straight / to straighten / fair and reasonable / frank / straightforward / (indicates continuing motion or action) / vertical / vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters
直
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十
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目
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一
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Mnemonic symbol: someone straight edge. James II of England (zh) decided to go straight edge (直) in the space station's kitchen (Ø2), and he also decided that this means he won't listen to music anymore. The Eye of Providence (目) promptly plays some music on its flute (一) to tease him, whereupon the James II of England defends himself by holding up a cross (十).
to receive / to answer (the phone) / to meet or welcome sb / to connect / to catch / to join / to extend / to take one's turn on duty / to take over for sb
接
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妾
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扌
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In front of the elevator, Joan of Arc's mobile phone is ringing, but she can't take the call because she has toy claws on both hands. The concubine comes to her help and takes over of answering the phone.
to count / to count as / to regard as / to enumerate (sb's shortcomings)
数
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娄
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攵
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Sheldon Shrimp (shu) occupied a lunar mansion (娄) inside of the space station (Ø3) although he knows that it is to be torn down. Outside of his lunar mansion the construction (or rather destruction) workers are already counting (数) down from ten. When they count (数) zero, they will start taking down the whole thing with their sledgehammers (攵).
据
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居
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扌
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Zeus (ju) wants to use the toilet in the space station's bathroom (Ø4), but it is occupied (据) by a hermite crab (居) which states that the toilet is its new home and cannot be used anymore. Consequently Zeus seizes (据) the crab by using a toy claw (扌) with which he pulls the hermite crab out of the toilet.
据
=
居
+
扌
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Zeus (ju) wants to use the toilet in the space station's bathroom (Ø4), but it is occupied (据) by a hermite crab (居) which states that the toilet is its new home and cannot be used anymore. Consequently Zeus seizes (据) the crab by using a toy claw (扌) with which he pulls the hermite crab out of the toilet.
according to / to act in accordance with / to depend on / to seize / to occupy
据
=
居
+
扌
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Zeus (ju) wants to use the toilet in the space station's bathroom (Ø4), but it is occupied (据) by a hermite crab (居) which states that the toilet is its new home and cannot be used anymore. Consequently Zeus seizes (据) the crab by using a toy claw (扌) with which he pulls the hermite crab out of the toilet.