三
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一
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二
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Mnemonic symbol: a Cartesian coordinate system with three (三) axes.
Socrates (s-) is performing in front of the anthill (-an1). He created an electrical flute by attaching a large capacitor (二) to the flute (一), so that he can get the attention of all the ants. Moreover, he's balancing on a Cartesian coordinate system (三). Unfortunately, only three (三) ants stop to watch the performance.
酸
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夋
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酉
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The rooster (酉) and Susan Saint Bernard (su) where once friends, but recently they haven been fighting over a lover. Because they are both wuxia (夋) superheroes, they have been fighting for three days in front of the anthill (an1) without determining a winner. Finally they decide to settle their sour (酸) dispute and share a tart (酸) tarte to renew their friendship.
腺
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月
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泉
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On a moonlit (月) night, Xi Shi (xi) booked a spa day at a hot water spring (泉) that turned out to be the bathroom in an anthill (an4). The ants were polite but insisted on a tiny towel and a strict “no cannonballs” policy. When the steam hit her, a gland (腺) in her elbow chimed in like a wellness coach, declaring this “peak exfoliation.” The moon (月), acting like a nosy neighbor, asked for a review, and Xi Shi (xi) gave it four stars—minus one for the long line of ants judging her bath-time poetry.