Mandarin Banana

当

dang1 = d + ang1	(onom.) dong / ding dong (bell) \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of 当
dang1 = d + ang1	to be / to act as / manage / withstand / when / during / ought / should / match equally / equal / same / obstruct / just at (a time or place) / on the spot / right / just at \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of 当 This character looks like an angry pitbull. 小 forms the eyes and maybe nose, and 彐 are the dangerous teeth. - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 3 years ago \| add a painting Don Quixote opposes a dangerous pit bull in front of Angkor Wat, and he tries to calm him down with a daisy. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 2 years ago \| add a painting
dang4 = d + ang4	at or in the very same... / suitable / adequate / fitting / proper / to replace / to regard as / to think / to pawn / (coll.) to fail (a student) \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of 当

当
=
小
+
彐

小

xiao3 =
xi + ao3

small / tiny / few / young | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 小

Marie Curie ist pulling a trick in the Taos Pueblo. She's putting a crowbar on the floor and balancing an eightball on it, presenting it as a small daisy. - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 3 years ago

小
=
八
+
亅

八

ba1 =
b + a1

eight / 8 | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 八

Mnemonic symbol: eightball.

Beelzebub (b-) is balancing two eightballs in front of the Adziogol Lighthouse (-a1): One on a banana (丿) and one on a finger (㇏). - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 3 years ago

八
=
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, about 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
almost 4 years ago

Image by Matthias,
over 3 years ago

八
=
丿
+
㇏

㇏

xx5	character component without inherent meaning / see 捺 \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of ㇏ It's a finger! - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 3 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, over 3 years ago

小
=
八
+
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, about 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 3 years ago

当
=
小
+
彐

彐

ji4 =
ji + Ø4

pig snout (Kangxi radical 58) | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 彐

Jeanne of Arc wears a fake pig snout in the space station's bathroom and makes grunting and squealing sounds. - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 3 years ago | add a painting

彐
=
㇕
+
二

㇕

彐
=
㇕
+
二

二

er4 =
Ø + Ø4

two / 2 / stupid (Beijing dialect) | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 二

As a component in other characters, 二 represents a capacitor. - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 3 years ago

Mnemonic symbol: a capacitor.

Albert Einstein (-) is experimenting with a capacitor (二) in the space station's bathroom (-4). He finds that it's uncomfortable to discharge a capacitor using two flutes (一). - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 3 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 3 years ago

二
=
一

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 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

Image by Matthias,
over 3 years ago

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当 appears as component in

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当 is the simplified version of 噹 當 .

HSK level: 3

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

d	Don Quixote - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, over 3 years ago
ang1	In front of the Songgwangsa - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, almost 4 years ago In front of the Angkor Wat - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 3 years ago \| add a painting
ang4	In the Songgwangsa's bathroom - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, over 3 years ago In the Angkor Wat's bathroom - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 3 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, almost 3 years ago

Words with 当

当 dang1 然 ran2		only natural / as it should be / certainly / of course / without doubt (HSK level 3)
当 dang1 时 shi2		then / at that time / while (HSK level 4)
当 dang1 地 di4		local (HSK level 4)
当 dang1 代 dai4		the present age / the contemporary era (HSK level 5)
相 xiang1 当 dang1		equivalent to / appropriate / considerably / to a certain extent / fairly / quite (HSK level 5)
上 shang4 当 dang4		taken in (by sb's deceit) / to be fooled / to be duped (HSK level 5)
充 chong1 当 dang1		to serve as / to act as / to play the role of (HSK level 6)
当 dang1 事 shi4 人 ren2		persons involved or implicated / party (to an affair) (HSK level 6)
当 dang1 初 chu1		at that time / originally (HSK level 6)
当 dang1 心 xin1		to take care / to look out (HSK level 6)
当 dang1 务 wu4 之 zhi1 急 ji2		top priority job / matter of vital importance (HSK level 6)
正 zheng4 当 dang4		honest / reasonable / fair / sensible (HSK level 6)
正 zheng4 当 dang1		timely / just (when needed) (HSK level 6)
恰 qia4 当 dang4		appropriate / suitable (HSK level 6)
当 dang1 场 chang3		at the scene / on the spot (HSK level 6)
当 dang1 面 mian4		to sb's face / in sb's presence (HSK level 6)
当 dang1 选 xuan3		to be elected (HSK level 6)
理 li3 所 suo3 当 dang1 然 ran2		as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course / inevitable and right (HSK level 6)
当 dang1 前 qian2		current / today's / modern / present / to be facing (us) (HSK level 6)
妥 tuo3 当 dang5		appropriate / proper / ready (HSK level 6)
不 bu4 敢 gan3 当 dang1		lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise / you flatter me (HSK level 6)
当 dang1 中 zhong1		among / in the middle / in the center
叮 ding1 当 dang1		(onom.) ding dong / jingling of bells / clanking sound
正 zheng4 当 dang4 防 fang2 卫 wei4		reasonable self-defense / legitimate defense
老 lao3 当 dang1 益 yi4 壮 zhuang4		old but vigorous (idiom); hale and hearty despite the years
当 dang1 儿 r5		the very moment / just then / during (that brief interval)
当 dang1 量 liang4		equivalent / yield
当 dang1 政 zheng4		to come to power / to hold power / in office
行 hang2 当 dang5		profession / role (acting)
担 dan1 当 dang1		to take upon oneself / to assume
当 dang1 下 xia4		immediately / at once / at that moment / at the moment
直 zhi2 截 jie2 了 liao3 当 dang4		direct and plain speaking (idiom); blunt / straightforward
独 du2 当 dang1 一 yi1 面 mian4		to assume personal responsibility (idiom); to take charge of a section
当 dang4 月 yue4		that month / the same month
便 bian4 当 dang1		convenient / handy / easy / bento (a meal in a partitioned box) / lunchbox
当 dang4 铺 pu4		pawn shop / CL:家[jia1],間\|间[jian1]
得 de2 当 dang4		appropriate / suitable
家 jia1 当 dang4		familial property / belongings
不 bu4 减 jian3 当 dang1 年 nian2		(of one's skills, appearance etc) not to have deteriorated a bit / to be as (good, vigorous etc) as ever
门 men2 当 dang1 户 hu4 对 dui4		the families are well-matched in terms of social status (idiom) / (of a prospective marriage partner) an appropriate match

我当什么事原来如此 →

I - act as - what thing - as it turns out - like this

What do you think what I am? So that is why

小神理当奉陪 →

small - deity - should - accompany

This small deity should keep you company

好不愧为当今的名士 →

我想要是你能当上我嫂嫂 →

正当你在山下歌唱婉转如云霞 →

我来给你辅这．这真太不敢当了 →

当然能啊，我们一块去吧 →

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d	Don Quixote - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, over 3 years ago
ang1	In front of the Songgwangsa - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, almost 4 years ago In front of the Angkor Wat - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 3 years ago \| add a painting
ang4	In the Songgwangsa's bathroom - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, over 3 years ago In the Angkor Wat's bathroom - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 3 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, almost 3 years ago

当

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当 is the simplified version of 噹 當 .

HSK level: 3

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

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当

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当 is the simplified version of 噹 當 .

HSK level: 3

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

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当 is the simplified version of 噹當 .