螺
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累
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虫
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Lenny Lemur (lu) is trying to catch a mosquito (虫) in the observatory's kitchen (o2). To this end he attached a conch (螺) to the end of a rope (累) and throws the conch at the mosquito, hoping to catch it inside. After a miss he can just retract the conch with the rope.
silk / thread / trace / (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips / CL:條|条[tiao2] / classifier: a thread (of cloud, smoke etc), a bit, an iota, a hint (of sth) etc
丝
=
幺
+
一
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Socrates locked himself out of the space station! To call the other astronauts for help, he attaches some silk cloth to a flute and waves it like a flag.
to drill / to bore / to get into / to make one's way into / to enter (a hole) / to thread one's way through / to study intensively / to dig into / to curry favor for personal gain
钻
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占
+
钅
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Zapatista Zebra (zu) is studying intensively (钻) a yellow umbrella (占) in front of the anthill (an1) by drilling (钻) holes into it using a golden harpoon (钅).
钻
=
占
+
钅
:
Zapatista Zebra (zu) is dressing up in the anthill's bathroom (an4). He completes his luxurious outfit with a golden harpoon (钅) and a bejeweled (钻) yellow umbrella (占).