螭
=
离 + 虫
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离
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离
=
亠 + 凶 + 禸
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亠
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tou2
=
t
+
ou2
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"lid" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 8) |
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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
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Image by Matthias,over 4 years
ago
Image by Matthias,over 4 years
ago
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亠
=
丶 + 一
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丶
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zhu3
=
zhu
+
Ø3
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"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
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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
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Image by Matthias,over 4 years
ago
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亠
=
丶 + 一
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一
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yi1
=
y
+
Ø1
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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
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Image by Matthias,almost 5 years
ago
Image by Matthias,over 4 years
ago
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离
=
亠 + 凶 + 禸
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凶
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凶
=
乂 + 凵
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乂
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yi4
=
y
+
Ø4
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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
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乂
=
丿 + ㇏
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丿
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pie3
=
pi
+
e3
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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
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Image by Matthias,over 4 years
ago
Image by Matthias,over 4 years
ago
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乂
=
丿 + ㇏
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凶
=
乂 + 凵
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离
=
亠 + 凶 + 禸
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禸
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rou2
=
r
+
ou2
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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
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禸
=
冂 + 厶
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冂
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jiong1
=
ju
+
(e)ng1
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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
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冂
=
丨 + ㇆
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冂
=
丨 + ㇆
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㇆
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㇆
=
一 + 亅
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一
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yi1
=
y
+
Ø1
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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
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Image by Matthias,almost 5 years
ago
Image by Matthias,over 4 years
ago
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㇆
=
一 + 亅
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亅
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jue2
=
ju
+
e2
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"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
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Image by Matthias,about 4 years
ago
Image by Matthias,about 4 years
ago
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禸
=
冂 + 厶
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螭
=
离 + 虫
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虫
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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
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虫
=
中 + 厶
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中
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中
=
丨 + 口
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中
=
丨 + 口
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口
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kou3
=
k
+
ou3
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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
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Image by Matthias,over 4 years
ago
Image by Matthias,over 4 years
ago
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虫
=
中 + 厶
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