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guò
cross [v.]
寸 + 辶
thumb + road
Character Notes

"Cross (Town) with Your Thumb: Without money for transportation, many who hit the road have to rely on hitchhiking to get them to the next place." (1930's On the Road)

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jīn
gold
𠆢 + 王 + 丷
umbrella + king/jewel + horns
Character Notes

all the gold piled up on the king’s arms under an umbrella; derivative: 钅jīn *metal

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huàn
unreal
幺 + 𠃌
cocoon + coat hook
Character Notes

Unreal! coat hooks that come with fake cocoons to scare real moths away

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solitary
宀 + 莫mò
house + nobody/mirage
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house with nobody, only a mirage inside: a solitary-feeling house

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yǎn
*banner
方 + 𠂉
direction + "a banner"/lying down
Character Notes

banner in the breeze can tell the direction

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qiān
*barn
亼 + O
meeting + owl
Character Notes

barns are where owls meet

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bǎo
safeguard [v.]
亻 + 呆
persona + dim-witted
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your persona safeguarding the dim-witted

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eight, *animal legs
Character Notes

eight can be /divided and /divided again

a spider has eight animal legs

as a component: “八字旁“ or ”八字头”

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人 rén person

estimate [v.]
亻 + 古gǔ
persona + ancient
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Your persona estimates the age of an ancient tombstone and impresses the visiting scholars.

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jiàn
keyboard keys
钅 + 建jiàn
metal + build
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old fashioned metal keyboard: keys built to last

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páo
robe [n.]
衤 + 包bāo
clothing + wrap
Character Notes

A robe is clothing you wrap around you.

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toil [v.]
奴nú + 力
slave + muscle
Character Notes

slaves toil with their muscles

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dīng
fourth, *nail
Character Notes

sideways digital 4

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钉dīng nail

qīn
relatives
立 + 朩
stand up + pole
Character Notes

Picture a quirky relative standing on a pole.

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brim over
氵 + 益yì
water + benefit
Character Notes

The water is brimming over the sparkling dish of benefits. "My cup runneth over." Psalm 23:5

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zào
chirping
品 + 木
3 mouths + tree
Character Notes

3 mouths chirping in a tree

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xiōng
elder brother, *teenager
口 + 儿
mouth + human legs
Character Notes

A mouth with human legs is a teenager.

Picture your elder brother as a teenager with a big mouth and long legs.

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哥gē older brother

féng
chance upon
夆féng + 辶
briars + road
Character Notes

walking through the briars off the road and chance upon Rapunzel

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raven
牙yá + 鸟
tooth + bird
Character Notes

Your terror is heightened by the decor in the dental office. This dentist seems obsessed with creepy birds. There is a raven mounted in the corner with a tooth impaled on his beak, like the bird was the one who removed it.

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