Mandarin Banana

谊

friendship / also pr. [yi2] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 谊

In preparation for a future alien encounter, Maud Younger builds up an advertising column (讠) from Ikea (宜) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). On it she writes in big letters "friendship" so that the aliens know of her peaceful intentions. - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 2 years ago | add a painting

谊
=
宜
+
讠

宜

yi2 =
y + Ø2

surname Yi | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 宜

yi2 =
y + Ø2

proper / should / suitable / appropriate | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 宜

Maud Younger (y) received a package just inside the space station's entrance (Ø2). It is a shelf (且) from IKEA (宜家). To get ready to set up the self appropriately (宜), Maud puts on her graduation cap (宀), grabs a drink and starts studying the manual. - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 2 years ago | add a painting

宜
=
宀
+
且

宀

mian2 =
mi + an2

"roof" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 40), occurring in 家, 定, 安 etc / see also 寶蓋|宝盖[bao3 gai4] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 宀

A roof is not easily represented in a room, so I'm going to represent it by a graduation cap. Marilyn Monroe (mi-) wants to go to Anchor Inn after her graduation from university. Just inside the entrance (-an2), her friends snatch away her graduation cap (symbol for 宀), and instead put a cooking top (symbol for 冖) and a petal leaf (symbol for 丶) on her head. - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 3 years ago

宀
=
丶
+
冖

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 3 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 3 years ago

George Giant Squid is trying out two petal leafs as eyebrows in the space station. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 3 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 3 years ago

宀
=
丶
+
冖

冖

mi4 =
mi + Ø4

"cover" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 14), occurring in 军, 写, 冠 etc / see also 禿寶蓋|秃宝盖[tu1 bao3 gai4] / see also 平寶蓋|平宝盖[ping2 bao3 gai4] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 冖

冖 shall be represented by a cooking top. Marilyn Monroe (mi-) wants to use the bathroom in the space station (-4), but the door is broken! She tries to cover herself with a cooking top (symbol for 冖). - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 3 years ago

宜
=
宀
+
且

且

qie3 =
qi + e3

and / moreover / yet / for the time being / to be about to / both (... and...) | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 且

Symbol: a shelf. The Queen of Hearts bought a new shelf for all her flutes. Because she is a queen and needs an extravagant shelf, she installed several Eye of Providences to give the flutes an extravagant lighting. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 2 years ago | add a painting

且
=
目
+
一

目

mu4 =
mu + Ø4

eye / item / section / list / catalogue / table of contents / order (taxonomy) / goal / name / title | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 目

Mnemonic symbol: the Eye of Providence (目).

Malte Monkey (mu-) is unpacking a wooden box (囗) full of capacitors (二). He's afraid that the Eye of Providence (目) will see him, so he does it secretly in the space station's bathroom (-Ø4). - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 3 years ago

目
=
囗
+
二

囗

wei2 =
w + ei2

enclosure | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 囗

Finally, Willy Walrus (wu-) is just inside the entrance of the Eiffel Tower (-ei2). He smuggled himself in sitting in a large wooden box (囗). - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 3 years ago

目
=
囗
+
二

二

er4 =
Ø + Ø4

two / 2 / stupid (Beijing dialect) | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 二

As a component in other characters, 二 represents a capacitor. - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 3 years ago

Mnemonic symbol: a capacitor.

Albert Einstein (-) is experimenting with a capacitor (二) in the space station's bathroom (-4). He finds that it's uncomfortable to discharge a capacitor using two flutes (一). - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 3 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 3 years ago

二
=
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, about 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago

Image by Matthias,
over 3 years ago

且
=
目
+
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, about 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago

Image by Matthias,
over 3 years ago

谊
=
宜
+
讠

讠

yan2 =
y + an2

"speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149) / see also 言字旁[yan2 zi4 pang2] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 讠

This character looks like a big "i" (like in information), and I'll represent it by an advertising column.

Maud Younger (y) gives a speech (讠) standing on top of an advertising column (讠) just inside the Anchor Inn's entrance (an2). - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 4 years ago | add a painting

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谊 is not a component of another character.

谊 is the simplified version of 誼 .

HSK level: 4

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

y	Y is for Maud Younger - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, over 3 years ago
Ø4	"Ø4" is happening in the bathroom of the space station. - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, over 3 years ago

Words with 谊

友 you3 谊 yi4		companionship / fellowship / friendship (HSK level 4)
深 shen1 情 qing2 厚 hou4 谊 yi4		deep friendship (HSK level 6)
情 qing2 谊 yi4		friendship / camaraderie
交 jiao1 谊 yi4		association / communion / friendship
交 jiao1 谊 yi4 舞 wu3		social dance / ballroom dancing
联 lian2 谊 yi4		friendship / fellowship
友 you3 谊 yi4 赛 sai4		friendly match / friendly competition
友 you3 谊 yi4 峰 feng1		Mt Friendship, the highest peak of the Altai mountains
友 you3 谊 yi4 县 xian4		Youyi county in Shuangyashan 雙鴨山\|双鸭山[Shuang1 ya1 shan1], Heilongjiang
友 you3 谊 yi4 万 wan4 岁 sui4		see 友誼地久天長\|友谊地久天长[You3 yi4 di4 jiu3 tian1 chang2]
友 you3 谊 yi4 天 tian1 长 chang2 地 di4 久 jiu3		see 友誼地久天長\|友谊地久天长[You3 yi4 di4 jiu3 tian1 chang2]
年 nian2 谊 yi4		friendship between classmates / one's contemporaries
友 you3 谊 yi4 地 di4 久 jiu3 天 tian1 长 chang2		Auld Lang Syne, Scottish song with lyrics by Robert Burns 羅伯特・伯恩斯\|罗伯特・伯恩斯[Luo2 bo2 te4 · Bo2 en1 si1], sung to mark the start of a new year or as a farewell / also rendered 友誼萬歲\|友谊万岁[You3 yi4 wan4 sui4] or 友誼天長地久\|友谊天长地久[You3 yi4 tian1 chang2 di4 jiu3]
戚 qi1 谊 yi4		relation / close friendship
友 you3 谊 yi4 商 shang1 店 dian4		Friendship Store, PRC state-run store originally intended for foreigners, diplomats etc, specializing in selling imported Western goods and quality Chinese crafts
尽 jin4 地 di4 主 zhu3 之 zhi1 谊 yi4		to act as host / to do the honors
睦 mu4 谊 yi4		cordiality / friendship
厚 hou4 谊 yi4		generous friendship
贾 jia3 谊 yi4		Jia Yi (200-168 BC), Chinese poet and statesman of the Western Han Dynasty
隆 long2 情 qing2 厚 hou4 谊 yi4		profound love, generous friendship (idiom)

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谊

Stroke order

谊 is not a component of another character.

谊 is the simplified version of 誼 .

HSK level: 4

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

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