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jiè
world
田 + 介jiè
field + introduce
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being introduced to the world: the field is wide open

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ròu
meat
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originally a picture of meat

alternative breakdown: 冂+人+人 hood + person + person

a person hanging in a meat locker with a hood over their head

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not, *knot
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"not" has such an abstract meaning that we'll play on the English word and get the concrete image of a "knot"

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táng
pool [n.]
土 + 唐táng
soil + Tang
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dig out a pool in the soil to store the Tang

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kuì
*purse
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alternative breakdown: 中+一 middle + “base”, a purse in China

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scold [v.]
吅 + 马mǎ
chatterbox + horse
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chatterbox Mr. Ed scolds the farmer

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hào
#
口 + 丂kǎo
mouth + broken bow/5
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call out house #5

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qíng
sunny
日 + 青qīng
sun + green-blue
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sun is out and sky is green-blue on a sunny day

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vapor
氵 + 气qì
water + air
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water in the air is vapor

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cháng
long
A
kerchief modified
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a looooong kerchief

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àn
case
安ān + 木
peaceful + tree/wood
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lawyer says, “I’m working on your case” when really he is peacefully sitting in a tree

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bèn
stupid
⺮ + 本běn
bamboo + notebook
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In this class campers will learn how to avoid stupidity by writing things in a bamboo notebook.

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withered
木 + 古gǔ
tree + ancient
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gnarled, withered, ancient tree

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guài
*Iron Man
ユ + 人
iron + person
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picture some piece of Iron Man's armor made with an actual iron

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soil
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as a component: “土字底” or “土字旁” or “提土旁”

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士 shì soldier

shòu
received
M + 又
birdhouse + right hand
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You received a reward for your birdhouse and accepted it with your right hand.

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收 shōu accept
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yán
speech
亠 + 二 + 口
top hat + two + mouth
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This is a representation of words coming out of a mouth as speech.

derivative: 讠 *microphone

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chí
spoon [n.]
是shì + 匕
to be + spoon
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it IS a spoon

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qiāo
knock
高gāo + 卜 + 又
tall + magic wand + right hand
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tall wizard used the magic wand in his right hand to knock on Bilbo’s door

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