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breath
自 + 心xīn
nose + heart
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breathe in through your nose to feed O2 to your heart

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zhǐ
purpose
匕 + 日
spoon/person sitting + day
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feeding the baby gave purpose to my days OR even if you sit at a desk every day, find your purpose

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cǎo
grass
艹 + 早zǎo
flowers + early
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cut grass early before flowers grow

cut the grass early in the morning

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jiāo
arrogant
马 + 乔qiáo
horse + pretend
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that arrogant horse is pretending she is a queen

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xiāo
peel [v.]
肖xiào + 刂
resemble + sword
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a peeler that resembles a small sword

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shī
teacher
刂 + 一 + 巾
sword + one + towel
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sword fight between a student and teacher who only has one towel

alternatively: 帅 + 一 commander + ceiling, a commander inside is a teacher

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帅shuài commander

zhǐ
stop [v.], *footprint
lower leg modified
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as a component: “止字旁”

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pull
扌 + 立lì
hand + stand up
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use hand to pull someone up to standing

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wǎn
bowl
石 + 宛wǎn
stone + Cabela’s
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stone bowls on sale at Cabela’s because they are too heavy

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yǐn
beverage
饣 + 欠qiàn
food + lack/yawn
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bored of food, try beverages OR consuming only beverages lacks food

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this [literary]
止 + 匕
footprint + spoon
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This is a tale of…"Little Miss Moppet" (eating her curds and whey), "Hansel & Gretel" (who leave a trail and eat sweets), or "Hey, Diddle, Diddle" (the dish ran away with the spoon)...you pick which has the strongest association for you with footprint and spoon.

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xiàng
lane
共 + 已
together + snakeskin
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Snake Alley in Taipei: mix together snakeskin and wine for a tasty drink

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zōng
religion
宀 + 示
house + altar
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religion houses altars

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pán
*slat
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wood being sliced in half 爿片

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片piàn slice

custom
亻 + 谷gǔ
persona + valley
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Your persona as a "valley girl" with unique customs.

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xiá
narrow
犭 + 夹jiā
Aesop + press from both sides
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dogs pressing from both sides, a narrow escape!

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wrestle
扌 + 尃
hand + thumb prick
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use hands to wrestle out of a thumb prick

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domain
土 + 或
soil + or
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Would you rather own a domain of soil or a virtual Internet domain?

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yáng
publicize
扌 + (㇇勿)yáng
hand + piglet
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hand publicizes Wilbur’s greatness

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