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shū
uncle
上 + 小 + 又
above + small + again/right hand
Character Notes

"Uncle Schubert is put in charge of the small kids again." (Uncle Schubert)

above the small child is the father and his right-hand man is his brother, the uncle

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chāo
transcend
走 + 召zhào
walk + summon
Character Notes

Among the many memorable prophets in the Bible is Elijah, who transcended death. He went out walking and was summoned up to heaven in a chariot of fire.

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cōng
smart
耳 + 总zǒng
ear + general
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smart person listens a lot and has general knowledge

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shí
reality
宀 + 头
house + head/bust
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reality is they keep his real head in the house as a memorial OR What is the reality about who is head of the house?

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fēi
fly [v.]
乙 + 丶 + 丶
fishing + drop + drop
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drops of water flying off the hook in fly fishing

maple tree whirlybird seed pods

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习xí learn

gāo
tall
亠 + 口 + 冂 + 口
top hat + mouth + hood + mouth
Character Notes

This is a tall man costume with someone on someone else’s shoulders. The guy on top wears a top hat to make him even taller. The guy on the bottom wears a hood to cover his face.

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xiāo
put up for sale
钅 + 肖xiào
metal + resemble
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metal for-sale sign in front of the house in the shape of a house

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mud
氵 + 尼ní
water + nun
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watery dirt splats the nun

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yán
prolong
廴yǐn + 丿 + 止
stretch + slash + footprint
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prolong the stretch by dragging your footprint (to reach further)

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wéi
*enclose
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as a component: “围字框” or "方匡" or “国字框”

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口 kǒu mouth

*horns
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xiá
red sky
⻗ + 叚jiǎ
weather + copycat
Character Notes

The pollution makes a pretty rosy sky in the mornings and evenings. How is China so good at fakes?

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superintend
叔shū + 目
uncle + eye
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Uncle Schubert uses his eye to superintend the younger crowd.

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yíng
camp [n.]
K yíng + 吕
rooftop garden + spine
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takes a lot of spine to operate a camp on your rooftop

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qiú
request [v.]
一 + 氺 + 丶
one/ceiling + snowflake + drop
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kid buried in snow with one finger sticking up requesting help

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zéi
burglar
贝 + 戎
shells + padding
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Burglars are in it for the shells, especially in wartime. This one is padding the guns he is selling to the enemy (贼 zéi also means “traitor”).

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liàn
refine
火 + E jiǎn
fire + covered rickshaw
Character Notes

rickshaw runner’s muscles on fire

refined by fire when his covered rickshaw burned up: lost his job, had to start afresh

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nèi
internal
冂 + 人
hood + person
Character Notes

introvert with their hood up

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𠂆

*drag
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厂chǎng cliff
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