Mandarin Banana

膝

xi1 = xi + Ø1	old variant of 膝[xi1] \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of 膝
xi1 = xi + Ø1	knee \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of 膝

膝
=
月
+
桼

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,
over 3 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, over 3 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,
about 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, about 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 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,
about 4 years ago

膝
=
月
+
桼

桼

桼
=
木
+
汆

木

mu4 =
mu + Ø4

surname Mu | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 木

mu4 =
mu + Ø4

tree / wood / coffin / wooden / simple / numb / one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 木

Malte Monkey is putting up a Christmas tree in the bathroom of the space station. He puts up a cross, on which he puts eight balls (as Christmas balls). - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
almost 4 years ago

木
=
八
+
十

八

ba1 =
b + a1

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 | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
almost 4 years ago

八
=
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,
about 4 years ago

八
=
丿
+
㇏

㇏

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

木
=
八
+
十

十

shi2 =
sh + Ø2

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 | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago

十
=
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,
about 4 years ago

十
=
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, over 4 years ago | add a painting

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

Image by Matthias,
about 4 years ago

shu4 =
shu + Ø4

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

桼
=
木
+
汆

汆

cuan1 =
cu + an1

quick-boil / to boil for a short time | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 汆

汆
=
入
+
水

入

ru4 =
ru + Ø4

to enter / to go into / to join / to become a member of / to confirm or agree with / abbr. for 入聲|入声[ru4 sheng1] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 入

Mnemonic symbol: a big enter button. - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 3 years ago | add a painting

Some aliens have disguised themselves as banana and float by the space station's bathroom. Rachel Rhinoceros sees them and because she loves bananas, she presses a big enter button with her finger to let them enter. - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 3 years ago | add a painting

入
=
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,
about 4 years ago

入
=
丿
+
㇏

㇏

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

汆
=
入
+
水

水

shui3 =
shu + ei3

surname Shui | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 水

shui3 =
shu + ei3

water / river / liquid / beverage / additional charges or income / (of clothes) classifier for number of washes | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 水

Sheldon Shrimp just climbed the Eiffel tower. He's really thirsty, so he's glad to find a water fountain. After he quenches his thirst, he also finds a snack: A banana is swimming in the water. He never ate a banana before, so he tries a mix of different methods: Putting on a fake beak to pick on the banana, holding it with a finger and peeling it with a crowbar. - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
almost 4 years ago

水
=
㇇
+
亅
+
丿
+
㇏

㇇

xx5	character component without inherent meaning \| add a mnemonic for this meaning of ㇇ This one looks like a beak. - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, almost 4 years ago

水
=
㇇
+
亅
+
丿
+
㇏

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,
almost 4 years ago

水
=
㇇
+
亅
+
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,
about 4 years ago

水
=
㇇
+
亅
+
丿
+
㇏

㇏

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

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膝 is not a component of another character.

膝 is the simplified version of 厀 .

HSK level: 6

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

xi	"xi" is for Marie Curie - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, almost 4 years ago
Ø1	"Ø1" is happening in front of the space station. - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, about 4 years ago

Words with 膝

膝 xi1 盖 gai4		knee (HSK level 6)
促 cu4 膝 xi1 谈 tan2 心 xin1		to sit side-by-side and have a heart-to-heart talk (idiom)
促 cu4 膝 xi1		lit. knees pressed close / intimate / seated side by side / in close contact
膝 xi1 盖 gai4 骨 gu3		kneecap
膝 xi1 下 xia4		at the knee (in reference to children) / (salutation used in letters to parents or grandparents)
护 hu4 膝 xi1		kneepad / knee brace
牛 niu2 膝 xi1 草 cao3		hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis)
男 nan2 人 ren2 膝 xi1 下 xia4 有 you3 黄 huang2 金 jin1		lit. the man has gold under his knees; fig. a man who does not easily kneel in front of others (owing to pride or moral integrity)
盘 pan2 膝 xi1		cross-legged
磕 ke1 膝 xi1 盖 gai4		(dialect) knee
绕 rao4 膝 xi1		(children) run around parent's knees / fig. to stay to look after one's elderly parents
绕 rao4 膝 xi1 承 cheng2 欢 huan1		to live with one's parents, thus bringing them happiness (idiom)
卑 bei1 躬 gong1 屈 qu1 膝 xi1		to bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning / bending and scraping to curry favor
膝 xi1 上 shang4 型 xing2 电 dian4 脑 nao3		laptop (computer)
膝 xi1 上 shang4 舞 wu3		lap dance
膝 xi1 袒 tan3		to walk on one's knees and bare one's breast (a gesture of deepest apology)
双 shuang1 膝 xi1		both knees
齐 qi2 膝 xi1		level with one's knees / knee-length (skirt etc) / knee-deep (in mud etc)
膝 xi1 上 shang4 型 xing2		laptop (computer)
奴 nu2 颜 yan2 婢 bi4 膝 xi1		servile and bending the knee (idiom); fawning / bending and scraping to curry favor
屈 qu1 膝 xi1 礼 li3		curtsy
牛 niu2 膝 xi1		Achyranthes bidentata (root used in Chinese medicine)

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膝

Stroke order

膝 is not a component of another character.

膝 is the simplified version of 厀 .

HSK level: 6

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

Words with 膝

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