邮
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由
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阝
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Maud Younger (y) received a postcard (邮) in the outhouse's kitchen (ou2). The postcard is from the imperator (阝) and shows himself enjoying a cuba libre (由). On the postcard he invites Maud to visit him in his holiday lodge.
政
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攵
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正
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As James II of England (zh) became a powerful politician (政) he used his power for many crazy laws. For example, he once ordered a stick figure (正) to tear down the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4) using a sledgehammer (攵).
式
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工
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弋
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I'll use a specific style as mnemonic symbol: 哥特式, gothic.
Sherlock Holmes and the goth are celebrating a Viking festival in the space station's bathroom. They don't have trunks to throw around, so they use a steel beam. They also celebrate by practising archery. In zero gravity it is easy for them to set one world record after the next.
to piece together / to join together / to stake all / adventurous / at the risk of one's life / to spell
拼
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并
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扌
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Pocahontas (pi) has unbearable tooth ache, so at the risk of her life (拼) she stakes all (拼) and tries to amalgamate (并) the holes in her teeth with the help of a toy claw (扌) in front of the encampment ((e)n1).
音
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日
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立
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Maud Younger and the Sun opened a pop-up store in front of the encampment. They sell vases and advertise them using loudspeakers, playing loud music and dancing to it.