circle / round / circular / spherical / (of the moon) full / unit of Chinese currency (yuan) / tactful / to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie)
圆
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员
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囗
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Yu the Great (yu) is having dinner in the anthill's kitchen (an2). There is a waiter (员) serving her food from a wooden box (囗) until Yu the Great is as round (圆) as the full moon.
周
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⺆
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土
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口
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Mnemonic symbol: a hula hoop. James II of England (zh) performs in front of the outhouse (ou1): he swings a hula hoop (周), juggles three mandarins (口) and balances a small heap of dirt (土) on his head. He cheated a little bit though, because he stapled the heap of dirt to his wig with a stapler (⺆).
率
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冫
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十
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玄
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Sheldon Shrimp (shu) is surprised by a stream of lava (玄) rushing into the airplane's bathroom (ai4). He acts quickly (率) and jumps on a huge cross (十) to save himself. Then he continues to lead (率) the stream of lava around the cross by placing popsicles (冫) on the floor in just the right way, so that the lava passes his cross without melting it. He notices that the heat flow to either side of the cross corresponds to the golden ratio (率).