to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily / crying over spilt milk / often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues
to substitute for / to take the place of / to replace / for / on behalf of / to stand in for
替
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夫
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夫
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日
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Mother Teresa (ti) wants to replace (替) the sun (日) to become the center of the universe. In the space station's bathroom (Ø4) she instructs two construction workers (夫夫) to throw her right towards the sun, so that Mother Teresa can box her out of orbit.
古
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十
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口
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Mnemonic symbol: at least on German maps, this character actually resembles a cloister.
Oh no! Gitta Giraffe (gu) found that the golden cross (十) broke off of the cloister (古) in the space station's living room (Ø3)! She skewers a mandarin (口) on top of the cloister so that she can skewer the broken off cross back on to fix it.
人
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丿
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㇏
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Mnemonic symbol: Neanderthal Man (人). Robinson Crusoe (r-) is looking for snacks in the encampment's kitchen (-en2) when he suddenly spots Neanderthal Man (人). Neanderthal Man offers him a banana (丿), but Robinson Crusoe doesn't trust the present and pokes it with a finger (㇏).
耽
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冘
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耳
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Don Quixote (d) wanted to start exercising on a treadmill (冘) in front of the anthill (an1) quite a while ago, but instead he indulges (耽) in picking his ear (耳), delaying (耽) the start of his exercise significantly.
耽
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冘
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耳
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Don Quixote (d) wanted to start exercising on a treadmill (冘) in front of the anthill (an1) quite a while ago, but instead he indulges (耽) in picking his ear (耳), delaying (耽) the start of his exercise significantly.
to worry / to concern oneself with / worried / anxiety / sorrow / (literary) to observe mourning
忧
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尤
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忄
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Maud Younger (y) received a medal (尤) for her nice fail (忄) in front of the outhouse (ou1), but now she's worried (忧) that someone will steal her flail since now it is so famous.