to explore / to search out / to scout / to visit / to stretch forward
探
=
扌
+
冖
+
八
+
木
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Tecumseh (t) lost an eight-ball (八) during the last billiard game and goes scouting (探) to find it. Eventually he arrives at the anthill's bathroom (an4) and looks under a big Christmas tree (木). He lifts a cooking top (冖) with a toy claw (扌) and finally finds the eight-ball under it.
探
=
扌
+
罙
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Tecumseh (t) is exploring (探) the chimney of a kitchen range (罙) in the anthill's bathroom (an4). He uses two toy claws (扌) to climb inside of it from bottom to top.
to seek / to look for / to request / to demand / to beseech
求
=
永
:
Mnemonic symbol: a service request bell. You know, the kind you find in a hotel on a service counter.
求
=
永
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In the outhouse's kitchen, the Queen of Hearts sees a diamond ring and wants to have it immediately. Determined she rings the service bell endlessly to request the immediate handover.