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rǎn
dye [v.]
氵 + 九 + 木
water + nine + tree
Character Notes

chestnut colored hair dye, #9

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shuǐ
*snowflake
water modified
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as a component: “泰字底水“

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𠦝

gàn
*Korea
十 + 日 + 十
ten/needle + day/sun + ten/needle
Character Notes

Korea has been “needled” by Japan and by China during its long history, derived from 韩 hán Korea

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zhì
bring about
至zhì + 攵
until + taskmaster
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Until the taskmaster says it, it will not be brought about.

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riddle
讠 + 迷mí
microphone + lost
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a riddle through the microphone, everyone is lost

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barbarian
大 + 弓
large + bow
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Build up your collection of bows and name them. This one is “the barbarian” because it is one large bow! (Hunter-Gatherer)

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low
亻 + 氐dī
persona + wax seal
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your persona places the wax seal low on the folded letter

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degree
广 + 廿 + 又
cave + twenty + right hand
Character Notes

The cave was twenty degrees, I swear!

On the walls of your cave are twenty hand prints. When you place your hand on any of these, you realize that the cave is twenty degrees (Celsius) all year round. (Hunter-Gatherer)

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máng
busy [adj.]
忄 + 亡wáng
meme + deceased
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meme of being busy-ed to death

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ground [n.]
土 + 也
soil + scorpion
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scorpion lives in the soil or ground

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cóng
thicket
从cóng + 一
follow + floor
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two people stuck in place in the thicket

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xiě
blood
丶 + 皿
drop + dish
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blood-letting, drop by drop into a dish OR blood test, drop in a petri dish

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xiā
shrimp
虫 + 下xià
insect + below
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insect that lives below the ocean surface

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liàn
be enamored of
亦 + 心
dancing penguin + heart
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This dancing penguin is enamored of his dancing partner. Picture them together with a heart hovering between them.

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zuó
yesterday
日 + 乍zuò
day + saw
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Saw away yesterday, tomorrow will be a brighter day.

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é
Russia
亻 + 我
persona + I/me
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What is your persona's connection to Russia?

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*crown
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as a component: “秃宝盖”

derived from: 冠 guān crown

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宀 mián house,亠 tóu *top hat

zhù
construct
⺮zhú + 巩
bamboo + strengthen
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Teams will compete to construct bamboo scaffolding to strengthen the main building.

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cāng
storehouse
𠆢 + 㔾
umbrella + worm
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Costco/Cabella's sells everything from umbrellas to worms

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