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bàng
stick [n.]
木 + 奉fèng
tree/wood + proffer
Character Notes

the Natural proffers his bat to the boy (Robert Redford baseball movie)

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shào
Shao
召zhào + X阝
summon + city walls
Character Notes

Mr. Shao was summoned to the city walls for execution?

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yōu
excellent
亻 + 尤yóu
persona + Goofy
Character Notes

your persona awards excellence with a Goofy sticker

your persona achieve excellence as Goofy

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zhě
someone, *hero
耂 + 日
old man + day/sun
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"The old hero’s days of adventure are over." (Hero of the Wild West)

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yòu
again, *right hand
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ancient meaning of this character was "right hand", which it still retains as a component meaning

derivative: 乃 *fist

as a component: "又字旁"

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fáng
domicile
户 + 方fāng
door + direction
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In fengshui the door of the domicile has to face a certain direction.

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cáo
Cao
一 + 曲 + 日
one + bent + day
Character Notes

Think of Cao Cao having one terrible, horrible, no good, very bad bent day.

曹操 Cáo Cāo was a Chinese statesman, warlord, and poet who rose to power during the end of the Han dynasty (c. 184–220)

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xiǎng
enjoy
亠 + 口 + 子
top hat + mouth + child
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the children of top hats enjoy better food

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chǔ
clear [adj.]
林 + 疋
woods + Spartan Race
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clearing in the woods to make way for the Spartan Race

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mǐn
dish
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originally a bronze container

as a component: “皿字底”

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gōng
Gong
龙lóng + 共gòng
dragon + together
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Ms. Gong cannot be separated from her dragon; they'll be together forever.

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rank [n.]
纟 + 及jí
thread + yoga
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embroidered symbol shows rank (Girl Scout badge)

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quán
boxing
龹juàn + 手
quarter + hand
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There are 4 hands in a boxing match: one punch is a quarter of those.

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wěi
committee
禾 + 女
grain + woman
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a committee about whole grains made up of women

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tián
sugary
舌 + 甘
tongue + sweet/basket
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sugary sweet on your tongue

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hire [v.]
户hù + 隹
door + special bird
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hire someone to slam the turkey in the door to chop off its head

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zhǔn
standard [n.]
冫 + 隹
ice + special bird
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standard temp for freezing/thawing turkeys

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dew
⻗ + 路lù
weather + path
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if you walk on dewy grass, it leaves a path

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běn
notebook
木 + 一
tree + one
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slice out of tree trunk becomes a notebook

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