Mandarin Banana

器

device / tool / utensil / CL:臺|台[tai2] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 器

The Saint Bernard dog has been practising playing his bagpipe all day in the space station's bathroom. The Queen of Hearts is so annoyed that finally she grabbed a screwdriver as utensil to end this torture. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 3 years ago | add a painting

器
=
㗊
+
犬

㗊

ji2 =
ji + Ø2

public opinion / clamour / noise | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 㗊

Mnemonic symbol: a lot of clamour can be made with a bagpipe. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 3 years ago | add a painting

Jeanne of Arc wants to create a clamour to voice her public opinion. She attached two pitchpipes to a bagpipe and creates a lot of noise with her combined instruments. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 3 years ago | add a painting

㗊
=
吕

吕

lu:3 =
lü + Ø3

surname Lü | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 吕

lu:3 =
lü + Ø3

pitchpipe, pitch standard, one of the twelve semitones in the traditional tone system | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 吕

Loki conducts an experiment in the space station. Using a pitchpipe he creates two standing waves, in which he keeps one mandarin respectively. - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago

吕
=
口

口

kou3 =
k + ou3

mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 口

口 shall be represented by a mandarin. Karl Marx (k-) is watching a mouth-watering mandarin in the Louvre (-ou3). - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 5 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 5 years ago

Image by Matthias,
almost 5 years ago

器
=
㗊
+
犬

犬

quan3 =
qu + an3

dog | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 犬

Cupid wants to play fetch with the Saint Bernard dog in Anchor Inn and throws a petal leaf over his head, but the dog just continues sleeping. Much to Cupid's surprise though, a big robot happily leaps after the petal leaf. - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 4 years ago | add a painting

Looks like a Saint Bernard dog with only one eye. - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years ago | add a painting

犬
=
丶
+
大

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, almost 5 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
almost 5 years ago

George Giant Squid is trying out two petal leafs as eyebrows in the space station. - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 5 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
almost 5 years ago

犬
=
丶
+
大

大

da4 =
d + a4

big / huge / large / major / great / wide / deep / older (than) / oldest / eldest / greatly / very much / (dialect) father / father's elder or younger brother | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 大

The big, huge robot is doing some workout in the Adziogol Lighthouse's bathroom. He's lifting a flute, on which Don Quixote and Neanderthal man are hanging. - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 5 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
almost 5 years ago

dai4 =
d + ai4

see 大夫[dai4 fu5] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 大

大
=
一
+
人

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, over 5 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 5 years ago

Image by Matthias,
almost 5 years ago

大
=
一
+
人

人

ren2 =
r + (e)n2

man / person / people / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 人

Robinson Crusoe (r-) has just entered the Forbidden City (-en2), when he suddenly meets Neanderthal Man (人). Neanderthal Man offers him a banana (丿), but Robinson Crusoe doesn't trust the present and pokes it with a finger (㇏). - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 5 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 5 years ago

Image by Matthias,
almost 5 years ago

人
=
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, over 5 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 5 years ago

Image by Matthias,
almost 5 years ago

人
=
丿
+
㇏

㇏

xx5	character component without inherent meaning / see 捺 \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of ㇏ It's a finger! - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 5 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, almost 5 years ago

Stroke order

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器 is not a component of another character.

器 has no simplified variant.

HSK level: 5

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

qi	"qi" is for the Queen of Hearts. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 5 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, almost 5 years ago
Ø4	"Ø4" is happening in the bathroom of the space station. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 5 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, about 5 years ago

Words with 器

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充 chong1 电 dian4 器 qi4		battery charger (HSK level 5)
武 wu3 器 qi4		weapon / arms / CL:種\|种[zhong3] (HSK level 5)
机 ji1 器 qi4		machine / CL:臺\|台[tai2],部[bu4],個\|个[ge4] (HSK level 5)
器 qi4 官 guan1		organ (part of body tissue) / apparatus (HSK level 6)
仪 yi2 器 qi4		instrument / apparatus / CL:臺\|台[tai2] (HSK level 6)
容 rong2 器 qi4		receptacle / vessel (HSK level 6)
器 qi4 材 cai2		equipment / material (HSK level 6)
瓷 ci2 器 qi4		chinaware / porcelain
器 qi4 械 xie4		apparatus / instrument / equipment / weapon
连 lian2 接 jie1 器 qi4		connector
传 chuan2 声 sheng1 器 qi4		microphone
祭 ji4 器 qi4		ritual dishes / sacrificial vessels
编 bian1 码 ma3 器 qi4		encoder
放 fang4 大 da4 器 qi4		amplifier
调 tiao2 制 zhi4 解 jie3 调 tiao2 器 qi4		modem
警 jing3 报 bao4 器 qi4		siren
生 sheng1 殖 zhi2 器 qi4		reproductive organ / genitals
凶 xiong1 器 qi4		lethal weapon / murder weapon
孵 fu1 化 hua4 器 qi4		incubator / apparatus for incubating eggs
分 fen1 析 xi1 器 qi4		analyzer
恒 heng2 温 wen1 器 qi4		thermostat
示 shi4 波 bo1 器 qi4		oscillograph / oscilloscope
过 guo4 滤 lu:4 器 qi4		filtering apparatus / (machine) filter
铜 tong2 器 qi4		copper ware / bronze ware
振 zhen4 荡 dang4 器 qi4		oscillator
木 mu4 管 guan3 乐 yue4 器 qi4		woodwind instrument
适 shi4 配 pei4 器 qi4		adapter (device)
脏 zang4 器 qi4		internal organs
性 xing4 器 qi4		sex organ
航 hang2 天 tian1 器 qi4		spacecraft
加 jia1 湿 shi1 器 qi4		humidifier
电 dian4 容 rong2 器 qi4		capacitor
计 ji4 时 shi2 器 qi4		timer / chronograph / timepiece / clock / timekeeping device (sundial, water clock)
银 yin2 器 qi4		silverware
接 jie1 收 shou1 器 qi4		receiver
扬 yang2 声 sheng1 器 qi4		speaker
报 bao4 警 jing3 器 qi4		alarm (e.g. burglar or fire alarm) / warning device / detector
处 chu3 理 li3 器 qi4		processor
灭 mie4 火 huo3 器 qi4		fire extinguisher
家 jia1 用 yong4 电 dian4 器 qi4		domestic electric appliance