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hěn
ruthless
犭 + 艮gèn
Aesop + silver
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The competition at the silver mines was ruthless, like the fighting of dogs.

"Ruthless and Her Silver-Work" Ruthless was the daughter of a silver mine’s foreman. She learned from the blacksmith to work in silver and became famous for her fine blades, razor-sharp silver spurs and silver-studded collars for guard dogs. Moral: Don’t mess with ruthless silver-workers or their dogs. (Fables)

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rule [n.]
贝 + 刂
shells + sword
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A rule has to have a consequence: shells to be paid or the sword.

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táo
*lidded clay pot
勹 + 缶
bound up + clay pot
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ideogram

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kāi
open [v.], *open hands
hand modified
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廾 gǒng two hands

nobody, *mirage
艹 + 日 + 大
flowers + sun + large dog
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hippie mirage of sun dog wearing flowers named Morgan

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bǎng
upper arm
月 + 旁páng
body part + side/Columbus
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Deep thoughts by Prince Columbus: “The body part by your side is your upper arm.”

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kuàng
expansive
日 + 广guǎng
sun + cave
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This cave is being expanded to let the sun in.

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xióng
grand
厷gōng + 隹
George Washington + special bird
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George Washington was the first president to call for a grand national day of  “thanksgiving and prayer” that was later solidified by Lincoln and FDR into the Thanksgiving we know today. (Picture the grand marshall of the Macy's Day parade dressed as George Washington with a turkey by his side.

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xuán
suspend
县xiàn + 心
county + heart
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Picture a county fair decorated with suspended hearts.

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chòu
stinking
自 + 犬
nose + small dog
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the stinking smell of a wet Pekingese reaches your nose

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suàn
garlic
艹 + 示 + 示
flowers + altar + altar
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offer flowers to the garlic god, twice (at the beginning of the season and at the end)

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𡗗

bonsai
丰 + 丨
bushes + stick
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bushes that are shaped and sometimes need a stick for support

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zēng
Zeng
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a common surname, see (曾 céng formerly, *gremlin)

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niǎo
bird
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as a component: “鸟字旁”

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乌wū crow

jiàng
descend
阝 + 夂 + 㐄
pinnacle + walking legs + unicycle
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You will begin your pinnacle descent by walking down to where the groom will meet you at the bottom on his unicycle.

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shè
abode
𠆢 + 舌shé
umbrella + tongue
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simplest abode is tongues wagging under an umbrella

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shuǐ
water [n.], *pool of water
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derivatives: 氵*water, 冫*ice, 氺 *snowflake

as a component: “水字旁”

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by means of
𠄌 + 丶 + 人
plow + drop + person
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Picture a plow pulled by means of a person with a drop of sweat.

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grasp [v.]
扌 + 巴bā
hand + boa
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grasp the boa with your hand to kill it

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