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shǐ
history
口 + 乂
mouth + sheaf
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Imagine history as the history of food.

History, in the time of Joseph, was passed down by mouth, so stories often got better and more layered with meaning over time. (Bible Series)

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bīng
ice
冫bīng + 水
ice + water
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ideogram

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read
讠 + 卖
microphone + sell
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Do we have to use a microphone to sell reading?

"Extra, extra, read all about it" (to sell newspapers)

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leaf
口 + 十
mouth + ten
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“His other bad habit is leaf, ten at a time in his lower lip.” (Trumpeter Wu)

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yǐn
*stretch
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“建之旁”

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𠂉

*lying down
person modified
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piào
ticket
西 + 示
Wild West + altar
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"Buy tickets to a Wild West show featuring a shotgun wedding at the altar of the town church." (Wild West)

To the west of the altar is where they sell tickets to tour the cathedral.

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jiǎn
reduce
冫 + 咸xián
ice + salt
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To reduce the ice, sprinkle salt.

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wǎn
winding, *Cabela’s
宀 + 夗yuàn
house + nightcrawler
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Cabela's is a huge sporting goods store that sells nightcrawlers, and there is a winding road to get there.

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lèi
tears [n.]
氵 + 目
water + eye
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ideogram

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xián
worthy
(刂又)jiān + 贝
swordplay + shells
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prove your worthiness of the prize with your swordplay

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jué or jiào
senses [n.]
Nxué + 见
schoolhouse + see
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You learn about the five senses at school, the first of which is seeing.

You often fall asleep (and can't see) when you are at school.

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bǎi
put in order
扌 + 罢bà
hand + cease
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hands cease arranging when something is put in order

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xià
below
一 + 卜
ceiling + magic wand
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Picture a magic wand hovering below the ceiling.

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上shàng above

yōu
without haste
攸yōu + 心
senior taskmaster + heart
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aging wedding taskmaster, approaches love without haste (finally gets married herself)

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chuī
blow [v.]
口 + 欠
mouth + lack
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when you blow, your mouth lacks air OR “His blow lacks no thrill." (Trumpeter Wu)

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ràng
yield
讠 + 上shàng
microphone + above
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In a microphone: “You must yield to the power above.”

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yín
silver
钅 + 艮
metal + silver
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In the days of silver, word went east that the mining was good here.

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suǒ
lock [n./v.]
钅 + 小 + 贝
metal + small + shells
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small metal lock on the safe containing the shells

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琐suǒ trivial
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