lit. looking up to it, it gets higher; boring into it, it gets harder (idiom) (from Analects) / fig. to delve deeply into one's studies / meticulous and diligent study
钻
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占
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钅
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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).
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
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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
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占
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钅
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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).
坚
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収
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土
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Joan of Arc (ji) built a strong (坚) and sturdy (坚) burrow out of dirt (土) in front of the anthill (an1). She even equipped it with a strong (坚) radio (収) to keep contact with her troops.
仰
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亻
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卬
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Erich Honecker (卬) is not dead: he has become the leader of the anglepod! Deep inside the anglepod (ang3) Maud Younger (y) and Rosa Luxemburg (亻) meet him. They have to raise their heads (仰) to admire (仰) him because he is sitting on a very high throne.
to face upward / to look up / to admire / to rely on
仰
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亻
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卬
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Erich Honecker (卬) is not dead: he has become the leader of the anglepod! Deep inside the anglepod (ang3) Maud Younger (y) and Rosa Luxemburg (亻) meet him. They have to raise their heads (仰) to admire (仰) him because he is sitting on a very high throne.
高
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亠
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冋
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口
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Just in front of the aorta, a huge skyscraper has been erected. It's an important building, so there's a control checkpoint at the entrance, and Guy Fawkes has been hired to stand guard. To make him look more dangerous, he wears a beret. However there's no-one to check, so Guy Fawkes is bored and eats a mandarin.
高
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亠
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冋
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口
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Just in front of the aorta, a huge skyscraper has been erected. It's an important building, so there's a control checkpoint at the entrance, and Guy Fawkes has been hired to stand guard. To make him look more dangerous, he wears a beret. However there's no-one to check, so Guy Fawkes is bored and eats a mandarin.