Mandarin Banana

惜

to cherish / to begrudge / to pity / Taiwan pr. [xi2] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 惜

NASA ordered Marie Curie (xi) to do an experiment for them in front of the space station (Ø1). They are spending 2000000000 bucks to see what happens when you crush a milk shake (昔) with a flail (忄) in outer space. Marie Curie thinks it is a pity (惜) and would rather drink her cherished (惜) milk shake rather than crush it. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 2 years ago | add a painting

惜
=
忄
+
昔

忄

xx5	"Heart" side-radical. \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of 忄 Looks a bit like a flail. - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years ago \| add a painting

惜
=
忄
+
昔

昔

xi1 =
xi + Ø1

surname Xi | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 昔

xi1 =
xi + Ø1

former times / the past / Taiwan pr. [xi2] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 昔

Mnemonic symbol: From 奶昔, milkshake

In former times, Marie Curie thought that at the end of every day, the sun falls into a well and therefore the light goes off. Nowadays as she is floating in front of the space station, she finds that she was right: as in the former times, every evening the sun goes into the well to fetch herself a milkshake. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 2 years ago | add a painting

昔
=
井
+
日

井

jing3 = ji + (e)ng3	Jing, one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy / surname Jing \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of 井
jing3 = ji + (e)ng3	a well / CL:口[kou3] / neat / orderly \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of 井 Jeanne d'Arc is digging a well inside Stonehenge. At first she was doing it by hand, but then she hooked up a capacitor to a banana and a dinosaur bone, which dig for her using the electrical energy. - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years ago \| add a painting

井
=
二
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丿
+
丨

二

er4 =
Ø + Ø4

two / 2 / stupid (Beijing dialect) | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 二

As a component in other characters, 二 represents a capacitor. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago

Mnemonic symbol: a capacitor.

Albert Einstein (-) is experimenting with a capacitor (二) in the space station's bathroom (-4). He finds that it's uncomfortable to discharge a capacitor using two flutes (一). - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago

二
=
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 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago

井
=
二
+
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, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago

井
=
二
+
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, over 4 years ago | add a painting

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

Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago

shu4 =
shu + Ø4

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

昔
=
井
+
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 4 years ago | add a painting

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

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

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago

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惜 is not a component of another character.

惜 has no simplified variant.

HSK level: 4

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

xi	"xi" is for Marie Curie - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 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, over 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, about 4 years ago

Words with 惜

可 ke3 惜 xi1		it is a pity / what a pity / unfortunately (HSK level 4)
珍 zhen1 惜 xi1		to treasure / to value / to cherish (HSK level 5)
爱 ai4 惜 xi1		to cherish / to treasure / to use sparingly (HSK level 5)
惋 wan3 惜 xi1		to regret / to feel that it is a great pity / to feel sorry for sb (HSK level 6)
不 bu4 惜 xi1		not stint / not spare / not hesitate (to do sth) / not scruple (to do sth) (HSK level 6)
怜 lian2 惜 xi1		to take pity on / to feel tenderness toward
吝 lin4 惜 xi1		to stint / to be miserly
痛 tong4 惜 xi1		to lament
惜 xi1 别 bie2		reluctant to part
惺 xing1 惺 xing1 惜 xi1 惺 xing1 惺 xing1		people of talent appreciate one another (idiom) / to sympathize with one another
惺 xing1 惺 xing1 相 xiang1 惜 xi1		see 惺惺惜惺惺[xing1 xing1 xi1 xing1 xing1]
休 xiu1 惜 xi1		recess
惜 xi1 福 fu2		to appreciate one's good fortune
怜 lian2 香 xiang1 惜 xi1 玉 yu4		to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex (idiom)
惜 xi1 寸 cun4 阴 yin1		to cherish every moment / to make good use of one's time
不 bu4 惜 xi1 血 xue4 本 ben3		to spare no effort / to devote all one's energies
疼 teng2 惜 xi1		to cherish / to dote on
顾 gu4 惜 xi1		to take loving care of / to value
食 shi2 之 zhi1 无 wu2 味 wei4 ， , 弃 qi4 之 zhi1 可 ke3 惜 xi1		lit. to be hardly worth eating, but it would still be a pity to discard it (idiom) / fig. some things have little to no value, yet one is still reluctant to part with them
体 ti3 惜 xi1		to empathize / to understand and sympathize
叹 tan4 惜 xi1		sigh of regret
惜 xi1 香 xiang1 怜 lian2 玉 yu4		see 憐香惜玉\|怜香惜玉[lian2 xiang1 xi1 yu4]

可惜太粗了一点细一点就好了 →

Unfortunately - too - thick - a little - slim - a little - just - good - (le)

What a pity that it is a bit too thick! A little thinner would be better

大王你要是不去看看那岂不是可惜吗 →

great king - you - if - not - go - take a look - that - wouldn't it - be - a pity - ?

Great king, wouldn't it be a pity if you didn't go to take a look at it?

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惜

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惜 is not a component of another character.

惜 has no simplified variant.

HSK level: 4

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

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