占
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⺊
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口
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Mnemonic symbol: a yellow umbrella. James II of England (zh) occupies (占) the anthill's bathroom (an4). He uses a pennant (⺊) stuck into a mandarin (口) to mark his territory. The ants are silently protesting with yellow umbrellas (占).
优
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亻
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尤
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Rosa Luxemburg (亻) and Maud Younger (y) are awarding each other medals (尤) for being superior (优) than the rest of the world in front of the outhouse (ou1).
优
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亻
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尤
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A disabled man is lying on the streets, his crutches nearby. He's blaming (尤) everyone for not helping him. Finally, a man (亻) of excellent reputation comes to his aid.
势
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力
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执
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The space station's scientists want to conduct an experiment in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) to find the momentum (势) and potential energy (势) of a pendulum in zero gravity. Everything is already set up, they just have to push the power button (力)—but Sherlock Holmes (sh) insists on seeing their license (执) first before he allows it.