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guest
宀 + 各gè
house + each
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For guests who stay in your house, you need to think of each of their needs.

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xuǎn
choose
先xiān + 辶
first + road
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come to a fork in the road and choose the first one

"Choose First: Common advice given in this era for avoiding temptation is to “choose first” how you will act in a given situation." (1930's On the Road)

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yán
salt [n.]
土 + 卜 + 皿
soil + magic wand + dish
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wizard turns the soil in the dish into salt

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yǐn
hidden
阝 + 急jí
pinnacle + anxious
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A veil is the pinnacle tool for hiding your anxiety.

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jiào
teach
孝xiào + 攵
filial piety + taskmaster
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(Mother to her daughter) "You will be taught: filial piety to me and obedience to the taskmaster." (Wedding Planner)

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each
夂 + 口
walking legs + mouth
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each person has their own unique walk and talk

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bèi
times
亻 + 咅pòu
persona + comedian
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How many times has your persona made you laugh?

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xùn
modest
孙sūn + 辶
grandchild + road
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Modest Grandchild: Grandchildren of the next generation will be taught modesty by hearing stories from grandparents of living through the Great Depression by hitting the road.

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迅xùn 巡xún

clothing
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modified version: 衤 ; derivatives: 𧘇 *scarf, *𧘇 *kerchief, 长 long

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zhǐ
toe
⻊ + 止zhǐ
lower leg + footprint
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Mother, may I make a footprint in front of my big toe?

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màn
slow [adj.]
忄 + 曼màn
meme + drawn out/mandala
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meme showing the drawing of a mandala in slow motion

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liǎ
duo
亻 + 两liǎng
persona + yoke
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your persona yoked with her husband as a duo

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jiān
supervise
D + 皿
bamboo sword + dish
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"Task one: use bamboo swords to supervise the food dish, keeping flies away." (Camp Bamboo)

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qián
coin [n.]
钅 + 戋jiān
metal + machine gun
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Ammunition is expensive. A machine gun might as well be shooting metal coins.

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wèn
ask
门mén + 口
gate + mouth
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There are gossipers at the city gate asking what’s going on.

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xián
dislike
女 + 兼jiān
woman + double
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She is disliked as a woman who leads a double life, cheating on her husband. OR dislike women being treated with a double standard compared to men

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complete [v.]
比bǐ + 十
compare + ten/needle
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compared to other students, he completed with a perfect ten

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Series

xīng
orangutan
犭 + 星xīng
Aesop + star
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Starry-eyed orangutan

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guàn
pierce
毌 + 贝
string of shells + shells
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shells must be pierced to string them together, used as money

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