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lún
*lifeguard
𠆢 + 匕
umbrella + person sitting
Character Notes

"ideogram"

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tóu
head [n.], *bust
冫 + 大
ice + large dog
Character Notes

two hairs coming off the head of a large dog

a frozen bust of a large dog

a large person with two arrows pointing at her head

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页yè page/head

chī
eat
口 + 乞qǐ
mouth + beg
Character Notes

beggars need to eat

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shū
dissimilar
歹 + 朱zhū
carcass + vermilion
Character Notes

The tempting tree brings knowledge of good and evil, but also contains life and death. This tree of contrasts is represented in this character meaning “dissimilar”, death on the left and tempting life on the right. (Bible Series)

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jìng
compete
立 + 兄
stand up + teenager
Character Notes

Teenagers often try to stand out through competition. Think of one you know.

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竟jìng unexpectedly

shǔ
summer heat
日 + 者
sun + hero
Character Notes

hero endures "the summer of all sun"

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dàn
egg
疋 + 虫
Spartan Race + insect
Character Notes

get enough protein (eggs & insects) before a Spartan Race

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cài
vegetable
艹 + 采cǎi
flowers + pick
Character Notes

You pick off the flowers when you eat the vegetable.

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bat [n.]
虫 + 畐fú
insect + rich man
Character Notes

bats eat insects and symbolize wealth

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rapid
疒 + 矢
sickness + dart
Character Notes

rapid increase of movement in Max Dart’s bowels

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flee
兔 + 辶
rabbit + road
Character Notes

Flee, Rabbit: To supplement meager incomes, people are hunting rabbits and raising rabbits. A small boy, knowing his pet will become dinner one day, opens its cage and tells it to flee. (1930's On the Road)

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sháo
ladle
勹bāo + 丶
bound up + drop
Character Notes

a ladle binds up drops

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*pinnacle
Character Notes

as a component on the left side of the character; “左耳旁”

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X阝yì city walls

shí
*food
food modified
Character Notes

alenatively: 冖 + 𠄌 crown + plow, crown of the plow is food

as a component: “食字旁”

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ér
son, *human legs
Character Notes

as a component: “儿座底”

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quàn
advise
又 + 力
right hand + power/muscle
Character Notes

I advise you to keep your word (right hand raised) and keep fit.

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jǐn
*leather rug
革 + 土
leather + soil
Character Notes

leather that you put on the ground

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hóng
deluge
氵 + 共gòng
water + together
Character Notes

After letting Israel go, Pharaoh changes his mind and pursues them to the Red Sea. Moses parts the water to let his people pass through, but the water comes together in a deluge to flood the Egyptian army behind them. (Bible Series)

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yòu
bless
亻 + 右yòu
persona + right
Character Notes

Christ says that those on his right are blessed because they blessed others (Matthew 25:34). (Bible Series)

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