墀
=
土
+
犀
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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, about 4 years
ago
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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, about 4 years
ago
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Image by Matthias,almost 4 years
ago
Image by Matthias,almost 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, over 4 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
|
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
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ago
Image by Matthias,almost 4 years
ago
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墀
=
土
+
犀
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犀
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犀
=
尿
+
牛
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尿
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尿
=
尸
+
水
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尸
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shi1
=
sh
+
Ø1
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person representing the dead (during burial ceremonies) / to put a corpse on display (after execution) / variant of 屍|尸[shi1] / corpse |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 尸
Sherlock Holmes is investigating a ghost in front of the space station.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years
ago
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尿
=
尸
+
水
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水
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shui3
=
shu
+
ei3
|
surname Shui |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 水
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shui3
=
shu
+
ei3
|
water / river / liquid / beverage / additional charges or income / (of clothes) classifier for number of washes |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 水
Sheldon Shrimp just climbed the Eiffel tower. He's really thirsty, so he's glad to find a water fountain. After he quenches his thirst, he also finds a snack: A banana is swimming in the water. He never ate a banana before, so he tries a mix of different methods: Putting on a fake beak to pick on the banana, holding it with a finger and peeling it with a crowbar.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, over 3 years
ago
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ago
Image by Matthias,over 3 years
ago
Image by Matthias,over 3 years
ago
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水
=
㇇
+
亅
+
丿
+
㇏
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水
=
㇇
+
亅
+
丿
+
㇏
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亅
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jue2
=
ju
+
e2
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"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
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ago
Image by Matthias,over 3 years
ago
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水
=
㇇
+
亅
+
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, about 4 years
ago
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Image by Matthias,almost 4 years
ago
Image by Matthias,almost 4 years
ago
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水
=
㇇
+
亅
+
丿
+
㇏
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犀
=
尿
+
牛
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牛
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牛
=
𠂉
+
十
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牛
=
𠂉
+
十
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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, about 4 years
ago
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Image by Matthias,almost 4 years
ago
Image by Matthias,almost 4 years
ago
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十
=
一
+
丨
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一
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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
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Image by Matthias,over 4 years
ago
Image by Matthias,almost 4 years
ago
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十
=
一
+
丨
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