汹
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凶
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氵
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Xu Xian (xu) is surprised to find that when he pours water from a water bottle (氵) over a vicious demon mask (凶) lying on the floor in front of the engine ((e)ng1) the mask multiplies the water into a vicious torrent (汹).
凶
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乂
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凵
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Mnemonic symbol: a vicious (凶) demon mask. Xu Xian (xu) tried out an electric demon mask (凶) in front of the engine ((e)ng1), but now he can't take it off anymore. He already tried to pull the cable out of the receptacle (凵), but it didn't work. Maybe he has more luck using pliers (乂) to pull at the mask.
氵
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⺀
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㇀
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Mnemonic symbol: a bottle of water. Sheldon Shrimp (shu) enjoys a bottle of water (氵) in the Eiffel Tower's living room (ei3). The got the water by scratching (㇀) a blossom (⺀) and catching the leaking dew in a bottle.