优
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亻
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尤
:
Rosa Luxemburg (亻) and Maud Younger (y) are awarding each other medals (尤) for being superior (优) than the rest of the world in front of the outhouse (ou1).
优
=
亻
+
尤
:
A disabled man is lying on the streets, his crutches nearby. He's blaming (尤) everyone for not helping him. Finally, a man (亻) of excellent reputation comes to his aid.
ruthless / strong (e.g. of wine) / (loanword) cool / hip
酷
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告
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酉
:
Karl Koala (ku) got a new cool (酷) LED panel (告) to wake him up in the morning in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). The rooster (酉) thinks it is so cruel (酷) because to wake up Karl was his favorite activity.