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kāng
well being
广guǎng + 肀 + 氺
cave + rake + snowflake
Character Notes

The solution to your well-being is to go outside your cave and rake the snow. This will keep your mind and body active and give you an escape path should you need it. (Hunter-Gatherer)

alternatively: 广 + 隶, cave + bondservant Your well-being improves when you have a bondservant in the cave to rake the snow for you.

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shū
lose (a game)
车 + 俞yú
vehicle + slaughterhouse
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You gamble and lose your vehicle and your slaughterhouse business.

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cháng
often
6shàng + 巾
outhouse + towel
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You often have to bring your own towel to the outhouse.

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tián
field
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alternative breakdown: 囗+土 enclose + soil

derivatives: 由 *sprout, 申 *beet, 甲 *radish

as a component: “田字旁”

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ér
and, *beard
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miàn
face-to-face
百 + 目
hundred + eye
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face-to-face interview: a hundred eyeballs on you

面 also means "noodles": picture a hundred eyeballs tossed in your noodles

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fit [v.]
8 + 口
meeting + mouth
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Picture the meeting of mouths: is it a good fit?

Alternatively: 𠆢 + 一 + 口 umbrella + one + "container" Can you fit an umbrella in one container?

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xīn
new
亲qīn + 斤jīn
relatives + axe
Character Notes

Relying on an axe and relying on your companions for food develops a bond and eventually tribal mentality. When someone new comes along who isn’t your relative, you raise an axe in warning. (Hunter Gatherer)

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liào
Liao
广 + 翏liù
cave + kiddie cocktail
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Mr. Liao started a caveman-themed resort, complete with kiddie cocktails served at the pool-side cave.

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ōu
Europe
区 + 欠
region + lack
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Europe is a region lacking growth

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dǎng
political party
6shàng + 儿
outhouse + human legs
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That political party is on the “outs”: outhouse with human legs sticking out of the window.

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miáo
seedling
艹 + 田
flowers + field
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flowers in the field indicate the seedlings are growing

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spit [v.]
口 + 土tǔ
mouth + soil
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“And with his dip, of course comes spittin’ in the soil.” (Trumpeter Wu)

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zhǐ
address [n.]
土 + 止zhǐ
soil + footprint
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in an abstract sense, an address is just a footprint in the soil

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gōng
supply [n./v.]
亻 + 共gòng
persona + together
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your persona supplies the ___ in her together forever relationship

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she
女 + 也
woman + scorpion
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Picture a woman covered in scorpions named She.

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5

*chocolate turtle
丬 + 夕
turtle + evening
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A chocolate turtle is the kind of turtle I prefer to eat in the evening.

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tāng
soup
氵 + 2yáng
water + piglet
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Picture piglets floating in the water of the soup.

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yīng
hawk
广 + 倠 + 鸟
cave + birdman + bird
Character Notes

You actually have another pet as well—a hawk. You are the birdman in your cave with your bird. (Hunter-Gatherer)

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