够
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句
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多
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Guy Fawkes (g), the grammar nazi (句) and Manny Kant (多) want to play sheepshead in the outhouse's bathroom, but they're not enough (够) people. They are only enough (够) for skat.
This mnemonic may be a little lame, but it has to be enough (够). I have been thinking about the above sentence (句) many (多) times.
受
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爫
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冖
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又
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Mnemonic symbol: 受 is often used in a negative sense, when something bad happens to the speaker. I thus represent 受 by a stretcher, which is used to transport injured persons.
受
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爫
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冖
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又
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Sherlock Holmes lost a boxing fight in the outhouse, and he's lying on a stretcher in the bathroom now. He still has his boxing gloves on. He got beaten so badly that is opponent was even able to shave his head with an electric razor. Nobody had a cover at hand, so he's just provisionally covered with a cooking top.
of; ~'s (possessive particle) / (used after an attribute) / (used to form a nominal expression) / (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) / also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs
的
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勺
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白
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Don Quixote (d) ends up on the elevator's roof (e5) after a standoff. His only weapon left is a silver spoon (勺), so he can only wave with a white flag (白).