Mandarin Banana

尾

tail / remainder / remnant / extremity / sixth of the 28 constellations / classifier for fish | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 尾

Willy Walrus (w) knows that there is a ghost (尸) in the Eiffel tower (ei3), but he cannot see it, so he set up a trap: he put a lot of sticky hair (毛) everywhere, and eventually the hair stuck to the ghost's tail (尾). Now that Willy Walrus can see where the ghost is he is able to drive it out. - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 2 years ago | add a painting

yi3 =
y + Ø3

horse's tail / pointed posterior section of a locust etc | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 尾

尾
=
尸
+
毛

尸

shi1 =
sh + Ø1

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, over 4 years ago | add a painting

尾
=
尸
+
毛

毛

mao2 =
m + ao2

surname Mao | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 毛

mao2 =
m + ao2

hair / feather / down / wool / mildew / mold / coarse or semifinished / young / raw / careless / unthinking / nervous / scared / (of currency) to devalue or depreciate / classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角[jiao3] , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分[fen1]) | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 毛

Mahatma Gandhi finally found a way to get some hair again: Just inside the entrance of the Taos Pueblo, he used a shovel to dig up several Cartesian coordinate systems. He rejoices, because finally his dream of being a punk once again can finally come true. - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
almost 4 years ago

Mahatma Gandhi finally found a way to get some hair again: Just inside the entrance of the Taos Pueblo, he used a shovel to dig up several bananas. Using a charged capacitor, he fuses them to his head. - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
almost 4 years ago

毛
=
丿
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二
+
乚

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 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago

毛
=
丿
+
二
+
乚

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, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 4 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, about 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 4 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,
about 4 years ago

毛
=
丿
+
二
+
乚

乚

ya4 =
y + a4

component in Chinese characters / archaic variant of 毫[hao2] / archaic variant of 乙[yi3] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 乚

This character shall be represented by a shovel (乚). Remember it by imagining Maud Younger (y) shovelling a grave in the Adziogol Lighthouse's bathroom (a4). - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago

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尾 has no simplified variant.

HSK level: 5

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

w	Willy Walrus - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, about 4 years ago
ei3	Inside the Eiffel tower - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, almost 4 years ago
y	Y is for Maud Younger - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, about 4 years ago
Ø3	"Ø3" is happening inside the space station. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, almost 4 years ago

Words with 尾

尾 yi3 巴 ba5		(coll.) tail (of an animal) (HSK level 5)
尾 wei3 巴 ba5		tail (HSK level 5)
阑 lan2 尾 wei3		appendix / vermiform appendix (anatomy)
鱼 yu2 尾 wei3 纹 wen2		wrinkles of the skin / crow's feet
街 jie1 头 tou2 巷 xiang4 尾 wei3		top of streets, bottom of alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
响 xiang3 尾 wei3 蛇 she2		rattlesnake
尾 wei3 随 sui2		to tail behind / to tag along / to follow on the heels of
船 chuan2 尾 wei3		back end of a ship / aft
燕 yan4 尾 wei3 服 fu2		swallow-tailed coat / tails
马 ma3 尾 wei3		ponytail (hairstyle) / horse's tail / slender fibers like horse's tail (applies to various plants)
马 ma3 尾 wei3		Mawei district of Fuzhou city 福州市[Fu2 zhou1 shi4], Fujian
收 shou1 尾 wei3		to wind up / to bring to an end / to finish
尾 wei3 灯 deng1		tail light (on vehicle)
鸡 ji1 尾 wei3 酒 jiu3		cocktail (loanword)
末 mo4 尾 wei3		end / tip / extremity
尾 wei3 部 bu4		back part / rear or tail section
结 jie2 尾 wei3		ending / coda / to wind up
鱼 yu2 尾 wei3		fishtail
尾 wei3 音 yin1		final sound of a syllable / rhyme (e.g. in European languages)
尾 wei3 数 shu4		remainder (after rounding a number) / decimal part (of number after the decimal point) / mantissa (i.e. fractional part of common logarithm in math.) / small change / balance (of an account)
凤 feng4 尾 wei3 鱼 yu2		anchovy
尾 wei3 翼 yi4		tail wing / empennage (arrow feathers or tail assembly of plane) / tail unit
首 shou3 尾 wei3		head and tail
尾 wei3 鳍 qi2		tail or caudal fin
词 ci2 尾 wei3		suffix
有 you3 头 tou2 有 you3 尾 wei3		where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth / to carry things through / I started, so I'll finish.
阑 lan2 尾 wei3 炎 yan2		appendicitis (medicine)
尾 wei3 气 qi4		exhaust (i.e. waste gas from engine) / emissions
从 cong2 头 tou2 到 dao4 尾 wei3		from start to finish / from head to tail / the whole (thing)
彻 che4 头 tou2 彻 che4 尾 wei3		lit. from head to tail (idiom); thoroughgoing / through and through / out and out / from top to bottom
九 jiu3 尾 wei3 狐 hu2		nine-tailed fox (mythological creature)
扫 sao3 尾 wei3		to complete the last stage of work / to round off
尾 wei3 骨 gu3		coccyx / tailbone
尾 wei3 声 sheng1		coda / epilogue / end
虎 hu3 头 tou2 蛇 she2 尾 wei3		lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
狐 hu2 狸 li5 尾 wei3 巴 ba5		lit. fox's tail (idiom); visible sign of evil intentions / to reveal one's evil nature / evidence that reveals the villain
畏 wei4 首 shou3 畏 wei4 尾 wei3		afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous / afraid of the slightest thing
翘 qiao4 尾 wei3 巴 ba5		to be cocky
狗 gou3 尾 wei3 续 xu4 貂 diao1		lit. to use a dog's tail as a substitute for sable fur (idiom) / fig. a worthless sequel to a masterpiece
年 nian2 尾 wei3		end of the year

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w	Willy Walrus - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, about 4 years ago
ei3	Inside the Eiffel tower - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, almost 4 years ago
y	Y is for Maud Younger - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, about 4 years ago
Ø3	"Ø3" is happening inside the space station. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, almost 4 years ago

尾

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尾 has no simplified variant.

HSK level: 5

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

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