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虍hǔ + 业
tiger + profession
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Picture a movie with a false or CGI tiger acting as the stunt double for the professional tiger.

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mái
bury
土 + 里
soil + computer
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bury your computer with soil

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orphan
子 + 瓜guā
child + melon
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Melon Patch Kids are orphans, too.

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nán
male
田 + 力
field + power/*muscle
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males are more field power

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wash [v.]
氵 + 先xiān
water + first
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You should wash with water first, then eat.

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shū
vegetables
艹 + 疏shū
flowers + sparse
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flowers on vegetables are sparse

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jǐn
careful
讠 + 堇jǐn
microphone + leather rug
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be careful of the sales pitch through the microphone for the leather rug

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wèi
Wei
委wēi + 鬼guǐ
committee + ghost
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The former Ms. Wei heads the committee of ghosts that haunt her hometown.

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dàn
daybreak
日 + 一
sun + floor
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sun coming up over the horizon

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feathers, *wings
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as a component: “羽字旁”

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róu
gentle
矛 + 木
spear + tree/wood
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This time one of your spears get stuck in the tree. You must be very gentle when you remove it so you don’t get pierced or damage the tree.

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mail [v.]
宀 + 奇qí
house + strange
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Picture yourself mailing something by putting it in a mailbox that looks like a strange house.

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yu
*rake
彐 + 丨
broom + stick
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聿yù writing brush

gāo
ointment
高gāo + 月
tall + body part
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ointment rubbed into body parts to make them grow taller

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chéng
journey [n.]
禾 + 呈chéng
grain + submit
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migrant workers submit to a journey to harvest more grain

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suǒ
place [n.]
户 + 斤
door + axe
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When you do finally reach your destination, you’ll know the place because there will be an axe by the door.

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translate
讠 + (又二丨)yì
microphone + performance bouquet
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the translator uses a microphone and is given a performance bouquet to thank her for her service

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zhí
value
亻 + 直zhí
persona + straight
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Your persona examines the straightness of the ruler to determine its value.

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zhū
pearl
王 + 朱zhū
jewel + vermilion
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This story about choosing to live fully, is a jewel in Western culture, a “pearl of great price,” just like a vermilion-colored pearl would be quite precious. (Bible Series)

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