vertical stroke (in Chinese characters), referred to as 豎筆|竖笔[shu4 bi3]
Mnemonic symbol: a dinosaur bone. Sheldon Shrimp (shu) found a gorgeous dinosaur bone (丨) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) and is cracking it open to eat its bone marrow.
king or monarch / best or strongest of its type / grand / great
王
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一
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土
:
Mnemonic symbol: Martin Luther King. Willy Walrus (wu) is stuck in a heap of dirt (土) in the anglepod's kitchen (ang2). Martin Luther King (王) helps him by holding out a flute (一).
伍
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五
+
亻
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Willy Walrus is painting a pentagram on the walls of the space station. Suddenly, a squad of five soldiers appears to call him out, but Rosa Luxemburg helps him sneak away while she distracts the squad of five soldiers.
squad of five soldiers / to associate with / five (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
伍
=
五
+
亻
:
Willy Walrus is painting a pentagram on the walls of the space station. Suddenly, a squad of five soldiers appears to call him out, but Rosa Luxemburg helps him sneak away while she distracts the squad of five soldiers.
Sanxia wuyi (lit. Three knight-errants and five righteous one), novel edited from stories of late Qing dynasty pinghua 評話|评话 master storyteller Shi Yukun 石玉昆