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

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xuān
proclaim
宀 + 一 + 旦
house + one + daybreak
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With the coming of dawn, they can proclaim that all is well with the house.

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lè or yuè
happy music
𠂆 + 朩
drag + pole
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You drag a violin pole to make happy music.

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liquid
氵 + 夜yè
water + night
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for children: no water, other liquids during the night

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àn
press down on
扌 + 安ān
hand + peaceful
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One should use his hand to press down on the peaceful button vs. the nuke button (if only it were that easy).

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dào
arrive
至 + 刂dāo
until + sword
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Picture the Chinese waiting in place with swords raised until the Huns arrive.

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yàn
detest
厂 + 犬quǎn
cliff + small dog
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detest the dog killer who throws Pekingese over the cliff

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pái
brand [n.]
片 + 卑
slice + lowly
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A slice of wood is a lowly brand sign.

Sometimes lowly people wear brand names to appear like they own a slice of the pie.

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zhù
pour
氵 + 主zhǔ
water + lord
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pour water on the lord (Mr. Rochester)

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qiú
ball
王 + 求qiú
jewel + request
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a ball is round like a jewel, request teammate to pass the ball

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chí
pond
氵 + 也
water + scorpion
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water inside the pond and scorpions in the sand around the pond

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happiness
礻 + 畐fú
Eastern altar + rich man
Character Notes

Dear Ancestors, I would like the full-belly and full-wallet kind of happiness this year.

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coarse
米 + 且
rice + shelves
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the coarse rice is kept on the shelf until it is ready to process

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wēi
danger
⺈ + 厂 + 㔾
mask + cliff + worm
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animals running over cliffs and worms coming up out of the ground warn of coming danger

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gōng
palace
宀 + 吕
house + spine
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The White House is a palace that requires a lot of spine OR the palace was designed with a central corridor as a spine

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dòng
freeze [v.]
冫 + 东dōng
ice + east/rickshaw
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wheels of the rickshaw are frozen with ice

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leave [v.]
㐫 + 冂 + 厶
Scrooge + hood + monument
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Scrooge wants to leave the past behind him, builds a hooded monument to the Ghost of Christmas Past

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pawn [v.]
扌 + 甲jiǎ
hand + radish
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pawn (hand over) the jade radish heirloom

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