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zhe
-ing
⺶ + 目
wool + eye
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pulling the wool over someone’s eyes

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huī
ashes
𠂇 + 火
by one’s side + fire
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carry the ashes of a loved one by one’s side

From fire to ashes to hope, these 9/11 firefighters raise the American flag at Ground Zero.

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jié
spotless
氵 + 吉jí
water + lucky
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Lucky water get things spotlessly clean.

The soldier was lucky to not get lipstick on his spotless white collar.

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I, me
手 + 戈
hand + rifle
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I've got a right to my rifle!"

alternatively: a picture of a hand pointing to its other hand

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word [n.]
讠 + 司sī
microphone + take charge
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enthusiastic English teacher with a microphone takes charge, teaching bossy verb words

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stand up
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as a component: “立字旁”

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ladder
木 + 弟dì
wood + younger brother
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younger brother needs a ladder to climb the tree

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*thorn
冂 + 木
hood + tree
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You should put your hood up when climbing thorn trees.

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biān
compile
纟 + 扁biǎn
thread + flat/doormat
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use thread to compile the flat pieces of paper

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lìng
orders [n.], *alarm clock
今jīn + 丶
now/clock + drop
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clock that orders you to be on time

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lesson
讠 + 果
microphone + fruit
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through the microphone: Your first lesson is about fruit…the fruit of your labors!

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sāng
mulberry tree
又 + 木
3 right hands + tree
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3 right hands picking mulberries in the tree

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consider
田 + 心
field + heart
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considering a big decision, think out in the field with your heart to guide you

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permit [v.]
讠 + 午wǔ
microphone + noon
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over the microphone: at noon you will be permitted to enter the store

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huà
words
讠 + 舌
microphone + tongue
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microphone amplifies the words of your tongue

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xié
in accord
讠 + 皆jiē
microphone + all
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In the microphone: "Harmony 和谐 héxié is what is important (all being in accord)."

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fill [v.]
弓 + 尔
bow + you [literary]
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Cupid stretches his bow and fills the object of your love with you.

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cān
participate
厶 + 大 + 彡shān
monument + large + bird tail
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participate in large Native American festival at the monument wearing bird tail feathers

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qiǎn
shallow
氵 + 戋jiān
water + machine gun
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Picture machine gun-toting soldiers moving through shallow water.

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