earth / ground / field / place / land / CL:片[pian4]
地
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也
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土
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Dorothy Gale (di) hates the cleanliness of the space station, so she used an excavator (也) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) to dig a pile of dirt (土) out of the ground (地) for a mud bath.
毯
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毛
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炎
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Tecumseh (t) had too much in the anthill (an3), got the itis (炎) and now he just wants to lie down. He lies down on the woolen carpet (毯) because its many hairs (毛) make it so comfortable.
to drag / to tow / to trail / to hang down / to mop (the floor) / to delay / to drag on
拖
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㐌
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扌
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Tommy Turtle (tu) has to mop (拖) the floor in front of the observatory (o1) but he's just procrastinating (拖). The savage (㐌) even has to drag (拖) him in front of the castle using a toy claw (扌).
鞋
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圭
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革
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Marie Curie (xi) made herself some shoes (鞋) and tries them on in the elevator's kitchen (e2). She cut the shoes out of a cow's hide (革) of which shreds are scattered all around. The shoes are a bit small, so Marie needs to use a jade tablet (圭) as shoehorn to get into the shoe.
鞋
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圭
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革
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Marie Curie (xi) made herself some shoes (鞋) and tries them on in the elevator's kitchen (e2). She cut the shoes out of a cow's hide (革) of which shreds are scattered all around. The shoes are a bit small, so Marie needs to use a jade tablet (圭) as shoehorn to get into the shoe.