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xìng
apricot
木 + 口
tree + mouth
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mouth open at the bottom of a tree waiting for an apricot to fall

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呆dāi dim-witted

garage
广 + 车
cave + vehicle
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You are running out of space and could use a garage. You expand into a side cave to store your primitive vehicle. (Hunter-Gatherer)

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qín
stringed instrument
王 + 王 + 今jīn
2 jewels + clock
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an instrument with a complex metronome of crystal built in

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wāi
askew
不 + 正
no + correct
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askew means not straight or not correct

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广

guǎng
extensive, *cave
丶 + 厂
drop + cliff
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A drop of water over thousands of years can turn a cliff into a cave.

as a component: “广字头”

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shǐ
dart [n.]
𠂉 + 大
lying down + large
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“A boy named Max Dart is lying down on his bed throwing darts at a ceiling target with a large “大” in the center." (Max Dart)

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失shī lose

yǐn
overseer, *mop
彐 + 丿
broom + slash
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Mr. Yin is overseer of the janitors.

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shǔ
potato
艹 + 罒 + 者
flowers + net + hero
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the hero’s patented potato net: the net is buried underneath the flowering plant to catch the potatoes

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zuò
do
亻 + 乍zuò
persona + saw
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your persona singing "Do as I’m Doing” with a sawing motion

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xiào
resemble
小xiǎo + 月
small + body part/moon
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A reflection of the moon is smaller but resembles it.

In Mary Poppins, the penguins resemble Bert, with their bowties, and Bert resembles the penguins, especially when he changes his pants to make his lower body parts look like theirs.

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zài
load [v.]
𢦏zái + 车
tank + vehicle
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Picture a tank loaded with the vehicle it is pushing out of the way.

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zhōng
bell
钅 + 中zhōng
metal + middle
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strike the metal bell in the middle to get the best sound

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lěng
cold
冫 + 令lìng
ice + alarm clock
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When it's cold and icy, the alarm rings.

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shù
tree
木 + 对
tree + that's right
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environmentalist demanding the rights of the trees

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piān
piece of writing
⺮ + 扁biǎn
bamboo + flat/doormat
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In this class students will construct their own paper for writing with flat bamboo strips.

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bān
class
王 + 刂 + 王
king/jewel + sword + king/jewel
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A class of little kings learns swordplay.

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weary
丿 + 之
slash + road block
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You get weary of the road block and slash it down.

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overjoyed
忄 + 俞yú
meme + slaughterhouse
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meme of a demonic butcher overjoyed

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fèng
proffer [v.]
𡗗 + (二丨)
bonsai + bouquet
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two perfect gifts to proffer the bridesmaids

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