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xìng
surname
女 + 生shēng
woman + life/seed
Character Notes

a Chinese woman keeps her surname, but her seed takes her husband's

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yōu
*senior taskmaster/active senior
亻 + 丨 + 攵/夂
old persona + taskmaster/walking legs
Character Notes

an active old person, like most in China

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chronicle
纟 + 己jǐ
thread + snake
Character Notes

in the chronicles of the world, a common thread is the presence of the snake

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sēn
forest
木 + 木 + 木
tree + tree + tree
Character Notes

things in triplicate means a lot of them

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品pǐn goods 众zhòng multitude 晶jīng sparkling

shòu
beast
丷 + 田 + 一 + 口
horns + field + one + mouth
Character Notes

beasts of burden: horns in the field, one mouth (but multiple stomachs)

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liáo
chat [v.]
耳 + 卯mǎo
ear + sealed and notarized
Character Notes

you can listen to the chatter, but the real information is in the sealed and notarized original

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muscle
月 + 几jǐ
body part + wind
Character Notes

You do body part exercises using wind resistance to increase muscle.

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shī
corpse, *flag
Character Notes

as a component: “尸字头”

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yáo
*ceremonial guard
戈 - 丶 + 儿
unloaded rifle + human legs
Character Notes

 A ceremonial guard named Yao: he could almost be a statue, his human legs are so still.

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liǎn
face [n.]
月 + 佥qiān
body part + barn
Character Notes

paint a face on a barn

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shē
extravagant
大 + 者
large dog + hero
Character Notes

The hero named his large dog Extravagance, and the stories about him around the campfire were larger than life.

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xiào
effect [n.]
交jiāo + 攵
mingle + taskmaster
Character Notes

To create the effect that you care about your guests, the taskmaster has ordered mingling after the speeches.

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depend on
亻 + 衣yī
persona + clothing
Character Notes

What does your persona depend on for her clothing?

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wǎng
net [n.]
Character Notes

alternative breakdowns: 冈gāng+乂 ridge + sheaf/X OR 冂+乂+乂 hood + sheaves

component modified version: 罒 “四字头”

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Louvre
卜bǔ + 尸
magic wand + flag/corpse
Character Notes

Night at the Louvre Museum where Mr. Lu uses magic to bring some corpses to life.

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*cannon
𠂆 + 戈
drag + rifle
Character Notes

part of the weapon series of components derived from ancient weapons: 弋yì pistol, 戈gē rifle, 戋jiān machine gun, 戊wù cannon, 𢦏zái tank; This weapon has to be dragged to and from the battlefields.

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làn
spoiled
火 + 兰lán
fire + orchid
Character Notes

too close to the fire, and the orchids are spoiled

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hoof
足 + 帝dì
lower leg + sovereign
Character Notes

The sovereign is always on a horse, so its hooves are really just an extension of his lower legs.

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chén
dust [n.]
小 + 土
small + soil
Character Notes

dust is small bits of soil

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