谁
=
讠 + 隹
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隹
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隹
=
住 + 一
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住
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zhu4
=
zhu
+
Ø4
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to live / to dwell / to stay / to reside / to stop / (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt) |
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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
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ago
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住
=
主 + 亻
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主
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zhu3
=
zhu
+
Ø3
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owner / master / host / individual or party concerned / God / Lord / main / to indicate or signify / trump card (in card games) |
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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
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ago
Image by Matthias,over 3 years
ago
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主
=
丶 + 王
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丶
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zhu3
=
zhu
+
Ø3
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"dot" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 3) / see also 點|点[dian3] |
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This character shall be represented by a petal leaf when appearing in other characters.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, over 3 years
ago
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ago
George Giant Squid is trying out two petal leafs as eyebrows in the space station.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, over 3 years
ago
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ago
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主
=
丶 + 王
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王
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王
=
一 + 土
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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) |
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Maud Younger (y) plays her flute (一) in front of the space station (Ø1).
- Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years
ago
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ago
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ago
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王
=
一 + 土
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土
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tu3
=
tu
+
Ø3
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Tu (ethnic group) / surname Tu |
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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] |
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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
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土
=
十 + 一
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十
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shi2
=
sh
+
Ø2
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ten / 10 |
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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
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ago
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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) |
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Maud Younger (y) plays her flute (一) in front of the space station (Ø1).
- Mnemonic by Matthias, about 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
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one / 1 / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) |
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Maud Younger (y) plays her flute (一) in front of the space station (Ø1).
- Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years
ago
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ago
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ago
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住
=
主 + 亻
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亻
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ren2
=
r
+
(e)n2
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"person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9) |
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I will represent this radical by Rosa Luxemburg.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 4 years
ago
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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
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亻
=
丿 + 丨
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丿
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pie3
=
pi
+
e3
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radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 4) / see 撇[pie3] |
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Pocahontas (pi-) is watching a giant banana (丿) inside the Erectheion (-e3).
- Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 4 years
ago
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ago
Image by Matthias,over 3 years
ago
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亻
=
丿 + 丨
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隹
=
住 + 一
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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, about 4 years
ago
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ago
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ago
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