堠
=
侯
+
土
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侯
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hou2
=
h
+
ou2
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surname Hou |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 侯
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hou2
=
h
+
ou2
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marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / nobleman or high official |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 侯
The marquis and Rosa Luxemburg are throwing darts at a curling stone (which resembles the strokes above 失 and is held up by Hamlet) just inside the Louvre's entrance. Since the curling stone is made of granite, there is no chance that one dart will ever stick to it.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, over 3 years
ago
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侯
=
亻
+
矢
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亻
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ren2
=
r
+
(e)n2
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"person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9) |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 亻
I will represent this radical by Rosa Luxemburg.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, about 5 years
ago
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Image by Matthias,almost 5 years
ago
Robinson Crusoe and Rosa Luxemburg are pulling a new trick just inside the entrance of the Forbidden City. Rosa Luxemburg is balancing on Robinson Crusoe, while balancing a banana on a dinosaur bone.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 5 years
ago
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ago
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亻
=
丿
+
丨
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丿
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pie3
=
pi
+
e3
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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
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Image by Matthias,about 5 years
ago
Image by Matthias,almost 5 years
ago
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亻
=
丿
+
丨
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侯
=
亻
+
矢
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矢
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shi3
=
sh
+
Ø3
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arrow / dart / straight / to vow / to swear / old variant of 屎[shi3] |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 矢
Sherlock Holmes and the robot are playing darts in the space station. Sherlock Holmes is a sore loser and thus programmed the robot to throw keys instead of real darts.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 4 years
ago
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矢
=
𠂉
+
大
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矢
=
𠂉
+
大
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大
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da4
=
d
+
a4
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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
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Image by Matthias,almost 5 years
ago
Image by Matthias,almost 5 years
ago
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dai4
=
d
+
ai4
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see 大夫[dai4 fu5] |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 大
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大
=
一
+
人
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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, over 5 years
ago
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Image by Matthias,over 5 years
ago
Image by Matthias,almost 5 years
ago
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大
=
一
+
人
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人
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ren2
=
r
+
(e)n2
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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
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Image by Matthias,about 5 years
ago
Image by Matthias,almost 5 years
ago
Image by Matthias,almost 5 years
ago
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人
=
丿
+
㇏
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丿
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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
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Image by Matthias,about 5 years
ago
Image by Matthias,almost 5 years
ago
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人
=
丿
+
㇏
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堠
=
侯
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土
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土
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tu3
=
tu
+
Ø3
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Tu (ethnic group) / surname Tu |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 土
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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] |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 土
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, over 5 years
ago
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Image 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
|
ten / 10 |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 十
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, over 5 years
ago
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Image by Matthias,almost 5 years
ago
Image by Matthias,almost 5 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, over 5 years
ago
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Image by Matthias,over 5 years
ago
Image by Matthias,almost 5 years
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) |
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
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Image by Matthias,over 5 years
ago
Image by Matthias,almost 5 years
ago
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