to go / to visit (e.g. another country) / to attend (a banquet etc)
赴
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卜
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走
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Frieda Fox (fu) wants to go to another country (赴) to attend a banquet (赴) she has been invited to. Just inside the space station's entrance (Ø4) she grabs her voodoo staff (卜) and her Nordic walking pole (走) as walking aids and heads off.
Sherlock Holmes (sh) started a supermarket (市) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4), but all he has for sale right now are berets (亠) and towels (巾). He should have opened it at the beach!
曹
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一
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曰
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曲
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Mnemonic symbol: a Chinese / white herring.
The King of Chu (c) called Cao Cao too often (曹) and now he's about to enter the aorta (ao2). To pay him respect the King of Chu plays a flute (一) and the Chinese / white herring (曹) plays a harp (曲). They also record their performance with a microphone (曰).
class or grade / generation / plaintiff and defendant (old) / government department (old)
曹
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一
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曰
+
曲
:
Mnemonic symbol: a Chinese / white herring.
The King of Chu (c) called Cao Cao too often (曹) and now he's about to enter the aorta (ao2). To pay him respect the King of Chu plays a flute (一) and the Chinese / white herring (曹) plays a harp (曲). They also record their performance with a microphone (曰).