tin (chemistry) / to bestow / to confer / to grant / Taiwan pr. [xi2]
锡
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易
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钅
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Marie Curie (xi) wants to unpack her new puzzle (易) in front of the space station (Ø1). It should be very simple (易) to unpack because it is merely wrapped in tin foil (锡), but Marie just can't manage to unpack the puzzle. In the end she has to use a golden harpoon (钅) to tear the tin foil apart.
easy / amiable / to change / to exchange / prefix corresponding to the English adjective suffix "-able" or "-ible" / abbr. for 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], the Book of Changes
易
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勿
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日
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Mnemonic symbol: a really easy puzzle consisting of only two parts.
Maud Younger (y) and the sun (日) are trying to complete a really easy puzzle (易) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). It's not as easy as they thought though, because in zero gravity they can only move with the help of their bat wings (勿).