Mandarin Banana

这

this / these / (commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier, esp. in Beijing) | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 这

George Washington is carrying a heavy book in the Erectheion's bathroom. This book is so heavy that his gladiator sandals are sinking deep into the sand. - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 3 years ago | add a painting

这
=
文
+
辶

文

wen2 =
w + (e)n2

surname Wen | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 文

wen2 =
w + (e)n2

language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 118 | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 文

Willy Walrus just entered the Forbidden City. He wants to give his beret to the cloakroom personnel, but it's so dirty that they will only touch it with pliers. Willy Walrus is quite offended by this strange culture. - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 3 years ago | add a painting

A thick book. - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 3 years ago | add a painting

文
=
乂
+
亠

乂

yi4 =
y + Ø4

to regulate / to govern / to control / to mow | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 乂

This one looks like pliers. Maud Younger is using pliers in the space station's bathroom to regulate and control the water flow of the sink. - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 3 years ago | add a painting

乂
=
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 3 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
almost 3 years ago

Image by Matthias,
over 2 years ago

乂
=
丿
+
㇏

㇏

xx5	character component without inherent meaning / see 捺 \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of ㇏ It's a finger! - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 2 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, over 2 years ago

文
=
乂
+
亠

亠

tou2 =
t + ou2

"lid" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 8) | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 亠

亠 looks like a beret! Tecumseh (t-) just entered the Louvre (-ou2), wearing his beret. He made it himself using a flute (一) and a petal leaf (丶). - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 3 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 2 years ago

亠
=
丶
+
一

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 2 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 2 years ago

George Giant Squid is trying out two petal leafs as eyebrows in the space station. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 2 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 2 years ago

亠
=
丶
+
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 3 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 3 years ago

Image by Matthias,
over 2 years ago

这
=
文
+
辶

辶

chuo4 =
chu + o4

to walk (side part of split character) | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 辶

Chantal Chicken tries out her new gladiator sandals in Olavinlinna Castle's bathroom. - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 3 years ago | add a painting

Stroke order

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这 is the simplified version of 這 .

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

zh	George Washington - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 3 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, almost 2 years ago
e4	In the Erechtheion's bathroom - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 3 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, almost 3 years ago

Words with 这

这 zhe4 个 ge5		this / this one
这 zhe4 样 yang4		this kind of / so / this way / like this / such
这 zhe4 里 li3		here
这 zhe4 里 li3		variant of 這裡\|这里[zhe4 li3]
这 zhe4 么 me5		so much / this much / how much? / this way / like this
这 zhe4 么 me5 着 zhe5		thus / in this way / like this
这 zhe4 边 bian1		this side / here
这 zhe4 些 xie1		these
这 zhe4 时 shi2		at this time / at this moment
这 zhe4 般 ban1		like this / this way
这 zhe4 么 me5 样 yang4		thus / in this way
如 ru2 此 ci3 这 zhe4 般 ban1		thus and so / such and such
这 zhe4 儿 r5		here
这 zhe4 会 hui4 儿 r5		(coll.) now
这 zhe4 样 yang4 一 yi1 来 lai2		thus / if this happens then
这 zhe4 种 zhong3		this / this kind of / this sort of / this type of
这 zhe4 天 tian1		today / this day
这 zhe4 阵 zhen4 儿 r5		now / at present / at this juncture
在 zai4 这 zhe4 之 zhi1 前 qian2		before then / up until that point
这 zhe4 类 lei4		this kind (of)
这 zhe4 麽 me5		variant of 這麼\|这么[zhe4 me5]
过 guo4 了 le5 这 zhe4 村 cun1 没 mei2 这 zhe4 店 dian4		past this village, you won't find this shop (idiom) / this is your last chance
这 zhe4 阵 zhen4 子 zi5		now / at present / at this juncture
在 zai4 这 zhe4 期 qi1 间 jian1		during time / in this time
这 zhe4 一 yi1 阵 zhen4 子 zi5		recently / currently
这 zhe4 下 xia4		this time
这 zhe4 下 xia4 子 zi5		this time
这 zhe4 些 xie1 个 ge5		these
这 zhe4 位 wei4		this (person)
这 zhe4 咱 zan2		now / at this moment
这 zhe4 山 shan1 望 wang4 着 zhe5 那 na4 山 shan1 高 gao1		lit. the next mountain looks taller (idiom); fig. not satisfied with one's current position / the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
这 zhe4 年 nian2 头 tou5		(coll.) nowadays
这 zhe4 几 ji3 天 tian1		the past few days
这 zhe4 早 zao3 晚 wan3 儿 r5		now / at this time / this late
这 zhe4 末 me5		variant of 這麼\|这么[zhe4 me5]
这 zhe4 样 yang4 子 zi5		so / such / this way / like this
这 zhe4 次 ci4 危 wei1 机 ji1		present crisis / current crisis
这 zhe4 还 hai2 了 liao3 得 de2		How dare you! / This is an outrage! / Absolutely disgraceful!
这 zhe4 边 bian1 儿 r5		erhua variant of 這邊\|这边[zhe4 bian1]