straight / upright / proper / main / principal / to correct / to rectify / exactly / just (at that time) / right (in that place) / (math.) positive
正
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一
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止
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Mnemonic symbol: a stick-figure with straight lines. James II of England (zh) really has to use the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4), but there's a stick-figure (正) blocking the stalls with a barrier (止). The stick-figure measures with a flute (一) whether James is tall enough to go. James stands very straight (正) to make himself as tall as possible.
mistake / error / to miss / to harm / to delay / to neglect / mistakenly
误
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吴
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讠
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Recently, mission control had an advertising column (讠) set up in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). On the column is written that interracial love is WRONG (误) and should be banned. To protest this, Willy Walrus (w) and the water buffalo (吴) show their love for each other by having a shower together in the space station's bathroom.
exterior surface / family relationship via females / to show (one's opinion) / a model / a table (listing information) / a form / a meter (measuring sth)
表
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龶
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𧘇
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Brunhilde (bi) is playing a lead role inside of the aorta (ao3). She is playing a king and therefore richly decorated: there are expensive watches (表) dangling from each of her wrists, and she is wearing a very expensive headdress. Currently she's standing on top of a step ladder and crying out loud for a horse.