Mandarin Banana

隻

classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 隻

隻
=
又
+
隹

又

you4 =
y + ou4

(once) again / also / both... and... / and yet / (used for emphasis) anyway | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 又

And once again (又), Maud Younger (y-) is preparing for battle. She's donning her boxing glove in the Louvre's bathroom (-ou4), puts on a beak (㇇) and plans go give her opponent the finger (㇏). - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 3 years ago

又
=
㇇
+
㇏

㇇

xx5	character component without inherent meaning \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of ㇇ This one looks like a beak. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 3 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, over 3 years ago

又
=
㇇
+
㇏

㇏

xx5	character component without inherent meaning / see 捺 \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of ㇏ It's a finger! - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 3 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, over 3 years ago

隻
=
又
+
隹

隹

zhui1 =
zhu + ei1

short-tailed bird | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 隹

A sparrow. George Giant Squid often visits the sparrows living in front of the Eiffel tower, and plays his flute for them. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 2 years ago | add a painting

隹
=
住
+
一

住

zhu4 =
zhu + Ø4

to live / to dwell / to stay / to reside / to stop / (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt) | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 住

George Giant Squid, Rosa Luxemburg and the Lord are all living in a flat share in the space station's bathroom. - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 3 years ago

住
=
主
+
亻

主

zhu3 =
zhu + Ø3

owner / master / host / individual or party concerned / God / Lord / main / to indicate or signify / trump card (in card games) | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 主

George Giant Squid is playing cards with Martin Luther King in the space station. It's Martin Luther King's turn, and he holds a petal leaf in his hand high above his head: it's his trump card, and on it depicted is the Lord himself. - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 3 years ago

主
=
丶
+
王

丶

zhu3 =
zhu + Ø3

"dot" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 3) / see also 點|点[dian3] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 丶

This character shall be represented by a petal leaf when appearing in other characters. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 3 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 3 years ago

George Giant Squid is trying out two petal leafs as eyebrows in the space station. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 3 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 3 years ago

主
=
丶
+
王

王

wang2 = w + ang2	surname Wang \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of 王
wang2 = w + ang2	king or monarch / best or strongest of its type / grand / great \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of 王 In other characters, this characters will be represented by Martin Luther King. - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, over 3 years ago Mnemonic symbol: Martin Luther King. Willy Walrus (wu-) is stuck in a heap of dirt (土) just inside the entrance of the Songgwangsa (-ang2). Martin Luther King (王) helps him to get out by holding him a flute (一). - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 3 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, over 3 years ago
wang4 = w + ang4	to rule / to reign over \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of 王

王
=
一
+
土

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, about 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago

Image by Matthias,
over 3 years ago

王
=
一
+
土

土

tu3 =
tu + Ø3

Tu (ethnic group) / surname Tu | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 土

tu3 =
tu + Ø3

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, almost 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 3 years ago

土
=
十
+
一

十

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, almost 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 3 years ago

十
=
一
+
丨

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, about 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago

Image by Matthias,
over 3 years ago

十
=
一
+
丨

丨

gun3 =
gu + (e)n3

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2) | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 丨

This character shall be represented by a dinosaur bone when it appears in other characters. - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 3 years ago

Mnemonic symbol: dinosaur bone.

Gitta Giraffe (gu-) found a gorgeous dinosaur bone (丨) in the Forbidden City (-(e)n3). - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 3 years ago

shu4 =
shu + Ø4

see 豎筆|竖笔[shu4 bi3] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 丨

土
=
十
+
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, about 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago

Image by Matthias,
over 3 years ago

住
=
主
+
亻

亻

ren2 =
r + (e)n2

"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, almost 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 3 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, over 3 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 3 years ago

亻
=
丿
+
丨

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, almost 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 3 years ago

亻
=
丿
+
丨

丨

gun3 =
gu + (e)n3

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2) | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 丨

This character shall be represented by a dinosaur bone when it appears in other characters. - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 3 years ago

Mnemonic symbol: dinosaur bone.

Gitta Giraffe (gu-) found a gorgeous dinosaur bone (丨) in the Forbidden City (-(e)n3). - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 3 years ago

shu4 =
shu + Ø4

see 豎筆|竖笔[shu4 bi3] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 丨

隹
=
住
+
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, about 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago

Image by Matthias,
over 3 years ago

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隻 appears as component in

蒦愯

隻 is the traditional variant of 只 .

隻 is not part of the HSK.

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

zh	George Washington - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, over 2 years ago
Ø1	"Ø1" is happening in front of the space station. - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, over 3 years ago

Words with 隻

舰 jian4 只 zhi1		warship
只 zhi1 身 shen1		alone / by oneself
只 zhi1 字 zi4 不 bu4 提 ti2		not to mention (idiom); to say not one word / fig. to omit mention (of a non-person or embarrassing topic) / to censor
形 xing2 单 dan1 影 ying3 只 zhi1		lonely soul / solitary
船 chuan2 只 zhi1		ship / boat / vessel
牛 niu2 只 zhi1		cow / cattle
独 du2 具 ju4 只 zhi1 眼 yan3		to see what others fail to see (idiom) / to have exceptional insight
睁 zheng1 一 yi1 只 zhi1 眼 yan3 闭 bi4 一 yi1 只 zhi1 眼 yan3		to turn a blind eye
别 bie2 具 ju4 只 zhi1 眼 yan3		see 獨具隻眼\|独具只眼[du2 ju4 zhi1 yan3]
脚 jiao3 踏 ta4 两 liang3 只 zhi1 船 chuan2		to have a foot in both camps / to have a bet each way / to be having an affair
脚 jiao3 踩 cai3 两 liang3 只 zhi1 船 chuan2		see 腳踏兩隻船\|脚踏两只船[jiao3 ta4 liang3 zhi1 chuan2]
只 zhi1 眼 yan3 独 du2 具 ju4		see 獨具隻眼\|独具只眼[du2 ju4 zhi1 yan3]
只 zhi1 鸡 ji1 斗 dou3 酒 jiu3		lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests
睁 zheng1 只 zhi1 眼 yan3 闭 bi4 只 zhi1 眼 yan3		to turn a blind eye
大 da4 只 zhi1		big
孤 gu1 身 shen1 只 zhi1 影 ying3		lit. a lonely body with only a shadow for company / to be all alone (idiom)
斗 dou3 酒 jiu3 只 zhi1 鸡 ji1		lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests
三 san1 只 zhi1 手 shou3		pickpocket

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隻

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隻 appears as component in

隻 is the traditional variant of 只 .

隻 is not part of the HSK.

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

Words with 隻

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