Mandarin Banana

匹

pi1 = pi + Ø1	mate / one of a pair \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of 匹
pi3 = pi + Ø3	classifier for horses, mules etc / Taiwan pr. [pi1] / ordinary person / classifier for cloth: bolt / horsepower \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of 匹 Pocahontas has been waiting for a metal box full of bolts of cloth in the space station. Now it arrived, but as she opens it Sun Wukong jumps out with only a pair of bolts of cloth in his hands, much to Pocahontas' dismay. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 2 years ago \| add a painting
pi3 = pi + Ø3	variant of 匹[pi3] / classifier for cloth: bolt \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of 匹

匹
=
儿
+
匚

儿

er2 =
Ø + Ø2

son | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 儿

"Son" (儿) sounds similar to "Sun" like in "Sun Wu Kong", so it's gonna be represented by the monkey king. Albert Einstein (Ø-) and Sun Wu Kong are fighting in the space station's entrance (-Ø2). Their weapons: Albert has a shovel (乚), and Sun Wu Kong has a banana (丿). - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
almost 4 years ago

r5

non-syllabic diminutive suffix / retroflex final | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 儿

儿
=
丿
+
乚

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, about 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
almost 4 years ago

儿
=
丿
+
乚

乚

ya4 =
y + a4

component in Chinese characters / archaic variant of 毫[hao2] / archaic variant of 乙[yi3] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 乚

This character shall be represented by a shovel (乚). Remember it by imagining Maud Younger (y) shovelling a grave in the Adziogol Lighthouse's bathroom (a4). - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
almost 4 years ago

匹
=
儿
+
匚

匚

fang1 =
f + ang1

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 22), occurring in 区, 医, 匹 etc / see also 三框欄|三框栏[san1 kuang4 lan2] / see also 區字框|区字框[qu1 zi4 kuang4] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 匚

I'm just gonna represent this element by a metal box. - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 4 years ago | add a painting

Frankenstein's Monster is really mad about not being able to open a metal box in front of Angkor Wat. - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 3 years ago | add a painting

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匹 appears as component in

甚苉鴄

匹 is the simplified version of 疋 .

HSK level: 5

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

pi	Pocahontas - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, almost 4 years ago
Ø1	"Ø1" is happening in front of the space station. - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, almost 4 years ago
Ø3	"Ø3" is happening inside the space station. - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, over 3 years ago

Words with 匹

奥 ao4 林 lin2 匹 pi3 克 ke4		Olympic
马 ma3 匹 pi3		horse
单 dan1 枪 qiang1 匹 pi3 马 ma3		lit. single spear and horse (idiom); fig. single handed / unaccompanied
匹 pi3 配 pei4		to mate or marry / to match / matching / compatible
匹 pi3 夫 fu1		ordinary man / ignorant person / coarse fellow
阿 a1 斯 si1 匹 pi3 林 lin2		aspirin (loanword) / also written 阿司匹林
布 bu4 匹 pi3		cloth (by the yard)
匹 pi3 敌 di2		to be equal to / to be well-matched / rival
奥 ao4 林 lin2 匹 pi3 亚 ya4		Olympia (Greece)
阿 a1 司 si1 匹 pi3 林 lin2		aspirin (loanword)
天 tian1 下 xia4 兴 xing1 亡 wang2 ， , 匹 pi3 夫 fu1 有 you3 责 ze2		The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.
奥 ao4 林 lin2 匹 pi3 克 ke4 精 jing1 神 shen2		Olympic spirit
奥 ao4 林 lin2 匹 pi3 克 ke4 运 yun4 动 dong4 会 hui4		Olympic Games / the Olympics
奥 ao4 林 lin2 匹 pi3 克 ke4 运 yun4 动 dong4 会 hui4 组 zu3 织 zhi1 委 wei3 员 yuan2 会 hui4		Olympic Organizing Committee / abbr. to 奧組委\|奥组委
奥 ao4 林 lin2 匹 pi3 克 ke4 体 ti3 育 yu4 场 chang3		Olympic Stadium
国 guo2 际 ji4 奥 ao4 林 lin2 匹 pi3 克 ke4 委 wei3 员 yuan2 会 hui4		International Olympic Committee
国 guo2 家 jia1 兴 xing1 亡 wang2 ， , 匹 pi3 夫 fu1 有 you3 责 ze2		The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.
娘 niang2 希 xi1 匹 pi3		(dialect) fuck!
匹 pi3 马 ma3 力 li4		horsepower
无 wu2 可 ke3 匹 pi3 敌 di2		unsurpassed / unparalleled
目 mu4 标 biao1 匹 pi3 配 pei4 作 zuo4 业 ye4		target matching task
阻 zu3 抗 kang4 匹 pi3 配 pei4		impedance matching
阿 a1 斯 si1 匹 pi2 灵 ling2		aspirin (loanword) (Tw)
匹 pi3 兹 zi1 堡 bao3		Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania)
匹 pi3 耦 ou3		variant of 匹偶[pi3 ou3]
匹 pi3 偶 ou3		a married couple