to divide / to break up / to split / to separate / to dissolve / to solve / to melt / to remove / to untie / to loosen / to open / to emancipate / to explain / to understand / to know / a solution / a dissection
解
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Mnemonic symbol: acetone, in which anything can be dissolved.
Inside of the elevator (e3) Joan of Arc (ji) is dissolving a horn (角). A moment ago she cut the horn from the bull's (牛) head using a cleaver (刀). The bull is still shocked as he sees Joan of Arc dissolve (解) his horn in acetone (解).
to put / to place / to release / to free / to let go / to let out / to set off (fireworks)
放
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攵
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方
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In the anglepod's bathroom, Frankenstein's monster crushes a square to pieces using a sledgehammer. He puts the pieces into the toilet and releases them afterwards by flushing it.
area / region / district / small / distinguish / CL:個|个[ge4]
區
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匚
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品
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Cupid receives a metal box in front of the space station. He opens it and finds a road sign with a pyramid on it. Clever as he is, he derives that it must have been sent to him from the region of Egypt.
区
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乂
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匚
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Mnemonic symbol: An alien from Area 51.
区
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乂
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匚
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Cupid is chilling in front of the space station, when an alien from Area 51 flies by and gives him a metal box. Unfortunately, even using pliers, Cupid is too weak to open it.