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jīng
startled
忄 + 京jīng
meme + capital
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meme of startled congresspeople at the capital

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zèng
make a present of
贝 + 曾céng
shells + gremlin
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should have made a present of shells rather than a gremlin

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plan [n.]
讠 + 十
microphone + ten/needle
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You say in a microphone: “Here’s the plan” and list ten ways to avoid getting a shot.

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zhào
illuminate
日 + 召zhào + 灬
sun + summon + cooking fire
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summon the sun or cooking fire to illuminate (expose) photographic paper

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bāo
wrap [v.]
勹bāo + 已
bound up + snakeskin
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package wrapped or bound up in snakeskin

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cháo
tide
氵 + 朝cháo
water + dynasty
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like the water of tides, dynasties come and go

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bàng
close to
亻 + 旁páng
persona + side/Columbus
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Deep thoughts by Prince Columbus: “The person by your side is close to you.”

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suì
satisfy
丷 + 豕shǐ + 辶
horns + sow + road
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Satisfied: Horns on a Sow Despite hard times, country fairs are alive and well. This self-satisfied sow, with horns on his head, is destined to win a prize.

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xià
terrify
口 + 下
mouth + below
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jaw drops in terror

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chūn
springtime
𡗗 + 日
bonsai + sun
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with the sun rising earlier in springtime, the bonsai starts growing again

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niǔ
New York
纟 + 丑chǒu
thread + clown
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in New York street performers have threads like clowns

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rén
benevolence
亻rén + 二
persona + two
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your persona’s benevolence goes both ways (people give to her, she gives to others)

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sentence [n.]
勹 + 口
bound up + mouth
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a sentence binds up what we say with a period

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gān
dry [adj.], *clothesline
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as a component: “干字旁”

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千qiān thousand

pen
⺮ + 毛
bamboo + fur
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"In this class students will construct their own pens out of bamboo and fur." (Camp Bamboo)

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jīn
front of a garment
衤 + 禁jìn
clothing + prohibit
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The front of a button-up shirt with a 禁 on it and a model wagging her finger.

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chǔ
put in storage
亻 + 诸zhū
persona + various
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your persona puts various things in storage like a microphone and some Wild West hero novels

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inside, *computer
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In the movie Inside Out, emotions are stored in something like a computer.

alternative breakdown: 田+土 field + soil; anciently, a li was a measurement of distance one could use to measure a field

as a component: “里字旁”

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sǒu
*skeleton
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picture a rib cage, spine and pelvic bones

alternatively: 臼+丨+又 rib cage + stick + right hand

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