to put up / to build (scaffolding) / to hang (clothes on a pole) / to connect / to join / to arrange in pairs / to match / to add / to throw in (resources) / to take (boat, train) / variant of 褡[da1]
搭
=
扌
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荅
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Don Quixote (d) is taking first attempts at creating artificial intelligence in front of the ashram (a1). He connected (搭) several answering machines (荅) and equipped them with toy claws (扌). He hopes that they will autonomously arrange themselves pairwise (搭) and create meaningful interactions.
车
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七
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十
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Charlie Chaplin (ch) is parading in a cabriolet (mnemonic symbol for 车) in front of the elevator (e1), because he wants to establish his new cult. Like all successful leaders, he takes the carrot-and-stick approach: In one hand he's waving with a seven-branched laser sword (七), in the other one he's waving with a cross (十).