凶
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乂
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凵
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Mnemonic symbol: a vicious (凶) demon mask. Xu Xian (xu) tried out an electric demon mask (凶) in front of the engine ((e)ng1), but now he can't take it off anymore. He already tried to pull the cable out of the receptacle (凵), but it didn't work. Maybe he has more luck using pliers (乂) to pull at the mask.
嫌
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兼
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女
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Marie Curie (xi) wants to find out who ate her cookies in the anthill's kitchen (an2). She rounds up Bessie Coleman (女) as her suspect (嫌). Bessie hopes to confuse Marie by hiring a double (兼) which stands next to her as the mug shots are taken.