螭

螭
chi1 =
ch + Ø1

dragon with horns not yet grown (in myth or heraldry) / variant of 魑[chi1] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 螭

螭
=
离
+
虫
离
li2 =
li + Ø2

mythical beast (archaic) | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 离

li2 =
li + Ø2

surname Li | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 离

li2 =
li + Ø2

to leave / to part from / to be away from / (in giving distances) from / without (sth) / independent of / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing fire / ☲ | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 离

Mnemonic symbol: from 离心机 or 离心分离机, a centrifuge. - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 3 years ago | add a painting


Li Qingzhao is about to leave the space station. As a souvenir she put her beret in the space station's centrifuge and got a demon mask out. Angrily she tramples on the demon mask because what she wanted was a nice and modern hat. - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 3 years ago | add a painting


离
=
亠
+
凶
+
禸
亠
tou2 =
t + ou2

"lid" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 8) | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 亠

亠 looks like a beret! Tecumseh (t-) just entered the Louvre (-ou2), wearing his beret. He made it himself using a flute (一) and a petal leaf (丶). - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago
Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

亠
=
丶
+
一
丶
zhu3 =
zhu + Ø3

"dot" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 3) / see also 點|点[dian3] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 丶

This character shall be represented by a petal leaf when appearing in other characters. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

George Giant Squid is trying out two petal leafs as eyebrows in the space station. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

亠
=
丶
+
一
一
yi1 =
y + Ø1

one / 1 / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 一

Maud Younger (y) plays her flute (一) in front of the space station (Ø1). - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 5 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
almost 5 years ago
Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

离
=
亠
+
凶
+
禸
凶
xiong1 =
xu + (e)ng1

terrible / fearful | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 凶

xiong1 =
xu + (e)ng1

vicious / fierce / ominous / inauspicious / famine / variant of 兇|凶[xiong1] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 凶

Hermes tried out an electric demon mask in front of Stonehenge, but now he can't take it off anymore. He already tried to pull at its cable, but it didn't work. Maybe he has more luck using pliers to pull at the mask. - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 3 years ago | add a painting


Mnemonic symbol: a vicious demon mask. - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 3 years ago | add a painting


凶
=
乂
+
凵
乂
yi4 =
y + Ø4

to regulate / to govern / to control / to mow | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 乂

This one looks like pliers. Maud Younger is using pliers in the space station's bathroom to regulate and control the water flow of the sink. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting


乂
=
丿
+
㇏
丿
pie3 =
pi + e3

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 4) / see 撇[pie3] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 丿

Pocahontas (pi-) is watching a giant banana (丿) inside the Erectheion (-e3). - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago
Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

乂
=
丿
+
㇏
㇏
xx5

character component without inherent meaning / see 捺 | add a mnemonic for this meaning of ㇏

It's a finger! - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

凶
=
乂
+
凵
凵
qu1 =
qu + Ø1

receptacle | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 凵

Mnemonic symbol: receptacle as in wall plug. - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 3 years ago | add a painting


Cupid wants to recharge his phone just in front of the space station, but he can't find a receptacle. - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 3 years ago | add a painting


离
=
亠
+
凶
+
禸
禸
rou2 =
r + ou2

trample | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 禸

Robinson Crusoe spent the whole day following a map around just inside the Louvre's entrance, expecting to find an invaluable treasure. Instead he just found a fake nose, and infuriated, he tramples on this damned map. - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 3 years ago | add a painting


禸
=
冂
+
厶
冂
jiong1 =
ju + (e)ng1

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 13), occurring in 用, 同, 网 etc / see also 同字框[tong2 zi4 kuang4] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 冂

Kind of looks like a map. Zeus found a secret map that tells the location of a golden dinosaur bone in front of Stonehenge, so he took a plough and digged up everything. He actually found a couple of dinosaur bones, but not a golden one. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting


冂
=
丨
+
㇆
丨
gun3 =
gu + (e)n3

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2) | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 丨

This character shall be represented by a dinosaur bone when it appears in other characters. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

Mnemonic symbol: dinosaur bone.

Gitta Giraffe (gu-) found a gorgeous dinosaur bone (丨) in the Forbidden City (-(e)n3). - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

shu4 =
shu + Ø4

see 豎筆|竖笔[shu4 bi3] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 丨

冂
=
丨
+
㇆
㇆
xx5

A stroke without inherent meaning | add a mnemonic for this meaning of ㇆

A flute and a crowbar are forming a plough. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago
Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago

㇆
=
一
+
亅
一
yi1 =
y + Ø1

one / 1 / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 一

Maud Younger (y) plays her flute (一) in front of the space station (Ø1). - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 5 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
almost 5 years ago
Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

㇆
=
一
+
亅
亅
jue2 =
ju + e2

"vertical stroke with hook" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 6) / see also 豎鉤|竖钩[shu4 gou1] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 亅

Doesn't 亅 look like a crowbar? Zeus (ju-) shows off his mighty crowbars (亅) in the entrance of the Erechtheion (-e2). - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago
Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago

禸
=
冂
+
厶
厶
mou3 =
m + ou3

old variant of 某[mou3] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 厶

si1 =
s + Ø1

old variant of 私[si1] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 厶

It's a fake nose! Socrates (s) is wearing his fake nose (厶) in outer space, in front of the space station (Ø1). - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 3 years ago

螭
=
离
+
虫
虫
chong2 =
chu + (e)ng2

lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures / CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1] / person with a particular undesirable characteristic | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 虫

Chantal Chicken and a mosquito are taking part in a dart contest just inside the entrance of Stonehenge. The dart board is hanging in the middle of the entrance, and Chantal and the mosquito are standing to the sides. Over each of them a large fake nose is hovering: the loser will be covered in grey goose as punishment. - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 3 years ago | add a painting


虫
=
中
+
厶
中
zhong1 =
zhu + (e)ng1

China / Chinese / surname Zhong | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 中

zhong1 =
zhu + (e)ng1

within / among / in / middle / center / while (doing sth) / during / (dialect) OK / all right | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 中

A dart board. George Giant Squid (zhu-) is improvising a dart board (中) in front of Stonehenge (-(e)ng1): He's throwing dinosaur bones (丨) as darts on a big mandarin (口) as dart board. He always hits the mandarin right in the middle, so he's a bit bored. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago
Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

zhong4 =
zhu + (e)ng4

to hit (the mark) / to be hit by / to suffer / to win (a prize, a lottery) | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 中

中
=
丨
+
口
丨
gun3 =
gu + (e)n3

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2) | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 丨

This character shall be represented by a dinosaur bone when it appears in other characters. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

Mnemonic symbol: dinosaur bone.

Gitta Giraffe (gu-) found a gorgeous dinosaur bone (丨) in the Forbidden City (-(e)n3). - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

shu4 =
shu + Ø4

see 豎筆|竖笔[shu4 bi3] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 丨

中
=
丨
+
口
口
kou3 =
k + ou3

mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 口

口 shall be represented by a mandarin. Karl Marx (k-) is watching a mouth-watering mandarin in the Louvre (-ou3). - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago
Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

虫
=
中
+
厶
厶
mou3 =
m + ou3

old variant of 某[mou3] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 厶

si1 =
s + Ø1

old variant of 私[si1] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 厶

It's a fake nose! Socrates (s) is wearing his fake nose (厶) in outer space, in front of the space station (Ø1). - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 3 years ago

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螭 has no simplified variant.

螭 is not part of the HSK.

Pronunciation: Gorodish elements and their mnemonics (what's this?)

ch

Charlie Chaplin - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago
Ø1

"Ø1" is happening in front of the space station. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

Words with 螭

螭
chi1
首
shou3
hornless dragon head (used as ornamentation, esp. gargoyles)

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