蟋
=
悉
+
虫
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悉
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xi1
=
xi
+
Ø1
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in all cases / know |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 悉
Marie Curie (xi) noticed that her heart (心) is not working very well in front of the space station (Ø1). It is probably just the lack of any atmosphere and freezing temperature; but in all cases (悉) she wants to know (悉) what is going on and takes a few samples with her sampling tool (釆).
- Mnemonic by Matthias, over 2 years
ago
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悉
=
心
+
釆
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心
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xin1
=
xi
+
(e)n1
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heart / mind / intention / center / core / CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4] |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 心
Marie Curie (xi) uses a shovel (乚) to dig a hole in front of the Forbidden City ((e)n1). She wants to bury her heart (心). To the side are three petal leaves (丶)e, with which she wants to cover it afterwards.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years
ago
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心
=
乚
+
丶
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乚
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ya4
=
y
+
a4
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component in Chinese characters / archaic variant of 毫[hao2] / archaic variant of 乙[yi3] |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 乚
This character shall be represented by a shovel (乚). Remember it by imagining Maud Younger (y) shovelling a grave in the Adziogol Lighthouse's bathroom (a4).
- 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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心
=
乚
+
丶
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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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悉
=
心
+
釆
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釆
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bian4
=
bi
+
an4
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old variant of 辨[bian4] |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 釆
Mnemonic symbol: a sampling tool. Brynhildr (bi) wants to distinguish a huge banana (丿) from a sack of rice (米) in the Anchor Inn's bathroom (an4), so she sticks her sampling tool (釆) into each of them and takes a small sample.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, over 2 years
ago
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釆
=
丿
+
米
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丿
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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
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Image by Matthias,over 4 years
ago
Image by Matthias,over 4 years
ago
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釆
=
丿
+
米
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米
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米
=
丷
+
木
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米
=
丷
+
木
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木
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mu4
=
mu
+
Ø4
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surname Mu |
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mu4
=
mu
+
Ø4
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tree / wood / coffin / wooden / simple / numb / one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1] |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 木
Malte Monkey is putting up a Christmas tree in the bathroom of the space station. He puts up a cross, on which he puts eight balls (as Christmas balls).
- 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
Image by Matthias,over 4 years
ago
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木
=
八
+
十
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八
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ba1
=
b
+
a1
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eight / 8 |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 八
Mnemonic symbol: eightball.
Beelzebub (b-) is balancing two eightballs in front of the Adziogol Lighthouse (-a1): One on a banana (丿) and one on a finger (㇏).
- 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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八
=
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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八
=
丿
+
㇏
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木
=
八
+
十
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十
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shi2
=
sh
+
Ø2
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ten / 10 |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 十
Sherlock Holmes (sh-) is investigating a very strange thing, which just arrived at the entrance of the space station (-2): A big pyramid made of ten (十) crosses (十), which are in turn made out of flutes (一) and dinosaur bones (丨).
- 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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十
=
一
+
丨
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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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十
=
一
+
丨
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蟋
=
悉
+
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
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厶
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