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shān
*bird tail
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“三撇”

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tǒng
tube
⺮ + 同tóng
bamboo + same
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bamboo is the same as a tube

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*exterminator
丿 + 虫 + 冂
slash + insect + hood
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exterminator slashes out insects, protects himself with a hood

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juàn
*quarter
半 + \
half + line
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half cut in half again

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chóng
insect
中zhōng + "sw"
middle + "silkworm"
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When you see this as a component, think of the category "insect with Chinese characteristics," i.e. anything creepy-crawly.

as a component: “虫字旁”

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shuāi
decline [v.]
哀 + 一
grief + one
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he starts to decline after grief has broken him

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profit [n.]
禾 + 刂
grain + sword
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cut grain to sell for profit

General Mills cut costs to make a profit

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tíng
pavilion
V + 丁dīng
tiara + nail
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"Princess Bling’s favorite pavilion looks like a tiara on a big nail." (Royal Family)

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hóng
red
纟 + 工gōng
thread + I-beam
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red ribbon tied to end of an I-beam on a truck

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dào
upside down
亻+ 到dào
persona + arrive
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your persona arrives upside down

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dòng
building
木 + 东dōng
tree/wood + east/rickshaw
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east of the tree, rickshaws bringing people to a great and spacious building

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néng
ability
厶 + 月 + 匕 + 匕
monument + body part + 2 spoons
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showing off a special ability at the monument: some trick with a body part and 2 spoons

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large, *large dog
人 + 一
person + “arms"
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a person trying to make themself look large by spreading out their arms

When 大 appears as a component, it is often derived from 犬 dog, so in these cases we'll call it a "large dog" in our stories.

as a component: “大字旁” or “大字头”

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犬 quǎn small dog

bǎng
roster
木 + 旁páng
wood + side/Columbus
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Deep thoughts by Prince Columbus: “The wooden tablet by my side is the ship’s roster."

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liè
crack
列liè + 衣
line up + clothing
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Zombies line up with swords, bend over, and their clothing reveals their crack.

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offer sacrifice
月 + 又 + 示
body part + right hand + altar
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body part on the altar with the right hand raised

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hemp
广 + 林
cave + woods
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Something else you have drying on the wall of your cave is hemp you have gathered from the woods.

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yuán
round
囗 + 员yuán
enclose + employee
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round-the-clock employees enclosed in their office

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shì
pass away
折 + 辶
discount + road
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discount on coffins passes away as the salesman moves down the road;, Pass Away Discount: Unfortunately, unemployment always brings a rise in the suicide rate. Seeing themselves as damaged goods, they hope to give their families a discount by passing away.

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