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honey
宀 + 必bì + 虫
house + certainly/cross my heart + insect
Character Notes

They have a bee house, cross my heart, full of insects that make honey.

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蜂fēng bee

shǐ
sow [n.]
Character Notes

top stroke is the side of the pen, then head, then back, then two piglets, then a splash of milk like the last two strokes of water; derivative: (㇇勿) *piglet

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měi
beautiful
羊 + 大
sheep + large
Character Notes

In pastoral societies, nothing is more beautiful than a large sheep.

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zuì
guilt
罒 + 非
net + jail cell
Character Notes

Did guilt or the net land you in jail?

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Series

xīn
heart
Character Notes

as a component: “心字底”

derivatives: 忄*meme, ⺗ *valentine

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chǒng
dote on
宀 + 龙lóng
house + dragon
Character Notes

Minli’s pet she dotes on is a dragon

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táng
main room
6shàng + 土
outhouse + soil
Character Notes

The main room of a house is actually the outhouse where one can soil in privacy.

alternatively: 龸+口+土 playhouse + mouth + soil, kids pretending to be nobles in their playhouse eating mud pies

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shào
whistle
口 + 肖xiào
mouth + resemble
Character Notes

his mouth’s whistle resembles a bird’s OR “He resembles his father, the whistler.” (Trumpeter Wu)

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zhǐ
paper
纟 + 氏shì
thread + clan
Character Notes

linen paper: can see the threads, family crest printed on letterhead

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xìng
excitement
O + 八
owl + animal legs
Character Notes

An owl is excited it caught a mouse.

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bàn
manage
力 + 八bā
muscle + eight/animal legs
Character Notes

The muscle of managing is doing eight tasks at once.

You manage things by distributing them to your right and left.

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为wèi act

沿

yán
along [prep.]
氵 + 0yǎn
water + belch
Character Notes

The friend runs along side the water, encouraging the belching by returning a few herself. (Hat in the Wind)

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穿

chuān
pass through
穴 + 牙
hole + tooth
Character Notes

"If the dentist isn't careful, he may get a hole in his finger from your tooth passing through it if you decide to bite down hard!" (Dangerous Dentist)

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chuí
hammer
钅 + 垂chuí
metal + droop
Character Notes

Metal droops each time the hammer hits.

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tíng
dragonfly (back end)
虫 + 廷tíng
insect + royal court
Character Notes

insect of the royal court

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kuǎn
funds
士 + 示 + 欠
soldier + altar + lack
Character Notes

The soldier lacks funds to take his bride to the altar.

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shuì
sleep [v.]
目 + 垂chuí
eye + droop
Character Notes

eyes droop when you went to sleep

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older brother
可 + 可kě
can + can
Character Notes

Picture your older brother doing the can-can.

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kàn
look at
手 + 目
hand + eye
Character Notes

hand over your eyes looking for something

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