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.
辣
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束
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辛
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Lancelot (l) wants to concoct a hot and spicy (辣) broth in the ashram's bathroom (a4), so he prepares a bundle of firewood (束) and puts a kettle on it. He fills the kettle with kimchi (辛) to make a hot and spicy soup.
hot (spicy) / pungent / (of chili pepper, raw onions etc) to sting / to burn
辣
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束
+
辛
:
Lancelot (l) wants to concoct a hot and spicy (辣) broth in the ashram's bathroom (a4), so he prepares a bundle of firewood (束) and puts a kettle on it. He fills the kettle with kimchi (辛) to make a hot and spicy soup.