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揉

to knead / to massage / to rub | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 揉

Robinson Crusoe (r) is practicing his judo (柔) skills just inside the Louvre's entrance (ou2). He wrestled his enemy to the ground and tortures (揉) him by rubbing (揉) his belly with a toy claw (扌). - Mnemonic by Matthias, 4 months ago | add a painting

揉
=
扌
+
柔

扌

xx5	hand radical \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of 扌 A toy claw. - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 5 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, almost 5 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, about 5 years ago | add a painting

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

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

揉
=
扌
+
柔

柔

rou2 =
r + ou2

soft / flexible / supple / yielding / rho (Greek letter Ρρ) | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 柔

Robinson Crusoe (r) invented a new judo (柔) flavor in which judo is combined with wielding a soft (柔) rubber lance (矛). He is trying out his new technique by practising with a Christmas tree (木) just inside the Louvre's entrance (ou2), trying to bring the tree down with his lance. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 2 years ago | add a painting

柔
=
木
+
矛

木

mu4 =
mu + Ø4

surname Mu | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 木

mu4 =
mu + Ø4

tree / wood / coffin / wooden / simple / numb / one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 木

Malte Monkey is putting up a Christmas tree in the bathroom of the space station. He puts up a cross, on which he puts eight balls (as Christmas balls). - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 5 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

木
=
八
+
十

八

ba1 =
b + a1

eight / 8 | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 八

Mnemonic symbol: eightball.

Beelzebub (b-) is balancing two eightballs in front of the Adziogol Lighthouse (-a1): One on a banana (丿) and one on a finger (㇏). - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 5 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

八
=
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, almost 5 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

八
=
丿
+
㇏

㇏

xx5	character component without inherent meaning / see 捺 \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of ㇏ It's a finger! - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, over 4 years ago

木
=
八
+
十

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, almost 5 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, about 5 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 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, almost 5 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, almost 5 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

柔
=
木
+
矛

矛

mao2 =
m + ao2

spear / lance / pike | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 矛

Mahatma Gandhi (m) is standing guard just inside the entrance of the Taos Pueblo (ao2) with a lance (矛) in his hands. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 2 years ago | add a painting

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揉 is not a component of another character.

揉 has no simplified variant.

HSK level: 6

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

r	"r" is for Robinson Crusoe. - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 5 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, over 4 years ago
ou2	Just inside the Louvre's entrance - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 5 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, over 4 years ago

Words with 揉

揉 rou2 搓 cuo5		to rub / to torment / to torture
矫 jiao3 揉 rou2 造 zao4 作 zuo4		pretension / affectation / putting on artificial airs
揉 rou2 合 he2		to blend
揉 rou2 和 he2		to knead (clay)
揉 rou2 碎 sui4		to crush / to crumble into pieces
掰 bai1 开 kai1 揉 rou2 碎 sui4		lit. to pull apart and knead to a pulp / fig. to analyze minutely from every angle / to chew sth over
搓 cuo1 揉 rou2		to knead / to rub
众 zhong4 说 shuo1 纷 fen1 揉 rou2		lit. diverse opinions confused and divided (idiom); opinions differ / controversial matters
揉 rou2 磨 mo5		to torment / to torture
揉 rou2 制 zhi4		to knead (leather)

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揉

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揉 is not a component of another character.

揉 has no simplified variant.

HSK level: 6

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

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