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qìng
*frontier war
声 + 殳
voice + boomerang
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the voice of the boomerang crying against the soldiers of the occupying flag

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cāo
exercise [n.]
扌 + 喿zào
hand + chirping
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Chinese hand exercises in the parks in the mornings with chirping birds in the background

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luó
make the rounds
罗luó + 辶
silk gauze + road
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Make the Rounds in Silk Gauze: Desperate women in silk gauze stockings make the rounds in camp at night.

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dàng
files [n.]
木 + 当dāng
tree/wood + work as
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in a job with lots of files, you work as a tree consumer

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āi
grief
亠 + 口 + 𧘇
top hat + mouth + scarf
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wear top hat and scarf to the funeral with mouth wide open in grief

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zhèn
battle formation
阝 + 车
pinnacle + vehicle
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A vehicle at the pinnacle of a battle formation.

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ya
*beret
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Yakov wears a beret

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shǎng
prize [n.]
6shàng + 贝
outhouse + shells
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The prize for the cleanest outhouse is money.

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kēng
pit
土 + 亢kàng
soil + whirlwind
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Picture a top hat being blown by a whirlwind into a pit and kicking up soil.

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jiù
at once
京 + 尤yóu
capital + Goofy
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In Beijing, they force Goofy to leave at once.

京尤就

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bēng
crumble
山 + 朋péng
mountain + companion
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Picture a mountain crumbling on your companion.

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yāo
youngest, *cocoon
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youngest in the moth family is still a cocoon; derivative: 纟*thread

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zhuó
eminent, *sun wizard
卜 + 早
magic wand + early/sunflower
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An eminent sun wizard who uses a sunflower as his magic wand.

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zhī
juice [n.]
氵 + 十shí
water + ten/needle
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power juices injected intravenously because they are so nasty

takes 10 apples to make 1 cup of juice

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shēn
express [v.], *beet
field modified
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a beet fully expressed, can eat its roots and sprouts

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chǒu
clown
ユ + 十
iron + ten/needle
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clown juggles an iron and needle

ten clowns with irons

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yáng
Yang
阝 + 日
pinnacle + sun
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pinnacles have a sunny and shady side, yin-yang is the pinnacle philosophy of balance

"The pinnacle philosophy at play in planning this event is the balance of yin and yang. We’ll rely on it for decor, food choices, background music, everything! The ceremony during the day will balance with the reception at night.” (bride in a white wedding dress with groom in black tux and bride in a black evening gown with groom in white tux.) (Wedding Planner)

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liù
*kiddie cocktail
羽 + 㐱
wings + cocktail
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the kiddie version of the cocktail is marked with little wings on its umbrella

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yáng
*piglet
sow modified
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