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liū
slide
氵 + 留liú
water + stay
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scared of sliding down the water slide, stays at the top

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yāo
waist
月 + 要yào
body part + want
Character Notes

body part you want to shrink

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righteousness
丶 + 乂yì
drop + sheaf
Character Notes

But, Joseph’s case is special. Picture the drop above this sheaf representing his righteousness that sets him apart. He’s touched by heaven.

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start up
走 + 己jǐ
walk + snake
Character Notes

You are tying your shoe and see a snake. You start up quickly and walk away with your friend.

Cherokee legend of the boy walking up the mountain and the rattlesnake who asked to go with him: "You knew what I was when you started up."

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for sleeping
臣 + 卜
loft bed + magic wand
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loft beds work magic in arranging the bedroom OR levitate the bed

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zhù
assist [v.]
且 + 力
shelves + muscle
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Can you assist me with these bookshelves?—you've got the muscles

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hái
or?
不 + 辶
no + road
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Do you want this road or that road? No, not that one.

"No?: Should you hit the road or no? Take our reader’s quiz to assess your probability of finding work." (1930's On the Road)

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shēn
deep
氵 + 罙shēn
water + hole in the bottom of the sea
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in deep water where there is a hole in the bottom of the sea

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piào
pretty
氵 + 票piào
water + ticket
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pretty ticket from a waterfall in China

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yóu
go swimming
氵 + 9 + 子
water + banner + child
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The banner at the beach tells if it is safe for children to swim.

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cái
genius, *genie
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寸cùn thumb, 扌shǒu hand

jiǎo
stir [v.]
扌 + 觉jiào/jué
hand + senses
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stir with your hands to fully sense the pie filling

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yòu
bless
亻 + 右yòu
persona + right
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Christ says that those on his right are blessed because they blessed others (Matthew 25:34).

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hóng
deluge
氵 + 共gòng
water + together
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After letting Israel go, Pharaoh changes his mind and pursues them to the Red Sea. Moses parts the water to let his people pass through, but the water comes together in a deluge to flood the Egyptian army behind them.

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jǐn
*leather rug
革 + 土
leather + soil
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leather that you put on the ground

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quàn
advise
又 + 力
right hand + power/muscle
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I advise you to keep your word (right hand raised) and keep fit.

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ér
son, *human legs
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as a component: “儿座底”

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shí
*food
food modified
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alenatively: 冖 + 𠄌 crown + plow, crown of the plow is food

as a component: “食字旁”

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*pinnacle
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as a component on the left side of the character; “左耳旁”

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X阝yì city walls
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