Rarer Characters

qin 寝 bedroom is the cleanest room in the house TO SLEEP
yi 熠 flash (of light)
xi 習 flapping wings on top of white bright sun = flap of bird's wings
niao 嬲 tease, flirt
zheng 挣 struggle; this is the idea of struggle, not war; war's character is 战争的
争。 Also  variant uses zhuazhutou instead of daozitou.
jiu 救 save
pu 璞 unpolished gem
pu 朴 plain, simple
bei 备 prepared. originally a quiver or rack of arrows, simplified to current form.
gai 丐 beggar
mian 丏 hidden from view; originally a barrier to ward off arrows, probably portable cf duck-blind.
与 sideways soup ladle