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zhǔ
*a drop of
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the stroke is informally known as diǎn

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huò
commodities
化huà + 贝
transform + shells
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commodities can be transformed to shells

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fēi
non-, *jail cell

婿

son-in-law
女 + 疋 + 月
woman + Spartan Race + month
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Can you picture this dynamic in a family you know? A woman criticizes her son-in-law for taking a month to train for a Spartan Race.

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tún
suckling pig
月 + 豕
body part + sow
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suckling pigs attached to a body part of the sow

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sǎn
*umbrella
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“人字头“, derived from: 伞 sǎn umbrella

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chén
*earthquake
厂 + 一 + A
cliff + one + kerchief
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cliff falls in an earthquake on one unfortunate soul with only his kerchief visible

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zǎo
early, *sunflower
日 + 十
sun + needle
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Sunflowers greet the sun in the early morning.

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cáng
hide
艹 + 爿pán + 戊 + 臣
flowers + slat + cannon + loft bed
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Picture a hidden enemy: in the flowers, behind slats, behind the cannon, or hiding from his fear in the loft bed in the barracks.

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míng
inscription
钅 + 名míng
metal + name
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inscription is a name carved into metal

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dōu/dū
all/metropolis
者 + 阝
hero + city walls
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Dōu! All the heroes jumped over the city wall of the metropolis.

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xià
summer
一 + 自 + 夂
ceiling + nose + walking legs
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hire "fans" to hang by their noses to the ceiling, use their legs to move the summer air

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jiǔ
nine
十 + 乚
ten + hook
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nine hooks into ten

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力lì power/muscle

bend over
亻 + 犬
persona + small dog
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your persona bends over to pet the Pekingese

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zhì
stagnant
氵 + 带
water + sash
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Princess Beauty loses a pageant, throws her sash into the moat, where you can still see it floating because of the stagnant water.

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pàng
fat [adj.]
月 + 半bàn
body part + half
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"Fat people have an extra half of their weight added to their body parts." (Stand-up Comedian)

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xiān
first
牛 + 儿
cow + human legs
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human leading a cow from behind, cow comes first

cow with human legs: that's a first!

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bàn
half [n./adj.]
丷 + 1
“petals” + bouquet
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bouquet split in half, so the petals are falling

"The flower girls will be given half-bouquets, that they will tear the petals from as they walk." (Wedding Planner)

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gāng
just now
冈gāng + 刂
ridge + sword
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They’ve just now come over the ridge, draw your swords!

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