contrary / in reverse / inside out or upside down / to reverse / to return / to oppose / opposite / against / anti- / to rebel / to use analogy / instead / abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system
反
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⺁
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又
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A protester (mnemonic symbol for 反) makes a racket in the anthill's living room (an3). He's got a huge banana tree (⺁) with him and wants to protest against the exploitation of banana farm workers. Frankenstein's Monster (f) is annoyed by him and punches him with a boxing glove (又).
锁
=
钅
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⺌
+
贝
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Susan Saint Bernard (su) saved one of the last aloe vera (⺌) plants by locking (锁) it in a web made of spider silk in the observatory (o3). The crab (贝) wants to steal the aloe and tries to break the container open using a golden harpoon (钅).