to receive / to accept / to collect / to put away / to restrain / to stop / in care of (used on address line after name)
收
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丩
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攵
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In front of the outhouse, Sherlock Holmes is proud to receive a honorary sledge hammer for his fine detective work. Everyone is so afraid of him that they hand him the sledge hammer from far away using a roast fork.
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) / him / her / it
之
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丶
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Z
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Mnemonic symbol: Sooo sleepy... "zZz" (the character looks like a "Z"). James II of England (zh) fell asleep in front of the space station (Ø1). He sleeps on a big petal leaf (丶), making loud "zZz" (之) sounds.
桑
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叒
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木
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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.