曲
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囗
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卄
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Mnemonic symbol: a harp. Cupid (qu) is playing a harp (曲) in the space station's living room (Ø3). He's sitting on a big enclosure (囗), playing the harp (曲) and wielding a double axe (卄) at the same time.
to drill / to bore / to get into / to make one's way into / to enter (a hole) / to thread one's way through / to study intensively / to dig into / to curry favor for personal gain
钻
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占
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钅
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Zapatista Zebra (zu) is studying intensively (钻) a yellow umbrella (占) in front of the anthill (an1) by drilling (钻) holes into it using a golden harpoon (钅).
钻
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占
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钅
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Zapatista Zebra (zu) is dressing up in the anthill's bathroom (an4). He completes his luxurious outfit with a golden harpoon (钅) and a bejeweled (钻) yellow umbrella (占).