Mandarin Banana

约

to weigh in a balance or on a scale | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 约

to make an appointment / to invite / approximately / pact / treaty / to economize / to restrict / to reduce (a fraction) / concise | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 约

Marilyn Monroe is on a date with a silk worm in front of the Erechtheion. Marilyn wants to show the silk worm around, and so she carries him around on a little silver spoon. - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 2 years ago | add a painting

约
=
勺
+
纟

勺

shao2 =
sh + ao2

spoon / ladle / CL:把[ba3] / abbr. for 公勺[gong1 shao2], centiliter (unit of volume) | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 勺

As this character should not be confused with 匕, this character will be represented by a small silver spoon. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 3 years ago | add a painting

Sherlock Holmes feeds an elephant some medicine just inside the entrance of the Taos Pueblo. The medicine looks like a petal leaf, and Sherlock Holmes uses a small silver spoon to give the elephant its medicine. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 3 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 3 years ago

勺
=
丶
+
勹

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

勺
=
丶
+
勹

勹

bao1 =
b + ao1

archaic variant of 包[bao1] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 勹

This one looks like an elephant. Beelzebub rides an elephant in front of the Taos Pueblo, turning the soil with a plough. Lots of bananas show up from the earth. - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 3 years ago

勹
=
丿
+
㇆

丿

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, almost 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 3 years ago

勹
=
丿
+
㇆

㇆

xx5	A stroke without inherent meaning \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of ㇆ A flute and a crowbar are forming a plough. - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, over 3 years ago Image by Matthias, over 3 years ago

㇆
=
一
+
亅

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

㇆
=
一
+
亅

亅

jue2 =
ju + e2

"vertical stroke with hook" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 6) / see also 豎鉤|竖钩[shu4 gou1] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 亅

Doesn't 亅 look like a crowbar? Zeus (ju-) shows off his mighty crowbars (亅) in the entrance of the Erechtheion (-e2). - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 3 years ago

约
=
勺
+
纟

纟

xx5	silk radical \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of 纟 A silk worm. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 3 years ago \| add a painting

Stroke order

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约 appears as component in

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约 is the simplified version of 約 .

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
ao1	In front of the Taos Pueblo - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 3 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, over 3 years ago
yu	Aphrodite - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, over 3 years ago
e1	In front of the Erechtheion - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 3 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, over 3 years ago

Words with 约

节 jie2 约 yue1		to economize / to conserve (resources) / economy / frugal (HSK level 4)
约 yue1 会 hui4		appointment / engagement / date / CL:次[ci4],個\|个[ge4] / to arrange to meet (HSK level 4)
大 da4 约 yue1		approximately / probably (HSK level 4)
隐 yin3 约 yue1		vague / faint / indistinct (HSK level 6)
制 zhi4 约 yue1		to restrict / condition (HSK level 6)
约 yue1 束 shu4		to restrict / to limit to / to constrain / restriction / constraint (HSK level 6)
条 tiao2 约 yue1		treaty / pact / CL:個\|个[ge4] (HSK level 6)
约 yue1 克 ke4		York
约 yue1 翰 han4 斯 si1 顿 dun4		Johnston, Johnson, Johnstone etc, name
违 wei2 约 yue1 金 jin1		penalty (fee)
约 yue1 伯 bo2		Job (name) / Book of Job in the Old Testament
婚 hun1 约 yue1		engagement / wedding contract
租 zu1 约 yue1		lease
约 yue1 数 shu4		divisor (of a number) / approximate number
预 yu4 约 yue1		reservation / reserve
北 bei3 约 yue1		NATO / abbr. for 北大西洋公約組織\|北大西洋公约组织[Bei3 Da4 xi1 Yang2 Gong1 yue1 Zu3 zhi1], North Atlantic Treaty Organization
约 yue1 旦 dan4 河 he2		Jordan River
赴 fu4 约 yue1		to keep an appointment
旧 jiu4 约 yue1		former agreement / former contract / Old testament
里 li3 约 yue1 热 re4 内 nei4 卢 lu2		Rio de Janeiro
纽 niu3 约 yue1		New York
约 yue1 定 ding4		to agree on sth (after discussion) / to conclude a bargain / to arrange / to promise / to stipulate / to make an appointment / stipulated (time, amount, quality etc) / an arrangement / a deal / appointment / undertaking / commitment / understanding / engagement / stipulation
合 he2 约 yue1		treaty / contract
爽 shuang3 约 yue1		to miss an appointment
协 xie2 约 yue1		entente / pact / agreement / negotiated settlement
相 xiang1 约 yue1		to agree (on a meeting place, date etc) / to reach agreement / to make an appointment
誓 shi4 约 yue1		oath / vow / pledge / promise
括 kuo4 约 yue1 肌 ji1		sphincter
约 yue1 旦 dan4		Jordan
公 gong1 约 yue1		convention (i.e. international agreement)
违 wei2 约 yue1		to break a promise / to violate an agreement / to default (on a loan or contract)
隐 yin3 隐 yin3 约 yue1 约 yue1		faint / distant / barely audible
密 mi4 约 yue1		secret appointment
不 bu4 约 yue1 而 er2 同 tong2		to agree by chance (idiom); taking the same action without prior consultation
约 yue1 莫 mo5		about / around / approximately
简 jian3 约 yue1		sketchy / concise / abbreviated
特 te4 约 yue1		specially engaged / employed or commissioned for a special task
新 xin1 约 yue1		New Testament
契 qi4 约 yue1		agreement / contract
约 yue1 瑟 se4 夫 fu1		Joseph (name)

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y	Y is for Maud Younger - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, over 3 years ago
ao1	In front of the Taos Pueblo - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 3 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, over 3 years ago
yu	Aphrodite - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, over 3 years ago
e1	In front of the Erechtheion - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 3 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, over 3 years ago

约

Stroke order

约 appears as component in

约 is the simplified version of 約 .

HSK level: 4

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

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