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xiē
some
此 + 二
this [literary] + two
Character Notes

二 reminds you that "some" means more than one, there is some literary value in nursery rhymes

alternatively: 止 + 匕 + 二 footprint + spoon + two, there are some (at least two) pieces of evidence (from the nursery rhyme): a footprint and a spoon

此二些

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gōng
achievement
工gōng + 力
I-beam + muscle
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bench pressing I-beams to build muscle is an achievement OR China displays its achievement through I-beams of power

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suì
tunnel [n.]
阝 + 遂suì
pinnacle + satisfy
Character Notes

The pinnacle of satisfaction for the groom is seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, when you are on the road to Hawaii. (picture a luau with a roasted horned pig)

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yīng
ought to
广 + O
cave + owl
Character Notes

"Now the pet you ought to have in a cave is an owl. It wouldn’t bother you during the day and could hunt for you at night." (Hunter Gatherer)

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hàn
sweat [n.]
氵 + 干gān
water + dry/clothesline
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dry the wet sweat from your workout clothes on the clothesline OR sweat as you hang the clothes out to dry

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pear
利lì + 木
profit + tree
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earn profit harvesting your pear trees at the same time as your grain

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chā
insert [v.]
扌 + 千 + 臼
hand + thousand + rib cage
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picture a thousand wires twisted into a cord that a hand is inserting into Iron Man's rib cage

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bèi
back [n.]
北běi + 月
north + body part
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north is the "backside" traditionally (compasses and houses pointed south)

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xué
study
Nxué + 子
schoolhouse + child
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a child studies in a schoolhouse

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tài
overly
大 + 丶
large dog + drop
Character Notes

overly excited, the large dog slobbers a drop

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犬quǎn small dog

hóng
rainbow
虫chóng + 工gōng
insect + I-beam
Character Notes

insect on an I-beam singing “Somewhere over the Rainbow” OR rainbow is a beam in the shape of worm

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shēn
*hole in the bottom of the sea
㓁 + 木
patched hole + tree/wood
Character Notes

There’s a log in the hole in the bottom of the sea…

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yìng
hard
石 + 更gèng
stone + even more
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diamond is even harder than stone

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*broom
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derived from: 扫 sǎo sweep

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jìn
advance [v.]
井jǐng + 辶
well + road
Character Notes

You advance from well to well on the road.

"Advance to the Well: As extended families attempt to stay together on the road, often messages are left for those who will follow behind. An example: “Advance to the Well.” (1930's On the Road)

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qīng
lightweight [adj.]
车 + Bjīng
vehicle + crane
Character Notes

a vehicle moved with a crane appears lightweight

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yún
cloud
二 + 厶
two + monument
Character Notes

two stripes of clouds over a monument

alternatively: one + Great Wall, one pollution cloud over the Great Wall

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xiè
crab (back end)
解jiě + 虫
untie + insect
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untie its string to let it go

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go
土 + 厶
soil + monument
Character Notes

go to the monument on a soil path

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