Mandarin Banana

棲

to perch / to rest (of birds) / to dwell / to live / to stay | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 棲

棲
=
妻
+
木

妻

qi1 = qi + Ø1	wife \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of 妻 The Queen of Hearts (qi) and Bessie Coleman (女) are getting married in front of the space station (Ø1). They will be each other's wife (妻). To remember this very special day they write love notes on a big flute (一) floating next to them using a big crayon (肀). - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 2 years ago \| add a painting
qi4 = qi + Ø4	to marry off (a daughter) \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of 妻

妻
=
一
+
女
+
肀

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,
about 4 years ago

妻
=
一
+
女
+
肀

女

nu:3 = nü + Ø3	female / woman / daughter \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of 女 I'll represent 女 by Bessie Coleman, the first female pilot of African American descent. - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 3 years ago \| add a painting
ru3 = ru + Ø3	archaic variant of 汝[ru3] \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of 女

妻
=
一
+
女
+
肀

肀

yu4 =
yu + Ø4

pen | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 肀

Aphrodite tags the space station's bathroom using her crayon. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 2 years ago | add a painting

棲
=
妻
+
木

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, over 4 years ago | add a painting

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

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

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

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

Image by Matthias,
about 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,
about 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,
about 4 years ago

shu4 =
shu + Ø4

see 豎筆|竖笔[shu4 bi3] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 丨

Stroke order

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棲 is not a component of another character.

棲 is the traditional variant of 栖 .

棲 is not part of the HSK.

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

qi	"qi" is for the Queen of Hearts. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, about 4 years ago
Ø1	"Ø1" is happening in front of the space station. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, over 4 years ago

Words with 棲

栖 qi1 身 shen1		to stay at / to live in (temporarily)
栖 qi1 息 xi1 地 di4		habitat
栖 qi1 息 xi1		to stay (for a rest) / dwelling / perch (of birds)
两 liang3 栖 qi1		amphibious / dual-talented / able to work in two different lines
两 liang3 栖 qi1 动 dong4 物 wu4		amphibian / amphibious animals
梧 wu2 栖 qi1		Wuqi or Wuci town in Taichung county 臺中縣\|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 xian4], Taiwan
梧 wu2 栖 qi1 镇 zhen4		Wuqi or Wuci town in Taichung county 臺中縣\|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 xian4], Taiwan
栖 qi1 住 zhu4		to dwell / to live
栖 qi1 木 mu4		roost / perch
栖 xi1 霞 xia2		Xixia county level city in Yantai 煙台\|烟台, Shandong
栖 qi1 霞 xia2 区 qu1		Qixia District of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇\|江苏
栖 xi1 霞 xia2 市 shi4		Xixia county level city in Yantai 煙台\|烟台, Shandong
底 di3 栖 qi1 有 you3 孔 kong3 虫 chong2		benthic foramanifera / seabed plankton
共 gong4 栖 qi1		symbiosis
树 shu4 栖 qi1		arboreal / tree-dwelling
水 shui3 栖 qi1		aquatic / living in water
良 liang2 禽 qin2 择 ze2 木 mu4 而 er2 栖 qi1		a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb) / fig. a talented person chooses a patron of integrity
陆 lu4 栖 qi1		terrestrial / living on land
隐 yin3 栖 qi1 动 dong4 物 wu4 学 xue2		cryptozoology
双 shuang1 栖 qi1 双 shuang1 宿 su1		see 雙宿雙飛\|双宿双飞[shuang1 su4 shuang1 fei1]
两 liang3 栖 qi1 类 lei4		class Amphibia / amphibians

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棲

Stroke order

棲 is not a component of another character.

棲 is the traditional variant of 栖 .

棲 is not part of the HSK.

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

Words with 棲

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