to repeat / repetition / again / re- / classifier: layer
重
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千
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里
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Mnemonic symbol (from the shape of the character): this one looks like a space elevator. The two top strokes are the heavens, the two bottom strokes are the earth, and the part in between is the cabin (or climber) of the space elevator.
Chantal Chicken (chu) is working in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). Her job is to crush sunflower (里) seeds with a 1 kg weight (千) to get the kernels. Then she has to put the kernels into the cabin of a space elevator (重) to send them to outer space. This repeats (重) again and again day in, day out.
重
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千
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里
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Mnemonic symbol (from the shape of the character): this one looks like a space elevator. The two top strokes are the heavens, the two bottom strokes are the earth, and the part in between is the cabin (or climber) of the space elevator.
Julian Giant Squid (zhu) installed a space elevator (重) in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4). For the maiden trip, and as a stress test, he loads one thousand (千) one kilogram weights (千) and decorates them with sun flowers (里) to celebrate the occasion.
量
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旦
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里
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Li Qingzhao (li) uses a measuring cup (量) for a recipe in the anglepod's kitchen (ang2). Unfortunately she made a terrible mistake: instead of measuring cups (旦) of sunflowers (里), she throws sunflowers and cups together into a measuring cup.
to teach / to train / to admonish / instruction (from superiors) / teachings / rule
训
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川
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讠
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Lately the water level has risen and now a river (川) is flowing through the encampment's bathroom ((e)n4). Xu Xian (xu) takes this opportunity to set up an advertising column (讠) and advertise his swimming instruction courses (训).
to practice / to train / to drill / to perfect (one's skill) / exercise / (literary) white silk / to boil and scour raw silk
练
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纟
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一
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东
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Li Qingzhao (li) and the silk worm (纟) are working out (练) in the anthill's bathroom (an4). They set up an Oriental Pearl Tower (东) to which they attached a huge flute (一) as horizontal beam, so that they can practice (练) pull-ups.