to receive / to accept / to collect / to put away / to restrain / to stop / in care of (used on address line after name)
收
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丩
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攵
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In front of the outhouse, Sherlock Holmes is proud to receive a honorary sledge hammer for his fine detective work. Everyone is so afraid of him that they hand him the sledge hammer from far away using a roast fork.
to destroy / to spoil / to ruin / to injure / cruel / oppressive / savage / brutal / incomplete / disabled / to remain / to survive / remnant / surplus
残
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戋
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歹
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The King of Chu (c) invited the wicked witch (歹) to try his floating tank (戋) in the anthill's kitchen (an2) and without waiting he pushed the wicked witch in and closed the lid. After a while he checked on her and found to only the complete tank, but also the wicked witch absolutely ruined (残).
to sew / to stitch together / to combine / to link / to connect / to put words together / to compose / to embellish
缀
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叕
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纟
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The silk worm (纟) wanted to get a different cocoon this time, so Julian Giant Squid (zhu) helps him to stitch together (缀) a cocoon made out of tiny mattresses (叕). After the silk worm entered the cocoon the Julian Giant Squid hangs it up in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4).