highest / greatest / too (much) / very / extremely
太
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丶
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大
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Mnemonic symbol: from 太后 [tai4 hou4], the empress dowager. The empress dowager prepares for her reign in the airplane's bathroom (ai4) and has a big robot (大) as well as Tecumseh (t) fan her fresh air with petal leaves (丶).
extremely / pole (geography, physics) / utmost / top
极
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及
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木
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As Joan of Arc (ji) and Yuwen Huaji (及) pass over the north pole (及) at Christmas just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2) they decide to celebrate this moment by having a little contest. Between them there is a rather large Christmas tree (木) and they decide that whoever climbs to its top (极) first is the winner.
double-edged sword / CL:口[kou3],把[ba3] / classifier for blows of a sword
剑
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佥
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刂
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Joan of Arc (ji) is fighting against Fu Qian (佥) in the anthill's bathroom (an4). While Joan of Arc is wielding a double-edged sword (剑) Fu Qian only wields a kitchen knife (刂).
剑
=
佥
+
刂
:
Joan of Arc (ji) is fighting against Fu Qian (佥) in the anthill's bathroom (an4). While Joan of Arc is wielding a double-edged sword (剑) Fu Qian only wields a kitchen knife (刂).