(pronoun) this; these / (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun) / (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. [zhei4], esp. in Beijing)
这
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文
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辶
:
James II of England (zh) is carrying a heavy book (文) in the elevator's bathroom (e4). This (这) book is so heavy that his gladiator sandals (辶) are sinking deep into the sand.
disposition of troops / wave / spate / burst / spell / short period of time / classifier for events or states of short duration
阵
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车
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阝
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James II of England (zh) and the pope (阝) were supposed to be in the army's very first attack wave (阵) driving a red cabriolet (车), but somehow they got lost and ended up in the encampment's bathroom ((e)n4).
儿
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丿
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乚
:
Mnemonic symbol: "son" (儿) sounds similar to "Sun" like in "Sun Wu Kong", so it's gonna be represented by the monkey king. Albert Einstein (Ø-) and Sun Wu Kong (儿) are fighting in the space station's kitchen (-Ø2). Their weapons: Albert Einstein has a shovel (乚), and Sun Wu Kong has a banana (丿).