to rub / to grind / to polish / to sharpen / to wear down / to die out / to waste time / to pester / to insist
磨
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石
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麻
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Mahatma Gandhi (m) has been tied down in the observatory's kitchen (o2) with ropes made of hemp (麻). He uses a stone (石) to patiently rub (磨) through the ropes.
surname Shi / abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1]
石
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丆
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口
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Sherlock Holmes finds the space station's entrance blocked by a big rock. He uses a wind wheel and a mandarin to build a lever, with which he is able to move the rock.
rock / stone / stone inscription / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
石
=
丆
+
口
:
Sherlock Holmes finds the space station's entrance blocked by a big rock. He uses a wind wheel and a mandarin to build a lever, with which he is able to move the rock.