二
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一
:
Mnemonic symbol: a capacitor, because the two strokes remind me of the symbol in electrical drawings. Albert Einstein (Ø) is experimenting with a capacitor (二) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). He finds that it's uncomfortable to discharge a capacitor using two flutes (一).
to support with the hand / to help sb up / to support oneself by holding onto something / to help
扶
=
夫
+
扌
:
A new construction worker (夫) just arrived at the space station. Since he is not used to the station's movements yet, Frieda Fox (fu) supports him with her hand (扶) just inside the entrance (Ø2). The construction worker also supports himself using a toy claw (扌).
to decrease; to lose / to damage; to harm / (coll.) to ridicule; to deride / (coll.) caustic; sarcastic; nasty; mean / one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes: ䷨
to decrease / to lose / to damage / to harm / (coll.) to speak sarcastically / to deride / caustic / mean / one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes (䷨)
损
=
员
+
扌
:
Susan Saint Bernard (su) left her web just for a second to visit the bathroom, but when she comes back she finds that the encampment's ((e)n3) waiter (员) destroyed (损) her web with a toy claw (扌).
to mortgage / to pawn / to detain in custody / to escort and protect / (literary) to sign
押
=
扌
+
甲
:
Maud Younger (y) was marching back and forth with a protest placard (甲) in front of the ashram (a1), but soon someone grabbed her with a toy claw (扌) to detain (押) her in custody (押).
to drape over one's shoulders / to open / to unroll / to split open / to spread out
披
=
扌
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皮
:
Pocahontas (pi) got a new cape (披), and she's wearing it for the first time in front of the space station (Ø1). The cape is made of a cow's hide (皮) and Pocahontas spreads it out (披) using two toy claws (扌).
摔
=
扌
+
率
:
Sheldon Shrimp (shu) drops his toy claw (扌) in front of the airplane (ai1), and the shock soon gets replaced by amazement as he realizes that the toy claw broke (摔) exactly according to the golden ratio (率).
to lift / to raise / (of two or more persons) to carry
抬
=
台
+
扌
:
Tecumseh (t) is installing a new counter (台) in the airplane's kitchen (ai2). He is carrying (抬) the counter using a toy claw (扌) as a shoulder pole.
撤
=
扌
+
攵
+
育
:
Charlie Chaplin (ch) is rearing something (育) in the elevator's bathroom (e4). Many people already tried to remove him (撤), for example by using toy claws (扌) and sledgehammers (攵), but he never yielded.
to tie / to bind / classifier for flowers, banknotes etc: bundle / Taiwan pr. [zha2]
扎
=
乚
+
扌
:
Zorro (z) unearthed a bundle of flowers in front of the ashram (a1) using a shovel (乚), and now he's binding (扎) them into a bundle using a toy claw (扌).