錳

锰

錳

měng = m + (e)ng3

manganese (chemistry)

錳 character breakdown

錳
- 孟
  - 子
    - 一
    - 了
      - 乛
      - 亅
  - 皿
- 金
  - 丷
  - 全
    - 人
      - 丿
      - ㇏
    - 入
      - 丿
      - ㇏
    - 王
      - 一
      - 土
        
        一
        
        十
        
        一
        
        丨

孟

mèng = m + (e)ng4

surname Meng

孟 = 子 + 皿 : Mnemonic symbol: Mencius, 孟子.

Mencius (孟) poses Mahatma Gandhi (m) a riddle in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4). He asks Mahatma Gandhi to have an egg (子) sit upright on the table. Mahatma Gandhi gives up after many tries and Mencius shows him how to do it: using a shallow bowl (皿) as egg cup.

孟

mèng = m + (e)ng4

first month of a season / eldest amongst brothers

金

ji̅n = ji + (e)n1

surname Jin / surname Kim (Korean) / Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)

金 = 丷 + 全 : Mnemonic symbol: a bar of gold.

金 = 丷 + 全 : In front of the encampment, Joan of Arc is on the lookout for smugglers. Indeed she catches the mean crocodile smuggling gold bars hidden in whole wheat breads.

金

ji̅n = ji + (e)n1

gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

金 = 丷 + 全 : Mnemonic symbol: a bar of gold.

金 = 丷 + 全 : In front of the encampment, Joan of Arc is on the lookout for smugglers. Indeed she catches the mean crocodile smuggling gold bars hidden in whole wheat breads.