Mandarin Banana

揉

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

揉
=
扌
+
柔

扌

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

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

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

Image by Matthias,
over 3 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, almost 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, about 4 years ago | add a painting

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

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

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

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

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

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

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

Image by Matthias,
almost 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, almost 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, about 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, almost 4 years ago
ou2	Just inside the Louvre's entrance - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, almost 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

Stroke order

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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