俯
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亻
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府
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Frieda Fox (fu) and Rosa Luxemburg (亻) are looking down (俯) on the government (府) in the space station (Ø3). They're looking down on the government from the space station's window.
俯
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亻
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府
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Frieda Fox (fu) and Rosa Luxemburg (亻) are looking down (俯) on the government (府) in the space station (Ø3). They're looking down on the government from the space station's window.
仰
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亻
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卬
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Erich Honecker (卬) is not dead: he has become the leader of the anglepod! Deep inside the anglepod (ang3) Maud Younger (y) and Rosa Luxemburg (亻) meet him. They have to raise their heads (仰) to admire (仰) him because he is sitting on a very high throne.
to face upward / to look up / to admire / to rely on
仰
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亻
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卬
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Erich Honecker (卬) is not dead: he has become the leader of the anglepod! Deep inside the anglepod (ang3) Maud Younger (y) and Rosa Luxemburg (亻) meet him. They have to raise their heads (仰) to admire (仰) him because he is sitting on a very high throne.
not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less
无
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一
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𠂇
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乚
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Mnemonic symbol: the philosopher Diogenes, who has nothing and wants nothing.
无
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一
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𠂇
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乚
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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.
愧
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忄
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鬼
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The demon (鬼) accepted a quest to slay Karl Koala (ku) with a flail (忄), but when he sees super cute Karl with his big eyes in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4) the demon suddenly feels very ashamed (愧) that he wanted to slay such a cute animal for no reason.
愧
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忄
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鬼
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The demon (鬼) accepted a quest to slay Karl Koala (ku) with a flail (忄), but when he sees super cute Karl with his big eyes in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4) the demon suddenly feels very ashamed (愧) that he wanted to slay such a cute animal for no reason.