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shī
lose
丶 + 夫
drop + husband
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my husband is always losing his keys

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矢shǐ dart

jīn
*metal
gold modified
Character Notes

alternatively: 𠂉 lying down, working with a metal wrench

as a component: “金字旁”

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apparel
月 + 𠬝fú
body part + copy of original
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The apparel industry just copies originals to cover our body parts.

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jealous of
女 + 户hù
woman + door
Character Notes

Mother: I’m so jealous of her front door. It’s the house’s 1920’s original. / Daughter: I’m so jealous of her front door. It’s the house’s 1960’s original.

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yīng
baby
贝 + 贝 + 女
2 shells + woman
Character Notes

Two 宝贝 bǎobèi babies is all a woman’s body can handle.

Many women are having babies with IVF. It’s expensive.

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lost
米mǐ + 辶
rice + road
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Lost despite Rice: A child wanders away from her family on the road, leaving a rice trail to find her way back, but it is eaten by birds, and she gets lost. (1930's On the Road)

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gǎi
alter
己 + 攵
snake + taskmaster
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You alter the snake into a whip.

The snake (in the Garden of Eden) hopes to alter the human condition by becoming the taskmaster. (Bible Series)

To the taskmaster: "You snake! You altered the plan on us!" (Wedding Planner)

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tuǐ
leg
月 + 退tuì
body part + retreat
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Picture leaving your body part behind (your leg) when you retreat.

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zhào
omen
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in ancient China, shamans cracked turtle shells or bones to tell fortunes; derivative: 丬 *turtle

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guàn
accustomed to
忄 + 贯guàn
meme + pierce
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meme with a tongue piercing, young people are accustomed to this

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qiáo
pretend
夭yāo + C
die young + crutches
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Picture a young person who pretends to be dead, when he really has a broken leg.

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shěn
Shen
氵 + 冘yín
water + crown prince
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Shen is the Crown Prince’s valet, responsible for washing him, dressing him, etc.

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fēi
coffee—last drop
口 + 非fēi
mouth + jail cell
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keep drinking and get addicted

“He is locked into the coffee before the second set; can't perform without it.” (Trumpeter Wu)

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dài
bag [n.]
代dài + 衣
substitute for + clothing
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A bag can be a substitute for clothing.

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yān
smoke [n.]
火 + 因yīn
fire + cause
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where there is smoke, there is fire (a cause)

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bequeath
贵 + 辶
expensive + road
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Bequeath the Expensive: Despite stock market fortunes disappearing, owners of expensive land and houses are still able to bequeath these treasures to their posterity. (1930's On the Road)

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zēng
increase [v.]
土 + 曾céng
soil + gremlin
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Soil, instead of water, causes these gremlins to increase.

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rén
person
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derivatives: 亻 *persona, 𠂉 *lying down

as a component: “人字头”

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入rù enter, 八 bā eight

military [adj.]
一 + 止 + 弋
one + footprint + pistol
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Picture this military salute: one stamp of the foot followed by a flash of the pistol.

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