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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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liú
stay [v.]
S + 田
letter opener + field
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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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chūn zì tóu
*bonsai
丰 + \
bushes + “scissors”
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”春字头“

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shè
take a photo
扌 + 耳 + 双
hand + ear + pair
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Photographer is trying to get kids to smile for a photo, so he pulls on his ears with his pair of 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
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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
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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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péi
compensate
贝bèi + 咅pòu
shells + comedian
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comedians are compensated “pei-ed” with shells

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zhǐ
*walking legs
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you can think of the first stroke as a fanny pack

as a component: “折文旁”

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攵 pū *taskmaster

frolic [v.]
又 + 戈
right hand + rifle
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Your right hand frolics with the trigger of the rifle.

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xīn
*valentine
心/小
heart modified
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a valentine written on a small heart

as a component: ”竖心底“

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tōng
communicate
甬yǒng + 辶
hunter + road
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Mother typically used the hunter on the road to communicate with Grandmother

The Hunter Communicates: This boy communicates with his look that, as a hunter, he has no intention of continuing as a day laborer on the road like his father. (1930's On the Road)

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heat [n./v.]
执 + 灬
clench + cooking fire
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Your hands clench because of the cold, hoping the cooking fire heats them up.

alternatively: 扌 + 九 + 丶 + 灬 hand + nine + drop + cooking fire, You need to heat your hands over the fire, nine fingers are ok, but one is frozen solid.

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I [literary]
五wǔ + 口
five + mouth
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maybe there is a fifth register of honorific Japanese: the literary OR the literary I speaks five times as much as anyone else

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mèng
Mencius
子 + 皿mǐn
child + dish
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He was the oldest child, so he got fed first OR golden child on a dish

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