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tool
目 + 一 + 八
eye + one/floor + animal legs
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Picture a one-eyed animal that functions like a periscope tool.

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jìng
mirror
钅 + 竟jìng
metal + unexpectedly
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metal mirror unexpectedly talks to you

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湿

shī
wet
氵 + 显
water + obvious
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if water gets on you, it is obvious

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lián
pity [v.]
忄 + 令lìng
meme + alarm clock
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meme like an alarm that rings to awake our pity

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pèi
distribute
酉 + 己
whiskey bottle + snake
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The whiskey bottle with the snake in it, was distributed during prohibition as medicine. (The Saloon of the Wild West)

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yuè
*butcher
月yuè + 刂
body part + sword
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butcher hacks off body parts with a sword

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guǎn
Bldg
饣 + 官guān
food + bureaucrat
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"unmarked food Bldg for Disney bureaucrats" (Disney Map)

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jiān
tip [n.]
小 + 大
small + large
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This character has a small tip with a large base.

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táng
sugar
米 + 唐táng
rice + Tang
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sugar looks like rice-colored Tang

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wèi
stomach
田 + 月
field + body part
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stomach is the body part that eats the whole field

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zhěng
entire
束 + 攵 + 正zhèng
bundle + taskmaster + correct
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The taskmaster provides the entire wedding bundle. She’ll even correct your posture.

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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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𢦏

zái
*tank
土 + 戈
soil + rifle
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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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