隻

隻
zhi1 =
zh + Ø1

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, about 5 years ago | add a painting

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

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

Image by Matthias,
over 4 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 3 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 5 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 4 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 5 years ago | add a painting

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

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

George Giant Squid is trying out two petal leafs as eyebrows in the space station. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 4 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, about 5 years ago | add a painting

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

Image by Matthias,
over 4 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, over 5 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 5 years ago
Image by Matthias,
over 4 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, about 5 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 4 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, about 5 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago
Image by Matthias,
over 4 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, over 5 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 5 years ago
Image by Matthias,
over 4 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, about 5 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
almost 5 years ago

Mnemonic symbol: dinosaur bone.

Gitta Giraffe (gu-) found a gorgeous dinosaur bone (丨) in the Forbidden City (-(e)n3). - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 5 years ago | add a painting

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over 4 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, over 5 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 5 years ago
Image by Matthias,
over 4 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 5 years ago | add a painting

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

Image by Matthias,
over 4 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, about 5 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
almost 5 years ago
Image by Matthias,
over 4 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, about 5 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
almost 5 years ago

Mnemonic symbol: dinosaur bone.

Gitta Giraffe (gu-) found a gorgeous dinosaur bone (丨) in the Forbidden City (-(e)n3). - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 5 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 4 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, over 5 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 5 years ago
Image by Matthias,
over 4 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, about 5 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
almost 4 years ago
Ø1

"Ø1" is happening in front of the space station. - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 5 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
almost 5 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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