辞
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舌
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辛
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The King of Chu (c) is offered some kimchi (辛) just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2), but after having tasted it with his tongue (舌) he politely refuses (辞).
to resign / to dismiss / to decline / to take leave / ballad (archaic poetic genre) / variant of 詞|词[ci2]
辞
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舌
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辛
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The King of Chu (c) is offered some kimchi (辛) just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2), but after having tasted it with his tongue (舌) he politely refuses (辞).
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).