surname Su / abbr. for Soviet Union 蘇維埃|苏维埃 or 蘇聯|苏联 / abbr. for Jiangsu province 江蘇|江苏 / abbr. for Suzhou city 蘇州|苏州
苏
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办
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艹
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Susan Saint Bernard (su) set up a new business (办) in front of the space station (Ø1). She is growing wild red basil (苏) on sheets of artificial lawn (艹) which provide just the right nutrients. Because it will take the basil really long to grow, Susan Saint Bernard just takes a nap. When the basil is big enough she will wake up (苏) and sell it.
Perilla frutescens (Chinese basil or wild red basil) / place name / to revive / used as phonetic in transliteration
苏
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办
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艹
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Susan Saint Bernard (su) set up a new business (办) in front of the space station (Ø1). She is growing wild red basil (苏) on sheets of artificial lawn (艹) which provide just the right nutrients. Because it will take the basil really long to grow, Susan Saint Bernard just takes a nap. When the basil is big enough she will wake up (苏) and sell it.
贞
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⺊
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贝
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Mnemonic symbol: a girdle of chastity. James II of England (zh) wants to get rid of his girdle of chastity (贞). In front of the encampment ((e)n1) he asks the crab (贝) to destroy the girdle, but the crab waves with a pennant (⺊) instead to alarm the royal guard.
昌
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日
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Mnemonic symbol: 文昌鱼, lancelet, a kind of very small and primitive fish.
The lancelet (昌) and Charlie Chaplin (ch) lead a very prosperous (昌) life in front of the anglepod (ang1). Each of them is so rich that they both purchased their personal sun (日). They are lying on beach chairs and enjoying their suns.
昌
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日
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Mnemonic symbol: 文昌鱼, lancelet, a kind of very small and primitive fish.
The lancelet (昌) and Charlie Chaplin (ch) lead a very prosperous (昌) life in front of the anglepod (ang1). Each of them is so rich that they both purchased their personal sun (日). They are lying on beach chairs and enjoying their suns.