(pronoun) this; these / (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) / (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. [zhei4], esp. in Beijing)
这
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文
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辶
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James II of England (zh) is carrying a heavy book (文) in the elevator's bathroom (e4). This (这) book is so heavy that his gladiator sandals (辶) are sinking deep into the sand.
御
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卸
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彳
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Yu the Great (yu) is under attack by black sneakers (彳) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). She defends (御) herself using cotton pads (卸).
御
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卸
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彳
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Yu the Great (yu) is under attack by black sneakers (彳) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). She defends (御) herself using cotton pads (卸).
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.
In an act of revolution, with a pair of scissors (𠂇) Maud Younger (y) is cutting a paper moon (月) into tiny pieces in the outhouse's living room (ou3). There is (有) only confetti (有) left over.
匹
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儿
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匚
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Pocahontas has been waiting for a metal box full of bolts of cloth in the space station. Now it arrived, but as she opens it Sun Wukong jumps out with only a pair of bolts of cloth in his hands, much to Pocahontas' dismay.
匹
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儿
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匚
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Pocahontas has been waiting for a metal box full of bolts of cloth in the space station. Now it arrived, but as she opens it Sun Wukong jumps out with only a pair of bolts of cloth in his hands, much to Pocahontas' dismay.
都
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者
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阝
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Louis XIV wants to subject the world, and he starts with Don Quixote and the Emperor by standing on their backs while they crouch on the floor.
归
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刂
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彐
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Gitta Giraffe (gu) was given the responsibility (归) to guard the Eiffel Tower. In front of it (ei1) she stands guard holding a tiny kitchen knife (刂) in her hand in case of attacks, and a pig's snout (彐) on her head as kind of a helmet.
to return / to go back to / to give back to / (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by / to belong to / to gather together / (used between two identical verbs) despite / to marry (of a woman) (old) / division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor
归
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刂
+
彐
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Gitta Giraffe (gu) was given the responsibility (归) to guard the Eiffel Tower. In front of it (ei1) she stands guard holding a tiny kitchen knife (刂) in her hand in case of attacks, and a pig's snout (彐) on her head as kind of a helmet.
管
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⺮
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官
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As a government offficial, Gitta Giraffe is checking the books of the anthill inside of it. She has to check many many folders, and to protect herself and her work, she's beating anyone who gets too close with a bamboo stick.
管
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⺮
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官
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As a government offficial, Gitta Giraffe is checking the books of the anthill inside of it. She has to check many many folders, and to protect herself and her work, she's beating anyone who gets too close with a bamboo stick.
to take care (of) / to control / to manage / to be in charge of / to look after / to run / to care about / tube / pipe / woodwind / classifier for tube-shaped objects / particle similar to 把[ba3] in 管...叫 constructions / writing brush / (coll.) to / towards
管
=
⺮
+
官
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As a government offficial, Gitta Giraffe is checking the books of the anthill inside of it. She has to check many many folders, and to protect herself and her work, she's beating anyone who gets too close with a bamboo stick.