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xuán
suspend
县xiàn + 心
county + heart
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Picture a county fair decorated with suspended hearts.

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xióng
grand
厷gōng + 隹
George Washington + special bird
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George Washington was the first president to call for a grand national day of  “thanksgiving and prayer” that was later solidified by Lincoln and FDR into the Thanksgiving we know today. (Picture the grand marshall of the Macy's Day parade dressed as George Washington with a turkey by his side.

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kuàng
expansive
日 + 广guǎng
sun + cave
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This cave is being expanded to let the sun in.

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bǎng
upper arm
月 + 旁páng
body part + side/Columbus
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Deep thoughts by Prince Columbus: “The body part by your side is your upper arm.”

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nobody, *mirage
艹 + 日 + 大
flowers + sun + large dog
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hippie mirage of sun dog wearing flowers named Morgan

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kāi
open [v.], *open hands
hand modified
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廾 gǒng two hands

táo
*lidded clay pot
勹 + 缶
bound up + clay pot
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ideogram

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rule [n.]
贝 + 刂
shells + sword
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a rule has to have a consequence: shells or the sword

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hěn
ruthless
犭 + 艮gèn
Aesop + silver
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Ruthless and her Silver Spur OR The competition at the silver mines was ruthless, like the fighting of dogs.

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zhú
bamboo
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modified component version: ⺮ “竹字头”

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tiáo
strip [n.]
夂 + 朩
walking legs + pole
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tightrope walker walking along a strip with a pole for balance

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fart [n.]
尸 + 比bǐ
corpse/flag + compare
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compare the smell of a corpse to a fart

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zhí
job
耳 + 只zhǐ
ear + only
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your job is to listen only to the boss

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forsake
H + 廾
guard tower + two hands
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I needed two hands at the guard tower, but he forsook me.

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xiǎn
perilous
阝 + 佥qiān
pinnacle + barn
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perilous to be on the pinnacle of the barn OR Your barn venue idea would be perilous to the reputation of Pinnacle Weddings.

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chōng
collide
冫 + 中zhōng
ice + middle
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collide on the ice in the middle of the rink OR water collides with the ice, rushing through the middle of it

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lián
unite
耳 + 关
ear + shut
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in the United Nations 联合国, they listen to the countries with whom they have 关系 guānxi and shut their ears to the rest

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jiǎn
check up
木 + 佥qiān
wood + barn
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check up on the wooden barn every year for rot

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gài
approximate [adj.]
木 + 既
tree/wood + flight attendant
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guess the approximate age of the wood, the flight attendant

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