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upper limb
月 + 各gè
body part + each
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This upper limb is the body part shown off by each of the arm wrestlers.

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dǒu
quiver
扌 + 斗dǒu
hand + big dipper
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The big dipper is so heavy, my hand quivers when I try to pour from it.

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chàn
tremble
亶dǎn + 页
Mr. Hyde + head/page
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As his powers weaken, Mr. Hyde’s head starts to tremble during transitions.

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cāng
ash-colored
艹 + 仓cāng
flowers + storehouse
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fresh flowers in a storehouse will eventually fade to ash-colored

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twig
丷 + 丨
horns + stick
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a twig can look like a stick with horns

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be scared of
忄 + 布bù
meme + cloth
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a meme of a game of peek-a-boo with a cloth: bù! Are you scared?

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quán
authority
木 + 又
tree/wood + right hand
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Authority figures hold a wooden staff in their right hand.

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tàn
carbon
石 + 炭tàn
stone + charcoal
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you can think of carbonate stone being made from compressed charcoal

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tàn
charcoal
山shān + 灰
mountain + ashes
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mountain presses down on ashes to make charcoal

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méi
coal
火 + 某mǒu
fire + picnic
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if you need fire on your picnic, you’d better bring coal in your basket

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kindhearted
兹zī + 心
Siamese twins + heart
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kindhearted response to the charity drive for Siamese twins

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*Siamese twins
玄 + 玄
mysterious + mysterious
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Siamese twins are doubly mysterious!

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xuán
mysterious
亠 + 幺
top hat + cocoon
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It is mysterious how the cocoon got in his top hat.

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plead
口 + 于yú
mouth + clothing pulley
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What is hanging by its mouth on the clothing pulley that you are pleading to get back?

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chàng
start
亻 + 昌chāng
persona + prosperous
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Once your persona is prosperous, s/he feels the confidence to start taking action on various causes.

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dùn
shield
𠂆 + 十 + 目
drag + ten + eye
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dragging a shield emblazoned with ten eyeballs

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xún
comply with
彳 + 盾
queue + shield
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queue up to comply with the new rule to get your shield emblazoned with ten eyeballs

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zào
chirping
口 + 喿zào
mouth + chirping
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the mouths of birds chirping in a tree

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héng
weight
行háng + 鱼 + 大
boulevard + fish + large dog
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At the boulevard street market, vendors are selling fish and large dogs by weight.

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