人
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丿
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㇏
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Mnemonic symbol: Neanderthal Man (人). Robinson Crusoe (r-) is looking for snacks in the encampment's kitchen (-en2) when he suddenly spots Neanderthal Man (人). Neanderthal Man offers him a banana (丿), but Robinson Crusoe doesn't trust the present and pokes it with a finger (㇏).
鉴
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刂
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大
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金
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As Joan of Arc (ji) is looking at a bar of gold (金) in the anthill's bathroom (an4), she sees a reflection (鉴) of the robot (大) who wants to kill her with a kitchen knife (刂) and is warned (鉴) just in time.
now / the present time / current / contemporary / this (day, year etc)
今
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亽
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㇇
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A rip off calendar showing today's date: 今
今
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亽
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㇇
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Joan of Arc has changed into half-duck half-human being and lives in a tipi in front of the encampment. With her beak, she shows a rip off calender with the date of Armageddon: today.
食
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亽
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艮
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Mnemonic symbol: a bag of instant noodles.
Sherlock Holmes (sh) went camping in the space station's bathroom (Ø2). As foodstuffs he brought chewing gum (艮) and instant noodles (食), but he forgot to bring his gas stove, so in front of his tipi (亽) He is eating chewing gums all day.
监
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刂
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大
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皿
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Joan of Arc (ji) has been caught by the English and in her prison (监), a cage (监) in front of the anthill (an1), She awaits her trial. She has not given up, though: as a robot hands her a bowl of rice (皿), She quickly pulls out a kitchen knife (刂) and stabs the robot's (大) arm. The robot doesn't even notice though.