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shǐ
history
口 + 乂
mouth + sheaf
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history of food

History, in the time of Joseph, was passed down by mouth, so stories often got better and more layered with meaning over time.

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chuō
jab
翟 + 戈
special bird wings + rifle
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These soldiers are hungry, but they jab at the wings of the fallen bird with their rifle to make sure it isn’t an enemy trap.

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shǒu
*hand
hand modified
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as a component: “提手旁”

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jiàng
thick sauce
5 + 酉
chocolate turtle + whiskey bottle
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What's in that whiskey bottle looks like a bottle of chocolate sauce, but it is actually thick soy sauce.

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dài
sash
卅 + 冖 + 巾
30 + crown + towel
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"This princess is a beauty. Here she is the winner of a beauty pageant with a studded (30-jewel) crown and sash, her dress no bigger than a towel." (Royal Family)

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帝dì sovereign

*thread
cocoon modified
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as a component: “绞丝旁”

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pòu
*comedian
立 + 口kǒu
stand up + mouth
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“Po” is Jack Black

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jiū
*horn
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tyrant
⻗ + 革 + 月
weather + leather + body part/moon
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when weather is the tyrant in your life, leather is the best protection for your body parts

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huàn
exchange
扌 + 奂huàn
hand + actor
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Beijing opera actor uses hand to quickly exchange masks in center stage

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chuān
stream
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ha!
口 + 合hé
mouth + fit
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In the dressing room: “Ha!” when it doesn’t fit. OR "Ha! It fit." (Trumpeter Wu)

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jiān
*machine gun
一 + 戈
one + rifle
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Adding more ammunition and power to rifles, the machine gun changed warfare.

part of the weapon series of components derived from ancient weapons: 弋yì pistol, 戈gē rifle, 戋jiān machine gun, 戊wù cannon, 𢦏zái tank

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dàn
bullet
弓 + 单dān
bow + list
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You create a bullet-shaped list of things you need to shoot to provided yourself with food, clothing and shelter.

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māo
*jackal
爫 + 豕/犭
claw + sow/Aesop
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modified components combine into a fierce wild dog

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xiān
fresh
鱼 + 羊
fish + sheep
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want to keep fish and sheep meat fresh

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tǎo
condemn
讠 + 寸
microphone + thumb
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condemning words through a microphone: “Thumbs down, poorly done.”

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què
deficient
缶 + 夬
clay pot + Iron Man
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A clay pot would be a deficient shield against Iron Man.

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put up
扌 + 荅dā
hand + fairy house
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putting up a fairy house is work done by hand

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