Zheng state during the Warring States period / surname Zheng / abbr. for 鄭州|郑州[Zheng4 zhou1]
郑
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关
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阝
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James II of England (zh) and Zheng He (郑) agreed to build a pipeline (郑) connecting their nations, but it runs through the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4). The emperor (阝) is very annoyed by the pipeline and every time he visits the bathroom he'll push its off button (关).
mountain pass / to close; to shut; to turn off / to confine; to lock (sb) up; to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc) / to concern; to involve
关
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丷
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天
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A mean crocodile (丷) is chasing Gitta Giraffe (gu) in front of the anthill (an1). It almost caught up, when an angel (天) appears and pushes its off button (mnemonic symbol for 关) to save Gitta Giraffe.
掷
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扌
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郑
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James II of England (zh) is battling Zheng He (郑) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). Because they're so civilized they do not battle with weapons, but by throwing (掷) dice using toy claws (扌).