懦
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忄
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需
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需
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xu1
=
xu
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Ø1
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to require / to need / to want / necessity / need |
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Mnemonic symbol: When it rains and you do not want to comb your hair again, you need a rain cape.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, over 2 years
ago
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It is raining in front of the rain station. Because Hermes doesn't want to comb his hair again, he uses a rain cape to stay dry.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, over 2 years
ago
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需
=
而
+
雨
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而
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er2
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Ø
+
Ø2
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and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast) |
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A comb. Albert Einstein is getting ready to go out just inside the entrance of the space station. He put up some loud music on the stereo and tries to comb his hair with his comb and the help of a wind wheel.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, over 2 years
ago
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而
=
𦉫
+
丆
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而
=
𦉫
+
丆
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需
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而
+
雨
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雨
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雨
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下
+
丶
+
冂
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下
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xia4
=
xi
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a4
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down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action |
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Marie Curie tries to escape from Adziogol Lighthouse by climbing through the window in the bathroom. To build a ladder, she puts a voodoo staff under a flute.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, over 3 years
ago
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Image by Matthias,over 3 years
ago
Image by Matthias,over 3 years
ago
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下
=
一
+
卜
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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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Image by Matthias,about 4 years
ago
Image by Matthias,over 3 years
ago
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下
=
一
+
卜
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卜
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卜
=
丨
+
丶
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卜
=
丨
+
丶
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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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Image by Matthias,over 3 years
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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Image by Matthias,over 3 years
ago
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雨
=
下
+
丶
+
冂
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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] |
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 3 years
ago
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Image by Matthias,over 3 years
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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Image by Matthias,over 3 years
ago
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雨
=
下
+
丶
+
冂
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冂
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jiong1
=
ju
+
(e)ng1
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radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 13), occurring in 用, 同, 网 etc / see also 同字框[tong2 zi4 kuang4] |
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Kind of looks like a map. Zeus found a secret map that tells the location of a golden dinosaur bone in front of Stonehenge, so he took a plough and digged up everything. He actually found a couple of dinosaur bones, but not a golden one.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, over 3 years
ago
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冂
=
丨
+
㇆
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冂
=
丨
+
㇆
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㇆
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㇆
=
一
+
亅
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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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Image by Matthias,about 4 years
ago
Image by Matthias,over 3 years
ago
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㇆
=
一
+
亅
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亅
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jue2
=
ju
+
e2
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"vertical stroke with hook" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 6) / see also 豎鉤|竖钩[shu4 gou1] |
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Doesn't 亅 look like a crowbar? Zeus (ju-) shows off his mighty crowbars (亅) in the entrance of the Erechtheion (-e2).
- Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 4 years
ago
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Image by Matthias,over 3 years
ago
Image by Matthias,over 3 years
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