end / extremity / item / port / to hold sth level with both hands / to carry / regular
端
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立
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耑
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Doggy Dog (du) is carrying (端) a vase (立) in front of the anthill (an1) and wants to put it right on the race track's starting line (耑). It's just in case he has to use the washroom right before the race.
端
=
立
+
耑
:
Doggy Dog (du) is carrying (端) a vase (立) in front of the anthill (an1) and wants to put it right on the race track's starting line (耑). It's just in case he has to use the washroom right before the race.
耑
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山
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而
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Mnemonic symbol: the starting line of a race track.
Doggy Dog is waiting for the big race to begin in front if the anthill. There's a gate at the starting line which consists of a fork and a comb. When the race starts, the gate will fling open.
prefecture / (old) province / (old) administrative division / state (e.g. of US) / oblast (Russia) / canton (Switzerland)
州
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丶
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丷
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川
:
Mnemonic symbol: the red cotton tree, as it is the official flower of 广州 (Guangzhou). A new river (川) formed spontaneously in front of the outhouse (ou1), and James II of England (zh) was barely able to climb on a red cotton tree (州). Other animals are happy about this development: a mean crocodile (丷) is floating on a petal leaf (丶) towards the red cotton tree.