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.
桑
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叒
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木
:
Socrates (s) plants a mulberry tree (桑) in front of the anglepod (ang1). He incorporated a fertilizer into the ground which he made by boxing a Christmas tree (木) to pieces. Subsequently he hardens the ground around the mulberry tree by boxing it with a boxing glove (叒). He then distributes three boxing gloves (叒) around the stem of the tree to protect it against freezing during the winter.
to scold / to abuse / to curse / CL:通[tong4],頓|顿[dun4]
骂
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吅
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马
:
The unicorn (马) threw two mandarins (吅) into the toilet of the ashram (a4) and now it is clogged. Mahatma Gandhi (m) has to use the toilet urgently and scolds (骂) the unicorn for not telling him earlier that the toilet is clogged.
Chinese scholar tree (Sophora japonica) / Japanese pagoda tree
槐
=
木
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鬼
:
Helga Horse (hu) set up a Christmas tree (木) in the airplane's kitchen (ai2), but soon after a demon (鬼) possessed it and morphed it into a Chinese scholar tree (槐).