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jiāng
Yangtze
氵 + 工
water + I-beam/work
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Yangtze is a working river OR 3 Gorges Dam built of I-beams

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yuán
Yuan
土 + 口 + 𧘇
soil + mouth + scarf
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a man named Yuan, silenced with soil and mouth tied with a scarf

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fǎn
go back
反fǎn + 辶
against + road
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Go Back Against: As Okies flow west, legislators from California go east, back against the flow, to Washington to demand support for migrants. (1930's On the Road)

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xuē
boots
革 + 化
leather + transform
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boots have transformed from leather to rubber

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be informed
釆 + 心xīn
droppings + heart
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The droppings inform your heart where to go.

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dòu
beans
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è
evil [n./adj.]
亚yà + 心
Asia + heart
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Asian black-hearted bosses

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tún
wonton (B)
饣 + 屯tún
food + stockpile
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stockpile family-recipe wontons

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āi
get close to
扌 + 矣yǐ
hand + Dart family tomb
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Hand in hand, they get close to each other at the Dart family tomb.

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fēn
atmosphere
气 + 分fēn
air + part
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The air in the atmosphere is made of part nitrogen and part oxygen.

You can improve the atmosphere of a place by dividing the air into parts: smoking and non-.

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gōng
respectful
共gòng + ⺗
together + valentine
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words to your valentine: 恭喜, together forever

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kǎo
take an exam
耂lǎo + 丂kǎo
old person + broken bow/5
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Picture an old person as the proctor of the SAT exam--all he says is “5 minutes”.

Old person Confucius scored a perfect 5 on the exam.

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break [v.]
石 + 皮pí
stone + covering
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Use a stone to break through the covering.

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creak
口 + 一 + 自 + 戈gē
mouth + ceiling + nose + rifle
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This is the sound made by a POW who is being tortured to extract information. He is being hung by his nose from the ceiling with a rifle pointed at him.

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shè
society
礻shì + 土
Eastern altar + soil
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Dear Ancestors, the soil you worked is still supporting a prosperous society. Thank you.

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gōng
public [adj.]
八 + 厶
eight + monument
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Public bus #8 goes to the monument.

This character can also refer to an old man. Picture your maternal grandfather taking public bus #8 to a monument.

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chè
pitchfork
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tribe
9 + 矢
banner + dart
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armed with darts under a banner to form a tribe

banner for the Dart tribe

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shū
graceful
氵 + 叔shū
water + uncle
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Uncle Schubert is graceful in the water.

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