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cūn
village
木 + 寸cùn
tree + thumb
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a wooden village of green thumbs OR village in miniature: trees the size of thumbs

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yuè
delighted
忄 + 兑
meme + devil
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a meme of the devil laughing in delight

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*boss
口 + 丨 + 口
mouth + stick + mouth
Character Notes

The worst kind of boss has two mouths and a stick.

This character kind of looks like a capital B.

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thorn
朿cì + 刂
thorn + sword
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A thorn pokes like a sword.

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shàn
act without authority
扌 + 亶dǎn
hand + Mr. Hyde
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hands of Mr. Hyde acting without authority at night

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liáng
cool
冫 + 京jīng
ice + capital
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have to cool down those in the capital by putting them on ice

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wàng
absurd [adj.]
亡wáng + 女
deceased + woman
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Mother: My fear is looking absurd in my coffin. / Daughter: A lot of ideas about women are absurd and should "decease".

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chōu
take out
扌 + 由yóu
hand + sprout
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You use your hand to take out some sprouts to give the others room to grow.

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relieve
氵 + 齐qí
water + identical
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identical countries but one is near water, so their economy is better, relieved of extra transport costs

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shì
style [n.]
弋 + 工
pistol + work
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The stylish English dueling pistol was prized for its accuracy and its work-manship.

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shǎo
few
小xiǎo + 丿
small + slash
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take a small thing and slash it into a few

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步bù step

chuàn
string together, *kebab
口 + 中
mouth + middle
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mouth eats the meat off the middle of the stick

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chén
dust [n.]
小 + 土
small + soil
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dust is small bits of soil

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hoof
足 + 帝dì
lower leg + sovereign
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The sovereign is always on a horse, so its hooves are really just an extension of his lower legs.

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làn
spoiled
火 + 兰lán
fire + orchid
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If they get too close to the fire, the orchids are spoiled.

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*cannon
𠂆 + 戈
drag + rifle
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part of the weapon series of components (derived from ancient weapons): 弋yì *pistol, 戈gē *rifle, 戋jiān *machine gun, 戊wù *cannon, 𢦏zái *tank

This weapon has to be dragged to and from the battlefields.

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Louvre
卜bǔ + 尸
magic wand + flag/corpse
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Night at the Louvre Museum where Mr. Lu uses magic to bring some corpses to life.

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wǎng
net [n.]
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alternative breakdowns: 冈gāng+乂 ridge + sheaf/X OR 冂+乂+乂 hood + sheaves

component modified version: 罒 “四字头”

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depend on
亻 + 衣yī
persona + clothing
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What does your persona depend on for her clothing?

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