finger / to point at or to / to indicate or refer to / to depend on / to count on / (of hair) to stand on end
指
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扌
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旨
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James II of England (zh) received another imperial decree (旨) In the space station (Ø3). Because his finger (指) nails (指甲) are so long, he has to use a toy claw (扌) to open the letter. In the decree it is written that he shall cut his finger nails because they are the only human objects than can be seen from earth without visual aide.
to wave / to brandish / to command / to conduct / to scatter / to disperse
挥
=
军
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扌
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The general (军) ordered one thousand weapons from Helga Horse (hu), but as he receives them in front of the Eiffel Tower (ei1) he realizes that he ordered 1000 toy claws (扌). As he throws (挥) his money at her he scatters (挥) a lot of tears in despair.
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.
heart / mind / intention / center / core / CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
心
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乚
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丶
:
Marie Curie (xi) uses a shovel (乚) to dig a hole in front of the encampment ((e)n1). She wants to bury her heart (心). To the side are three petal leaves (丶), with which she wants to cover it afterwards.