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.
head of grain / husk / tip / point / clever / gifted / outstanding
颖
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匕
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禾
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页
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Maud Younger (y) is collecting the most outstanding husks (颖) from a bowl of cereals (禾) inside of the engine ((e)ng3). She is collecting the best husks using a ladle (匕) and puts them neatly next to each other on a sheet of paper (页).