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yàng
appearance
木 + 羊yáng
wood + sheep
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A wooden sheep has the appearance of a sheep。

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zhā
prick
扌 + 乚
hand + dental hook
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The dentist uses a dental hook to prick the teeth, looking for soft spots.

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jiàng
General
丬qiáng + 夕 + 寸
turtle + evening + thumb
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things pinned to the General’s evening dress: turtle shells, thumbs up

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liè
intense
列liè + 灬
line up + cooking fire
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Intense scene: zombies lined up with swords with flames under their feet.

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céng
formerly, *gremlin
丷 + ee + 曰
horns + evil eyes + sayeth
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A gremlin head with a big wide grinning mouth.

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兽shòu beast
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enter
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a picture of a wedge

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人rén person

zhòu
curse [v.]
吅 + 几
chatterbox + wind
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Grandma, who was sitting on the bench, but is now flat on her behind, curses the wind—twice!

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chú
eliminate
阝 + 余yú
pinnacle + excess
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"Don’t worry (about the price tag), at Pinnacle Weddings we eliminate the excess." (Wedding Planner)

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miǎn
avoid, *hare
兔 - 丶
rabbit - drop
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In Beatrix Potter's "The Story of A Fierce Bad Rabbit," a rabbit is missing his tail, but he avoided being killed.

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extreme [n.]
木 + 及jí
tree + yoga
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Extreme yoga in a tree.

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jīng
eyeball
目 + 青qīng
eye + green-blue
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pirate or cat with two different colored eyes: silver and green-blue

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chuán
ship [n.]
舟 + 0yǎn
boat + belch
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seamen belching on the ship

Her friend laughs and says, “My ship’s come in! With a smoke stack that belches!” (Hat in the Wind)

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stuck, *boa
snake modified
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boa’s meal gets stuck half-way

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gāng
steel
钅 + 冈gāng
metal + ridge
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steel reinforcement below the ridge of the roof

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drink [v.]
口 + 曷hé
mouth + siesta
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a drink next to your hammock

“When the gig is over, it is time for a drink and siesta.” (Trumpeter Wu)

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levy [n.]
贝 + 武wǔ
shells + military
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levy's purpose is to collect shells to pay for the military

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róng
dissolve
氵 + 容róng
water + contain
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water that contains some dissolved substance

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mín
people
口 + 氏
mouth + clan
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individuals and clans make up the people

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lài
rely on
束 + 负
bundle + defeated
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If you rely on welfare: you get the government bundle, but you still feel defeated.

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