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xiá
chivalrous person
亻 + 夹jiā
persona + press from both sides
Character Notes

your persona becomes a super hero when pressed from both sides and prevailing (you fill in the blanks of the story)

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wén
literature, *gentleman farmer
亠 + 乂
top hat + sheaf
Character Notes

Picture a top hat on a literate gentleman farmer.

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líng
zero
⻗ + 令lìng
weather + alarm clock
Character Notes

I bought a weather alarm that goes off every time it reaches zero outside.

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réng
still [adv.]
亻 + 乃
persona + fist
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your persona is still upset about something, pounding her fist

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wáng
deceased [adj.]
亠 + 匚
top hat + box
Character Notes

top hat on top of a coffin

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yáng
publicize
扌 + (㇇勿)yáng
hand + piglet
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hand publicizes Wilbur’s greatness

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Series

domain
土 + 或
soil + or
Character Notes

Would you rather own a domain of soil or a virtual Internet domain?

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wrestle
扌 + 尃
hand + thumb prick
Character Notes

use hands to wrestle out of a thumb prick

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xiá
narrow
犭 + 夹jiā
Aesop + press from both sides
Character Notes

"A Narrow Passage" A large sheepdog managed to herd sheep into a narrow passage by continually pressing them from both sides. Moral: Do what you are told to avoid a squeeze. (Fables)

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custom
亻 + 谷gǔ
persona + valley
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Your persona as a "valley girl" with unique customs.

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pán
*slat
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wood being sliced in half 爿片

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片piàn slice

zōng
religion
宀 + 示
house + altar
Character Notes

religion houses altars

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xiàng
lane
共 + 已
together + snakeskin
Character Notes

Snake Alley in Taipei: mix together snakeskin and wine for a tasty drink.

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this [literary]
止 + 匕
footprint + spoon
Character Notes

This is a tale of…"Little Miss Moppet" (eating her curds and whey), "Hansel & Gretel" (who leave a trail and eat sweets), or "Hey, Diddle, Diddle" (the dish ran away with the spoon)...you pick which has the strongest association for you with footprint and spoon.

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yǐn
beverage
饣 + 欠qiàn
food + lack/yawn
Character Notes

bored of food, try beverages OR consuming only beverages lacks food

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wǎn
bowl
石 + 宛wǎn
stone + Cabela’s
Character Notes

stone bowls on sale at Cabela’s because they are too heavy

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pull
扌 + 立lì
hand + stand up
Character Notes

use hand to pull someone up to standing

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zhǐ
stop [v.], *footprint
lower leg modified
Character Notes

as a component: “止字旁”

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shī
teacher
刂 + 一 + 巾
sword + one + towel
Character Notes

sword fight between a student and teacher who only has one towel

alternatively: 帅 + 一 commander + ceiling, a commander inside is a teacher

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帅shuài commander
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