国
=
囗
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玉
:
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.
border / edge / boundary / interval / between / inter- / to meet / time / occasion / to meet with (circumstances)
际
=
示
+
阝
:
Joan of Arc (ji) and the pope (阝) have an international (际) meeting in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). They decide on the border through the bathroom and mark their territories using standards (示).
Willy Walrus (w) wants to cook in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2). The recipe book (文) is extremely greasy and Willy doesn't want it to touch anything, nor touch it. That's why he puts it into a beret (亠) so that it doesn't touch the floor, and uses pliers (乂) to turn the pages.
to pass on / to spread / to transmit / to infect / to transfer / to circulate / to conduct (electricity)
传
=
专
+
亻
:
Rosa Luxemburg volunteered to take part in an experiment conducted by the scientist just inside of the anthill. The scientist wants to find out how fast a chickenpox infection will be transmitted from Chantal Chicken to Rosa Luxemburg.
to go through / to know well / (suffix) expert / to connect / to communicate / open / to clear / classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc
通
=
甬
+
辶
:
In front of the engine a pile of yongzhong bells were blocking the way. Tommy Turtle attended to the matter and cleared the way. He lined the bells up to two lines, put on his gladiator sandals and now marches right through this path screened by walls on two sides like a roman general.
to question / to ask / to interrogate / rapid / speedy / fast / news / information
讯
=
卂
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讠
:
Since Xu Xian (xu) invented his jet pack (卂) in the encampment's bathroom ((e)n4) he is giving many interviews. The journalists question (讯) him through an advertising column (讠) with a video telephony panel.
society / group / club / agency / (old) god of the land
社
=
土
+
礻
:
Sherlock Holmes is doing an undercover investigation in the elevator's bathroom. There's a forbidden mysterious cult praying to a fossilized heap of dirt.