to scale (a height) / to ascend / to mount / to publish or record / to enter (e.g. in a register) / to press down with the foot / to step or tread on / to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect) / to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old)
登
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癶
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豆
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To finance his adventures, Don Quixote (d) signed a sponsorship contract with a famous company producing canned beans (豆). In front of the engine ((e)ng1) he is scaling (登) a mountain of canned beans while wearing sexy nylons (癶). The character 登 depicts Don Quixote's legs (in nylons) standing on the mountain of canned beans.
机
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几
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木
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Joan of Arc (ji) made a machine (机) that fully automatically manufactures tables (几) out of Christmas trees (木) and tests it in front of the space station (Ø1).
hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
续
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卖
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纟
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Xu Xian (xu) and the silk worm (纟) are running a flea market (卖) In the space station's bathroom (Ø4) to replenish (续) their cash box. To keep it running continuously (续) they are standing behind their table in turns (续).
柜
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巨
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木
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The Leshan Giant Buddha (巨) got a new job in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4). He is selling Christmas trees (木) to customers over a counter (柜). Right now he is giving one to Gitta Giraffe (gu). Because he is so gigantic, he has to be very careful while picking up the tree using his thumb and index finger.
台
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厶
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口
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Tecumseh assumed is new post behind a counter in the airplane's kitchen. His task is to give a mandarin as a present to every visitor. Because he's allergic to mandarins he wears a fake nose so he doesn't have to smell them.