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pāi
clap
扌 + 白bái
hand + white
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Your hand turns white when you clap.

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gather
隹 + 木
special bird + tree
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We gather for Thanksgiving and turkeys gather in a tree to hide.

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péng
puffy
月 + 彭péng
body part + Peng
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Which body part of drummer boy Peng is getting puffy?

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píng
evaluate
讠 + 平píng
microphone + even
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In a microphone at a debate: a very even argument, hard to evaluate who won.

Picture evaluating apples on a scale and announcing through a microphone your rating.

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kǒu
mouth
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as a component: “口字旁” or “口字底”

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囗 wéi enclose

black ink
黑 + 土
black + soil
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black ink made with black soil

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guān
observe
又 + 见
right hand + see
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In court: Did you observe…?

I swear (with my right hand raised) I saw

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plum
木mù + 子zǐ
tree + child
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plums are the tree’s children

a common surname: ”木子李“

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gāo
cake
米 + 羔gāo
rice + lamb
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Picture a Chinese cake made of rice and lamb.

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jué
decide
冫 + 夬
ice + Iron Man
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When Iron Man tests his suit, he goes really high, but ice forms, making him decide to modify it.

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yuán
beginning, *Adam & Eve
二 + 儿
two + human legs
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The Bible starts with the creation story: “In the beginning…” and tells of the first two humans, Adam and Eve.

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jìng
trail [n.]
彳 + *泾jīng
queue + crane
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queue froms at the head of the trail because a crane is blocking the way

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niáng
mom
女 + 良liáng
woman + halo
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Perhaps the world’s most famous mom is the hallowed young woman, Mary, who becomes the mother of Jesus. (Bible Series)

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gòu
purchase [v.]
贝 + 勾gōu
shells + cross out
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use shells to make your purchase and cross it off your list

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accumulate
禾 + 只zhǐ
grain + only
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Grain only accumulates during seasons of activity.

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de
[for verb complements]
彳 + 旦dàn + 寸
queue + daybreak + thumb
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Think verb to what end? A day worker queued up at daybreak, with their thumb up to get picked up.

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*spear head
spear modified
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*kerchief
clothing modified
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𧘇 scarf

zhěn
*cocktail
𠆢 + 彡
umbrella + bird tail
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little umbrella in your cocktail is really a bird tail feather

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