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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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yòu
entice
讠 + 秀xiù
microphone + elegant
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elaborate, elegant proposal through a microphone to entice the girl to marry him

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scatter
扌 + 散sǎn
hand + scattered
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use hand to scatter

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chuàng
initiate
仓cāng + 刂
storehouse + sword
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ribbon cutting ceremony (with a sword) initiating a new Costco

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have to
彡 + 页
bird tail + head/page
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have to memorize the parts of the bird, like the tail and the head, on the page

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shá
wha?
口 + 舍shè
mouth + abode
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He’s with a friend: “Wha’s happenin’ in the abode?” (Trumpeter Wu)

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tangerine
木 + 矛 + 冂 + 八 + 口
tree + spear + hood + animal legs + mouth
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You find a spear so precise a tool that you want them in all sizes. This is a small one you throw at a tangerine high up in a tree. The juice then drips into your mouth. (Hunter-Gatherer)

alternatively: 木+矛+冏 tree + spear + dementor

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cōng
chimney/*GPS
丶 + 囗 + 夂
drop + enclosure + walking legs
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You can picture this as a fireplace with firewood in the middle and smoke coming out the top of the chimney.

As a component, we'll call it a GPS: picture a device with a signal coming out the top that shows you where to walk.

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jiǎo
rectify
矢 + 乔qiáo
dart + pretend
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Max Dart can rectify pretending to break his leg but not dying young.

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zhuàng
robust
丬qiáng + 士
turtle + soldier
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Picture a robust teenage mutant ninja turtle.

With his turtle-like armor, this soldier looks quite robust.

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zhuàng
condition
丬qiáng + 犬
turtle + small dog
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a turtle and Pekingese live in very different conditions

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jiǎn
pick up [v.]
扌 + 佥qiān
hand + barn
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hand picks up trash around the barn

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