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窯
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窯
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穴
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羔
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穴
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xue2
=
xu
+
e2
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cave / cavity / hole / acupuncture point / Taiwan pr. [xue4] |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 穴
Hermes presents his newest piece of art: Cave paintings painted on a gigantic eight-ball. Somehow he managed to set it up inside the Erechtheions entrance. For his great artistic achievement, he gained a honorary doctor, and proudly wears his hard earned graduation cap.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 4 years
ago
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ago
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穴
=
八
+
宀
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八
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ba1
=
b
+
a1
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eight / 8 |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 八
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, over 4 years
ago
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ago
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ago
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八
=
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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ago
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ago
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八
=
丿
+
㇏
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穴
=
八
+
宀
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宀
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mian2
=
mi
+
an2
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"roof" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 40), occurring in 家, 定, 安 etc / see also 寶蓋|宝盖[bao3 gai4] |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 宀
A roof is not easily represented in a room, so I'm going to represent it by a graduation cap. Marilyn Monroe (mi-) wants to go to Anchor Inn after her graduation from university. Just inside the entrance (-an2), her friends snatch away her graduation cap (symbol for 宀), and instead put a cooking top (symbol for 冖) and a petal leaf (symbol for 丶) on her head.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years
ago
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ago
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ago
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宀
=
丶
+
冖
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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.
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ago
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ago
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宀
=
丶
+
冖
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冖
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mi4
=
mi
+
Ø4
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"cover" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 14), occurring in 军, 写, 冠 etc / see also 禿寶蓋|秃宝盖[tu1 bao3 gai4] / see also 平寶蓋|平宝盖[ping2 bao3 gai4] |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 冖
冖 shall be represented by a cooking top. Marilyn Monroe (mi-) wants to use the bathroom in the space station (-4), but the door is broken! She tries to cover herself with a cooking top (symbol for 冖).
- Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years
ago
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ago
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ago
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窯
=
穴
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羔
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羔
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gao1
=
g
+
ao1
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lamb |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 羔
Martin Luther King (王) went for a walk with his baby lamb (羔), but the got overwhelmed by the mean crocodile (丷) in front of the Taos Pueblo (ao1) who fetters Martin and promptly starts to put the lamb on a grill (灬). The mean crocodile is so fixated on the lamb that he doesn't notice Guy Fawkes (g) freeing Martin Luther King and preparing to deal with him next.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 3 years
ago
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羔
=
丷
+
王
+
灬
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羔
=
丷
+
王
+
灬
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王
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王
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一
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土
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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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ago
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ago
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王
=
一
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土
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土
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tu3
=
tu
+
Ø3
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Tu (ethnic group) / surname Tu |
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tu3
=
tu
+
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.
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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 |
add a mnemonic for this meaning of 十
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, over 4 years
ago
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ago
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ago
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十
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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, 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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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, almost 5 years
ago
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ago
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ago
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羔
=
丷
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王
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灬
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