Mnemonic comic for 在
Translation
Mnemonic
Zorro (z) and Rosa Luxemburg (亻) exist (在) in the airplane's bathroom (ai4). Rosa is in the middle of balancing a flute (一) on her head and on a pile of clay (土). Zorro uses his rapier to inscribe "Z" into the flute, so as to mark that the pronunciation of "在" begins with "z".
在 character breakdown
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
Maud Younger (y) forgot her keys to the space station (Ø1), all she brought outside was her flute (一). She has no choice but to crash the door with the giant flute.
"person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9)
亻
=
丿
+
丨
:
Mnemonic symbol: Rosa Luxemburg. She's quite radical, and her name starts with "r", just like "ren2". Also, 亻appears at the left-hand side of characters, and Rosa is a leftist as well.
Robinson Crusoe (r) and Rosa Luxemburg (亻) are having their favorite snacks in the encampment's kitchen: Rosa is eating a banana (丿) and Robinson is eating a dinosaur bone (丨).
Robinson Crusoe (r) and Rosa Luxemburg (亻) are having their favorite snacks in the encampment's kitchen: Rosa is eating a banana (丿) and Robinson is eating a dinosaur bone (丨).
earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
Characters with 在 as component
Words with 在
the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort / With effort, one can achieve anything.
don't meddle in affairs that are not part of your position (Confucius)
(idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom) / there's more than one way to skin a cat
you can't always do as you like / one has to compromise in this world (idiom)
Ein Gespenst geht um in Europa. / the opening sentence of Marx and Engels' "Communist Manifesto"
the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom) / early planning is the key to success
make your day's plan early in the morning (idiom) / early morning is the golden time of the day