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Heisig System (Additional Primitives Not Found in Book)

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fiesta, mouth, one = a certain   戈口一 = 或  
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sun, ray = limpid   日光 = 晃  
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stop, spoon = this here   止匕 = 此  
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stand up, woman = concubine   立女 = 妾  
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vulture, tree = grab   爫木 = 采  
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house, eight = hole   宀八 = 穴  
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birdhouse, sunglasses = Rose of Sharon   birdhouse 舛 = 舜  
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cave, dirt = shire   广土 = 庄  
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bamboo, craft, mediocre = ancient harp   ⺮工凡 = 筑  
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mouth, tree = dumbfounded   口木 = 呆  
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spoon, page = about that time   匕頁 = 頃  
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flag, puzzle = folding screen   尸并 = 屏  
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car, axe = chop off   車斤 = 斬  
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hole, saw = tight   穴乍 = 窄  
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sign of the Hare   卯  
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horns, sign of the bird = chieftan   丷酉 = 酋  
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child, dish = start   子皿 = 孟  
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stinger, road = tryst   夆辶 = 逢  
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dinghy, sun = progress   亚日 = 晋  
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double self, together = southeast   己己共 = 巽  
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family name, sun = dusk   氏日 = 昏  
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complete/water, one = helping hand   [了水], 一 = 丞  
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mountain goat, moon = first day of the month   屰月 = 朔  
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dog w/ one human leg = lame dog = understandably   [犬儿] = 尤  
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elbow, moon, spoon, spoon = ability   厶月匕匕 = 能  
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stand up, moon, slingshot, self, three = old dragon   立月 slingshot 己三 = 龍  
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red, red = incandescent   赤赤 = 赫  
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meeting of butchers, heart = in the nick of time   亼刖心 = 愈  
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staples, reverse staples = mortar   staples, reverse staples = 臼  
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license, walking legs = streetwalker   允夂 = 夋  
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rice, sunglasses = shoeshine   米舛 = rhs of sympathize with = 憐  
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top hat, villain, belted elbow = sheik   亠凶禸 = rhs of 璃 crystal =  
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horns, dinghy = row   丷亚 = 並  
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walking legs, bush = stinger   夂丰 = 夆  
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haystack, shell = adorn   卉貝 = 賁  
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dinghy   亚  
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broom, crown, or again = French maid   ヨ冖又 = rhs of encroach 侵 = ?  
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one mouth, hood, human legs, street = old camera   一口冂儿丁 = 鬲  
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flowers, cocoons = pineapple   ⺾幺幺 = 茲  
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"ma", utilize = hood ornament   マ用 = 甬  
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receipt, sword = ransom note   receipt 刀 = top of detain 留 = ?  
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samurai, beans = drum   士豆 = 壴  
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mushroom, dirt = mushroom dirt   圥土 = 坴  
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mushroom   圥  
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mushroom, walking legs = mushroom walk   圥夂 = 夌  
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印 the stamp is rare because the middle stroke is missing from the staples on the left   top/rt of welcome 迎 = ?  
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two hands, human legs = two feet   [开儿] = bottom of discharge 発 = ?  
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stick, taskmaster = Yoda   丨攵 = ?  
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celery/again = funnel   [celery 再] = 冓  
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craft/circle = again OR king, belt = again   [工円] = 再 OR 王冂 = 再  
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meeting of scrapbookers   亼 scrapbook = 侖  
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door, scrapbook = thin and flat (like a door or a scrapbook)   戸 scrapbook = 扁  
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old man, sun = someone (Kermit)   耂日 = 者  
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fenceposts, two = split-rail fence   丿丨 二 = bottom of adjusted 斉 = ?  
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top hat, cut grass = sentence   亠乂 = 文  
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horns, dinghy = row   並  
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jolly boat   业  
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jolly boat, horns = galleon   业䒑 = top of profession 業 = ?  
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rag (similar to scarf, except it is NOT based on person, so the first stroke is shorter, and the hook at the bottom of the "person" is not so pronounced).   bottom rt. corner of trip 旅 = ?  
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scarf   bottom part of garment = 衣 = ?  
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garment includes SCARF; trip Includes RAG   dou chigaou? 衣旅  
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drag, rag = zombie   ⺁rag = rhs of faction 派 = ?  
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multitude (similar but unrelated to scarf and rag)   bottom part of masses 衆 = ?  
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mouth/staples, left-open-box, or again = hobby   [口 staple gun] left-open-box 又 = 叚  
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female acupuncturist (like acupuncturist, except "inch" has been replaced with "direction."   lft. side of spread 敷 = ?  
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reclining, one, baby hummingbird = Captain Hook (steam)   reclining 一⺄ = 气  
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hummingbirds   rhs of fly 飛 = ?  
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garter (similar to Miss World, except one leg goes through the crown)   rhs of sink 沈 = ?  
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mouth, crank tool = give   口 crank tool = 呉  
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mouth, snare, or again = urgent (NOTE: snare apparently turns into complete in some fonts)   口 snare 又 = 亟  
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hair (an abbreviation of long) COMPARE: long 長, hair镸   镸  
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slingshot-tailfeathers   bottom of recommend 薦  
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receive, round = sooner or later   享丸 = 孰  
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top hat, wind = whirlwind (KOU)   top hat, wind = 亢  
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old, moon = uncivilized   古月 = 胡  
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stand up, old = antique   立冂古 = 啇  
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siesta   rhs side of thirst 渇 = ?  
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mirror   立日儿 = rhs of 鏡  
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graveyard   莫  
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cabbage   rhs of discreet 謹 = ?  
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scarecrow   rhs of sigh = 嘆  
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grow up   龶  
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scorpion   也  
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devil   rhs of undress 脱 = ?  
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piggy bank   rhs of intestines 腸 = ?  
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turkey coop   rhs of assurance 確 = ?  
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