Mandarin Banana

義

justice / righteousness / meaning | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 義

義
=
我
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羊

我

I / me / my | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 我

Willy Walrus is in Olavinlinna Castle, and there's a spear sticking right out of his chest. I try to pull it out while wearing a baseball glove. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

我
=
戈
+
手

戈

ge1 = g + e1	surname Ge \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of 戈
ge1 = g + e1	spear \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of 戈 Guy Fawkes (g) practises his archery skills in front of the Erechtheion (e1). He uses a bow (弋) to shoot a spear (戈) right into a banana (丿). - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 3 years ago \| add a painting

戈
=
丿
+
弋

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

戈
=
丿
+
弋

弋

yi4 =
y + Ø4

to shoot | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 弋

Maud Younger is practising her shooting skills with a bow in the bathroom of the space station. The character just looks like a bow with an arrow, which is going to be shot to the left hand side. There's a feather on the bow. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

我
=
戈
+
手

手

shou3 =
sh + ou3

hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 手

A baseball glove. Sherlock Holmes wears a baseball glove in the Louvre. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

義
=
我
+
羊

羊

yang2 =
y + ang2

surname Yang | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 羊

yang2 =
y + ang2

sheep / goat / CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 羊

Maud Younger is looking for gender equality just inside the entrance of the Songgwangsa—and a dowsing rod is her tool of choice. A sheep sees this and imitates her, using a Cartesian coordinate system as a dowsing rod substitute. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
almost 4 years ago

羊
=
丫
+
三

丫

ya1 =
y + a1

fork / branch / bifurcation / girl | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 丫

Maud Younger is playing a game with a girl in front of the Adziogol Lighthouse. Blindfolded, Maud Younger is supposed to find the girl with a dowsing rod. - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
almost 4 years ago

羊
=
丫
+
三

三

san1 =
s + an1

surname San | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 三

san1 =
s + an1

three / 3 | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 三

Mnemonic symbol: Cartesian coordinate system with three (三) axes.

Socrates (s-) is performing in front of Anchor Inn (-an1). He created an electrical flute by attaching a large capacitor (二) to the flute (一), so that he can get the attention of all the people. Moreover, he's balancing on a Cartesian coordinate system (三). Unfortunately, only three (三) people stop to watch the result. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

As a component in other characters, this shall be represented by a Cartesian coordinate system. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

三
=
一
+
二

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

三
=
一
+
二

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

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義 appears as component in

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義 is the traditional variant of 义 .

義 is not part of the HSK.

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

y	Y is for Maud Younger - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 5 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, over 4 years ago
Ø4	"Ø4" is happening in the bathroom of the space station. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, over 4 years ago

Words with 義

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义 yi4 务 wu4		duty / obligation / commitment / volunteer duty / CL:項\|项[xiang4] / mandatory / voluntary (HSK level 5)
意 yi4 义 yi4		sense / meaning / significance / importance / CL:個\|个[ge4] (HSK level 5)
正 zheng4 义 yi4		justice / righteousness / just / righteous (HSK level 6)
起 qi3 义 yi4		uprising / insurrection / revolt (HSK level 6)
定 ding4 义 yi4		definition (HSK level 6)
含 han2 义 yi4		meaning (implicit in a phrase) / implied meaning / hidden meaning / hint / connotation (HSK level 6)
贬 bian3 义 yi4		derogatory sense / negative connotation (HSK level 6)
见 jian4 义 yi4 勇 yong3 为 wei2		to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth / acting heroically in a just cause (HSK level 6)
素 su4 食 shi2 主 zhu3 义 yi4		vegetarianism (HSK level 6)
恐 kong3 怖 bu4 主 zhu3 义 yi4		terrorism
教 jiao4 义 yi4		creed / doctrine / teachings
仁 ren2 义 yi4		benevolence and righteousness
无 wu2 情 qing2 无 wu2 义 yi4		completely lacking any feeling or sense of justice (idiom); cold and ruthless
仁 ren2 义 yi5		affable and even-tempered
信 xin4 义 yi4		good faith / honor / trust and justice
公 gong1 义 yi4		righteousness
信 xin4 义 yi4		Xinyi or Hsinyi district of Taipei City 臺北市\|台北市[Tai2 bei3 shi4], Taiwan / Xinyi or Hsini district of Keelung City 基隆市[Ji1 long2 shi4], Taiwan / Xinyi or Hsini township in Nantou county 南投縣\|南投县[Nan2 tou2 xian4], central Taiwan
词 ci2 义 yi4		meaning of a word
人 ren2 道 dao4 主 zhu3 义 yi4		humanism / humanitarian (aid)
忘 wang4 恩 en1 负 fu4 义 yi4		to forget favors and violate justice (idiom); ingratitude to a friend / to kick a benefactor in the teeth
主 zhu3 义 yi4		-ism / ideology
社 she4 会 hui4 主 zhu3 义 yi4		socialism
资 zi1 本 ben3 主 zhu3 义 yi4		capitalism
就 jiu4 义 yi4		to be killed for a righteous cause / to die a martyr
广 guang3 义 yi4		wide sense / generalization / general
同 tong2 义 yi4		synonymous
分 fen1 裂 lie4 主 zhu3 义 yi4		separatism
义 yi4 大 da4 利 li4		Italy / Italian (Tw)
极 ji2 权 quan2 主 zhu3 义 yi4		totalitarianism
自 zi4 然 ran2 主 zhu3 义 yi4		naturalism (philosophy)
名 ming2 义 yi4		name / titular / nominal / in name / ostensible purpose
义 yi4 卖 mai4		jumble sale (for good cause) / charity bazaar
义 yi4 父 fu4		foster father
修 xiu1 正 zheng4 主 zhu3 义 yi4		revisionism
疑 yi2 义 yi4		a doubtful point
语 yu3 义 yi4 学 xue2		semantics
语 yu3 义 yi4		meaning of words / semantic
沙 sha1 文 wen2 主 zhu3 义 yi4		chauvinism
利 li4 己 ji3 主 zhu3 义 yi4		egoism
形 xing2 式 shi4 主 zhu3 义 yi4		Formalism (art)

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義 appears as component in

義 is the traditional variant of 义 .

義 is not part of the HSK.

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

Words with 義

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