latitude / woof (horizontal thread in weaving) / weft
纬
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纟
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韦
:
Willy Walrus (w) and the silk worm (纟) are surprised how cold it is in the Eiffel Tower (ei3). Not only Willy Walrus, but also the silk worm has to wear leather gloves (韦) to keep warm. It must be because of the high latitude (纬).
circle / ring / loop / classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc / CL:個|个[ge4] / to surround / to circle
圈
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卷
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囗
:
Cupid (qu) opened a show business (圈) in front of the anthill (an1). It consists of a mysterious wooden box (囗) around which Cupid will lead every interested passer-by in circles (圈), and then into the box. Inside the box Cupid has a lot of hair rollers (卷) with which he will transform the hair of any victim.