to press / to push down / to keep under (control) / pressure
压
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厂
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丶
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土
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Maud Younger once heard that if you apply enough pressure, one can make diamonds out of dirt. In front of the ashram, she tries this out: She puts some dirt into a chocolate factory, applies as much pressure as she can, but all that comes out are petal leaves.
抑
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卬
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扌
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Erich Honecker (卬) is trying to keep Maud Younger (y) down (抑) with a toy claw (扌) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4), but soon Maud will end his rule.