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shào
acquaint
纟 + 召zhào
thread + summon
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Take the end of a thread to summon a new friend in a get acquainted game.

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mào
mien
豸māo + 白 + 儿
jackal + white + human legs
Character Notes

he had a white mien like a jackal

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Yu, *clothing pully
干 + h
clothesline + “hook”
Character Notes

Mrs. Yu, the inventor of the clothing pulleys that are installed outside people’s apartment windows

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slave [n.]
女nǚ + 又
woman + right hand
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woman uses her right hand to slave away

woman chained by her right hand on her way to slavery

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xùn
interrogate
讠 + 卂xùn
microphone + baiting needle
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interrogate someone with a microphone, use baiting needle as torture device

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rèn
recognize
讠 + 人rén
microphone + person
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In a microphone: I recognize that person.

Picture yelling through microphone to get the attention of the person you recognize.

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mián
*house
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as a component: “宝盖头”

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亠 tóu *top hat, 冖 mi *crown

luó
silk gauze
罒 + 夕
net + evening
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silk gauze fishnet hose worn in the evening

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reach
大dà + 辶
large dog + road
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A large dog reaches the injured runner on the road first.

When You Reach the Large Dog: A Hooverville in the west is located under a billboard with a large dog. Families looking for each other know they have arrived. (1930's On the Road)

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chōng
sufficient
H + 儿
guard tower + human legs
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A guard tower must have sufficient human legs to stand post.

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bào
violent
日 + 共 + 氺
sun + together + snowflake
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Violent changes in weather (like sun together with snow) can lead to volcanic activity.

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chè
remove
扌 + 育 + 攵
hand + education + taskmaster
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Mother removes herself from the planning of the wedding and hands over the education of her daughter on the subject of weddings to the taskmaster.

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áng
*collection of originals
匚fāng + 卩
box + stamped
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box of stamped originals

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liú
flow [v.]
氵 + 㐬liú
water + bridge
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Water flows under the bridge.

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dào
way
首 + 辶
heads + road
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"The Way: (Follow) the Heads: Heads of religions are teaching the way to peace despite the trials of this life." (1930's On the Road)

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yuàn
*night crawler
夕 + 㔾
evening + worm
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Night crawlers are worms you find in the evening.

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bīn
visitor
宀 + 兵bīng
house + troops
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Their next visitors are unexpected: troops passing through that need temporary housing.

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seven
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匕bǐ spoon/person sitting

ruǎn
soft
车 + 欠
vehicle + lack
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A vehicle like a go-cart lacks soft seats.

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