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cǎi
step on
足 + 采cǎi
lower leg + pick
Character Notes

The amputee tried to be careful, but he still stepped on some strawberries that had been picked.

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qiè
pilfer
穴 + 切qiè
hole + everything
Character Notes

A mouse makes a hole in a rice bag to pilfer everything inside.

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pèng
bump [v.]
石 + 並bìng
stone + side by side
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You stand still as a stone side by side with people on the metro trying not to bump them.

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admire
莫mò + ⺗
mirage + valentine
Character Notes

Valentines are often just mirages for true feelings of admiration.

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tiǎn
lick
舌 + 天tiān + ⺗
tongue + heavens + valentine
Character Notes

Use your tongue to lick the valentine shut and look to the heavens, hoping it is well received.

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耀

yào
show off
光 + 翟
ray + special bird wings
Character Notes

Rays bounce off the turkey’s wings as he turns to show off.

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shǎn
flash
门 + 人
gate + person
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There's supposed to be a flash mob at the city gate, but just one person shows up.

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bēng
stretch taut
纟 + 朋péng
thread + companion
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You pull a thread from your companion’s sweater, and it gets stretched taut (and so does your friendship).

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shoulder to arm
月 + 尃
body part + thumb prick
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Alternatively: 月 + 甫 + 寸 body part + injection + thumb; The shoulder to arm is the body part where you get your injection followed by a thumb pressed to stop the bleeding.

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upper limb
月 + 各gè
body part + each
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This upper limb is the body part shown off by each of the arm wrestlers.

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dǒu
quiver
扌 + 斗dǒu
hand + big dipper
Character Notes

The big dipper is so heavy, my hand quivers when I try to pour from it.

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chàn
tremble
亶dǎn + 页
Mr. Hyde + head/page
Character Notes

As his powers weaken, Mr. Hyde’s head starts to tremble during transitions.

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cāng
ash-colored
艹 + 仓cāng
flowers + storehouse
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fresh flowers in a storehouse will eventually fade to ash-colored

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twig
丷 + 丨
horns + stick
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a twig can look like a stick with horns

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be scared of
忄 + 布bù
meme + cloth
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a meme of a game of peek-a-boo with a cloth: bù! Are you scared?

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quán
authority
木 + 又
tree/wood + right hand
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Authority figures hold a wooden staff in their right hand.

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tàn
carbon
石 + 炭tàn
stone + charcoal
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you can think of carbonate stone being made from compressed charcoal

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tàn
charcoal
山shān + 灰
mountain + ashes
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mountain presses down on ashes to make charcoal

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méi
coal
火 + 某mǒu
fire + picnic
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if you need fire on your picnic, you’d better bring coal in your basket

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