within / among / in / middle / center / while (doing sth) / during / (dialect) OK / all right
中
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丨
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口
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Mnemonic symbol: a dart board, because you always try to hit the center.
Julian Giant Squid (zhu-) is throwing dinosaur bones (丨) as darts on a dart board in front of the engine ((e)ng1). To make it a bit more difficult he's throwing mandarins (口) into the air as well and skewers them up right in the center (中 is a mandarin skewered on a dinosaur bone) in mid flight with the dinosaur bones. He's still able to consistently hit the center (中) of the dart board.
奖
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丬
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夕
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大
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Joan of Arc (ji) is exploring the inner chambers of the anglepod (ang3). At one point she has to choose between three gates, each hiding a reward (奖) for her struggle. Behind the first gate, a bat (夕) is waiting to fight her. Behind the second gate a pit full of wood chips (丬) is waiting for her to fall inside. Behind the third gate a robot is (大) waiting to serve her and guide her through the dungeon.