Mandarin Banana

都

dou1 = d + ou1	all / both / entirely / (used for emphasis) even / already / (not) at all \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of 都 Louis XIV wants to subject the world, and he starts with Don Quixote and the Emperor by standing on their backs while they crouch on the floor. - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 2 years ago \| add a painting
du1 = du + Ø1	surname Du \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of 都
du1 = du + Ø1	capital city / metropolis \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of 都

都
=
者
+
阝

者

zhe3 =
zh + e3

(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... / (after a noun) person involved in ... / -er / -ist / (used after a number or 後|后[hou4] or 前[qian2] to refer to sth mentioned previously) / (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) / (old) (used at the end of a command) / (old) this | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 者

George Washington is riding on the sun with two clay bananas as shoes. He's a clay banana sun rider. - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 3 years ago | add a painting

The sun is wearing a crown. This reminds me of Louis XIV, le Roi Soleil, the Sun King. - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 2 years ago | add a painting

The crown wearing sun, the Sun King and George Washington are sticking their clay bananas in the air as if they were the three musketeers. - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 2 years ago | add a painting

者
=
⺹
+
日

⺹

xx5

character component without inherent meaning | add a mnemonic for this meaning of ⺹

A banana made from clay. - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 3 years ago | add a painting

Looks a bit like a crown, which may very well have clay bananas attached to it. - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 2 years ago | add a painting

⺹
=
土
+
丿

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, over 3 years ago | add a painting

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

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

Image by Matthias,
over 3 years ago

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

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

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

Image by Matthias,
over 3 years ago

Image by Matthias,
almost 3 years ago

⺹
=
土
+
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, over 3 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 3 years ago

Image by Matthias,
almost 3 years ago

者
=
⺹
+
日

日

ri4 =
r + Ø4

sun / day / date, day of the month / abbr. for 日本 Japan | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 日

The space station has become too close to the sun. In the bathroom, Robinson Crusoe is hiding from the sun with the help of a wooden box full of flutes. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 3 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
almost 3 years ago

日
=
囗
+
一

囗

wei2 =
w + ei2

enclosure | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 囗

Finally, Willy Walrus (wu-) is just inside the entrance of the Eiffel Tower (-ei2). He smuggled himself in sitting in a large wooden box (囗). - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 3 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
almost 3 years ago

日
=
囗
+
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,
almost 3 years ago

都
=
者
+
阝

阝

xx5	"place" radical \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of 阝 When on the left hand side of any character, it's the Pope, but when it's on the right hand side of any character, it's the Imperator. - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 3 years ago \| add a painting

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嘟

都 has no simplified variant.

HSK level: 1

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

d	Don Quixote - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 3 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, almost 3 years ago
ou1	In front of the Louvre - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 3 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, over 2 years ago
du	Doggy Dog - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 3 years ago \| add a painting
Ø1	"Ø1" is happening in front of the space station. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 3 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, about 3 years ago

Words with 都

首 shou3 都 du1		capital (city) / CL:個\|个[ge4] (HSK level 4)
都 du1 市 shi4		city / metropolis (HSK level 6)
德 de2 都 du1		Dejun, former county, merged into Wudalianchi 五大連池\|五大连池[Wu3 da4 lian2 chi2] in Heihe, Heilongjiang
加 jia1 德 de2 满 man3 都 du1		Kathmandu, capital of Nepal
京 jing1 都 du1		capital (of a country)
京 jing1 都 du1		Kyoto, Japan
都 du1 柏 bo2 林 lin2		Dublin, capital of Ireland
盐 yan2 都 du1		Yandu district of Yancheng city 鹽城市\|盐城市[Yan2 cheng2 shi4], Jiangsu
新 xin1 都 du1		Xindu or Newtown district of Chengdu city 成都市[Cheng2 du1 shi4], Sichuan
大 da4 都 dou1		for the most part / on the whole / also pr. [da4 du1]
大 da4 都 du1		for the most part / on the whole / metropolitan
大 da4 都 du1		Dadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing
大 da4 都 du1 市 shi4		metropolis / large city / megacity
都 du1 城 cheng2		capital city
成 cheng2 都 du1		Chengdu subprovincial city and capital of Sichuan province 四川 in southwest China
乐 le4 都 du1		Ledu county in Haidong prefecture 海東地區\|海东地区[Hai3 dong1 di4 qu1], Qinghai
都 du1 会 hui4		society / community / city / metropolis
洪 hong2 都 du1 拉 la1 斯 si1		Honduras
都 du1 灵 ling2		Torino / Turin (Italy)
建 jian4 都 du1		to establish a capital
全 quan2 都 dou1		all / without exception
花 hua1 都 du1		Huadu district of Guangzhou city 廣州市\|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 shi4], Guangdong
大 da4 都 du1 会 hui4		metropolitan
古 gu3 都 du1		ancient capital
唐 tang2 恩 en1 都 dou1 乐 le4		Dunkin' Donuts
奴 nu2 儿 er2 干 gan1 都 du1 司 si1		the Ming dynasty provincial headquarters in the Heilongjiang and Vladivostok area
奥 ao4 古 gu3 斯 si1 都 du1		Augustus (name)
伯 bo2 都 du1		tiger (ancient, dialect)
宏 hong2 都 du1 拉 la1 斯 si1		Honduras (Tw)
宜 yi2 都 du1		Yidu county level city in Yichang 宜昌[Yi2 chang1], Hubei
奠 dian4 都 du1		to determine the position of the capital / to found a capital
刁 diao1 藩 fan1 都 dou1 方 fang1 程 cheng2		Diophantine equation
伏 fu2 都 du1 教 jiao4		Hoodoo (African folk magic)
京 jing1 都 du1 念 nian4 慈 ci2 菴 an1 枇 pi2 杷 pa2 膏 gao1		Nin Jiom Pei Pa Koa, a Traditional Chinese natural herbal remedy / condensed loquat extract
大 da4 都 du1 市 shi4 地 di4 区 qu1		metropolitan area
尧 yao2 都 du1 区 qu1		Yaodu district of Linfen city 臨汾市\|临汾市[Lin2 fen2 shi4], Shanxi
尧 yao2 都 du1		Yaodu district of Linfen city 臨汾市\|临汾市[Lin2 fen2 shi4], Shanxi
刁 diao1 藩 fan1 都 dou1		Diophantus of Alexandria (3rd century AD), Greek mathematician
德 de2 都 du1 县 xian4		Dejun, former county, merged into Wudalianchi 五大連池\|五大连池[Wu3 da4 lian2 chi2] in Heihe, Heilongjiang
国 guo2 都 du1		national capital

这御马监有骏马千匹都归你管 →

this - imperial - horse - prison - has - horse - thousand - pair - all - to be taken care of by - you - manage

The Imperial Stable has a thousand horses, all under your supervision

哪吒巨灵神都不能取胜 →

Nezha - Ju Ling - spirit - both - cannot - score a victory

Nezha and Spirit Ju Ling both could not score a victory

很多呢天上神仙俱都邀请 →

quite - many - heavenly - immortals - without exception - all - invite

Many more. All immortals received an invitation without exception

玉帝老儿谁都不敢碰你 →

Jade Emperor - old man - who - all - not - dare - bump - you

Old man Jade Emperor, no one dares to touch you

都是玉帝王母送来的 →

all - is - Jade Emperor - queen mother - give - come - 's

All are presents from the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother

都赶来和她会歌 →

都是来会刘三姐的啊 →

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d	Don Quixote - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 3 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, almost 3 years ago
ou1	In front of the Louvre - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 3 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, over 2 years ago
du	Doggy Dog - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 3 years ago \| add a painting
Ø1	"Ø1" is happening in front of the space station. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 3 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, about 3 years ago

都

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HSK level: 1

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

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