三
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一
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Mnemonic symbol: Cartesian coordinate system with three (三) axes. Socrates (s-) is performing in front of the anthill (-an1). He created an electrical flute by attaching a large capacitor (二) to the flute (一), so that he can get the attention of all the people. Moreover, he's balancing on a Cartesian coordinate system (三). Unfortunately, only three (三) people stop to watch the performance.
铁
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失
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钅
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Mother Teresa (ti) is looking for a new iron weapon (铁) to defend herself. So far she was using a golden harpoon (钅), but the gold is just too soft. Inside of the elevator (e3) she is searching a lost+found box with her golden harpoon for an iron weapon (铁).
iron (metal) / arms / weapons / hard / strong / violent / unshakeable / determined / close / tight (slang)
铁
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失
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钅
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Mother Teresa (ti) is looking for a new iron weapon (铁) to defend herself. So far she was using a golden harpoon (钅), but the gold is just too soft. Inside of the elevator (e3) she is searching a lost+found box with her golden harpoon for an iron weapon (铁).