采
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木
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爫
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The King of Chu (c) decorated the airplane's (ai3) Christmas trees (木) with plectrums (采), now it's time to decorate himself. He selects parts of his beard to shave with an electric razor (爫), then goes on to select some of the leaves to pluck them out and put them in his partly shaved face.
generic term for cotton or kapok / cotton / padded or quilted with cotton
棉
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帛
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木
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Marilyn Monroe (mi) found new silken panties (帛) for her under the Christmas tree (木) in the anthill's kitchen (an2)! The panties are nicely packed in a box full of cotton (棉).