敝
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米
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冂
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攵
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Mnemonic symbol: a pair of old worn-out shoes.
Brunhilde (bi) has been on a treasure hunt for weeks now because she found an old map (冂). For her hunt she brought a sack of rice (米) which she already more or less used up. After digging up the floor of the space station's bathroom (Ø40) with a sledgehammer (攵) at the point indicated on the map, she finally finds the treasure: a pair of old worn-out shoes (敝) which were incredibly valuable to the owner, but are worthless for Brunhilde.
尊
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寸
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酋
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Mnemonic symbol: a wise old honorable sage.
Zapatista Zebra (zu) asks a honorable sage (尊) and a chieftain (酋) whether or not he should continue his path in front of the encampment ((e)n1). The chieftain gives him the thumbs up (寸), but the sage holds his thumb down.
荣
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艹
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冖
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木
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Rachel Rhinoceros (ru) is striving for honor and glory (荣) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2) by participating in a cooking contest. She knows she'll win because she is just about to prepare her special recipe. She already put a Christmas tree (木) in her cooking pot and is just about to lift the cooking top (冖) to add some artificial lawn (艹) to her soup.
荣
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艹
+
冖
+
木
:
Rachel Rhinoceros (ru) is striving for honor and glory (荣) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2) by participating in a cooking contest. She knows she'll win because she is just about to prepare her special recipe. She already put a Christmas tree (木) in her cooking pot and is just about to lift the cooking top (冖) to add some artificial lawn (艹) to her soup.