兆
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儿
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丷
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八
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Mnemonic symbol: a vulture, as the ancient Greek observed vultures and deducted omens from their behavior.
James II of England (zh) wants to know whether his coronation and his proposed eight-year plan is under a good omen (兆) and watches a vulture (兆) inside of the aorta's bathroom (ao4). In fact the vulture is ridden by Sun Wukong (儿) who is fighting a mean crocodile (丷) by throwing eight-balls (八) at it. The crocodile easily smashes the eight-balls with its large jaw. James II of England deduces that this is not a very good omen.
lightning / electricity / electric (bound form) / to get (or give) an electric shock / phone call or telegram etc / to send via telephone or telegram etc
电
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乚
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曰
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Dorothy Gale (di) is looking for a wall plug for her charger (mnemonic symbol for 电) in the anthill's bathroom (an4). She's digging up the whole place with a shovel (乚), but instead of a wall plug she finds a microphone (曰).
son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat / Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / sub-
子
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了
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一
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Zorro wants to eat an egg in the space station, and he already put it in a prize cup, as he has no egg cup. He also lacks a spoon, so he uses a big flute to crush the egg open.
伏
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亻
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犬
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Frieda Fox and the Saint Bernard dog lie in ambush hidden in a camouflage net just inside the space station's entrance to surprise Rosa Luxemburg, but when Rosa returns from her trip outside, she notices the dog's wiggling tail.
to lean over / to fall (go down) / to hide (in ambush) / to conceal oneself / to lie low / hottest days of summer / to submit / to concede defeat / to overcome / to subdue / volt
伏
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亻
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犬
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Frieda Fox and the Saint Bernard dog lie in ambush hidden in a camouflage net just inside the space station's entrance to surprise Rosa Luxemburg, but when Rosa returns from her trip outside, she notices the dog's wiggling tail.