can / may / able to / to approve / to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly / very
可
=
丁
+
口
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Karl Marx (k) is challenging his abilities (可) in the elevator's living room (e3). He tries to force a nail (丁) into a mandarin (口), just by using his head. On top of that he tries to do so one thousand times, in order to create a bed of nails (mnemonic symbol for 可).
可
=
丁
+
口
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Alternative mnemonic symbol: kebab, from the pronunciation "ke". Karl Marx (k) is preparing a kebab (mnemonic symbol for 可) in the elevator's living room (e3). He also skewers mandarins (口) on the long steel nails (丁) and will only allow (可) his guests to eat the rest of the kebab if they eat their mandarins first.
遇
=
禺
+
辶
:
When Yu the Great (yu) first met (遇) 禺狨王, he was very nice to her. In the space station's bathroom (Ø4) he complimented Yu the Great on her nice gladiator sandals (辶) that day.
to meet / to encounter / to treat / to receive / opportunity / chance
遇
=
禺
+
辶
:
When Yu the Great (yu) first met (遇) 禺狨王, he was very nice to her. In the space station's bathroom (Ø4) he complimented Yu the Great on her nice gladiator sandals (辶) that day.
不
=
丆
+
卜
:
Bruno Bear (bu) is setting up a wind wheel (丆) with a voodoo staff (卜) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). He also puts a "forbidden" sign (mnemonic symbol for 不) on it, to make clear that it may not (不) be stopped.
to seek / to look for / to request / to demand / to beseech
求
=
永
:
Mnemonic symbol: a service request bell. You know, the kind you find in a hotel on a service counter.
求
=
永
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In the outhouse's kitchen, the Queen of Hearts sees a diamond ring and wants to have it immediately. Determined she rings the service bell endlessly to request the immediate handover.