast
丷 + 田 + 一 + 口
horns + field + one + mouth
Character Notes

Picture beasts of burden: horns in the field, one mouth (but multiple stomachs).

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森

sēn
forest
木 + 木 + 木
tree + tree + tree
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things in triplicate means a lot of them

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品pǐn goods 众zhòng multitude 晶jīng sparkling

纪

jì
chronicle
纟 + 己jǐ
thread + snake
Character Notes

in the chronicles of the world, a common thread is the presence of the snake

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攸

yōu
*senior taskmaster/active senior
亻 + 丨 + 攵/夂
old persona + taskmaster/walking legs
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an active old person, like most in China

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姓

xìng
surname
女 + 生shēng
woman + life/seed
Character Notes

A Chinese woman keeps her surname, but her seed takes her husband's.

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洲

zhōu
continent
氵 + 州zhōu
water + state
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water divides states into continents

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冂

jiōng
*hood
Character Notes

“同字匡”

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命

mìng
fate
8 + 口 + 卩
meeting + mouth + stamped
Character Notes

Your fate is sealed at the meeting when what is said is stamped officially.

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黑

hēi
black
里 + 灬
computer + cooking fire
Character Notes

burnt computer is black

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缶

fǒu
clay pot
午 + 凵
noon + pit
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ancient clay pot found in a pit, archaeologist marks the time 12:00

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旬

xún
decameron
勹 + 日
bound up + day
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a decameron binds up ten days

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朩

pin
*pole
木 + 小
tree + small
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羊

yáng
sheep
Character Notes

notice 丷 horns on top

as a component: “羊字旁“

derivative: ⺶ *wool

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帽

mào
hat
巾 + 冒mào
towel + risk
Character Notes

because of risk of sunburn, use towel for hat

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产

chǎn
products, *Pueblo
立 + 厂chǎng
stand up + cliff
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Pueblo cliff-dwellers make products like pottery and jewelry.

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砂

shā
gravel
石 + 少shǎo
stone + few
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a few stones make gravel

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沙shā
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皆

jiē
all
比 + 白
compare + white
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Picture housewives comparing their whites washed with All.

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荫

yìn
shady
艹 + 阴yīn
flowers + Yin
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These flowers only bloom in the shade or at night.

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裙

qún
skirt
衤 + 君jūn
clothing + Trump
Character Notes

The Trump clothing line.

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