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jiāng
dividing line
弓 + 土 + 三 + 田
bow + soil + 3 lines + 2 fields
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Unfortunately, sometimes bows must also be used to defend territory. Picture a dividing line between a hunting field and a growing field.

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mián
slumber [n.]
目 + 民mín
eye + people
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Paul, in his epistle to the Romans says, “God hath given the people the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see.” (Bible Series)

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yuán
garden [n.]
囗 + 元yuán
enclose + Adam&Eve
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Adam and Eve are enclosed for a while in a garden called Eden, where they think they have everything they need. (Bible Series)

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wán
finish [v.]
宀 + 元yuán
house + Adam & Eve/Yuan
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Adam & Eve need Yuan to finish the purchase of their house.

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bào
newspaper
扌 + 𠬝
hand + copy of original
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hand flings copies of the original newspaper

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patch [v.]
衤 + 卜bǔ
clothing + magic wand
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“Bibbity Boppity Bu!” (A fairy godmother patches up your clothing with a wave of her magic wand.)

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song
哥gē + 欠
older brother + lack
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an older brother who lacks the skills to sing a song

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zhèng
politics
正zhèng + 攵
correct + taskmaster
Character Notes

Who to choose in politics? The correct taskmaster.

The taskmaster is simply correct, correct in her opinions, correct in her politics. (Wedding Planner)

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gǒu
dog
犭 + 句
Aesop + sentence
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“The Sentence and the Dog”  Have you heard of the dog named Martha that ate alphabet soup and could subsequently speak? Not just bark works but speak whole sentences like “The quick brown dog jumped over the lazy fox.” Moral: What you eat may go to your head. OR Old dogs will learn new tricks when fed properly. (Fables)

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lín
be about to
D + *日
bamboo sword + “setting” sun
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Task four: as the sun sets on the last day of camp, campers are about to turn in their bamboo swords. (Camp Bamboo)

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zhào
Zhao
走 + 乂
walk + sheaf/X
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Mr. Zhao forbids us to walk through his property

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zhuǎ
claw [n.], *vulture
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modified version: 爫 *claw; derivative: *佥 *owl

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yuē
sayeth
囗 + 一
enclose + one
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a philosophy enclosed in one saying

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日rì sun
Series

silent
黑 + 犬
black + small dog
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Sound of Silence: Hello, Darkness, my old friend…Darkness is actually the name of a black Pekingese

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墨mò

tào
cover [n.]
大 + X + I
large + staples + Great Wall
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Picture a large set of staples covering a hole in the Great Wall.

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shōu
accept
丩jiū + 攵
horn + taskmaster
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"(after being instructed to sound the horn to signal the bride’s entrance) 'I will accept this horn from the taskmaster and carry out my duties.'"(Wedding Planner)

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yōu
worried
忄 + 尤yóu
meme + Goofy
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meme of Goofy: “Don’t worry”

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Series

yán
countenance
彦yàn + 页
Pueblo chief + head/page
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Picture a page in a history book with a portrait of a chief with a noble countenance.

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le
[-ed], *completed
子 - 一
child - [its arms]
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the swaddling is completed when the arms of the child stay tucked in

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