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Napoleon (n) has Josephine comb (而) his hair in the airplane's bathroom (ai4). It is a very painful process for him but when Josephine asks how she is doing, because he is a very patient (耐) person he gives her the thumbs up (寸) anyway.
to receive / to accept / to suffer / subjected to / to bear / to stand / pleasant / (passive marker)
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Mnemonic symbol: 受 is often used in a negative sense, when something bad happens to the speaker. I thus represent 受 by a stretcher, which is used to transport injured persons.
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Sherlock Holmes lost a boxing fight in the outhouse, and he's lying on a stretcher in the bathroom now. He still has his boxing gloves on. He got beaten so badly that is opponent was even able to shave his head with an electric razor. Nobody had a cover at hand, so he's just provisionally covered with a cooking top.