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dàn
nativity
讠 + 延yán
microphone + prolong
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microphone prolongs the memory of the nativity by proclaiming it

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zái
*tank
土 + 戈
soil + rifle
Character Notes

The tank is still the backbone of land combat today, rolling over the soil.

part of the weapon series of components (derived from ancient weapons): 弋yì pistol, 戈gē rifle, 戋jiān machine gun, 戊wù cannon, 𢦏zái tank

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qūn
*city park
厶 + 八 + 夂
monument + animal legs + walking legs
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park near the monument with animals and their walking owners

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zhí
plant [v.]
木 + 直zhí
tree + straight
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Proverbs 22:6 Whether it is children or trees, if you plant them in the straight way, they won’t depart from it. (Bible Series)

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ponder
虍hǔ + 心
tiger + heart
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tiger pondering in his heart his next move

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tuán
troupe
囗 + 才
enclose + genie
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troupe of performing genies, enclosed in tent

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guō
outer walls
享 + 阝
enjoy + city walls
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the outer walls, furthest from the city are the most enjoyable

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lèi
kind [n.]
米 + 大
rice + large dog
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kinds of rice, kinds of dogs

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ǎi
short of stature
矢 + 委
dart + committee
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Mrs. Dart is on the Committee for the Vertically Challenged (Max Dart)

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jié
outstanding
木 + 灬
tree + cooking fire
Character Notes

The people of Israel spend 400 years as slaves in Egypt. One Israelite, Moses, has an outstanding experience, where he sees God in a burning tree. God tells him to get Pharaoh to free his people. (Bible Series)

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vinegar
酉 + 昔
whiskey bottle + times past
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This whiskey already turned to vinegar in times past.

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guān
bureaucrat
宀 + 㠯
house + boss
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A bureaucracy is a big house with too many bosses.

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zhū
various
讠 + 者zhě
microphone + hero
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The hero tells various stories on a radio variety show.

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deliberate [v.]
讠 + 义yì
microphone + righteousness
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Picture a town hall meeting, using a microphone to deliberate the righteousness of a decision.

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dǎo
pray
礻 + 寿
Eastern altar + longevity
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Dear Ancestors, more than anything, it is the longevity of our mother for which we pray. (Petitioning the Ancestors)

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yǎng
itch
疒 + 羊yáng
sickness + sheep
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If you are in an ice cave, you will want a wool hat and scarf, but they also itch.

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liáng
roof beam
氵 + 刅chuāng + 木
water + bloody blade + wood
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Lady Liang (like Lady Macbeth) tries to wash her guilt, but when she can't come clean, she hangs herself from a roof beam.

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defeated
⺈ + 贝
mask + shells
Character Notes

Someone defeated puts on a mask and pays up with shells.

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beforehand
予yǔ + 页
fishing spear + page/head
Character Notes

While a regular spear 矛 can be used while running, a fishing spear is used standing and requires that you have a plan in your head beforehand.

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