約束力

约 = 勺 + 纟 : Marilyn Monroe is on a date with a silk worm in front of the elevator. Marilyn wants to show the silk worm around, and so she carries him around on a little silver spoon.

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约

約

yue̅

束

shù

to restrict / to limit to / to constrain / restriction / constraint

束

shù = shu + Ø4

to bind / bunch / bundle / classifier for bunches, bundles, beams of light etc / to control

Add a new mnemonic for 束 = 口 + 木

束 = 口 + 木 : Mnemonic symbol: a bundle of firewood.

In the space station's bathroom (Ø4), Sheldon Shrimp (shu) built a stage out of bundles of firewood (束) to put his Christmas tree (木) on. Under the tree he put his favourite food: mandarins (口).

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力

lì = li + Ø4

power / force / strength / ability / strenuously

Add a new mnemonic for 力 = ㇆ + 丿

力 = ㇆ + 丿 : Mnemonic symbol: a power button.

Li Qingzhao (li) just had a shower in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) and wants to use the hair dryer, but there's no plug, just the bare end of the cable! She uses all her power to build an electricity plug, and for the two pins she uses a plough (㇆) and a banana (丿). Finally she hits a big power button (力) to turn the power on.

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