prefecture / (old) province / (old) administrative division / state (e.g. of US) / oblast (Russia) / canton (Switzerland)
州
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丶
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丷
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川
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Mnemonic symbol: the red cotton tree, as it is the official flower of 广州 (Guangzhou). A new river (川) formed spontaneously in front of the outhouse (ou1), and James II of England (zh) was barely able to climb on a red cotton tree (州). Other animals are happy about this development: a mean crocodile (丷) is floating on a petal leaf (丶) towards the red cotton tree.
海
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每
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氵
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Due to the runaway greenhouse effect, the oceans have risen and the airplane has been flooded. To do his daily workout, Hamlet has to do a handstand on two water bottles and do his push-ups this way.
ocean / sea / CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4] / great number of people or things / (dialect) numerous
海
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每
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氵
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Due to the runaway greenhouse effect, the oceans have risen and the airplane has been flooded. To do his daily workout, Hamlet has to do a handstand on two water bottles and do his push-ups this way.
峡
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夹
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山
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Marie Curie (xi) is gorging (峡) on sandwiches (夹) in the ashram's kitchen (a2). She opens her mouth as wide as a gorge (峡) and puts the sandwiches in her mouth using a big fork (山).