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kǎo
take an exam
耂lǎo + 丂kǎo
old man + broken bow/5
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old man is the proctor of the SAT exam, all he says is “5 minutes”

old man Confucius scores a perfect 5 on the exam

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gōng
respectful
共gòng + ⺗
together + valentine
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words to your valentine: 恭喜, together forever

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fēn
atmosphere
气 + 分fēn
air + part
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the air in the atmosphere is made of part nitrogen and part oxygen

improve the atmosphere of a place by dividing the air into parts: smoking and non

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āi
get close to
扌 + 矣yǐ
hand + Dart family tomb
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Hand in hand, they get close to each other at the Dart family tomb.

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tún
wonton (B)
饣 + 屯tún
food + stockpile
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stockpile family-recipe wontons

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è
evil [n./adj.]
亚yà + 心
Asia + heart
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Asian black-hearted bosses

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dòu
beans
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be informed
釆 + 心xīn
droppings + heart
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The droppings inform your heart where to go.

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xuē
boots
革 + 化
leather + transform
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boots have transformed from leather to rubber

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fǎn
go back
反fǎn + 辶
against + road
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Go Back Against: As Okies flow west, legislators from California go east, back against the flow, to Washington to demand support for migrants.

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yuán
Yuan
土 + 口 + 𧘇
soil + mouth + scarf
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a man named Yuan, silenced with soil and mouth tied with a scarf

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jiāng
Yangtze
氵 + 工
water + I-beam/work
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Yangtze is a working river OR 3 Gorges Dam built of I-beams

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bèi
prepare
夂 + 田
walking legs + field
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preparing for spring planting, walking around the fields

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assets
次cì + 贝
next + shells
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next, next, next” counting your shells, or your assets

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yuàn
wish [n.]
原yuán + 心
original + heart
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What was the original wish of your heart?

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shì
clan
丿 + 𠄌 + w
slash + plow + "weapon"
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family crest: slash your land with a plow and defend your clan with a weapon (弋-丶)

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lún
wheel
车 + 仑lún
vehicle + lifeguard
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use lifeguard’s ring buoy as a spare wheel for a vehicle that broke down at the beach

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lián
one after another
车 + 辶
vehicle + road
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One after Another: Vehicles Families are loading their vehicles, and one after another they are fleeing Oklahoma.

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jìng
quiet
青qīng + 争zhēng
green-blue + contend
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quiet after the storm, clear skies after contention

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