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gōng
attack [v.]
工gōng + 攵
I-beam + taskmaster
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The taskmaster attacks problems by working harder. (She is lifting an I-beam into place.)

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què
reliable
石 + 角jué
stone + Big Bad Wolf
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stones in the stomach is a reliable way of getting rid of the Big Bad Wolf

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yán
strict
亚yà + 厂
Asia + cliff/factory
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strict Asian parenting makes some children jump off a cliff

a strict Asian factory

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picture [n.]
囗 + 冬
enclose + winter
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framed winter scene

when enclosed in the winter, draw pictures

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ài
love [n./v.]
M + 友
birdhouse + friend
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Do you love your birds or your friends more?

You put notes for the friend you love in a birdhouse.

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mèng
dream [n.]
林 + 夕
woods + evening
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Midsummer Night’s Dream: woods in the evening

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rào
go around
纟 + 尧yáo
thread + ceremonial soldier
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wrapping thread around and around a ceremonial soldier

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āi
sigh-ay-ay
口 + 矣yǐ
mouth + Dart family tomb
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Jenna sighs at the family tomb

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one, *ceiling/floor
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as a component: “横”

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shift [v.]
禾 + 多
grain + many
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grain harvest shifts many migrants to a new place

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fǎn
converse
𠂆 + 又
drag + right hand
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You drag your right hand until you turn it over to the converse side.

dragged to court to testify (with your right hand) converse to your will

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similar
亻 + 以
persona + by means of
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you use similar means to persona in what way?

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wéi
disobey
韦wéi + 辶
tanned hide + road
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Disobey and Become a Tanned Hide: As new roads are constructed, road kill becomes more common. Too bad animals can’t learn to obey traffic signs.

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jǐng
scenery
日 + 京jīng
sun + capital
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sun over the capitol in the capital is iconic scenery of DC

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nóng
agriculture
冖 + 𧘇
crown + scarf
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This princess has taken on the improvement of the realm’s agriculture. Like a 4-H queen, she can be seen wearing a crown and scarf.

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need [v.]
⻗ + 而
weather + beard
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I need a beard to keep my face from freezing off.

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yǎng
look up to
亻 + 卬áng
persona + collection of originals
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You look up to your persona, so you would collect whatever she does.

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rèn
appoint
亻 + 壬rén
persona + knight
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Your persona appoints/is appointed a knight.

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supplicate
礻 + 斤
Eastern altar + catty
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Dear Ancestors, here is a 斤 jīn of fruit to sweeten our supplication to you for blessings. (Petitioning the Ancestors)

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