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chuàn
string together, *kebab
口 + 中
mouth + middle
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mouth eats the meat off the middle of the stick

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shǎo
few
小xiǎo + 丿
small + slash
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take a small thing and slash it into a few

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步bù step

shì
style [n.]
弋 + 工
pistol + work
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The stylish English dueling pistol was prized for its accuracy and its work-manship.

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relieve
氵 + 齐qí
water + identical
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identical countries but one is near water, so their economy is better, relieved of extra transport costs

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chōu
take out
扌 + 由yóu
hand + sprout
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use fingers to take out some sprouts to give the others room to grow

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wàng
absurd [adj.]
亡wáng + 女
deceased + woman
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a lot of ideas about women are absurd and should "decease"

her fear is looking absurd in her coffin

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liáng
cool
冫 + 京jīng
ice + capital
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have to cool down those in the capital by putting them on ice

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shàn
act without authority
扌 + 亶dǎn
hand + Mr. Hyde
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hands of Mr. Hyde acting without authority at night

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thorn
朿cì + 刂
thorn + sword
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thorn pokes like a sword

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*boss
口 + 丨 + 口
mouth + stick + mouth
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the worst kind of boss with two mouths and a stick; looks like a capital B

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yuè
delighted
忄 + 兑
meme + devil
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a meme of the devil laughing in delight

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cūn
village
木 + 寸cùn
tree + thumb
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a wooden village of green thumbs OR village in miniature: trees the size of thumbs

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shí
ten, *needle
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as a component: “十字旁” or “十字头”

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butterfly (front end)
虫 + 胡hú
insect + goatee
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butterfly has a goatee on his front end

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xiào
laugh [v.]
⺮ + 夭yāo
bamboo + die young
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"In this contest, the team who gets the most laughs performing a skit about bamboo causing premature death will win." (Camp Bamboo)

laughing panda with squinted eyes, no bamboo, so he dies young

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zuì
most [adv.]
日 + 取
sun + take
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you can take the most from the sun and keep taking

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bow one’s head
亻 + 府fǔ
persona + government office
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your persona bows her head at the government office to get her paycheck/tax rebate

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kuài
fast [adj.]
忄 + 夬guài
meme + Iron Man
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meme of Iron Man zooming by so fast

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cān
dine
卜 + 夕 + 又 + 食
magic wand + evening + right hand + food
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"A true Disney dining experience (Be Our Guest) requires: a little magic, evening time, and eating the food with your right hand." (Disney Map)

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