to hang (down) / droop / dangle / bend down / hand down / bequeath / nearly / almost / to approach
垂
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壬
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工
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工
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The cat o' nine tails (壬) has been chasing Chantal Chicken (chu) all around the Eiffel Tower. In the kitchen (ei2) there is a weeping willow (垂, 垂柳) on which Chantal Chicken sits. Next to the willow, the cat o' nine tails is approaching. Both of them are holding a steel beam (工) in their hands to use as sword in their final encounter.
straight / to straighten / fair and reasonable / frank / straightforward / (indicates continuing motion or action) / vertical / vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters
直
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十
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目
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一
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Mnemonic symbol: someone straight edge. James II of England (zh) decided to go straight edge (直) in the space station's kitchen (Ø2), and he also decided that this means he won't listen to music anymore. The Eye of Providence (目) promptly plays some music on its flute (一) to tease him, whereupon the James II of England defends himself by holding up a cross (十).
tail / remainder / remnant / extremity / sixth of the 28 constellations / classifier for fish
尾
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尸
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毛
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Willy Walrus (w) knows that there is a ghost (尸) in the Eiffel Tower (ei3), but he cannot see it, so he set up a trap: he put a lot of sticky hair (毛) everywhere, and eventually the hair stuck to the ghost's tail (尾). Now that Willy Walrus can see where the ghost is he is able to drive it out.
surname Yi / alternative name for 絳|绛[Jiang4] capital of the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period (770-475 BC)
翼
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異
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羽
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Maud Younger (y) wants to acquire the secret strange super power (異) of the pterodactyl (翼) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). His power lies in his wings (翼): while Maud tries to use feathers (羽), the pterodactyl's wings have no feathers.
wing / area surrounding the bullseye of a target / to assist / one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy / old variant of 翌
翼
=
異
+
羽
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Maud Younger (y) wants to acquire the secret strange super power (異) of the pterodactyl (翼) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). His power lies in his wings (翼): while Maud tries to use feathers (羽), the pterodactyl's wings have no feathers.