lit. the happy fate of the man from Qi (who had a wife and a concubine) (idiom) / fig. (ironically) the joy of having several partners / the life of a pasha
(name of states and dynasties at several different periods) / surname Qi
齐
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丿
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丨
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The Queen of Hearts (qi) built a drum and a gong (齐). She made the drum by carving a hole into a big book (文) and spanning a hide over the hole very evenly (齐). The gong also consists of a huge book which has been cast in bronze, and its surface is quite even (齐). She can readily beat the drum using a dinosaur bone (丨), but when she strikes the gong with a banana (丿), the gong doesn't make any sound. The drum is ready, but the gong is not.
neat / even / level with / identical / simultaneous / all together / to even sth out
齐
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丿
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丨
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The Queen of Hearts (qi) built a drum and a gong (齐). She made the drum by carving a hole into a big book (文) and spanning a hide over the hole very evenly (齐). The gong also consists of a huge book which has been cast in bronze, and its surface is quite even (齐). She can readily beat the drum using a dinosaur bone (丨), but when she strikes the gong with a banana (丿), the gong doesn't make any sound. The drum is ready, but the gong is not.
人
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㇏
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Mnemonic symbol: Neanderthal Man (人). Robinson Crusoe (r-) is looking for snacks in the encampment's kitchen (-en2) when he suddenly spots Neanderthal Man (人). Neanderthal Man offers him a banana (丿), but Robinson Crusoe doesn't trust the present and pokes it with a finger (㇏).
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) / him / her / it
之
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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.
surname Fu / abbr. for Fujian province 福建省[Fu2 jian4 sheng3]
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礻
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Frieda Fox is preparing for the new year's festival. She put a big red sticker with a golden 福 character on the space station's door, and to prepare for the stress that her visiting parents bring she meditates wearing a monk's cowl and quietly popping bubble wrap. She looks at the golder character and prays for a good fortune.
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Frieda Fox is preparing for the new year's festival. She put a big red sticker with a golden 福 character on the space station's door, and to prepare for the stress that her visiting parents bring she meditates wearing a monk's cowl and quietly popping bubble wrap. She looks at the golder character and prays for a good fortune.