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Radicals Flashcards

1
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一

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Ground

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ハ

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Fins

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丶

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Drop

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丿

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Slide

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亅

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Barb

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二

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Two

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亠

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Lid

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大

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Big

A really big guy with his arms stretched out nice and big.

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人

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Person

A stick figure is like this: 大
But this is just a person with their arms down and they are walking

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入

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にゅう
Enter
A beautiful NYU tent for you

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力

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Power

Imagine a guy flexing his arm downward to show off his steroid-pumped arm. It’s huge. It’s so full of power

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勹

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Prison

It is waiting to come down around you

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口

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Mouth

A big gaping mouth coming to swallow you

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女

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Woman

Two XX chromosomes

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七

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Seven

It’s the number 7 when you turn it upside down

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十

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Cross

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山

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Mountain

Peaks of a mountain

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川

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River

Water flowing through the middle of two banks

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木

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Tree

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19
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工

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Construction

Looks like a girder used to frame buildings

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九

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Nine

Looks like it’s starting to spell the word nine with the curve up on the right side representing the “i” in cursive

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⼚

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Leaf

Like a lily pad sitting on the water

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22
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|⼀ (imagine they are attached and the vertical line is shorter)

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Gun

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日

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Sun

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ト

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Toe

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25
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丨

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Stick

A stick stuck in the ground

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弓

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Bow

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刀

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Sword
Looks like the hilt of the sword
Don’t confuse it with power

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丁

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Street (radical)
Barb holding the ground in place to create a street

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儿

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Legs

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30
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冂

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Head
Looking like spongebob squarepants

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又

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Stool
Looks like a folding stool

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32
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メ

A

Treasure
Because “X” marks the spot

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33
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千

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Thousand

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34
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小

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Small
Fins + barb
It would have to be a small fish if you wanna hook it on this

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子

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Child (radical)
Has street radical with the barb. You don’t want your child stepping on the barb

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36
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夕

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Evening

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37
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尸

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Flag

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38
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彡

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Hair

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39
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五

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Five

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40
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天

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Heaven
Two + person radical

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41
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手

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Hand
Barb radical is the wrist and the fingers are coming off it

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文

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Writing
Writing on the stool aka a writing desk

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月

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Moon
Unlike Sun radical, is open at the bottom

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44
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止

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Stop
Looks like a person staying stop by the stop sign

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45
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水

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Water

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46
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火

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Fire
A person running, it’s a fire!

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47
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犬

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Dog
Big guy walking their dog, the drop is the leash

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王

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King
Ground radical on top acting like the crown

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49
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中

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Middle

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50
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本

A

Book
Bookmark in the middle of turned pages

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51
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田

A

Rice paddy

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52
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白

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White
The sun in the early morning is blinding white

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53
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目

A

Eye
Middle is the eye with upper and lower lids

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54
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石

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Stone
Hammering on stone table

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55
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立

A

Stand

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56
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牛

A

Cow
Using the “gun” radical to kill the cow aka the cross to mark his death

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57
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匕

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Spoon

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58
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夂

A

Winter
This radical is wearing a hat in the cold

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59
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干

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Dry
Reminds me of the hand radical, your hands are dry!!!

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60
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广

A

Canopy
Looks like a covering

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61
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扌

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Fingers
Looks like the hand radical but smaller

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62
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元

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Origin
It’s like pie, the origin of the area of a circle

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63
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心

A

Heart
Actually looks like a heart

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方

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Direction
Looks like a person headed in the forward direction

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65
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毛

A

Fur
Hair radical attached to a tail
It’s a furry animal!
It’s not the hand radical!

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父

A

Father
Looks like a dad sitting with his arms on the hand rests about to lecture you

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古

A

Old
Looks like an old person doing yoga in the park

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68
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用

A

Task
Look at all the boxes that you have to check off in your list of things to do

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69
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矢

A

Arrow
Gun radical on a big radical
A big gun aka a bow and arrow

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70
Q

戸

A

Door
They hung the flag radical on the rafters

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71
Q

幺

A

Poop
Looks irregular

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72
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巾

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Towel
A towel draped over the rack

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73
Q

生

A

Life
Cow radical (gun that killed the cow) on the ground radical. Wow, he lived a good life

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74
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今

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Now

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75
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へ (imagine the ends are equal)

A

Hat

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76
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|/

A

Triceratops

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77
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寸

A

Measurement

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78
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ｲ

A

Leader
Actually means person 人

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79
Q

冖

A

Forehead

Top part of the head (冂) radical

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80
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也

A

Alligator

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81
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宀

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Roof

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82
Q

弋

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Ceremony
Imagine a tea ceremony

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83
Q

ネ

A

Spirit
Looked like the “ne” katakana, ne for necromancer

84
Q

支

A

Branch

Using stand and lid radicals
Multiple off shoots like branches

85
Q

气

A

Energy
Shaped like a dam with the water flowing, it’s creating hydro energy

86
Q

世

A

World
Imagine the little square is a circle like the world

87
Q

皿

A

Plate
The plates are stacked in the dish rack

88
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竹

A

Bamboo
It’s a bamboo roof

89
Q

糸

A

Thread
This is how the back of an embroidery hoop looks

90
Q

耳

A

Ear
Looks like the eye radical, which is next to the ear

91
Q

虫

92
Q

艹

A

Flower
On a gate

93
Q

見

A

See
Eyes that are moving on legs so you can see

94
Q

赤

A

Red
Legs and fins under the dirt, there’s been a murder! There’s bright red blood everywhere

95
Q

車

A

Car
That’s the front grill of the car

96
Q

貝

A

Shellfish
Eyes with fins, it’s a shellfish

97
Q

足

A

Foot
Looks like a robot wearing heels or someone doing a flying kick

98
Q

不

A

Not
It’s NOT the below radical like I know you’re thinking it is

99
Q

士

A

Samurai
Long arms, long swords
Not the dirt radical

100
Q

米

A

Rice
Rice grains on the tree radical, rice grows on trees now

101
Q

彳

A

Loiter
Leader has a little extra holding him down, causing him to loiter

102
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巴

103
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兀

104
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厂

105
Q

主

A

Master
A king is a master of everything

106
Q

乚

A

Umbrella
Hook of the umbrella handle

107
Q

丐 [Imagine the corner connected and no E in the middle

108
Q

\ /

109
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亠亠亠

110
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氵

111
Q

耂

112
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ヨ

113
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廾

114
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毋

115
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肉

116
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自

117
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色

118
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行

119
Q

西

A

West

You were inside but now you’re coming out and heading west!

120
Q

可

121
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⻌

122
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斤

123
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金

124
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言

125
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雨

126
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青

127
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冋

128
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乍

129
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冫

130
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走

131
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里

132
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会

133
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开

134
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羽

135
Q

爫
冖

A

Viking

Imagine the three lines are coming off from the top.

136
Q

比

137
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L

138
Q

凵

139
Q

刂

140
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斗

141
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ホ

142
Q

灬

143
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歹

144
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未

145
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禾

146
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羊

147
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羊

148
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血

149
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長

150
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食

151
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マ

152
Q

欠

A

Lack

Person in a prison because they lack morals

153
Q

占

154
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首

155
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舌

156
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亡

157
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市

158
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勿

159
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卩

160
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夫

161
Q

氏

A

Clan
Hangman clan

162
Q

舟

163
Q

魚

A

Fish
Boiling fish in the rice paddy

164
Q

黄

A

Yellow
Flower growing out of the rice paddy

165
Q

黒

A

Black
Overboil the rice paddy and it will burn black

166
Q

周

A

Circumference
The border is going all the way around the inner radicals

167
Q

几

168
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寺

169
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門

170
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己

171
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豕

172
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孝

173
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且

174
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鳥

175
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ユ

176
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巳

177
Q

云

A

Cloud

会 = Meet

178
Q

殳

179
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比

180
Q

罒

181
Q

釆

A

Sickle

禾 = Grain
米 = Rice

182
Q

馬

A

Horse

鳥 = Bird [has a feather sticking out of the top]

183
Q

穴

184
Q

易

A

Easy

勿 = Wing

185
Q

合

186
Q

合

A

Suit

会 = Meet

187
Q

匚

188
Q

￢
╯

189
Q

合

A

Suit

会 = Meet

190
Q

介

A

Jammed in

Imagine the lines being into the arrow

191
Q

史

192
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癶

193
Q

咅

A

Clown

A stand on the a mouth? That’s silly, like a clown

194
Q

阝

195
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辛

196
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重

197
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反

198
Q

聿

A

Brush

Looks like a comb

199
Q

正

200
Q

台

201
Q

疋

202
Q

覀

A

Helicopter

203
Q

___
‘ ‘ ‘

204
Q

+
目

205
Q

人 with three lines across

206
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中
人

207
Q

广

208
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