李
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子
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木
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In the space station, Li Qingzhao shakes a Christmas tree which is decorated with eggs. The eggs fly off and as they break open, plums fly out of them.
to repeat / repetition / again / re- / classifier: layer
重
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千
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里
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Mnemonic symbol (from the shape of the character): this one looks like a space elevator. The two top strokes are the heavens, the two bottom strokes are the earth, and the part in between is the cabin (or climber) of the space elevator.
Chantal Chicken (chu) is working in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). Her job is to crush sunflower (里) seeds with a 1 kg weight (千) to get the kernels. Then she has to put the kernels into the cabin of a space elevator (重) to send them to outer space. This repeats (重) again and again day in, day out.
重
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千
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里
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Mnemonic symbol (from the shape of the character): this one looks like a space elevator. The two top strokes are the heavens, the two bottom strokes are the earth, and the part in between is the cabin (or climber) of the space elevator.
Julian Giant Squid (zhu) installed a space elevator (重) in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4). For the maiden trip, and as a stress test, he loads one thousand (千) one kilogram weights (千) and decorates them with sun flowers (里) to celebrate the occasion.
茂
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艹
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戊
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Mahatma Gandhi (m) is upgrading his fifth wheel (戊) in the aorta's bathroom (ao4). To make it truly luxurious (茂) he outfits the vehicle with artificial lawn (艹) everywhere.