Mandarin Banana

狗

dog / CL:隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 狗

This dog I will represent by a Great Dane (German: "Dogge", very similar to "dog").

Guy Fawkes (g) and the Grammar Nazi (句) are being walked by their dogs, a Dachshund (犭) and a Great Dane (狗), in the Louvre (ou3). Guy Fawkes and the Grammar Nazi are very interested in each other and spend a lot of time sniffing each other's butts. - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 2 years ago | add a painting

狗
=
句
+
犭

句

gou1 =
g + ou1

variant of 勾[gou1] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 句

ju4 =
ju + Ø4

sentence / clause / phrase / classifier for phrases or lines of verse | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 句

Mnemonic symbol: a grammar nazi.

Zeus, the elephant and the grammar nazi are playing monkey in the bathroom's space station. The elephant uses its long trunk to hold the mandarin just above the grammar nazis head where he can't reach it, while Zeus laughs out loud. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 2 years ago | add a painting

句
=
勹
+
口

勹

bao1 =
b + ao1

archaic variant of 包[bao1] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 勹

This one looks like an elephant. Beelzebub rides an elephant in front of the Taos Pueblo, turning the soil with a plough. Lots of bananas show up from the earth. - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 3 years ago

勹
=
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

勹
=
丿
+
㇆

㇆

xx5	A stroke without inherent meaning \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of ㇆ A flute and a crowbar are forming a plough. - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, over 3 years ago Image by Matthias, over 3 years ago

㇆
=
一
+
亅

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,
almost 4 years ago

㇆
=
一
+
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

句
=
勹
+
口

口

kou3 =
k + ou3

mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 口

口 shall be represented by a mandarin. Karl Marx (k-) is watching a mouth-watering mandarin in the Louvre (-ou3). - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
almost 4 years ago

Image by Matthias,
over 3 years ago

狗
=
句
+
犭

犭

quan3 =
qu + an3

dog, same as 犬 | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 犭

Cupid takes his dachshund out for a walk to the Anchor Inn, where he has a drink with his dachshund. - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 2 years ago | add a painting

Stroke order

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

g	"g" is for Guy Fawkes. - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, almost 4 years ago
ou3	In the Louvre - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, over 3 years ago

Words with 狗

狗 gou3 崽 zai3 子 zi5		(coll.) puppy / (derog.) son of a bitch
狗 gou3 屁 pi4		bullshit / nonsense
鬣 lie4 狗 gou3		hyena
狼 lang2 狗 gou3		wolfdog
猎 lie4 狗 gou3		hunting dog
狮 shi1 子 zi5 狗 gou3		Pekingese / Pekinese
狗 gou3 血 xie3 喷 pen1 头 tou2		torrent of abuse (idiom)
狗 gou3 熊 xiong2		black bear / coward
热 re4 狗 gou3		hot dog (loanword)
狗 gou3 吃 chi1 屎 shi3		to fall flat on one's face (vulgar)
小 xiao3 狗 gou3		pup / puppy
海 hai3 狗 gou3		fur seal
野 ye3 狗 gou3		wild dog / stray dog
狐 hu2 朋 peng2 狗 gou3 友 you3		a pack of rogues (idiom); a gang of scoundrels
狗 gou3 肉 rou4		dog meat
狗 gou3 年 nian2		Year of the Dog (e.g. 2006)
狼 lang2 心 xin1 狗 gou3 肺 fei4		lit. heart of wolf and lungs of dog (idiom) / cruel and unscrupulous
狗 gou3 腿 tui3 子 zi5		dog's leg / fig. one who follows a villain / henchman / hired thug
哈 ha3 巴 ba1 狗 gou3		pekingese (dog) / (fig.) sycophant / lackey
走 zou3 狗 gou3		hunting dog / hound / (fig.) running dog / lackey
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
挂 gua4 羊 yang2 头 tou2 卖 mai4 狗 gou3 肉 rou4		lit. to hang a sheep's head while selling dog meat (idiom) / fig. to cheat / dishonest advertising / wicked deeds carried out under banner of virtue
狗 gou3 仗 zhang4 人 ren2 势 shi4		a dog threatens based on master's power (idiom); to use one's position to bully others
金 jin1 毛 mao2 狗 gou3		golden retriever (dog breed) / Cibotium barometz, Asian tropical tree fern with hairy fronds (used in TCM)
狐 hu2 群 qun2 狗 gou3 党 dang3		a skulk of foxes, a pack of dogs (idiom) / a gang of rogues
引 yin3 狗 gou3 入 ru4 寨 zhai4		to lead the wolf into the woodpile (idiom); to leave oneself open to attack / to act imprudently, asking for trouble
洒 sa3 狗 gou3 血 xie3		to overreact / melodramatic
巴 ba1 儿 r5 狗 gou3		see 哈巴狗[ha3 ba1 gou3]
溜 liu1 狗 gou3		to take a dog for a walk
流 liu2 浪 lang4 狗 gou3		stray dog
咬 yao3 人 ren2 狗 gou3 儿 r5 不 bu4 露 lu4 齿 chi3		lit. the dog that bites does not show its fangs (idiom) / fig. You can't tell the really dangerous enemy from his external appearance.
八 ba1 哥 ge1 狗 gou3		pug (breed of dog)
斑 ban1 点 dian3 狗 gou3		Dalmatian (dog breed)
搜 sou1 狗 gou3		Sougou (searching dog) search engine, www.sogou.com
嫁 jia4 鸡 ji1 随 sui2 鸡 ji1 ， , 嫁 jia4 狗 gou3 随 sui2 狗 gou3		if you marry a chicken follow the chicken, if you marry a dog follow the dog (idiom)
指 zhi3 鸡 ji1 骂 ma4 狗 gou3		fig. to point at the chicken while scolding the dog (idiom) / lit. to find a scapegoat
打 da3 落 luo4 水 shui3 狗 gou3		lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom) / fig. to pulverize an (already defeated) enemy / to hit sb when he's down
土 tu3 狗 gou3		mole cricket / colloquial word for agricultural pest Gryllotalpa 螻蛄\|蝼蛄[lou2 gu1]
周 zhou1 狗 gou3		obedient dog / lackey
狗 gou3 娘 niang2 养 yang3 的 de5		son of a bitch