Mandarin Banana

膝

old variant of 膝[xi1] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 膝

knee | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 膝

Marie Curie (xi) and Neanderthal Man (人) are waiting for their Christmas presents next to the Christmas tree (木) in front of the space station (Ø1). They got a brand new aqueduct (氺) from the moon (月). As they open their present they cannot decide who gets to play with it first and break it as they fight over it. The moon is very angry about the two and puts them over his knee (膝). - Mnemonic by Matthias, 4 months ago | add a painting

膝
=
月
+
木
+
人
+
氺

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

膝
=
月
+
木
+
人
+
氺

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,
over 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,
over 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,
over 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, over 4 years ago \| add a painting Image by Matthias, over 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,
over 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, almost 5 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
almost 5 years ago

Image by Matthias,
over 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,
over 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,
over 4 years ago

shu4 =
shu + Ø4

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

膝
=
月
+
木
+
人
+
氺

人

ren2 =
r + (e)n2

man / person / people / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 人

Robinson Crusoe (r-) has just entered the Forbidden City (-en2), when he suddenly meets Neanderthal Man (人). Neanderthal Man offers him a banana (丿), but Robinson Crusoe doesn't trust the present and pokes it with a finger (㇏). - Mnemonic by Matthias, over 4 years ago | add a painting

Image by Matthias,
over 4 years ago

人
=
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

人
=
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

膝
=
月
+
木
+
人
+
氺

氺

shui3 =
shu + ei3

archaic variant of 水[shui3] | add a mnemonic for this meaning of 氺

As archaic symbol for an archaic character I choose the aqueduct. - Mnemonic by Matthias, almost 3 years ago | add a painting

氺
=
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, about 4 years ago | add a painting

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

Stroke order

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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, about 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, over 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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