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sǎn
umbrella
𠆢 + 丷 + 十
umbrella + horns + ten/needle
Character Notes

picture an umbrella with a handle made of a large hypodermic needle and supports made of animal horns

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*Dart family tomb
厶 + 矢
monument + dart
Character Notes

monument to the Darts is the Dart family tomb

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spine
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alternative breakdown: 口+口 mouth + mouth

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L

*chapel
十 + 宀
cross + house
Character Notes

A chapel has a cross on the roof.

Nowadays, Christians meet in chapels, often with a cross on top of the building. (Bible Series)

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papa
父 + 巴bā
father + boa
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Picture your papa, a father protecting his children from a boa.

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xìng
apricot
木 + 口
tree + mouth
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mouth open at the bottom of a tree waiting for an apricot to fall

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呆dāi dim-witted

garage
广 + 车
cave + vehicle
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You are running out of space and could use a garage. You expand into a side cave to store your primitive vehicle. (Hunter-Gatherer)

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qín
stringed instrument
王 + 王 + 今jīn
2 jewels + clock
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an instrument with a complex metronome of crystal built in

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wāi
askew
不 + 正
no + correct
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askew means not straight or not correct

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广

guǎng
extensive, *cave
丶 + 厂
drop + cliff
Character Notes

A drop of water over thousands of years can turn a cliff into a cave.

as a component: “广字头”

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shǐ
dart [n.]
𠂉 + 大
lying down + large
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“A boy named Max Dart is lying down on his bed throwing darts at a ceiling target with a large “大” in the center." (Max Dart)

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失shī lose

yǐn
overseer, *mop
彐 + 丿
broom + slash
Character Notes

Mr. Yin is overseer of the janitors.

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shǔ
potato
艹 + 罒 + 者
flowers + net + hero
Character Notes

the hero’s patented potato net: the net is buried underneath the flowering plant to catch the potatoes

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zuò
do
亻 + 乍zuò
persona + saw
Character Notes

your persona singing "Do as I’m Doing” with a sawing motion

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xiào
resemble
小xiǎo + 月
small + body part/moon
Character Notes

A reflection of the moon is smaller but resembles it.

In Mary Poppins, the penguins resemble Bert, with their bowties, and Bert resembles the penguins, especially when he changes his pants to make his lower body parts look like theirs.

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zài
load [v.]
𢦏zái + 车
tank + vehicle
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Picture a tank loaded with the vehicle it is pushing out of the way.

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zhōng
bell
钅 + 中zhōng
metal + middle
Character Notes

strike the metal bell in the middle to get the best sound

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lěng
cold
冫 + 令lìng
ice + alarm clock
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When it's cold and icy, the alarm rings.

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shù
tree
木 + 对
tree + that's right
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environmentalist demanding the rights of the trees

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