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dēng
pedal [v]
⻊ + 登dēng
lower leg + ascend
Character Notes

When you pedal a bike or tread water, your lower leg ascends (and descends).

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shang
raiment
6shàng + 衣
outhouse + clothing
Character Notes

If you have an outhouse, you have to wear a raiment (article of clothing) to go out there.

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drape over the shoulders
扌 + 皮pí
hand + covering
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Picture someone using their hand to drape a covering over their shoulders.

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capture
扌 + 甫fǔ
hand + injection
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You have to capture the child with your hand to give them their injection.

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carp
鱼 + 里lǐ
fish + computer
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Picture a carp as a good luck fish on a computer screen.

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dǒu
tadpole B
虫 + 斗dǒu
insect + big dipper
Character Notes

Tadpoles are shaped like a big dipper.

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tadpole A
虫 + 科kē
insect + academic discipline
Character Notes

Tadpoles are common academic pets.

alternatively: 虫 + 禾hé + 斗dǒu insect + grain + big dipper; Tadpoles start their life as herbivores and finish as carnivores. They are shaped like a big dipper.

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shuǎi
fling
用 + 乚
Little Red Riding Hood + dental hook
Character Notes

Picture Little Red flinging a dental hook at the Big Bad Wolf.

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xiè
lax
忄 + 解jiě
meme + untie
Character Notes

Picture a meme of a knot that slowly goes lax and is untied.

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crime
古gǔ + 辛
ancient + peppery
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In ancient times, a punishment for crime was a peppery tattoo.

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yáng
molten
火 + 羊yáng
fire + sheep
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Picture molten metal, the color of fire, being poured into a mold in the shape of a sheep.

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xún
sturgeon
鱼 + 寻xún
fish + seek
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The sturgeon is a fish that you seek for its eggs (caviar).

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dàn
shirk
忄 + 单dān
meme + list
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Picture a meme of someone shirking from their to-do list.

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cuì
furry
毛 + 毛 + 毛
fur + fur + fur
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qiào
pry
扌 + 毳
hand + furry
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Picture a furry hand prying open a can.

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cháng
repay
亻 + 尝cháng
persona + taste
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Picture your persona at a tasting event getting repaid for her entry fee by taking home all of the leftovers.

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biāo
tiger stripes
虎 + 彡
tiger + rooster tail
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In this case, the "rooster tail" component is a representation of the stripes on the tiger.

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hǒng
fool [v]
口 + 共gòng
mouth + together
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Picture someone talking, fooling himself that he is together with her.

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huì
darkest night
日 + 每měi
sun/day + every
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The last day of every lunar month is the darkest night.

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