word / statement / speech / lyrics / CL:組|组[zu3],個|个[ge4] / a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝|宋朝[Song4 chao2] / CL:首[shou3]
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司
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讠
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The King of Chu (c) has to listen to a boring lecture by a manager (司) just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2). The manager just wrote every word (词) of his speech (词) on an advertising column (讠) and is just reading the speech word by word.
canon / law / standard work of scholarship / literary quotation or allusion / ceremony / to be in charge of / to mortgage or pawn
典
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八
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曲
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Mnemonic symbol: a head cannon. Dorothy Gale (di) is playing the harp (曲) inside the anthill's living room (an3) while shooting an eight ball (八) from her head cannon (典).