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.
point of a spear / edge of a tool / vanguard / forward (in sports team)
锋
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夆
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钅
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Frankenstein's monster (f) is in the vanguard in a battle to defend engine ((e)ng1). With the sharp tip (锋) of a golden harpoon (夆) he is butting (夆) anyone who dares to come too close to him.