乧
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乙
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斗
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乙
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yi3
=
y
+
Ø3
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second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] / second in order / letter "B" or roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方[yi3 fang1], as opposed to 甲方[jia3 fang1]) / ethyl / bent / winding / radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5) |
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Who's second always gets a silver medal.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, about 3 years
ago
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Maud Younger is proudly holding her silver medal in the camera.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, about 3 years
ago
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zhe2
=
zh
+
e2
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turning stroke (in Chinese characters) / see also 折[zhe2] |
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乧
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乙
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斗
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斗
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dou3
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d
+
ou3
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abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1] |
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dou3
=
d
+
ou3
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dry measure for grain equal to ten 升[sheng1] or one-tenth of a 石[dan4] / decaliter / peck / cup or dipper shaped object / old variant of 陡[dou3] |
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dou4
=
d
+
ou4
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to fight / to struggle / to condemn / to censure / to contend / to put together / coming together |
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Mnemonic symbol: a 斗牛士 is a matador, who will represent 斗.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, over 2 years
ago
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In the Louvre, the matador and Don Quixote started to fight. Now they want to settle it once and for all in the bathroom. The matador chose a cross as a weapon, while Don Quixote chose a blossom—to cushion the crosses' blows.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, over 2 years
ago
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斗
=
⺀
+
十
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⺀
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⺀
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丶
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丶
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zhu3
=
zhu
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Ø3
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"dot" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 3) / see also 點|点[dian3] |
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This character shall be represented by a petal leaf when appearing in other characters.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 4 years
ago
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Image by Matthias,almost 4 years
ago
George Giant Squid is trying out two petal leafs as eyebrows in the space station.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 4 years
ago
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Image by Matthias,almost 4 years
ago
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斗
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⺀
+
十
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十
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shi2
=
sh
+
Ø2
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ten / 10 |
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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
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Image by Matthias,almost 4 years
ago
Image by Matthias,almost 4 years
ago
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十
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一
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丨
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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) |
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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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Image by Matthias,over 4 years
ago
Image by Matthias,almost 4 years
ago
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十
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一
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丨
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