寸 Thumbs Up

fēng

seal
圭 + 寸
bricks + thumb

bricks weigh down the adhesive and then a thumb seal to make sure

chèn

inner garments
衤 + 寸
clothing + thumb

Thumbs up for inner garments!

shǒu

guard [v.]
宀 + 寸
house + thumb

guard your house by activating a thumb pad

jiàng

General
丬qiáng + 夕 + 寸
turtle + evening + thumb

things pinned to the General’s evening dress: turtle shells, thumbs up

chú

kitchen
厂 + 豆 + 寸
cliff + beans + thumb

cliff dwellers store their beans in the kitchen, decorated with thumbprint paintings

shè

shoot [v.]
身shēn + 寸
somebody + thumb

somebody used their thumb to shoot a rubber band

xún

seek
彐 + 寸
broom + thumb

Parable of the the Lost Coin: she seeks what is lost by sweeping the house, using her thumb to get it out of a crack.

guān

crown
冖 + 元 + 寸
crown + beginning + thumb

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.

cūn

village
木 + 寸cùn
tree + thumb

a wooden village of green thumbs OR village in miniature: trees the size of thumbs

tǎo

condemn
讠 + 寸
microphone + thumb

condemning words through a microphone: “Thumbs down, poorly done.”

寿

shòu

longevity
丰 + 寸
bushes + thumb

centenarian strokes his long bush of a beard with his thumb

zūn

venerate
酋 + 寸cùn
chieftain + thumb

venerated relic: the Viking chieftain’s thumb

nài

-proof
而 + 寸
beard + thumb

This Santa’s beard is kid-proof, can’t be pulled off with the pinch of a thumb

dǎo

guide [v.]
已 + 寸
snakeskin + thumb

There's a freaky guide with a snakeskin thumb, uses thumb to guide the group.

duì

that’s right
又 + 寸
right hand + thumb

"That's right!” Swear it with your right hand or just give them a thumbs up.

xiè

thank
讠 + 射shè
microphone + shoot

alternatively: 讠+身+寸 microphone + somebody + thumb, in a microphone: thank you to the somebody who...they deserve a thumbs up

use a microphone to shoot somebody a thank you or thumbs up

de

[for verb complements]
彳 + 旦dàn + 寸
queue + daybreak + thumb

verb to what end? day worker waiting in line at daybreak, with their thumb up to get picked up

pay [v.]
亻 + 寸
persona + thumb

confirm payment with a thumbs up

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