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reach
大dà + 辶
large dog + road
Character Notes

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
Character Notes

A guard tower must have sufficient human legs to stand post.

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bào
violent
日 + 共 + 氺
sun + together + snowflake
Character Notes

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
Character Notes

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
Character Notes

Water flows under the bridge.

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dào
way
首 + 辶
heads + road
Character Notes

"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
Character Notes

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
Character Notes

A vehicle like a go-cart lacks soft seats.

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liú
stay [v.]
S + 田
letter opener + field
Character Notes

open the letter in the field because it reveals if you will stay or not

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tóng
juvenile
立 + 里
stand up + computer
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juvenile standing on top of a computer

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𡗗

chūn zì tóu
*bonsai
丰 + \
bushes + “scissors”
Character Notes

”春字头“

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shè
take a photo
扌 + 耳 + 双
hand + ear + pair
Character Notes

Photographer is trying to get kids to smile for a photo, so he pulls on his ears with his pair of right hands.

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yáng
poplar
木 + (㇇勿)yáng
tree + piglet
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tree planted when Wilbur was born

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vice-
畐fú + 刂
rich man + sword
Character Notes

rich, fat man is a vice-lord who protects his wealth with the sword

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chà
fall short of
⺶ + 工
wool + I-beam
Character Notes

If you have wool over your eyes, you might fall short of the next I-beam.

Picture a sheep trying to jump over an I-beam and falling short.

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zhèng
evidence
讠 + 正zhèng
microphone + correct
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In the microphone: “We have evidence that establishes the correct conclusion.”

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