杻

chǒu = ch + ou3

handcuffs

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杻

niǔ = ni + ou3

handcuffs / red apricot

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杻 character breakdown

杻
- 丑
  - 二
    - 一
  - 刀
    - 丿
    - ㇆
      - 一
      - 亅
- 木
  - 八
    - 丿
    - ㇏
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨

丑

chǒu = ch + ou3

clown / 2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox / ancient Chinese compass point: 30°

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丑 = 二 + 刀 : Charlie Chaplin (ch) finds a very ugly (丑) ox (丑) in the outhouse (ou3) and decides to destroy it with a cleaver (刀) because it is so ugly. He'll soon notice that the ox has been hooked up to a charged capacitor (二) so that anyone trying to damage it will be shocked.

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木

mù = mu + Ø4

(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden

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木 = 八 + 十 : Mnemonic symbol: a Christmas tree.

Malte Monkey (mu) is setting up a Christmas tree (木) in the bathroom of the space station (Ø4). He decorates the tree with eight-balls (八) and puts a holy cross (十) at the top of the tree.

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