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times past
龷 + 日
flower arrangement + sun/day
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"Sun-dried flower arrangements represent the glory of times past, a memory of this day forever on your shelf." (Wedding Planner)

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waaah!
口 + 圭
mouth + bricks
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shattering cry like bricks coming out of a mouth

“Lean on the brick wall, and you can feel his waaah!” (Trumpeter Wu)

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cóng
follow
人 + 人
person + person
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one person following another

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zhàng
swell [v.]
氵 + 张zhāng
water + stretch
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excess of water stretches the skin and you swell

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chún
lips
辰 + 口
earthquake + mouth
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first kiss is an earthquake in your mouth

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líng
small bell
钅 + 令lìng
metal + alarm clock
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the small bell on an alarm clock is made of metal

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radiating vitality
亦yì + 大
dancing penguin + large
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This dancing penguin does large movements with his arms, radiating vitality.

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zhí
straight
十shí + 目 + 一
ten + eye + floor
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ten eyes on the floor in a straight line

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真zhēn true
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dàn
thin [adj.]
氵 + 炎yán
water + inflammation
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Add water in hopes of thinning the fire-y soup.

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shì
pass away
折 + 辶
discount + road
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discount on coffins passes away as the salesman moves down the road;, Pass Away Discount: Unfortunately, unemployment always brings a rise in the suicide rate. Seeing themselves as damaged goods, they hope to give their families a discount by passing away.

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yuán
round
囗 + 员yuán
enclose + employee
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round-the-clock employees enclosed in their office

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hemp
广 + 林
cave + woods
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Something else you have drying on the wall of your cave is hemp you have gathered from the woods.

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offer sacrifice
月 + 又 + 示
body part + right hand + altar
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body part on the altar with the right hand raised

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liè
crack
列liè + 衣
line up + clothing
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Here our fashion show includes Zombies lined up with swords. The audience reaction causes their skulls to crack.

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bǎng
roster
木 + 旁páng
wood + side/Columbus
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Deep thoughts by Prince Columbus: “The wooden tablet by my side is the ship’s roster."

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large, *large dog
人 + 一
person + “arms"
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a person trying to make themself look large by spreading out their arms

When 大 appears as a component, it is often derived from 犬 dog, so in these cases we'll call it a "large dog" in our stories.

as a component: “大字旁” or “大字头”

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犬 quǎn small dog

néng
ability
厶 + 月 + 匕 + 匕
monument + body part + 2 spoons
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Picture showing off a special ability at the monument: some trick with a body part and 2 spoons.

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dòng
building
木 + 东dōng
tree/wood + east/rickshaw
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east of the tree, rickshaws bringing people to a great and spacious building

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dào
upside down
亻+ 到dào
persona + arrive
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your persona arrives upside down

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