渐
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斩
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氵
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Joan of Arc (ji) didn't dispose of her empty water bottles (氵) for a long time. Instead, she just hoarded them in the anthill's bathroom (an4). Today she wants to get rid of the bottles: step by step (渐), little by little (渐) she cuts them down using a lawn mower (斩).
近
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斤
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辶
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Joan of Arc (ji) tries to lift two very heavy bar bells (斤) in the encampment's bathroom ((e)n4) while wearing gladiator sandals (辶). She cannot lift them even a little bit though; the bar bells are always very close (斤) to her gladiator sandals.