down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action
下
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一
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卜
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Mnemonic symbol: from the up/down logic, and a little bit the shape of the character, a ladder.
Xi Shi (xi) is on a retreat in the ashram. Using a voodoo staff (卜), she divined that next (下) week she'll have to play the flute (一) sixteen hours per day. Because she hates playing the flute, she climbs over the ashram's bathroom (a4) wall using a ladder (下) to escape.
沉
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冗
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氵
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Charlie Chaplin is experimenting with superfluous liquid helium and a bottle of water just inside the encampment's kitchen. He lets the water flow into the liquid helium, and because the water is frozen instantly, it sinks and submerges.
Sherlock Holmes (sh) started a supermarket (市) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4), but all he has for sale right now are berets (亠) and towels (巾). He should have opened it at the beach!
large place used for a specific purpose / stage / scene (of a play) / classifier for sporting or recreational activities / classifier for number of exams
场
=
𠃓
+
土
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Charlie Chaplin (ch) practices his stage act in the anglepod's living room (ang3). He built a circus ring (场) out of clay (土) and performs his show, wearing Icarus' wings (𠃓) and flying around.