to divide; to separate / to distribute; to allocate / to distinguish (good and bad) / (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局[fen1 ju2]) / fraction / one tenth (of certain units) / unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm / minute (unit of time) / minute (angular measurement unit) / a point (in sports or games) / 0.01 yuan (unit of money)
分
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八
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刀
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Symbol for this character: A stopwatch (from the meaning "minute"). Frankenstein's monster participates in the annual championship of chopping eightballs in front of the encampment. Using a cleaver, he chops as many eightballs as he can in one minute.
to divide / to break up / to split / to separate / to dissolve / to solve / to melt / to remove / to untie / to loosen / to open / to emancipate / to explain / to understand / to know / a solution / a dissection
解
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刀
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牛
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角
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Mnemonic symbol: acetone, in which anything can be dissolved.
Inside of the elevator (e3) Joan of Arc (ji) is dissolving a horn (角). A moment ago she cut the horn from the bull's (牛) head using a cleaver (刀). The bull is still shocked as he sees Joan of Arc dissolve (解) his horn in acetone (解).
to do; to engage in / to write; to compose / to pretend; to feign / to regard as; to consider to be / to be; to act the part of / to feel (itchy, nauseous etc) / writings; works
to act on / to affect / action / function / activity / impact / result / effect / purpose / intent / (suffix) -ation, -tion etc, as in 抑制作用[yi4 zhi4 zuo4 yong4], inhibition
to use / to employ / to have to / to eat or drink / expense or outlay / usefulness / hence / therefore
用
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丨
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月
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Mnemonic symbol: a first aid kit. Can you see the cross on the container?
用
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丨
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月
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Yu the Great hurt her leg when she slipped in the engine's bathroom. The moon helps her to splint her leg using the bathroom's first aid kit and a dinosaur bone.