13 Jan - 鎮壓 - (P: ㄓㄣˋ ㄧㄚ) - Repression

Word: 鎮壓 - Repression
Pronounced: ㄓㄣˋㄧㄚ ||  Zhènyā

Building Blocks
鎮 - (P: ㄓㄣˋ ||  Zhèn) - Town/Village
壓 - (P: ㄧㄚ ||  yā) - Press; Approach; Repress

Constructing the Word 鎮壓
Repression (鎮壓) is a pressed (壓) town (鎮) .

Expansion - Crackdown - 鎮壓行動
鎮壓行動 - Crackdown where 行動 (ㄒㄧㄥˊㄉㄨㄥˋ || Xíngdòng) means action.

Crackdown (鎮壓行動) = Repression (鎮壓) + Action (行動)

11 Jan - 金 - (P: ㄐㄧㄣ) - Gold

Word: 金 - Gold
Pronounced: ㄐㄧㄣ || Jīn

Other Characters that use Gold - 金
銅 - (P: ㄊㄨㄥˊ || Tóng) - Copper
銘 - (ㄇㄧㄥˊ || Míng) - Inscription
釣 - (ㄉㄧㄠˋ || Diào) - Go fishing
針 - (ㄓㄣ || Zhēn) - Needle
釘 - (ㄉㄧㄥˋ || Dīng) - Nail
鎮 - (ㄓㄣˋ || Zhèn) - Town / press down

Character Constructions
(1) Copper - 銅 = 金 + 同
(2) Inscription - 銘 = 金 + 名
(3) Go fishing - 釣 = 金 + 勺
(4) Needle - 針 = 金 + 真
(5) Nail - 釘 = 金 + 丁
(6) Town / press down - 鎮 = 金 + 真