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néng
ability
厶 + 月 + 匕 + 匕
monument + body part + 2 spoons
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Picture showing off a special ability at the monument: some trick with a body part and 2 spoons.

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dòng
building
木 + 东dōng
tree/wood + east/rickshaw
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east of the tree, rickshaws bringing people to a great and spacious building

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dào
upside down
亻+ 到dào
persona + arrive
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your persona arrives upside down

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hóng
red
纟 + 工gōng
thread + I-beam
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red ribbon tied to end of an I-beam on a truck

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tíng
pavilion
V + 丁dīng
tiara + nail
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"Princess Bling’s favorite pavilion looks like a tiara on a big nail." (Royal Family)

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profit [n.]
禾 + 刂
grain + sword
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cut grain to sell for profit

General Mills cut costs to make a profit

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shuāi
decline [v.]
哀 + 一
grief + one
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he starts to decline after grief has broken him

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chóng
insect
中zhōng + "sw"
middle + "silkworm"
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When you see this as a component, think of the category "insect with Chinese characteristics," i.e. anything creepy-crawly.

as a component: “虫字旁”

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juàn
*quarter
半 + \
half + line
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half cut in half again

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*exterminator
丿 + 虫 + 冂
slash + insect + hood
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exterminator slashes out insects, protects himself with a hood

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tǒng
tube
⺮ + 同tóng
bamboo + same
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bamboo is the same as a tube

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shān
*bird tail
Character Notes

“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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