one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
Maud Younger (y) forgot her keys to the space station (Ø1), all she brought outside was her flute (一). She has no choice but to crash the door with the giant flute.
勺
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丶
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勹
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Mnemonic symbol: as 勺 should not be confused with 匕 (ladle), the mnemonic symbol for 勺 is a small silver spoon.
Sherlock Holmes (sh) feeds an elephant (勹) medicine in the aorta's kitchen (ao2). The medicine looks like a petal leaf (丶), and Sherlock Holmes uses a small silver spoon (勺) to feed it to the elephant.
坏
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不
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土
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In the airplane's bathroom, there is a clear sign that it is forbidden to enter the room with dirty feet. Helga Horse is quite spoiled though, so she enters right after she went to the muddy stables and spreads dirt all around.
锅
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呙
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钅
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Gitta Giraffe (gu) wants to cook some food in front of the observatory (o1). She has a pot (锅), but not a fireplace, so she quickly makes a fire and uses three golden harpoons (钅) to provide a base for her pot. The three golden harpoons stick with very different angles in the earth, so the pot sits on the fire very lopsided (呙).