睎
=
希
+
目
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希
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xi1
=
xi
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Ø1
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to hope / to admire / variant of 稀[xi1] |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 希
Mnemonic symbol: John Hope (the educator).
In front of the space station, John Hope blindfolded Marie Curie. He wants to teach her to follow him, gripping his pliers. Marie hopes that he will lead her back to the space station as soon as possible.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, about 3 years
ago
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希
=
乂
+
布
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乂
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yi4
=
y
+
Ø4
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to regulate / to govern / to control / to mow |
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This one looks like pliers. Maud Younger is using pliers in the space station's bathroom to regulate and control the water flow of the sink.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years
ago
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乂
=
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] |
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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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乂
=
丿
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㇏
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希
=
乂
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布
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布
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bu4
=
bu
+
Ø4
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cloth / to declare / to announce / to spread / to make known |
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Mnemonic symbol: The scissors cut a towel into stripes, which can be used as eye mask.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, about 3 years
ago
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In the space station's bathroom, Bruno Bear is cutting a towel into stripes. He wants to use the stripes as eye masks and make the world a better place, helping people as a new super hero.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, about 3 years
ago
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布
=
𠂇
+
巾
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布
=
𠂇
+
巾
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巾
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jin1
=
ji
+
(e)n1
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towel / general purpose cloth / women's headcovering (old) / Kangxi radical 50 |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 巾
Jeanne d'Arc has smuggled a dinosaur bone out of the Forbidden City. To hide it, she covered it in maps and towels.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years
ago
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巾
=
丨
+
冂
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巾
=
丨
+
冂
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冂
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jiong1
=
ju
+
(e)ng1
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radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 13), occurring in 用, 同, 网 etc / see also 同字框[tong2 zi4 kuang4] |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 冂
Kind of looks like a map. Zeus found a secret map that tells the location of a golden dinosaur bone in front of Stonehenge, so he took a plough and digged up everything. He actually found a couple of dinosaur bones, but not a golden one.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years
ago
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冂
=
丨
+
㇆
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冂
=
丨
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㇆
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㇆
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㇆
=
一
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亅
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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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㇆
=
一
+
亅
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亅
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jue2
=
ju
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e2
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"vertical stroke with hook" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 6) / see also 豎鉤|竖钩[shu4 gou1] |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 亅
Doesn't 亅 look like a crowbar? Zeus (ju-) shows off his mighty crowbars (亅) in the entrance of the Erechtheion (-e2).
- Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years
ago
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Image by Matthias,about 4 years
ago
Image by Matthias,about 4 years
ago
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睎
=
希
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目
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目
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mu4
=
mu
+
Ø4
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eye / item / section / list / catalogue / table of contents / order (taxonomy) / goal / name / title |
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Mnemonic symbol: the Eye of Providence (目).
Malte Monkey (mu-) is unpacking a wooden box (囗) full of capacitors (二). He's afraid that the Eye of Providence (目) will see him, so he does it secretly in the space station's bathroom (-Ø4).
- Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years
ago
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Image by Matthias,about 4 years
ago
Image by Matthias,about 4 years
ago
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目
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囗
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二
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囗
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wei2
=
w
+
ei2
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enclosure |
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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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目
=
囗
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二
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二
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er4
=
Ø
+
Ø4
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two / 2 / stupid (Beijing dialect) |
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As a component in other characters, 二 represents a capacitor.
- 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
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
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Image by Matthias,over 4 years
ago
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二
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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
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