纽
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丑
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纟
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The ugly ox (丑) complained about his itching belly button (纽) in front of Nefertiti (ni) in the outhouse (ou3). Promptly Nefertiti turns (纽) him around and finds that there is a silk worm (纟) looking out of his belly button (纽), which she pulls out with a wrench (纽).
约
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勺
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纟
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Marilyn Monroe is on a date with a silk worm in front of the elevator. Marilyn wants to show the silk worm around, and so she carries him around on a little silver spoon.
州
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丶
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丷
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川
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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.