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shàn
fan [n.]
户 + 羽
door + wings
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fans on either side of the door like wings

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yǎn
perform
氵 + 宀 + P
water + house + chia pet
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Picture a water music performance that sprays the walls of the theater that are covered with chia pets for acoustic purposes.

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*Slytherin
其 + 斤
laundry basket + axe
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snake in the laundry basket, axe it (this character is used for transliterations of foreign words starting with the "s" sound)

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wood, *tree
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as a component: “木字旁”

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禾 hé grain

trash [n.]
土 + 及jí
soil + yoga
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soil covering a yoga brochure in the trash

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liàn
chain [n.]
钅 + 连lián
metal + one after another
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metal links one after another

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sǔn
bamboo shoot
⺮ + 尹yǐn
bamboo + mop
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In this class campers will learn mopping techniques by mopping up spilled bamboo shoots in the kitchen.

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guō
*esophagus
口 + 内
mouth + internal
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the esophagus lead from the mouth to the interior

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呐nà

*family tree
世 + 木
generation + tree
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generations on a tree

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second, *fishing
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upside down 2

second “job” is fishing

derivative: 乚 *dental hook

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yùn
rhyme [n.]
音 + 匀yún
sound + uniform
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when the sound is uniform, it rhymes

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róng
*padding
十 + 戈
ten + rifle
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You need padding ten layers thick to protect yourself from a rifle.

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splash
氵 + 发
water + send out/friend’s hair
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Water is sent out when it is splashed.

You splash water on your friend’s hair to make her mad.

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jiǎng
Jiang
艹 + 将jiàng
flowers + General
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Ms. Jiang was given flowers by the General.

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jīng
capital
亠 + 口 + 小
top hat + mouth + small
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the capital is where the small people go to talk to the top hats

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shèng
victory
月 + 生shēng
body part + life/seed
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victory over the flesh through reproduction

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*Samoa
艹 + 阝 + 产
flowers + pinnacle + products
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noni flower fruit juice is the pinnacle of Samoan products (this character is used for transliterations of foreign words starting with the "s" sound)

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wán
pill
九 + 丶
nine + drop
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pharmacist counting pills ...8, 9, drop into the bottle

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xiàn
the present
王 + 见jiàn
jewel + see
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Look into the crystal ball and see the present. Oh, maybe it's a mirror.

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