one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
Maud Younger (y) forgot her keys to the space station (Ø1), all she brought outside was her flute (一). She has no choice but to crash the door with the giant flute.
三
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一
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二
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Mnemonic symbol: a Cartesian coordinate system with three (三) axes.
Socrates (s-) is performing in front of the anthill (-an1). He created an electrical flute by attaching a large capacitor (二) to the flute (一), so that he can get the attention of all the ants. Moreover, he's balancing on a Cartesian coordinate system (三). Unfortunately, only three (三) ants stop to watch the performance.
餐
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⺊
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夕
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又
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食
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The King of Chu (c) wants to enjoy his meal (餐), a bag of instant noodles (食) in front of the anthill (an1). A bat (夕) wants to eat it as well, although the King of Chu already marked it with a pennant (⺊)! Every time the bat swoops towards the noodles the King of Chu punches her with his boxing glove (又).