五口通商

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the five treaty ports forced on Qing China by the 1842 treaty of Nanjing 南京條約|南京条约 that concluded the First Opium War, namely: Guangzhou 廣州|广州, Fuzhou 福州, Ningbo 寧波|宁波, Xiamen or Amoy 廈門|厦门 and Shanghai 上海

Characters and words in 五口通商

五
wǔ = w + Ø3
five / 5
五 = 王 + 丨 : A pentagram.
五 = 王 + 丨 : Martin Luther King helps Willy Walrus to construct a pentagram out of dinosaur bones inside the space station.
口
kǒu = k + ou3
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls
Mnemonic symbol: 口 shall be represented by a mandarin. Karl Marx (k-) is enjoying a mandarin in the outhouse's living room (ou3).
通
to̅ng = tu + (e)ng1
to go through / to know well / (suffix) expert / to connect / to communicate / open / to clear / classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc
通 = 甬 + 辶 : In front of the engine a pile of yongzhong bells were blocking the way. Tommy Turtle attended to the matter and cleared the way. He lined the bells up to two lines, put on his gladiator sandals and now marches right through this path screened by walls on two sides like a roman general.
通
tòng = tu + (e)ng4
classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)
通
商
having trading relations (of nations or regions)
商
sha̅ng = sh + ang1
Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC) / surname Shang
商 = 立 + 冏 : In front of the anglepod, Sherlock Holmes set up a pop-up store. He sells velvetleaf plants which he put in vases.
商
sha̅ng = sh + ang1
commerce / merchant / dealer / to consult / 2nd note in pentatonic scale / quotient (as in 智商[zhi4 shang1], intelligence quotient)
商 = 立 + 冏 : In front of the anglepod, Sherlock Holmes set up a pop-up store. He sells velvetleaf plants which he put in vases.

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