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guān
crown
冖 + 元 + 寸
crown + beginning + thumb
Character Notes

This is the full form of the character for “crown.” It shows the crown’s line of descent from the beginning, each adding his/her thumbprint.

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冖 *crown

jiě
untie
角jiǎo + 刀 + 牛
Big Bad Wolf + knife + cow
Character Notes

Big Bad Wolf uses a knife to untie the cow to steal him to eat.

Alternatively, the original etymology for this character is an animal horn being separated from a cow with a knife.

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yóu
remarkable, *Goofy
犬 + 儿
small dog + human legs
Character Notes

a dog with human legs

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*thatched roof
Character Notes

“登字头”

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experience [n./v.]
厂 + 力lì
cliff + muscle
Character Notes

the experience of rock climbing using muscles

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厉lì stern

qún
skirt
衤 + 君jūn
clothing + Trump
Character Notes

The Trump clothing line.

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yìn
shady
艹 + 阴yīn
flowers + Yin
Character Notes

These flowers only bloom in the shade or at night.

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jiē
all
比 + 白
compare + white
Character Notes

housewives comparing their whites washed with All

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shā
gravel
石 + 少shǎo
stone + few
Character Notes

a few stones make gravel

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沙shā
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chǎn
products, *Pueblo
立 + 厂chǎng
stand up + cliff
Character Notes

Pueblo cliff-dwellers produce pottery and jewelry

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mào
hat
巾 + 冒mào
towel + risk
Character Notes

because of risk of sunburn, use towel for hat

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yáng
sheep
Character Notes

notice 丷 horns on top

as a component: “羊字旁“

derivative: ⺶ *wool

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pin
*pole
木 + 小
tree + small
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xún
decameron
勹 + 日
bound up + day
Character Notes

a decameron binds up ten days

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fǒu
clay pot
午 + 凵
noon + pit
Character Notes

ancient clay pot found in a pit, archaeologist marks the time 12:00

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hēi
black
里 + 灬
computer + cooking fire
Character Notes

burnt computer is black

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mìng
fate
8 + 口 + 卩
meeting + mouth + stamped
Character Notes

Your fate is sealed at the meeting when what is said is stamped officially.

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jiōng
*hood
Character Notes

“同字匡”

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zhōu
continent
氵 + 州zhōu
water + state
Character Notes

water divides states into continents

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