琹

variant of 琴[qin2], guqin or zither

琴 = 今 + 玨 : The Queen of Hearts (qi) is playing her guqin (琴) in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2). She wants to play the music from 200 years ago, so she got a big calendar (今) which shows today's date 200 years ago. On the corresponding calendar page is an image of a 200 year old jewel necklace (玨) which inspires the Queen's music.

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琹 character breakdown

琹
- 木
  - 八
    - 丿
    - ㇏
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨
- 王
  - 一
  - 土
    - 一
    - 十
      - 一
      - 丨

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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王

wáng = w + ang2

king or monarch / best or strongest of its type / grand / great

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王 = 一 + 土 : Mnemonic symbol: Martin Luther King. Willy Walrus (wu) is stuck in a heap of dirt (土) in the anglepod's kitchen (ang2). Martin Luther King (王) helps him by holding out a flute (一).

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