寫

xiě = xi + e3

to write

写 = 冖 + 与 : Marie Curie (xi) finds the sleepy black horse (与) sleeping during a party in the elevator (e3). As it is the custom, she writes (与) on the sleepy black horse's body with a white felt-tip pen. She also decorates his head with a cooking top (冖).

寫 character breakdown

寫
- 宀
  - 丶
  - 冖
- 舄

宀

mián = mi + an2

"roof" radical (Kangxi radical 40), occurring in 家, 定, 安 etc, referred to as 寶蓋|宝盖[bao3 gai4]

宀 = 丶 + 冖 : Mnemonic symbol: the strokes of this character look like a graduation cap (宀). Marilyn Monroe (mi-) wants to go to the anthill after her graduation from university. In the anthill's kitchen (an2), her friends snatch away her graduation cap (宀), and instead put a cooking top (冖) and a petal leaf (丶) on her head.

舄

xì = xi + Ø4

shoe / slipper

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泻

瀉

xiè = xi + e4

to flow out swiftly / to flood / a torrent / diarrhea / laxative

泻 = 写 + 氵 : Marie Curie (xi) has to constantly use the elevator's bathroom (e4) because she suffers from extreme diarrhea (泻). Next to her is a huge water bottle (氵) with the label featuring the hand-written (写) prescription her doctor wrote (写) for her.

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寫 character breakdown

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