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chù
location
夂 + 卜bǔ
walking legs + magic wand
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Picture a diviner looking for the location of water: he uses his walking legs and his magic wand.

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gòu
enough
句 + 多
sentence + many
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after many sentences, “That’s enough!”

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jīn
catty [n.], *axe
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an axe weighs about a catty (.5 kg)

as a component: “斤字旁“

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huáng
yellow
艹 + P
flowers + chia pet
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Chia pet flowers are yellow.

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yǎo
*carrion
爫zhǎo + 臼
claw + rib cage
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A vulture's claw grips the rib cage of a rotting animal (carrion).

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轿

jiào
sedan chair
车 + 乔qiáo
vehicle + pretend
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When riding in a sedan chair vehicle, you can pretend you are important.

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scarce
禾 + 希xī
grain + hope
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scarce grain, hope for better times

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liǎng
two of, *yoke
一 + 人 + 人 + 冂
one + 2 people + hood
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Two people can move as one when hooded together with a yoke.

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二èr two

*server
human legs
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carrying one tray and the other balanced on his head

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zhào
summon
刀dāo + 口
knife + mouth
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a threatening summons, with a knife or sharp mouth

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guài
peculiar
忄 + 圣
meme + holy
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Picture a meme of a peculiar holy people.

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meticulous
亻 + 子zǐ
persona + child
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your persona has a child named Meticulous

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rate [n.]
玄 + G + 十
mysterious + sparkler + ten/needle
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It is a mystery why when the needle passes a certain rate, it sparkles.

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hún
engulf
氵 + 军jūn
water + chariot
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While chariot-driving on the beach, Prince Army is engulfed by a big wave of water.

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death
歹 + 匕
carcass + spoon/person sitting
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A picture of death: someone sitting slumped next to a dead carcass.

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wàn
ten thousand
一 + 勹
one + bound up
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The Chinese bind up big numbers at 10,000.

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self, *snake
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derivatives: 已 *snakeskin, 巴 *boa

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chlorine
气 + 录lù
air + record
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The indoor swimming pool has to record the amount of chlorine in the air.

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liàn
practice [v.]
纟 + Ejiǎn
thread + covered rickshaw
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"Daughter has to practice her embroidery even in the covered rickshaw." (Silk Dynasty)

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