Stories

Making Chinese characters memorable

橢

"This martial arts movie is about the SUI DYNASTY ruler known [to o]wn these <ELLIPTICAL> WOOD medallions," explained Mike.
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隋

"Good tirami[su, eh]?!" Charlie asks as we pass, on our LEFT, a TOWN that was the <Sui dynasty>'s capital many MOONs ago.
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圓

The theme park EMPLOYEE ENCLOSEs [you 'n] me in a <round> car. Then we *ascend* the rollercoaster track.
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醬

I WILL go *down* in history for spending all my ener[gy on g]reat <FERMENTED BEAN PASTE> and WINE. I just love fermenting things!
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燙

Megan *drop*s [tong]s in the FIREy hot SOUP, splashing <SCALD>ing hot water. She screams but isn't hurt.
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湯

<soup>'s EASY to make. Just cook meat in WATER *on the stovetop*. Use [tong]s to inspect the meat.
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煩

<vexed> by what I read, I set FIRE to the PAGE and [fan] it. It goes *up* in flames.
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将

"[Gee, on g]ood days, the <KING> <will> sleep til DUSK, when the MOON comes out. That INCH-long SPLINTER must be bothering him." said Connor.
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遇

"I wish [you] could've seen it!" John tells Megan after <encounter>ing one of the LEGENDARY MONKEYs on his WALK.
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體

Sorry to interrupt [tea] time, but *scoop* that BEAN off the floor before someone slips and BENDs their <body> in a weird way or even breaks a BONE.
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啫

The PERSON OPENs their MOUTH and just <INTERJECTS> "[Zhe]..." in a *down and up* tone.
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糟

Mr. CAO's RICE cake's <RUINED> from being out in the SUN. The ki[ds ou]tside refuse it. "It's as dry as GRASS," says Julia, BENDing it.
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