魘
=
厭
+
鬼
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厭
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厭
=
厂
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猒
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厭
=
厂
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猒
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猒
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猒
=
明
+
犬
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明
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ming2
=
mi
+
(e)ng2
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Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) / surname Ming / Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God |
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ming2
=
mi
+
(e)ng2
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bright / opposite: dark 暗[an4] / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 明
A searchlight. Together with the moon, Marilyn Monroe is looking for the sun just inside the entrance of Stonehenge. To make the search easier they use a searchlight.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 3 years
ago
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明
=
日
+
月
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日
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ri4
=
r
+
Ø4
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sun / day / date, day of the month / abbr. for 日本 Japan |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 日
The space station has become too close to the sun. In the bathroom, Robinson Crusoe is hiding from the sun with the help of a wooden box full of flutes.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years
ago
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ago
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日
=
囗
+
一
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囗
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wei2
=
w
+
ei2
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enclosure |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 囗
Finally, Willy Walrus (wu-) is just inside the entrance of the Eiffel Tower (-ei2). He smuggled himself in sitting in a large wooden box (囗).
- Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years
ago
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ago
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ago
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日
=
囗
+
一
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一
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yi1
=
y
+
Ø1
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one / 1 / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 一
Maud Younger (y) plays her flute (一) in front of the space station (Ø1).
- Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years
ago
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ago
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ago
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明
=
日
+
月
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月
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yue4
=
yu
+
e4
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moon / month / CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2] |
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Aphrodite is modelling a moon in the bathroom of the Erechtheion. She uses a stapler to staple a lot of capacitors together to form a moon shape, while the real moon watches over her shoulder.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 4 years
ago
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ago
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ago
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月
=
⺆
+
二
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⺆
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xx5
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Character component without inherent meaning |
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A staple, as used in a stapler. Therefore, I will represent this character by a stapler.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 4 years
ago
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ago
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月
=
⺆
+
二
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二
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er4
=
Ø
+
Ø4
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two / 2 / stupid (Beijing dialect) |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 二
As a component in other characters, 二 represents a capacitor.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years
ago
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ago
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ago
Mnemonic symbol: a capacitor.
Albert Einstein (-) is experimenting with a capacitor (二) in the space station's bathroom (-4). He finds that it's uncomfortable to discharge a capacitor using two flutes (一).
- Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 4 years
ago
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ago
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二
=
一
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一
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yi1
=
y
+
Ø1
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one / 1 / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 一
Maud Younger (y) plays her flute (一) in front of the space station (Ø1).
- Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years
ago
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ago
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ago
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猒
=
明
+
犬
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犬
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quan3
=
qu
+
an3
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dog |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 犬
Cupid wants to play fetch with the Saint Bernard dog in Anchor Inn and throws a petal leaf over his head, but the dog just continues sleeping. Much to Cupid's surprise though, a big robot happily leaps after the petal leaf.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 3 years
ago
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Looks like a Saint Bernard dog with only one eye.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 3 years
ago
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犬
=
丶
+
大
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丶
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zhu3
=
zhu
+
Ø3
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"dot" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 3) / see also 點|点[dian3] |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 丶
This character shall be represented by a petal leaf when appearing in other characters.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, over 3 years
ago
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ago
George Giant Squid is trying out two petal leafs as eyebrows in the space station.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, over 3 years
ago
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ago
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犬
=
丶
+
大
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大
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da4
=
d
+
a4
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big / huge / large / major / great / wide / deep / older (than) / oldest / eldest / greatly / very much / (dialect) father / father's elder or younger brother |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 大
The big, huge robot is doing some workout in the Adziogol Lighthouse's bathroom. He's lifting a flute, on which Don Quixote and Neanderthal man are hanging.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years
ago
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ago
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ago
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dai4
=
d
+
ai4
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see 大夫[dai4 fu5] |
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大
=
一
+
人
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一
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yi1
=
y
+
Ø1
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one / 1 / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 一
Maud Younger (y) plays her flute (一) in front of the space station (Ø1).
- Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years
ago
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ago
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ago
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大
=
一
+
人
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人
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ren2
=
r
+
(e)n2
|
man / person / people / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 人
Robinson Crusoe (r-) has just entered the Forbidden City (-en2), when he suddenly meets Neanderthal Man (人). Neanderthal Man offers him a banana (丿), but Robinson Crusoe doesn't trust the present and pokes it with a finger (㇏).
- Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years
ago
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ago
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ago
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ago
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人
=
丿
+
㇏
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丿
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pie3
=
pi
+
e3
|
radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 4) / see 撇[pie3] |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 丿
Pocahontas (pi-) is watching a giant banana (丿) inside the Erectheion (-e3).
- Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years
ago
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ago
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ago
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人
=
丿
+
㇏
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魘
=
厭
+
鬼
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鬼
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gui3
=
gu
+
ei3
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ghost / sly / crafty / CL:個|个[ge4] |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 鬼
Mnemonic symbol: a demon.
Gitta Giraffe (gu) is being haunted by a demon (鬼) in the Eiffel tower (ei3). She has to hide in the nostril of a fake nose (厶) and wave a white flag (白), but one day Sun Wukong (儿) arrives and drives the demon away.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 2 years
ago
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鬼
=
白
+
儿
+
厶
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白
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bai2
=
b
+
ai2
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surname Bai |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 白
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bai2
=
b
+
ai2
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white / snowy / pure / bright / empty / blank / plain / clear / to make clear / in vain / gratuitous / free of charge / reactionary / anti-communist / funeral / to stare coldly / to write wrong character / to state / to explain / vernacular / spoken lines in opera |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 白
A white flag. Beelzebub is waving with a white flag just inside the entrance of the palace - the sun is attacking him with a big petal leaf.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 4 years
ago
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ago
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ago
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白
=
丶
+
日
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丶
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zhu3
=
zhu
+
Ø3
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"dot" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 3) / see also 點|点[dian3] |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 丶
This character shall be represented by a petal leaf when appearing in other characters.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, over 3 years
ago
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ago
George Giant Squid is trying out two petal leafs as eyebrows in the space station.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, over 3 years
ago
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ago
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白
=
丶
+
日
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日
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ri4
=
r
+
Ø4
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sun / day / date, day of the month / abbr. for 日本 Japan |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 日
The space station has become too close to the sun. In the bathroom, Robinson Crusoe is hiding from the sun with the help of a wooden box full of flutes.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years
ago
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ago
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日
=
囗
+
一
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囗
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wei2
=
w
+
ei2
|
enclosure |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 囗
Finally, Willy Walrus (wu-) is just inside the entrance of the Eiffel Tower (-ei2). He smuggled himself in sitting in a large wooden box (囗).
- Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years
ago
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ago
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ago
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日
=
囗
+
一
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一
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yi1
=
y
+
Ø1
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one / 1 / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 一
Maud Younger (y) plays her flute (一) in front of the space station (Ø1).
- Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years
ago
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ago
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ago
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鬼
=
白
+
儿
+
厶
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儿
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er2
=
Ø
+
Ø2
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son |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 儿
"Son" (儿) sounds similar to "Sun" like in "Sun Wu Kong", so it's gonna be represented by the monkey king. Albert Einstein (Ø-) and Sun Wu Kong are fighting in the space station's entrance (-Ø2). Their weapons: Albert has a shovel (乚), and Sun Wu Kong has a banana (丿).
- Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years
ago
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ago
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ago
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r5
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non-syllabic diminutive suffix / retroflex final |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 儿
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儿
=
丿
+
乚
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丿
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pie3
=
pi
+
e3
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radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 4) / see 撇[pie3] |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 丿
Pocahontas (pi-) is watching a giant banana (丿) inside the Erectheion (-e3).
- Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years
ago
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ago
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ago
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儿
=
丿
+
乚
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乚
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ya4
=
y
+
a4
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component in Chinese characters / archaic variant of 毫[hao2] / archaic variant of 乙[yi3] |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 乚
This character shall be represented by a shovel (乚). Remember it by imagining Maud Younger (y) shovelling a grave in the Adziogol Lighthouse's bathroom (a4).
- Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years
ago
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ago
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ago
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鬼
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白
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儿
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厶
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