to divide; to separate / to distribute; to allocate / to distinguish (good and bad) / (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局[fen1 ju2]) / fraction / one tenth (of certain units) / unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm / minute (unit of time) / minute (angular measurement unit) / a point (in sports or games) / 0.01 yuan (unit of money)
分
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八
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刀
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Symbol for this character: A stopwatch (from the meaning "minute"). Frankenstein's monster (f) participates in the annual championship of chopping eight-balls (八) in front of the encampment ((e)n1). Using a cleaver (刀), he chops (kind of divides / separates (分)) as many eight-balls as he can in one minute (分).
category / genus (taxonomy) / family members / dependents / to belong to / subordinate to / affiliated with / be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals) / to be / to prove to be / to constitute
属
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尸
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禹
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暴龙属 is the genus Tyrannosaurus, and I'll use a T-Rex as mnemonic symbol.
The great Yu (禹) built a dyke to prevent Sheldon Shrimp (shu) from entering his side of the space station (Ø3), but then a T-Rex (属) ghost (尸) starts to haunt him until he tears down his dyke.