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Cupid (qu) is trying to send (去) himself to earth. In the bathroom of the space station (Ø4), he has prepared a concrete barrel (去) capsule made of dirt (土). To cushion the impact when he eventually lands he stuffed his capsule with fake noses.

Mnemonic symbol: The “nose” part (厶) can be seen as an arm, which goes through “earth” (土), and this reminds me of some protesters who lock themselves (or their arms, to be specific) to concrete barrels. Cupids dirt capsule could also be a concrete barrel. So in other characters, I’m going to represent 去 by a concrete barrel.

Doggy Dog (du) notices a smoke cloud (云) when he enters engine’s bathroom ((e)ng4). Instead of thinking long, he acts quickly and moves (动) to push the fire alarm power button (力).

Li Qingzhao (li) set up a plow (㇆) to peel open a banana (丿) for her in the space station’s bathroom (Ø4). She just has to push the power button (力) on the plow.

Mnemonic symbol: a power button.

Helga horse (hu) is almost fainting when she enters the Eiffel Tower’s bathroom (ei4). Neanderthal man (人) is giving off an extraordinarily smelly cloud (云). She didn’t even think that he can (会) do that.

Karl Koala (ku) got a new job as an accountant (会) in the airplane. As he enters the airplane’s bathroom (ai4) he notices Neanderthal Man (人) emitting a big stinking cloud (云). Disgustedly he accounts (会) on his clipboard a budget for cleaning a biohazard.

Mnemonic symbol: an accountant.

Yu the Great (yu) had a little accident in the encampment’s kitchen ((e)n2). He blew up his capacitor (二), and now there’s a Cloud (云) of smoke filling the room. To be able to breathe, he puts on his fake nose (厶).

“Ø” (nothing or null) is for Albert Einstein.

Sh is for Sherlock Holmes.

N is for Napoleon.

L is for Sir Lancelot.

K is for Karl Marx.

H is for Hamlet.

F is for Frankenstein’s Monster.

D is for Don Quixote.

B is for Beelzebub.

Qu is for Cupid.

Lü is for Loki.

Nü is for Neptune.

Ju is for Zeus.

Prompt template: Zeus is a muscular, older Greek god with long flowing white hair and a full white beard. He wears a simple white toga draped over one shoulder, leaving most of his chest and arms bare. He appears powerful yet meticulous. His style is modern cartoon/semi-realistic with strong cell shading and sharp details.

Zu is for Zapatista Zebra.

Tu is for Tommy Turtle.

Shu is for Sheldon Shrimp.

Ru is for Rachel Rhinoceros.

Pu is for Petra Penguin.

Nu is for Nelson Newt.

Mu is for Malte Monkey.

Lu is for Lenny Lemur.

K is for Karl Koala.

Fu is for Frieda Fox.

Du is for Doggy Dog.

Cu is for Kitty Cat.

Chu is for Chantal Chicken.

Bu is for Bruno Bear.

Mi is for Marilyn Monroe.

Y is for Maud Younger.

Pi is for Pocahontas.

Ni is for Mistress of Upper and Lower Egypt Nefertiti.

In the space station’s kitchen.

On the space station’s roof.

On the outhouse’s roof.

In the outhouse’s bathroom.

In the outhouse’s living room.

In the outhouse’s kitchen.

In front of the outhouse.

On the observatory’s roof.

In the observatory’s bathroom.

In the observatory’s living room.

In the observatory’s kitchen.

In front of the observatory.

In front of the elevator.

In the elevator’s kitchen.

In the elevator’s living room.

In the elevator’s bathroom.

On the elevator’s roof.

Lenny Lemur (lu) and his clone (隆) contracted a colorful rash (疒) from eating in the engine’s kitchen ((e)ng2) and now they have an illness having to do with obstruction of urine flow (癃闭).

Mnemonic symbol: a colorful rash.

Lenny Lemur (lu) and his clone (隆) are painting cave paintings (穴) in a cave (窿) in the engine’s kitchen ((e)ng2).

Mnemonic symbol: cave paintings.

The pope (阝) got a child and put it in a cradle (生) in the engine’s kitchen ((e)ng2). The child is a clone (隆) of Lenny Lemur (lu), and every evening the pope plays a ceremonious (隆) and grand (隆) tune on his flute (一) wearing high heels (夂).

Mnemonic symbol from 克隆, “clone”, a clone.

Don Quixote (d) just finishes his latest quest as he arrives (到) in the aorta’s bathroom (ao4). He has been in search for a new weapon, and a GPS unit has guided him. He arrives at a conveyor belt (至) where a kitchen knife (刂) arrived. As he reaches for the kitchen knife, the GPS unit exclaims “you’ve arrived” (到).

Mnemonic symbol: a GPS navigation unit showing “you’ve arrived” on the screen.

James II of England (zh) finally got the package he was waiting for! He picks it up from the arrivals (至) in the bathroom of the space station (Ø4). In it is a flute (一), which he sticks into his nose (厶). He blows his nose, and boy, does a lot of clay (土) come out! He’s glad to have a free nose again.

Mnemonic symbol: one of these conveyor belts from which you pick up your suitcase when you arrived at an airport.

Socrates (s) philosophizes about a fake nose (厶) in front of the space station (Ø1).

Mnemonic symbol from the shape of the character: a fake nose. The hook pointing left looks like the tip of the nose and the “\” stroke looks like a contour stroke at the side of the nose.

Socrates.