朠
=
月
+
英
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月
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yue4
=
yu
+
e4
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moon / month / CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2] |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 月
Aphrodite is modelling a moon in the bathroom of the Erechtheion. She uses a stapler to staple a lot of capacitors together to form a moon shape, while the real moon watches over her shoulder.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years
ago
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ago
Image by Matthias,over 3 years
ago
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月
=
⺆
+
二
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⺆
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xx5
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Character component without inherent meaning |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of ⺆
A staple, as used in a stapler. Therefore, I will represent this character by a stapler.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years
ago
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ago
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月
=
⺆
+
二
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二
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er4
=
Ø
+
Ø4
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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
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ago
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
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ago
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二
=
一
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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) |
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
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ago
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ago
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朠
=
月
+
英
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英
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ying1
=
y
+
(e)ng1
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United Kingdom / British / England / English / abbr. for 英國|英国[Ying1 guo2] |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 英
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ying1
=
y
+
(e)ng1
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brave |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 英
Mnemonic symbol: a hero. An evil villain has been terrorizing the UK (英), so Maud Younger (y) and the hero (英) want to stop him. They know that he will visit Stonehenge later that day, so in front of Stonehenge ((e)ng1) they prepare artificial lawn (艹) by adding a CPU (央) to each sheet. This way, each sheet acts as intelligent automated trap which will grab the villain once he steps on the sheet.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 2 years
ago
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英
=
艹
+
央
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艹
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cao3
=
c
+
ao3
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grass radical 草字頭兒|草字头儿[cao3 zi4 tou2 r5] |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 艹
Artificial lawn. The King of Chu burns artificial lawn in the Taos Pueblo.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 4 years
ago
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ago
Image by Matthias,over 3 years
ago
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英
=
艹
+
央
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央
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yang1
=
y
+
ang1
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center / end / to beg / to plead |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 央
Mnemonic symbol: 中央处理机, central processing unit (CPU).
In front of the Angkor Wat, Maud Younger received her new robot. Soon she is not satisfied with his artificial intelligence; to increase it, she staples a CPU to the center of its chest, although the robot begs her not to do so.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, over 2 years
ago
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央
=
⺆
+
大
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⺆
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xx5
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Character component without inherent meaning |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of ⺆
A staple, as used in a stapler. Therefore, I will represent this character by a stapler.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years
ago
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ago
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央
=
⺆
+
大
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大
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da4
=
d
+
a4
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big / huge / large / major / great / wide / deep / older (than) / oldest / eldest / greatly / very much / (dialect) father / father's elder or younger brother |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 大
The big, huge robot is doing some workout in the Adziogol Lighthouse's bathroom. He's lifting a flute, on which Don Quixote and Neanderthal man are hanging.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years
ago
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ago
Image by Matthias,over 3 years
ago
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dai4
=
d
+
ai4
|
see 大夫[dai4 fu5] |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 大
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大
=
一
+
人
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一
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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
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ago
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ago
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大
=
一
+
人
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人
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ren2
=
r
+
(e)n2
|
man / person / people / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 人
Robinson Crusoe (r-) has just entered the Forbidden City (-en2), when he suddenly meets Neanderthal Man (人). Neanderthal Man offers him a banana (丿), but Robinson Crusoe doesn't trust the present and pokes it with a finger (㇏).
- Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years
ago
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ago
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ago
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ago
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人
=
丿
+
㇏
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丿
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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
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ago
Image by Matthias,almost 4 years
ago
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人
=
丿
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㇏
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