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certificate
扌 + 居jū
hand + reside
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hand it over and say “according to my residence certificate…”

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chàng
sing
口 + 昌chāng
mouth + prosperous
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alternatively: 口+日+日 mouth + sun + day; You singSunny Day” from Sesame Street.

“On a sunny day, he’ll sing.” (Trumpeter Wu)

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lie on one's stomach
足 + 八bā
lower leg + eight
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Mother, may I put eight points on the ground and lay on my stomach? (If you are completely flat on your stomach, let's say you touch the floor in eight spots, starting with your lower legs: toes, knees, hips, chest, wrists, shoulders, chin, nose.)

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躺 tǎng lie down

dēng
ascend
癶 + 豆
thatched roof + beans
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Picture smoke from the beans ascending through the hole of the thatched roof.

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doubt [v.]
匕 + 矢 + 龴 + 疋
person sitting + dart + spear head + Spartan Race
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Max Dart sits on the side and doubts his friend needs a spear to train for the Spartan Race.

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jià
marry
女 + 家jiā
woman + house
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The groom says "Hey, woman, you are coming home to my house tonight." (Wedding Planner)

Mother: I learned in Chinese tradition, a woman is married to another house. / Daughter: We got married, then bought a house.

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*pressure cooker
豆 + 冂 + c
beans + hood + “cord”
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close the hood, plug it in and pressure cook the beans

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lín
woods
木 + 木
tree + tree
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trees together are woods

“双木林”

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harmony
禾hé + 口
grain + mouth
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Whole grain in your mouth = (digestive) harmony.

When grain fills the mouths of the populations, there is harmony.

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píng
proof
任 + 几
appoint + wind
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Wind, I appoint you wind-master over these knights. I have proof now that you have what it takes!” (Hat in the Wind)

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píng
even [adj.]
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姿

looks [n.]
次cì + 女
next + woman
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Mother: My mother always said men will move on to the next woman if you don’t keep up your looks. / Daughter: We’re moving on to the next era of female looks, where there is a celebration of many different looks.

Picture a man saying “Next!” as he passes over women who don’t meet his idea of good looks.

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yīn
sound
立 + 日
stand up + sun
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you would make a sound if you stood on the sun

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gōu
ditch
氵 + 勾gōu
water + cross out
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picture plans for a ditch next to the Washington Monument being crossed out

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yáo
shake [v.]
扌 + 䍃yáo
hand + cookie jar
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Cookie Monster uses his hand to shake the cookie jar, "Cookies!"

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department
咅 + 阝
comedian + city walls
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it would be nice if DMV workers were comedians

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zhé
philosopher
折zhé + 口
discount + mouth
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philosopher offering a discount on his spoken opinions at the market

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bugle
口 + 束 + 刂
mouth + bundle + sword
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mouth of a bugle announcing the bundle of swords has arrived OR “As a bugle boy, he had a bundle of sticks on his back and a bayonet in front.” (Trumpeter Wu)

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饿

è
hungry
饣 + 我
food + I/me
Character Notes

Hungry. Food. Me.

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