禥
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基
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礻
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基
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ji1
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ji
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Ø1
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base / foundation / basic / radical (chemistry) |
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Jeanne of Arc (ji) has to repair the watchtower (其) In front of the space station (Ø1). The tower needs a new foundation (基), and because it is floating in outer space, Jeanne can just add some dirt (土) to its base (基) to create a new foundation.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 3 years
ago
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基
=
其
+
土
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其
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qi2
=
qi
+
Ø2
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his / her / its / theirs / that / such / it (refers to sth preceding it) |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 其
Looks like a watchtower. The Queen of Hearts is on lookout on the watchtower just inside the space station's entrance. The Eye of Providence helps her to look out for intruders. They also spread some eight balls for possible intruders to trip on.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, over 3 years
ago
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其
=
目
+
八
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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, almost 5 years
ago
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ago
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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, almost 5 years
ago
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ago
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ago
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目
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囗
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二
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二
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er4
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Ø
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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, almost 5 years
ago
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ago
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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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ago
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二
=
一
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一
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yi1
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y
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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, about 5 years
ago
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ago
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ago
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其
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目
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八
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八
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ba1
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b
+
a1
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eight / 8 |
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Mnemonic symbol: eightball.
Beelzebub (b-) is balancing two eightballs in front of the Adziogol Lighthouse (-a1): One on a banana (丿) and one on a finger (㇏).
- Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 5 years
ago
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ago
Image by Matthias,over 4 years
ago
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八
=
丿
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㇏
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丿
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pie3
=
pi
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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, almost 5 years
ago
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ago
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ago
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八
=
丿
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㇏
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基
=
其
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土
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土
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tu3
=
tu
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Ø3
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Tu (ethnic group) / surname Tu |
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tu3
=
tu
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Ø3
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earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1] |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 土
Tommy Turtle (tu) wants to fix a cross (十) on a flute (一) in the space station (Ø3). It's hard to do it in outer space, so he uses some dust and clay (土) to fix the two things together.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 5 years
ago
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ago
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土
=
十
+
一
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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, almost 5 years
ago
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ago
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ago
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十
=
一
+
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) |
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, about 5 years
ago
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ago
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ago
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十
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一
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丨
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土
=
十
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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, about 5 years
ago
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ago
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ago
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禥
=
基
+
礻
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礻
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礻
=
丶
+
㇇
+
卜
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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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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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ago
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礻
=
丶
+
㇇
+
卜
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礻
=
丶
+
㇇
+
卜
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卜
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卜
=
丨
+
丶
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卜
=
丨
+
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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ago
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