happening / instance / reason / cause / intentional / former / old / friend / therefore / hence / (of people) to die, dead
故
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古
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攵
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Mnemonic symbol: This character only appears in 做, so we don't need a strong mnemonic symbol. We should be able to refer to 故 when we think of 故事 or 故意. Because it fits nicely to its components, I'll think of it as in the meaning of 故墓, an old grave.
故
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古
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攵
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There is an ancient cloister in the space station's bathroom, and Gitta Giraffe once heard a story from her fellow astronauts that there's an old tomb inside with lots of treasure. One day she can't hold herself back anymore and deliberately breaks the cloister open using a sledgehammer.
宫
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吕
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宀
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Helga Horse updated engine to be her personal temple palace. She used a lot of pitchpipes to make engine whole again, and she wears a graduation cap as crown.
palace / temple / castration (as corporal punishment) / first note in pentatonic scale
宫
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吕
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宀
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Helga Horse updated engine to be her personal temple palace. She used a lot of pitchpipes to make engine whole again, and she wears a graduation cap as crown.
extensive / ample / rich / obtain / aim / to win / to get / plentiful / to gamble
博
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十
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尃
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Just after he got a PhD (博), Beelzebub (b) opened a museum (博) in the observatory's kitchen (o2). He put a big notice on the bulletin board (尃) to announce (尃) the grand opening. His museum is rather special in that it showcases Jesus's cross (十).
博
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十
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尃
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Just after he got a PhD (博), Beelzebub (b) opened a museum (博) in the observatory's kitchen (o2). He put a big notice on the bulletin board (尃) to announce (尃) the grand opening. His museum is rather special in that it showcases Jesus's cross (十).
物
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勿
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牛
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Willy Walrus (w) wants to become a physicist (物) and does research about dark matter (物) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). His motivation is to become a super villain and rule the world. Just as he is about to have a breakthrough, a huge black ox (牛) flying with the help of bat wings (勿) hits Willy with an oxerang and takes away the dark matter, saving the world.
院
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完
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阝
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The pope (阝) wants to join the cloister (寺院), but first he has to pass Yu the Great's (yu) test. He has to run as fast as he can from Vatikan City to the anthill's bathroom (an4), where the entrance to the cloister is. As he arrives at the bathroom huffing and puffing, Yu the Great is waving with a checkered flag.