not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less
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Mnemonic symbol: the philosopher Diogenes, who has nothing and wants nothing.
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Just inside the space station's entrance, Diogenes is annoyed by Willy Walrus, who's playing his flute. Diogenes just wants a peaceful time without being disturbed, so he cuts the flute into pieces with a pair of scissors, and threatens to beat Willy Walrus with a shovel should he annoy Diogenes again.
Mnemonic symbol: 無爲, wu2 wei2, the state of non-doing after having attained complete harmony with the Tao.
Willy Walrus (w) has attained Wu Wei (無) just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2), while from the outside it may seem like he is napping.
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Willy Walrus (w) used a hot water bottle (胃) to relief his stomach (胃) pain and it worked so well that he started selling those bottles himself. He even started an ad campaign and set up an advertising column (讠) in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4). There is a big picture of him saying (谓) how well the hot water bottle worked for him.
to speak / to say / to name / to designate / meaning / sense
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Willy Walrus (w) used a hot water bottle (胃) to relief his stomach (胃) pain and it worked so well that he started selling those bottles himself. He even started an ad campaign and set up an advertising column (讠) in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4). There is a big picture of him saying (谓) how well the hot water bottle worked for him.