拓
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扌
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石
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Tommy Turtle (tu) accepted to work as a pioneer (拓), and so he has to push (拓) a big rock (石) out of the observatory's bathroom (o4) with just a toy claw (扌).
to expand / to push sth with the hand / to develop / to open up
拓
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扌
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石
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Tommy Turtle (tu) accepted to work as a pioneer (拓), and so he has to push (拓) a big rock (石) out of the observatory's bathroom (o4) with just a toy claw (扌).
to throw oneself at / to pounce on / to devote one's energies / to flap / to flutter / to dab / to pat / to bend over
扑
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卜
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扌
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Petra penguin (p-) flaps about outside the space station's entrance (Ø1) in an attempt to throw herself at the bone with feather attached (卜). However, Penelope poodle (-u1 sound) is quicker to the prize and pounces on the bone first using her toy claw (扌). It's hard to imagine why someone would devote one's energies (扑) towards such fruitless activities. Who could forecast (卜) what would happen next?
knot / sturdy / bond / to tie / to bind / to check out (of a hotel)
结
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吉
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纟
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The silk worm and Joan of Arc are in an awkward situation. The giant has pulled the worm so long that she's long enough to tie Joan of Arc to one of the pillars of the elevator's kitchen, and to even make a knot.
variant of 構|构[gou4] / (Tw) (coll.) variant of 夠|够[gou4] / to reach by stretching
构
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勾
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木
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Guy Fawkes (g) wants to measure the crystal structure (构) of the Christmas tree (木) in the outhouse's bathroom (ou4), so he first draws a comic (勾) to find which would be the optimal crystallization superstructure.
to construct / to form / to make up / to compose / literary composition / paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
构
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勾
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木
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Guy Fawkes (g) wants to measure the crystal structure (构) of the Christmas tree (木) in the outhouse's bathroom (ou4), so he first draws a comic (勾) to find which would be the optimal crystallization superstructure.