drum / CL:通[tong4],面[mian4] / to drum / to strike / to rouse / to bulge / to swell
鼓
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壴
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支
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Gitta Giraffe (gu) is beating her drums in the space station (Ø3). She is beating an archaic drum (壴) and a modern snare drum (鼓) using a twig (支).
basin / flower pot / unit of volume equal to 12 斗[dou3] and 8 升[sheng1], approx 128 liters / CL:個|个[ge4]
盆
=
分
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皿
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Pinocchio (p) wants to improve his stereo and thinks of using a shallow bowl (皿) as a sound bowl. To find out its natural frequency he has a flower pot (盆) roll inside the bowl to and fro and stops the periodicity using a stopwatch (分) in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2).
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) / him / her / it
之
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丶
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Z
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Mnemonic symbol: Sooo sleepy... "zZz" (the character looks like a "Z"). James II of England (zh) fell asleep in front of the space station (Ø1). He sleeps on a big petal leaf (丶), making loud "zZz" (之) sounds.
戚
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上
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小
+
戊
:
The Queen of Hearts (qi) welcomes her visiting relatives (戚) and invites them to sleep in a fifth wheel rv (戊) in front of the space station (Ø1). To prevent any sorrow (戚), the Queen put a lot of daisies (小) on top (上) of the fifth wheel To create a nice scenery. She also stands on top (上) if the fifth wheel slowly stroking her battle-axe (戚).