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zǒu
walk
土 + 龰
soil + trail of footprints
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leave a trail of footprints in the soil when you walk

as a component: “走字旁”

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biàn
change
亦 + 又
dancing penguin + right hand
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This dancing penguin changes his stick from his right hand to his left.

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zhèn
quake
⻗ + 辰chén
weather + earthquake
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1989 San Francisco quake followed by the 1994 L.A. earthquake

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zhǎo
*claw
vulture modified
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zhǒng
swollen
月 + 中zhōng
body part + middle
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body part grows in the middle when it swells

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fēng
insane
疒 + 风fēng
sickness + windstorm
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Trapped in an ice cave, you might go insane. The anxiety is like a windstorm in your mind.

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xiáng
soar
羊yáng + 羽
sheep + wings
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A sheep dreams of soaring with wings.

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yuán
employee
口 + 贝
mouth + shells
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Google pays their employees in their mouths and with shells

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dài
have on
𢦏zái + 田 + 共
tank + field + together
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Picture tanks rolling together over the field, and the battalion members all have on a helmet.

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logic
王 + 里lǐ
jewel + computer
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the jewel, the motherboard in the computer, contains its logic

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zūn
venerate
酋 + 寸cùn
chieftain + thumb
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Picture a venerated relic: the Viking chieftain’s thumb.

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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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Putting 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 guard
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Picture wrapping thread around and around a ceremonial guard.

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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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