卒

䘚

zú = zu + Ø2

variant of 卒[zu2]

卒

cù = cu + Ø4

variant of 猝[cu4]

卒

zú = zu + Ø2

soldier / servant / to finish / to die / finally / at last / pawn in Chinese chess

卒 = 亠 + 从 + 十 : Zapatista Zebra (zu) is putting up a cross (十) in the space station's kitchen (Ø2) as commemoration for a fallen soldier (卒). The fallen soldier is a rubber chicken (从) which is wearing a beret (亠).

卒 character breakdown

卒
- 亠
  - 一
  - 丶
- 从
  - 人
    - 丿
    - ㇏
- 十
  - 一
  - 丨

亠

tóu = t + ou2

"lid" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 8)

亠 = 丶 + 一 : Mnemonic symbol: 亠 looks like a beret. Tecumseh (t) is killing time in the Outhouse's kitchen (ou2) by playing a game. His goal is to blow a petal leaf (丶) into a beret (亠) by blowing air through a flute (一).

从

cóng = cu + (e)ng2

variant of 從|从[cong2]

十

shí = sh + Ø2

ten / 10

十 = 一 + 丨 : Mnemonic symbol: a holy cross. Sherlock Holmes (sh-) is investigating a very strange thing he found in the kitchen 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).

从

從

cóng = cu + (e)ng2

surname Cong

从

從

cóng = cu + (e)ng2

from / through / via / to follow / to obey / to engage in (an activity) / never (in negative sentence) / (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer / assistant / auxiliary / subordinate / related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor

从 = 人 : Mnemonic symbol: 从 looks like the legs of a rubber chicken. Two Neanderthal Men (人) are playing a game with Kitty Cat (cu) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). They stand in a line and let Kitty Cat pass through (从) the tunnel formed by their legs by teasing her with a rubber chicken (从).

Characters with 卒 as component

醉

zuì = zu + ei4

intoxicated

醉 = 卒 + 酉 : Zapatista Zebra (zu), the rooster (酉) and the soldier (卒) all drank too much (醉). Now, they are standing on top of each other (like the town musicians of Bremen: the rooster on top of the soldier, the soldier on top of the zebra) and puking into the Eiffel Tower's toilet (ei4) in turns.

碎

suì = su + ei4

to break down / to break into pieces / fragmentary

碎 = 卒 + 石 : In the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4) Susan Saint Bernard (su) got some stones (石) into her web which she cannot get rid of. Fortunately a soldier (卒) helps her to get rid of the rocks by smashing them into small pieces (碎) using his martial arts skills.

翠

cuì = cu + ei4

bluish-green / green jade

粹

cuì = cu + ei4

pure / unmixed / essence

粹 = 卒 + 米 : The rubber chicken soldier (卒) stored a sack of extra-pure (粹) rice (米) essence (粹) in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4), but Kitty Cat (cu) mistook it for her litter box and messed it up.

萃

cuì = cu + ei4

collect / collection / dense / grassy / thick / assemble / gather

猝

cù = cu + Ø4

abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly

淬

cuì = cu + ei4

dip into water / to temper

瘁

cuì = cu + ei4

care-worn / distressed / tired / overworked / sick / weary