埲
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土
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奉
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土
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tu3
=
tu
+
Ø3
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Tu (ethnic group) / surname Tu |
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tu3
=
tu
+
Ø3
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earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1] |
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Tommy Turtle (tu) wants to fix a cross (十) on a flute (一) in the space station (Ø3). It's hard to do it in outer space, so he uses some dust and clay (土) to fix the two things together.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 5 years
ago
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土
=
十
+
一
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十
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shi2
=
sh
+
Ø2
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ten / 10 |
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Sherlock Holmes (sh-) is investigating a very strange thing, which just arrived at the entrance 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).
- Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 5 years
ago
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ago
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ago
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十
=
一
+
丨
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一
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yi1
=
y
+
Ø1
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one / 1 / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) |
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Maud Younger (y) plays her flute (一) in front of the space station (Ø1).
- Mnemonic by Matthias, about 5 years
ago
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ago
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ago
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十
=
一
+
丨
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土
=
十
+
一
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一
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yi1
=
y
+
Ø1
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one / 1 / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) |
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Maud Younger (y) plays her flute (一) in front of the space station (Ø1).
- Mnemonic by Matthias, about 5 years
ago
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ago
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ago
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埲
=
土
+
奉
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奉
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feng4
=
f
+
(e)ng4
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to offer (tribute) / to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc) / to esteem / to revere / to believe in (a religion) / to wait upon / to accept orders (from superior) |
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Frankenstein's Monster (f) has been locked into a golden cage (丰) in Stonehenge's bathroom ((e)ng4) for several days now. His captors are worshiping (奉) and serving (奉) him though and often offer (奉) dried fruits (干) which they give him from a proper distance using a long finger (㇏).
- Mnemonic by Matthias, over 2 years
ago
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奉
=
丰
+
㇏
+
干
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丰
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丰
=
三
+
丨
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三
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san1
=
s
+
an1
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surname San |
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san1
=
s
+
an1
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three / 3 |
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Mnemonic symbol: Cartesian coordinate system with three (三) axes.
Socrates (s-) is performing in front of Anchor Inn (-an1). He created an electrical flute by attaching a large capacitor (二) to the flute (一), so that he can get the attention of all the people. Moreover, he's balancing on a Cartesian coordinate system (三). Unfortunately, only three (三) people stop to watch the result.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 5 years
ago
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ago
As a component in other characters, this shall be represented by a Cartesian coordinate system.
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ago
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ago
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三
=
一
+
二
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一
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yi1
=
y
+
Ø1
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one / 1 / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) |
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Maud Younger (y) plays her flute (一) in front of the space station (Ø1).
- Mnemonic by Matthias, about 5 years
ago
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ago
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ago
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三
=
一
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二
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二
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er4
=
Ø
+
Ø4
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two / 2 / stupid (Beijing dialect) |
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As a component in other characters, 二 represents a capacitor.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 5 years
ago
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ago
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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).
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ago
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ago
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二
=
一
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一
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yi1
=
y
+
Ø1
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one / 1 / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) |
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Maud Younger (y) plays her flute (一) in front of the space station (Ø1).
- Mnemonic by Matthias, about 5 years
ago
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ago
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ago
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丰
=
三
+
丨
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奉
=
丰
+
㇏
+
干
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奉
=
丰
+
㇏
+
干
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干
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干
=
一
+
十
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一
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yi1
=
y
+
Ø1
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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 5 years
ago
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ago
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ago
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干
=
一
+
十
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十
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shi2
=
sh
+
Ø2
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ten / 10 |
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Sherlock Holmes (sh-) is investigating a very strange thing, which just arrived at the entrance 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).
- Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 5 years
ago
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ago
Image by Matthias,over 4 years
ago
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十
=
一
+
丨
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一
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yi1
=
y
+
Ø1
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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 5 years
ago
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ago
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ago
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十
=
一
+
丨
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