Mandarin Banana

胸

chest / bosom / heart / mind / thorax | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 胸

Hermes (xu) noticed Bela Lugosi (匈) is just going out when the full moon (月) is shining at the night sky and suspects that he is a vampire. Therefore, he plots against Bela and one month later, he rams a stake into Bela's chest (胸) in front of Stonehenge ((e)ng1). Bela just feels a little chest (胸) pain but nothing more, since Hermes missed his heart. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 2 years ago | add a painting

胸
=
匈
+
月

匈

xiong1 =
xu + (e)ng1

Hungary / Hungarian / abbr. for 匈牙利[Xiong1 ya2 li4] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 匈

Mnemonic symbol: Bela Lugosi, a famous Hungarian-American actor, famous for his role as dracula.

Hermes (xu) thinks Dracula is roaming about in front of Stonehenge ((e)ng1), so he decides to scare him away, riding atop of an elephant (勹) and wearing a vicious demon mask (凶). Bela Lugosi (匈) is so terrified he almost gets a heart attack. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 2 years ago | add a painting

匈
=
凶
+
勹

凶

xiong1 =
xu + (e)ng1

terrible / fearful | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 凶

xiong1 =
xu + (e)ng1

vicious / fierce / ominous / inauspicious / famine / variant of 兇|凶[xiong1] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 凶

Hermes tried out an electric demon mask in front of Stonehenge, but now he can't take it off anymore. He already tried to pull at its cable, but it didn't work. Maybe he has more luck using pliers to pull at the mask. - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 3 years ago | add a painting

Mnemonic symbol: a vicious demon mask. - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 3 years ago | add a painting

凶
=
乂
+
凵

乂

yi4 =
y + Ø4

to regulate / to govern / to control / to mow | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 乂

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 | add a painting

乂
=
丿
+
㇏

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, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

乂
=
丿
+
㇏

㇏

xx5	character component without inherent meaning / see 捺 \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of ㇏ It's a finger! - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, over 4 years ago

凶
=
乂
+
凵

凵

qu1 =
qu + Ø1

receptacle | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 凵

Mnemonic symbol: receptacle as in wall plug. - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 3 years ago | add a painting

Cupid wants to recharge his phone just in front of the space station, but he can't find a receptacle. - Mnemonic by Matthias, about 3 years ago | add a painting

匈
=
凶
+
勹

勹

bao1 =
b + ao1

archaic variant of 包[bao1] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 勹

This one looks like an elephant. Beelzebub rides an elephant in front of the Taos Pueblo, turning the soil with a plough. Lots of bananas show up from the earth. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago

勹
=
丿
+
㇆

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, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

勹
=
丿
+
㇆

㇆

xx5	A stroke without inherent meaning \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of ㇆ A flute and a crowbar are forming a plough. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, about 4 years ago Image by Matthias, about 4 years ago

㇆
=
一
+
亅

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, almost 5 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
almost 5 years ago

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

㇆
=
一
+
亅

亅

jue2 =
ju + e2

"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 | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago

胸
=
匈
+
月

月

yue4 =
yu + e4

moon / month / CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 月

Aphrodite is modelling a moon in the bathroom of the Erechtheion. She uses a stapler to staple a lot of capacitors together to form a moon shape, while the real moon watches over her shoulder. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago

月
=
⺆
+
二

⺆

xx5	Character component without inherent meaning \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of ⺆ A staple, as used in a stapler. Therefore, I will represent this character by a stapler. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, about 4 years ago

月
=
⺆
+
二

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, over 4 years ago | add a painting

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 | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 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, almost 5 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
almost 5 years ago

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

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胸 is not a component of another character.

胸 is the simplified version of 胷 .

HSK level: 5

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

xu	Hermes - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, over 4 years ago
(e)ng1	In front of Stonehenge - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, over 4 years ago

Words with 胸

胸 xiong1 怀 huai2		one's bosom (the seat of emotions) / breast / broad-minded and open / to think about / to cherish (HSK level 6)
胸 xiong1 膛 tang2		chest (HSK level 6)
心 xin1 胸 xiong1		breadth of mind
胸 xiong1 章 zhang1		lapel badge / CL:枚[mei2]
胸 xiong1 椎 zhui1		thoracic vertebra / the twelve thoracic vertebras behind the ribcage of humans and most mammals
胸 xiong1 部 bu4		chest / bosom
胸 xiong1 脯 pu2		chest
胸 xiong1 骨 gu3		sternum / breastbone
胸 xiong1 臆 yi4		inner feelings / what is deep in one's heart
胸 xiong1 膜 mo2		pleural cavity (part of thorax containing lungs)
胸 xiong1 肌 ji1		pectoral muscles
胸 xiong1 有 you3 成 cheng2 竹 zhu2		to plan in advance (idiom) / a card up one's sleeve / forewarned is forearmed
胸 xiong1 口 kou3		pit of the stomach
捶 chui2 胸 xiong1 顿 dun4 足 zu2		to beat one's chest and stamp one's feet (idiom)
胸 xiong1 罩 zhao4		brassiere (underwear) / bra
胸 xiong1 中 zhong1		one's mind
胸 xiong1 膜 mo2 炎 yan2		pleurisy
胸 xiong1 无 wu2 大 da4 志 zhi4		to have no aspirations (idiom) / unambitious
胸 xiong1 围 wei2		chest measurement / bust
胸 xiong1 腔 qiang1		thoracic cavity
胸 xiong1 前 qian2		(on the) chest / bosom
气 qi4 胸 xiong1		pneumothorax (medicine)
昂 ang2 首 shou3 挺 ting3 胸 xiong1		head high, chest out (idiom); to keep up one's spirits / in fine mettle (of animal)
胸 xiong1 襟 jin1		lapel of jacket / heart / aspiration / vision
胸 xiong1 无 wu2 城 cheng2 府 fu3		open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything / ingenuous
扩 kuo4 胸 xiong1 器 qi4		chest expander (gymnastic apparatus)
胸 xiong1 鳍 qi2		pectoral fin
胸 xiong1 大 da4 肌 ji1		pectoralis major muscle (across the top of the chest)
胸 xiong1 宽 kuan1		width of chest
胸 xiong1 廓 kuo4		thorax
胸 xiong1 廓 kuo4 切 qie1 开 kai1 术 shu4		thoracotomy (medicine)
胸 xiong1 闷 men1		chest pain / chest distress
胸 xiong1 噎 ye1		thoracic choke (animal harness)
胸 xiong1 怀 huai2 坦 tan3 荡 dang4		open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything / ingenuous / open hearted / unselfish / magnanimous / broad-minded
胸 xiong1 推 tui1		massage using one's breasts
胸 xiong1 有 you3 城 cheng2 府 fu3		subtle way of thinking (idiom); hard to fathom / deep and shrewd
胸 xiong1 有 you3 成 cheng2 略 lu:e4		the hero has plans already laid (idiom); to have plans ready in advance / forewarned is forearmed
胸 xiong1 中 zhong1 无 wu2 数 shu4		see 心中無數\|心中无数[xin1 zhong1 wu2 shu4]
胸 xiong1 有 you3 成 cheng2 算 suan4		the hero has plans already laid (idiom); to have plans ready in advance / forewarned is forearmed
胸 xiong1 槽 cao2		cleavage (hollow between a woman's breasts)

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胸

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胸 is not a component of another character.

胸 is the simplified version of 胷 .

HSK level: 5

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

Words with 胸

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