什
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亻
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十
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Sherlock Holmes (sh) invited Rosa Luxemburg (亻) for a cooking date in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2). Everything goes well but when they want to dig in suddenly Rosa Luxemburg pulls out a big cross (十) for a mealtime prayer, and Sherlock just goes "what?????" (什)
suffix, used to form interrogative 什麼|什么[shen2 me5], what?, indefinite 這麼|这么[zhe4 me5] thus, etc
么
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丿
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厶
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Mahatma Gandhi wears a fake nose and wants to eat a banana on top of the elevator, but it's actually very hard to eat a banana when you're wearing a fake nose.
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 (㇏).
