contrary / in reverse / inside out or upside down / to reverse / to return / to oppose / opposite / against / anti- / to rebel / to use analogy / instead / abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system
反
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⺁
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又
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A protester (mnemonic symbol for 反) makes a racket in the anthill's living room (an3). He's got a huge banana tree (⺁) with him and wants to protest against the exploitation of banana farm workers. Frankenstein's Monster (f) is annoyed by him and punches him with a boxing glove (又).
骨
=
冎
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月
:
Gitta Giraffe (gu) is performing some dark rites in the space station (Ø3). She 3D printed a whole skeleton (骨) including skull (冎) and is trying to make it come alive under a full moon (月), citing from the Necronomicon.