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yán
Yan
门 + 臽xiàn
gate + trap
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Mr. Yan places a trap at the city gate to catch his love? his enemy?

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gǔn
*stick
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derivative: (丿丨) *crutches

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fáng
ward off
阝 + 方fāng
pinnacle + compass
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Pinnacle Security: they will ward off wedding crashers from all compass directions.

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yóu
wherefore, *sprout
field modified
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sprout coming out of a field

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bǎo
sated
饣 + 包bāo
food + wrap
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wrap up your meal with a declaration of "I'm full”

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yuǎn
distant
元yuán + 辶
Adam&Eve + road
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Adam and Eve make the choice of life, which starts their journey into our world. If we look back to the distant past, we can see our brave first parents showing us the way. (Bible Series)

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chǐ
ruler
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alternative breakdown: 尸+\ corpse/flag + “measuring tape”, doing an autopsy with a ruler

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gǎn
feel [v.]
咸xián + 心
salty + heart
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You feel salty after the beach, other feelings are in your heart.

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gòng
together
龷 + 八
flower arrangement + animal legs
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together forever anniversary gifts: a flower arrangement or a small pet

"The wedding favor that guests will take home is a little wedding mouse with a flower arrangement on its head with a tag that reads, ‘Together Forever’." (Wedding Planner)

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zhè
this
文 + 辶
gentleman farmer + road
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wén on the roadzhè!” (to the tune of "Minimum wage! Hyah!")

A gentleman farmer Robert Frost wrote this poem: “The Road Not Taken”.

"This Gentleman Farmer: During the Dust Bowl, many have to leave their farms. This gentleman farmer is one of them." (1930's On the Road)

alternatively: 亠 + 乂 + 辶 top hat + X + road, You see a top hat on the road and when you pick it up, underneath an X marks this spot.

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filthy
氵 + 亏
water + loss
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water has lost its clearness when it is filthy

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hài
harm [n.]
宀 + 丰 + 口
house + bushes + mouth
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In Minecraft, stepping on the bushes causes harm, you yell "ouch!"

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yàn
wild goose
厂 + 倠
cliff + birdman
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wild goose chase takes the birdman to the edge of the cliff, only to have them fly away

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gāi
should
讠 + 亥hài
microphone + acorn
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Through the microphone: "You should all gather acorns before you leave the park, so no one trips, but leave them under the trees for the squirrels."

Through the microphone: "You should all be feeding your pigs a supplement of acorns."

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mào
risk [v.]
冂 + 二 + 目mù
hood + two + eye
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This is a burglar (taking a risk) with just 2 slits in his hood for his eyes.

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air [n.]
𠂉 + 一 + 乙
lying down + one + fishing
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Picture a guy lying down snoring out air while fishing.

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yǒu
possess
𠂇 + 月
by one's side + body part/moon
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You possess the body parts by your side.

The Despicable Me villain wants to possess the moon.

John Swigert Jr. was one of the astronauts on the Apollo 13 moon mission. (𠂇 Statues)

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ā
Ayi
阝 + 可
pinnacle + can
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"Our ayis (cleaning staff) all exhibit the pinnacle of can-do attitudes." (Wedding Planner)

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duī
pile [n./v.]
土 + 隹zhuī
soil + special bird
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Picture soil piles that the turkey is pecking through.

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