Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu of Zhou's 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc
封
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寸
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Frankenstein's Monster (f) received a grant (封) in front of the engine ((e)ng1). The grant gives him the funds to continue his research about excavating jade tablets (圭) in the area. The grant itself has also been inscribed into a jade tablet (圭). At the same time he is also conferred the title of "master excavator". This saves Frankenstein's scientific career, so he happily thumbs up (寸).
to confer / to grant / to bestow a title / to seal / classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters
封
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圭
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寸
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Frankenstein's Monster (f) received a grant (封) in front of the engine ((e)ng1). The grant gives him the funds to continue his research about excavating jade tablets (圭) in the area. The grant itself has also been inscribed into a jade tablet (圭). At the same time he is also conferred the title of "master excavator". This saves Frankenstein's scientific career, so he happily thumbs up (寸).
神
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申
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礻
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Sherlock Holmes wants to be near God, so he put up his monk's cowl and is just about to enter the encampment to go into retreat, his bible (the manual) in his hands.
神
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礻
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Sherlock Holmes wants to be near God, so he put up his monk's cowl and is just about to enter the encampment to go into retreat, his bible (the manual) in his hands.
notice or announcement / list of names / public roll of successful examinees
榜
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旁
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木
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Every year at Christmas Beelzebub (b) steps up to the Christmas tree (木) in the anglepod (ang3) with his list of names (榜) of people who have been naughty. He announces (榜) the names one by one and everyone has to come up to him and drink a whole bottle of bourbon (旁) as penalty.
榜
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旁
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木
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Every year at Christmas Beelzebub (b) steps up to the Christmas tree (木) in the anglepod (ang3) with his list of names (榜) of people who have been naughty. He announces (榜) the names one by one and everyone has to come up to him and drink a whole bottle of bourbon (旁) as penalty.