Mandarin Banana

拜

to pay respect / worship / visit / salute | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 拜

Martin Luther King (王) is being forced to worship (拜) Beelzebub (b) in the palaces bathroom (ai4): Beelzebub is waving threateningly with a toy claw (扌). Martin Luther King also has to play the flute (一) for Beelzebub. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 2 years ago | add a painting

拜
=
扌
+
王
+
一

扌

xx5	hand radical \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of 扌 A toy claw. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago \| add a painting

扌
=
二
+
亅

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,
over 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, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 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, almost 5 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
almost 5 years ago

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

扌
=
二
+
亅

亅

jue2 =
ju + e2

"vertical stroke with hook" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 6) / see also 豎鉤|竖钩[shu4 gou1] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 亅

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, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago

拜
=
扌
+
王
+
一

王

wang2 = w + ang2	surname Wang \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of 王
wang2 = w + ang2	king or monarch / best or strongest of its type / grand / great \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of 王 In other characters, this characters will be represented by Martin Luther King. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, over 4 years ago Mnemonic symbol: Martin Luther King. Willy Walrus (wu-) is stuck in a heap of dirt (土) just inside the entrance of the Songgwangsa (-ang2). Martin Luther King (王) helps him to get out by holding him a flute (一). - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, over 4 years ago
wang4 = w + ang4	to rule / to reign over \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of 王

王
=
一
+
土

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, almost 5 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
almost 5 years ago

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

王
=
一
+
土

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 4 years ago | add a painting

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

Image by Matthias,
over 4 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, almost 5 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
almost 5 years ago

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

Image by Matthias,
over 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,
over 4 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, almost 5 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
almost 5 years ago

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

拜
=
扌
+
王
+
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, almost 5 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
almost 5 years ago

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

Stroke order

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拜 appears as component in

湃

拜 has no simplified variant.

HSK level: 5

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

b	Beelzebub - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, over 4 years ago
ai4	"ai4" is in the palace's bathroom. Remember it by recalling that "Palais of Versailles" contains two times "ai". - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, about 4 years ago

Words with 拜

礼 li3 拜 bai4 天 tian1		Sunday (HSK level 5)
拜 bai4 托 tuo1		to request sb to do sth / please! (HSK level 6)
拜 bai4 访 fang3		to pay a visit / to call on (HSK level 6)
崇 chong2 拜 bai4		to worship / adoration (HSK level 6)
拜 bai4 年 nian2		to pay a New Year call / to wish sb a Happy New Year (HSK level 6)
拜 bai2 拜 bai2		(loanword) bye-bye / also pr. [bai1 bai1] etc / (coll.) to part ways (with sb) / (fig.) to have nothing further to do (with sb or sth)
拜 bai4 拜 bai5		to pay one's respects by bowing with hands in front of one's chest clasping joss sticks, or with palms pressed together / (Taiwan) religious ceremony in which offerings are made to a deity
跪 gui4 拜 bai4		to kowtow / to kneel and worship
礼 li3 拜 bai4 日 ri4		Sunday
迪 di2 拜 bai4		Dubai (also 杜拜[Du4 bai4])
礼 li3 拜 bai4 堂 tang2		chapel / church (Protestant)
拜 bai4 伦 lun2		George Byron (1788-1824), English poet
拜 bai4 佛 fo2		to worship Buddha
礼 li3 拜 bai4 六 liu4		Saturday
礼 li3 拜 bai4 五 wu3		Friday
做 zuo4 礼 li3 拜 bai4		to go to church on Sunday (of Christians)
结 jie2 拜 bai4		to become sworn brothers or sisters / sworn (brothers)
拜 bai4 倒 dao3		to prostrate oneself / to fall on one's knees / to grovel
礼 li3 拜 bai4 一 yi1		Monday
拜 bai4 读 du2		(polite) to read (sth)
个 ge4 人 ren2 崇 chong2 拜 bai4		personality cult
拜 bai4 师 shi1		to formally become an apprentice to a master
礼 li3 拜 bai4 三 san1		Wednesday
拜 bai4 见 jian4		to pay a formal visit / to call to pay respects / to meet one's senior or superior
杜 du4 拜 bai4		Dubai / (also 迪拜[Di2 bai4])
阿 a1 塞 sai4 拜 bai4 疆 jiang1		Azerbaijan, former Soviet Republic and region of northwest Iran in Caucasus
拜 bai4 金 jin1 主 zhu3 义 yi4		money worship
礼 li3 拜 bai4 四 si4		Thursday
礼 li3 拜 bai4 二 er4		Tuesday
祭 ji4 拜 bai4		to offer sacrifice (to one's ancestors)
朝 chao2 拜 bai4		to worship / to make customary deferences to / a pilgrimage
参 can1 拜 bai4		to formally call on / to worship (a God) / to pay homage to sb
拜 bai4 占 zhan4 庭 ting2		Byzantium / Byzantine or Eastern Roman empire (395-1453)
拜 bai4 会 hui4		pay an official call / call on / visit in an official capacity
礼 li3 拜 bai4		week / religious service / worship / CL:個\|个[ge4]
崇 chong2 拜 bai4 者 zhe3		worshipper
拜 bai4 天 tian1 地 di4		to worship heaven and earth / ritual kneeling by bride and groom in a old-fashioned wedding ceremony / also called 拜堂
拜 bai4 别 bie2		to take leave
拜 bai4 金 jin1		to worship money / to be mad about money
拜 bai4 科 ke1 努 nu3 尔 er3		Baikonur (Russian space launch site in Kazakhstan)