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shān
*bird tail
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“三撇”

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gài
approximate [adj.]
木 + 既
tree/wood + flight attendant
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guess the approximate age of the wood, the flight attendant

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jiǎn
check up
木 + 佥qiān
wood + barn
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Check up on the wooden barn every year for rot.

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lián
unite
耳 + 关
ear + shut
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in the United Nations 联合国, they listen to the countries with whom they have 关系 guānxi and shut their ears to the rest

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chōng
collide
冫 + 中zhōng
ice + middle
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collide on the ice in the middle of the rink OR water collides with the ice, rushing through the middle of it

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xiǎn
perilous
阝 + 佥qiān
pinnacle + barn
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It is perilous to be on the pinnacle of the barn.

Your barn venue idea would be perilous to the reputation of Pinnacle Weddings. (Wedding Planner)

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forsake
H + 廾
guard tower + two hands
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I needed two hands at the guard tower, but he forsook me.

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zhí
job
耳 + 只zhǐ
ear + only
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your job is to listen only to the boss

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fart [n.]
尸 + 比bǐ
corpse/flag + compare
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compare the smell of a corpse to a fart

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tiáo
strip [n.]
夂 + 朩
walking legs + pole
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tightrope walker walking along a strip with a pole for balance

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zhú
bamboo
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modified component version: ⺮ “竹字头”

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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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For an expansive feeling, you must step into the sun outside the cave.

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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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