恰
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合
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忄
:
The Queen of Hearts (qi) hits a tube of glue (合) with a flail (忄) in the ashram's bathroom (a4). By coincidence (恰), one of the droplets flies just (恰) on the spot between her eyes.
帕
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巾
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白
:
Pinocchio (p) caught a severe cold. In the ashram's bathroom (a4) he prepares a lot of handkerchiefs (帕) by cutting down towels (巾) and white flags (白) into appropriately sized pieces.
斯
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其
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斤
:
In front of the space station, Socrates is in a peculiar situation. The sphinx, who is sitting on top of a watch tower, posed him a riddle and dares him to solve it. Should he fail he has to lift barbells for the rest of his life in the tower.
斯
=
其
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斤
:
In front of the space station, Socrates is in a peculiar situation. The sphinx, who is sitting on top of a watch tower, posed him a riddle and dares him to solve it. Should he fail he has to lift barbells for the rest of his life in the tower.
prefecture / (old) province / (old) administrative division / state (e.g. of US) / oblast (Russia) / canton (Switzerland)
州
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丶
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丷
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川
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Mnemonic symbol: the red cotton tree, as it is the official flower of 广州 (Guangzhou). A new river (川) formed spontaneously in front of the outhouse (ou1), and James II of England (zh) was barely able to climb on a red cotton tree (州). Other animals are happy about this development: a mean crocodile (丷) is floating on a petal leaf (丶) towards the red cotton tree.