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spoon, *person sitting
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as a component: “匕字旁”

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七qī seven

wéi
tanned hide
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cuò
mistaken
钅 + 昔
metal + times past
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Some were mistaken in times past thinking the metal they had found was gold, but it was fool’s gold.

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běi
north
匕(back) + 匕
person sitting + person sitting
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two people back-to-back trying to stay warm in the north

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比bǐ compare

tún
stockpile
一 + 凵 + 乚
one + pit + dental hook
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In one pit, the dentist's ghost stores teeth he has stolen, in another, he stockpiles dental hooks.

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dūn
candid
享 + 攵
enjoy + taskmaster
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I’ll be candid with you; we’ve had our moments, but we've enjoyed working together ever since we met in London.

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zhāo
beckon
扌 + 召zhào
hand + summon
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using hand to summon

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shàng
*playhouse
⺌ + 宀
small + house
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preface [n.]
广 + 予yǔ
cave + fishing spear
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Another activity in your cave is cleaning your fishing spear, a preface to the activity of spear fishing. (Hunter-Gatherer)

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rǒng
superfluous
冖 + 几
crown + wind
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Prince Superfluous is a royal airhead. He is really quite superfluous.

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suī
although
口 + 虫
mouth + insect
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although he's won many contests, he couldn't eat an insect

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curtain
莫mò + 巾
mirage + towel
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There's a mirage behind a curtain of the flower sun dog in a towel.

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mǒu
such and such [adj.], *picnic
甘 + 木mù
basket + tree
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a picnic spot under such and such a tree

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grandfather
父 + 卩jié
father + stamped
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Picture a stamped original passed from your grandfather to your father.

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绿

green
纟 + 录lù
thread + record
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In the military, record books have a green cloth cover.

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lián
lotus
艹 + 连lián
flowers + one after another
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Picture a parade of lotus flowers floating one after another.

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zhú
pursue
豕 + 辶
sow + road
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Pursue the Sow: When people lose their jobs in the cities, they often return to family farms. But, even there times are hard, and an escaped sow would absolutely need to be pursued. (1930's On the Road)

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mén
gate
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as a component: “门字框”

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户hù door

duck
甲jiǎ + 鸟
radish + bird
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Picture feeding a duck a radish.

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