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lǎo
old, *old man
老 modified
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alternatively: 土 + 丿soil + slash

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jìng
unexpectedly
音 + 儿
sound + human legs
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hear a sound, unexpectedly it is a human

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竞jìng compete
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giant [adj.]
匚 + 口
box + mouth
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This is a giant box containing a giant mouth.

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bèi
quilt [n.]
衤 + 皮
clothing + covering
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Cover him with a quilt!

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zhōu
circumference, *lap
冂 + 土 + 口
hood + soil + mouth
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as in “a lap around the track” (think of a week, also, as a lap)

At the end of the lap you throw down your hoodie on the soil and throw up, the same if you’ve had a hard week.

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replace
夫 + 夫 + 日
husband + husband + day
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replace your husband every other day

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zhī
branch
木 + 支zhī
tree + branch
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tree branch

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protect
扌 + 户hù
hand + door
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protect your kids with your hand and by closing the door

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granule
果 + 页
fruit + head
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granule of salt on the rim of the margarita, fruit on the head of Miss Chiquita

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míng
bright
日 + 月
sun + moon
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The sun and the moon are the two bright things in the sky.

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zhí
clench
扌 + 丸
hand + pill
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addict clenching his pills

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qiǎo
noiseless
忄 + 肖xiào
meme + resemble
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meme that resembles a candle

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zhū
pearl
王 + 朱zhū
jewel + vermilion
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This story about choosing to live fully, is a jewel in Western culture, a “pearl of great price,” just like a vermilion-colored pearl would be quite precious.

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zhí
value
亻 + 直zhí
persona + straight
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your persona examines the straightness of the ruler to determine its value

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translate
讠 + (又二丨)yì
microphone + performance bouquet
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the translator uses a microphone and is given a performance bouquet to thank her for her service

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suǒ
place [n.]
户 + 斤
door + axe
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When you do finally reach your destination, you’ll know the place because there will be an axe by the door.

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chéng
journey [n.]
禾 + 呈chéng
grain + submit
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migrant workers submit to a journey to harvest more grain

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gāo
ointment
高gāo + 月
tall + body part
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ointment rubbed into body parts to make them grow taller

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yu
*rake
彐 + 丨
broom + stick
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聿yù writing brush
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