Mandarin Banana

甘

surname Gan / abbr. for Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gan1 su4 Sheng3] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 甘

sweet / willing | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 甘

Mnemonic symbol: 甘 just looks like a cow's head to me.

In front of Anchor Inn, Guy Fawkes wants to drink the cow's sweet, sweet milk. He already organized a capacitor as electric shocker. The cow is not willing to surrender at all, though: she is ready to defend herself with a double axe. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 2 years ago | add a painting

甘
=
二
+
卄

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, about 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
almost 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, almost 4 years ago | add a painting

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

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

Image by Matthias,
almost 4 years ago

甘
=
二
+
卄

卄

nian4 =
ni + an4

twenty, twentieth | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 卄

Symbol: double axe. Here's why: 20 -> XX -> "double-x" -> "double axe".

Nefertiti (ni) is rebuilding her kingdom in the bathroom of Anchor Inn (an4). She's shaping twenty (卄) dinosaur bones (丨) with a double axe (卄) and stacking them on top of one (一) flute (一). - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years ago | add a painting

卄
=
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, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

Image by Matthias,
almost 4 years ago

卄
=
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, about 4 years ago | add a painting

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

Image by Matthias,
almost 4 years ago

shu4 =
shu + Ø4

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

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甘 appears as component in

甘 has no simplified variant.

HSK level: 6

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

g	"g" is for Guy Fawkes. - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, almost 4 years ago
an1	In front of Anchor Inn - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, almost 4 years ago

Words with 甘

甘 gan1 心 xin1		to be willing to / to resign oneself to (HSK level 6)
苦 ku3 尽 jin4 甘 gan1 来 lai2		bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom); the hard times are over, the good times just beginning (HSK level 6)
不 bu4 甘 gan1		unreconciled to / not resigned to / unwilling
硝 xiao1 酸 suan1 甘 gan1 油 you2		nitroglycerine
甘 gan1 油 you2		glycerine / glycerol
心 xin1 甘 gan1 情 qing2 愿 yuan4		delighted to (do sth, idiom) / perfectly happy to do / most willing to do
甘 gan1 愿 yuan4		willingly
甘 gan1 蓝 lan2		cabbage / Chinese broccoli / gai larn
甘 gan1 于 yu2		to be willing to / to be ready to / to be content with / accepting (of restriction, sacrifice, risk etc)
甘 gan1 草 cao3		licorice root
甘 gan1 蔗 zhe5		sugar cane / CL:節\|节[jie2]
甘 gan1 苦 ku3		good times and hardships / joys and tribulations / for better or for worse
不 bu4 甘 gan1 示 shi4 弱 ruo4		not to be outdone
不 bu4 甘 gan1 寂 ji4 寞 mo4		unwilling to be left out, overlooked
甘 gan1 德 de2		Gadê or Gande county (Tibetan: dga' bde rdzong) in Golog Tibetan autonomous prefecture 果洛州[Guo3 luo4 zhou1], Qinghai
甘 gan1 泉 quan2		Ganquan county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi
甘 gan1 甜 tian2		sweet
同 tong2 甘 gan1 共 gong4 苦 ku3		shared delights and common hardships (idiom); to share life's joys and sorrows / for better or for worse
甘 gan1 地 di4		(Mahatma) Gandhi
甘 gan1 薯 shu3		sweet potato / Ipomoea batatas
甘 gan1 之 zhi1 如 ru2 饴 yi2		lit. as sweet as syrup (idiom, from Book of Songs); to endure hardship gladly / a glutton for punishment
甘 gan1 心 xin1 情 qing2 愿 yuan4		willingly and gladly (idiom)
甘 gan1 菊 ju2		chamomile
甘 gan1 孜 zi1 州 zhou1		Garze or Kandze, Tibetan autonomous prefecture (Tibetan: dkar mdzes bod rigs rang skyong khul), formerly in Kham province of Tibet, present Sichuan
甘 gan1 孜 zi1		Garze or Kandze, capital of Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], formerly in Kham province of Tibet, present Sichuan
甘 gan1 味 wei4 料 liao4		sweetener
甘 gan1 味 wei4 剂 ji4		sweetener
甘 gan1 味 wei4		sweetness / sweet taste
甘 gan1 南 nan2 藏 zang4 族 zu2 自 zi4 治 zhi4 州 zhou1		Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture in Gansu
甘 gan1 孜 zi1 县 xian4		Garzê county (Tibetan: dkar mdzes rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
甘 gan1 南 nan2 县 xian4		Gannan county in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾\|齐齐哈尔[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3], Heilongjiang
上 shang4 甘 gan1 岭 ling3 区 qu1		Shanganling district of Yichun city 伊春市[Yi1 chun1 shi4], Heilongjiang
心 xin1 甘 gan1		to be willing / to be satisfied
甘 gan1 南 nan2 州 zhou1		Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture / abbr. for 甘南藏族自治州
甘 gan1 南 nan2		Gannan county in Qiqihar 齊齊哈爾\|齐齐哈尔[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3], Heilongjiang
上 shang4 甘 gan1 岭 ling3		Shanganling district of Yichun city 伊春市[Yi1 chun1 shi4], Heilongjiang
甘 gan1 井 jing3 子 zi5 区 qu1		Ganjingzi district of Dalian 大連市\|大连市[Da4 lian2 shi4], Liaoning
甘 gan1 丹 dan1 寺 si4		Ganden monastery, Tibetan: dGa' ldan rNam rgyal gling, Dagzê county 達孜縣\|达孜县[Da2 zi1 xian4], Lhasa, Tibet
三 san1 酸 suan1 甘 gan1 油 you2 酯 zhi3		triglyceride
甘 gan1 拜 bai4 下 xia4 风 feng1		to step down gracefully (humble expression) / to concede defeat / to play second fiddle

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甘

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甘 appears as component in

甘 has no simplified variant.

HSK level: 6

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

Words with 甘

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