to be / to act as / manage / withstand / when / during / ought / should / match equally / equal / same / obstruct / just at (a time or place) / on the spot / right / just at
当
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小
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彐
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This character looks like an angry pitbull. 小 forms the eyes and maybe nose, and 彐 are the dangerous teeth.
当
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小
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彐
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Don Quixote opposes a dangerous pit bull in front of the anglepod, and he tries to calm him down with a daisy.
value / (to be) worth / to happen to / to be on duty
值
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亻
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直
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James II of England (zh) joined the straight edge (直) scene, and he decided that everyone else should too. Just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2) he tells any visitor that it's not just worth a try (值), but that anyone who isn't straight edge is not worth (值) entering. Even Rosa Luxemburg (亻) has to get two crosses tattooed on her hands before James II of England thinks she's worth (值) to enter.