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焔
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焔
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旧
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火
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旧
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jiu4
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ji
+
ou4
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old / opposite: new 新 / former / worn (with age) |
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In the year 2076 Jeanne of Arc (ji) and the sun (日) meet again in the Louvre's bathroom (ou4). They are both very old (旧) and have to use dinosaur bones (丨) as crooks.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 3 years
ago
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旧
=
丨
+
日
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旧
=
丨
+
日
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日
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ri4
=
r
+
Ø4
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sun / day / date, day of the month / abbr. for 日本 Japan |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 日
The space station has become too close to the sun. In the bathroom, Robinson Crusoe is hiding from the sun with the help of a wooden box full of flutes.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years
ago
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Image by Matthias,about 4 years
ago
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日
=
囗
+
一
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囗
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wei2
=
w
+
ei2
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enclosure |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 囗
Finally, Willy Walrus (wu-) is just inside the entrance of the Eiffel Tower (-ei2). He smuggled himself in sitting in a large wooden box (囗).
- Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years
ago
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Image by Matthias,over 4 years
ago
Image by Matthias,over 4 years
ago
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日
=
囗
+
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, almost 5 years
ago
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Image by Matthias,almost 5 years
ago
Image by Matthias,over 4 years
ago
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焔
=
旧
+
火
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火
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火
=
人
+
丶
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人
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ren2
=
r
+
(e)n2
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man / person / people / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] |
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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, over 4 years
ago
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Image by Matthias,over 4 years
ago
Image by Matthias,over 4 years
ago
Image by Matthias,over 4 years
ago
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人
=
丿
+
㇏
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丿
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pie3
=
pi
+
e3
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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
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Image by Matthias,over 4 years
ago
Image by Matthias,over 4 years
ago
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人
=
丿
+
㇏
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火
=
人
+
丶
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丶
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zhu3
=
zhu
+
Ø3
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"dot" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 3) / see also 點|点[dian3] |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 丶
This character shall be represented by a petal leaf when appearing in other characters.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years
ago
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Image by Matthias,over 4 years
ago
George Giant Squid is trying out two petal leafs as eyebrows in the space station.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years
ago
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Image by Matthias,over 4 years
ago
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