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chí
pond
氵 + 也
water + scorpion
Character Notes

water inside the pond and scorpions in the sand around the pond

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qiú
ball
王 + 求qiú
jewel + request
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a ball is round like a jewel, request teammate to pass the ball

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zhù
pour
氵 + 主zhǔ
water + lord
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pour water on the lord (Mr. Rochester)

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pái
brand [n.]
片 + 卑
slice + lowly
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slice of wood is a lowly brand sign OR sometimes lowly people wear brand names to appear like they own a slice of the pie

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yàn
detest
厂 + 犬quǎn
cliff + small dog
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detest the dog killer who throws Pekingese over the cliff

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dào
arrive
至 + 刂dāo
until + sword
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waiting in place with swords raised until Mongols arrive

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àn
press down on
扌 + 安ān
hand + peaceful
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use hand to press down on the peaceful button vs. the nuke button (if only it were that easy)

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liquid
氵 + 夜yè
water + night
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for children: no water, other liquids during the night

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lè or yuè
happy music
𠂆 + 朩
drag + pole
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dragging a violin pole to make happy music

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xuān
proclaim
宀 + 一 + 旦
house + one + daybreak
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With the coming of dawn, they can proclaim that all is well with the house.

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duān
*mountain man
山 + 而
mountain + beard
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This mountain man lives in the mountains, grows a beard.

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nǎo
*Scrooge
亠 + 凶
top hat + cruel
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Scrooge was a cruel man with a top hat

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mǎn
full
氵 + 艹 + 两
water + flowers + yoke
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This flower display is called "the fulness of love": two buckets full of water and flowers hanging from a yoke

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younger brother
丷 + 弗
horns + dollar sign
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younger brother with horns, always hoping to make money

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dǒu
big dipper
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alternative breakdown: 冫+十 ice + ten, ten scoops of ice

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qián
in front, *butcher shop
丷 + 刖
horns + butcher
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horns hang in front of the butcher’s shop

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dōng
east, *rickshaw
车 + 小
vehicle + small
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small vehicle of the east is a rickshaw

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hasten
走 + 刍chú
walk + flying witch
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The witch is walking along and then in order to hasten to her destination, jumps on her broom and flies away.


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head-hinge
月 + 孛bèi
body part + Sunday school
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the only body part that is allowed to move during Sunday School to bow your head

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