to pluck (a string) / to play (a string instrument) / to spring or leap / to shoot (e.g. with a catapult) / (of cotton) to fluff or tease / to flick / to flip / to accuse / to impeach / elastic (of materials)
弹
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单
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弓
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Tecumseh (t) is giving a concert in the anthill's kitchen (an2). He is playing a composite bow (弓) with just a single string. As he is plucking (弹) the string (弹) of his bow, he often looks at the floor where he taped a list (单) of songs to play so that he doesn't forget which song is next.
弹
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单
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弓
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Don Quixote (d) is preparing a bullet (弹) list in the anthill's bathroom (an4), but he took the term a little too literally. To create the bullet points on his list (单), he is trying to shoot bullets (弹) at the list using a composite bow (弓).
to open up / to spread / sheet of paper / classifier for flat objects, sheet / classifier for votes
张
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弓
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长
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Mnemonic symbol: a spreadsheet. James II of England (zh) practices his archery skills in front of the anglepod (ang1). Riding on a longboard (长) he shoots arrows using his composite bow (弓) trying to hit a spreadsheet (张).
弥
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尔
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弓
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Marilyn Monroe (mi) wants to be active for more peace and so, in the space station's kitchen (Ø2), she sends flying off dozens of peace doves (尔) using her composite bow (弓). Soon the whole kitchen is brimming with (弥) peace doves.
弥
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尔
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弓
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Marilyn Monroe (mi) wants to be active for more peace and so, in the space station's kitchen (Ø2), she sends flying off dozens of peace doves (尔) using her composite bow (弓). Soon the whole kitchen is brimming with (弥) peace doves.
bow string / string of musical instrument / watchspring / chord (segment of curve) / hypotenuse / CL:根[gen1]
弦
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弓
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玄
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Marie Curie (xi) is getting trapped by black lava (玄) in the anthill's kitchen (an2) and all she has is a composite bow (弓). She plucks the string (弦) of her bow so that the chord (弦) resonates with the lava, causing it to stop its flow.
弗
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刂
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弓
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Just inside the space station's entrance Frieda Fox wants to shoot kitchen knifes at a woven basket with a composite bow, but since the knifes are too short, she's not really able to.
弗
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刂
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弓
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Mnemonic symbol: a woven basket, because the interweaving strokes of 弗 remind me of a woven pattern.
疆
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土
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弓
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畺
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Joan of Arc (ji) is upgrading her wire mesh fence (畺) in front of the anglepod (ang1). She uses clay (土) to fix composite bows (弓) on top of the fence so that anyone who tries to cross the border (疆) can be actively attacked.
lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom) / fig. to display ambidexterity / to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession / to use both feet equally (football)