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mail [v.]
宀 + 奇qí
house + strange
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some mailboxes look like a strange house

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róu
gentle
矛 + 木
spear + tree/wood
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This time one of your spears get stuck in the tree. You must be very gentle when you remove it so you don’t get pierced or damage the tree.

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feathers, *wings
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as a component: “羽字旁”

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dàn
daybreak
日 + 一
sun + floor
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sun coming up over the horizon

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wèi
Wei
委wēi + 鬼guǐ
committee + ghost
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The former Ms. Wei heads the committee of ghosts that haunt her hometown.

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jǐn
careful
讠 + 堇jǐn
microphone + leather rug
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be careful of the sales pitch through the microphone for the leather rug

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shū
vegetables
艹 + 疏shū
flowers + sparse
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flowers on vegetables are sparse

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wash [v.]
氵 + 先xiān
water + first
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wash with water first, then eat

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nán
male
田 + 力
field + power/*muscle
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males are more field power

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orphan
子 + 瓜guā
child + melon
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Melon Patch Kids

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mái
bury
土 + 里
soil + computer
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bury your computer with soil

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false
虍hǔ + 业
tiger + profession
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virtual tiger as a professional in the movies

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qiǎn
shallow
氵 + 戋jiān
water + machine gun
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Picture machine gun-toting soldiers moving through shallow water.

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cān
participate
厶 + 大 + 彡shān
monument + large + bird tail
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participate in large Native American festival at the monument wearing bird tail feathers

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fill [v.]
弓 + 尔
bow + you [literary]
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cupid stretches his bow and fills it with you

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xié
in accord
讠 + 皆jiē
microphone + all
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microphone message to all is that harmony 和谐 héxié is what is important (all being in accord)

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huà
words
讠 + 舌
microphone + tongue
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microphone amplifies the words of your tongue

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permit [v.]
讠 + 午wǔ
microphone + noon
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over the microphone: at noon you will be permitted to enter the store

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consider
田 + 心
field + heart
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considering a big decision, think out in the field with your heart to guide you

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