alternative breakdown: 中+一 middle + “base”, a purse in China

dig out a pool in the soil to store the Tang

"not" has such an abstract meaning that we'll play on the English word and get the concrete image of a "knot"

originally a picture of meat

alternative breakdown: 冂+人+人 hood + person + person

a person hanging in a meat locker with a hood over their head

being introduced to the world: the field is wide open

Make a joyful noise with drum and mouth!

a fort safeguards the soil inside it OR soil mounds safeguard the fort

The last model is modeling the last thing we put on in the morning: socks.

hair turns white at 100

Japanese call age 99 your "white year" because 100-1(百-一)=99(白)

Chinese trojan horse (dragon)

Whatwhichwhhowherewhy? Your persona can!

mouth inhales, important in yoga

"Trapped in an ice cave, you'll likely run out of food and thus become emaciated and sick. Come spring, they’ll just find your skeleton." (Hunter Gatherer)

as a component: “耳字旁”

a tumor is a lump that stays unless removed

Meeting with Cáo Cāo on the road: the Chinese equivalent of the English idiom "speak of the devil" is "speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrives" (说到曹操，曹操就到)

Meet with Cao: For most Oakies, the first time meeting with a Chinese person is in California. (On the Road, 1930's)

picture of a person being pressed from both sides OR husband puts on his viking horns to play touch football, so he doesn’t get pressed from both sides

white de ladle：白色的勺子