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cháo
nest [n.]
川 + 果
stream + fruit
Character Notes

picture of a nest in a tree OR nest built near a stream and fruit for convenience

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pào
cannon
火 + 包bāo
fire + wrap
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You wrap up fire in a cannon.

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戊wù *cannon (component)
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qìng
celebrate
广 + 大
cave + large dog
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It’s time to celebrate your new cave home, but you have no one to invite. Only your large dog attends. (Hunter-Gatherer)

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yóu
post [v.]
由yóu + 阝
sprout + city walls
Character Notes

green China post office

use beanstalk sprouts to get a letter over the city wall

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M

*birdhouse
爫 + 宀
claw + house
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bathe
氵 + 谷gǔ
water + valley
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bathe in the water of the valley OR bath gel called "Water of the Valley"

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shà
goblin
刍 + 攵 + 灬
flying witch + taskmaster + cooking fire
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This goblin is cooked up by a flying witch who orders him to disturb the trick-or-treaters.

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hòu
wait
侯hóu + 丨
marquis + stick
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"Old marquis has waited for years." (Max Dart)

alternatively: 亻 + 丨 + ユ + 矢 persona with a stick + iron + dart, an old person hears an intruder and waits holding an iron and a dart

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tiào
jump [v.]
⻊ + 兆zhào
lower leg + omen
Character Notes

"Mother, may I jump when I see the omen?" (Mother, May I?)

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wèi
not yet
一 + 木
one + tree
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top branches have not yet reached maturity

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末mò last
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zhǐ
only
口 + 八
mouth + animal legs
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the one and only Pacman

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No.
⺮ + 弟dì
bamboo + younger brother
Character Notes

No. 2 in the family has the bamboo cutting job

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zhēn
rare
王 + 㐱zhěn
jewel + cocktail
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Picture a rare jewel exhibition with a cocktail party.

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huó
lively
氵 + 舌
water + tongue
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Someone's lively tongue can spray water.

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path
⻊zú + 各
lower leg + each
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"Mother, may each of us take our own path?" (Mother, May I?)

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jūn
equal
土 + 匀yún
soil + uniform
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land reform: making plots uniform

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*tiara
亠 + 口 + 冖
top hat + mouth + crown
Character Notes

A tiara is a modified 高; a crown where the front part is taller

"This princess likes bling, especially her tiara." (Royal Family)

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xiǎng
think
相xiāng + 心
one another + heart
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You think of one another, the one you love.

alternatively: 木 + 目 + 心 tree + eye + heart, You are under a tree, you close your eyes and think in your heart of the one you love.

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liǎn
restrain
佥qiān + 攵
barn + taskmaster
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Mother of the bride says, "I will restrain her from mentioning the barn venue idea again. We leave everything to you, taskmaster."

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