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guǎi
turn [v.]
扌 + 另
hand + another
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using hand to point “another turn here” “and another”

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fatigued
疒 + 皮pí
sickness + covering
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Have you ever been so fatigued that your skin feels sensitive or twitches?

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shāng
salesman
亠 + 丷 + 冏
top hat + horns + dementor
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This is an evil salesman that wears a top hat to cover his horns and disguise his soul-sucking dementor-ness.

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fàng
release [v.]
方fāng + 攵
compass + taskmaster
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The taskmaster releases the doves to the four compass directions.

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learn
羽 - 习
wings - one wing
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while you are learning to fly an airplane, haven't earned both your wings yet

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gamble
贝 + 者
shells + hero
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The hero gambles his shells.

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Na
女 + 那nà
woman + that
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That woman is named 安娜 (ānnà Anna).

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certainly, *cross my heart
心 + 丿
heart + slash
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cross my heart, my promise is certain

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secret [adj.]
宀 + 必bì + 山
house + certainly/cross my heart + mountain
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secret (cross my heart) passageway from house to mountain

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háng
navigate
舟 + 亢kàng
boat + whirlwind
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alternatively: 舟 + 亠 + 几 boat + top hat + wind, She puts the top hat on her head, puts the oars in the water, and navigates her boat downstream, pushed by the wind. (Hat in the Wind)

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zàn
temporary
斩zhǎn + 日
hew + day/sun
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anything trying to hew the sun would be temporary OR temporary stop to work, hew a day off

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Jerusalem
耳 + 阝
ear + city walls
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you can always hear murmuring near the city walls of Jerusalem

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*Spartan Race
乛ya + 龰
beret + trail of footprints
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"Green Berets (and Yakov) run Spartan Races." (Max Dart)

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shāo
fever
火 + 尧yáo
fire + ceremonial guard
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This ceremonial guard has a fever but he has to ignore the burning.

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jiān
adultery
女 + 干gān
woman + clothesline
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A woman commits adultery after flirting with the neighbor over the fence every time she is out hanging up her laundry.

干 can be a vulgar word for sex.

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yīng
England
艹 + 央yāng
flowers + center
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Princess Di: English rose

In England, flowers are the center of the aesthetic: look at the flag.

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jiè
introduce
𠆢 + C
umbrella + crutches
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introducing…the umbrella crutch

both can be used to strike up a conversation when you want to be introduced to somebody

"How were you introduced?...Well, I was on crutches, and he offered to hold his umbrella over me." (Wedding Planner)

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yǒng
eternity
丶 + 水
drop + pool of water
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see eternity in a drop of water, *starter stroke

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pàn
judge [v.]
半bàn + 刂
half + sword
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There is lots of wisdom literature in the Bible. The king famous for his wisdom was Solomon. Once two women came to him arguing over a baby that they both claimed was theirs. He suggested they cut the baby in half with a sword and each take half. Of course, he knew this was the best way to judge between the women, because the real mother would never allow her baby to be killed.

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