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báo
hail
⻗ + 包bāo
weather + wrap
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wrap buds in bubble wrap if hail is in the forecast

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lift up
兴 + 1
excitement + bouquet
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"The excitement will build as you lift up the bouquet…" (Wedding Planner)

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xùn
*baiting needle
乙 + 十
fishing + needle
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a needle you use when fishing

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yán
*microphone
speech modified
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as a component: “言字旁”

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Confucian
亻 + 需xū
persona + need
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your persona needs a Confucian lesson in obeisance

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R

*wire mesh
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alternative breakdown: 井+一 well + floor

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dài
treat [v.]
彳 + 寺
queue + Buddhist temple
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"We would now be delighted to treat all of you potential temple donors to a meal. Please queue up." (Buddhist Temple)

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yūn
dizzy
日 + 军jūn
sun + chariot
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Carsick from driving in his chariot, the prince is dazzled by the sun and gets dizzy, veering off the path. (Royal Family)

The sun reflecting off the chariots made the other army dizzy.

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jié
holiday
艹 + 卩jié
flowers + stamped
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"Flowers decorate a stamped wedding invitation like being invited to a holiday party." (Wedding Planner)

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láo
jail
宀 + 牛
house + cow
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Don’t they know that keeping a cow in jail inside your house will get reported to the city officials.

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hold [v.]
合 + 手
fit + hand
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you can hold something when it fits in your hand

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drip [v.]
氵 + 啇dì
water + antiques salesman
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water dripping on fake antiques will ruin them

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pay [v.]
亻 + 寸
persona + thumb
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confirm payment with a thumbs up

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pǐn
goods
口 + 口 + 口
mouth + mouth + mouth
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picture a pile of goods that an average family eats in a year

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贿

huì
bribe [n.]
贝 + 有
shells + possess
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with a bribe of shells (money), you possess compliance

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jiē
street
行 + 圭
intersection + bricks
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intersection paved with bricks at the meeting of two streets

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huā
flower [n.]
艹 + 化huà
flowers + transform
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"Flowers can transform a relationship, transform an event." (Wedding Planner)

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step
止 + 少
footprint + few
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babies one step at a time: just a few footprints so far

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miào
temple
广 + 由
cave + sprout
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Another cave in your primitive community will be a temple dedicated to the god of sprouts: what you will need in the spring. (Hunter-Gatherer)

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