line of business / industry / occupation / job / employment / school studies / enterprise / property / (Buddhism) karma / deed / to engage in / already
I can't help but see a bullfrog in 业. Maud Younger finds that the climate in the elevator's bathroom are perfect for her new business: growing bullfrogs.
desolate / shortage / scarce / out of practice / absurd / uncultivated / to neglect
荒
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巟
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艹
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Helga Horse (hu) got rid of a few chemical waste containers (巟) by emptying them over the ground in front of the anglepod (ang1). To cover up the barren ground (荒) she distributes many artificial lawn sheets (艹).
于
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亅
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二
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Mnemonic symbol: prepositions are what glue the sentence together. Honey is as sticky as glue, so I'll represent 于 by a honey jar.
Yu the Great was assigned to repair the electrics of the space station's entrance, but instead she was snacking some honey from a honey jar. Now her capacitor got stuck in the honey and she has to use a crowbar to lever it out.
(of time or place) in; at; on / (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for / (indicating a source) from; out of / (used in comparison) than / (used in the passive voice) by