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shā
gravel
石 + 少shǎo
stone + few
Character Notes

a few stones make gravel

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沙shā
Series

jiē
all
比 + 白
compare + white
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Picture housewives comparing their whites washed with All.

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yìn
shady
艹 + 阴yīn
flowers + Yin
Character Notes

These flowers only bloom in the shade or at night.

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qún
skirt
衤 + 君jūn
clothing + Trump
Character Notes

The Trump clothing line.

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experience [n./v.]
厂 + 力lì
cliff + muscle
Character Notes

the experience of rock climbing using muscles

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厉lì stern

*thatched roof
Character Notes

“登字头”

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yóu
remarkable, *Goofy
犬 + 儿
small dog + human legs
Character Notes

a dog with human legs

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jiě
untie
角jiǎo + 刀 + 牛
Big Bad Wolf + knife + cow
Character Notes

Big Bad Wolf uses a knife to untie the cow to steal him to eat.

Alternatively, the original etymology for this character is an animal horn being separated from a cow with a knife.

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guān
crown
冖 + 元 + 寸
crown + beginning + thumb
Character Notes

This is the full form of the character for “crown.” It shows the crown’s line of descent from the beginning, each adding his/her thumbprint.

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冖 *crown

head-hinge
月 + 孛bèi
body part + Sunday school
Character Notes

The head-hinge he only body part that is allowed to move during Sunday School to bow your head. (Bible Series)

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hasten
走 + 刍chú
walk + flying witch
Character Notes

A witch is walking along and a flying witch hastens her to her destination.

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dōng
east, *rickshaw
车 + 小
vehicle + small
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small vehicle of the east is a rickshaw

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qián
in front, *butcher shop
丷 + 刖
horns + butcher
Character Notes

Picture horns hanging in front of the butcher’s shop.

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dǒu
big dipper
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alternative breakdown: 冫+十 ice + ten, ten scoops of ice

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younger brother
丷 + 弗
horns + dollar sign
Character Notes

Picture your younger brother with horns, always hoping to make $money$.

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mǎn
full
氵 + 艹 + 两
water + flowers + yoke
Character Notes

This flower display is called "the Fulness of Love": two buckets full of water and flowers hanging from a yoke (Wedding Planner).

Water the two flowers until the pots are full.

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nǎo
*Scrooge
亠 + 凶
top hat + cruel
Character Notes

Scrooge was a cruel man with a top hat

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duān
*mountain man
山 + 而
mountain + beard
Character Notes

This mountain man lives in the mountains, grows a beard.

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xuān
proclaim
宀 + 一 + 旦
house + one + daybreak
Character Notes

With the coming of dawn, they can proclaim that all is well with the house.

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