Never forget national humiliation, refers to Mukden railway incident of 18th September 1931 九一八事變|九一八事变 and subsequent Japanese annexation of Manchuria
勿
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丿
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勹
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Mnemonic symbol from the shape of the character: bat wings. The 丿 strokes look like the fingers of a single bat wing.
The elephant (勹) wants to eat a banana (丿) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4), but Willy Walrus (w) suddenly flies by (using bat wings (勿)), snatches the banana away and shouts "do not!" (勿)
忘
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亡
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心
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Willy Walrus (w) will never forget (忘) his love who is buried in the anglepod's bathroom (ang4). There is not a single day when Willy forgets (忘) to bring his heart (心) and leave it right next to his love's tombstone (亡).
国
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囗
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玉
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Mnemonic symbol: a nation's flag. Let's say the Chinese flag.
In the observatory's kitchen (o2) Gitta Giraffe (gu) is practising her ballet performance. She got a whole crate (囗) full of jade bracelets (玉) and flags (国) and fixed one flag to each jade bracelet. This makes a perfect combination for throwing the ring with the flag waving behind it and catching the ring again after a few pirouettes.
national humiliation, refers to Japanese incursions into China in the 1930s and 40s, and more especially to Mukden railway incident of 18th September 1931 九一八事變|九一八事变 and subsequent Japanese annexation of Manchuria
耻
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止
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耳
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Charlie Chaplin (ch) is disgraced (耻) by hearing what is happening on earth, so in the space station (Ø3) he decides to put a barrier (止) into each of his ears (耳) so that he won't have to listen anymore.