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liàng
vehicles [m.w.]
车 + 两liǎng
vehicle + dos/yoke
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this measure word is yoked to vehicle-type nouns

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fēn
part [n./v.]
八 + 刀
eight + knife
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use a knife to cut quesadillas or dough into eight parts

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covering [n.]
h + 又
“animal hide” + right hand
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Your hand removes the hide, which is the covering of the animal.

as a component: “皮字旁”

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zàn
praise
先 + 先 + 贝
first + first + shells
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The product/YouTube video/viral post got so much praise it was "first-first" and earned money.

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lán
orchid
丷 + 三
horns + three
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picture of an orchid with two unopened blooms at top and three flowers below

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xiàng
likeness
亻 + 象xiàng
persona + elephant
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your persona dressed like an elephant

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dòng
cave
氵 + 同tóng
water + same
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water filled the cave where the monks lived

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广guǎng *cave (component)
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ant (back end)
虫 + 义yì
insect + righteousness
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insect model of righteously working together

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attach
阝 + 付fù
pinnacle + pay
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I’m attached to my job. The pinnacle for me is when I get paid.

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wife
十 + 肀 + 女
needle + rake + woman
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traditional qualifications for a good housewife: sewing and gardening

a "ten-rake wife" that brings so many skills and tools into the marriage

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ceremony
礻 + 乚
Eastern altar + dental hook
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Dear Ancestors, this dental hook is being offered on the altar in an appeasement ceremony to you, our dentist ancestor, who hasn’t been able to rest in peace. Please accept it and leave us alone. (Petitioning the Ancestors)

乚 looks like an "L" for lǐ

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zhǎn
unfold
尸 + 龷 + A
flag + flower arrangement + kerchief
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Unfold the flag, exhibit the flower arrangement on top and place the school pictures (wearing kerchiefs) below.

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tiger
卜bǔ +*皮 + 七 + 几
magic wand + covering + seven + wind
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A wizard with a magic wand wants to make the fiercest animal ever, a tiger, so he covers him with stripes, gives him seven blades for claws and makes him as fast as the wind.

when it becomes a component, tiger loses the wind 虍

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*dollar sign
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alternative breakdown: 弓+*介 bow + crutches

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compel
白 + 辶
white + road
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Compelled by White: As new roads are constructed, a standardization of road rules is also taking place. The white lines compel you to stay in your lane.

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mutter
口 + 古gǔ
mouth + ancient
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mouth muttering from the tomb

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huì
meeting
8 + I
meeting + Great Wall
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Picture the ultimate summit meeting: on the Great Wall.

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Buddhist temple
土 + 寸
soil + thumb
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"We honor the memory of our spiritual leader Sì, who was the first to have a vision of this temple that we will build in his honor. He used his thumb to make many small models of the temple out of soil during his meditation exercises." (Buddhist Temple)

To learn more about Buddhist temples, look up these in Wikipedia: 白马寺、云居寺、少林寺、悬空寺、法门寺、灵谷寺、大佛寺、龙华寺

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huà
drawing
一 + 田 + 凵
ceiling + field + pit
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frame around a drawing of a field

Impressionist paintings buried in pits during WWII in Germany

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