nán
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n
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an2:
male / Baron, lowest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]
Mnemonic
Mnemonic symbol: a mankini. Napoleon (n) is taking part in the iron-man contest. In the anthill's kitchen (an2) he has to rob through a muddy field (田) as fast as possible while wearing a mankini (男). He has to reach a power button (力) located at the other end of the field and push it as fast as possible to qualify for the next round.
Li Qingzhao (li) just had a shower in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) and wants to use the hair dryer, but there's no plug, just the bare end of the cable! She uses all her power to build an electricity plug, and for the two pins she uses a plough (㇆) and a banana (丿). Finally she hits a big power button (力) to turn the power on.
田
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囗
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十
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Mother Teresa (ti) wants to plant a field (田) of crosses (十) in the anthill's kitchen (an2). She ordered an enclosure (囗) full of crosses (十) and puts them up one by one.
prisoner of war / to capture / to take prisoner / (old) northern barbarian / slave
虏
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力
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虍
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Lenny Lemur (lu) has been captured by the enemy side and is now a prisoner of war (虏). As he is lead into the enemy's space station (Ø3) a soldier is pressing a power button (力) and a machine is painting the typical stripes (虍) of prisoner's clothing directly on Lenny's body.
舅
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男
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臼
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Joan of Arc (ji) wants to go swimming with her maternal uncle (舅), but first she has to wash his mankini (男) in a large mortar (臼) in the outhouse's bathroom (ou4).