隹 Thanksgiving

zhuī

*special bird

Choose a "special bird" that is memorable to you to distinguish this component from 鸟 niǎo bird. A special bird to Americans is the turkey.

as a component: “隹字旁”

jiāo

apprehensive, *roast bird
隹 + 灬
special bird + cooking fire

hire [v.]
户hù + 隹
door + special bird

hire someone to slam the turkey in the door to chop off its head

gather
隹 + 木
special bird + tree

we gather for Thanksgiving and turkeys gather in a tree to hide

tuī

push
扌 + 隹zhuī
hand + special bird

use hand to push a pardoned turkey out of the way

shòu

vend
隹 + 口kǒu
special bird + mouth

turkey popping out of the mouth of a vending machine

wéi

maintain
纟 + 隹zhuī
thread + special bird

use thread to maintain control over the turkey or at least its legs during roasting

pán

tray
舟 + 皿
boat + dish

gravy boat on a tray

suī

*birdman
亻 + 隹zhuī
persona + special bird

Is your persona a birdman? Or dresses as one for Thanksgiving?

duī

pile [n./v.]
土 + 隹zhuī
soil + special bird

soil piles that the turkey is pecking through

jiāo

banana
艹 + 焦jiāo
flowers + roast bird

rub turkey with banana, sugar burns

zhǔn

standard [n.]
冫 + 隹
ice + special bird

standard temp for freezing/thawing turkeys

隹 Thanksgiving

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