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zhì
aspiration
士shì + 心
soldier + heart
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Soldiers who aspire to serve their country can be awarded a purple heart if they pay the ultimate price by being wounded or killed.

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strange
大 + 可
large dog + can
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Picture a strange large dog that can (is allowed to) do strange tricks.

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féi
plump
月 + 巴
body part + boa
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body part of a boa gets plump after she eats

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power, *muscle
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as a component: “力字旁”

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刀 dāo knife

kuò
enlarge
扌 + 广
hand + cave
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This cave is being enlarged by hand. Picture an ultra-strong hunter-gatherer with his hands spread to either side of a cave, pushing out until the cave enlarges. (Hunter-Gatherer)

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criticize
扌 + 比bǐ
hand + compare
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Picture someone using their hand to point and criticize by comparing someone to an older sibling.

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zhì
streamer
巾 + 只zhǐ
towel + only
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the streamer is only an old towel

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fān
turn over
番fān + 羽
fertilizer + wings
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Imagine that while applying fertilizer, you turn over the soil and turn up wings.

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biān
bat (front end)
虫 + 扁biǎn
insect + flat/doormat
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uses flat surfaces for echo-location

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qiū
Qiu
丘qiū + X阝
hill + city walls
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The Qiu family are all buried on Qiu hill.

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xiàng
item
工 + 页
I-beam + page
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I-beam shape of an outlined list of items on a page

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gǎng
port [n.]
氵 + 巷xiàng
water + lane
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water meeting lanes makes a port

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mǎo
*sealed and stamped
T + 卩
envelope + stamped
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sealed envelope with stamped original inside (like a transcript)

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zhǎng
palm of the hand
6shàng + 手
outhouse + hand
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Take a coin in the palm of the hand to the outhouses in Europe.

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tuǒ
appropriate
爫 + 女
claw + woman
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Mother: To achieve the perfect look, it would be totally appropriate to spend all afternoon underneath what appears to be a large claw coming down on my head. / Daughter: A claw clip is versatile enough for appropriate hairstyles for various occasions.

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trumpet
口 + 八bā
mouth + eight
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“But with a trumpet, he could scale those eight notes up and down.” (Trumpeter Wu)

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example
亻 + 列liè
persona + line up
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Your persona makes an example of herself by facing the zombies that have lined up with swords.

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river
氵 + 可kě
water + can
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"Little Steamboat that Could" chugging up the river, saying "I think I can..."

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guǒ
fruit
田 + 木
field + tree
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fruit orchard: a field of trees

alternatively: 日+木 sun + tree, need sun to ripen the fruit on the trees

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