窄
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乍
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穴
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Mnemonic symbol: a narrow slit of some kind. James II of England (zh) is painting cave paintings (穴) on the walls of the airplane's living room (ai3). He is using a special technique: he pushes the hair of his Mohawk haircut (乍) through a narrow slit (窄) so that when he applies the paint to his hair (to use it as a brush) he doesn't accidentally paint his face.
at first / suddenly / abruptly / to spread / (of hair) to stand on end / bristling
Mnemonic symbol: a Mohawk haircut. It fits the hair "to stand on end" and the character itself looks like a head with a Mohawk haircut facing towards the left.
James II of England (zh) tries out a Mohawk haircut (乍) in the ashram's bathroom (a4).
cave / cavity / hole / acupuncture point / Taiwan pr. [xue4]
穴
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八
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宀
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Xu Xian presents his newest piece of art: Cave paintings painted on a gigantic eight-ball. Somehow he managed to set it up inside the elevators entrance. For his great artistic achievement, he gained a honorary doctor, and proudly wears his hard earned graduation cap.
to press / to extract (juice) / device for extracting juice, oils etc
榨
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木
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窄
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James II of England (zh) wants to make his own essential oil (榨), so he presses (榨) a Christmas tree (木) through a narrow slit (窄) in the ashram's bathroom (a4).