在
to exist; to be alive / (of sb or sth) to be (located) at / (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
在 character breakdown
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
Maud Younger (y) forgot her keys to the space station (Ø1), all she brought outside was her flute (一). She has no choice but to crash the door with the giant flute.
"person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9)
亻
=
丿
+
丨
:
Mnemonic symbol: Rosa Luxemburg. She's quite radical, and her name starts with "r", just like "ren2". Also, 亻appears at the left-hand side of characters, and Rosa is a leftist as well.
Robinson Crusoe (r) and Rosa Luxemburg (亻) are having their favorite snacks in the encampment's kitchen: Rosa is eating a banana (丿) and Robinson is eating a dinosaur bone (丨).
Robinson Crusoe (r) and Rosa Luxemburg (亻) are having their favorite snacks in the encampment's kitchen: Rosa is eating a banana (丿) and Robinson is eating a dinosaur bone (丨).
earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
Characters with 在 as component
Words with 在
make your day's plan early in the morning (idiom) / early morning is the golden time of the day
Ein Gespenst geht um in Europa. / the opening sentence of Marx and Engels' "Communist Manifesto"
don't meddle in affairs that are not part of your position (Confucius)