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1
年
year
Subcomponents
handgun
牛
cow
Name
Primary
year
Mnemonic
In an ancient civilization, they had a tradition that they would do at the end of each
年 year
. They would get their
handgun
and take it to a
牛 cow
, whose lick blesses it for the next
年 year
. Yes, they somehow had
handguns
back then.
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