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polished
牙yá + 隹
tooth + special bird
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In a corner of the dentist office is a grinning, polished turkey. Wait, turkeys don’t have teeth!

A polished politician has perfect teeth but may be a turkey.

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péi
accompany
阝 + 咅pòu
pinnacle + comedian
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At Pinnacle Weddings, we have a comedian on staff to accompany the children for entertainment during the reception.

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wēn
temperature
氵 + 日 + 皿
water + sun + dish
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to raise the temperature of water, put it in a dish under the sun

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zhī
offshoot, *branch
十shí + 又
ten/needle + right hand
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ten fingers of your hands are the branches

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zhái
dwelling [n.]
宀 + 乇
house + fur ball
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house for your pet guinea pig, Fur Ball, is a simple dwelling

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dāi
dim-witted
口 + 木
mouth + tree
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sitting with mouth open on top of a tree watching the world go by

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杏xìng apricot

likewise, *dancing penguin
亠 + 丨 + 小
top hat + stick + small
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picture of a dancing penguin with a top hat and stick

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kǎn
chop
石 + 欠
stone + lack/yawn
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using a stone to chop wood when you lack better tools

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nuò
promise [n.]
讠 + 若ruò
microphone + as if
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in microphone: as if I’m going to believe your promise!

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gāo
lamb
羊 + 灬
sheep + cooking fire
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One law God’s people were asked to obey was sacrifice. They took their best lamb and burnt it on the altar to God.

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answer [v.]
⺮ + 合
bamboo + fit
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"In this class students will get answers to a tangram by fitting various bamboo shapes into a frame." (Camp Bamboo)

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beer
口 + 卑
mouth + lowly
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the lowly alcohol

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chén
exhibit [v.]
阝 + 东dōng
pinnacle + east/rickshaw
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The pinnacle entrance to the ceremony will be Miss Chen exhibited on a rickshaw.

耳东陈

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*taskmaster
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as a component: “反文旁”

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女 nǚ woman, 夂 zhǐ walking legs

jiān
arduous
又 + 艮gēn
right hand + silver
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The silver mining work was arduous often done with bare hands.

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hèn
hate
忄 + 艮gēn
meme + silver
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meme with the silver-streaked hair, "hate the grey"

"The failed silver miners went home to the hate of their families, who felt duped in their desperate circumstances." (Silver Mining)

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jīng
sparkling
日 + 日 + 日
sun + sun + sun
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like crystal sparkling in the sun

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shì
is
旦 + 龰zhǐ
daybreak + trail of footprints
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Picture yourself at daybreak at the beach drawing this character in the sand with your feet.

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rising sun
九 + 日
nine + sun
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After Hou Yi had shot the nine other suns, the remaining sun could still rise without scorching the earth.

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