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piào
pretty
氵 + 票piào
water + ticket
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pretty ticket from a waterfall in China

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shēn
deep
氵 + 罙shēn
water + hole in the bottom of the sea
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in deep water where there is a hole in the bottom of the sea

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hái
or?
不 + 辶
no + road
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Do you want this road or that road? No, not that one.

"No?: Should you hit the road or no? Take our reader’s quiz to assess your probability of finding work." (1930's On the Road)

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zhù
assist [v.]
且 + 力
shelves + muscle
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Can you assist me with these bookshelves?—you've got the muscles

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for sleeping
臣 + 卜
loft bed + magic wand
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loft beds work magic in arranging the bedroom OR levitate the bed

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start up
走 + 己jǐ
walk + snake
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You are tying your shoe and see a snake. You start up quickly and walk away with your friend.

Cherokee legend of the boy walking up the mountain and the rattlesnake who asked to go with him: "You knew what I was when you started up."

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righteousness
丶 + 乂yì
drop + sheaf
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Joseph’s case is special. Picture the drop above this sheaf representing his righteousness that sets him apart. He’s touched by heaven. (Bible Series)

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yāo
waist
月 + 要yào
body part + want
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body part you want to shrink

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liū
slide
氵 + 留liú
water + stay
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scared of sliding down the water slide, stays at the top

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qiān
sign [v.]
⺮ + 佥qiān
bamboo + barn
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In this final competition teams will sign their murals on the side of the barn with huge bamboo brushes.

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bāng
help [v.]
丰 + 阝 + 巾
bushes + city walls + towel
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helping to clean up bushes at the city walls, get a free towel

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jìng
boundary
土 + 竟jìng
soil + unexpectedly
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A boundary made in the soil (rather than a river) would be unexpected.

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shuō
speak
讠 + 兑
microphone + devil
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Speak of the devil!”

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yīn
Yin
阝 + 月
pinnacle + moon
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pinnacles have a sunny and shady side, Yin-Yang is the pinnacle philosophy of balance

The pinnacle philosophy at play in planning this event is the balance of yin and yang. We’ll rely on it for decor, food choices, background music, everything! The ceremony during the day will balance with the reception at night.” (bride in a white wedding dress with groom in black tux and bride in a black evening gown with groom in white tux.)

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holler [v.]
口 + 内nèi
mouth + internal
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to holler, your air has to come from your internal “holler” parts and then out your mouth OR don’t holler inside

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jiàn
piece [m.w.]
亻 + 牛
persona + cow
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your persona cuts a cow in pieces

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niǔ
push button [n.]
钅 + 丑chǒu
metal + clown
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clown face on a button that makes a laugh

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zuò
sit
人 + 人 + 土
person + person + soil
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people sitting on the soil

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education
H + 月
guard tower + moon
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tower guard takes a book to educate himself at night by moonlight

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