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shēn
groan
口 + 申shēn
mouth + beet
Character Notes

A beet is stuck in your mouth, all you can do is groan.

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altogether
亻 + 具jù
persona + tool
Character Notes

when your persona uses a tool, it is altogether more effective than working without it

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áng
hold one's head high
日 + 卬áng
sun + collection of originals
Character Notes

A collector can hold one's head high once their collection of originals has been viewed in the sun.

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enlighten
户 + 口
door + mouth
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what someone says can open a door for you or enlighten you

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chóu
reward
酉yǒu + 州zhōu
whiskey bottle + state
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Can’t accept a whiskey bottle as a reward when working for the state

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pull out
扌 + 犮bá
hand + friend's wig
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friend uses hand to pull out hair to make a wig

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*friend's wig
发fā - 丨
friend's hair - “hair”
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use friend's hair to make a wig

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tǐng
erect [adj.]
扌 + 廷tíng
hand + royal court
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it's the knights' hands that hold the royal court erect (they fufill the decrees that prop up the court's legitimacy)

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lún
human relationships
亻 + 仑lún
persona + lifeguard
Character Notes

your persona wants the lifeguard job, not for the tan, but the human relationships

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kuò
broad
门 + 活huó
gate + lively
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wide is the gate and broad is the way of the lively life that leads to destruction (Matthew 7:13)

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qǐn
get some shuteye
宀 + 丬 + 4jìn
house + turtle + Amelia Bedelia
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Amelia Bedelia is told to put the turtle in its house so it can get some shuteye

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zào
parched
火 + 喿zào
fire + chirping
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a forest fire left the tree parched and the birds chirping

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cǎi
notice [v.}
目 + 采cǎi
eye + pick
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if your eye picks it out, it notices it

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káng
carry over the shoulder
扌 + 工
hand + I-beam
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carry an I-beam over the shoulder and steady it with your hand

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xiáng
detailed
讠 + 羊yáng
microphone + sheep
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detailed description of sheep through the microphone at the county fair

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follower
彳 + 走
queue + walk
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a follower is willing to stand in a queue to walk with their idol

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resist
扌 + 氐dī
hand + wax seal
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use hand to seal with wax a letter of resistance (Count of Monte Cristo)

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chà
astonished
讠 + 宅
microphone + dwelling
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He was astonished with the loud speaker blasting into his dwelling.

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private
禾 + 厶sī
grain + monument
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private monument surrounded by grain (picture the "Private: Keep Out!" signs)

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