to support with the hand / to help sb up / to support oneself by holding onto something / to help
扶
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夫
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扌
:
A new construction worker (夫) just arrived at the space station. Since he is not used to the station's movements yet, Frieda Fox (fu) supports him with her hand (扶) just inside the entrance (Ø2). The construction worker also supports himself using a toy claw (扌).
贫
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分
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贝
:
Pocahontas (pi) has the crab (贝) cut her hair while stopping the time with a stopwatch (分) in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2). While the crab cuts quite fast, the resulting hairstyle is of very poor (贫) quality.
to cross a river / to aid or relieve / to be of help
济
=
氵
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齐
:
Joan of Arc (ji) accidentally knocked over the only water supply bottle (氵) In the space station's bathroom (Ø4) and now she's in big trouble. She uses the empty bottle as a drum to call for help (济), but it is of no use; she would need a gong instead. Unfortunately the drum is ready, but the gong is not (齐).
Karl Koala has been putting Christmas trees into boxes all day, and now he is very tired. He climbs one of the Christmas trees he already put into a box, slips into his sleeping bag and falls asleep on the tree.
困
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囗
+
木
:
New mnemonic symbol to avoid confusion with 夗: sleeping pills.
Karl Koala has been putting Christmas trees into boxes all day, and now he is very tired. He climbs one of the Christmas trees he already put into a box, slips into his sleeping bag and falls asleep on the tree.
困
=
囗
+
木
:
New mnemonic symbol to avoid confusion with 夗: sleeping pills.