(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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文
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丿
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丨
:
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.
膝
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月
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木
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人
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氺
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Marie Curie (xi) and Neanderthal Man (人) are waiting for their Christmas presents next to the Christmas tree (木) in front of the space station (Ø1). They got a brand new aqueduct (氺) from the moon (月). As they open their present they cannot decide who gets to play with it first and break it as they fight over it. The moon is very angry about the two and puts them over his knee (膝).
膝
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月
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木
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人
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氺
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Marie Curie (xi) and Neanderthal Man (人) are waiting for their Christmas presents next to the Christmas tree (木) in front of the space station (Ø1). They got a brand new aqueduct (氺) from the moon (月). As they open their present they cannot decide who gets to play with it first and break it as they fight over it. The moon is very angry about the two and puts them over his knee (膝).