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zhǐ
*walking legs
Character Notes

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
Character Notes

a valentine written on a small heart

as a component: ”竖心底“

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tōng
communicate
甬yǒng + 辶
hunter + road
Character Notes

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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The "child in the well" is one of the most famous parables used by the Confucian philosopher Mencius (Mengzi) to illustrate his foundational belief that human nature is inherently good. Mencius argued that if a person suddenly sees a young child about to fall into a well, they will experience a spontaneous feeling of alarm and compassion.

Mencius was the oldest child, so he got fed first.

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huà
transform
亻 + 匕
persona + person sitting
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A standing person transforms into a sitting person, maybe in a magic show.

*stroke crosses through

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enemy
舌 + 攵
tongue + taskmaster
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You deserve a tongue-lashing! She is not your enemy!

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wèi
act [v.]
力 + 丶 + 丶
muscle + 2 drops
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you act with your muscles, producing two drops of sweat

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办bàn manage

lán
blue
艹 + 监jiān
flowers + supervise
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The food dish he is supervising has blue flowers on it.

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hǎo
good
女 + 子
woman + child
Character Notes

A woman with her child is good.

Mother: Today I gave birth to a child. Now my life is good. / Daughter: This is good—having a child is a new growth opportunity for me.

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shǐ
commence
女 + 台
woman + stage
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Picture a woman on a stage commencing a women's march.

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xuán
whirl
9yǎn + 疋
banner + Spartan Race
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Whirling banners mark the trail of the Spartan race. (Max Dart)

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yǎn
eye
目 + 艮gèn
eye + silver
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pirate or cat with two different colored eyes: silver and green-blue

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shā
kill
乂 + 朩
sheaf/X + pole
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X out a life hanging on a pole

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sài
competition
Qsāi + 贝
hamster cage + shells
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hamster wheel racing competition, money prize

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*devil's pitchfork
丷 + 屮
horns + pitchfork
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A devil's pitchfork is often depicted with horns.

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yīn
cause [n.]
囗 + 大
enclose + large/large dog
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What is the cause of enclosing the St. Bernard?

the mnemonic for remembering the spelling of "because": Big Elephants Can't Always Understand Small Elephants (so they get enclosed)

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