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.
border / edge / boundary / interval / between / inter- / to meet / time / occasion / to meet with (circumstances)
际
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示
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阝
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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).
Marilyn Monroe and the mean crocodile celebrate Christmas with a Christmas tree inside of the space station. Coincidentally they got each other the same present: each of them is giving the other one a sack of rice.
兰
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三
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丷
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In the anthill's kitchen Lancelot sees a mean crocodile and wants to capture it with a coordinate system. The crocodile just wants to be friends with Lancelot though and gives him an orchid.
队
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人
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阝
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The pope (阝), Neanderthal Man (人) and Doggy Dog (du) want to complete their squad (队) to consist of four persons, so they are casting potential members in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4).