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chá
investigate
宀 + 祭
house + offer sacrifice
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(like a police investigation) They are investigating the house where it is rumored they still offer animal sacrifice.

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shì
suitable
舌shé + 辶
tongue + road
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Suitable for your Tongue: Another schoolhouse custom is licking the road as a suitable punishment for unsuitable words spoken in the classroom.

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waves
氵 + 皮
water + covering
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waves are the covering of the water OR waves cover the beach

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wēng
elderly man
公 + 羽
public + wings
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an elderly man turned angel goes public with his wings OR 公 also means a male animal: can you picture this elderly man like a rooster flapping his wings and making noise but not going anywhere?

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yīng
cherry
木 + 婴yīng
tree + baby
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The babies of the tree are cherries (vs. plums who are the children 李lǐ plum).

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táo
peach
木 + 兆zhào
tree + omen
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peach pit looks like 兆, a turtle shell OR carved walnuts 核桃 are good luck omens

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stumble
L + 田 + 疋
chapel + field + Spartan race
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Yakov stumbled in the field behind the chapel during his Spartan race.

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chuáng
bed
广guǎng + 木
cave + tree
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"You have a seat 座 and a mat 席 in your cave, but you decide to upgrade to a bed and bring in a tree trunk." (Hunter-Gatherer)

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xìng
good fortune
土 + ¥
soil + RMB
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What good fortune! Found ¥ buried under the soil.

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南nán south

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*Great Wall
一 + 厶
one + monument
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the horizontal line monument

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demon
麻má + 鬼
hemp + ghost
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The ghost removes his sheet to smoke weed and reveals a demon face.

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father’s sister
女 + 古gǔ
woman + ancient
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Picture your father's sister as an ancient woman.

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wěi
bogus
亻 + 为wèi
persona + act
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your persona sees through the bogus act

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*scroll
scroll modified
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alternative breakdown: 冂+艹 hood + flowers

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zhòng
multitude
人 + 从cóng
person + follow
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People follow the crowd (the multitude).

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miè
extinguish
一 + 火
ceiling + fire
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ideogram

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cāi
guess
犭 + 青
Aesop + green-blue
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Green or Blue: You Guess” If you were asked to guess the future, where would you look for answers? Perhaps into a clear pool of water. Picture gazing into a green-blue pool and the light is just so to allow you to see a reflection of yourself. Moral: The most accurate predictor of your future is a green-blue mirror. (Fables)

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fàn
meal
饣 + 反fǎn
food + converse
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Kids want the converse of meals; they only want snack food.

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jiē
welcome [v.]
扌 + 立 + 女
hand + stand up + woman
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To welcome: reach out your hand and stand up when a woman comes in the room.

A woman stands at the school gate reaching out with her hands to welcome her kids with a hug.

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