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bào
leopard
豸māo + 勺sháo
jackal + ladle
Character Notes

Imagine a leopard telling a tale: The Jackal and the Ladle.

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xǐng
awaken
酉 + 星xīng
whiskey bottle + star
Character Notes

This whiskey bottle, I call “Awaken.” After a few hours of sleep, I wake up and see stars.

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shè
shoot [v.]
身shēn + 寸
somebody + thumb
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somebody used their thumb to shoot a rubber band

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míng
name [n.]
夕 + 口
evening + mouth
Character Notes

father whispering his baby's name at night

shouting names of kids to bring them home in evening

call out your name in the evening, so they know who is approaching

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xiù
embroidery
纟 + 秀xiù
thread + elegant
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embroidery is elegant thread work

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liàng
quantity
旦 + 里
daybreak + computer
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At daybreak, take a quantity measurement and go back inside to record in computer.

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xuē
Xue
艹 + 丶 + 㠯 + 辛xīn
flowers + drop + boss + peppery
Character Notes

Ms. Xue has cultivated a special type of flower inspired by memories of a previous boss. She uses a peppery fertilizer.

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rèn
blade
丶 + 刀
drop + knife
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knife with a drop of blood has a sharp blade

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liáng
high-quality, *halo
丶 + 艮
drop + silver
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Much of Western civilization’s Bible heritage was transmitted through art. Picture all of those prophets, saints, and especially Jesus, donned with a halo, a drop of silver above their heads. (Bible Series)

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knotted up
纟 + 帝dì
threads + sovereign
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A new tailor is hired by the sovereign, but he gets knotted up in threads during the fitting, and the tailor is fired.

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tǒng
continuum
纟 + 充chōng
thread + sufficient
Character Notes

use thread of sufficient length to make a continuum OR thread together a sufficient continuum

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*sheaf, *X
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Jacob, renamed Israel, has 12 sons. It is his last son, Joseph, who will carry on God’s covenant, so he is favored. Joseph has a dream about sheaves of grain, where his brother’s sheaves all bow to his. He shares the dream with his brothers in hopes they will see the favoritism is God’s will. They don’t buy it. (Bible Series)

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quán
whole
𠆢 + 王
umbrella + king
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king under his umbrella represents the whole ancient picture of heaven and earth

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poison
龶 + 母mǔ
grow up + mother
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poison control: protecting those who are growing up is a mother’s job

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xiǎn
obvious
日 + 业
sun + profession
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the sun makes it obvious if his work was professional

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zhēn
true
十 + 具
ten + tool
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You prove something is true scientifically with ten tools.

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直zhí straight

yuán
source
氵 + 原yuán
water + original
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The source is where water comes from originally.

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huǒ
fire [n.]
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derivative: 灬 cooking fire

as a component: “火字旁”

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zhī
grease [n.]
月 + 旨zhǐ
body part + purpose
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this body part’s purpose is to grease the joints

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