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Unlike the common action of holding the arm up, #STRAW shows 力 in another direction which shows the form of 力 better. Today is Father's Day, so don't forget to say thank you to your dad for always supporting you with their “strength” as you grow!

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明 is an ideological compound combined by 日 and 月, meaning the time when the sun rises, and showing the very period of sunrise and dawn. It can also express the meaning of clarity, publicity, and understanding. #STRAW uses its components of 日 and 月 to create the prompt.

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The ancient form of 愛 is 㤅. 心 represents the meaning and 兂 represents the sound. ⺥ can be seen as a 'hand' and 又 can be seen as another hand. #STRAW designs 愛 as two hands holding the heart. 愛 is to show the feelings that people like each other including friendship.

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學 is a picture of a child learning mathematics using an abacus with both hands on a small table. #STRAW follows a similar meaning, just changing the abacus into the multiplication symbol, which is easier to understand for the learners now.

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The rabbit is a representative animal with a calm and obedient personality. 兔 is a hieroglyph, and it means rabbit in the oracle bone script. "⺈" is commonly found in basic Chinese characters, but #STRAW depicts 兔 with the long-eared characteristic of a rabbit.

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止 is a picture of a foot, later extended as the meaning of 'stop.' STRAW designs 止 based on the design of 上. #STRAW uses a prompt to link two words together and provides a vivid context for 止.

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冬 is the original word for 終 in ancient times. It is like tying a knot at both ends of a silk rope. The original meaning is the end. And the end of the year is winter, which can also be understood. #STRAW designs the two dots in the lower part of 冬 as two snowflakes.

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馬 is a picture of a horse which is not easy to imagine. #STRAW uses "a horse looking backwards" to rationalize the several horizontal strokes for the hair of the horse and four dots for the legs. #STRAW wishes you a happy lunar new year, may you move forward like a horse!

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坐 is a picture of a man kneeling on the ground, which shows the meaning but misses the form. #STRAW uses the prompt to highlight the form while keeping the meaning. For your safety, whether you're riding a bus, a minibus, or a taxi, remember to wear your seatbelt while “seated”!

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#STRAW extends 土 by adding a crown to create 王 (which its oracle bone script shows a picture of an axe). And "a king over the land" strengthens the linkage of 土 and 王. The King of Qin unified the six states during the Warring States period was “the king over the land”!

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六 was of the same form as 入 (in). Later it was borrowed as the number word six, so two strokes are added to differentiate. Since its history is not useful in understanding its current form or meaning, #STRAW chooses the common hand gesture for 六 to show its meaning.

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家 is combined of 宀 (house) and 豕 (pig), meaning keeping pigs at home. All words with 家 are related to the family. #STRAW designs the prompt based on the form. #STRAW wishes everyone a peaceful Christmas and to enjoy the simple and genuine happiness with your family.

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立 is a picture showing a man standing on the ground with both arms open. #STRAW keeps the meaning. The solar term - Beginning of Winter - marks the start of winter, a time when creatures begin to store energy in preparation for the cold.

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鬼 is a picture of a ghost. Though the various versions of ancient forms, it shows the upper part as the head of a spirit and lower part as a man shape. #STRAW expresses "ghost" as a big-headed ghost holding a sickle, follows the ancient meaning and contains the image of devil.

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口 is a simple picture of mouth. #STRAW adds the word 'square' to reinforce the word form. The radical 口 is very common in our daily lives, and is associated with the mouth, speaking, eating, and other actions.

口 mouth：
形義提示句：a square mouth

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家 is combined of 宀 (house) and 豕 (pig), meaning keeping pigs at home. All words with 家 are related to the family. #STRAW designs the prompt based on the form.

家 home：
形義提示句：家有飛天豬 home with a flying pig

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!

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分 combines 刀 and 八 (number eight in Chinese). By extending 刀, #STRAW shows 分 lively by the action of splitting something into two. Today is the Autumnal Equinox, a solar term that divides autumn into two parts, and it is the day when day and night are equal.

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The ancient form of 愛 is 㤅. 心 represents the meaning, and 兂 represents the sound. It means love. Based on its current form, the upper part ⺥ can be seen as a 'hand'. 又 in the lower part can be seen as another hand. #STRAW designs ��� as two hands holding the heart.

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Unlike the common action of holding the arm up, #STRAW shows 力 in another direction which shows the form of 力 better. With the new school year approaching, we hope you will strive towards your dream with STRENGTH and POWER!

力 strength：
形義提示句：大力臂彎 a powerful arm

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Thank you for visiting our booth during this year's Hong Kong Book Fair. It was lovely to talk to you all and share #STRAW 's love for Chinese!
We look forward to meeting you all again at the next book fair!
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