(name of states and dynasties at several different periods) / surname Qi
齐
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文
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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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文
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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.
眉
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尸
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丨
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目
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Mahatma Gandhi (m) and the Eye of Providence (目) fell asleep in the Eiffel Tower's kitchen (ei2), and a ghost (尸) is using the opportunity to play a prank on them. Using a dinosaur bone (丨) which he stuck into black ashes earlier he draws big monobrows (眉) on their faces, using the dinosaur bone like an eyebrow pencil (眉).
儿
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丿
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乚
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Mnemonic symbol: "son" (儿) sounds similar to "Sun" like in "Sun Wu Kong", so it's gonna be represented by the monkey king. Albert Einstein (Ø-) and Sun Wu Kong (儿) are fighting in the space station's kitchen (-Ø2). Their weapons: Albert Einstein has a shovel (乚), and Sun Wu Kong has a banana (丿).