昧

mèi = m + ei4

to conceal / dark

昧 = 日 + 未 : Mahatma Gandhi (m) wants to give the kids of an orphanage the sun (日) as a Christmas present, but he wants to keep it secret, so he asks Ai Weiwei (未) to conceal (昧) the sun for him in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4). Naturally, with the sun hidden, it gets quite dark (昧).

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昧 character breakdown

昧
- 日
  - 一
  - 囗
- 未
  - 一
  - 木
    - 八
      - 丿
      - ㇏
    - 十
      - 一
      - 丨

日

rì = r + Ø4

abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan

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日

rì = r + Ø4

sun / day / date, day of the month

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日 = 囗 + 一 : Robinson Crusoe (r) is hiding from the sun (日) in an enclosure (囗) full of flutes (一) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4).

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未

wèi = w + ei4

not yet / did not / have not / not / 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep / ancient Chinese compass point: 210°

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未 = 一 + 木 : Shortly after finishing a new installation in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom, Ai Weiwei is imprisoned by Willy Walrus, because—out of all places—Ai Weiwei put his new installation right into Willy Walrus's toilet. Ai Weiwei's installation is a Christmas tree with a tiny, slightly tilted flute on top. Ai Weiwei would really, really like to correct the tilted flute, but so far, Willy Walrus has not yet let him out.

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