存

to exist / to deposit / to store / to keep / to survive

存 = 一 + 仔 : Mnemonic symbol: a floppy disc. Kitty Cat (cu) wants to protest against the law that women have to wear skirts, so wearing jeans (仔) she dances and plays a flute (一) in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2) and records her demonstration on a floppy disc (存) to upload it later to her livejournal.

存 character breakdown

存
- 一
- 亻
  - 丨
  - 丿
- 仔
  - 亻
    - 丨
    - 丿
  - 子
    - 一
    - 了
      - 乛
      - 亅
- 子
  - 一
  - 了
    - 乛
    - 亅

一

yi̅ = y + Ø1

one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

Maud Younger (y) forgot her keys to the space station (Ø1), all she brought outside was her flute (一). She has no choice but to crash the door with the giant flute.

亻

rén = r + (e)n2

"person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9)

亻 = 丿 + 丨 : Mnemonic symbol: Rosa Luxemburg. She's quite radical, and her name starts with "r", just like "ren2". Also, 亻appears at the left-hand side of characters, and Rosa is a leftist as well.

Robinson Crusoe (r) and Rosa Luxemburg (亻) are having their favorite snacks in the encampment's kitchen: Rosa is eating a banana (丿) and Robinson is eating a dinosaur bone (丨).

仔

zǎi = z + ai3

variant of 崽[zai3]

仔 = 亻 + 子 : Zorro (z) and Rosa Luxemburg (亻) are taking turns breeding an egg (子) inside of the airplane (ai3). After a couple of days it is ready and cracks open. A young boy (仔) jumps out; he is wearing nothing but jeans (仔).

仔

zi̅ = z + Ø1

used in 仔肩[zi1 jian1]

仔

zǐ = z + Ø3

meticulous / (of domestic animals or fowls) young

子

zǐ = z + Ø3

son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat / Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / sub-

子 = 了 + 一 : Zorro wants to eat an egg in the space station, and he already put it in a prize cup, as he has no egg cup. He also lacks a spoon, so he uses a big flute to crush the egg open.

子

zi = z + Ø5

(noun suffix)

Characters with 存 as component

荐

薦

jiàn = ji + an4

to recommend / to offer sacrifice (arch.) / grass / straw mat

荐 = 艹 + 存 : Joan of Arc (ji) purchased artificial lawn (艹) and a floppy disc (存) from the internet to offer sacrifice (荐) in the anthill's bathroom (an4). When she burns the artificial lawn and the floppy disc it gives a terrible smell, but Joan of Arc is satisfied how fast the things burn so she writes a very approving recommendation (荐) on the internet.

洊

jiàn = ji + an4

flowing water / successive

栫

jiàn = ji + an4

fence / palisade

珔

jiàn = ji + an4

(jade)