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冂
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丷
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干
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Mnemonic symbol: a palm tree (palms are only found in the south)
南
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十
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冂
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丷
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干
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Napoleon and the mean crocodile met in the anthill's kitchen to discuss a secret plan. The mean crocodile found a map which leads to a treasure of dried fruits. Napoleon and the mean crocodile agree to follow the map and claim the dried fruits, but each of them has his own secret agenda: Napoleon wants to claim the land and put up his big cross, and the crocodile just wants to relax under a palm tree.
to invite / to recruit / to levy (taxes) / to draft (troops) / phenomenon / symptom / characteristic sign (used as proof) / evidence
征
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彳
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正
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James II of England (zh) recruited (征) the stick figure (正) to join him on an expedition (征). Legend has it that an ancient civilization left their black sneakers (彳) in front of the engine ((e)ng1). After they dug up most of the ground they finally find the sneakers.
北
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匕
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A compass rose. In the Eiffel Tower, Beelzebub tries to build a compass. As a baseplate he uses a piece of wood, on which he sticks the north pike of a compass rose. On the south pike he balances a ladle, which is supposed to adjust itself to earth's magnetic field.
to cut down / to fell / to dispatch an expedition against / to attack / to boast / Taiwan pr. [fa1]
伐
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亻
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戈
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Frankenstein's Monster (f) is marching up and down in the ashram's kitchen (a2). Rosa Luxemburg (亻) is really annoyed and cuts him down (伐) with a spear (戈). Frankenstein's Monster gets up and attacks (伐) her in revenge.