pit / stone / nucleus / nuclear / to examine / to check / to verify
核
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亥
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木
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Hamlet (h) is unpacking the presents he found under the Christmas tree (木) in the elevator's kitchen (e2). He found lots of walnuts (核), but he doesn't know whether there are kernels or stones (核) inside. Fortunately he also unpacked a boar (亥) which sniffs at the walnuts and, after the careful examination (核), tells Hamlet what's inside.
核
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亥
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木
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Hamlet (h) is unpacking the presents he found under the Christmas tree (木) in the elevator's kitchen (e2). He found lots of walnuts (核), but he doesn't know whether there are kernels or stones (核) inside. Fortunately he also unpacked a boar (亥) which sniffs at the walnuts and, after the careful examination (核), tells Hamlet what's inside.
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.
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.