to love; to be fond of; to like / affection / to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)
爱
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受
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𠂇
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Mnemonic symbol: A pair of swans who are in love.
爱
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受
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𠂇
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Albert Einstein hurt himself with a pair of scissors in the airplane's bathroom. He's already laying on a stretcher carried by two swans who are deeply in love with each other, being transported to the next hospital. A hospital... of love.
彼
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彳
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皮
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Brunhilde (bi) is doing experiments with living cultures in Petri dishes (彼) in the space station (Ø3). In one of her early cultures leather (皮) is growing, and in her most recent project she managed to have black sneakers (彳) grow in a Petri dish.
to welcome / to meet / to face / to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties)
迎
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卬
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辶
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Erich Honecker (卬) rebuilt the GDR inside of the engine. In the kitchen ((e)ng2) he welcomes (迎) Maud Younger (y) to his new paradise, handing her a pair of gladiator sandals (辶). As he is leading by example, every inhabitant of the new GDR is required to wear socks and gladiator sandals.