contrary / in reverse / inside out or upside down / to reverse / to return / to oppose / opposite / against / anti- / to rebel / to use analogy / instead / abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system
反
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⺁
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又
:
A protester (mnemonic symbol for 反) makes a racket in the anthill's living room (an3). He's got a huge banana tree (⺁) with him and wants to protest against the exploitation of banana farm workers. Frankenstein's Monster (f) is annoyed by him and punches him with a boxing glove (又).
咬
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交
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口
:
Linus Pauling (交) asks Maud Younger (y) for something to eat in the aorta (ao3). Maud gives him a mandarin (口) and Linus thankfully bites (咬) it.
咬
=
交
+
口
:
Linus Pauling (交) asks Maud Younger (y) for something to eat in the aorta (ao3). Maud gives him a mandarin (口) and Linus thankfully bites (咬) it.
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
Maud Younger (y) forgot her keys to the space station (Ø1), all she brought outside was her flute (一). She has no choice but to crash the door with the giant flute.