(bound form) base; foundation / (bound form) radical (chemistry) / (bound form) gay (loanword from English into Cantonese, Jyutping: gei1, followed by orthographic borrowing from Cantonese)
基
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其
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土
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Joan of Arc (ji) has to repair the watchtower (其) In front of the space station (Ø1). The tower needs a new foundation (基), and because it is floating in outer space, Joan of Arc can just add some dirt (土) to its base (基) to create a new foundation.
因
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囗
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大
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In front of the encampment ((e)n1), René Descartes (因), Maud Younger (y) and a robot (大) are starting a big rave. The robot sits inside a big box (囗) and is the master of ceremony, while René and Maud are dancing on the square. They started this rave to collect money for a good cause (因).
工
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二
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丨
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Mnemonic symbol: a steel beam, since 工 looks like the cross section of a steel beam.
Gitta Giraffe (gu) is working a shift in front of the engine ((e)ng1). Her job is to melt dinosaur bones (丨) so that they can be disposed off easily. To melt the bones, she is shorting a huge capacitor (二) with a steel beam (工) which consequently heats up to a bright glow. Using the glowing hot steel beam she can melt the dinosaur bone easily.
程
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呈
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禾
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Charlie Chaplin (ch) has been pondering over a complicated formula (程) just inside stonehenge's entrance ((e)ng2) for a long time. The formula is given on a large presentation screen (呈). While pondering over the formula Charlie Chaplin is eating a bowl of cereals (禾).
程
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呈
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禾
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Charlie Chaplin (ch) has been pondering over a complicated formula (程) just inside stonehenge's entrance ((e)ng2) for a long time. The formula is given on a large presentation screen (呈). While pondering over the formula Charlie Chaplin is eating a bowl of cereals (禾).